Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX vs Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 2.25 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (2.6 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 0.91 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (1 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s has 41.31 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX (82.23 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX, 1000 Mbit/s on the Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50AX:0.35 Gbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG FLEX 50AX:0.09 Gbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG FLEX 50AX:40.92 BTU/h
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:82.23 BTU/h
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- USG FLEX 50AX:4
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:7
Ethernet LAN data rates
- USG FLEX 50AX:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
Input current
- USG FLEX 50AX:2.0 A
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:4.17 A
Weight
- USG FLEX 50AX:1 kg
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1.65 kg
Firewall throughput
- USG FLEX 50AX:350 Mbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2600 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG FLEX 50AX, VPN300
52 specifications	A Zyxel USG FLEX 50AX View product	B Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s Model VPN300 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.35 Gbit/s	2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.09 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Maximum firewall connectionsKnown for one	20000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	40.92 BTU/h	82.23 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)Known for one	655130 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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 quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 technology	Wired	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	7
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
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
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Built-in fanKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Input currentDiffers	2.0 A	4.17 A
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
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.1 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational 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	149.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.65 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 x 188 x 44 mm
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 features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	350 Mbit/s	2600 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	90 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s

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