Thousand Yuan Home Choice: LINKSYS Leads EA7500 Wireless Router

Laozhang new home renovation is nearing completion, network deployment has also been put on the agenda, before it has been used is about 1 to 300 low-end entry-level routing, although the millet in service is quite strong, but only 100M network port and new home Gigabit Wiring can not match, but also worry about the coverage situation, heart or mind into the middle of the routing world, chose the world's brand Cisco's LINKSYS EA7500 wireless routing ~

Nearly a thousand dollars of routing, directly from the head and the packaging on the display, compared to the previous entry-level a lot bigger, the packaging is not a simple style commonly used by domestic manufacturers, but the product information and features are printed on the packaging At first, it is very conspicuous, but there are more English content and internationalization?

Behind the details is almost full English. . . It is also drunk. . .

Side of the same, full of nephew, international forcing it. . .

Interface conditions printed directly on the box, quite new, no wonder I turned a long time the manual can not find the interface definition. . . 4 Gigabit, basic enough to support it, support vlan division, but on the 4 port vlan always feel little significance ah. Routing comes with an independent switch, which is a rare configuration used in routing in recent years, but this switch size is slightly awkward. . Behind the map

Out of the box to see the goods, actually also equipped with a CD! It should be said that in the past 5 years, I haven't seen any routes with CDs. . . Built-in electronic version of the operating instructions, be considerate.

The body is much smaller than the entry-level small route. Whole-body vents and intensive phobia patients are not tolerated. Solid materials, through the hole can be seen inside the heat sink metal, feel the heat of the goods estimate is not small. The front centered panel contains a logo light that can only be seen when the camera is turned on.

The three antennas are thick, thicker than adults, and the joints are made of solid materials. In addition to the three external antennas, there is an internal antenna inside the body to ensure signal coverage.

After the antenna is assembled, it is quite handsome. The heavy stature is clearly contrasted with other entry-level devices that are thin and light at the moment.

The power adapter is designed with a conscience, a slim body shape, and there is no need to worry about the plug space affecting the neighboring appliances of the patch panel. The manufacturer also designs the plug as replaceable, and can be replaced with a light push. Different standard plugs are available for replacement.

Also equipped with a super 5 line, not long, but enough.

The chrysanthemum switch to Tucao, manual switch is very good, but too small, and between the antenna and the power cord, ordinary adult's fingers are a bit out of reach. . . The switch feels just like

Contrast with active duty millet route 3, just one word - "big"

Thickness is also more than N millet, is a stable player

Individuals~

The configuration process of this product is not very difficult, but it is also more troublesome than the domestic domestic equipment. The usability is still slightly worse, and the function of the APP is also relatively weak.

First look at the PC side of the interface, connect to the router, enter the configuration page, the goods will automatically determine the network connection, but there is a problem with the first configuration if you can not connect to the Internet, be sure to choose manual configuration, otherwise the configuration fails to be reset Routed. . . This logic is a little strange. . .

The second step of the configuration wizard will guide you to register the linksys account. If there is no network, you need to use the default router management password to log in. This password is printed in the manual, and the sticker on the device is wooden. . .

After entering the interface is very simple, the main functional area on the left, the right side is a variety of status information, the function is much less than the domestic manufacturers of so-called smart router, only provides the necessary functions; the right instrument area can be customize

What is more special is that the management password of the router is actually not in the "security" function module, but in the "connection" module, together with the wifi settings, it is difficult to understand, and it takes a lot of time to find this setting. . .

The visitor network is basically a must-have feature. This product also supports a limited number of visitor access, which is rare.

The priority setting allows to set the bandwidth priority of the Internet device, and supports the network priority setting for the application, but the list is relatively small, and mostly foreign software and games

Usb interface allows to insert a U disk or removable hard disk as a network storage, but one of my normal use of 16GU disk can not be identified, mobile hard disk is ok

After accessing the storage device, you can see the storage status of the device in the background, and set the folder access permissions, ftp, and media server functions, but the native remote download is not supported.

Remote folders can be accounted for and authorized independently, acting as a basic small file server

The media server function needs to set the folder where the media is located, so that other devices in the network can read and play, depending on the media resources stored in the storage device, and there is no download function.

After connecting to the Internet normally, you can create a Linksys Smart WiFi account and bind it to the router. You can log in to the Linksys official website or log in to the mobile phone APP to perform basic remote management of the router.

Wireless network supports 2.4G and 5G frequency bands, conforms to SRRC safety standards, but does not support adjustment of signal strength

Supports wireless relay and bridging, and the connection mode is fairly comprehensive

It is more special to support the division of Vlan, but for home users, this function is not used very much, and the management of the network port is slightly less

The function provided by the official firmware is just enough to say, compared to the various fancy features of the local manufacturers, it is slightly poor, and it is also true in the mobile phone APP: the app must be logged in with Linksys account, and the binding of the route must be in Pc On the background, the mobile app does not support this operation. The overall interface is simple and the technology is strong. Common functions are found on the home page.

The functions provided by the APP are basically consistent with the background of the PC, and the basic functions are not lacking, but the scalability and advanced functions are slightly less.

Personalized information can be set for each device, specifying icons for easy management.

However, the management function is also limited to the priority setting and parental control function, in which the priority setting actually supports the priority of setting up only 3 devices. . Is also drunk

The parental control function is also a smashed item on the APP. It is only allowed to set a blacklist for accessing the website. Other restrictions are not available. . .

Mobile phone APP is basically a remote look at the network status, functional aspects are still unsatisfactory, practicality is not high, it is not as good as landing Web page background settings to facilitate.

As for the coverage of signals, Lao Zhangren’s new home of 199 square meters can basically achieve full coverage. What is strange is that the signal coverage intensity of the traditional 2.4G band signal with strong wall penetration is even weaker than its 5G band, and The recent load-bearing walls attenuate the signal much more than the far-end multi-plug bearing walls.

The following figure shows the coverage signal test. The router is placed at position 1 and it can be seen that the load-bearing wall behind directly leads to a significant attenuation of the signal at position 2 and is attenuated compared to the position 5 at the far end across the elevator car and the kitchen load-bearing wall. Even bigger. . .

The network speed was measured at the 9th position. Although it seems that the signal attenuation is large, the network speed can still be stable, the ping value is 57, and the down stability can be guaranteed (mobile 20m fiber).

In the 5G band, the coverage is equivalent to the 2.4G band, which is quite surprising. The ability to pass through the wall is slightly weaker than 2.4G, but the 7th signal is much better than 2.4G.

Also in the 9th bit speed, the stability is weaker than 2.4G. Although the ping value is low, the downlink speed is affected a lot and the stability is general.

In general, this route works with solid materials, a heavy body shape and a sense of security. Compared to the local entry-level routing, the value of the face is a little different and it is not easy to integrate into the home environment. Functionality is sufficient, but lack of extensibility. The functionality of the mobile phone APP is relatively simple, and the landing is slow. The signal can meet the full house coverage of 200 square meters, and can maintain good network stability performance at both frequency bands. For this hardware + official firmware, the price/performance ratio is slightly lower, but the online Meilin firmware that has been adapted to this machine can be used to unlock more and more rich functions. In this respect, the playability and practicality are greatly increased. Plus!