Zyxel FWA510 5G WiFi6 Dual Band Gigabit with Unlimited O2 5G Data SIM Card Bundle

Product Information

When 5G meets WiFi 6, they can boost larger bandwidth and capacity than legacy solutions. These two cutting edge technologies come together in the NR5101, bringing new heights to performance and capacity for mobile users and IoT devices in homes and commercial buildings. With AX1800 WiFi 6, NR5101 can deliver up to 4x the speed compared to WiFi 5. Your networking power will stronger than ever! Multifunction Router, All Up to You This was using the internal antennas and in a good reception area. Signal was around ~72dbs (Excellent range). Mobile Routers uses SIM cards with Internet Service subscription to connect to nearby Cellular Antenna. The extra headroom on the new model could help future proof it so you’ll potentially be able to tap into greater speeds as Three’s 5G network improves, but right now this difference is unlikely to have much impact. Simultaneous connections NR5101 / FWA510 Troubleshooting Table of Content (NR5101 / FWA510) A) LED Lights A1) LED Indication B) Reset the device C) Login to the device D) Connectivity issues? - Firmware Upgrade E) Connection unstable/slow and/or disconnections - Manual APN settings

It’s worth noting that Three charges considerably less for its 5G router plans, as well as offering the same router hardware.

Cutting-edge Connectivity

The differences between that and the EE Smart 5G Hub aren’t vast, but the latter device comes out on top. While average speeds are likely to be similar, the top speeds supported by EE’s latest should be much higher – assuming it is a Zyxel NR5103 as we suspect. As noted above, that can reach 4.67Gbps, while the Huawei 5G CPE Pro tops out at 2.33Gbps. If you want to set the NR5101 to bridge mode (which means that all the traffic will be automatically forwarded to the router you have behind the NR5101), navigate to Network Setting -> Broadband -> Cellular IP Passthrough and then select Passthrough mode "Dynamic"to allow traffic to be send to the device that's connected to the device. Select "Fixed"if you want the NR5101 to send the traffic to a specific LAN client:

I do have circa ~100 devices connected to my home network and the CE Pro 2 struggled to handle the DHCP and continuous connections for all devices so I had to make some changes to the network setup. That said, this could be worth it if you get better 5G coverage from EE in your home. EE’s prices also aren’t really any worse than Vodafone’s. Conclusion Beyond that, you get two Ethernet ports and up to 64 simultaneous connections on all of these devices, so there’s not a whole lot else in it.

Table of Content (NR5101 / FWA510)

The NR7101 limits the main connection to the specified cell(s). If there are more than 1 cells specified, the connection would be based on the signal level of the cells. So is this the 5G home broadband router for you? Below we’ll dive into all of that to help you come to a decision. Design Getting the EE Smart 5G Hubset up is no problem at all. Just wait for it to be delivered then plug it in, switch it on, and you’re basically good to go. The main rival devices to the EE Smart 5G Hubare the Three 5G Hub and the Vodafone GigaCube 5G, and handily the Three 5G Hub actually appears to be the same device as the EE Smart 5G Hub under the branding, so specs wise they’re identical.

That’s understandable, and you shouldn’t let the age of this hardware put you off – 5G home broadband routers are rarely refreshed, and the EE Smart 5G Hub has competitive specs and speeds. The Vodafone GigaCube 5G is different though. This is a rebranded Huawei 5G CPE Pro, as is the old 5GEE Home Router, which this newer EE router replaces. There are two other options you might be considering though. If you’re set on EE then there’s also the EE 5G WiFi, but this is a battery-powered device that’s designed to be carried around with you, so we can’t really recommend it for home broadband.For most people this still probably won’t actually be an issue – 30 devices is still enough to get numerous phones, tablets, computers, consoles, and smart home devices online at the same time. But if a huge number of your gadgets are web-connected – and you have a lot of them on at any one time – then support for 64 will help.