| Router/Firewall | Approximate Price | Recommended Number of Phones | Dual Band Wifi | QoS | VPN | VLANs | Ethernet Ports | Data Storage | WAN load balancing | SPI Firewall | IPS/IDS | Content Filtering | Telnet & SSH CLI | IPv6 Support |
| Buffalo DD-WRT Series | ~$80+ | 1 to 25 phones |  |
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WAN 1x gigabit LAN 4x gigabit |
1 x 1 x |
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| ZyXEL ZyWall USG Series | ~$150 | 20 or more phones | |
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WAN 1x gigabit LAN 4x gigabit |
1 x |
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Limited. Higher end models only. |
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| New SonicWalls
Known As SonicOS Enhanced. |
~$300+ | 20 or more phones | |
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6x gigabit switch ports 1x console |
2 x |
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| Cisco Meraki Cloud Routers | ~$300+* This router requires a Cisco service contract |
20 or more phones |
(Model dependent) |
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WAN 1x gigabit LAN 4x gigabit |
1 × USB 2.0 (for 3G/4G failover) |
(Model dependent) |
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Critically important information for all devices.
The routers above are recommended because they have:
- A long track record of success with many customers that own these devices that we have worked with extensively.
- Bandwidth Management/Rate Control, which is an important feature to have when using a VoIP system. It's effective at ensuring excellent call quality and effective at resolving call quality problems in many cases.
- Some necessary configuration changes, as is the case with all routers, but they work well after the changes are made.
Feature comparisons are based on the following models:
- AirStation N600 DD-WRT Router WZR-600DHP
- ZyXEL USG20W
- SonicWall TZ215
- Cisco Meraki Z1 Cloud Managed Router
