Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 100W vs Zyxel USG FLEX 50

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 9identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 100W has 0.55 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (0.9 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 100W has 0.18 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (0.27 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 100W has 334,680.8 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50 (989810.8 h vs 655130 h). Only the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W has Wi-Fi. Connectivity technology: Wired & Wireless on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W, Wired on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50.

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG FLEX 100W:0.9 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 50:0.35 Gbit/s
  • VPN throughput
    • USG FLEX 100W:0.27 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 50:0.09 Gbit/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • USG FLEX 100W:989810.8 h
    • USG FLEX 50:655130 h
  • Wi-Fi
    • USG FLEX 100W:Yes
    • USG FLEX 50:No
  • VPN tunnels quantity
    • USG FLEX 100W:40
    • USG FLEX 50:10
  • Connectivity technology
    • USG FLEX 100W:Wired & Wireless
    • USG FLEX 50:Wired
  • Depth
    • USG FLEX 100W:147.3 mm
    • USG FLEX 50:143 mm
  • Weight
    • USG FLEX 100W:850 g
    • USG FLEX 50:880 g

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Comparison of USG FLEX 100W, USG FLEX 50
57 specifications
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers0.9 Gbit/s0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers0.27 Gbit/s0.09 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20000
VPN (IMIX) throughputKnown for one100 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)Differs989810.8 h655130 h
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers4010
Static routeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one30 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one300000Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersHTTPS, IPSec, SSL/TLS3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2
DDoS protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VPN supportKnown for oneIKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSecUnknown — 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 managementYesYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffersWired & WirelessWired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Number of console portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WAN connectionEthernet (RJ-45)Ethernet (RJ-45)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0 A
DC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 W
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersFCC 15 (B), CE EMC (B),BSMIFCC 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
DepthDiffers147.3 mm143 mm
Height33 mm33 mm
WeightDiffers850 g880 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers284 mm276 mm
Package heightDiffers190 mm185 mm
Package depthDiffers100 mm98 mm
Package weightDiffers1.4 kg1.41 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers900 Mbit/s350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers270 Mbit/s90 Mbit/s
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990Unknown — not stated by the source

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