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ZyXEL X-550N

details: Wireless N Gigabit Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2009-09-09
updated: 2013-05-08
The X-550N is a Wireless N Gigabit router with a single 10/100/1000Base-T WAN port and four 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet LAN ports. It delivers wireless performance of up to 300 Mbps and uses MIMO technology to eliminate dead spots.

The router supports Multimedia Bandwidth Management (MBM) and WMM (QoS) to prioritize traffic over the network. An integrated WPS button simplifies secure network setup and the built-in SPI firewall provides a reliable protection against unauthorized access and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
 
 
 
 X-550N Features
 General
 Availability: discontinued
 Street price: $95
 Warranty: 2 year(s)
 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
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 Port triggering: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
4 services
 QoS: yes
 UPnP: yes
 Routing Protocols: RIP v1 (static routing, RFC 1058)
RIP v2 (dynamic routing, RFC1389)
IGMP Multicast (RFC 1112)
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 300 Mbps (Wi-Fi 4)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11n (draft 2.0)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
 WiFi modes: Access point
 external antenna(s): 3
 ext antenna(s) removable ?: yes
 Antenna gain: 2 dBi
 Default SSID: ZyXEL or ZyXEL WPS, when WPS enabled
 WMM (QoS): yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 VPN
  IPSec
 IPSec passthrough: yes
 IPSec simultaneous tunnels: 2
  PPTP
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 Firewall
 SPI firewall: yes
 DoS / DDoS protection: yes
 Security log: yes
 Filtering: Domain/URL blocking, MAC Address filtering, keyword/content filtering, date/time scheduling, Proxy, Java, ActiveX, Cookie
 Device Management
 Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
 Default admin username: n/a
 Default admin password: 1234
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Remote configuration (WAN)
Quick Setup Wizard
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Configuration backup/restore: yes
 Event log: yes
 Usage Statistics: yes
 Misc hardware info
 NTP client: yes
 Links
 Product page: http://www.zyxel.com/homepage.shtml

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