Vigor 2862Vac VDSL/ADSL Router with VoIP & 802.11ac WLAN

The Vigor 2862Vac features the same specification as the standard Vigor 2862 series router models, with the addition of two phone ports for VoIP services.

Standard Analogue telephone handsets or DECT phone handsets can be connected to the Phone 1/2 ports and each of the phones can then be used to make and receive calls using VoIP services (over the Internet) as opposed to using your traditional landline. The two phone ports are independent so you can make two calls at once.

VoIP calls are typically much lower cost that fixed-line calls, or if you're calling another VoIP user (who is also using the same VoIP provider, or SIP compatible) the calls are free.  There are many SIP VoIP providers who can provide pay-as-you-go or monthly calling plans, such as DrayTEL.  You can also have your VoIP accounts registered in more than one location so that the phone rings at home or work. An analogue phone line (your landline) can be connected so that the connected phones can also make use of your landline in addition to VoIP calls. In the event of a power cut (when your broadband and router may be offline), the phones will fall back to the land line.

A 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch on the LAN side provides high speed connectivity for your server, other local PCs or for uplink to a larger Ethernet switch. Port 5 is switchable with 'WAN2' to use it as an Ethernet WAN port instead of a LAN port.

The Vigor 2862Vac has ADSL/VDSL support through the DSL(WAN1) port; alternative WAN ports can instead provide connectivity to Ethernet feeds (Gigabit WAN2 is switchable with LAN Port 5*), secondary xDSL modems or 3G/4G modems (WAN3/4) using a supported USB 3G/4G Modem. These multiple LAN feeds can be combined for failover or load-balancing.

The Vigor 2862 router series include support for other professional features such as VLAN tagging, QoS (Quality of Service Assurance), High Availability, DNS Filter, Policy Based Routing, and User Access Control. Hotspot features with customisable branding and wording which can be applied to guest network VLANs & SSIDs. Comprehensive security features include content filtering, web application controls and an object based firewall management system. If you deploy DrayTek Wireless Access Points, the Vigor 2862 can act as the Central Management controller (click on any of those links for an explanation of each feature).

Voice-over-IP Features

The Vigor 2862Vac variant provides two analogue phone ports and an analogue line port, to provide full PSTN and VoIP integration via both the Internet (VoIP) and your regular analogue line. You can connect 1 or 2 regular telephones, which can be used independently and simultaneously for both incoming and outgoing calls.

As well as the two telephone ports, a third port, the Analogue Line port, connects into your regular analogue line (PSTN/POTS*). This then gives the telephones access to your analogue line to allow you to make calls as well as your VoIP facility (you can select the PSTN line instead of VoIP by dialling #0). Incoming calls are automatically switched through to your telephone(s) (either one or both) so that each phone can be used for both VoIP and POTS calls. Both telephones plugged into your router have access to VoIP and your analogue line. In addition, using the 'Digit-Map' facility you can set rules about particular call destinations using either the POTS line or your SIP/VoIP service. For example, local calls can be routed via your PSTN line (if you have a free calls package for example) whereas international calls can go via your preferred VoIP provider; there is flexibility to have several digit-map rules.

As well as connecting with a SIP/VoIP gateway directly (such as DrayTEL), the Vigor2862Vac can register its phones as extensions on a remote IP PBX, such as DrayTek's Vigor IPPBX products, so this is an ideal teleworker solution.

*POTS = Plain Old Telephone Service - The traditional analogue voice line (landline) in your home/office.  That line may also be carrying your VDSL/ADSL data signal.

VoIP Features

• Two 'FXS' Phone Ports
• Line Port for connection to analogue (POTS) line
• Automatic phone switch-over for incoming calls on either PSTN or VoIP
• Hotline Facility (Dial preset number when handset lifted)
• Digit-Map facility for LCR selection
• Protocols: SIP, RTP / RTCP
• 12 SIP Registrar Accounts (for up to 12 VoIP providers/Trunks)
• Compatible as remote extensions on DrayTek IP PBXs
• G.168 Line Echo-cancellation
• Automatic Gain Control
• Jitter Buffer ( 125ms )
• Voice Codecs:
  • G.711 A / µ Law
  • G.723.1
  • G.726
  • G.729 A / B
• VAD / CNG
• Tone Generation: DTMF , Dial , Busy , Ring Back , Call Progress
• DTMF Transmission: In Band / Out Band ( RFC-2833 ) / SIP info
• FAX / Modem Support G.711 Pass-through
• T.38 for FAX
• Supplemental Services (Dependent on ITSP):
  • Caller ID
  • Call Hold / Retrieve
  • Call Waiting
  • Call Waiting with Caller ID
  • Call Transfer
  • Call Forwarding ( Always , On Busy and On No Answer )
  • DND (Do not Disturb)
  • Call Barring ( Incoming / Outgoing )
  • MWI ( Message Waiting Indicator ) ( RFC-3842 )
  • Wireless LAN Features
      Dual-band MU-MIMO Wireless The Vigor 2862Vac supports simultaneous operation of the newer 5Ghz band as well as the more common 2.4Ghz band. The 5Ghz band is far less congested so if your PCs or other devices support the 5Ghz band, you can use that. The Vigor 2862ac operate both bands at the same time, so your devices can use either. New in the Vigor 2862ac operating 802.11ac is support for MU-MIMO, TX Beam Forming, 1733Mb/s Link Rate and up to 4 spatial streams.   Wireless Router-Assisted Client Mobility A wireless network covering a large area is usually made up of several Wireless Access Points (APs), to provide coverage between rooms and avoid wireless dead spots.  A wireless client, such as a Laptop, Phone or Tablet, when moving around such a building, is typically expected to make the decision of when to uncouple from one wireless access point and re-connect to a closer one. In some cases, a client will try to stay connected to an AP even when that client has moved outside of the AP's optimal range, which can result in longer wait times for videos to buffer and pages to load. The Vigor 2862 series routers with wireless capability (i.e. Vigor 2862ac and Vigor 2862n) can work in conjunction with VigorAP access points to manage the connection quality of wireless devices, to ensure that the wireless clients maintain a stronger and quicker wireless link when moving around. When moving a device such as a tablet between the optimal ranges of both the Vigor 2862Vac router and VigorAP, the router and access point share details of the tablet's connection strength. If the tablet moves away from the router, the router can detect if the tablet would have a stronger signal if it was connected to a nearer VigorAP, and when this occurs, the tablet is moved off of the router's wireless, allowing it to quickly re-connect to the closer VigorAP and continue what it was doing with higher throughput and less chance of lagging.   Band Steering Band Steering is designed to 'steer' wireless clients that support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands to the faster and less congested 5GHz bands, for wireless clients that support 5GHz. The DrayTek Vigor 2862ac supports Dual Band operation and has both a 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless radio. If there are many more clients connecting to one of these radios than the other, the Access Point cannot make effective use of both its radios, wasting possible capacity and bandwidth. If the decision of which band to connect to is made by the client(s) instead of the router, this can lead to more clients connecting to the 2.4GHz band, which suffers more significantly from congestion, caused by other wireless networks and other wireless systems such as Bluetooth that use the 2.4GHz band. By guiding the 5GHz capable wireless devices onto the router's 5GHz wireless network, those devices can achieve higher speeds and potentially improve connecitivity for wireless devices that are not 5GHz capable.     Wireless Hotspot If your home or workplace wants an isolated network for guests or to separate departments, this can be achieved with separate IP subnets, but on wireless you can also use distinct SSIDs. For a full guest network, you can use DrayTek's new Wireless Hotspot feature.   Wireless Security The Vigor 2862Vac provides several independent levels of security including encryption (up to WPA2), authentication (802.1x) and methods such as MAC address locking and DHCP fixing to restrict access to authorised users only. The Web interface lets you see how many and which clients are currently connected as well as their current bandwidth usage. An 'instant' block lets you disconnect a wireless user temporarily in case of query. The Wireless VLAN facility allows you to isolate wireless clients from each other or from the 'wired' LAN. The Vigor 2862 wireless versions also allow guest access with password protection so that visitors can use your WiFi access, but only with a password which you set for them. When the user connects to your wireless LAN, they are firstly presented with your login screen before any Internet access is permitted. This is in addition to any encryption system you have running. The Multiple SSID features enables you to have up to four distinct or common virtual wireless access points. For example, you could have one for company usage, with access to your company LAN and another for public access which allows internet surfing only. Setting up wireless security is made easier thanks to the WPS feature (WiFi protected setup) whereby your client PC can get it's security keys by pressing a button on the front of the router. For specialist or more demanding coverage applications, optional aerials can be used with the Vigor 2862 to potentially increase the range of wireless coverage (depending on environment) or provide directional coverage in order that your wireless transmission is focussed and concentrated into one direction only, for example into a room or across open space. With the increasing popularity of wireless LANs, you will want to choose the least congested wireless channel for yours so the Vigor can scan and provide a list of all devices in the vicinity so that you can choose the best channel (see screenshot below which shows an example in the 2.4Ghz band).
    • Optional Higher Gain or directional aerials available - Click Here.
    • Time scheduled operation
    • Wireless Hotspot
    • Active Client list in Web Interface
    • Wireless LAN Isolation (from each other or wired LAN)
    • WPA2 Encryption
    • Switchable Hidden SSID
    • Restricted access list for clients (by MAC address)
    • Access Point Discovery
    • WDS (Wireless Distribution system) for Bridging and Repeating
    • 802.1x Radius Authentication
    • Wireless Rate-Control
    • Automatic Power Management
    • 802.11e WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia)
      Wireless LAN WDS Facility Vigor 2862Vac support WDS (Wireless Distribution System) which enables you to use the wireless capability to bridge to another network, within wireless range. You need an additional compatible wireless router for this. For further details, see here.  
  • Vigor 2862Vac Web Interface Screenshots
      Call Status & Log     SIP Account Configuration     NAT Traversal - STUN & Secure Phone Configuration     DialPlan & Digit Map       Call Barring
  • Vigor 2862Vac - Technical Specification (UK Hardware Spec.)
     
    • Physical Interfaces:
      • LAN Ports (Switch):
        • 5 X Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mb/s) Ports LAN Port 5 Switchable with WAN2 (req. f/w 3.8.8 or later)
      • WAN Ports:
        • WAN1 (DSL Port): ADSL/VDSL, RJ11
        • WAN2 : 
          • Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mb/s) RJ45 for load balance and WAN failover
          • Switchable with LAN Port 5 (WAN2 disabled, req. f/w 3.8.8 or later)
          • Switchable with Wireless WAN - Wireless interface can provide WAN connectivity
        • WAN3 : 3G/4G Modem via USB Port 1 with a supported USB 3G/4G Modem (not supplied)
        • WAN4 : 3G/4G Modem via USB Port 2 with a supported USB 3G/4G Modem (not supplied)
      • USB Ports:
        • 2 X USB 2.0 Port for 3G/4G Modem (WAN3 / WAN4), Thermometer, Printer or USB Storage
      • VoIP Ports:
        • Phone 1/2 : 2 X BT Telephone Ports (with supplied adapter), RJ11
        • Line : Analogue Telephone Line Port, RJ11
    • VoIP Features:
      • Protocols: SIP, RTP / RTCP
      • 12 SIP Registrar Accounts (for up to 12 VoIP providers)
      • Line port for PSTN Passthrough (integrates POTS line)
      • Auto-fallback to PSTN under power/Internet failure
      • G.168 Line Echo-cancellation
      • Automatic Gain Control
      • Jitter Buffer ( 125ms )
      • Voice Codecs:
        • G.711 A / µ Law
        • G.723.1
        • G.726
        • G.729 A / B
        • VAD / CNG
      • Tone Generation: DTMF , Dial , Busy , Ring Back , Call Progress
      • DTMF Transmission: In Band / Out Band ( RFC-2833 ) / SIP info
      • FAX / Modem Support G.711 Pass-through
      • T.38 for FAX
      • Supplemental Services:
        • Caller ID
        • Call Hold / Retrieve
        • Call Waiting
        • Call Waiting with Caller ID
        • Call Transfer
        • Call Forwarding ( Always , On Busy and On No Answer )
        • DND (Do not Disturb)
        • Call Barring ( Incoming / Outgoing )
        • MWI ( Message Waiting Indicator ) ( RFC-3842 )
        • Hotline (Dial preset number when handset lifted)
    • Performance:
      • Firewall: Up to 400Mb/s max
      • IPSec VPN: Up to 60Mb/s max
    • ADSL Compatibility:
      • ANSI T1.413 Issue2
      • ITU-T G.992.1 G.dmt (ADSL)
      • ITU-T G.992.2 G.lite
      • ITU-T G.992.3 ADSL2
      • ITU-T G.992.5 ADSL2+
      • Annex L (READSL)
      • Annex A
      • Annex M
      • ANFP Issue 3 Compliant/Certified (for Annex A & Annex M)
      • DSL Forum : TR-048/67 & TR-100
    • VDSL Compatibility:
      • BT Infinity Option 1 & Option 2 Compatible
      • BT SIN 498 MCT Approved
      • Support for G.INP & Vectoring
      • ITU-T VDSL2 G.993.2
      • ITU-T G.993.1, G.997.1
      • Band Plan: G.998, G.997
      • Annex A, Annex B, Annex C
      • VDSL2 Profile: 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 12a, 12b, 17a, 30a
      • OLR, UPBO, DPBO Supported
      • US0 Supported
      • Loop Diagnostic Mode
      • DSL Forum WT-114
    • Load Balance/Failover Features:
      • Outbound Policy-Based Load-Balance to direct traffic via:
        • NAT or Routing
        • WAN Interface
        • LAN Interface
        • Specific LAN Gateway
        • VPN Tunnel
      • IP-Based or Session-Based Load Balance modes NEW!
      • WAN Connection Fail-over
      • BoD (Bandwidth on Demand)
      • WAN1 PPPoE/PPPoA Fallback account, used if the primary details are unable to establish a working connection NEW!
      • Configurable Load-Balance pool, specify WAN interfaces to load balance
      • WAN Budget
    • Vigor 2862 ATM Protocols (DSL):
      • RFC-2684/RFC-1483 Multiple Protocol over AAL5
      • RFC-2516 PPP over Ethernet
      • RFC-2364 PPP over AAL5
      • PPPoE pass through LAN/WLAN
      • PPPoE/PPPoA Relay
      • Transparent bridge for MPoA
      • Multiple PVC support for Triple Play Applications (up to 8 simultaneous)
      • Support for RFC4638 for MTU up to 1500
    • Wireless LAN Features:
      • 802.11g/b/n and 802.11ac (Vigor 2862ac only)
      • Backward Compatibility for 802.11b/g
      • Wireless Features on Vigor 2862ac:
        • 802.11a
        • 802.11ac (5Ghz)
        • 4x4 MU-Mimo (5Ghz)
        • Up to 4 Spacial Streams
        • TX Beam Forming
        • 1733Mb/s Link Rate (5Ghz) + 300Mb/s (2.4Ghz)
        • Dual-band (2.4/5Ghz) simultaneous wireless
        • 256QAM
        • Extended DFS frequency range
      • Multiple SSID : Create up to 4 virtual wireless LANs (independent or joined)
      • Packet Aggregation and Channel Bonding
      • Optional Higher Gain or directional aerials available - Click Here.
      • Active Client list in Web Interface
      • Wireless LAN Isolation (from VLAN groups and wired Ethernet interfaces)
      • 64/128-bit WEP Encryption
      • WPA/WPA2 Encryption
      • Switchable Hidden SSID
      • Restricted access list for clients (by MAC address)
      • Time Scheduling (WLAN radio can be disabled at certain times of day)
      • Time Scheduling for individual SSIDs NEW!
      • Access Point Discovery
      • WDS (Wireless Distribution system) for WLAN Bridging and Repeating
      • 802.1x Radius Authentication
      • Wireless VLAN
      • Wireless Rate-Control
      • Automatic Power Management
      • 802.11e WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia)
      • Station Control, limit wireless client access time per day
      • Airtime Fairness NEW!
      • Band Steering NEW!
      • Wireless WAN mode for WAN2, switchable with Ethernet (Wireless models only) NEW!
    • WAN Protocols (Ethernet):
      • DHCP Client
      • Static IP
      • PPPoE
      • PPTP
      • BPA
    • Firewall & Security Features:
      • CSM (Content Security Management):
        • URL Keyword Filtering - Whitelist or Blacklist specific sites or keywords in URLs
        • Block Web sites by category (e.g. Adult, Gambling etc. Subject to subscription)
        • Prevent accessing of web sites by using their direct IP address (thus URLs only)
        • Blocking automatic download of Java applets and ActiveX controls
        • Blocking of web site cookies
        • Block http downloads of file types :
          • Binary Executable : .EXE / .COM / .BAT / .SCR / .PIF
          • Compressed : .ZIP / .SIT / .ARC / .CAB/. ARJ / .RAR
          • Multimedia : .MOV / .MP3 / .MPEG / .MPG / .WMV / .WAV / .RAM / .RA / .RM / .AVI / .AU
        • Time Schedules for enabling/disabling the restrictions
        • Block popular P2P (Peer-to-Peer) file sharing programs
        • Block Instant Messaging programs (e.g. IRC, Skype/Yahoo Messenger etc.)
      • DNS Filter: Use DNS to enforce categorisation
      • Web Portal
      • Multi-NAT (32 WAN IPs per WAN1 & WAN2)
      • DMZ Host
      • DMZ Port (via LAN port P1, switchable)
      • 40 Port Redirection rules
      • 40 Open Port rules (10 port ranges per rule)
      • Policy-Based Firewall
      • MAC Address Filter
      • SPI ( Stateful Packet Inspection ) with new FlowTrack Mechanism
      • DoS / DDoS Protection
      • IP Address Anti-spoofing
      • E-Mail Alert and Logging via Syslog
      • Bind IP to MAC Address
      • User Management:
        • Up to 200 Profiles
        • Supports external authentication via LDAP or RADIUS
        • Per User Bandwidth and Time Quota
        • Schedule Control to delete or disable account automatically
    • Bandwidth Management:
      • Quality of Service (QoS- For devices in the NAT subnet according to source or destination IP)
        • Guaranteed Bandwidth for VoIP
        • Class-based Bandwidth Guarantee by User-Defined Traffic Categories
        • Layer 2&3 (802.1p & TOS/DCSP)
        • DiffServ Code Point Classifying
        • 4-level Priority for each Direction (Inbound / Outbound)
        • Bandwidth Borrowed
        • App QoS: Classify traffic by Application
      • Temporary (5 minute) Quick Blocking of any LAN Client
      • Bandwidth Limit (Shared or individual limit)
      • Smart Bandwidth Limitation (Triggered by Traffic / Session)
      • Session Limit
    • Network/Router Management:
      • Web-Based User Interface (HTTP / HTTPS)
      • CLI ( Command Line Interface ) / Telnet / SSH
      • Web Console: Access CLI through Web Interface
      • Administration Access Control
      • Brute Force Protection
      • Configuration Backup / Restore
      • Configuration Import from Vigor 2820, Vigor 2830, Vigor 2850 & Vigor 2860
      • Built-in Diagnostic Function
      • Firmware Upgrade via Web Interface, TFTP, FTP
      • Logging via Syslog
      • Supports SmartMonitor (up to 50 IPs monitored)
      • SNMP v2 & v3 Management with MIB-II
      • TR-069
      • TR-104
      • Access Point Management: Centrally Manage up to 20 DrayTek VigorAPs
      • Switch Management: Centrally Manage up to 10 DrayTek VigorSwitches
    • VPN Facilities:
      • Up to 32 Concurrent VPN Tunnels (incoming or outgoing)
      • Tunnelling Protocols:
        • PPTP
        • IPSec
        • L2TP
        • L2TP over IPSec
        • DrayTek SSL
        • GRE NEW!
      • IPSec Features:
        • Internet Key Exchange : IKEv1 (Main and Aggressive mode) & IKEv2 NEW!
        • Security Protocols : AH mode, ESP mode
        • DiffieHelman (DH) Groups:
          • IKEv1 : 1,2,5,14
          • IKEv2 : 1,2,5,14,19,20,21
        • Encryption:
          • DES / 3DES (168bits)
          • AES (128/192/256bits) - Hardware-Accelerated
        • Authentication - Hardware-Accelerated:
          • MD5
          • SHA-1
          • SHA-256
        • IKE Authentication : Pre-shared Key or X.509 Digital Signature
        • DHCP over IPSec
        • NAT-Traversal (NAT-T)
        • Dead Peer Detection (DPD)
        • Port forwarding (Port Redirection, Open Ports) to remote clients connected via an IPsec LAN to LAN VPN
      • SSL VPN for teleworkers - Up to 16 simultaneous users. Proxy or tunnel
      • LAN-to-LAN & Teleworker-to-LAN connectivity
      • MOTP (Mobile One Time Password) for two factor authentication (2FA)
      • Virtual IP Mapping, map a remote IP subnet/range to another range to resolve IP subnet/range conflicts
      • VPN Pass-Through
    • Network Features:
      • Port-Based VLAN (Inclusive/Exclusive Groups)
      • 802.1q VLAN Tagging
      • Port Mirroring
      • 802.1X Port Authentication
      • Multi Subnet DHCP Servers with DHCP Relay
      • LAN Clients : Up to 1022 per subnet (for subnets 1-3)
      • Custom DHCP Option support
      • Dynamic DNS
      • DNSSEC support NEW!
      • DNS Transparent Proxy
      • DNS Caching
      • LAN DNS (supports CNAME)
      • NTP Client (Synchronise Router Time)
      • Call Scheduling (Enable/Trigger Internet Access by Time)
      • RADIUS Client
      • LDAP Client
      • TACACS+ Client
      • High Availability
      • Internal RADIUS Server
      • Microsoft™ UPnP Support
      • Maximum MTU 1534
      • Routing Protocols: 
        • Static Routing (30 routes)
        • RIP V2
        • RIPng for IPv6 NEW!
    • Operating Requirements:
      • Rack Mountable (Optional Vigor RM1 mounting bracket required)
      • Wall Mountable
      • Temperature Operating : 0°C ~ 45°C
      • Storage : -25°C ~ 70°C
      • Humidity 10% ~ 90% (non-condensing)
      • Power Consumption: 31 Watt Max.
      • Dimensions: L240.96 * W165.07 * H43.96 ( mm )
      • Operating Power: DC 12V (via external PSU, supplied)
      • Warranty : Two (2) Years RTB
      • Power Requirements : 220-240VAC