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stay two thousand and thirteen Nian Xiaomi Mobile Phone four At the press conference of—— “ Let everyone enjoy the fun of technology ” As one of Xiaomi's three core businesses, the router is such a product, which can deliver happiness and make sharing easier.

1、 Unpacking & appearance

Xiaomi Router Generation II（ R2D (hereinafter referred to as millet router), the box is still very millet, yellow corrugated paper, and the front of the box is also very simple, with only one millet printed logo , there are brief parameters on the back of the box. Different from the previous packaging of Xiaomi, the box of Xiaomi router is not so hard to touch, This kind of folding design is adopted. Corrugated paper is filled around the main body of the router for shock absorption, but there is no filler on the box cover. I hope this can be improved. I said so much about packaging, mainly because the Xiaomi router is really a bit heavy, which is beyond my expectation, and the protection requirements for the packaging box will be higher.

First, let's take a family portrait: Xiaomi router, power adapter, manual (warranty card). I only found the instruction manual. According to the evaluation of various online media and the information on the official website, the warranty card certificate of the later Xiaomi router should be printed together with the instruction manual, although I only found the warranty regulations in the instruction manual.

There are protective films around and on the top of the router, which are very careful; There is also a quick setup guide on the top sticker, which is easy to access the Internet in three steps, and there is also a Xiaomi router app The QR code of can be downloaded after scanning, which is very considerate and convenient.

12V 3A （ 6T Hard disk version is 3.5A ）The charger is relatively large, and it takes up space when inserted in the row. The wrong direction also takes up space in other sockets. The design is not as good as the Xiaomi mobile phone power adapter, but it is very solid. There is a protective film around and on the top. The material is the same as the Xiaomi router shell. It is estimated that there will be scratches after a long time.

Compared with the tower shaped hidden antenna of the first generation of Xiaomi router, the second generation of router returns to the tradition, with two dual band omnidirectional PCB The antenna array antenna, according to the official website, has doubled the signal compared to the traditional metal antenna. Apart from that, these two antennas are really strong enough, and are also protected by plastic film. They are very careful.

The router itself is relatively large and powerful, so it takes some effort to take it out of the box, but it is really a big man with great wisdom: Broadcom BCM4709C Dual core 1.4GHz 's processor, 512M Flash memory, 256MB DDR3-1600 And the most heavyweight 1T Capacity monitoring level hard disk. This configuration is not enough for home use. It is simply luxurious. According to an article on the Internet, this hard disk can be replaced by yourself, but I feel that the power adapter is a problem.

In terms of appearance, I prefer the first generation of Xiaomi routers. Not only is the appearance of the hidden antenna more special, but it also takes less space. However, in terms of function and stability, the external antenna may have better signal coverage, while horizontal placement helps the hard disk run more stably. In terms of color matching, black looks more scientific, The second-generation white fuselage looks simple and elegant, and has grooves designed to make it look less stiff, but it feels dusty. The bottom hole is the indicator light, which has three colors to indicate different states, which is much better than the random flashing of traditional routers. Of course, appearance is a matter of opinion. Many routers will hide in the corner to accomplish their mission silently after being plugged in.

To the back, from left to right are reset , power hole, fast key USB2.0 Interface, three gigabit LAN One gigabit WAN As long as the network speed is gigabit, the network cable supports gigabit, and the network card gigabit, it really is takeoff. Even if the network speed is not gigabit, there will be a quite powerful internal network transmission speed. There are very simple and easy to read signs under each interface, but the color is slightly lighter WAN It's not as clear as painting it in blue as it was a generation ago.

The only regret is USB Only support to two However, there are few practical ones, but I still feel that they are not very meaningful, two The disadvantages are also obvious. After all, it's because of fever. I hope the follow-up products can support it three Although it is not often used, it will affect the experience once used, which will be detailed in the next speed test.

The first generation router uses two point five Many users report that the cooling fan is very noisy. It has been replaced by the second generation three point five The "" monitor level hard disk may generate more heat, so this time the heat sink holes are opened in two rows symmetrically from left to right. According to the instructions, it seems that the air inlet is on one side and the air outlet is on the other side. According to the schematic diagram of the instructions, the right heat sink hole (shown in the above figure) is an air outlet, and the left heat sink hole (shown in the following figure) should be an air inlet. The new cooling system has intelligent speed regulation, which gives me the feeling that it is obvious when starting. This feeling is mostly from vibration. After starting, the sound is not obvious when running stably, which is quite quiet.

The new cooling system has intelligent speed regulation, which gives me the feeling that it is obvious when starting. This feeling is mostly from vibration. After starting, the sound is not obvious when running stably, which is quite quiet. When the cooling fan starts, put your hand on the edge of the cooling hole, and you can't feel the obvious wind. However, it is recommended not to place other objects too close to the cooling hole.

Although I prefer the appearance of Xiaomi's first generation router, it doesn't mean the appearance of the second generation router is not good. I like the first generation router mainly because of its shape. The second generation router's appearance is not bad, especially the Mimi router logo Reflects light at a specific angle. After talking about the appearance, let's take a look ui It's made by Changchang Xiaomi miwifi How about the system.

II APP user's experience

Plug in the network cable and power on. Since it can be set up simply in three steps, let's use the mobile phone directly app Let's talk about setting routers and function experience.

The software is not large, and the application authority is relatively small. The overall design of the software is very good “ millet ” , you can feel it everywhere, whether it's the shape of the keys or the transition animation miui The shadow of. For the first time, you need to log in with the Xiaomi account for remote control and synchronization settings of the router. If you don't have the Xiaomi account, you can also quickly register with your mobile phone. But the verification code is really long and touching. Is it scared by scalpers ……

When I logged in, I encountered a touching verification code, which is full of six digits. Fortunately, it is not case sensitive, otherwise I really don't want to fill it out …… open wifi After logging in, it will automatically find the router. You can see that there are two xiaomi Unencrypted for prefix wifi It can be seen from the name that one is ordinary 2.4G Frequency band. One is that the transmission rate is higher, the signal is more stable, but the signal is weak through the wall 5G Frequency band. After connecting to one of them, you can select the router location. Different settings can be set according to different scenarios.

The Xiaomi router will automatically detect the Internet access mode for you, which is very convenient. I use dial-up Internet here, and it also recognizes correctly. In addition to entering your own account, you can also connect the old router to automatically import the broadband account and password, which is very convenient. After the account is set wifi Set the password and router login password. Finally, click Finish. An animated interface will appear and prompt you to set it automatically for the user. The overall setting is quite simple. Compared with the traditional router, open the browser and enter IP Then it is too convenient to find the account password in various settings.

get into app After that, we can see that the basic functions are divided into "router" and "storage" ”"Find Resources" and "Toolbox", let's experience them one by one.

The Router interface displays the devices connected to the router. You can view the status of each device and control its access permissions. At the same time, you can also add multiple intelligent devices and control them. The importance of your own account when logging into the router here is reflected. Interestingly, the Xiaomi router will identify and map the connected devices. Compared with the above, the original dry "LG" letters have become G3 patterns, which are beautiful and easier to identify.

When it comes to the storage function, this is a major feature that distinguishes Xiaomi router from other routers. It has its own 1T monitoring level hard disk, which is stable and durable. In addition to the simple and easy-to-use miwifi system, it is easy to set up a home nas, and backup data is also one button, which is quite convenient.

In the search for resources, we are currently cooperating with Xunlei and iQiyi. In addition to the above two movie resources, we can add our own download resources to download movies offline from Xunlei to the router in advance, and can use mobile phones to remotely control, so as to better use broadband. More conscientiously, although the Xiaomi router has attached a film and television vip annual card, it can download Blu ray HD movies after becoming a vip. In this way, the cost performance of the Xiaomi router will be higher. The highlight of Xiaomi's main moment is the collection of Xiaomi's press conferences, home-made dramas and advertisements. The first video after opening is the story of President Bin and the pan

In the toolbox category, you can control the router basically, and you can also add or delete various plug-ins freely. There is a line of small words below the name of each tool to describe its functions. But after a long time, after knowing about the functions of each plug-in, you will find that this arrangement will take up a lot of screen space. If you can choose a 9-grid or 12 grid arrangement like mobile applications, it would be good.

The most commonly used option in the toolbox is "router settings", where you can select the wifi transmission mode, optimize the Internet scene, and then restart, shut down, and restore the router to factory settings. However, the broadband Internet account settings are not found, which is not very good. Secondly, there are health mode and time switch, which can control the wifi switch or router switch at a fixed time to help develop a healthy lifestyle and save energy for the router.

Speaking of the wifi transmission mode, I really shed a tear. The 2.4G band is really moving due to congestion. The original small water pipe is squeezed into a spray. I often measure the speed at full speed, and watch the video and always buffer. After changing to 5G, the whole world was quiet. Looking at the unique signal source in the intensity test and the row of lit stars in the channel test, I was moved to cry.

3、 Computer end experience

Compared with app, the content displayed on the computer side is relatively traditional and complete. With the help of the miwifi system, various operations are very intuitive and simple.

Enter miwifi.com in the browser bar to enter the Xiaomi router login interface, instead of entering a string of IP addresses as before, which is very simple.

The web version of the miwifi system interface is also divided into four functional areas. The interface of the routing status is very small, and the real-time network status, CPU and memory usage status are clearly marked. Ha ha, I feel that some people will be mad because they can't find "one click to clean memory". Now the main contradiction is my 4m small water pipe

In the storage state, you can view the status of the router's hard disk, including capacity, occupation of various types of files, hard disk read/write status, etc. Secondly, you can control the automatic hibernation of the hard disk and format the hard disk. Since the monitoring level hard disk is used, the current is low when starting, and the power pressure is low, so the hard disk is generally selected for automatic hibernation.

The common settings are divided into five parts. In the wifi settings, you can control the wifi switch, and you can also set the visitor wifi.

I finally found the button to disconnect the network in the Internet settings. Alas, I can't afford to hurt a broadband network that packs the Internet time. There is no option to disconnect the network connection on the app side, so I can only close the router directly. I think it is not very convenient for some student parties.

In the security center, you can set up a blacklist and a whitelist, and you can also modify the router management password. In the mobile app, there is a simple one button anti scratch network protection mode.

The start and end IP addresses can be set in the LAN settings. It is slightly different from the traditional router. The default IP address of the Xiaomi router is 192.168.31.1.

In the system state, the router can be upgraded manually, and the automatic upgrade can be set on the app side, as well as the automatic upgrade of plug-ins.

There are six sub options in the advanced settings, the common ones are QoS intelligent speed limit and vpn. In the "Other" option, there is also a developer option in China, which can help developers develop plug-ins.

There are few third-party plug-ins in the Xiaomi router. Only the Xunlei series of plug-ins are abundant. Download offline, check Xunlei, and the Xunlei movie library. If broadband supports, there is also Fastbird broadband acceleration to speed up broadband for free; There are also several Tencent series plug-ins, such as tgp online game acceleration and QQ file transfer. Of course, there are also impressive plug-ins, such as the price comparison plug-in, which directly takes up a lot of screen space, reducing the size of the notebook with a small screen by a third. I don't know how to set it to not display, so I had to turn it off. Of course, speaking of the price comparison plug-in that occupies the screen crazily, I prefer the following one.

As far as the price comparison assistant is concerned, I think it is much worse than that of a pig farm. The specific price is not mentioned because I opened the web page and found that the plug-in occupies one third of the screen and is not easy to set. After that, I turned it off directly from the router. In contrast, it is more comfortable to cooperate with the baby home. I support this kind of "page hijacking". By the way, we also help pay attention to the little girl and hope she can go home as soon as possible.

4、 Hard disk transmission test

In a word, the two most important points for Xiaomi router are 5G wifi and 1t hard disk storage. 5g is easy to solve. Now, there are hundreds of routers or even dozens of routers with their own hard disks, but there are not many routers with their own hard disks. Some friends may say that I can buy a router that can plug in a hard disk. The total price may be cheaper. This is the same as playing transfer. Each has its own fun, but in terms of stability and compatibility, it must be the original manufacturer. Compared with the price of other home's nas memory, the Xiaomi router has demonstrated its high cost performance again. It gives me the feeling that I can buy nas and give away the router... With the miwifi system, it is really easy to use without friends.

Scan the QR code on the sticker on the top of the router to download the mobile phone client. After you open the computer and log in to the Xiaomi router on the webpage, click the number of the Xiaomi router on the upper right corner, and you will see the option to download the client. You can see that there are four kinds of clients available. Unfortunately, there is no iPad client. This is embarrassing. Why is it embarrassing? Let's talk about it below.

PC The interface of the client reminds me of the old Michao client. The hard disk of the Xiaomi router can be managed only after logging in to the client. You can also directly add and download files on the client. It is simply born for watching movies. In addition, you can back up your computer. What's more embarrassing is that this client will automatically start with the computer starting, and I still don't know how to close it. There is a certain probability that the computer will not recognize the millet routing disk. At this time, you can usually restart the software to solve the problem.

After the client starts normally, I will see the Xiaomi router disk named after my router in my computer, which is basically the same as managing the mobile hard disk. Every time the Xiaomi router is opened, a buzzing hard disk startup sound will be heard from the Xiaomi router next to it. Fortunately, the sound will slowly decrease. Next, let's take a look at the transmission speed of the hard disk.

The computer and the router are connected by super six types of network cables. The computer is Lenovo's y470 and has a gigabit network card, so there is no limit on the speed of the intranet. First, copy the big movie to the router, and simulate the continuous writing of large files. The whole process speed has been maintained at about 38M/s, which is similar to the general mobile hard disk. The speed displayed on the management interface of Xiaomi router is not very accurate. It should be the average speed for a period of time.

At the time of writing, the utilization rate of CPU is relatively high, while the utilization rate of memory is relatively low. Unexpectedly, my computer memory is still 1333, and the Xiaomi router already uses 1600 memory. As the internal rough frequency of many mobile phones is getting higher and higher, I cannot help but sigh about the speed of hardware development.

When copying photos to the routing disk, the transmission speed drops significantly, only about 27M/s. Whether it's a 24 meter raw or a 6 meter jpg, the speed is about the same. The CPU utilization is about the same as when transferring large files.

When a video of about 300m in size is transmitted to the routing board, the speed will easily reach about 35M/s.

Compared with copying movies to routing disks, the speed of reading movies from them is considerable, and the copying speed of large movies easily exceeds 80M/s.

The speed of reading and writing small files such as photos is about the same, more than 25M/s. Note that the copying speed is much faster than the cutting speed.

2.4g wifi The speed of file transfer under is quite impressive, which reminds me of the USB2.0 era.

In addition to its own hard disk, the Xiaomi router also has a USB interface, which can be managed on the computer after being plugged in. However, the original name of the USB disk has changed. The only pity is that the USB interface of the Xiaomi router is 2.0.

Sometimes this happens. In the first half month of the trial, the client suddenly disconnected no less than 5 times, and automatically started with the computer. After the automatic login, the router disk often cannot be displayed. I always have to restart the software to see the router disk. It seems that the router software team still needs to work hard.

After seeing the transmission speed of the computer, let's take a look at the transmission speed of the mobile phone. Because the computer does not support 5g wifi, we will complete the 5g test on the mobile phone.

2.4g Under 5g wifi, the speed of video transmission from the mobile phone to the router disk can reach more than 10M/s, but the speed of each song is only about 4M/s when the speed is about 10m. The router will also prompt you to change to a faster 5g wifi, and the upload speed will reach more than 7M/s under 5g wifi. It seems that the transmission speed has a considerable relationship with the file size. Secondly, Wifi speed is not as stable and fast as the network cable.

5、 Video viewing experience

Now more and more products do not support memory capacity expansion. The price difference between the most basic 16g version and the 32g or 64g version with higher capacity can buy a mobile hard disk for small ones and a Xiaomi router for large ones. At this time, Xiaomi router is definitely a good tool to watch local videos.

The videos copied into the routing disk can be found in the directory. Secondly, the Xiaomi router has a recognition function, which can be found directly in the album and movie on the right side of the directory. I have to say that in this respect, the miwifi system does a good job. Photos will help you mark the date, and movies will even help you automatically classify video files and add covers.

With the increase of time in the routing disk, the cover of the video album will be more perfect. However, there will be some identification errors.

Click the video to be played, and the mobile phone will pop up applications that can play video. Just select one, which is very convenient.

Even files with the size of 6G can be dragged and dropped at will when viewed on the mobile phone, which is similar to playing videos on the mobile phone. When played with mxplayer, there is no jam. The path shows the address of the file.

Hard decoding and soft decoding depend on the format supported by the mobile phone. As long as the system supports hard decoding, it can be called to save power. As can be seen from the above figure, the video progress bar is divided into two parts. The light purple section is similar to the video buffer. Dragging the progress bar in the purple area is totally OK, but the buffer will appear outside the purple bar. I don't know whether this is a problem with the system's own player. This problem is not encountered on the mx player.

Of course, if you encounter a video that cannot be hard solved, it is OK to use a third-party player to soft solve it, but unfortunately it does not support subtitles. The mx player can only call the subtitles in the mobile phone folder, and cannot call the subtitles in the routing disk. It is also unknown whether the problem is the player or the routing disk.

The inability to expand the memory card started from Apple, and then other manufacturers began to "learn" slowly. One by one, they began to fail to expand the memory. You can see that 16g is really enough now. The emergence of Xiaomi Router has partly solved this contradiction, but the client is still not enough. For example, there is no iPad client.

Compared with the iPhone, I think the iPad needs more storage. In addition to games, the pad also uses a lot of video watching functions. But after looking for a long time, I only found the iPhone version of the Xiaomi router app in the app store. From the perspective of the app interface, it is basically the same as the Android version, so it is easy to get started.

1X The clarity of the mode is impressive. Am I watching a 320 × 240 video?

1X The lower definition is available, but the screen size is more impressive

One advantage is that videos like mkv that cannot be played on the iPad for some reasons can be read directly from the Xiaomi router. I hope that the Xiaomi router can quickly produce an app that can be adapted to the iPad.

6、 Summary

The hardware configuration that has always been hot, and the simple and easy to use miwifi system, with its traditional but endurable shape, are not only household magic tools to watch films, but also a transit station for sharing happiness. If we make the client more stable, more unified and comprehensive, enrich and improve the plug-ins, and make it easier for users to change their own hard disks, Xiaomi Router will really say to Mr. Lei that it meets all my aspirations for routers.

(If there are any mistakes in the text, please correct them, and I will correct them in time.)