[Preface]

With the rise of intelligent hardware, routers have also been pushed to the forefront. As the entrance of the network, the router is endowed with too many responsibilities and obligations. The manufacturer has also done enough in the router to make it no longer a "router". Youku Routebao, Xunleibao, Bihu Routebao, etc., together with the current various DIY's passthrough ROM systems, have transformed the router into a tool that can help users accomplish more things and even "make money". Today, we bring you a wifi sharing economic product - Bihoo Routing Mini, produced by Beijing Bihoo Technology Co., Ltd.

The packaging of Bihoo Routing Mini is very simple. It is packed in a white paper box. On the front is a logo of Bihoo. Personally, I like this design. It looks very comfortable. On the back of the box are some bar codes, manufacturer information, and SN/MAC codes of the equipment. At the same time, the box has a WeChat QR code that can be scanned to follow the official WeChat of Bihoo. In terms of disassembling the host, Bihoo Route has a thoughtful child reminder printed on the white plastic bag, which is quite good. There are children at home, so I usually pay more attention to this aspect.

Appearance

The first impression of taking apart Bihoo Routing is that it is simple. This time, we got the white version. There is only one laser breath lamp on the front of the fuselage. When the breath lamp is powered on, it can display in different colors according to different connection states. At the same time, the ultrasonic welding technology is used in the process, so that nothing can be stuck in the router junction, and the strength is close to the strength of raw materials, which is good news for the obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The bottom of the router is not far from the traditional router design. It lists the background management address and default login password, as well as some conventional manufacturers and models. However, from the appearance, there is no heat dissipation hole reserved at the bottom of the Bihoo route. Whether the long-term operation effect will be affected by this will be tested in detail.

In terms of network cable interface, Bihoo Routing mini has one 10/100M adaptive WAN interface and two 10/100M adaptive LAN interfaces. In terms of quantity, it is completely sufficient for home use. Now basically, the LAN interface also provides network cables for home desktops, and other devices basically use the wifi mode. In terms of speed, Bihoo routing mini does not support 1000M adaptation, which is a pity. For many cities, the bandwidth is 200M or above, and its performance cannot be exerted at all.

In terms of charger interface, Bihoo Mini uses a 5V/1A charging plug, while in terms of connector, people use a round plug instead of a micro USB interface. For users, if the charger is damaged, it is difficult to find a replacement. At present, some friends have improved this part by using micro USB interface. It is expected that the next generation of Bihu Routing will also have an update in this regard.

[Initial installation]

The setting of Bihoo's route is very simple for novices. You don't need to know what DHCP is, dial-up Internet access, etc., just follow the prompts to complete the setting. In total, it only takes three steps. Click Start Setting - Input Broadband Account Password - Input Wifi Name and Password - Finish. However, it is worth mentioning that the Bihoo Routing APP does not support initial installation settings, which is a bit painful. Because the APP must bind routes first, and the network must be used to bind routes. As a result, the APP cannot directly set the route for initial installation.

After setting, the Bihoo route configuration interface will display the currently configured wifi name and password as well as the route management default password. The recommended route management default password will also be changed, otherwise it will be easy for others to enter illegally. However, in this completion interface, there is no button or link to directly jump to the route management interface. You can only see this information in this interface or re-enter the route page.

【 PC management interface 】

Bihu mini gives people the impression that it is simple and "minimalist". Entering the router management page is no simpler, which is really a good thing for ordinary users. On the setting page, there are only three settings: wifi, Bluetooth and LAN. There is no redundant settings, such as VPN, SSR and proxy. Minimalist Minimalist!!

See here, you may have to ask. Let me go. The promised red envelope rewards and the promised sharing economy are not in line with our troubled heart. Don't worry. This is just a traditional setting. There will be a special place for users to set various red envelope rewards and other functions. Please pay attention to the following parts of the article for details.

[Rewarding Red Packets - User Side]

One of the most important functions of Bihu Routing is sharing economy - reward for red packets. For those who need to use the network outside, but their own traffic is insufficient or temporary rental, it is quite lucky to have such a function these days. The use of this function is very simple. We just need to connect to the set wifi (default name: Bihu Secure Share wifi), and then enter the webpage to enter the following page.

After reward, it will automatically enter a page set in advance, which can be configured by the administrator. It can be used as an advertising campaign. For users, this step can start to enjoy the network.

The current reward function is not very good for users. In order to maximize the experience of the reward function of this router, the author specially downloaded different routers and different mobile phones for testing. According to the test, the UC browser, which has a very high share at present, cannot open the page normally. Unfortunately, there is no prompt, that is, there is no network status. The built-in browser can open the page, but cannot access the payment function. On the contrary, Oupeng browser and QQ browser, which are not so popular, have no problems in this respect. We expect the firmware to be updated and optimized.

Another point is that in the process of testing, trying to open Baidu's web page and so on cannot access to the payment page. You must enter Sina and Tencent (the rest may not be tested) to enter the payment page. Even if I enter the payment page, there is also an unfortunate bug. That is, after I cancel the payment on the payment interface, I can still access the Internet normally. Although this time point is very short, it is also a bug. In my opinion, there is no technical problem at this point: before payment, all network access should be able to be transferred to the payment interface through the bottom layer of the route, and the link of WeChat payment is placed in the white list. After successful payment, the success mark returned by WeChat is used to give the network access. The current way is purely from the use experience, It is a way to fully develop the network during the payment process. This solution is not optimal!

[Rewarding Red Packets - Mobile on the management side]

For the owner of the router, you can set the router. If you do not want to enable the reward function, you can also turn off the "Enable Authentication Network". Of course, you must hope that this router can bring you some extra income. The mobile phone at the management end can be configured to share the network, and can be configured freely in terms of slogans, network names, and jump links, which has reached the advertising effect. Similar to the mall wifi, you can see the home page of the mall when connected. At the same time, each user can be limited. But it is worth mentioning that, At present, Bihoo Routing Mini cannot configure reward parameters. It can only be default parameters. This is a bit regrettable.

[Rewarding Red Packets - Management PC]

In addition to a local management address of www.bluwifi.com, Bihoo Routing has a cloud management terminal //ucloud.bhuwifi.com This management terminal can only be used after registration. If your APP has been registered, you can log in directly. The administrator can manage multiple routers in this interface, or set a single router. Very convenient. In this interface, you can see the income curve, total income, number of people, etc.

If you are a city operator, it is also very convenient to use Ucloud. You can see all the routers you bind, or you can configure each router separately. Very convenient.

Earlier, we introduced how mobile can set rewards. Of course, if it is inconvenient to set rewards on the mobile phone, you can set rewards on the PC's Ucloud in the same way. However, reward parameters cannot be set on the management side, which is expected to be open in future versions.

In addition, there is a bug in the mobile phone APP on the management end. The router signal strength itself is set to three bedrooms. When entering the APP for the first time, the three bedrooms are also displayed. Click to enter the details, and then when returning, the strength label you see is: one bedroom, exit the APP and enter the old one bedroom again. However, you can see in the settings that the three bedroom is set.

[Withdrawal and sharing]

Users should remember that you don't own all the rewards. After all, there are a large number of people working for you on Bihoo Route, and there will also be service fees for withdrawal of WeChat cash. Bihoo Route has two ways to divide its withdrawal. One is to deduct transaction fees by 45% for individual users. One is for urban operation partners, 30% for Bihoo and 70% for partners. In addition, you can withdraw the cash if you need more than 10 yuan.

[Signal test]

Another major concern of the router is the signal. To be honest, when I just got the Bihoo Routing Mini, I found that such a small thing does not have an antenna. The signal is estimated to be a bad problem, but actually it is quite surprising. Compared with the new ifi mini and Meizu routing in my hand, the signal strength is slightly stronger than the new ifi routing, At the same location, the newifi mini has no signal. Bihoo router can barely access the Internet (of course, there are many packet swaps). Compared with Meizu router, the signal strength is basically the same.

The picture below shows that when you are in the bedroom, the signal is basically weak. So if you only use Land Rover as a router instead of cascading, it is still a little insufficient. Unfortunately, however, Bihoo Routing does not support wireless AP secondary routing. It can only be wired.

Summary

Bihoo Routing Mini is absolutely a creative product. Today, with the booming sharing economy, such a route not only enables the owner to have a certain income to a certain extent, but also allows users to spend the least money to use the network, so as to have the best of both worlds. At the same time, although Bihoo Routing Mini is small, its signal is not inferior to that of traditional routers, and its appearance and system design are also very simple, which is suitable for most users. However, as a new product, there are more or less defects. I hope that engineers can continue to optimize in the future to create a "boutique" of sharing economy.

advantage:

1. The router is very compact and easy to carry.

2. Support red packet rewards, which can bring some income to users, and also enable routers to integrate into more use scenarios.

3. The signal strength is good, comparable to that of ordinary routers.

4. It has a large memory of 128MB and has strong scalability in the future (note: the official does not support the installation of third-party plug-ins for the time being).

To be improved:

1. The red packet reward function has certain compatibility, and can not be used normally for UC browser, Android browser, etc., resulting in functional failure.

2. The red packet reward amount parameter is not open at present. Users can only use the default official configuration and cannot set the amount freely. This is in urgent need of change.

3. There are some bugs in the APP, such as signal strength display, but they do not affect the use and need to be repaired by engineers.

4. Third party extensions are not supported.

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