Zyxel C1000Z VDSL2 Wireless Modem Router

I recently added VDSL to a non-primary residence and setup this router in conjunction with a video surveillance system. I’ve not had one issue with it and it has been a solid performer. When we stay at the house, we connect numerous devices from televisions, tablets, smart phones, laptops, game systems and more. All devices with the exception of the surveillance system connect wirelessly and the performance is great. We stream movies and put a lot of data through it without one glitch. I’m so glad I decided to purchase the unit outright and not go with the equipment rental as it will pay for itself in less than 4 months.Feature wise I’m please with the available options and in particular the guest network feature. I’ve also set mine up with multiple wireless networks each on various segments for added security. Having an extensive background in technology and networking I can tell you the interface made it easy enough for the average user to accomplish what I did with little or no understanding of networks. Pretty impressive!

Came quickly and seems to be working just fine !

This works fine for simple networking, wireless, and wireless printing. However, I find the absence of a manual (mine came via Centurylink) very frustrating–the help links on the Web configuration pages point only to Centurylink documentation, which doesn’t cope with details. For instance: I want to permit remote logins (via SSH) to different computers behind my home firewall. Using the DHCP reservation list, I have assigned specific local IP addresses to all machines and devices in the house. Then I set up port forwarding (different SSH ports for different machines). Alas, after random amounts of time the devices listed in the “Device Table” (which shows devices and their current local IP addresses) show IP addresses that have NOTHING to do with what I assigned in the DHCP reservation list. Suggestions from CenturyLink support have been helpful but not sufficient to resolve my problems.

Prefect thanks…

Excellent in everyway,just perfect.

works fine thanks

good product and fast shipping

Used, but works perfectly.

Working great for multimedia streaming and data, both thru Wi-Fi and Cat-5 ethernet. Provider delivering 3.3Mbps.

Great product at a great price! I sent back the identical unit that I was renting from a communications provider, and purchased this unit, which is every bit as good as the one I was tossing money away on!

Just as described, no issues

This modem + router worked flawlessly with our CenturyLink service. The reason I bought it was because ever since Qwest changed to CenturyLink no one ever bothered to provide us a new modem so we were stuck using the same Qwest modem from 10 years ago. Setting up the device was pretty easy if you have any basic networking knowledge​. I just plugged it into the power, DSL line, and connect to the local IP to set up the wireless. So far so good!

just as described. works perfectly.

I haven’t had any issues with the modem. My wireless signal never drops and my wired stays on as well. Setup worked with CenturyLink right out of the box without problems.

It worked

Works great, all my troubles disappeared !

Works Great Sure better then paying Centurylink every month….

it give me the use of internet fast , I love it

Works fine. At had a little trouble with password. Called Centurylink and they helped me with no problem. Works flawlessly. I haven’t had any problems with it.I would recommended it.

Router is great, runs a little warm but doesn’t hurt performance. Was shipped fast and secure as well. Only area for improvement may be an installation guide to help set up.

Good enough if used with Ethernet cables, but signal power is weak otherwise. It doesn’t have antenna at all, hence has weak WiFi capability, but is good enough for the price.

Good performance

This is probably called the ‘customer service’, I bought this product from this seller long back and never had any problems. But few months back, I’d experienced real bad signals from this wifi router, and when connected to the service provider (CL) they say the connection from our end is good and there is a problem with the router. I then contacted ZYXEL, and guess what … there was an immediate response from this seller replacing with another product. I’m certainly delighted for the service provided, please keep up your service and thanks for the delayed response. The product is working fine.

So far works fine with CenturyLink ADSL2+ in North Dakota. Not much else to say about it, it hooked up easily and works fine. We’ll see how long it holds up, but as of now I have no complaints.

Works well with my century link service. Was easy to set up and has not given me any real problems. Interface would use improvements, but I guess you can say that about anything. Once you get used to it, it is easy to allocate fixed IP addresses to device, do port forwarding and set up DMZ. I think it is fine for new users or tech savvy users both.