Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 500H vs Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s

23specifications compared
18differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 2 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s (10 Gbit/s vs 8 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 0.5 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s (2 Gbit/s vs 1.5 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG FLEX 500H has 91.2 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s (211.3 BTU/h vs 120.1 BTU/h). Cables included: Power on the Zyxel USG FLEX 500H, AC on the Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 500H:10 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 500H:2 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG FLEX 500H:211.3 BTU/h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:120.1 BTU/h
Number of VLANs
- USG FLEX 500H:64
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:128
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- USG FLEX 500H:1
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:2
Input current
- USG FLEX 500H:4.736 A
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:2.5 A
Power consumption (max)
- USG FLEX 500H:68 W
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:46 W
Width
- USG FLEX 500H:300 mm
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:400 mm

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Comparison of USG FLEX 500H, VPN1000
50 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 500H View product	B Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s Model VPN1000 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Firewall throughputDiffers	10 Gbit/s	8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	2 Gbit/s	1.5 Gbit/s
IPS/IDS throughputKnown for one	3500 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	211.3 BTU/h	120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	444930 h
Network1 differ
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsDiffers	64	128
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES
VPN supportKnown for one	IKEv2, IPSec, SSL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
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
Input currentDiffers	4.736 A	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	68 W	46 W
DC input voltageKnown for one	19 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 (Class A),CE EMC (Class A),C-Tick (Class A),BSMI
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	BSMI, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Low Voltage Directive (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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	300 mm	400 mm
DepthDiffers	182 mm	250 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.64 kg	3.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	350 mm	519 mm
Package heightDiffers	149 mm	392 mm
Package depthDiffers	244 mm	163 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.93 kg	4.8 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Power	AC
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	8000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	2000 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s

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