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ZyXEL NBG6617

details: AC1300 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2017-02-28
updated: 2017-03-13
NBG6617 is equipped with high powered amplifiers to improve the wireless coverage and uses a special radio frequency pattern to increase its receiver sensitivity for improved performance.

Powered with a Quad Core CPU, it is capable of handling networked devices without compromising networking performance.

MU-MIMO support provides accelerated and simultaneous Wi-Fi speed when there are multiple MU-MIMO ready devices connected to the NBG6617.

Connect a USB storage device to the NBG6617 and enable fast file sharing capability of up to 5 Gbps within your network thanks to its USB 3.0 interface. USB printer support is available too.
 
 
 
 NBG6617 Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $93
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 1
 WAN port(s) type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 USB port(s): 1
for printers and storage devices
 USB port type: USB 3.0
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
 QoS: yes
 UPnP: yes
 Routing Protocols: IGMP Multicast (RFC 1112)
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 1300 Mbps (Wi-Fi 5)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11a (Wi-Fi 2)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
802.1X (EAP-MD5/TLS/TTLS/PEAP)
Wireless MAC Address filtering
SSID Broadcast disable
 WiFi modes: Access point
 external antenna(s): 2
 WMM (QoS): yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 MU-MIMO: yes
 Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): yes
 VPN
  IPSec
 IPSec passthrough: yes
  L2TP
 L2TP passthrough: yes
  PPTP
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 Firewall
 SPI firewall: yes
 DoS / DDoS protection: yes
 Device Management
 Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
 Alternate Admin URL: http://myrouter
 Default admin password: 1234
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Remote configuration (WAN)
Quick Setup Wizard
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Configuration backup/restore: yes
 Event log: yes
 Misc hardware info
 RAM: 256 Mb
 SNMP support: SNMP v.2
 IPv6 support: yes
 Print Server: yes
 Links
 Product page: http://www.zyxel.com/products_services/n...
 Datasheet: ftp://ftp.zyxel.com/NBG6617/datasheet/NB...
 Manual: ftp://ftp.zyxel.com/NBG6617/user_guide/N...
 Quick Install Guide: ftp://ftp.zyxel.com/NBG6617/quick_start_...

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