Solution Case Studies

DrayTek products are the key components in countless different business solutions. Their flexible feature sets enable you to implement reliable solutions to enhance your productivity and security. This page shows several case studies illustrating just a few examples of how DrayTek products have been used in real-world scenarios to provide real solutions.


Restaurant Chain VPNs & Guest WiFi

Well known restaurant chain Maxwells own several famous venues around London. Using DrayTek products, inter-branch connections were established using the Internet with failover capability. In addition, guest WiFi access was provided in the restaurants for diners and performing artists, but securely segragated from company data. For full details Click Here.

  Maxwells used DrayTek routers to link their restaurants

Quarriers used DrayTek routers for internet connectivity and content filtering  

Charity operating Care Homes

Quarriers is a Scottish-based charity providing care for the elderly or vulnerable uses DrayTek products to provide Internet connectivity and linking of their various locations back to head office. For full details Click Here.


Car Tyre & Servicing Business

McConechys is one Scotland's largest car tyre and serving providers with over 50 branches. They used DrayTek routers to providing Internet access, content control and secure branch links. For full details Click Here.

  McConechys Tyres used DrayTek routers to link their branches

Teleworker in DrayTek Case Study  

Teleworker Access (VPN) to Office

Specialist recruitment firm The Health and Safety Partnership needed a reliable and secure method to link home or teleworkers to their main office. Using Vigor 2820 routers with ADSL lines, they provided secure VPN tunnels between sites for data transfer as well as firewalling the networks at all locations. For full details, Click Here.


Linking Remote Offices (VPN) & VoIP

Birmingham based Estate Agent Maguire Jackson needed to securely connect their two offices so that they should share resources across both networks. In addition, as they make many calls between the offices, they wanted to make further use of their ADSL lines for free VoIP calls. This not only saved call costs but reduced the number of phone lines needed. For full details Click Here.

  Estate Agent Office in DrayTek Case Study

SDSL Failover in DrayTek Case Study  

Robust Broadband Failover & Backup

Satellite email service provider Global Technology needed a robust failover solution so that the service to their customers was available in the event of failure of connectivity in multiple scenarios. Using SDSL lines with Vigor 3100 modem/routers in conjuction with Vigor2950 higher performance router/firewalls with dual-WAN ports, local failover provision was achieved. An identical setup at a second remote backup location was also used. For full details, Click Here.


Using 3G for Broadband Backup

Specialist Veterinary Practice service supplier Professional Practice Services use ADSL as their primary Internet feed. On a number of occasions, it had proven unreliable and as they depend on connectivity to provide reliable service to their own clients, a contingency was needed. Using a Vigor 2820 router, they added 3G (Cellular) backup to their regular ADSL service which automatically engages if there's a problem with the ADSL connection. For full details Click Here.

  DrayTek 2820n with 3G Modem for ADSL Backup

DrayTek Routers helping Avon Tyrrell stay connected  

Robust Office Links & VoIP Deployment

Avon Tyrrell, a youth charity providing outdoor activities relocated some of their London staff to the New Forest but still required both offices to be connected to each other as well as teleworker access. Reliability was essential. They also wanted to use VoIP to save on call costs and phone line rental. The load-balancing solution chosen provided exactly what they wanted using Vigor 2950 and Vigor 2820 routers. For full details Click Here.


If you are a DrayTek dealer or an end user and have an interesting case study, please get in touch with us with details so that it can be considered for inclusion here.


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