preface:

One is too lonely, two are sweet! If the house is not big, it can only have a net! In this era of fusion, the network has spread to thousands of households and is inseparable from our life. With the continuous emergence of intelligent products, the intelligent router, which serves as a bridge to connect with users, has become an indispensable part of life. With the increasing number of devices, the requirements for routing devices will become higher and higher. High appearance, high performance, super pleasure and other factors have also become the consideration of each user when selecting products. Bihu intelligent router is the first intelligent wireless router developed and produced by Huaxin Lianchuang. It began to invest in research and development in December 2014, and appeared in JD crowdfunding a year later. In just a few days of crowdfunding, it achieved more than expected results. Whether the new star of intelligent router, which claims to be able to cover an area of 1949 ㎡ in the empty mine, can occupy a place in this routing market, let's slowly enter into the product detail evaluation.

polular science:

Unpacking product introduction:

Bihoo Smart Route uses a pure white square packaging box with embossed product patterns on the top. The paper box has good hardness, is pressure resistant and collision resistant. The two sides are printed with Bihoo logo, which is in the form of gilding, further improving the product grade. The bottom of the packaging box is printed with simple product information and production SN and MAC.

Although the quality of the box is very good, it is a bit difficult to open it. It is suggested to make two semicircle notches below for easy opening. Details determine success or failure. A small move may make consumers feel more intimate!

Product details:

Bihoo intelligent router is divided into black and white in color. White is elegant and black is calm and grand. Two colors are different in temperament and choice. The appearance is presented as a cylinder, and the white one is highlighted by fashion and elegance, which can let people put aside the complicated lines and think of a router as a first in view of a pile of lines in a dark corner. The overall equipment has no external antenna, with a diameter of 107mm and a weight of 188g. Top cover adopts The PC material imported from Bayer, Germany, and processed by abrasive injection molding, has the characteristics of falling resistance, scratch resistance, fade resistance, etc. There is only one circle indicator light in the whole disk. The indicator lights have different colors and represent different states of the router, which is very simple and generous.

The bottom mold is injection molded, and the surface is sprayed with oil with another high gloss UV coating. In addition, it is also the only one with the logo Designed by BHU in Beijing Assembled in Chinese (designed and assembled by Beijing Bihu, China). The back access address bhuwifif.com (or 192.168.62.1) and the login password are printed below. At the end of the page, the special functions of the base are introduced in detail.

The thickness of the Bihoo intelligent router is only 36mm, except for the German router on the top Bayer PC material, and the middle frame is also made of aluminum alloy. Once the whole middle part is formed, there is a power interface Reset key, and LAN interface. You will find that the Power interface is the same as the LAN interface of the network. This will be the PoE network electricity integrated interface developed and created independently by Bihoo Router. In short, the power interface is combined with the port of the router. It does not worry about the power supply problem of the equipment, but also the actual network data transmission. One line solves two problems.

In the whole middle frame, there is also a USB2.0 interface with 5V0.5A, which can not only expand USB flash drives and hard disks, but also charge mobile phones, tablets and other devices through USB interfaces (this method is not recommended for slow speed). When the USB flash disk expansion has a network. It will directly increase a storage space of the user's remote server. We will talk about the advantages and disadvantages in detail in the follow-up experience.

The overall weight of Bihoo routers is not light, one of which is also more innovative. Considering that many routers on the market are thrown into the dark corner because they are not easy to place, Bihoo router innovates the idea and adopts high quality on the base Nd-Fe-B material creates permanent magnetic adsorption effect. In this way, users can directly attach the router to the file cabinet, desk, electrical box and other panels made of iron materials, which greatly facilitates users' choice of routes, makes the whole environment more beautiful, and more vividly matches the title of "gecko".

In addition to the innovative magnet function on the base, there are also special rubber rings on the flat table for fixing. There is a unique hole on the side. The whole product has no screw design, and the device can be disassembled by prying it out.

A more intuitive starting experience is the size of a palm, the thickness is not light or heavy, and the feel is just right. It can be regarded as a work of art at home, elegant and easy to integrate into the environment.

Take out the router host from the whole set of products and open the compartment. In addition to the instructions, you will see two power lines and LAN lines in a small box, as well as PoE adapter power supply and network adapter. The internal packaging design is tight and regular, easy to take and put, and beautiful.

The PoE Adapter power adapter is larger than most of the power adapters in the video plane. It is said that it is from the well-known power supplier in the industry, with advanced anti-static protection, and the effective reduction of BHU HighDuty Cable Low ESD The occurrence of (electrostatic discharge) improves the safety performance of the product. The adapter inputs 24V-0.8A output at 100-220V-50/60HZ.

The PoE Adapter power adapter has replaced the original single line power input with a power and wan interface. As for this interface mode, it has also appeared in the market. Is it easier to use this method. Personally, it makes routing easier and more convenient. The WAN port is the access port for receiving external broadband. This way, when the power adapter is plugged into the wall, the broadband on the wall can also be introduced into the adapter by SMS. The Power interface is connected to the router host. In addition to providing power to the host, the power interface is also responsible for directly transmitting the data received by the WAN port to the host.

The two data lines in the product accessories are the same as other network lines. In addition to the obvious metal wrapping on the quality of the crystal head, there are color differences. The blue line is No. 2 Power line, which is responsible for transmitting data and power, while the white line is WAN line, which is the same as the ordinary network line. In the comparison of the two lines, it can be seen that both lines use the same 8 channels, The jumper sequence is the same.

Product experience:

For the sudden change of PoE power supply, it is all network cables. I believe that everyone is a little surprised about the wiring. You can use the manual or the figure below. Line 2 is a blue power cable. However, in the case of PoE power supply, although the product is targeted for families and small businesses, the router will also stop in case of power failure, The independent mobile power supply cannot be used (the pain point of the student dog).

After power on, the red and blue double color laser light in the circle at the top of the Bihoo router indicates the different states of the router through the color of the light. When it displays red, it indicates that the router is starting up; When the display flashes blue, the router is running normally; When the red and blue lights flash alternately, it indicates that the router is currently unable to access the Internet.

about The PoE Adapter power adapter has a big point of view, not in the sense. In practical use, it also occupies a large space. It can basically be said that one device must occupy two positions, and you have to accept its bold and unconstrained atmosphere.

About PC side routing settings:

Plug in all the power before use, and then continue the wiring preparation. You can set the gateway IP in the PC browser bhuwifi.com (or 192.168.62.1 Bihoo router background), and enter the default login password admin to perform the equipment in the background.

The settings behind the router are also foolproof, and the whole device information is simple. System settings and mobile hard disk options. I think the settings in them are also because the background is still under construction. They are not perfect, but the prominent functions have been set.

In Internet settings, optional PPoE broadband, dynamic IP and static IP access. Of course, as long as your superior is the router, he will automatically select the source. In addition, there is room adjustment for wireless signal, which is from 123 rooms to three levels.      In the smart plug-in, all these functions will be moved to the APP end. We will introduce in detail later!

In the system settings, we can clone the MAC address, modify the password, and manually upgrade the device firmware through this page.

For the last mobile storage device, the plug-in cannot be directly connected to the USB flash drive of the device. We need to enter the following in the address bar of the PC\ \Bhuwifi usbdisk can be directly accessed into the device expansion USB flash drive. It is suggested to build an. exe software to directly access the storage interface on the PC side, which is believed to be more intuitive for Xiaobai.

About APP experience:

After introducing the interface settings on the PC side, I believe you have a certain understanding of the Bihoo router. Next, we will introduce the mobile phone side. Because mobile phones are inseparable, smart plug-ins, and network monitoring on the mobile side are more handy and convenient. Bihoo routes load uRouter intelligent OS system+Bihoo routes APP, Let families and small and micro businesses have a more superior Internet and office network environment. Bihu Router APP， You can use the QR code reserved on the webpage or in the user guide. Of course, the one on the box is also OK. After all the devices are connected and ready, download and install them.

In an environment where all routing settings are simplified, Bihoo also sticks to the key points, turning Xiaobaimin into a god. After opening the software, you can directly follow the prompts. First, you can switch to the hotspot starting with Bhuwifi - *. At first, it is password free.

After connecting, we will find that the APP will automatically select the online environment. Through dynamic IP or static IP. In the short setting connection process, you can automatically skip to the next step. You can set your own Wifi account and password. After configuration, the background automatically restarts the connection.

The interface of Bihoo's intelligent routing APP is divided into three sections: My Route: traffic monitoring, device management, network speed testing, signal strength, and more settings/Smart Plug ins: visitor mode, wifi timing switch, network optimization, etc./More importantly, Bihoo manages the router's binding clients, feedback, and application updates. Of course, Bihoo also leaves the family's QQ group number...

On the home page, you can see the traffic speed, and pull down to see the past browsing monitoring. In addition, Bihoo Routing Community: you can view the gods in the forum, or some recent engineering firmware and other information at any time. Below you can conduct device management, network testing, signal strength, and more routing settings. You can set the route login password, Wifi account and password settings, Internet type switching, and router information.

As mentioned above, in the setting management, the Bihoo router can check the traffic, network speed, set the upper limit for a long time, and set notes, speed limits, and black and white lists. From Main network allocation, enhance the management of employees' use of the network through blacklist management, and improve the utilization rate of home and office.

In the signal strength interface, the Bihoo router gives three levels of mode, which can be shown in pictures to directly reflect the general effect achieved to Xiaobai users. The 0-35% mode and 36-66% level two room mode are suitable for one room users, respectively. The strongest mode is 67-100% mode. When the level increases, the radiation brought by the route will also increase. Therefore, users can adjust the equipment signal strength according to the existing situation.

Management is used for intelligent adjustment of signals. As an intelligent router, it certainly leaves the application of intelligence. In intelligent plug-ins The UpLink visitor network applied in the uRouter intelligent OS system can authorize network services as long as you access the Bhuwifi visitor hotspot and take your mobile phone above the router. Visitors can be managed in a unified or separate way, and can be set up to use the network in a unified way, and processed online in a single way. Of course, visitors can also be reminded online to facilitate administrator management and optimize the network environment.

In the intelligent plug-in, the Wifi can also be switched on and off at a certain time, and the weekly schedule can be broken down. This will realize the unconscious management of family and children's online time, and the superhuman management of the company's network. have The uRouter intelligent OS system can also optimize the system network, remind the terminal when it is online, and also carry out peripheral detection and user mobile device usage.     

In addition to these, there is also a USB2.0 interface that will be extended to a micro data server that can access USB disks, mobile hard disks For storage devices such as SSDs, however, the interface is too low. When the device is placed on the table, I attach it to the wall. For heterogeneous USB flash drives, it is not different. It is recommended to turn the interface to horizontal.

After the USB flash disk is accessed, the USB flash disk storage of the intelligent plug-in will have a USB flash disk connection interface, which can also be accessed when the user is not in the local server, but there is a drawback. The data in the USB flash drive can only be accessed, viewed and deleted, and cannot be downloaded, shared or remotely operated. However, for the Internet god, users can try to use ES file management to operate, specifying 192.168.62.1/bhudisk

About signals:

It is said that hardware is the body of a computer, and the system is its soul. The strong hardware device is the body of a smart router. It uses the Qualcomm enterprise class processor AR9341, and its memory reaches DDR2  SDRAM  64MB ROM adopts 16MBSPI Flash, built-in smart dual antenna, supports IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol, the highest speed in 2.4GHz band is 300Mbp, and can support 100 terminals to be online at the same time; These will make Bihu claim to cover 1949 ㎡ in the open. Of course, is it true? Let's see whether it is verified through actual measurement:

In the random scenario, we set the route at the position shown in the figure above, and preferred the position closest to the route at Point A. At the same time, we also placed a Xiaomi Route 1 1TD version for testing (the two routing modes are wall crossing mode and 100% three bedroom mode, and the position is the same). The Bihu router still performs well, with a transmission speed of 72Mbps, The 7-8 channel signals were originally allocated automatically. (Bihoo only supports the 2.4GHz frequency, which is also the 1-13 channel signal source) There are the best signals. They are still quite stable throughout the use process, with little amplitude jump! However, for Xiaomi's routers, there are still differences. I don't know whether it is because of the problem of project funds that have not been optimized so thoroughly, but the signal sources are still close to the full grid.

Then we also conducted the test at Point B. Two 20 cm thick brick partitions from the router: under the condition that all settings are equally used to the maximum, the signals of the Bihoo router and the Xiaomi router are halved. The actual transmission speed is also weakened to 28-42 Mbps per second. The signal stability is weakened, but for normal web browsing, Watching movies is still not a big problem.

About price and lifelong renewal:

At the early stage of the market, everyone felt that the price of the router should be around 100 yuan. When the price of 699 yuan for Xiaomi Intelligent Routing was acceptable, the price of Bihu Intelligent Routing, excluding storage, was 249 yuan, which was also acceptable within a reasonable range, But if one-time consumption is not very cost-effective under the current product conditions, then Bihoo router has also refreshed the "dare to be the first, permanent free renewal policy" in addition to the normal three guarantees policy, which can be said to be extremely cost-effective. This service is also rare in the industry. Of course, the free renewal business also needs to meet several requirements, and buyers need to go through the official website in advance Confirm whether the standard of permanent free replacement is met.

Summary:

The reason why Bihoo Router can get a good response once it enters the market is that it has: 1. It uses Qualcomm enterprise class processors to make equipment faster and more stable; 2. Airx technology, the air four-wheel drive engine of the new generation of wireless communication, enables greater coverage of signals, stronger interference suppression for transmission over longer distances, and higher bandwidth access; 3. With PA power amplifier, the signal itself becomes more powerful to ensure further signal transmission; 4. In addition, LNA low noise amplifier is also used to resist the surrounding interference and filter the ambient noise, amplify the weak received signal to restore the signal authenticity, and the signal can It can cover every corner of the room quickly, stably and evenly, so that users can have a better Internet experience.

However, in these cases, the following intuitive advantages and disadvantages are given:

1. It has a fashionable and beautiful appearance, exquisite size, and distinctive adsorption chassis.

2. Excellent signal coverage and uniform signal source.  

3. With simple Internet settings, Xiaobai can also become a god.

Shortcomings and suggestions:

1. The direction of the USB interface on the device is not suitable for various special-shaped USB disks. It is recommended to consider whether it can be changed to horizontal.

2. The firmware of the router background is not perfect, and there is a lack of routing working modes, such as trunk and bridge; Professional and convenient settings.

3. Intelligent plug-in, function optimization is not complete enough, and the contents stored in the microserver cannot be operated humanely (some USB flash drives do not support it).