Linksys LRT224 Dual WAN Business Gigabit VPN Router

The Linksys LRT224 Dual WAN Business Gigabit VPN Router is the big brother to the LRT214 with the the same features and the added bonus of load balancing. The DMZ port had to be sacrificed to allow for a second WAN port, but otherwise, everything necessary for a basic load balanced setup is available.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
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Product details

  • Refer the user manual below for troubleshooting
  • Up to 50 IPsec tunnels (for site-to-site and client-to-site VPN) and 5 OpenVPN tunnels for iOS and Android users
  • 900 Mbps firewall and 110 Mbps IPsec throughputs
  • Feature-rich to meet a wide range of business network requirements
  • Supports load balancing and WAN failover for highly reliable Internet connectivity

PROS

+ Easy-to-manage VPN tunnels.
+ Clean and easy-to-navigate user interface (UI).
+ Mature network and firewall management.
+ Excellent IPsec throughput.
+ Built-in DNS server.
+ Simple load balancing.

CONS

- DMZ port must be sacrificed to use WAN2.
- Lack of offline support.
- Logs are not searchable.

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on August 22, 2016
The Linksys LRT224 Dual WAN Business Gigabit VPN Router is the big brother to the LRT214 with the the same features and the added bonus of load balancing. The DMZ port had to be sacrificed to allow for a second WAN port, but otherwise, everything necessary for a basic load balanced setup is available.
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