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!Specs !4 port, wifi, FTTC, ADSL, Bridge modem !4 port, 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi, FTTC, ADSL, Bridge modem, analogue phone compatible ~~!PPPoE Bridge Modem, ADSL~~ !4 Ethernet Ports, 1 SFP Port, fallback and line bonding, IPv4 & IPv6 firewalling, port mapping, and traffic shaping ~~!4 (5) port Ethernet Router/Firewall etc.~~ \|- !Summary All-in-one unit \| ADSL1, ADSL2+ Use with a your own PPPoE router/firewall VDSL (FTTC) Can do full 1500 byte MTU over PPPoE, which the ZyXEL can't in bridge mode FTTP Good WiFI 2 FXS ports, for connecting an analogue phone to a VoIP account \| Flexible and feature-packed router Advanced features such as 3G4G fallback, bonding etc. \|- !Not so good points for: \| Steeper learning curve, as you'd probably expect from a router of this level (but A&A can help support) \|-▼ No WiFi capabilities Requires a separate access point connected for WiFi \|-align="center" !Configured by AAISP \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] ''Will require a Modem, such as the ~~DLINK~~T20B or Vigor 130 (any ADSL Modem)'' \|--align="center" !FTTC \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|[[File:No.png\|20px\|center]]▼ \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] ▲\|[[File:Notick.png~~\|20px~~\|center]] ''Will require a Modem, such as the T20B or Vigor 130 (any VDSL Modem)'' \|-align="center" !Ethernet Service \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] ''We prefer the ~~DLINK~~T20B as a bridge ~~due~~as toit ~~MTU~~would ~~limitations~~be overkill to ~~(they~~use ~~drop~~this ~~packets~~router ~~above~~in ~~1504~~that ~~bytes)~~way!'' \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|-align="center" ▲\|- !Built in WiFi \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|[[File:Notick.png~~\|20px~~\|center]] \|[[File:No.png\|20px\|center]] \|- !Notes ![[ZyXEL- VMG1312-T20B\|More Info on T20B]] ![[~~Technicolor DGA0122~~Technicolor_DGA0122\|More Info on T'color]] ![~~[FireBrick\|~~https://www.firebrick.co.uk/fb2900/ More Info on FB]] \|} </center><br> !colspan=2\| Our Suggestion \|- !I'm a home user, wanting wifi and wired connections for ADSL or FTTC, or just needing a ~~VSDL~~ modem for my own PPPoE router: \|[[Image:~~ZyXELvmg1312~~vmg1312-t20b.png\|~~100px~~110px\|link=:~~Category:ZyXEL_VMG1312~~ZyXEL- VMG1312-T20B\|center]] \|'''ZyXEL ~~VMG 1312~~VMG1312-T20B''' \|- !I'm a home user, wanting wifi and wired connections for ADSL or FTTC, and I want dualband WiFi range for online high resolution gaming, video streaming and high resolution audio ~~!I have my own routerboard or similar router with ADSL~~ \|[[File:DGA0122-rear.png\|200px\|link=Category:Technicolor DGA0122\|center]] ~~\|[[File:DSL 320B D1.png]]~~ \|'''~~DLINK~~Technicolor ~~DSL 320B.~~DGA0122''' ~~In bridge mode, your router can then talk PPPoE to it.~~ \|- !I'd like to do bonding with ADSL/FTTC/FTTP \|[[File:FB2900.jpg\|400px\|link=:Category:FireBrick\|center]] ~~\|[[File:2700-small.png]]~~ \|'''FireBrick ~~2700~~2900''' Use alongside a ~~DLINK modem if you have ADSL,~~T20B or ~~the~~Vigor ~~ZyXEL~~130 ~~1312~~(any ~~if you have FTTC lines.~~compatible modem) \|} G.Fast and FTTP is a slightly different set-up. Please ask support for more info. You can always use your own equipment, that's fine too!