preface

The first sentence that relatives and friends come to visit now is not "have you eaten", but "What's your WIFI password?", Giving you a mobile phone and not giving you a network is simply one of the top ten torture of modern people. With regard to WIFI, the closest thing is the router. With the increasing popularity of routers, the types of routes are also dazzling. People are always hesitant when shopping, afraid of being inconvenient to use after buying, and want to replace them. Then the problem comes, How can I choose to purchase a route that is cost-effective and easy to operate? Now the author is very honored to have the opportunity to access such a small but functional route, which is the intelligent router MINI of Bihu Home. At the same time, I am very grateful Love to play computer games Give me a chance to evaluate the MINI of Bihu intelligent router this time.

[First Knowledge]

When I got the product, I was very excited. After all, it was my first time to contact the Bihoo router. The overall packaging of the Bihoo intelligent router MINI uses white as the benchmark color. Although it looks too simple, this design shows that the logo of Bihoo is very conspicuous, and a tiger like logo is very domineering.

Unpacking, we can see the true face of the Bihoo Smart Router MINI, which is also a white tone. The accompanying accessories of the Bihoo Smart Router MINI are also very simple, including a power adapter, a MINI host, and a quick installation guide for the Bihoo Smart Router MINI.

The bottom design of the router is still simple. In the middle of the white mirror, there is only one LED indicator that can flash. The LED indicator can show three states. The red and flashing indicator indicates that the router is powered on and the router is on. If the red and blue indicators flash alternately, it indicates that you are unable to access the Internet, If the indicator flashes blue, it indicates that the router is connected to the network normally.

There are two LAN interfaces, a WAN interface and a power interface on the back of the router. At the same time, these two different interfaces adopt different color designs. The design of the two LAN interfaces also makes them unavailable as switches under special circumstances, which makes them only used as routers, In addition, unlike the general routing, the intelligent routing MINI of Bihoo does not have the LAN port indicator, so it is impossible to determine whether the network cable is connected to the device normally.

There are four "L" shaped small rubber pads around the bottom of the router. These four small rubber pads have a certain thickness. On the one hand, they can increase the skid resistance of the route, on the other hand, they can keep a certain distance from the contact surface, increase the air flow, and make it cool better. In the middle of the bottom is the information about this route, the management address of the access route, and the default password.

Conventional routers place the "Reset" key next to the power interface for easy discovery, while the "Reset" key of the MINI of Bihoo Smart Routing is placed on both sides, some distance from the power interface. Such a design may be related to the built-in antenna. These are my guesses. Finally, it depends on the designer's idea. Of course, it's time to "Reset" The function of the key is to restore the factory settings of the route.

The weight data of the official router is 125g. The actual measurement by the author is 124g. Within the normal error fluctuation range, the overall body of the router is made of German Bayer PC materials. It pursues environmental protection and fashion, and uses lead-free circuit board recycling packaging materials. At the same time, the bottom of the router is designed with Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets, which can be adsorbed anywhere with iron, This design can enable Bihu to "climb" onto any iron.

Bihu Intelligent Routing MINI adopts a square design. The square appearance is very mini, with the length and width of only 88.9mm, which is about the length of a bus card, and its height is only 28.5mm, slightly higher than a coin. The overall mini design not only saves space, but also reduces the weight of the route, making the route adsorption more solid.

[Usage]

After the router is powered on, its LED indicator flashes red, indicating that it has started normally and entered standby mode. When no settings are made, its LED indicator will not change.

Open your mobile phone's WIFI settings. First, connect to Bihoo. The default name is "BhuWifi-0" Then the browser will automatically pop up a web page link. If the browser does not automatically pop up, you can manually enter the address in the manual, and then follow the wizard prompts to set the network. After the setting is successful, its LED indicator will flash blue, indicating that it is in normal networking.

If the red and blue indicators still flash alternately after the corresponding settings are made, it indicates that the Internet is unavailable. It is likely that there is no connection to the network cable, or the network cable port is connected incorrectly. At this time, you only need to check the network cable or port problem. Of course, it is also possible that your broadband is in arrears.

Download the app of Bihoo WIFI by scanning the code. After downloading and installing, you can register and log in to the home page of the app. The interface of the app is very simple and clear, which is mainly divided into three parts: device management, reward management and personal management. In device management, you can add and bind related devices of Bihoo routing; On the reward page, you can see the cumulative rewards; On the personal management page, you can set relevant information and other options.

The app of Bihoo WIFI must be upgraded by default before it can continue to be used. At the same time, the default upgrade cannot be canceled. Although the upgrade process only takes five minutes, it feels a bit forced to upgrade. The author still resists the upgrade. Although the upgrade will have a better experience, the author still rejects it because it is troublesome to upgrade frequently, After all, the author is lazy.

After adding the device binding, you can see the newly added Bihoo intelligent routing MINI in the Bihoo device. The information about its settings is displayed below. At the same time, you can also enter the small gecko to change its settings. In the terminal, you can see which devices are offline or online. You can also add corresponding speed limit settings and add blacklists, Limit which users can't use the network. You can also view the connection time and usage flow of the device in the device details; In the plug-in, you can set router settings, signal strength adjustment, router testing, WIFI timing switch, network speed optimization, terminal online notification, and timing restart. These functions are very simple to operate, bringing more convenience to users.

Now we want to introduce the shared network mechanism of Bihoo Routing. Users can open the shared network and share the idle network with others. At the same time, they can make extra profits. Users can also change the template according to their own needs, but it seems that the reward parameters cannot be set. They are the default setting parameters. Of course, for users in residential areas, Even if the network is opened, there are not many people offering rewards. After all, no one has WIFI these days.

The house I rented is two rooms and one living room. The floor area of the house plus the balcony is about 90 plane. The route is placed in the living room, and then tested at the master bedroom, the secondary bedroom, and the outside of the door. The shared WIFI signal strength is slightly different from the default WIFI signal strength. From the above figure, we can see that although the size of the intelligent route MINI is small, But the signal strength is better than the other routing strength of the author.

It has been some time since we got the Bihoo route and used it. It has not been closed during this period. When we measured its temperature, we could see that its calorific value was still very low. The temperature was about 24 degrees. Of course, this temperature will also have a certain impact on the environment.

The power of Bihoo Smart Routing MINI is also very low, only about 1.3w. If it is set with the WIFI timer switch in the supporting app, it should save more power.

[Conclusion]

The Bihoo Smart Routing Mini is still the conscience of the industry, whether it is based on materials or workmanship. Its compact design allows it to save more space. Its design of adsorbable iron products is also very positive. However, it would be more perfect if it could be connected directly through WIFI to become a sub route. After all, plug in the network cable and power supply when adsorbing, It is not beautiful and convenient, but after all, the price of this route is also very low. In general, the price of 199 is worth recommending with so many functions.

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