Zyxel Armor Z2 WiFi Router (AC2600) Review
Introduction:
This Zyxel WiFi Router Supports:
- MU-MIMO
- Guest Wi-Fi
- Beamforming
- Wireless output power management
- WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)
- Auto channel selection (What’s Channel and Channel Width?)
- WiFi Multimedia (WMM)
- Wireless scheduling
- MAC address filtering
Zyxel Armor AC2600 WAN Capabilities:
- WAN type: Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE, PPTP
- Auto-IP change
- IGMP v1/v2
- IPv4/IPv6
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Port trigger
- DNS relay
- DHCP server/client
- Dynamic DNS
Zyxel Armor AC2600 WiFi Router
Zyxel Armor Z2 AC2600 MU-MIMO Wireless Router with StreamBoost and Beamforming Antennas
Zyxel Armor AC2600 Router Specifications:
Wireless Specifications
| Wireless Standard | 802.11ac (a/b/g/n) |
| Bands | Dual Band |
| Overall Speed | 2600Mbps |
| Range | Small/Medium House |
| Concurrent Clients | 25 |
| Antenna | 4 External |
Software Capabilities Level (1-10)
| Security | 7 |
| Parental Control | 7 |
| Traffic Control | 7 |
| Guest Network | Yes |
Physical Ports
| WAN Ports | 1 (1Gbps) |
| LAN Ports | 4 (1Gbps) |
| USB Ports | 1 (USB 3)+ 1(USB 2) |
Special Capabilities
| Beamforming Technology | Yes |
| MU-MIMO Technology | Yes |
| Mesh Support | No |
| Repeater Mode | No |
| Vendor-Specific Technology | N/A |
Hardware Specifications
| Processor | 1.7 GHz Dual-Core |
| Memory | 512MB |
| Dimension | 9.8 x 6.6 x 2 in |
| Weight | 570g (1.26 lbs) |
Pros and Cons:
Pros
+ Adjustable QoS
+ Well-designed Software
Cons
– Expensive- Weak Security Options
