Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 500 vs Zyxel USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s has 9.7 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (12 Gbit/s vs 2.3 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s has 0.99 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (1.8 Gbit/s vs 0.81 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s has 323.815 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG Flex 500 (406.045 BTU/h vs 82.23 BTU/h). VPN support: IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec on the Zyxel USG Flex 500, IPSec, SSL, L2TP over IPSec on the Zyxel USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
- USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG Flex 500:0.81 Gbit/s
- USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s:1.8 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
- USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s:406.045 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
- USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s:280490 h
Number of VPN connections
- USG Flex 500:500
- USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s:250
Number of VLANs
- USG Flex 500:64
- USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s:128
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG Flex 500:7
- USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s:12
SFP module slots quantity
- USG Flex 500:1
- USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s:4

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Comparison of USG Flex 500, USG2200-VPN
52 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product	B Zyxel USG2200-VPN hardware firewall 12 Gbit/s Model USG2200-VPN View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.3 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.81 Gbit/s	1.8 Gbit/s
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	406.045 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	41.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688 h	280490 h
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000
Network2 differ
Number of VPN connectionsDiffers	500	250
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	150	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	64	128
Maximum Number of VPN connections supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000
Active TCP connections (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500000
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSEC, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL, L2TP/IPSec	IPSec, SSL, L2TP over IPSec
Management featuresidentical
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	12
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityDiffers	1	4
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in fanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	4.17 A	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	24.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	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	300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	188 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.65 kg	12.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	438.5 x 500 x 89 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	351 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	152 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.83 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	1 year UTM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2300 Mbit/s	12000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	810 Mbit/s	1800 Mbit/s

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