This is the support site for Andrews & Arnold Ltd, a UK Internet provider. Information on these pages is generally for our customers but may be useful to others, enjoy!
AAISP customers are free to use their own routers if they wish. This is a table of the routers/modems that AAISP sell, and their features:
ZyXEL VMG1312-T20B
Technicolor DGA0122
FireBrick 2900
Specs
4 port, wifi, FTTC, ADSL, Bridge modem
PPPoE Bridge Modem, ADSL
4 (5) port Ethernet Router/Firewall etc.
Summary
(T20B for short!) A consumer grade router which ideal for home use or for small offices.
(T'Color for short!) Our higher specification standard router. If you want better range, you can use 2.4 GHz. If you need higher performance or speed, you can use the 5GHz band. The 5GHz band, has the potential to cut through network clutter and interference to maximize network performance.
(FB for short!) The FireBrick 2900 is a router, bonding box and traffic shaper. It can act as a SIP PBX, VPN tunnel endpoint and concentrator. Most commonly it is used as a general purpose network appliance in office environments, or for customers that would like to bond 2 or more circuits.
Ideal for:
Home use
Small office
All-in-one unit
Use with a your own PPPoE router/firewall
Can do full 1500 byte MTU over PPPoE, which the ZyXEL can't in bridge mode
Flexible and feature-packed router
Advanced features such as 3G fallback, bonding etc.
Not so good points for:
FTTP
G.FAST
Plugging in to a Modem (there is no Ethernet WAN port)
WiFi is 2.4 GHz only
Steeper learning curve, as you'd probably expect from a router of this level (but A&A can help support)
Configured by AAISP
Sometimes an extra charge is applied
ADSL/ADSL2+
Will require a Modem, such as the DLINK
FTTC
Ethernet Service
Use with your own PPPoE router
(Bridge mode)
We prefer the DLINK as a bridge due to MTU limitations (they drop packets above 1504 bytes)