360 officially released the gigabit level 360 security routing 2 at the end of April. Leike, which is responsible for contract manufacturing, said that after a period of running in with 360, the product update will make us look forward to it. So what is the experience of the updated 360 Secure Route 2, which is more inclined to Xiaobai's 360 Secure Route?

Appearance and packaging

The outer packaging is not different from the previous generation of products, but the volume has increased a lot. At the same time, the words printed on the packaging can be seen that "gigabit" is the key word, indicating the main selling point of 360 Secure Route 2 this time.

Apart from the necessary three pack instructions, 360 Secure Route 2 only has the router body and the adapter for power supply. It is a small pity that there is no network cable attached to the device.

The biggest feature of 360 Safe Route 2 in appearance is the replacement of the four antenna design: two 2.4GHz+two 5GHz, with the gain increased to 6dBi. The overall design is officially inspired by the hatchback sports car. Whether it looks good or not depends on personal aesthetics, but the equipment itself is very simple and clean, and the design award of iF and red dot also proves its strength.

Let's take a look at the details of each part. First, the power adapter. The parameters behind it indicate that the output specification is 12V/1.5A.

360 security route 2 back interface list, from left to right are: USB disk security eject button, USB interface LAN1、LAN2、LAN3、WAN、 Power interface and reset hole.

There are various status display lights on the front for users to check the working status of the router. The 2.4GHz and 5GHz statuses are different from those of other manufacturers and are more considerate when used.

A very dense heat dissipation hole is set at the bottom to ensure the stability of long-term operation.

The workmanship is better than that of the previous generation, and the details are also improved, especially the sandblasting of the metal surface is more exquisite, and the texture is also more outstanding.

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Easier to use app

Leike, as a partner of 360, has previously said that 360 security routing will focus more on small white users, so in addition to the common Web side configuration, it is more important to make it easier for users to use 360 smart butler app to configure routers. 360 has done a good job in this regard. The message center reminds the accessed devices at any time, and click to manage them - network speed limit, time limit, blacklist pull, etc. are in place in one step, which is much more efficient than the traditional Web terminal settings.

Enter the more detailed configuration interface, which is divided into three parts: network speed management, utilities, and routing settings. The network speed management can conduct detailed configuration for each device accessing the router, and the graphical interface is very friendly for small white users; The utility tool provides functions such as routing physical examination, firewall, special attention of family members, and online protection for children. The traditional router can achieve the same effect through detailed configuration, but the threshold is a little high. Such processing is also added for the convenience of ordinary white users, but the plug-in functions that have appeared in Leike have not been added, We can see the different positioning of the two; Routing settings can be used to update the system and set the networking mode, among which the function of periodically restarting the router is quite practical for the author.

In addition, there are some things worth mentioning, such as automatic search and addition of devices. From the current list, it has been expanded to smart furniture sets, vaguely revealing that 360 wants to take over the home intelligent device center; Broadband speed measurement allows users to quickly and easily test their own actual network speed, and instantly see whether the operator is bragging; At the same time, it also has signal regulation function, which can be divided into three modes: pregnant women, balanced and through the wall. However, from the perspective of actual experience, there seems to be little difference.

Practical experience

360's promotion and main selling point lie in the support of gigabit. 360 Secure Route 2 is equipped with gigabit CPU, gigabit Wi Fi and gigabit WAN ports, which are expanded at each major bottleneck to ensure better support for high-speed networks. Unfortunately, the company's network does not have gigabit speed, so it failed to test the highest level.

In the figure, from left to right, the tests are conducted within 5m without bearing wall barrier, 5m within bearing wall barrier and 10m within bearing wall barrier. It can be seen that the download speed decreases slightly, and even whether there is a bearing wall barrier within 5m has little impact; Uploading speed drops from nearly 90Mbps to 57Mbps when there is a load bearing wall within 10m, and the signal also drops from full grid to about 2 grids. However, such achievements have been satisfactory, which is beyond the scope of the author's expectations.

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360 Secure Route 2 really brings convenient and fast router configuration experience to ordinary users, and provides enough support for Xiaobai users, so you don't need to bother "experts" to set it up in person. The price of 199 yuan also makes it quite competitive. Although it is not cheap among a lot of gigabit entry routes, its good appearance and good app experience give it a lot of points. It would be better if you could add network cables.

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