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Nowadays, the network has become a necessity everywhere in life, and the quality of routers has naturally become increasingly concerned. What kind of route is a good route for public families? The author believes that at least the following attributes are included: the signal has good ability to penetrate the wall and can adjust the power Each device can access the Internet at the same time, which is easy to install and use. In addition, if the appearance is high, it will be better. In the end, it will be even better if you can use the idle network to earn income.

I'm lucky to be here today Love to play computer games I applied for Bihoo Route 2. After a period of trial, it is very comfortable to use. Now I will introduce this Bihoo Route 2 to you.

Unpacking and appearance

The Bihoo Route 2 I got is a white model (there is also a black model in the official website's publicity). The white model's packing box is very simple and clean, and the front of it is pasted with the logo of "iGo Machine Trial" on iGo Machine website.

On both sides of the packing box, there is the "tiger head" logo of Bihoo Route 2. On the bottom of the box, there are two-dimensional codes, bar codes and manufacturer information. In addition, there is no extra content.

The box is buckled up and down, and it is very tight overall. Holding the box lid and the box body will not slide out easily. Basically, it will slide down a little bit after shaking. It still needs a little patience to open the box. "The exquisite craft box made by hand in 23 processes" is really good.

After opening the upper cover, the equipment in the box is placed in two layers. The upper layer is the main body of the router, and the lower layer is the instructions for the power adapter and connecting cable.

This is the instruction manual of the power adapter and connecting line on the second layer below;

This is a family photo of the equipment. The equipment and accessories are also very simple. There is only one route+adapter+network cable (there is no power cable? The connection method will be explained later);

Next, let's take a look at the appearance of this Bihu Route 2. It is very comfortable to hold it in hand. The product of "precision forging process+high-precision CNC precision carving processing+3D high-precision polishing treatment+extremely fine surface sandblasting+anodic oxidation" gives people a mellow feeling. Do you think it looks like the legendary Heshi Bi? The small circle in the middle is a radium carving breathing light. When the route is working, the blue light will be very beautiful (red and blue lights, red in case of fault or no network);

Now let's take a look at the only interface on this route is the side area. There is only one power port and one LAN port, and the middle is the reset port for emergency recovery routes in special cases. The power hole of the traditional route is not seen on Bihoo Route 2, which is also an advanced feature of this route compared with the ordinary household route. Although Bihoo Route 2 is also positioned in the home grid, it also includes small and micro enterprises. Thus, the PoE interface of network and electricity integration, which is only available for enterprise level routes, is the Power interface in the figure below, The transmission of network data and power can be easily realized by using a common network cable, which requires two cables to solve the problem in common household routing. This shows that Bihu 2 is full of sincerity;

In the enterprise network, PoE function switches are basically used. Power supply+network work can be achieved by connecting a network cable directly to Bihoo 2. In the ordinary home environment, the general incoming network cable does not have PoE power supply. Therefore, Bihoo 2 has equipped everyone with a power adapter. The incoming network cable is connected to the power adapter, and power supply+network PoE network can be output at the Power port;

Connection and installation

The equipment is introduced, and then the connection and installation are started. For the convenience of understanding, the text diagram is shown in the following figure, and you can connect according to the method shown in the figure below. Is the connection of Bihoo 2 very simple? Of course, the white line network cable in the figure is random, with a length of 1 meter. If you want to pull the road farther, you can replace it with a longer ordinary network cable;

The wiring method just mentioned can actually be used. For example, the author's home has reserved a routing power supply beside the media entry box, and it is good to install the routing directly at this location. In other words, installation is actually a matter of inserting several wires. There is no traditional "installation" of holes and screws to fix the route, which benefits from the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnet on the chassis of Bihoo, It can be directly sucked onto the media box.

My Bihu 2 is placed under the dining table, about 20cm away from the ground. This position is not conducive to signal transmission in theory, and certainly not as effective as being placed in a high and open position. However, the author is very satisfied with the actual use effect. At home, even the mobile phone wifi at the farthest corner of the balcony is full, and Bihu 2's signal capacity is just right;

Configuring the network for the initial connection of APP

Like most intelligent routes, Bihoo 2 supports both computer and mobile terminals to complete initial network management. Now let's introduce the process of initial connection and network configuration of mobile APP. The launch of Android APP will show three screens of publicity, mainly the "simplicity, reward and sharing" of Bihoo 2;

After reading the launch promotion page, you will be prompted to register/log in when using it for the first time. Register and log in through your mobile phone number. After logging in, you will be prompted to add a device. Click "Add Now" to complete the online account, wifi naming and password setting in the following six easy steps, and a happy network begins from here

Test of signal strength and number of connected users

In real life, we all have such experience that the strength of WiFi at home is different. Some places are good and some places are weak. This is not only related to the location of the route, but also has a great relationship with the design of the product. In the past, when a brand's intelligent route is placed in the same location, the signal can obviously feel that it changes with the location; However, after the Bihoo route is replaced, almost any position is full. Thanks to the multi array omnidirectional antenna of Bihoo 2, the wall penetration is more powerful;

In addition to the multi slot omnidirectional antenna, Bihoo 2 uses a Qualcomm enterprise processor on its processor, which is naturally much more powerful than ordinary household intelligent routing;

In order to more intuitively feel the change of wifi signal strength, three locations near the route (near), bedroom (middle) and balcony corner (far) were selected for testing

The effect of the author's 100 square meter space is as shown in the figure below. Two signal waveforms named "FFAOAO" and "Bihu Safe Sharing Wifi" are between - 30db and - 50db. The effect is quite good. If you don't understand the parameters, you can see that the mobile phone's wifi is full;

Of course, we can also adjust the signal strength of Bihu 2. For ordinary one bedroom and two bedroom rooms, the power can be properly reduced. The software is 100% fully open by default, which is suitable for three bedroom spaces. You can set it according to your own actual situation; (After testing, if the power of a 100 square meter room is set to 50% of that of a two bedroom room, the signal is still full in all corners. The enterprise level hardware signal of Bihoo 2 is very strong. It is recommended that ordinary families should lower the signal strength. If the signal strength is sufficient, the author will put it at 50% when using it normally.)

In addition to signal strength, friends who have had the experience of connecting too many devices and disconnecting from the network know that although some routers can work normally in the case of an average number of access devices, they will disconnect from the network when more than a certain number of devices are connected (the author once had an old common route that disconnected from the external network when accessing five devices), so the number of access devices was also simply tested, and the limited devices were limited, Only 7 devices (2 mobile phones+1 smart TV+2 TV boxes+1 laptop+1 intelligent monitoring) were tested online at the same time, and everything was normal. According to the official "100 end access" promotion, this Bihoo 2 should be able to access nearly 100 devices online at the same time. After all, the goal of enterprise level hardware and products is to target small and micro enterprises and reward sharing.

Reward and play, share idle network for income

The reward function is a new way of sharing economy launched by Bihoo. At present, Bihoo is the only one. By sharing idle network resources with strange partners nearby, we can also get some additional benefits. Sharing economy has become a hot word in 2016, and we are familiar with the concept of "Di Di" This is the mode of travel sharing such as Uber. There is also a family hotel called Airbnb, which uses idle houses or one of them to share with tourists for certain benefits.

Of course, the small partners who use the sharing network should not worry about it. Because it is the sharing economy model, the price is very cheap. At present, the sharing price of Bihoo is random, which is generally three or two cents for four hours, which is very cost-effective.

With all that said, let's start the reward journey of Bihoo 2. If you want to have users, you need to publicize the reward network. Bihoo has prepared a sticker for you, which is the "Wifi has been covered here" we saw in the front of unpacking. Tear it off and paste it in a conspicuous place, such as the corridor at the door and other public places. Of course, it can only be in the area near the route.

If the publicized partner connects to Bihoo's secure sharing wifi, the welcome page will pop up first. Click "Reward", and the system will randomly generate an amount, such as 0.3 yuan in the figure below. After completing the reward, you can enjoy 4 hours of online time. The payment method includes WeChat payment and Alipay payment, If they are not installed, you can select others to generate a QR code and send it to a friend for payment;

Of course, if you don't like the "Welcome Page", you can modify the template by yourself logo、 All pictures can be changed;

The following figure is a screenshot of the reward of Binbin's family. All the money in it can be withdrawn after sharing. (The reward received will go to Bihoo first, and then be shared with the equipment manager in a certain proportion, so the amount of reward does not mean the amount of income that the equipment manager can earn, and the real withdrawable income is only after sharing)

In the applicable scenario of rewards, the personal user's family use sharing is not the main scenario. The main scenario is the public environment that needs to share the network, such as parks, scenic spots, business districts, hospitals, bookstores, public leisure spots, and street stores. Think about the huge market and demand, which is also the essence of Internet sharing and sharing;

Suggestions on security and user experience of reward playing methods

Bihoo 2 also does a very good job in network sharing security. Users who use Bihoo to share wifi securely do not have to worry about their account passwords and private information being intercepted by the route. The route managers who share the network do not have to worry about users who will invade the background after they use Bihoo to share wifi securely. The author has failed through some simple intrusion simulations, We believe that "13 years of wifi research and development" and "36 patented technologies" of Bihoo will surely protect your route sharing economy;

When actually testing the reward function, the author also found the humanized details of the reward process. Anyone who enters the reward welcome page and selects a reward method can also use the network for a period of about one to two minutes (there is no limit to Internet access or video), because the external network needs to be temporarily opened for the payment function, Second, it also takes a little time to verify whether the payment is successful. Of course, this does not mean that you can use the sharing network of Bihoo for unlimited circulation and free as long as you don't bother. When users repeatedly surf the network for three times without actually paying, they will blackout for 15 minutes; Although humanized details have been considered, the author believes that it is not good enough, and there is still room for further optimization. First, the current rule of "three free temporary networks+15 minutes of repeated network blackout" is unclear to users and even routing managers (perhaps only the developers of Bihoo are clear), This gives users the impression that "the network can be used by smart people for free occasionally" and "the network is sometimes good and sometimes bad". The routing manager has the impression that the product is "the security of the network being rubbed is not good". Let me add my suggestion. It is recommended that only WeChat and Alipay networks be opened before the successful payment is verified on the routing domain name or IP (through database building), The full network will not be opened until the payment is verified successfully, so that ordinary users can easily understand the rules (the public rules of paying and delivering money at one hand rather than the rules set by the developer). The user experience will be better.

Important supplement

The official website promises that "the whole machine is under permanent warranty. When the product cannot be repaired due to aging, failure and quality problems, it supports the same model of old for new service (artificial damage is not included in this scope)." You can buy it with confidence. After all, it is rare for the product to be sold in the way of "108 processes" and "1000 performance tests" and then make lifelong free repair and replacement.

summary

After using Bihoo Route 2 for a period of time, I feel that it is very comfortable and easy to use. The advantages and disadvantages are also proposed for your reference:

advantage:

1. Round appearance and high appearance;

2. Easy installation and simple network configuration;

3. Small and micro enterprise level hardware has strong performance and high security;

4. Good signal and adjustable power+support "100 ends" online at the same time;

5. Reward the benefits of sharing network (more suitable for public environment);

6. The password moving function is convenient (the dual computer couplet extracts the password of the Internet account from the old route, and accesses the Internet with one key)

Disadvantages:

1. It is inconvenient for users without adsorption position; (It is recommended to add a chassis fixed on the wall and then used for suction)

2. The randomly given cable is too short, only 1 meter long, and it is not suitable for hanging in the remote position; (It is recommended to add an additional 3m line, and 3m is enough for general floors)

3. The reward sharing optimization mentioned at the end of the article can be properly solved;

4. "Here wifi has been covered" stickers of the publicity sharing network can be given more, so that more publicity can be added;