Fibre Routers from ISPs
Jacques du Rand 2020-04-20
The WiFi router is the lifeblood of your home network and the starting point of a great Internet experience. If your house is on the small size, let say less than 150 m^2, and you’re running less than 50Mbps line, you should be more than ok with the 'router' your ISP has provided. Also as seen here, most of the time you don't need anything more.
It is also worth mentioning that you don't need a "special fibre router" apart from the ONT/CPE device that is supplied from the fibre network. All you need is a wifi router with a WAN port.
Should you have a bigger household lets say three or more people and want the absolute best experience, you can definitely upgrade to one of the better routers. Look out for our "Best Fibre Router" according to the Internet. Here is a list of the most common routers supplied by the ISPs. This is by no means a complete list and some of these are also dependent on which fibre network you are signed up with. The list is taken from the recent MyBroadband forum discussion link
AC1200 DIR 825 |
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Used by ISP |
Afrihost |
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Specifications |
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Brand | DLink |
Model | DIR 825 |
Bands | 2.4Ghz,5Ghz |
Speed | Up to 1200 Mbps |
Default Login | admin / password |
Gateway | 192.168.1.1 |
TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 |
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Used by ISP |
WebAfrica |
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Specifications |
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Brand | TP-Link |
Model | AC1750 C7 |
Bands | 2.4Ghz,5Ghz |
Speed | 5GHz: Up to 1300Mbps 2.4GHz: Up to 450Mbps |
Default Login | admin / admin |
Gateway | 192.168.0.1 |
Tenda AC6 AC1200 |
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Used by ISP |
Home-Connect |
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Specifications |
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Brand | Tenda |
Model | AC6 AC1200 |
Bands | 2.4Ghz,5Ghz |
Speed | 5GHz: Up to 867Mbps 2.4GHz: Up to 300Mbps |
Default Login | <blank> / </blank> |
Gateway | 192.168.0.1 |
TP-Link Archer AC750 C2 Dual GigabitXX |
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Used by ISP |
RsaWeb RocketNet |
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Specifications |
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Brand | TP-Link |
Model | Archer AC750 C2 |
Bands | 2.4Ghz,5Ghz |
Speed | 5GHz: Up to 433Mbps,2.4GHz: Up to 300Mbps |
Default Login | admin / admin |
Gateway | 192.168.1.1 |
ZyXEL AMG1302-T11C |
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Used by ISP |
MWeb Axxess |
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Specifications |
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Brand | ZyXEL |
Model | AMG1302-T11C |
Bands | 2.4Ghz,5Ghz |
Speed | Up to 300 Mbps |
Default Login | admin / 1234 |
Gateway | 192.168.1.1 |
TP-Link Archer AC750 C20 |
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Used by ISP |
RSAWeb WebAfrica |
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Specifications |
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Brand | TP-Link |
Model | AC750 Archer C20 |
Bands | 2.4Ghz,5Ghz |
Speed | 5GHz: Up to 433Mbps 2.4GHz: Up to 300Mbps |
Default Login | admin / admin |
Gateway | 192.168.0.1 |
TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N Router |
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Used by ISP |
Cool Ideas |
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Specifications |
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Brand | TP-Link |
Model | TL-WR840N |
Bands | 2.4Ghz |
Speed | 11n Up to 300Mbps 11g Up to 54Mbps |
Default Login | admin / admin |
Gateway | 192.168.0.1 |
Zyxel SBG3300-N Series |
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Used by ISP |
Telkom |
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Specifications |
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Brand | Zyxel |
Model | SBG3300-N Series |
Bands | 2.4Ghz |
Speed | 11n Up to 300Mbps 11g Up to 54Mbps |
Default Login | admin / 1234 |
Gateway | 192.168.1.1 |
Mikrotik hAP ac Lite |
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Used by ISP |
Vox |
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Specifications |
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Brand | Mikrotik |
Model | hAP ac lite / RB952Ui-5ac2nD |
Bands | 2.4Ghz,5Ghz |
Speed | Up to 300Mbps |
Default Login | admin / <blank> |
Gateway | 192.168.88.1 |