The rise of smart routers stems from the fiery concept of smart homes. As a hub of home networks, routers have the inherent advantage of becoming smart home portals. Therefore, vendors involved in the field of smart homes almost all introduce so-called smart routers. The basic approach is to add a simple configuration interface, convenient management functions, and rich extension functions to the original router function...
The newly released Meizu Router Extreme Edition on June 13 is such an intelligent routing product. Its simple shape, equipped with MediaTek's MT7628AN + MT7612EN solution, with 128MB of memory and 16MB of ROM, supports dual band 2.4G/5GHz, priced at 199 yuan.
From the configuration point of view, this router's dual-chip solution is a mainstream configuration, with strong processing power and stability, but also can provide a good support for USB devices and APP extensions, while the 16GB ROM is slightly insufficient, users The installation of the APP is subject to certain restrictions. Then in actual practicality, what kind of experience can we bring to us? And look at Tencent home appliance evaluation.
White simple wind texture is good
Meizu router speed version continues its simple and stylish design of its peripheral products, its appearance in comparison to other routers on the market the biggest difference is pure white design, using ABS plastic, the surface of the matte material, very Simple, rich texture.
Meizu routers are equipped with an ac dual-frequency 2X2 antenna that can rotate 180° backwards and rightwards on both sides of the extreme speed version. The dual antenna design is conducive to the transmission of the signal, when incorporated it can be integrated with the fuselage and enhance the aesthetics. At the same time, the overall arched design also facilitates the cooling of the bottom air.
In the interface, Meizu Router Extreme Edition in addition to having a basic WAN port, a power interface and a WPS button, only two LAN ports, but after all, now the main wireless devices, 2 LAN is also sufficient, but this The two LAN ports are 10M/100M adaptive ports, which is not the current mainstream Gigabit interface. It is a bit regrettable that, fortunately, it supports Gigabit wireless networks. The remaining USB 2.0 interface can be used as an external removable storage device. The router is based on a custom system developed by the router based on OpenWRT. It can access the file information on the storage device through a mobile device and has built-in function plug-ins.
The bottom of the router is not equipped with too many cooling holes. Instead, it has two large anti-slip strips. This is also related to the positioning of the product itself, but with its flat arched design style, the cooling speed of the Meizu router should be It can meet daily needs.
Easy to set up to cover mainstream features
Meizu router speed version of the interface settings are very simple, set up a good router, in the App management background after a simple operation can be set up a good route, basically within 3 minutes in one step.
After the route is set, it enters the main interface, which displays the signal attribution and timely network speed. It also lists the function modules such as device management, plug-in list, route setting, and personal center. The blue and white configuration interface is concise and easy to operate.
In the list of plug-ins, we can see that it has built-in commonly used router functions such as signal strength adjustment, web page ad blocking, and BT remote download.
We downloaded the “signal strength adjustment†plug-in. The whole process is very rapid. Its main function is to switch the output signal among the three modes of energy saving, normal, and wall-to-wall. Now we will adjust the router to the maximum wall-through mode.
In the device management, you can view the real-time information of the connected device, and perform blackout operations such as blackout.
In other settings, the key is to set the encryption of the 2.4 GHz/5 GHz two-way signal, as well as the basic functions of restarting, restoring the factory, and routing information.
Signal performance is stable through the wall
In the following signal detection, we will use the "WiFi Overview 360" application commonly used in mobile phones to test, the router signal is the default "through the wall mode", the data corresponds to the two frequency bands of 5GHz and 2.4GHz, for reference only.
The figure above shows the data measured in the case of one meter and three meters away from the signal source (Meizu router speed version). The signal strength reaches -48dBm/-33dBm at a distance of about one meter from the router. There is no three meters away. The large attenuation, which also reached -64dBm/-54dBm, is still very good at this time.
Next is the basic wall-passing test. The picture above is provided separately from the bedroom of the signal source (Meizu router speed version) across a wall (three meters) and the bathroom separated by two walls (four meters). Out of the data. Among them, the signal performance across a wall is still very good, can reach -78dBm/-70dBm, has started to decay; and in the two walls when there was significant attenuation, only -88dBm/-81dBm.
In actual use, although speed has some impact, it is still acceptable. In general, in the daily use of the average family, the WiFi signal can still be fully covered. Only if the distance is far, the faster 5G signal will be attenuated to the connection, and 2.4G will be relatively stable. .
summary:
In recent years, with the slow development of smart homes, there has been no uniform standard or platform, and the entry has gradually been suspended. At the same time, intelligent routers have gradually calmed down due to the poor interaction and irreplaceability, and they have begun to transition from the original "characteristic" to "practical."
Meizu router speed version as a dual-band ac router, has a simple and stylish appearance, compared to mainstream routers on the market in the face value of the more prominent. It does not give the product the so-called smart home control function, but the basic mainstream features and plug-ins are covered, easy-to-use settings management interface, more stable signal strength and speed, 199 yuan price combined with its dual-chip configuration Still have a certain cost-effective.
As for the value is not worth buying, if you already have a router, in fact, no need to specifically replace, stable and easy to use on the line; if there is a need for replacement, the speed of the Meizu router version can be used, but also has a rare high Yan value can play a role in embellishing home, it is worth considering.