ZyXEL ZyWALL USG 1000

ZyXEL ZyWALL USG 1000 Overview:

Threat Protection for SMB/Mid-Large Organizations

• All-new platform: "3rd" generation ZyWALL
• 22x faster than previous-generation ZyWALL firewalls
• New generation UTM solution
• Robust hybrid VPN (IPSec and SSL)
• Application firewall
• Web security (Security Web access): ZyXEL safe browsing
• Non-stop Internet access with multiple WAN and 3G backups
• ICSA firewall, IPSec certification
• Comprehensive report system
• Best-of-breed security solution
• Free Anti-spam service
• ZyXEL Security Distribution Network (ZSDN)

The ZyWALL USG (Unified Security Gateway) 1000 is the "third generation" ZyWALL featuring an all-new platform. It provides the performance 22 times faster than the previous-generation ZyWALL firewalls, as well as a deep packet inspection security solution for small businesses to enterprises alike. It embodies a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall, Anti-Virus, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP), Content Filtering, Anti-Spam, and VPN (IPSec/SSL/L2TP) in one box. This multilayered security safeguards your organization's customer and company records, intellectual property, and critical resources from external and internal threats.

High-Performance VPN Concentrator Integrating Both IPSec VPN and SSL VPN
ZyWALL USG 1000 is a Unified Security Gateway engineered to provide a variety of security services on top of a robust, hardware-accelerated platform. By integrating both IPSec VPN and SSL VPN technologies, the ZyWALL USG 1000 allows organizations to establish Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections amongst multiple locations such as remote branch offices, business partner sites and even a remote teleworker getting connected in a potentially unsafe hotel hotspot. Communication channels are securely encrypted so that information leakage / data theft can be mitigated when transmitting confidential information over insecure networks, such as the Internet. The Hub and Spoke VPN feature is capable of reducing policy management overhead dramatically in a complex, multi-site corporate network infrastructure.

Proactive Network Protection against Blended Threats
By integrating cutting-edge technologies on a robust platform, the ZyWALL USG 1000 is competent to provide multi-layered protection for security-aware businesses. The gateway anti-virus security service of the ZyWALL USG 1000 is powered by Kaspersky Labs, whose technology boasts the world's shortest response time against emerging viruses and spyware. As a result, it helps stopping blended threats at the network edge while keeping viruses/spyware out of corporate networks. With a SecuASIC co-processor built-in, the ZyWALL USG 1000 can deliver robust and reliable performance under real-world networking loads. With the embedded signature-based IDP (Intrusion Detection and Prevention) engine, the ZyWALL USG 1000 performs L7 packet inspection for protocol / traffic anomaly or matched patterns. Thus, the ZyWALL USG 1000 provides comprehensive Intrusion Detection and Prevention capability to proactively detect and block potential worms, viruses, Trojans and VoIP threats, etc. In response to the ever-evolving threats, up-to-date signatures / patterns are automatically downloaded from rock-solid ZSDN infrastructure and installed on your ZyWALL USG 1000.

Application Patrol to Manage the Use of IM/P2P Applications
The ZyWALL USG 1000 is specially crafted to manage the use of IM/P2P applications in modern networking environment without hassles. Armed with AppPatrol, a central dashboard for managing various types of IM/P2P applications, security staff can easily create fine-grained access policy based on ever-changing security needs: identifying and restricting different access levels of prevailing IM/P2P protocols, restricting time of access for different groups of users, enforcing bandwidth quota against certain types of P2P application and prioritizing VoIP traffics to ensure best call quality over slow WAN ISP links. Altogether, the ZyWALL USG 1000 is an ideal solution to solve the dilemma in terms of productivity and security.

User-Aware Policy Engine Enables Access Granularity
In addition to basic access control capabilities, the intelligent user-aware policy engine on the ZyWALL USG 1000 is designed to make packet-forwarding decisions based on multiple criteria (such as user ID, user group, time of access and network quota, etc.). Furthermore, security staff can apply access policies against a variety of security features such as VPN, Content Filter and Application Patrol. In conjunction with VLAN and custom security zones, corporate security policies can be effectively enforced to prevent unauthorized access to network resources.

Bandwidth Management Ensures Quality of Service
The ZyWALL USG 1000 provides bandwidth management features for traffic prioritization to guarantee or restrict the bandwidth usage per interface / protocol. Security staff can allocate bandwidth for a variety of applications or computer hosts on the corporate network, regardless of the direction of the connection. For example, it's possible to assign higher priority and larger bandwidth to time-critical applications such as VoIP and video conferencing for quality transmission services. In addition, ZyWALL USG 1000 allows you to keep track of bandwidth usage with comprehensive statistical reports.

VoIP Security: Protecting the Converged Networks
Attracted the benefits, more and more businesses are deploying VoIP applications on their networks. Along with the transition to VoIP also comes with security risks and voice quality issues. As a VoIP-friendly firewall, the ZyWALL USG 1000 reduces the security risks associated with the adoption of VoIP by offering the SIP/H.323 ALG feature to dynamically open only the required ports during the VoIP calls; once the call is complete, the opened ports are automatically closed to prevent port sniffing. The IDP feature can detect and prevent attacks usually associated VoIP deployment. Ultimately, by constructing VoIP traffic over VPNs with traffic prioritization, security staff could mitigate security breaches while optimizing call quality over existing ISP links.

High Availability Features Guarantee Non-Stop Operations for Mission-Critical Applications
With high availability features, the ZyWALL USG 1000 helps the security staff to easily set up a highly reliable and secure network infrastructure for your business. To minimize the impact of single-point of failures, the ZyWALL USG 1000 supports device HA (High Availability) to assure network availability should any device failure happen. On the WAN side, the ZyWALL USG 1000 can connect multiple ISP links to ensure Internet availability while a single ISP link may be unreliable. The multiple WAN load balancing features optimizes bandwidth usage over each ISP link.

Benefits:

Secure connectivity
Given the prevalence and importance of information technology (IT) systems today and the nature and scale of both the opportunities and risks associated with significant deployments of new networking technologies, organizations are forced to evaluate solutions to build up a safer infrastructure to secure online transactions, in which involve exchange of valuable information. The infrastructure should be tailored to meet operation requirements for expanding remote sites as well as mobile teleworkers.

Proactive protection
As mass-mailing software companies mushroom on the Internet, your network is bombarded with massive amounts of junk mails (spam). Without intelligent detection and proactive blocking, users have to go through the tedious and time-consuming task of sieving through the overflowing mailbox, and such scenario leads to serious productivity loss.

Policy compliance
With numerous file-sharing (P2P) and Instant Messaging (IM) applications, it is easier for company employees to share files and chat online during work hours. Rapid file sharing not only compromises network safety with the sharing of questionable files containing malicious viruses, but may also violate copyright issues and create legal hassles.

Network resilience
ISP links broken, hardware and software failure on the gateway, dead VPN tunnels—these are severe challenges IT staff face when designing the network infrastructure. In short, we need to take fault tolerance on the network path into consideration when build up a highly available network infrastructure for non-stop operations.

Manageability
With Vantage CNM (Centralized Network Management), users can achieve the follow objects:

• Easy VPN management and diagnostic capability
• Complete security policies management
• Low TCO of massive deployment and device maintenance
• Active monitoring, alerting and comprehensive graphic reports

The solution provides an efficient centralized management system for enterprises of any size to reduce operational costs regardless of the number of branch offices or remote locations.

Cost-effectiveness
With the adoption of ZyXEL's USG 20, the follow costs can be saved:

• Device hardware maintenance fee: ZyXEL provides a one more year hardware warranty out of factory.
• Free Software upgrade: now ZyXEL provides free software upgrade for you to enjoy complete protection without additional expanse.

Application Diagram:

ZyWALL USG clean-traffic architecture
The ZyWALL USG’s clean-traffic architecture protects against network risks such as viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, spyware, phishing attacks and other emerging Internet threats. With the clean-traffic architecture, enterprises users are assured to have clean and secure network environments.

Endpoint security
With the new Endpoint Security feature (EPS), administrators can easily identify “bad” users, i.e. where no AV software has been installed. By enforcing installation of the Anti-Virus software, the ZyWALL mitigates the threat of virus outbreaks and thus the loss of money and employee productivity. The EPS supports NortonTM KasperskyTM and TrendMicroTM AV client software, among others. Additionally, personal firewall software such as Kaspersky Internet Security 2009/2010, Windows Firewall and TrendMicro PC-Cillin/Internet Security 2010 are also supported with the new EPS feature.

New generation UTM solution
The ZyWALL USG Series deploys hardwareacceleration technology in one box. Powered by high-performance SecuASIC technology and a hardware-based encryption accelerator, the ZyWALL USG Series delivers industry-leading performance and multilayer threat protection for small businesses and enterprises. The ZyWALL USG Series provides integrated Unified Threat Management security features such as Anti- Virus (include Kaspersky Anti-Virus & ZyXEL Anti-Virus), IDP, Anti-Spam, Content Filtering and Firewall, VPN. All ZyWALL USG Series products support the Gigabit Ethernet.

High performance
ZyXEL USG Series is built with a powerful Integrated High Performance Security architecture, a performance proven architecture for gigabit fiber. It provides real-time inspection to prevent network from threats without sacrificing performance. Company network is not only flawlessly secured but also greatly enhanced on performance to improve operational productivity and efficiency when applications such as file-loading, emailing, and information searches are processed at higher speed. Take USG 50 as an example, USG 50 delivers excellent performance to meet small business.

Robust hybrid VPN (IPSec and SSL)
The ZyWALL USG Series can provide secure access between remote locations and corporate resources through the Internet for organizations of any size. Using IPSec VPN, companies can secure connections to branch offices, partners and headquarters. Road warriors and telecommuters can use SSL or L2TP VPN to safely access the company network without having to install VPN software. The Series provides a flexible and easy way to enable mobile employees, vendors and partners to confidently access your network resource for better efficiency.

Granular control over social networking applications
Social networking applications such as Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube have become an Internet phenomenon to connect people quickly and to share information. Without flexible management, social networking applications will eat up business productivity. ZyWALL USG ensures that the Internet is not abused to prevent bandwidth to be wasted or human resource policy violations. ZyWALL USG provides granular control over social networking applications.

Application firewall
More and more network applications bring malicious software into your office. This kind of unwanted software, especially IM/P2P applications, may cause bandwidth waste or even system damage. Using the application patrol and bandwidth management features, you can have full control over traffic blocking or rate limit settings.

Non-stop Internet access with multiple WAN and 3G backups
The ZyWALL USG not only supports multiple WAN ports but also 3G through USB or PCMCIA cards. This feature enables “active-active” load sharing or “activepassive” failover configuration to deliver highly reliable network connectivity.

High availability
High availability is essential in enterprise networks. It ensures a system or component can be continuously operational for a desirably long length of time. The ZyWALL USG Series provide high availability feature as:

• Multiple WAN ports and configure load balancing between these ports.
• An auxiliary (backup) Internet connection as known as out of band Management.
• A backup ZyWALL in the event the master ZyWALL fails (device HA).

To minimize the impact of single-point failures, the ZyWALL USG Series supports device HA (High Availability) to assure network availability.

Anti-Spam service
ZyXEL’s Anti-Spam service eliminates spam, phishing, virus and malware threats through a unified security architecture without dropping legitimate messages. With ZyXEL’s Anti-Spam service, enterprises can save time and resources dealing with unwanted email to reduce operational costs.

Comprehensive reporting system
The ZyWALL USG Series has a built-in reporting system that offers a comprehensive set of realtime and historical reports including firewall, virus and intrusion attacks, bandwidth usage, Web site usage and user activities. Furthermore, with Vantage Report (VRPT), a Web-based reporting system, administrators can easily collect traffic data and analyze a distributed network for their organizations to become more aware of suspicious activities and to ensure better business productivity.

ZyXEL Security Distribution Network (ZSDN) ensures rapid response to new threats
ZSDN Provides Up-to-Date Protection

• The myZyXEL.com Web site delivers a convenient, centralized way to register all ZyWALL units and Security Services.
• The ZyXEL Security Update Servers operates 24x7 to automatically deliver updated signature databases to ZyWALL units around the world.
• The mySecurityZone portal provides comprehensive, searchable information regarding viruses and system vulnerabilities, and it provides a wealth of information resources that keep customers up-to-date on the latest vulnerabilities and countermeasures.

Specifications:

Note:
*1: Testing Methodologies: Maximum performance based on RFC 2544 (UDP packets, 1,518 bytes). Actual performance may vary depending on network conditions and activated services.
*2: VPN (AES) throughput measured using UDP traffic with 1,424 bytes packet size, based on RFC 2544.
*3: UTM (AV+IDP) throughput measured using industry standard Ixia IxLoad test tool against HTTP protocol with 1,460 bytes packet size. Testing done with multiple flows.
*4: Max sessions measured using industry standard Ixia IxLoad test tool.

Model Comparison:

Model Name	ZyWALL USG 100	ZyWALL USG 200	ZyWALL USG 300	ZyWALL USG 1000	ZyWALL USG 2000
Features	• Unified Security Gateway for SMB (10~25 PC Users) • High-performance multilayer threat protection • Hybrid VPN (IPSec, SSL and L2TP) secures connection to headquarters • Support Kaspersky and ZyXEL anti-virus	• Unified Security Gateway for SMB (25~50 PC Users) • High-performance multilayer threat protection • Hybrid VPN (IPSec, SSL and L2TP) secures connection to headquarters • Support Kaspersky and ZyXEL anti-virus • Flexible OPT (option) port	• Unified Security Gateway for SMB (50~75 PC Users) • Providing Hybrid VPN (IPSec/SSL VPN) and robust UTM security services • High-performance multi-layer threat protection • User-aware policy engine enables access granularity • Excellent manageability with object, text-based and centralized	• Unified Security Gateway for SMB (75~200 PC Users) • Providing Hybrid VPN (IPSec/SSL VPN) and robust UTM security services • High-performance multilayer threat protection • Non-stop operations of mission-critical applications • Excellent manageability with object, text-based and centralized	• Unified Security Gateway for SMB (200~500 PC Users) • Gigabit Firewall with Fiber interface (SFP) • Scalable VPN/UTM performance • Support Kaspersky and ZyXEL anti-virus • Redundant power module
Hardware Specifications
10/100/1000 Interfaces (Copper)	5 x LAN/DMZ, 2 x WAN	5 x LAN/DMZ, 2 x WAN	7	5	6
Dual Personality GbE (SFP/RJ45)	-	-	-	-	2
USB Ports	2	2	2	2	2
SEM Slot (Security Extension Module)	-	-	-	-	1
Card Slot	1	1	2	1	1
802.11b/g/n	-	-	-	-	-
2x2 Antenna	-	-	-	-	-
System Capacity & Performance
SPI Firewall Throughput*1, Mbps	150	200	300	400	2,000
VPN Throughput (3DES)*2, Mbps	60	75	100	150	400*4
UTM Throughput (AV+IDP)*3, Mbps	30	40	60	80	400*5
WiFi Throughput, Mbps	-	-	-	-	-
Unlimited User Licenses	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Max. Sessions*6	20,000	40,000	60,000	500,000	1,000,000
New Session Rate	1,000	1,000	1,500	12,000	20,000
Max. Concurrent IPSec VPN Tunnels	50	100	200	1,000	2,000
Max. Concurrent SSL VPN Users	5	10	25	250	750*1*2
Included SSL VPN Users	2	2	2	5	5
Customizable Zone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Power Requirement
Input Voltage	100 - 240 V AC, 50 - 60 Hz, 1.2 A	100 - 240 V AC, 50 - 60 Hz, 1.2 A	100 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 0.55 - 0.3 A	100 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 1 A Max	100 - 240 V AC, 50 - 60 Hz, 3 - 6 A
Power Rating	20 W Max	20 W Max	35 W Max	80 W Max	200 W Max
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C
Storage Temperature	-30°C to 60°C
Operating Humidity	5% to 95% (non-condensing)		20% to 95% (non-condensing)	5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Physical Specifications
Dimensions, (W) x (D) x (H) mm	242 x 175 x 35.5	242 x 175 x 35.5	430 x 201 x 42	431 x 292 x 43.5	430 x 487 x 89
Weight, kg	1.2	1.2	2.8	4.7	10.5

Note:
*1: Testing Methodologies: Maximum performance based on RFC 2544 (UDP packets, 1,518 bytes). Actual performance may vary depending on network conditions and activated services.
*2: VPN (AES) throughput measured using UDP traffic with 1,424 bytes packet size, based on RFC 2544.
*3: UTM (AV+IDP) throughput measured using industry standard Ixia IxLoad test tool against HTTP protocol with 1,460 bytes packet size. Testing done with multiple flows.
*4: With SEM-DUAL/SEM-VPN module
*5: With SEM-DUAL module
*6: Max sessions measured using industry standard Ixia IxLoad test tool.

Documentation:

Download the ZyXEL ZyWALL USG 1000 Datasheet (PDF).