Firmware Updates All Round!

21/09/2011 by 2 Comments

That’s right folks, DrayTek has gone Firmware bonkers! Well, no not really, but they sure have been very productive this month with their firmware development. With VigorAP 800 firmware version 1.0.3, they have added a very cool Auto Detection feature which enables the Access Point to automatically be detected by master devices (router list to be released soon), allowing you to skip several steps in the setup process of your VigorAP 800. For example, if you were to hook up your VigorAP 800 with a Vigor2920 series V.3.3.7 router, the AP800 would automatically be picked up by the Vigor2920. FURTHERMORE, the 2920’s web configuration menu will automatically provide an additional setup section, ‘External Devices’, for the AP 800. Also with that firmware update are the additions of an SSID selection feature on the AP Discovery Wizard and of the Mixed (11g+11n) mode for wireless.

DrayTek VigorAP 800

VigorAP 800

DrayTek’s VigorAP 800 is a PoE enabled wireless access point which you hook up to your router to either add wireless connectivity to your existing LAN or to boost/extend your home or office wireless network. In effect, it acts as a central transmitting device which optimises traffic flow using WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) technology to define Quality of Service in the wireless network.

Meanwhile, Version 1.5.1.1 of Vigor2130 brings an IPv6 ping trace router, as well as further support for debug messages sent from the router’s Syslog Utility to help with the daily administration networks.

Get ‘em while they’re hot!

 

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Meet VigorAP 800

10/06/2011 by Leave a Comment

I just wanted to speak to you quickly about this brilliant little device we have called VigorAP 800. Today, wireless networks are a common thing in households, and increasingly in workplaces. They’re convenient, and things can certainly be a lot tidier with wires involved. On the downside however, wireless networks can suffer due to things like poor signal strength, or interferences in the vicinity of the network.

DrayTek’s VigorAP 800 is a PoE enabled wireless access point which you hook up to your router to either add wireless connectivity to your existing LAN or to boost/extend your home or office wireless network. 
The compact standalone device is not to be underestimated, with the next generation 802.11n wireless standard it can achieve faster speeds and better range using advanced MIMO technology. MIMO technology utilises multiple ‘smart’ transmitters and receivers to transfer more data at the same time.

VigorAP 800 also optimises traffic flow using WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) technology which defines Quality of Service in the wireless network. WMM prioritises data traffic to ensure more time-critical audio, video or voice applications are processed seamlessly through the wireless network. AND AP 800 also supports WDS (Wireless Distribution System), which can extend wireless coverage!

To protect your wireless network, this clever little device employs a multi-level security approach via WEP/WPA/ WPA2 data encryption, MAC authentication, and 802.1x RADIUS support.

So that’s just a little bit about that.. It may be the answer you’re looking for if your wireless network is just not cutting it at the moment. Check it out here.

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Vigor2110 Speed Booster

31/07/2009 by Leave a Comment

On-Line Gamers: God…. Give me the Speed I need for my game!
DrayTek: Thou shalt use (NBN-Ready) Vigor2110!

Imaging in a tennis game, you hit a brilliant shot, but the time has frozen down and the ball runs in slow motion, and your opponent has plenty of time to figure out how to counter smash the shot you are proud of. Bad news is the slow motion is in one direction only and his return shot runs at 73.14m/s (urrent Guinness World record).

Australian on-line gamers of some popular games such as WoW (World of WarCraft), Neocron, etc. are worse off than their US counterparts, simply because the servers are in the US and the latency is larger here than there. This is a good reason for the gamers to look forward to NBN (National Broadband Network) which promises to provide up to 100Mbps speed.

In the mean time, DrayTek has increased the NAT throughput speed of some of their models, including Vigor2110 series, from 70Mbps to 90Mbps, making them NBN-ready. In addition, DrayTek’s Hardware Based QoS ensures that time critical packets, such as those from on-line games, are processed according to their priority settings. This is DrayTek’s answer to the collective prayers of on-line gamers.

Up till now, Vigor2110 has been popular among on-line gamers for its outstanding bandwidth management capability and all-in-one functions. Now as the first fibre link is ploughed into ground in Tasmania for the NBN project, you can be sure that this router will not be outpaced when a fibre comes near your home.

The implementation involves hardware and software (WUI for user setting).

Hardware
DrayTek has adapted a hardware based Speed Booster for Vigor2110 series, making the NAT throughput to be 90Mbps – nearly same as the theoretical maximum speed for Fast Ethernet.

The hardware based QoS ensures that time critical packets are processed with due priorities. This is based on customer settings allowing for flexibility and user friendliness.

Software
DrayTek’s GUI for Hardware Acceleration allows users to setup and “tune” the router for their games (or other applications). It’s like having a 「Turbo Mode」 button for your game. The configuration page is:

DV2110_HDAcc_01

Mode :
Disable – Turn off Hardware Acceleration mechanism – default setting.

Auto – Choose this option to execute Hardware Acceleration function automatically. When the traffic sessions become heavy, the router will automatically activate the Hardware Accelerator. When the traffic drops low, the Hardware Acceleration will be turned off.

Manual – Choose this option to set Hardware Acceleration rules manually. You have to specify which protocol will be applied and choose associated options.

DV2110_HDAcc_02

The option of Auto or Manual on Vigor2110』s WUI (Web User Interface) is inspired by racing car concepts, in that the users can have all power for themselves 」manually」, or have the router (the machine) to automatically adjust the speed based on its own work load. In this way the gamers can optimise his game based on the type of games and his own skill level.

More details on Vigor2110 series are here: http://www.draytek.com.au/products/Vigor2110.php

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