As a network development strategy, optical broadband has entered thousands of households, and every household inevitably uses router, a common device in the process of using the network. It can share a network cable data for everyone to use, effectively combining everyone into a small LAN, in which stability and high-speed transmission are important responsibilities, Due to the rapid development of routers, the speed has quickly entered the gigabit level. Domestic manufacturers have begun to produce their own gigabit routers. Even 360, the free anti-virus leader, has become restless. Now it has launched a so-called full gigabit router. In view of previous experience, generally called full gigabit routers inevitably use a 100Mbps network interface, Just because the wireless network is close to the gigabit level, I still have doubts about such products before they are used.

The official website of 360 Router sent to us has named it Security Router 2, which indicates that it is the second generation security router product of 360, perhaps a trial product. The product packaging box is simple, that is, simple pizza box packaging. There is no text printing around, and the outside is sealed with heat shrinkable film, and the product label is pasted on one corner, but the label says 360P4, This should be the real model of this router.

After disassembly, it can be seen that the product is placed upside down in the packaging box, and the adapter of the product is in the box at the bottom.

The family photo of the whole machine is here.

The adapter of the router is relatively large, and the design around it is round and smooth. 360 characters are printed on the front. The visible output on the label is about 12V1.5A.

The main body 360 security router 2 is designed with 3mm anodized aluminum and round corner double-sided aluminum alloy large enclosure. The whole body is metal structure, and the surface is laser laser technology. The three characters 360 are printed on the surface, and the following is a row of use status indicator lights. At the same time, the protective film of the router is pasted on the front to provide protection and use reminder, There is a two-dimensional code of the router installation software on the membrane.

Tear off the film to reveal the original appearance of the router. It can be seen that the product is triangular. There is a large space at the bottom which is conducive to convection and heat dissipation. The overall texture is very strong. The metal shell process can quickly dissipate heat and shield signal interference.

There are four 6dBi single frequency microstrip metal antennas on the back, which are more powerful than ordinary antennas. They are non removable and replaceable antenna types, and can be adjusted to use antennas with larger swing amplitude. Two of them transmit 5GHz, and the other two are 2.4GHz. Because they use the advanced 802.11ac 2 * 2 Wave2 MU-MIMO technology, they can theoretically accommodate more users, The 5GHz also has an external FEM module, which can effectively improve the signal coverage and stability.

There are common network cable sockets, power sockets, USB sockets, rest holes and USB STOP keys on the back of the machine.  

It can be seen in the figure that the network interface is designed in a top and bottom duplex structure, and the snap joints of the network cables are arranged in opposite directions, which greatly reduces the use area of the router. The body design is smaller and more sockets can be installed. The WAN port and LAN port currently use 1Gbps bandwidth interface, and each network port will have two indicators to indicate the current use status, and each network port will also have the word 1Gbps printed on it, to remind that this is not a common 100Mbps network port, which can be said to be more than other people to promote the conscience of gigabit routing, Because most of the other routing WAN ports are 100Mbps, LAN It is 1Gbps, so even if you have a bandwidth of 200Mbps, you can't enjoy it. So those routers are at best half generation products of gigabit. In addition, the network interface of this product is designed to be shielded by metal wrapping, so it can resist interference in transmission, and provide stability of partial transmission. Moreover, each network cable interface has the same interface with lights as the computer, There are LEDs on it to show the use status.  

The USB2.0 interface on the back is used for network storage. If you want to unplug the storage product, you need to click the USB STOP button to unplug it, so this is a conscience in design.  

Because the bottom of the machine also uses a metal panel, it is not only conducive to heat dissipation, but also conducive to shielding external signal interference. There are cooling holes and product labels at the bottom, and two hanging holes are also designed. There are two rubber foot pads in the front, which can prevent skidding and stabilize the router.  

After finishing the external design of the router, look at the internal basic hardware indicators. The following are the data provided by the official website and the data viewed by the router itself.

Chipset: RTL8197FB+RTL8812BRH+RTL8367RB

Memory: 256MB DDR2

FLASH：16MB FLASH

At present, this configuration belongs to the upper middle level. The CPU adopts Ruiyu RTL8197FB, the main frequency reaches 1GHz, and the memory 256MB is larger than the current 125MB ordinary router, which can completely meet the daily use without jamming. With the RTL8812BRH chip, it can support multiple devices to receive and send information at the same time, making the use more smooth.

Background settings:

Routers need to be set before use, but they are basically the same. We can simply look at the background inside the router. After entering, you can see that it mainly consists of four main menu columns, namely, my security route, function expansion, route setting, and USB management.

My security route on the main interface is relatively simple. You can simply see the current use status of the router and the commonly used settings. Because 360 started antivirus, security comes first. You can see the common Internet security settings in it.

WIFI setting refers to the setting of wireless 2.4GHz and 5GHz signals. These two signals support simultaneous transmission. The maximum channel bandwidth supported by 2.4GHz signals is 40M, and the maximum channel bandwidth supported by 5GHz signals is 80M.

In the Internet settings, you can see that there are common connection settings, dial-up Internet settings, dynamic IP settings, and static IP settings. The WAN network interface supports 1000M full duplex operation at most, and supports address cloning and NAT mode settings. Therefore, this provides a reassurance to most special users.  

The machine also has a unique friend exclusive network settings, which can naturally generate a special wireless network and provide a variety of connection methods. One kind of friction connection is the way to access the Internet by gently touching the router with a mobile phone, which is a relatively novel connection method.

In the router function expansion, you can also see the additional functions provided by the router, including the friction Internet access mode just mentioned, the regular turn off and turn on of the indicator light and the automatic turn off of the WIFI signal, as well as the installation and use of other plug-ins. There are also relay functions commonly used by big guys, Therefore, it is also a good choice to expand the use range of routers.

In addition to the common settings, the router also provides the developer mode, so those who want to debug WIFI signal research can use it.

At present, routers provide mobile terminal operations. Download 360 Smart Housekeeper. After entering, you can see the interface is relatively simple. There are four main menus, which are for family, security, discovery and mine.

It can be seen from the home interface that it has a prompt for adding 360's digital products, so you can bind the security router 2 by selecting the option of adding a router to use it normally. However, you need to connect the WIFI signal of 360's router before operation, otherwise it cannot be operated, and the interface will become beautiful and simple after connection, You can clearly see various product information and provide multiple router function settings.

The security, discovery and my menu items are all common, so I won't introduce them.

Test:

The hardware performance of the router seems relatively strong, so it is more intuitive to do a test.

Test conditions:

1.130 square meters of large house.

2. Fix the placement position of the router.

3. TL-WDN7200H broadband wireless network card is used for signal test.

4. Room temperature: 30 ℃.

5. Super Class V network cable with shielded wire is used for testing.

The following figure shows the test placement points.

The test signal of the router can be seen in the figure below. It can be seen that the router signal transmission is relatively stable and the signal is strong. Even though several walls are separated, the signal at the farthest E point is still strong, but the signal at 5GHz also begins to decay, while the signal at 2.4GHz is still strong. The general router basic test will begin to decay at D point, especially the signal at 5GHz, However, the test shows that the signal of this router is relatively good, with almost no attenuation. It can be seen that the range of coverage of this router is much larger than that of ordinary routers. Thanks to the design of the external FEM module and high-power antenna in the 5GHz band, the signal can be spread over a longer distance, and the built-in innovative P+core technology can also automatically adjust the transmission power according to the distance of the device used, So to some extent, it also saves electricity.  

I also tested the speed. The TL-WDN7200H broadband wireless network card was also used and connected to the USB3.0 interface of the computer. The speed tests were carried out on the 2.4GHz wireless frequency, the 5GHz wireless frequency and the wired connection, respectively. The detection software was Ixia QCheck.

The 2.4GHz connection test is shown in the figure below. The visible bandwidth after connection is 300Mbps.

Because wireless transmission will consume a lot and can only be half of the original bandwidth, the software wireless test shows that the bandwidth size is 111.11Mbps, and the visible speed of file transmission under its bandwidth is about 15M per second, which is the same as the speed of common bandwidth router in the market.

In the 5GHz connection test, it can be seen that the bandwidth size shows 867Mbps.  

The software tested it to be 170Mbps in size, and the file transfer rate was about 41M per second, which seemed to be a little faster than 2.4GHz.

The direct connection test shows that its bandwidth is 1.0Gbps, which belongs to gigabit connection.

However, the test result of the software is only 666.66Mbps, while the size of the transmission file is only 51M per second. Because of the 7200 rpm mechanical hard disk test I used, the transmission speed test result is smaller than the bandwidth result.

Summary:

Advantages: The product network interface supports 1Gbps bandwidth, which exceeds the bandwidth limit of 100Mbps network interface, The 5GHz bandwidth size is 867Mbps, the use speed is fast, the signal is strong and stable, and the visitors use special network functions and new friction connection methods. The shell and body of the product are made of all metal, which is more conducive to the heat dissipation of the product and improves its service life. The design of the dual structure network port uses metal shielding signal to be more stable.

Disadvantages: The use speed of 5GHz signals is less than half of the nominal speed, which is a common problem of most routes at present. There is no free conversion connection function under the same name of 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

Suggestion: It is more convenient to use the 2.4GHz and 5GHz free switching function under the same name. It is better to use the 3.0 USB port.

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