DrayTek Vigor 2862AC Quad-WAN 802.11ac 5GHz Wireless Router for ADSL, VDSL and Ethernet-based Broadband with 3G/4G LTE Support

I've always liked DrayTek routers for the quality of build and immense amount of configurable features; a bit of a shock if you have only ever used normal domestic routers; the user manual alone runs to some 900 pages! The one thing that has always let down DrayTek products in my opinion has been the Wi-Fi. However, with the 2862ac with MUMO and Beamforming, the Wi-Fi has improved dramatically, especially on the 5GHz band, which I can now receive even at the bottom of my (admittedly not very large) garden and get over 50Mbps. With my previous ASUS router, I could barely get a signal at the same location, which would often drop out completely. They have also added a long-awaited feature, to be able to turn off the leds, not that they are terribly bright anyway, except maybe if the unit were mounted in a bedroom. Scheduling of features can be specified to the nearest minute and the unit can easily be wall-mounted. There are lots of features I shall never use, but better to have too many than not enough I would think. Content blocking is available via an annual subscription, but you can use other providers (e.g., OpenDNS) if you want a free option. This is not a cheap router, but it is a good router. Support is via e-mail only, although for more complex problems, the support staff will offer to log on remotely for further diagnosis. One tip - if you get one and you don't need remote access, turn off the SSL VPN service to block port 443 (stops Shields Up complaining).

As other have mentioned this router has way more features than any one person is ever likely to require, and a 900 page manual written by someone who seems to have been paid by the word - lots of repetition, several obvious errors, and some items still in original Taiwanese.UK support and forum is pretty good, and so far the router has been fairly solid, although the 'never log me out' feature of the GUI doesn't do that - it kicks me out at random times.The router also wants to reboot almost every time you change anything, which means you get to 'retrain' your ADSL line, and get a speed downgrade from BT (since your line clearly wasn't stable at the old speed). If you don't accept the reboot, many changes won't actually be applied and stick .. you can't save them up for a 'mass reboot' later.Despite its length the manual is, to a large extend, just copying the GUI page scripts, without explaining anything useful. If there is a tick-box saying 'distom the doshes' the manual won't help you much, it'll tell you that the box selects whether doshes are distommed or not .. better go google!router'sOne neat feature of this over my earlier router is that you can use the WiFi to connect the whole network to a phone or MiFi hotspot, in the event your dsl/adsl like goes down. However, you have to tell the router which channel (as well as SSID) to use, which sets the router's WiFi to the same channel -- and then any (smart) hotspot will take the next opportunity to change its own channel to avoid the interference. A game of tag ensues as you chase the hotpot through the channels whenever it changes them (unless you can force the hotspot to a particular channel, which is usually not the case).If you enjoy poking the innards, the router lets you put console commands in through the GUI, rather than having to Telnet in. Neat .. if slightly dangerous. That's about 25% of the manual right there.Despite the niggles, I do like Draytek kit, and hopefully I'll have all the options the way I want them before it's time to upgrade again .. if you upgrade each generation there is a migration path for options (save from last router), so this one will eat a 2860 config file. If you skip generations (like me) you have to do it the hard way.Legacy support from Draytek is average to good - they keep patching firmware for many years, but hardware items go out of stock (try getting an N65 dongle for an AP800, for instance).

Fabulous product. Bought to replace the shockingly awful BT Home Hub 6 and worked pretty much straight out of the box. Plenty of online resources to help configure it for BT Infinity (it already came supplied with the correct firmware to support BT). Absolutely rock solid connectivity and operation. No dropouts or connection losses. WiFi reach is perhaps not quite as strong as some other brands, but I’m using the mesh offering with Vigor903 access points and it works beautifully. UI interface is very good with lots of features many of which may not apply to domestic settings but nonetheless it's superb engineering.

Reading the other reviews prior to buying was very helpful (thanks) as the device failed to connect out the box (Vodafone ADSL broadband) until I update the firmware then connected straightaway with no problems. The VDSL connection is very solid and I have found no issues running multiple devices at peak times. Compared to a basic broadband router device this is in a different league - but so it should be for the price.The Virgor 2862 has a lot of good features including network segregation with VLAN and mulitple WiFi SSID isolation options so ideal for a small business or a home office if you want to issolate groups of different devices in their own network space.This is not a basic home user device and has a lot of great advanced network and security features that for many people would be overkill. However, when trying to run a home office combined with teenagers with gaminging machines, xbox, phones and iPads and having suffered with a Sky Q box slowing everything down, the network segragation available with both cable and Wifi has certainly rectified that problem.Would highly recommend for a small business or home office but you will need to have some advanced network knowledge to get the full benifit of the many features available.