We haven't recovered from the first year of 5G in 2019, and 2020 will become the first year of WiFi 6. Looking at Netware, Leadship and ASUS's thousands of initial WiFi 6 routes, I thought that WiFi 6 would have to wait a year and a half before it could enter the homes of ordinary people, but it was killed below 600 by domestic manufacturers within half a year. Now, some WiFi 6 routes with mesh have been reduced to less than 300 yuan, and 360WiFi 6 whole house route is one of them (original price 329, initial price 299). Does it smell good or not? Try again.
Appearance accessories
The accessories include 12V/1.5A power adapter and 1m long noodles CAT.5E super five network cable.
The package and appearance design are very similar to those of the previous generation, with a very special triangular cylinder design. This color matching is like light green or dark green, which creates a "colorful black" effect. In addition, this is the first time to encounter a skin like coating on a router. The feel and appearance are very stylish. Compared with the previous generation, it has an additional LAN interface and USB interface, which makes it more expandable.
It is rare that the appearance is so clean and tidy, and there is no route for cooling holes. The top is the "Think One Button Networking" button. The machine uses convection heat dissipation. The heat sink is concentrated at the bottom, and the top is a hidden heat sink. The status indicator is also integrated into one, and the status is judged by color and flashing mode.
The minimalist appearance is not as blatant as other routes. It is easy to take care of when it is placed at home. I like Buddhism users very much.
internal structure
The barrel structure makes it easy to disassemble the 360WiFi6 whole house routing. After unscrewing the screws, open the top cover like a drawer to see the noble Qualcomm Networking Pro IPQ6000 chip.
There are four hidden antennas on the top, and on the other side of the motherboard, there is actually a whole side of the radiator, which is made of fierce materials.
WiFi 6 small science popularization
After waiting for so many years, the WiFi Alliance finally got the hang of the old 802.11b/a/g/n/ac and renamed it WiFi 1/2/3/4/5, while the latest WiFi 6 is actually 802.11ax. So you can see a lot of WiFi 6 routing names with "AX".
First of all, we were hit by a bunch of technical terms. WiFi 6 adopts 1024QAM modulation (it alone can bring about 25% improvement, awesome), and 160MHz bandwidth. The higher the information density, the wider the pipeline, and naturally faster. The direct effect is to make the maximum bandwidth of WiFi 6 soar to 9.6 Gbps. Other improvements are almost optimized for multi device scenarios:
OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiple access, FDMA before WiFi 5) mainly solves the delay problem, so that different users' data can better use channel resources and improve transmission efficiency;
MU-MIMO (multi-user, multi input, multi output), as its name implies, allows multiple routes to be concurrent at the same time. Different antennas serve different devices at the same time, making full use of bandwidth. However, this technology must be compatible with mobile phones, computers and other devices;
BSS Coloring "coloring" mechanism, "color label" different signals, reduce the waiting time, and improve the mutual interference of WiFi signals in the "crowded" environment;
Long OFDM symbol， Reduce signal packet loss rate of remote equipment and expand WiFi coverage;
TWT (target wake-up time) enables the network device to stand by when it is on the network but not occupying the network speed, so that the network is unblocked and power is saved.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand the above stack. It's OK to know that WiFi 6 will be faster and have shorter latency, so that more devices can easily access the Internet together (the bandwidth and number of concurrent users will increase by four times). However, it should be noted that most of the features need to be supported by devices, and only when they are widely popularized will there be obvious experience upgrades.
For most people, the core focus of WiFi 6 is not speed (the operator's 500M broadband tariff is the biggest obstacle to WiFi 6's performance), but to improve the transmission speed of the intranet and the experience of uploading and downloading by multiple people, and to solve the problem of congestion and capacity when a large number of devices are connected to the Internet. It will not happen that you pay for the Internet speed. The broadband speed in your home will not be faster because of WiFi 6 routers, but it will make your original broadband experience better.
test
In addition to some manufacturers' self castration, the above features are common to WiFi 6 routing, and 360WiFi 6 whole house routing is naturally supported. In terms of configuration, 360WiFi6 whole house routing uses Qualcomm Networking Pro platform chip IPQ6000, 4-core 64 bit [email protected] CPU+single core 1.5GHz NPU module (network acceleration engine is responsible for processing and forwarding data packets, 14nm process), four Skyworks independent signal amplifiers, dual frequency support WiFi 6, 2.4G single stream doubles, dual frequency concurrent to 1800Mbps, support daisy chain star topology networking, it is also the first WiFi 6 routing that supports Mesh networking in the 300 price segment.
The competitor we are looking for is the R7000 (already painted with Meilin), which was bought by the studio in the early 18th year. Now it is still about 600 yuan, and the price is just about the same as that of the 360WiFi6 full house routing two pack.
Connection speed comparison between 360WiFi6 whole house routing and WiFi 5 router
Because most mobile phones are equipped with 2 * 2 WiFi antennas and 80MHz bandwidth, the connection speed of WiFi 5 routing is only 867M, while the connection speed of 360 WiFi 6 whole house routing is 1200Mbps. Finally, it reached 1.2Gbps, and Jilao couldn't help shedding tears.
signal intensity
The test site is a 300 square meter or so machine building office. The two routes are placed side by side. The route is 10 meters away from test point 1. Test point 4 with the worst signal is separated by an elevator, with N load bearing walls in the middle.
Next to the router and test point 1
In an office with extremely complicated WiFi, when the signal strength is - 49dBm 10 meters away, the 360WiFi6 whole house routing can still maintain 1200Mbps.
Signal condition of test point 2 and 4360WiFi6 whole house routing with long distance and wall
The signal condition of the network device R7000 (Merlin firmware) at test points 2 and 4 that are far away and have walls
In terms of signal, the 360WiFi6 whole house routing is actually better than the Merlin firmware R7000 (WiFi is called IGAO7_5G) with higher transmission power, and the atmosphere is suddenly embarrassed
360WiFi6 whole house routing and R7000
Use Xiaomi 10 Pro for Speedtest. At the nearest test point, due to the speed of the external network, the 360WiFi6 whole house routing cannot be separated from the old flagship WiFi 5. At the point where there is no wall barrier, even if it is 10 meters away, the 360WiFi6 whole house routing speed is normal, which can play the extreme speed of office broadband.
For Glory of the King and Peace Elite, the delay of 360WiFi6 whole house routing is very low.
The 2360WiFi6 whole house routing and R7000, which are far away and separated from the wall, have been seriously affected. Although the jitter is a bit larger, the 360WiFi6 whole house routing is still faster, with only - 79db of signals left, and the speed of 18Mbps.
The 4360WiFi6 whole house routing and R7000 test points that are too far away and across the N-channel wall have reached the edge of the network disconnection. At this extreme position, there is crazy jitter and crazy packet loss. The 360WiFi6 whole house routing relies on the characteristics of WiFi 6, and the packet loss rate is still 0. The old flagship's face is saved by jitter and ping value.
360WiFi6 5G WiFi, 2.4G WiFi, R7000 5G WiFi connection speed
Use PC direct connection routing as iPerf server, and connect the mobile phone to two routers for default test. WiFi 6's bandwidth advantage is simply crushing, and it is not at a starting line at all. WiFi 5 has been hit more than 8 times, even WiFi 6's 2.4G WiFi can't win. If you add 10 threads to 1M, you can run to 700Mbps. It's a pleasure to watch the status bar display 70M per second.
The connection speed between 360WiFi6 and R7000
On the iOS platform, use iPhone 11 Pro Max and HE NET network tools test, and the results are also twice as high.
In general, in terms of signal coverage and speed, 360WiFi6 whole house routing has been able to compete with the Merlin firmware with higher transmission power. Even though the old flagship has good control over ping value and jitter, but WiFi6 is really good, the actual connection speed always has to be overwhelmed. For users with NAS or local FTP, WiFi 6 can completely replace the network cable.
Power consumption and heating
The average power consumption of 360WiFi6 in the whole house is about 6W, and the peak power consumption of speed measurement with iPerf on is only 7.3W, which is lower than expected.
360WiFi6 whole house routing and R7000 daily operating temperature
Test in a small black room with a room temperature of 30.4 ℃ and a humidity of 48% to simulate the working environment of most routes. After 36 hours of operation, the highest temperature of the 360WiFi6 whole house route appears in the front of the top, about 41.5 degrees, and the highest temperature of the side appears in the middle of the front, about 39.2 degrees. At this time, the R7000, which is several laps in size, has the highest temperature on the right, about 42.1 degrees. R7000： It's time to forgive.
Mesh networking
There are two core factors that affect router signal coverage: transmission power and antenna gain. The antenna gain has directionality. In fact, the range is used to change the distance. The larger the gain, the smaller the coverage, and the more dead angles. Therefore, manufacturers generally set it at 5dBi~6dBi. However, the transmission power is limited to 100 milliwatts by domestic regulations. Unless the American standard with higher power is adopted for firmware replacement, the signal coverage and strength cannot be considered simultaneously. No matter how strong the signal of a single route is, it is impossible for a single channel to cover the entire large family. Mesh networking and multi-point deployment are still necessary.
Compared with the previous wireless relay, Mesh also does not need to pull wires. It emits WiFi of the same name, automatically switches to the nearest route, and the switching speed is difficult to detect. Mesh also has a good future. After upgrading, the old route as a sub route will not be wasted or too much.
360 claims to have its own 360 Mesh algorithm, which uses the daisy chain star topology networking technology to understand the online demand and status of devices in real time, intelligently select the shortest ideal path, support wired and wireless multi-channel hybrid networking, seamless roaming, and dual band all-in-one.
For the actual mesh networking experience, you need to play 360's intelligent settings:
The double sets we tested are matched in complete sets when they leave the factory. After one is connected to the network, the other can be connected to the network automatically without any management;
If the route is purchased later, the old and new routes can be automatically networked by pressing the "Link Networking" button on the top at the same time after powering on;
The machine also has a function that can automatically copy the old route broadband account and password. Connect to the WAN port of the old route, and the machine can automatically copy the account password. The whole process is automatic. Even if you forget the old broadband password, it doesn't matter. I'm moved.
The difference between the two routers is just enough to buy an additional 360WiFi6 whole house router for mesh networking. Between test point 4 of the signal test just now, randomly find a place with a socket to route power to another 360WiFi6 whole room. The app has a topology map of Internet access devices. You can see the location of different devices on the Mesh network. It has not yet reached test point 4. It is found that the location of the mobile phone on the Mesh network has automatically changed.
The original rollover test point 4 came alive immediately, as if the route was nearby. This kind of signal coverage can not be achieved by any expensive single route. Mesh is a good solution.
The wireless devices in the group, including network devices, are also connected to 360WiFi6 whole house routing by WiFi bridge, with 14 machines. Three of them are driving Speedtest to grab the network and measure the speed, while one is downloading the game. At this time, the PC can still run 4K oil pipes normally, and the world suddenly becomes more harmonious.
App and USB functions
In addition to the common network view and anti scratch network, 360 Home Firewall App has the most powerful online user management function on the market. Children's protection and elderly protection are so strong that they are simply cross platform universal "screen time management apps". The types and duration of apps are all available. It's easy to cut off the network and limit the speed.
360WiFi6 has a USB interface in the whole house, which can be directly read by the measured U disk, mobile hard disk and card reader. There is an album backup in the app applet. The intranet can automatically backup photos to USB devices. This function is also fully automatic.
summary
After a try, thousands of words come together into one sentence: WiFi 6 is really fragrant! A route less than 300 yuan can win a small victory over a WiFi 5 route at the 600 yuan level. For the price difference, another parent route can be used for mesh networking (waiting for the cheaper sub route to be sold). The signal coverage is different from that before. The great ship of the times is rolling forward, and the old flagship has been rubbed on the beach by the waves.
For iPhone 11 series, Snapdragon 865 Android flagship devices that support WiFi 6, a WiFi 6 router can accompany them in the future. After the year of Xianfeng, when normal people can afford 500M broadband, the network speed will not fall behind. Now we can experience the wireless speed at the network cable level, and the coexistence of multiple devices is more harmonious than before. On the PC side, there is an AX200 wireless network card that supports WiFi 6. The dual band 5G 2400M also has its own Bluetooth 5.0. More than 70 pieces of package mail, rounded up, are free. Buy early and enjoy early. Even the old WiFi 6 devices that do not support WiFi 6 can pay for the speed of the intranet in vain. If you want to say that they are not popular, you can't do it.
The 360WiFi6 whole house route for a single 329618 new product is 299. Two packs are 649 and the initial price is 596. It is also the only WiFi 6 router capable of mesh networking below 300 in July (similar products only support Mesh in July in OTA). If you think that even the TP-LINK TL-XDR1860 needs 280360WiFi6 to route the whole house, this material, this workmanship, and this price, you can say that it is very conscientious.
Recently, this batch of WiFi6 routes have too much fragrance, so now we have to worry about that it will be difficult to buy
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