Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 100W vs Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s

16specifications compared
7differ
9identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 100W has 0.55 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s (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 USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s (0.27 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 100W has 945,810.8 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s (989810.8 h vs 44000 h). Weight: 850 g on the Zyxel USG FLEX 100W, 1.14 kg on the Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 100W:0.9 Gbit/s
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 100W:0.27 Gbit/s
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:0.09 Gbit/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG FLEX 100W:989810.8 h
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:44000 h
Weight
- USG FLEX 100W:850 g
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:1.14 kg
Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 100W:900 Mbit/s
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:350 Mbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 100W:270 Mbit/s
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:90 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG FLEX 100W, USG20W-VPN
45 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 100W View product	B Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s Model USG20W-VPN View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.9 Gbit/s	0.35 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.27 Gbit/s	0.09 Gbit/s
VPN (IMIX) throughputKnown for one	100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	989810.8 h	44000 h
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	61.38 BTU/h
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Number of usersKnown for one	30 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	40	Unknown — not stated by the source
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	300000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	HTTPS, IPSec, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired & Wireless	Wired & Wireless
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantity	4	4
SFP module slots quantity	1	1
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Ethernet (RJ-45)
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC 15 (B), CE EMC (B),BSMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	147.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	850 g	1.14 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 143 x 33 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	284 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	190 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	900 Mbit/s	350 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	270 Mbit/s	90 Mbit/s
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 W
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), RS-232

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