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Zyxel USG Flex 100HP vs Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 9identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 100HP has 2.65 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (3 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX has 104,747.4247 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG Flex 100HP (655130 h vs 550382.5753 h). The Zyxel USG Flex 100HP has 40 more VPN tunnels quantity than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (50 vs 10). Ethernet LAN data rates: 1000 Mbit/s on the Zyxel USG Flex 100HP, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX.

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG Flex 100HP:3 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 50AX:0.35 Gbit/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • USG Flex 100HP:550382.5753 h
    • USG FLEX 50AX:655130 h
  • VPN tunnels quantity
    • USG Flex 100HP:50
    • USG FLEX 50AX:10
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • USG Flex 100HP:8
    • USG FLEX 50AX:4
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • USG Flex 100HP:1000 Mbit/s
    • USG FLEX 50AX:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • DC input voltage
    • USG Flex 100HP:19 V
    • USG FLEX 50AX:12 V
  • Power consumption (max)
    • USG Flex 100HP:51.2 W
    • USG FLEX 50AX:12 W
  • Depth
    • USG Flex 100HP:143 mm
    • USG FLEX 50AX:149.3 mm

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Comparison of USG Flex 100HP, USG FLEX 50AX
54 specifications
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers3 Gbit/s0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.09 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20000
VPN (IMIX) throughputKnown for one750 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one1500 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Heat dissipationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40.92 BTU/h
Concurrent usersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 user(s)
SyslogKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs550382.5753 h655130 h
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers5010
Static routeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of VLANsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2
DDoS protectionYesYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VPN supportKnown for oneIKEv2, IPSec, SSLUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP v1, v2c, v3
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsYesYes
URL filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyWiredWired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers84
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Number of console portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WAN connectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEthernet (RJ-45)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for oneRJ-45Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Form factorKnown for oneDesktopUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0 A
DC input voltageDiffers19 V12 V
Power consumption (max)Differs51.2 W12 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-30 - 70 °C-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width216 mm216 mm
DepthDiffers143 mm149.3 mm
Height33 mm33 mm
WeightDiffers1.05 kg1 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers278 mm276 mm
Package heightDiffers189 mm185 mm
Package depthDiffers99 mm98 mm
Package weightDiffers1.91 kg1.53 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
Other featuresidentical
Firewall throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source90 Mbit/s

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