Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG Flex 500 vs Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 1.45 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s (2.3 Gbit/s vs 0.85 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 37.53 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s (82.23 BTU/h vs 44.7 BTU/h). The Zyxel USG Flex 500 has 485,688 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s (529688 h vs 44000 h). Storage temperature (T-T): -30 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG Flex 500, -30 - 60 °C on the Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 10 - 90% on the Zyxel USG Flex 500, 20 - 95% on the Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG Flex 500:2.3 Gbit/s
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:0.85 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG Flex 500:82.23 BTU/h
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:44.7 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG Flex 500:529688 h
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:44000 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG Flex 500:300
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG Flex 500:7
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:3
Storage temperature (T-T)
- USG Flex 500:-30 - 70 °C
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- USG Flex 500:10 - 90%
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:20 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- USG Flex 500:10 - 90%
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:20 - 95%

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Comparison of USG Flex 500, VPN2S
46 specifications	A Zyxel USG Flex 500 View product	B Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s Model VPN2S View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2.3 Gbit/s	0.85 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	0.81 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	82.23 BTU/h	44.7 BTU/h
Noise levelKnown for one	41.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688 h	44000 h
Network1 differ
Number of VPN connectionsKnown for one	500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	150	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	300	20
Number of VLANsKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 user(s)
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	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
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 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	3
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in fanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	4.17 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.1 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	DCC, CE, C-Tick, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 70 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 95%
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	1.13 kg
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	2300 Mbit/s	850 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	810 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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