Write in front:

Anyone who has ever used a router, I believe you can more or less hear of "peanut shell", and you must know that it plays with domain name resolution, but quietly, this old dynamic domain name resolution software has played a new role. In October 2015, peanut shell officially released its new product "dandelion" router. According to Jianghu rumors, Dandelion router is the first one to use VPC (Virtual Private Cloud Virtual private cloud (VPC) technology is a router for intelligent networking, which can use hardware to realize remote VPN networking. To put it simply, if you have two or more "dandelions", these dandelions can be interconnected without having to be in a room, and do not need to use Shenma 7788 software, or VPN UFO is a magic horse, which can simply turn the world into your own home.

Fortunately, Lei Feng.com provided me with a "dandelion" for trial this time. I also take this opportunity to see with you what this "dandelion" can do?

[Unpacking]

△ The dandelion router arrived was a white robed young general. At first glance, it looked simple and fresh, which was very consistent with its IT background. The front of the package only had logos and simple graphic decorations, but there was no more rendering. I really appreciated the route.

△ The content on the back is much more than that on the front, and three aspects are emphasized:

1. Intelligent networking

2. Embedded peanut shell

3. Cloud management platform

It can be seen that these three aspects should be the layout direction of this router.

△ Here's a long story about intelligent networking. Some people may not know its purpose and why it is necessary to form a network. Let me list several practical uses of it

1. Although several good brothers live separately, they can share various island country blockbusters.

2. What CS, interstellar, and Warcraft can directly fight and share data.

3. In a larger sense, your business is booming. If you open a chain store, you can connect all the stores online, and everything is under your control.

4. What if an IT man wants to use data from his home or company when he is away on business? Networking!

The following story is also an interpretation, it is around the dandelion packing box!

In the first episode, at 0:10 in the morning, the IT man and pony are still working hard every day.

In the second episode, at 04:04 in the morning, Ma finally returns home. Without a girlfriend, he can only live on H.264 and toilet paper.

The third episode, until the pony met (he - dandelion) one day.

The fourth episode, happiness is so simple. (A single dog suddenly becomes rich and handsome)

△ OK, officially open the box, ah, blue! Hehe is also very dazzling.

△ When the dandelion really appeared in front of my eyes, it felt really different.

△ Previously, my routers were basically made of plastic shells, while dandelions were made of metal, which was very different from each other in terms of vision and touch.

△ The specific overall dimension of dandelion is (128.8 * 88 * 23.5) mm. It can be seen from the comparison that it is very compact.

△ The details are also carefully made, and the assembly is perfect.

△ All kinds of characters on dandelion are made of radium, so the manufacturer can feel that they want to show their attention to the product through these details, and hope users can have better sensory stimulation.

△ The two 5dBi antennas of dandelion adopt the sandblasting anodizing process. After this process, the antenna gives a feeling of simplicity, generosity and brightness.

△ There are four network cable holes, one WAN and three LANs on the side of the router. The WAN port and LAN port are blue and yellow, respectively. The color difference is large, and it is very easy to distinguish them.

△ The power interface uses miniusb, which is compatible with most mobile power supplies. It is very convenient to use a mobile phone charger directly to power the router. It is OK to take a mobile phone charger when going out. In addition, if you use a mobile power supply to power the router, you can ensure that we will not be disconnected even if the power is cut off at home. In fact, this design has special advantages for student dogs. It is believed that all student dormitories have the pain of switching off at night. Now, we only need to prepare a mobile power supply, and the laptop can enjoy the network all night long.

△ The square and upright shape of dandelion does not have much intention, but it is also simple and generous. It feels good, and the metal material is easier to dissipate heat, which can make the router more stable and other functions.

△ Through the actual use test, the fuselage did not generate heat.

△ Important information such as specific model, serial number, power specification, management address and default password is engraved on the back of the router, which is convenient for users to find and avoid the inconvenience caused by losing the instructions.

△ Power adapter is provided with the machine.

△ 5V/1A, in fact, can be used with mobile phone chargers, which is very convenient.

△ Family photo

△ After connecting to the network, the dandelion first prompted to upgrade, and updated to the latest version of firmware as required.

△ According to the information on the back of the body, enter the management interface, enter the SN code and the default password admin (when logging in for the first time, SMS verification is required), enter the home page, and you can see the current router connection, public network IP, LAN IP, memory, hard disk and other information.

Through trial, in terms of hardware, dandelion is no different from conventional routers. I have carried out comparative tests in terms of signal strength, wall penetration ability, etc., and it is no different from other brands of the same grade. Therefore, there will be no more text introduction here.

In addition, in terms of software, the router of Taraxacum and Tplink are also very similar in terms of conventional functions, which can be said to be consistent. Because the tp route I use seems to be provided by the software with peanut shells (personal view), so I will just list the settings of basic functions here, without saying much.

1. Internet settings

2. Wifi settings

3. LAN settings

4. Change Password

5. Port Mapping

6. DHCP Settings

7. Wait, wait, wait

There are many functions, but dandelion only uses these as auxiliary functions. What it really wants users to care about and experience is that it uses VPC technology to achieve intelligent networking. As mentioned earlier, intelligent networking is really very practical, and dandelion's intelligent networking is very convenient and easy to operate. Its manual introduces intelligent networking as follows: it is easy to create a VPN network in one minute! Yes, it only takes one minute, so what we need to do in this minute is

First, log in to the dandelion management platform;

Step 2: Add all your dandelion routers to create an intelligent network

Since only one dandelion is provided in this trial, the actual effect is really invisible here. In fact, it is suggested that two routes can be provided, one of which can be withdrawn, so the evaluation effect will be better.

In addition, in the device management platform, the official also provides users with two special functions, namely, "peanut shell dynamic domain name resolution" and "sunflower remote boot", in which the user needs to purchase additional boot sticks for sunflower remote boot. But I personally like this function very much. I'm away on business. In order to use my home information, I can't always keep my computer on.

Summary:

1. The dandelion router with metal shell and better technology is visually pleasing. As an office and home, it is very beautiful and classy. In addition, it is small in size and does not take up too much space. It can be placed anywhere.

2. The WIFI band 2.4G (300M) is good for families with babies and will not affect their health. After actual testing, the signal intensity can still reach about 40-50db after passing through two walls, which is enough for use.

3. The price is slightly higher. If you don't need the VPN networking function, it is not recommended to choose dandelion as an ordinary household. After all, there are many routers with a price of less than 100 yuan on the market. However, VPN is not the same. At present, it has the enterprise level router function, which costs at least thousands of yuan, while Dandelion Road is only 100 yuan, so the merchant store chain stores recommend buying it.

4. VPC intelligent networking technology is adopted to make IT force men hard. Ordinary home users can complete remote networking in minutes, which is highly practical. It is also the main function of dandelion.

5. It is easy to build a remote LAN, realize resource sharing and information exchange, remote management, and replace the traditional network. Be able to solve the most difficult problems in the simplest way.

Disadvantages:

1. The operation interface of the software is relatively professional, and ordinary users are still struggling to get started.

2. The router cannot be accessed directly through the local LAN, which brings inconvenience to users to a certain extent. For example, my network is shared with my neighbors, and I personally need the bridging function, but this is impossible on dandelion at present.