Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s vs Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s (8 Gbit/s vs 2 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 1 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s (1.5 Gbit/s vs 0.5 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 74.72 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s (120.1 BTU/h vs 45.38 BTU/h).

Firewall throughput
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:0.5 Gbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1.5 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:45.38 BTU/h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:529688.2 h
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:444930 h
VPN tunnels quantity
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:100
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1000
SFP module slots quantity
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:1
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:2
Weight
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:1.4 kg
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:3.3 kg
Firewall throughput
- VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s:2000 Mbit/s
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of VPN100, VPN1000
49 specifications	A Zyxel VPN100 hardware firewall 2 Gbit/s Model VPN100 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	2 Gbit/s	8 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	0.5 Gbit/s	1.5 Gbit/s
Performance2 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	45.38 BTU/h	120.1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	529688.2 h	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 quantityDiffers	100	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 VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c, v3
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP module slots quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet DMZ ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
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
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	13.3 W	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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WeightDiffers	1.4 kg	3.3 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	272 x 187 x 36 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	519 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	392 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	2000 Mbit/s	8000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	500 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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