Product comparison · 2 hardware firewalls

Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s vs Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 5.4 Gbit/s more firewall throughput than the Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s (8 Gbit/s vs 2.6 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 0.5 Gbit/s more VPN throughput than the Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s (1.5 Gbit/s vs 1 Gbit/s). The Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s has 37.87 BTU/h more heat dissipation than the Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s (120.1 BTU/h vs 82.23 BTU/h).

Firewall throughput
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8 Gbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughput
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1.5 Gbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1 Gbit/s
Heat dissipation
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:120.1 BTU/h
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:82.23 BTU/h
SFP module slots quantity
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:2
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1
Input current
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:2.5 A
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:4.17 A
Weight
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:3.3 kg
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1.65 kg
Firewall throughput
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:8000 Mbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:2600 Mbit/s
VPN throughput
- VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s:1500 Mbit/s
- VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s:1000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of VPN1000, VPN300
48 specifications	A Zyxel VPN1000 hardware firewall 8 Gbit/s Model VPN1000 View product	B Zyxel VPN300 hardware firewall 2.6 Gbit/s Model VPN300 View product
Data transmission2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall throughputDiffers	8 Gbit/s	2.6 Gbit/s
VPN throughputDiffers	1.5 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Performance1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	120.1 BTU/h	82.23 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	444930 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (default)Known for one	250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Concurrent SSL/VPN connections (maximum)Known for one	500	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1, v2c, v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityDiffers	2	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentDiffers	2.5 A	4.17 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	46 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 A),CE EMC (Class A),C-Tick (Class A),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	400 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	3.3 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	519 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	392 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	163 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	4.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Firewall throughputDiffers	8000 Mbit/s	2600 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN throughputDiffers	1500 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s

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