With the advent of the mobile Internet era, in addition to the introduction of mobile phones, major mobile phone manufacturers have gradually entered various smart product areas in order to grasp the user's Internet portal. Following Xiaomi’s launch of Xiaomi’s router, Meizu also launched its own router, which is divided into the standard version and the Extreme Edition. Both are located in young users who are full of vitality and income, and are consistent with the positioning of the Charm Blue mobile phone. The author was fortunate enough to be the first to experience the new version of the Meizu router Extreme Edition. Here, I express my sincere gratitude to Yi Xun and Meizu.
Meizu router Extreme Edition packaging box is very simple, only the product map and product name.
The detailed parameters of the router are printed on the back of the box:
Product Model:MZRE1W
Processor: MT7628AN Embedded MIPS24KEc 580MHz, 2.4G processor MTK MT7628AN, 5G processor MTK MT7612E
Memory: 16bit DDR 128MB RAM, 16MB storage
Interface: 1 10/100M adaptive WAN port, 2 10/100M adaptive LAN ports, 1 MicroUSB port, 1 USB 2.0 port
Wireless connection: conforms to the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standard, the maximum rate of 2.4 GHz can reach 300 Mbps, and the maximum rate of 5Ghz can reach 867 Mbps
Meizu router speed version of the compact appearance, pure white body looks simple and elegant, you can easily integrate into most of the family's decoration style.
The surface of the router adopts a slight arc design, which effectively improves the heat dissipation efficiency and ensures long-term stability.
The appearance of the router looks like only two antennas, but actually there are four 6dBi high-gain omni-directional antennas built in to make the wireless signal more widely covered. Support beamforming technology, so that routers can automatically track mobile phones, laptops and other wireless devices within coverage, so as to strengthen the signal direction. The antenna adopts a foldable design, which is perfectly integrated with the body after folding.
Meizu Router Extreme Edition supports the next-generation 802.11ac protocol and has 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band. Among them, the 2.4 GHz frequency band provides up to 300 Mbps wireless speed, the 5 GHz frequency band provides up to 867 Mbps wireless speed, and the dual-frequency concurrent transmission rate is the highest. Up to 1167Mbps. Excluding a small amount of management traffic, theoretically, the converted file transfer at 5 GHz is about 100 MB/s or more. This speed is enough to transmit 4K video. Of course, the speed bottleneck of the USB interface and USB storage device must also be taken into consideration.
The back of the router provides a 10/100M adaptive WAN port, two 10/100M adaptive LAN ports, a MicroUSB interface, a USB2.0 interface, the number of LAN ports is not much, but it can basically meet the average user The need for two desktop computers or a desktop computer and a laptop computer wired connection, MicroUSB interface for power supply, greatly improving the versatility, users can use Android phone charging cable and charger can easily power the router It is not necessary to carry two sets of charging lines and chargers when traveling, and even a mobile power supply can be used to provide power, which improves the mobility of the router and is very convenient. Although the USB2.0 speed is limited, USB3.0 interface is also a good choice because USB3.0 currently has some interference with wireless signals.
Accessories for the charger (including non-removable charging cable) and operating instructions, not provided network cable is slightly regrettable.
After the hardware connection is complete, log in to the web management interface on the PC to see the basic information about the router.
Internet access settings support PPPoE dial-up (ADSL), dynamic IP, static IP and wireless relay four modes to meet almost all wired and wireless access methods.
The route setting provides 2.4G and 5G functions to set the SSID and password, respectively, and you can set the time switch WiFi. This feature is very practical, you can automatically turn off the WiFi at night, save energy and environmental protection to reduce radiation, automatically turn on WiFi during the day, easy to use.
After the USB interface is connected to a removable storage medium such as a USB flash drive or removable hard disk, Meizu Router Extreme Edition can achieve audio and video sharing and offline download functions through the Samba protocol, transforming into a simple home NAS, and the cost is far lower than the NAS. We can compare the current price of the Meizu router Extreme Edition is 199 yuan, the price of 2TB mobile hard disk is about 600 yuan, the total price is about 800 yuan, while the low-end single disk does not have a built-in hard disk NAS price is about 850 yuan , 2TB hard drive price of 450 yuan, but also need a router, here is about 100 yuan no USB interface router, the total price of about 1400 yuan, the result is obvious, Meizu router speed version with mobile hard disk program has obvious advantages . Of course, there may be friends who like to study NAS and say that NAS has more functions. It is true, but for most users, sharing audio and video resources through wireless is a high-end application, not to mention the extra features of NAS. It's more affordable to say that routers are equipped with removable storage media.
As a smart router, Meizu Router Extreme Edition also supports control through the mobile phone APP, and the function of the mobile phone is much richer than the PC-side web management interface. The main interface of the APP can intuitively see the current instant network speed.
In device management, operations such as naming, blackout, and speed limit can be performed, and part of the connected device names can be identified by the router.
The list of plug-ins provides a rich set of plug-ins to extend router functionality.
The signal strength adjustment plug-in can set the signal strengths of 2.4G and 5G, respectively, and supports three modes of energy saving, normal, and wall-penetration. The user can select according to the need.
The broadband speed plug-in can test the download speed, and if you can also test the upload speed is even better.
In addition to the official firmware, Meizu Router Extreme Edition also supports OpenWrt firmware, but because it is new, the launch time is too short, and there are still other firmware adapters, so I do not perform brushing tests here.
In terms of signal strength, the left picture shows the signal strength at a position about 10 meters away from the router without blocking, and the right picture shows the signal strength at a position about 3 meters from the router wearing a wall. It can be seen that the 2.4G and 5G signals of the Meizu router are relatively strong. In particular, the passing of the 5G wall performed well and the signal after the wall was not significantly weakened.
Summary: Meizu router speed 128MB of memory and 16MB of storage configuration to improve the Meizu router speed version of the playability, hands-on high-end users can install more plug-ins, in order to enhance the router's features. Ordinary users can easily configure the router, which can be covered by various user groups. With a price of 199 yuan, it is no doubt that young people who are new to the workplace and are striving for excellence can be the first smart route for young people. Compared with the rich functions of the mobile phone, the web-based management function of the PC is slightly weaker and the heat is more obvious. It is expected that the official and subsequent third-party firmware can be enhanced and optimized.
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