Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX vs Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s has 0.5 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (0.85 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s has 3.78 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (44.7 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h). The Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX has 611,130 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s (655130 h vs 44000 h). Storage temperature (T-T): -30 - 70 °C on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX, -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 50AX, 20 - 95% on the Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50AX:0.35 Gbit/s
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:0.85 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG FLEX 50AX:40.92 BTU/h
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:44.7 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USG FLEX 50AX:655130 h
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:44000 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- USG FLEX 50AX:10
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:20
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- USG FLEX 50AX:1
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG FLEX 50AX:4
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:3
Storage temperature (T-T)
- USG FLEX 50AX:-30 - 70 °C
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:-30 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- USG FLEX 50AX:10 - 90%
- VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s:20 - 95%

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Comparison of USG FLEX 50AX, VPN2S
51 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX View product	B Zyxel VPN2S hardware firewall 0.85 Gbit/s Model VPN2S View product
Data transmission1 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.35 Gbit/s	0.85 Gbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	0.09 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for one	20000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.92 BTU/h	44.7 BTU/h
Concurrent usersKnown for one	15 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SyslogKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	655130 h	44000 h
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	15	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	10	20
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	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	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, HTTPS, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DDoS protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1, v2c, v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	3
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	2.0 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	12 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	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI	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	216 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	149.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	276 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	185 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	98 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.53 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	350 Mbit/s	850 Mbit/s
VPN throughputKnown for one	90 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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