Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 100W vs Zyxel USG FLEX 500H

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 5identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 9.1 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W (10 Gbit/s vs 0.9 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 1.73 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W (2 Gbit/s vs 0.27 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 56 more VLANs than the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W (64 vs 8). VPN support: IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W, IKEv2, IPSec, SSL on the Zyxel USG FLEX 500H. Connectivity technology: Wired & Wireless on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W, Wired on the Zyxel USG FLEX 500H.

  • Firewall throughput
    • USG FLEX 100W:0.9 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 500H:10 Gbit/s
  • VPN throughput
    • USG FLEX 100W:0.27 Gbit/s
    • USG FLEX 500H:2 Gbit/s
  • Number of VLANs
    • USG FLEX 100W:8
    • USG FLEX 500H:64
  • Connectivity technology
    • USG FLEX 100W:Wired & Wireless
    • USG FLEX 500H:Wired
  • Width
    • USG FLEX 100W:216 mm
    • USG FLEX 500H:300 mm
  • Depth
    • USG FLEX 100W:147.3 mm
    • USG FLEX 500H:182 mm
  • Height
    • USG FLEX 100W:33 mm
    • USG FLEX 500H:43.5 mm
  • Weight
    • USG FLEX 100W:850 g
    • USG FLEX 500H:1.64 kg

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Comparison of USG FLEX 100W, USG FLEX 500H
44 specifications
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers0.9 Gbit/s10 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers0.27 Gbit/s2 Gbit/s
VPN (IMIX) throughputKnown for one100 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3500 Mbit/s
Performanceidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one989810.8 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source211.3 BTU/h
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one40Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one300000Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers864
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for oneHTTPS, IPSec, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffersIKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSecIKEv2, IPSec, SSL
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffersWired & WirelessWired
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity11
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for oneEthernet (RJ-45)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC 15 (B), CE EMC (B),BSMIUnknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers216 mm300 mm
DepthDiffers147.3 mm182 mm
HeightDiffers33 mm43.5 mm
WeightDiffers850 g1.64 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers284 mm350 mm
Package heightDiffers190 mm149 mm
Package depthDiffers100 mm244 mm
Package weightDiffers1.4 kg2.93 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers900 Mbit/s10000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers270 Mbit/s2000 Mbit/s
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.736 A
DC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19 V
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source68 W
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePower

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