Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s vs Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s has 0.45 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s (0.8 Gbit/s vs 0.35 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s has 0.06 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s (0.15 Gbit/s vs 0.09 Gbit/s). The Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s has 20.46 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s (61.38 BTU/h vs 40.92 BTU/h). Connectivity technology: Wired & Wireless on the Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s, Wired on the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s. Weight: 1.14 kg on the Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s, 880 g on the Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s.

Firewall throughput
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:0.35 Gbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:0.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:0.09 Gbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:0.15 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:61.38 BTU/h
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:40.92 BTU/h
Connectivity technology
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:Wired & Wireless
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:Wired
Power consumption (typical)
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:18 W
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:12 W
Weight
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:1.14 kg
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:880 g
Firewall throughput
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:350 Mbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:800 Mbit/s
VPN throughput
- USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s:90 Mbit/s
- VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s:150 Mbit/s

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Comparison of USG20W-VPN, VPN50
31 specifications	A Zyxel USG20W-VPN hardware firewall 0.35 Gbit/s Model USG20W-VPN View product	B Zyxel VPN50 hardware firewall 0.8 Gbit/s Model VPN50 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	0.35 Gbit/s	0.8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.09 Gbit/s	0.15 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	61.38 BTU/h	40.92 BTU/h
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	3 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	44000 h	44000 h
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	1300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wired
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
Ethernet DMZ ports quantity	4	4
SFP module slots quantity	1	1
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Ethernet (RJ-45)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	18 W	12 W
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)	216 x 143 x 33 mm	216 x 143 x 33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.14 kg	880 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	350 Mbit/s	800 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	90 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s

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