Zyxel Armor Z2 AC2600 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Gigabit Router

[mediatrek]

While Zyxel has yet to issue a press release, the Armor Z2 (model# NBG6817) appeared a few days ago on its site for Home Routers.

Zyxel on the product’s page touts its premium casing design with a “metal look,” and optimized “4 inlet / 4 outlet air flow” design to let cool air circulate through the chassis, then allow the hot air to exit without being recirculated into the router. Other highlights include:

• It will offer up to 2600 Mbps of combined wireless speeds with the Qualcomm IPQ8065 1.7 GHz dual-core processor at its’ heart.
  
  
• It comes with 512MB of RAM, and 4GB eMMC Flash Storage for router applications such as the included Qualcomm Streamboost technology.
  
  
• Four fine-tuned dual-band adjustable external antennas offering “500 m2 coverage” (5382 square feet).
  
  
• Out-of-the-box 802.11ac WAVE2 MU-MIMO support. Plus support for 160 MHz channel bandwidth.
  
  
• MyZyxel Cloud with 2 USB ports (1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0). CrystalDiskMark testing showed read speeds reached 94Mb/s and write speeds of 50 Mb/s.
  
  
• Zyxel’s eaZy123 setup, Zyxel One Connect App support, and Zyxel Photo.
  
  
• A Usage monitor that allows you “to view the home network bandwidth utilization by applications, clients.”
  
  
• Free DNS to “remotely manage your router, run a website, share files, and much more with a free and easy to remember DDNS address.”
  
  
• Guest Wi-Fi
  
  
• Wireless scheduling

• Wireless output power management

You can get more information on this product by visiting http://www.zyxel.com/us/en/products_services/armor_z2.shtml

 

[sm00thpapa]

I like the design. Can't wait for a review of it.

 

[paraplu]

Marketing wise reminds me on http://www.greyhoundrouter.com
Fighter-jets, dramatic, metallic, bladibla... Getting too old for this.

But the online user manual is impressive. One of the best I have seen so far, for these kind of puber devices.

 

[wiredup72]

Specs says it has Stateful Packet Inspection. I wonder what the possibility of its having the same firewall package as the USG series?
if so, I could be interested.

 

[thiggins]

Specs says it has Stateful Packet Inspection. I wonder what the possibility of its having the same firewall package as the USG series?
if so, I could be interested.

Most all today's routers have SPI firewalls. This router does not have UTM features.

 

[wiredup72]

ah yes, utm. forgot about that. thanks for the info

 

[mrobo]

will this router tested and reviewed on http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/

 

[thiggins]

will this router tested and reviewed on http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/

Not soon.

 

[mrobo]

Not soon.

why?

 

[RTN]

https://wikidevi.com/wiki/ZyXEL_NBG6817

 

[mrobo]

Any news about this router? alternative firmware? or tests on snb?

 

[System Error Message]

is this router armoured? Is it bullet proof? Do the wifi signals travel at supersonic speeds rather than light speed? That seems like a big slow down .