ZyXEL NBG420N 802.11n Wireless Router w/ 2 IPSec VPN Tunnels

I don't normally write reviews of products, even when Amazon sends me emails asking me to do so. BTW, they didn't in this case. I needed to share my experience with ZyXEL with potential purchasers, especially since I am both a retired corporate officer and a retired college professor. In both positions, I stressed customer service, so I had to share my experience with potential ZyXEL users.

I received my router on 08/18/09 in order to replace a Linksys WRT54GS that was no longer working properly. I has problems over the weekend and determined that my internet connection (HughesNet Satellite Business Service)was working properly. After connecting the new router, we could connect to the internet, but our wireless network went down and we could not install the new router.

On Wednesday, 08/19/09 I spent almost two hours with a ZyXEL technician and we determined that the router and the satellite modem had a bridge connection. That is the router reverted back to...Read more

QoS was a critical requirement of mine that I've always found lacking in other wifi routers. Before I got this one Vonage was always impacted by any downloads, not anymore. I've set VoIP to be high priority and bittorrent to low. I have not tried the 802.11n only using 802.11b which is working well with respect to coverage. The admin interface seems very solid and thought through. I definitely recommend this router.

I particularily like the Media management which means I can set QoS on different stuff I use and even control the bandwidth. Very good value.

Wireless N 300 Mbps is a given. The value is this is a security router with 2 IPSEC VPN connections. Compare to competitors, it is half price.

IT staff and telecommuters be aware, your router of choice is here, look no further.