G.Fast VPN Router for Small Business and Remote WorkingN/AThe Vigor 2866 series is DrayTeks G.Fast / VDSL and Ethernet Multi-WAN Firewall VPN router. Ideally suited to connect directly to Ultrafast G.Fast broadband and Superfast VDSL. Providing advanced Firewall and Content Filtering Quality of Service and VPN with Gigabit throughput.N/AN/AWi-Fi is available on ac models and the integrated 4G+ LTE modem on Lac models takes full advantage of mobile broadband. The Vigor 2866 series provides a reliable flexible and secure networking solution thats ideal for Home Offices Small Business and Satellite Offices.N/AN/AVDSL and Ethernet Load BalancerN/AN/AThe Vigor 2866 is a G.fast VDSL2/ADSL2+ and Ethernet WAN router featuring VPN advanced routing features firewall content filtering bandwidth management and more. Connect the Vigor 2866 to Superfast Fibre with its integrated G.fast and VDSL modem. Or connect to VirginMedia Cable and Ultrafast FTTP with Ethernet WAN.N/AN/AFeaturing high throughput with Load Balancing and Failover connectivity suitable for handling Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) and Gigabit Internet connections. Offering up to 950Mbps per-WAN of Hardware Accelerated throughput while retaining its full feature set.N/AN/AWith 802.11ac wireless on 'ac' models it provides fast wireless coverage to your network's computers and devices. In addition the router can connect to Wireless networks for Internet access allowing it to make use of Mobile Hotspot wireless connections and nearby wireless networks where for instance a neighbour's wireless network could provide an emergency backup connection.N/AN/AThe integrated 4G/LTE modem on 'L' models provides fast 4G+ Mobile Broadband with Carrier Aggregation to get the best performance out of 4G Broadband for use as a backup connection or primary Internet connection.N/AN/AIntegrated LTE 4G/3G ModemN/AThe Vigor 2866Lac router provides high speed mobile broadband connectivity for Internet access and VPN with its built-in LTE-A 4G+ modem. LTE Category 6 uses carrier aggregation to improve 4G speeds allowing you to get the best performance out of 4G Broadband.N/AN/ADrayTek's LTE routers are not locked to any mobile network and is compatible with all major UK mobile networks such as EE Vodafone O2 and Three as well as any MVNOs on those networks.N/AN/AThe Vigor 2866 'L' router models can even be used as an LTE modem. With LTE Bridge mode the Vigor 2866Lac provides 4G connectivity directly to a connected router or firewall without any additional network translation (NAT).N/AN/AThe Vigor 2866Lac routers use two LTE aerials (antennae) which can rotate and tilt for optimum reception. The included extension bases provide a 1M extension cable to allow optimum positioning avoiding obstructions cabinets or equipment.N/AN/AConstant Connectivity - Dual-SIM LTEN/AWhere connectivity is mission critical a single cellular network can become a single point of failure in the event of a mobile network outage.N/AN/AThe Vigor 2866Lac has two SIM slots so that in the event of one mobile network not providing Internet connectivity the router will switch to a secondary SIM and cellular network connection.N/AN/AIt intelligently monitors for Internet connectivity and latency; If the primary 4G SIM's network can't access a required location or is too slow it switches over to the backup SIM to resume connectivity.N/AN/AFor resilience in the event of mobile network outages each SIM should be on a different cellular network (e.g. Vodafone and EE) and not 'virtual' networks which piggyback on the first (e.g. not Virgin Mobile and EE as the former uses the latter's network).N/AN/AAC1300 Wireless LAN with MeshN/AN/AThe 2866 series 'ac' models provide 802.11ac simultaneous Dual-Band wireless for fast and efficient wireless connectivity. Multi-User MIMO allows the router to send to more than one device at a time with each of its Antennas streaming data to different devices at once improving efficiency over standard 802.11ac wireless and allowing the router to effectively serve more wireless clients.N/AN/AWith firmware 4.3.0 the Vigor 2866 'ac' wireless routers can be used as part of DrayTek's Mesh wireless system allowing the router to work as the Mesh Root providing Internet access and management of Mesh VigorAPs directly.N/AN/AIdeal VPN router for SMBN/AA feature central to DrayTek routers is its VPN (Virtual Private Networking) capabilities. A VPN enables you to link remote offices and branch offices back to HQ or home-based/mobile teleworkers back to your office.N/AN/AThe Vigor 2866 is an ideal VPN router with 300 Mbps standard IPsec VPN throughput and up to 50 concurrently active VPN tunnels.N/AN/AIPsec Hardware Acceleration boosts performance up to 800 Mbps for 16 VPN tunnels allowing securely encrypted tunnels between sites to make full use of high speed Internet connections.N/AN/AIt supports all common industry standard VPN protocols for it to connect to VPN services link remote offices and handle connections from all types of VPN clients. Supporting IPsec IKEv1 & IKEv2 protocols with EAP and XAuth authentication DrayTek's SSL VPN and L2TP for both LAN to LAN and Dial-In teleworker VPNs. In addition teleworkers can connect to the router with OpenVPN.N/AN/AUser management for Dial-In Teleworkers is managed through the router's web interface with mOTP 2-factor authentication available for IPsec L2TP and SSL VPN Teleworker connections. Alternatively authentication for Dial-In Teleworker connections can be forwarded to your Active Directory (LDAP) or RADIUS or TACACS+ server.N/AN/AConnect VPNs from behind NAT with DrayTek's VPN MatcherN/AN/AA typical requirement for connecting a VPN tunnel between two points is that the VPN server must be directly accessible on the public Internet. Sometimes this can be achieved with NAT Port Forwarding if the router is located behind another router but if the router is connected to 4G Mobile Broadband or is behind Carrier-Grade NAT (CG-NAT) connecting to that VPN server may be impossible.N/AN/ADrayTek's new VPN Matcher service helps DrayTek routers behind NAT to allow Dial-In Teleworkers to connect or connect two DrayTek VPN routers that are behind NAT and could not normally establish a VPN tunnel.N/AN/AConnecting Remote Sites with LAN to LAN VPNN/ASupporting up to 32 concurrently active VPN tunnels the Vigor 2866 series is ideal for connecting multiple sites or home offices together with fast and secure IPsec VPN tunnels.N/AN/AOnce connected they have access to your office/remote resources through a secure encrypted tunnel allowing remote desktop file sharing and seamless access to other resources and devices.N/AN/ADrayTek SSL VPN for Dial-In Teleworkers & LAN to LANN/AThe Vigor 2866 supports up to 16 active DrayTek SSL VPN tunnel connections. These are encrypted tunnels linking your teleworkers or remote DrayTek Vigor routers back to your main office using SSL/TLS technology - the same encryption that you use for secure web sites such as your bank.N/AN/ATeleworkers can easily create a secure SSL VPN tunnel to the DrayTek Vigor 2866 using the free DrayTek Smart VPN Client app. Available for Windows macOS Apple iOS (iPad iPhone) and Android devices.N/AN/A5+1 Gigabit LAN Ports with VLANsN/AThe Vigor 2866 series provides up to 6 Gigabit LAN ports for wired links to Computers Servers and Network Attached Storage.N/AN/AWith 5 dedicated LAN ports and one flexible LAN/WAN port the Vigor 2866 can connect up to 6 devices directly with a single Ethernet WAN configuration or 5 devices with a dual Ethernet WAN configuration.N/AN/AWith Multiple LAN subnets and VLANs the Vigor 2866 can manage up to 8 separate networks. For instance an internal network with a separate network for Guests to use completely separate from the private network. Each network with its own Content Filtering Firewall Quality of Service and Route Policy applied.N/AN/AThe router has full support for 802.1Q VLAN tagging so that these subnets can be passed to other devices that support VLAN tags such as the DrayTek VigorSwitch G1080 8-port switch for additional network ports. N/AN/AThe Wireless LAN also links to these VLANs making the same Guest & Private networks possible simply using different wireless SSIDs. Or connect up a DrayTek VigorAP wireless access point such as the VigorAP 903 to do the same spanning the router's own wireless and any connected wireless APs.N/AN/ADesigned for Central ManagementN/AN/AThe Vigor 2866 series (along with most other DrayTek routers Access points and switches) can be centrally managed by our VigorACS central management platform.N/AN/AThis scalable solution provides visibility control and reporting of your entire DrayTek product estate ideal for dealers/SIs managing customers' devices or any user who wants to know what's going on with their devices. VigorACS also provides features like automated/bulk firmware updates VPN management and alarms for connectivity or other issues.N/AN/ARobust & Comprehensive IPv4 / IPv6 FirewallN/ASecurity is always taken seriously with DrayTek routers. The firewall protects against attacks including DoS (Denial of Service) attacks IP-based attacks and access by unauthorised remote systems. Wireless Ethernet and VPN are also protected by various protection systems.N/AN/AThe DrayTek object-based firewall enables you to create combinations of Firewall rules and Content Filtering to suit a home or small office environment applying Content Filtering to the whole network only specified devices or just the network that guests can connect to.N/AN/AThe Vigor 2866 supports both IPv4 and IPv6 with Dual-Stack IPv4/IPv6. Advanced networking features such as the object-based Firewall Quality of Service Content Filtering and VLANs support both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.N/AN/AWeb Content Filtering with DNS FilterN/AN/AThe content control features of the Vigor 2866 allow you to set restrictions on web site access blocking download of certain file or data types blocking specific web sites with whitelists or blacklists blocking IM/P2P applications or other potentially harmful or wasteful content. Restrictions can be per user per PC or universal and according to time schedules.N/AN/AContent filtering can also block sites using HTTPS/SSL where URLs are encrypted (and normal routers cannot block).N/AN/AUsing the GlobalView service you can block whole categories of web sites (e.g. gambling adult sites etc.) subject to an annual subscription which is continuously updated with new or changed site categorisations or sites which have become compromised (such as infected with Malware). A free 30-day trial is included with your new router.N/AN/AHigh Availability - Hardware FailoverN/AFor even greater resilience the Vigor 2866 series provides High Availability (HA) with both a primary and secondary router able to provide connectivity to your network and subnets.N/AN/AIn the event of the primary unit failing the secondary unit will take its place on the network automatically switching over to resume Internet routing and VPN connectivity with no intervention required. This can remove the possibility of a single point of failure within your routers.N/AN/AWith Config Sync the two routers are managed as a single unit so that any changes made to the primary router will automatically propagate to the secondary router ensuring its ready to take over at any time.N/AN/ADrayDDNS - DrayTek Dynamic DNS AddressN/ADrayTek provides a free Dynamic DNS address to each Vigor 2866 router allowing you to link the router's current IP address to a memorable "drayddns.com" hostname such as "myrouter.drayddns.com".N/AN/AThis address automatically updates whenever the Internet connection's IP changes so if one WANs IP address allocation is dynamic or the IP changes when switching from the primary WAN connection to a backup you can easily locate and access your Vigor 2866 router. Just use the hostname to access the router's VPN services management and any other services you have made accessible through the router.N/AN/AThe Vigor 2866 can also authenticate your DrayDDNS hostname with free SSL/TLS certificates provided by LetsEncrypt the router manages and automates the certificate process. Keeping the certificate up to date and ready for use with SSL VPN and other services.N/AN/AManage Guest WiFi with Hotspot Web PortalN/ADrayTek routers make it easy to manage Guest Wireless with Hotspot Web Portal. The fully customisable captive portal can apply to both the router's wireless networks and LAN interfaces for use with wireless access points.N/AN/AAuthentication can be handled by Google/Facebook or an external web Portal service such as Purple WiFi with RADIUS.N/AN/AUpon connecting to the wireless network users are presented with your company's branding and information. From there depending on what you've set they can simply click-through provide their details or enter a PIN with Voucher generated by the router.N/AN/AOnce connected the router can allow access until a user reaches their quota limit of time connected or bandwidth used.N/AN/AQuality of Service & Bandwidth ControlN/APrioritise latency-sensitive applications on your network with Quality of Service.N/AN/AApp QoS simplifies setting up Quality of Service significantly simply select which applications or services to prioritise such as Zoom and Skype.N/AN/AUse 4 separate queues to give priority to servers & PCs (IP address) services such as VoIP or DNS or packet tagging used by IP phones with 802.1p and DSCP supportN/AN/AAuto Voice VLAN allows the router to automatically prioritise VoIP calls as they pass through the router without additional configuration.N/AN/AControl throughput with Bandwidth Limit by setting speed limits for all clients individually groups of IPs or a shared bandwidth limit for a whole subnet such as a Guest network.N/AN/ACentral AP & Switch ManagementN/AThe Vigor 2866 manages DrayTek VigorAP access points and VigorSwitch switches connected locally to the router. This enables you to centrally control manage and administer multiple AP & Switch devices installed around your building/campus from just the one router.N/AN/ACentral AP ManagementN/AThe DrayTek router operating as the wireless controller can provision up to 20 DrayTek VigorAP access points with Central AP Management profiles with an option to Auto Provision - auto configuring newly installed VigorAP access points with the Auto Provisioning profile upon initial connection to the DrayTek Vigor router's network.N/AN/ACentral Switch ManagementN/ADrayTek VigorSwitch switches can be provisioned and managed through the router with DrayTeks Central Switch Management system which allows you to:N/A- Easily provision VLAN configuration and other port settings directly from the router.N/A- Set bandwidth rate limits and schedules for individual ports.N/A- Log switch events for alert notifications if network problems occurN/A- At a glance see the devices connected on your network with a virtual topology.