Since the cooperation with Leike in 2013, the product line of 360 routers has covered P0 to P4, including mini, 5G and gigabit models. The 360 Secure Route P4 was released in the middle of 2017, and by July of the same year, the cumulative sales exceeded 10 million. More than half a year later, it updated two sub models, P4G and P4C, which are responsible for mining and game direction.
Parameters and configuration
Parameter comparison of P3-P4 series
Comparison of RTL819F series chip parameters
The main change of 360 Route P4C is that it uses the thinner and lighter mold, but still maintains the full gigabit network interface configuration. The processing chip is still the RTL8197F series of Taiwan Realtek Ruiyu 1G main frequency, but replaced with RTL8197FS, the memory becomes 128MB, and the connection speed is still 16MB FLASH and 1167Mbps. The biggest feature of the function is the addition of aurora acceleration and Morgan acceleration, and the initial price is 10 yuan lower than P4.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the previous generation P4 with a price of 259 yuan has been taken off the shelves, while the actual price of its third-party seller in the east of X is about 290 yuan. I don't know whether to say that the RMB has depreciated or prices have risen
Appearance and workmanship
The 360 Secure Route P4C is still a family style pure white package. Because the antenna is in a stretched state when it leaves the factory, the package is very aggressive. The adapter has not changed. The output is 12V 1.5A, 18W. There is a section of anti electric shock sealant at the interface. This is very good. The previously inhumane pin orientation of the plug has also been maintained, and the adapter is likely to block the sockets of other rows of plugs.
360 Safe Route P4C restored the P3 mold, and all network cable interfaces were lined up, which was thinner and more harmonious than the P4 mold. The overall workmanship is at the middle and upper reaches of the same price. The plastic part of the fuselage has a very fine frosting treatment, and the frosting particles of the antenna part are coarse. This mold is very mature, and the seam tolerance is OK.
The front is the symbolic anodized aluminum of 360 router, and the back is a large area of heat dissipation grille. From left to right on the back is the USB interface switch (this setting is very rare), USB 2.0 interface, three gigabit LAN ports, gigabit WAN ports, power supply and reset button. The four antennas have 180 degrees of lateral and 80 degrees of vertical rotation space, which can be placed in many shapes to meet various placement requirements.
App and usage
setup wizard
Web page management mobile terminal
Web page management PC terminal
When the new machine is powered on, it will release unencrypted WiFi, which can be connected to the route through the youlu.360.cn domain name (which is also 360 Route's own official website). According to the two-step guidance, simple Internet access methods and WiFi information settings can be used directly.
The pages on the PC side have been used for many years. Although the UI is more friendly, after using it for a long time, I still feel that this somewhat crude mobile terminal is more efficient and convenient. I don't know whether it is because the focus has been shifted to the app or it has not yet been adapted. The P4C featured Aurora and Morgan acceleration plug-ins are invisible on the web.
The 360 Routing app is one of the oldest intelligent routing apps. As long as it is opened under the WiFi of the router for the first time, it will automatically remind you to add it. In the future, it can be accessed remotely.
After the revision of the previous two years, the home page has become a more modern card style. Common plug-ins and overall information can be displayed directly, which is very suitable for the management of multiple routers. The interactive experience has become one of the best in the smart routers on the market. However, it is a pity that there are not many 360 plug-ins, and there is no third-party firmware adapted to the 360 routing using Ruiyu SoC on the market for the time being. It is a nostalgia for the days when all entry-level models were able to clean their computers.
Signal strength 1.5m away from the route
Signal strength 15m from the route
Within 15m distance, there is no bearing wall to block, but there is a lot of WiFi interference. The 2.4G and 5G signals have attenuated about - 20dBm and 10dBm respectively. Compared with the R6900 (painted with Merlin), the signal strength is slightly weaker, but it can catch up with the old flagship whose price is 2.5 times of its own, so the signal performance is good.
Online game acceleration
Morgan Game Acceleration
The online game acceleration function highlighted by 360 Secure Route P4C this time is completed by two function plug-ins, Morgan Acceleration and Aurora Acceleration, which are exclusive to P4C for the time being.
Among them, Morgan Game Acceleration is a paid service, which is accelerated by Yunfan. The most intuitive difference between the SD-WAN product and the accelerator used in peacetime is that it is installed in the router, and all devices in the network can be used directly without additional software installation. Officially, this accelerator can reduce the delay of online games such as Jedi Survival, DOTA 2, CSGO and GTA5 by half.
In terms of price, the new machine has a nearly free 7-day experience. The follow-up monthly fee is 18 yuan, and the maximum annual fee is 150 yuan. The overall price is higher than that of Xunyou UU、 Quantum accelerators are cheaper.
Aurora acceleration plug-in
This aurora acceleration plug-in is actually a QoS, so it is free and unlimited. It can be directed to 10 games for King Glory, Yin and Yang Division, Stimulating Battlefield, QQ Flying Car to optimize WiFi queue. In plain English, when other WiFi users watch videos or download them while driving, they can give priority to ensuring the network priority of these games.
In the actual test, at 4:00 p.m., when the network is relatively quiet, within 5 meters from the router, the network is a 50M telecom broadband peer to peer, and the WiFi is connected to 12 devices, one of which is fully downloading, and the speed is maintained at 3.9M/s. However, the ping value of King Glory is still stable at 10ms. It seems that the network load during this period is too low.
The test pressure was increased, and the test was carried out at 8:00 pm. At this time, the number of devices remained unchanged. The use distance was adjusted to 15m from the route, and the network delay hovered between 60-90ms.
After starting acceleration, it has little effect on the variation range of delay value. Its main effect seems to be to reduce the number of delay fluctuations and reduce the possibility of accidental jamming.
Summary
The intelligent routes using MT7621A, including TP WDR6500, Tengda AC9, and Xiaomi Routing 4, all fall on the price side close to the 360 secure route P4C. In addition to the obvious disadvantages of the first two models, other intelligent routes have their own characteristics (There is no outstanding cost performance ratio) The advantage of 360 Secure Routing P4C is the ease of use of the system and app. It has QoS game acceleration and routing side game accelerator, but the playability of plug-ins and third-party firmware is general, which is more suitable for users with game needs but limited budgets.
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