Gigabit WiFi 6 Router with VLAN, VPN, Ad Blocking, DNS Over HTTPS and Parental Controls

Price: $199.99 - $149.00
(as of Oct 08, 2024 20:49:15 UTC – Details)

Product Description

Not all devices on your home network have the same level of security protection. IoT devices, such as VoIP devices and connected toys, are notoriously vulnerable to cyber-attacks. A good security practice is to isolate these devices from the rest of your network. And if you work from home, you want to separate your work devices from your home devices for better privacy.

The technology to achieve this purpose is VLAN, which is routinely deployed in enterprise networks. But it’s rarely made available to the home user due to its complexity. The pcWRT router solves this problem by providing 5 preconfigured VLANs, so that the user can simply assign their devices to the preconfigured VLANs to achieve the desired security benefits.

The pcWRT router comes with a myriad of configuration options to suit all your VPN needs. Three scenarios are depicted above but there are many other possibilities, including port forwarding with VPN, VPN guest user mode, VPN VLAN access controls, VPN in and VPN out, site-to-site VPN etc.

【VLAN NETWORK SEGREGATION】With 5 preconfigured VLANs, this router makes it easy for you to segragate your home network for better security. Security challenged IoT devices belong to their own network, guest devices too. If you work from home, put your work devices on yet another isolated network. For wired connections, simply assign an Ethernet port to a VLAN. For wireless connections, assign an SSID to a VLAN. Up to 4 WiFi SSIDs are supported per band.
【BULTIN VPN CLIENT AND SERVER】For maximum compatibility with your VPN services, the router supports three VPN protocols: OpenVPN, IPsec and WireGuard. And you can have some VLANs go through a VPN connection, while leaving other VLANs on your ISP connection. A device can connect to a VPN or disconnect from it by switching the VLAN it connects to. For wireless connections, this means you simply connect to a different SSID.
【PARENTAL CONTROL THAT WORKS】Parental control is never a one-size-fits-all solution. There’s no such thing as “it just works”. Every family has different criteria and requirements. As such, the router provides you maximum flexibility in configuring parental controls. You can configure bulk filtering with trusted services such as OpenDNS, CleanBrowsing, Cloudflare etc. Augment that with local block/allow lists, domain specific time schedules etc. And, as may be required for older kids, enable builtin defense against various bypassing techniques.
【ONE-CLICK AD BLOCKING】With a single click, enable network-wide ad blocking, which not only blocks ads in browsers but also in apps. When needed, each user can pause ad-blocking on their device without logging into the router.
【FLEXIBLE DNS CONFIGS】Encrypt DNS with DNS over HTTPS. The router comes with preconfigured settings for OpenDNS, Quad9, CleanBrowsing, AdGuard, Google and Cloudflare. It also allows you to add your own DNS configurations. And you can choose different DNS services/configurations for different devices.
【NETWORK MONITORING】Monitor all activities on your network. See which domains, IP addresses, protocols and ports are accessed by which devices. See how much bandwidth is consumed by each device and to what servers.