BEST SMALL BUSINESS ROUTERS 2017 SOFTWARE

The router can be connected using a combination of these interfaces for load balancing and failover to maximise internet performance and reliability. The Vigor 2860Ln offers six Gigabit Ethernet ports and plenty of connectivity options, including the ADSL2+/VDSL2 port, an extra Gigabit WAN port, USB port that supports a 4G adapter and a 4G SIM slot. We will not share your details with third parties. See all of our survey results for servers/NAS.I have read and accept the privacy policy and terms and conditions and by submitting my email address I agree to receive the Business IT newsletter and receive special offers on behalf of Business IT, nextmedia and its valued partners. Lost to us in this year's results due to not enough responses: Seagate. Western Digital comes in third with the same 8.0 overall score it had last year and slight dips in other areas. In second place with similar increases is Dell it got a fantastic 8.5 overall score, though its likelihood to be recommended to colleagues fell to an 8.0 from last year's 8.4. The only place Synology fell was that more people needed tech support (68 percent) and repairs (37 percent) than last year. Synology's overall score shot from a 9.0 last year to a 9.2 for overall satisfaction it also earned an incredible 9.5 in reliability (up from last year's 9.0) and went up for tech support and likelihood to recommend (the latter rated so high, with another 9.5, that the NetPromoter Score based on the same number is an almost record high 84 percent.)

Taiwan's Synology continues its streak of performing high in the minds of PCMag readers, both at home and at the office.

Look at the chart from last year and you won't see much difference in 2017 except slightly better numbers. See all of our survey results for work routers. Third place this year belongs to Linksys, not too far behind its former owner Cisco (the Linksys brand is now owned and operated by Belkin.) It also had a slight increase in its overall score and managed to have the fewest products that needed repairs at 29 percent, ahead of Netgear and Cisco. That said, the scores show that you'll probably be happy with a Cisco router-a name that's synonymous with networking and internet connectivity in big offices. Even its tech support rating is higher-though a lot more Cisco products actually needed tech support and repairs than the other vendors that placed in our results. A similar score for the likelihood to recommend Netgear products to colleagues, and an excellent 8.9 for overall reliability, made Netgear the big winner for 2017 when it comes to work routers.Ĭisco likewise had an increase, shooting up a tenth of a point to 8.3 overall-but it actually outscored Netgear when it comes to reliability with a 9.0, and the likelihood to be recommended at 8.7. Whereas last year it tied with Cisco for a second place finish with an 8.2 (out of a score of 0 to 10, with 10 being the best), Netgear jumped up to an 8.5 in overall satisfaction this year. Thankfully, Netgear is ready to step into the limelight. Like last year, we took a dip in the polls overall of people rating work routers, leaving our previous top rated vendor, Asus, behind since it didn't earn enough ratings to be included.

BEST SMALL BUSINESS ROUTERS 2017 SOFTWARE

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