Vigor 2135ax
- FTTP Gigabit Ethernet Router
- AX3000 – Wi-Fi 6 Dual Band Wireless
- 2 LAN-to-LAN & Remote Teleworker VPN Tunnels
- DrayTek SSL and OpenVPN support
- 4 Gigabit RJ-45 LAN Ports
- 4 LAN Subnets with VLANs (Port-based / 802.1q)
- IPv6 and IPv4 Compatible
- SPI Firewall and Content Filtering
- Optional VigorCare Available
- Can be centrally Managed by VigorACS
The Ideal SoHo VPN Router for Full Fibre Connections
The DrayTek Vigor 2135ax Ethernet VPN routers are ideal for Small Office and Home Office networks. Featuring powerful Firewall and Content Filtering, configurable Quality of Service and an array of VPN capabilities, with the performance to make full use of FTTP Fibre Broadband.
The inclusion of Wi-Fi 6 technology in the Vigor 2135ax model provides a reliable, highly integrated and reliable connectivity solution for SoHo networks.
Full Fibre Ethernet Router
The Vigor 2135ax is an Ethernet WAN router with Gigabit performance, allowing you to make full use of DrayTek's advanced feature set, with Quality of Service, VPN and Content Filtering. Connect to VirginMedia Cable and Ultrafast FTTP with Ethernet WAN.
Either connection, or a 4G USB modem can be used as the primary or Failover connections, so that if the main Internet connection goes down, the Vigor 2135ax can use its backup connections to guarantee reliable Internet access and VPN connectivity.
The 2135ax adds 802.11ax wireless, providing fast wireless coverage to your network's computers and devices.
Route Policy - Routing Management for WAN & VPN
The Vigor 2135ax provides full policy-based control of where and how outbound traffic is routed with Route Policy, to send traffic through VPN services and alternative LAN gateways:
VPN Routing |
Send all or select traffic through VPN services. |
Hostname Routing |
Route access to individual websites, Internet domains (i.e. www.bbc.co.uk) and hostnames through a VPN tunnel or a specific WAN. |
Service Routing |
Push specific services or ports, such as DNS, through a set WAN, an alternative Gateway or VPN Tunnel. |
Failover & Failback |
Extensive control of Failover with multiple Failover rules and paths. Manage how connections are moved back to the primary connection, after a failover has occurred with Failback settings. |
Powerful SoHo VPN Router
DrayTek's Vigor routers feature extensive VPN (Virtual Private Networking) capabilities. The Vigor 2135ax is no exception, its VPN capabilities are well suited to SoHo (small office, home office) environments. A VPN enables you to link remote offices and branch offices back to HQ, or home-based/mobile teleworkers back to your office.
The Vigor 2135ax allows you to make full use of Fibre broadband with VPN. Up to 150 Mbps of IPsec VPN throughput for fast and secure connections, to VPN services and other offices.
Connect 2 VPN tunnels concurrently to access remote resources securely. Connect the Vigor 2135ax in a branch office or home office to a head office for seamless access to network resources.
It supports all common industry standard VPN protocols, for it to connect to VPN services, link remote offices and handle connections from all types of VPN clients. Supporting IPsec IKEv1 & IKEv2 protocols with EAP and XAuth authentication, DrayTek's SSL VPN and L2TP for both LAN to LAN and Dial-In teleworker VPNs. In addition, teleworkers can connect to the router with OpenVPN.
User management for Dial-In Teleworkers is managed through the router's web interface, with mOTP 2-factor authentication available for IPsec, L2TP and SSL VPN Teleworker connections.
Connecting Remote Sites with LAN to LAN VPN
Supporting up to 2 concurrently active VPN tunnels and 200 Mbps of IPsec VPN throughput, the Vigor 2135ax series is ideal as a branch-office or home-office router, to connect with a head office router such as the Vigor 3910.
Once connected, they have access to your office/remote resources through a secure encrypted tunnel allowing remote desktop, file sharing and seamless access to other resources and devices.
DrayTek SSL VPN for Dial-In Teleworkers & LAN to LAN
Connect up to 2 DrayTek SSL VPN tunnels. These encrypted tunnels securely link teleworkers or remote DrayTek Vigor routers back to your main office using SSL/TLS technology - similar to the HTTPS security that's used for most secure websites on the internet such as on-line banking and shopping services.
Teleworkers can connect with a secure SSL VPN tunnel to the DrayTek Vigor 2135ax, using the free DrayTek Smart VPN Client app. Available for Windows, macOS, Apple iOS (iPad, iPhone) and Android devices.
Download the SmartVPN client and learn more about DrayTek SSL VPNs here.
Connect VPNs from behind NAT with DrayTek's VPN Matcher
A typical requirement for connecting a VPN tunnel between two points is that the VPN server must be directly accessible on the public Internet. Sometimes this can be achieved with NAT Port Forwarding if the router is located behind another router, but if the router is connected to 4G Mobile Broadband or is behind Carrier-Grade NAT (CG-NAT), connecting to that VPN server may be impossible.
DrayTek's new VPN Matcher service helps DrayTek routers behind NAT to allow Dial-In Teleworkers to connect, or connect two DrayTek VPN routers that are behind NAT and could not normally establish a VPN tunnel.
Connect an OpenVPN Teleworker to a DrayTek router behind NAT
Connect two DrayTek router's behind NAT with a LAN-to-LAN VPN
AX3000 Wireless LAN
The Vigor 2135ax provides Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) simultaneous Dual-Band wireless for fast and efficient wireless connectivity. Multi-User MIMO allows the router to send to more than one device at a time, with each of its Antennas streaming data to different devices at once, improving efficiency over standard 802.11ax wireless and allowing the router to effectively serve more wireless clients.
With firmware 4.4.3, the Vigor 2135ax wireless router can be used as part of DrayTek's Mesh wireless system, allowing the router to work as the Mesh Root, providing Internet access and management of Mesh VigorAPs directly. For product compatibility, please visit our features compatibility page.
4 Gigabit LAN Ports with VLANs
The Vigor 2135ax provides 4 Gigabit LAN ports for wired links to Computers, Servers and Network Attached Storage.
Up to four LAN subnets and VLANs allow the Vigor 2135ax to manage guest networks that are fully separated from internal networks and data. Or any other configuration that can use up to four subnets, whether that's a separate LAN subnet to isolate printers, IoT and other smart devices from computers and servers, or simply providing multiple IP networks through the one router. Each network can have its own Content Filtering, Firewall, Quality of Service and Route Policy configurations.
Vigor 2135ax routers have full support for 802.1Q VLAN tagging, so that these subnets can be passed to other devices that support tagged VLANs. Such as the DrayTek VigorSwitch G2100 10-port switch, for additional network ports and features.
The Wireless LAN can also utilise VLANs, making the same Guest & Private networks possible simply by using different wireless SSIDs. Or connect up a DrayTek VigorAP wireless access point, such as the VigorAP 906 to do the same, spanning the router's own wireless and any connected wireless APs.
Designed for Central Management
The Vigor 2135ax can be centrally managed along with VigorAP's and switches, with the VigorACS central management platform.
This scalable solution provides visibility, control and reporting of your entire DrayTek product estate, ideal for dealers/SIs managing customers' devices or any user who wants to know what's going on with their devices. VigorACS also provides features like automated/bulk firmware updates, VPN management and alarms for connectivity or other issues.
For full details of VigorACS, click here.
Robust & Comprehensive IPv4 / IPv6 Firewall
Security is always taken seriously with DrayTek routers. The firewall protects against attacks including DoS (Denial of Service) attacks, IP-based attacks and access by unauthorised remote systems. Wireless, Ethernet and VPN are also protected by various protection systems.
The DrayTek object-based firewall enables you to create combinations of Firewall rules and Content Filtering to suit a home or small office environment, applying Content Filtering to the whole network, only specified devices or just the network that guests can connect to.
The Vigor 2135ax supports both IPv4 and IPv6 with Dual-Stack IPv4/IPv6. Advanced networking features, such as the object-based Firewall, Quality of Service, Content Filtering and VLANs support both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
Web Content Filtering with DNS Filter
The content control features of the Vigor 2135ax allow you to set restrictions on web site access, blocking download of certain file or data types, blocking specific web sites with whitelists or blacklists, blocking IM/P2P applications or other potentially harmful or wasteful content. Restrictions can be per user, per PC or universal and according to time schedules.
Content filtering can also block sites using HTTPS/SSL where URLs are encrypted (and normal routers cannot block).
Using the GlobalView service, you can block whole categories of web sites (e.g. gambling, adult sites etc.), subject to an annual subscription, which is continuously updated with new or changed site categorisations or sites which have become compromised (such as infected with Malware). A free 30-day trial is included with your new router.
DrayDDNS - DrayTek Dynamic DNS Address
DrayTek provides a free Dynamic DNS address to each Vigor 2135ax router, allowing you to link the router's current IP address to a memorable "drayddns.com" hostname, such as "vigor2135.drayddns.com".
This address automatically updates whenever the Internet connection's IP changes, so if one WAN’s IP address allocation is dynamic, or the IP changes when switching from the primary WAN connection to a backup, you can easily locate and access your Vigor 2135ax router. Just use the hostname to access the router's VPN services, management and any other services you have made accessible through the router.
The Vigor 2135ax can also authenticate your DrayDDNS hostname with free SSL/TLS certificates provided by LetsEncrypt, the router manages and automates the certificate process. Keeping the certificate up to date and ready for use with SSL VPN and other services.
Quality of Service with App QoS
Prioritise latency-sensitive applications on your network with Quality of Service.
App QoS simplifies setting up Quality of Service significantly, simply select which applications or services to prioritise, such as Zoom and Skype.
Use 4 separate queues to give priority to servers & PCs (IP address), services such as VoIP or DNS, or packet tagging used by IP phones with 802.1p and DSCP support
Auto Voice VLAN allows the router to automatically prioritise VoIP calls as they pass through the router without additional configuration.
Control throughput with Bandwidth Limit, by setting speed limits for all clients individually, groups of IPs, or a shared bandwidth limit for a whole subnet, such as a Guest network.
Multi-Purpose USB Ports
The Vigor 2135ax has two USB ports which can be used for 4G/LTE modem, USB temperature sensor, storage, or a printer for shared access.
Connect a USB 4G/LTE modem to the Vigor 2135ax and use mobile broadband as your Internet connectivity. That can be your primary connection or the router can switch over to 4G, in the case of ADSL/VDSL outage so that you're always connected.
Use your Vigor 2135ax as a network attached storage (NAS) by connecting a USB flash drive or hard drive. With Windows networking (SMB) & FTP connectivity to allow Windows, Apple, Android and Linux devices to access the router's storage, locally and through VPN.
Central AP Management
The DrayTek Vigor 2135ax series routers can manage 2 DrayTek VigorAP access points with Central AP Management profiles, with an option to Auto Provision - auto configuring newly installed VigorAP access points with the Auto Provisioning profile, upon initial connection to the DrayTek Vigor router's network.
This enables you to centrally control, manage and administer a full DrayTek network installed around the home or office, through the router's web interface. Ideal for local or remote management.
For further details of the central management feature, click here.
Dashboard
View the status of the Vigor 2135ax in one place from the router's Dashboard.
Quality of Service
Ensure efficient use of your Internet connections with QoS. Prioritise important traffic over bulk traffic and allocate bandwidth to services:
Advanced App QoS
Easily prioritise or de-prioritise specific services with DrayTek's App QoS system, which detects an application's 'signature' network traffic:
CSM - Web Content Filtering, URL Filtering & App Enforcement
Control access to the Internet, either for all users or specific networks / clients only. Category based filtering greatly simplifies the task of filtering Internet access:
Policy-based Routing
Configure Route Policy rules to control how outbound traffic is routed. Send traffic from specified LAN IPs, to Internet domains (i.e. www.bbc.co.uk) through a specific WAN interface, VPN or LAN Gateway:
Data Flow Monitor
Live view of Internet bandwidth usage, showing both WAN usage and which users are using bandwidth. Use the Block button to temporarily stop Internet access to disruptive clients:
Firewall Diagnostics
Quickly check how traffic is handled by the firewall to troubleshoot issues:
Specifications
Vigor 2135ax Router
Key Specifications
- Gigabit Ethernet WAN Router with Failover
- Up to 940Mbps Firewall Throughput for Ethernet WAN
- 4 Gigabit LAN Ports
- AX3000 - 11ax Dual Band Wireless
- 4 LAN Subnets with VLANs (Port-based / 802.1q)
- SPI Firewall and Content Filtering
- Up to 150Mbps IPsec VPN Throughput
- 2 LAN-to-LAN or Remote Teleworker VPN Tunnels
- DrayTek SSL VPN and OpenVPN support
- Optional VigorCare Available
- Can be centrally Managed by VigorACS
| UK Product Code | EAN | Product Name | Product Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| V2135AX-K | 4710484745835 | Vigor 2135ax (UK/IE) | Vigor 2135ax Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 Wireless |
The EAN is a barcode number which identifies the unique specific product type. It is separate to the product serial number which is unique to each product. The EAN will also appear on your product box when you receive it so you can double check that you have been sent the right product.
These product codes are for UK/Irish products only. Please check with your local DrayTek office for the correct part nos. for your region if you are not in the UK/IE to ensure that you get the correct hardware and local support/warranty.
Technical Specification (UK Hardware Spec.)
Physical Interfaces
- WAN1 Port: 1x Gigabit Ethernet (1G/100M/10M), RJ-45
- LAN Ports: 4x Gigabit Ethernet (1G/100M/10M), RJ-45
- 2x USB 2.0 Port for 3G/4G Modem (not included), USB storage, thermometer or Printer
- Wireless On / Off / WPS button
- Recessed Factory Reset button
Antenna Specifications
- Wireless Antennas:
- 2x External Dipole Antennas
- 5GHz Gain: 2.5 dBi
- 2.4GHz Gain: 2.7 dBi
Performance
- Router Performance:
- 940 Mb/s NAT Throughput for Ethernet WAN with Hardware Acceleration
- 600 Mb/s NAT Throughput per Ethernet WAN without Hardware Acceleration
- 50,000 NAT Sessions
- VPN Performance:
- 150 Mb/s IPsec (AES256) VPN Throughput
- 100 Mb/s SSL VPN Throughput
- Max. 2 Concurrent VPN Tunnels
Internet Connection
- Hardware Acceleration
- 802.1p/q Multi-VLAN Tagging
- Multi-VLAN/PVC
- Connection Detection: PPP, ARP Detect, Ping Detect
- WAN Data Budget
- Dynamic DNS
- DrayDDNS – with automated LetsEncrypt Certificates
- Full Feature-set Hardware Acceleration:
- Hardware Accelerated Quality of Service
- WAN Data Budget
- Traffic Graph & Data Flow Monitor
- Bandwidth Limit
- IPv4 Connection Types: PPPoE, DHCP, Static IP, PPTP/L2TP
- IPv6 Connection Types:
- Ethernet: PPP, DHCPv6, Static IPv6, TSPC, AICCU, 6rd, 6in4 Static Tunnel
- USB 4G/LTE Modem: TSPC, AICCU, DHCPv6, Static IPv6
Wireless Features
-
AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Wireless:
- 802.11ax 2x2 wireless access point
- Compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac wireless
- Dual-band (2.4/5Ghz) simultaneous wireless
- Up to 2402Mbps PHY rate with 5GHz
- Up to 574Mbps PHY rate with 2.4GHz (256-QAM)
- Channel Bandwidth: 20/40MHz for 2.4GHz, 20/40/80/160MHz for 5GHz
- MU-MIMO
- Up to 4 SSIDs per radio band
- Extended 5Ghz Band - Channels 36-48, 52-64, 100-140
- Wireless Optimisation: Airtime Fairness, AP-Assisted Mobility, Band Steering
- Bandwidth Management (Per Station / Per SSID)
- WMM (Wireless MultiMedia)
- WPS - WiFi Protected Setup
- Station Control - Time limited wireless connectivity per Station (e.g. 1 hour)
- EAPOL Key Retry - Disable EAPOL Key Retry to protect unpatched WLAN clients from KRACK
- Wireless Security:
- WPA2
- WPA3 – New!
- Pre-Shared Key authentication
- WEP/WPA for Legacy Clients
- Access Control – Blacklist / Whitelist client MAC addresses per SSID
Firewall & Content Filtering
- IP-based Firewall Policy
- User-based Time Quota
- DoS Attack Defence
- Spoofing Defence
- Content Filtering:
- Application Content Filter
- URL Content Filter
- DNS Keyword Filter
- Web Features
- Web Category Filter (requires GlobalView subscription)
- DoH (DNS over HTTP) & DoT (DNS over TLS) Filtering - New!
NAT Features
- NAT Port Redirection
- Open Ports
- Port Triggering
- DMZ Host
- UPnP
- ALG (Application Layer Gateway): SIP, RTSP, FTP, H.323
- VPN Pass-Through: PPTP, L2TP, IPsec
LAN Management
- 802.1q Tag-based, Port-based VLAN
- Up to 4 LAN Subnets
- Up to 4 VLANs
- DHCP Server:
- Multiple IP Subnet
- Custom DHCP Options
- Bind-IP-to-MAC
- DHCP Pool Count up to 253 addresses per subnet
- Wired 802.1x Port Authentication
- Port Mirroring
- Local DNS Server
- Conditional DNS Forwarding
Networking Features
- Policy-based Routing: Protocol, IP Address, Port, Domain/Hostname, Country
- DNS Security (DNSSEC)
- Local RADIUS server
- SMB File Sharing (Requires external USB storage)
- Multicast: IGMP Proxy, IGMP Snooping & Fast Leave, Bonjour
- Compatible with IPTV and ISP Video on Demand services (YouView, Sky Q)
- Routing Features: IPv4 & IPv6 Static Routing, Inter-VLAN Routing
VPN Features
- 2 Concurrent active VPN Tunnels
- LAN-to-LAN - Dial-Out VPN Client / Dial-In VPN Server
- Teleworker-to-LAN – Dial-In VPN Server
- IKE Authentication: Pre-Shared Key and Digital Signature (X.509)
- Encryption: MPPE, DES, 3DES, AES (128/192/256)
- Authentication: SHA-256, SHA-1
- Dead Peer Detection (DPD)
- IPsec NAT-Traversal (NAT-T)
- Virtual IP Mapping – Resolve VPN IP subnet/range conflicts
- DHCP over IPsec
- DrayTek VPN Matcher – Connect to a VPN router that’s behind NAT/CG-NAT - New!
- VPN Protocols:
- IPsec IKEv1, IKEv2, IKEv2 EAP
- IPsec-XAuth
- DrayTek SSL VPN
- OpenVPN
- PPTP for legacy applications
- L2TP, L2TP over IPsec
- User Authentication:
- Local
- RADIUS
- mOTP - Mobile One Time Password
- TOTP - Time-based One Time Password, compatible with Google Authenticator - New!
Bandwidth Management
- IP-based (IPv4 & IPv6) Bandwidth Limit
- App-based Bandwidth Limit - New!
- IP-based (IPv4 & IPv6) Session Limit
Quality of Service (QoS)
- Classify via TOS, DSCP, 802.1p, IP Address, Service Type
- 4 Priority Queues
- App QoS
- VoIP Prioritization
- Class-based Outbound Traffic Tagging: DSCP & IP Precedence
Management
- Local Service: HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, SSH, FTP, TR-069
- Config File Export & Import
- Auto Backup Config to USB Storage – New!
- Firmware Upgrade via TFTP, HTTP, TR-069
- 2-Level Administration Privilege
- Access Control Features: Access List, Brute Force Protection
- Syslog
- SMS, E-mail Notification Alert
- SNMP: v1, v2c, v3
- Managed by VigorACS
Router Central Management Features
- AP Management: 2 VigorAP access points
Operating Requirements
- Wall or Shelf Mountable with included fittings
- Temperature Operating: 0 °C ~ 45 °C
- Storage: -25 °C ~ 70 °C
- Humidity 10% ~ 90% (non-condensing)
- Power Consumption: 23.6 Watts maximum
- Operating Power: DC 12V (via external PSU, supplied)
- Power Requirements : 100-240VAC
- Dimensions:
- 155mm Width
- 50mm Depth
- 194mm Height
Warranty
- Two (2) Years RTB
- Optional VigorCare Enhanced Warranty Available
- VigorCare A3 3 Year Subscription: VCARE-A3
- VigorCare A5 5 Year Subscription: VCARE-A5
Box Contents
- Vigor 2135ax router
- Quick Start Guide
- Screws & wall plugs for wall mounting
- 2m Cat-5e RJ-45 Network Cable
- DC 12V Power Supply with UK Plug
* - visit the DrayTek Mesh Model Compatibility page for details.
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