As an official brand that claimed Jingdong's sales for the second year of 2016, it was also the first router brand I bought after the upgrade of fiber-optic broadband. I was not optimistic about his prospects.
It was also related to the fact that when she first met Zhang Aunt, the first one was a pole route. Because of the first generation of clearing scams at the very end of the route, the forum was in full swing at the time, alleging official fraud (new products will be on the market, old products cleared, but it was officially advertised as a loss-making sales, and the last updated product had doubled its performance. But it's the same as the old product of clearance.) As a victim, he lamented the routers that had such a good workmanship (appearance) and lamented the outdated configuration (probably the configuration that was used three years ago). At the same time, they felt incomparably new to the so-called smart systems. Of course, I also joined the debate in the forum, but I found that a manager named Zhang Dao was constantly responding to the netizens - complaining about the netizens complaining, and kept an apologetic explanation. As an ordinary user, I can't understand it, but after a few days, the official proposed the compensation for the coupon. At the same time, I also knew that the Zhang Zou of the forum was also one of the co-founders. He loved and hated this brand. In this mood, my first slogan was produced, but my blood couldn't cover my bad writing style. I was finally sent back by Xiaobian to ask for rectification. However, my procrastination was estimated to be unresolved. I haven’t changed it yet.
Reasons to purchaseAlthough he later purchased the official second-generation product with previously compensated coupons (at that time, it was still a beta product), but since then domestic smart routers have started to enter the Red Sea, and Ruyi Yun, Xiaomi, 360 have emerged. Branch) and traditional domestic router manufacturers to test the water, etc., polar routing gradually lost the cost, especially when Lenovo bought after the cloud out of the newifi brand, directly with the configuration of the mtk chip router to the lowest. However, the degree of intelligence of these routers (actually, it is mainly for users to manage the installation of extended applications and plug-ins) is still far less than the extreme route, of course, when the polar route has self-wounding arms, this will not elaborate. Since the development to date, the polar route is still the same as before, but other homes have gone very far.
System: Pole routing is still the same as before. Although it has good ui and convenient management clients, the lack of its own core functions has not been fully improved. As a comparison newifi may be the same problem, a simple custom openwrt, relying on openwrt's own extended application to make up for the lack of latecomers' software shortcomings, but for the average user, those are too complicated things for high-end player systems Not enough freedom. As a well-funded giant, Xiaomi apparently developed a lot quickly, not only out of the high-end bcm chip router, the system also developed very quickly (of course, there are still many practical problems, and even the relatively hostile behavior of hijacking user pages) The rapid and complete function, the rapid expansion of the expansion of applications, has caught up with the pioneers of the polar route, and even rely on their own ecology has many unique applications. In this case, the Pole routing not only has problems with the firmware update, resulting in the user not being blindly upgraded, but also satisfied with the mode that was originally created. Hardware: As mentioned above, the pole routing is above the hardware cost-effectiveness can be described as not the slightest advantage, with the configuration newifi as long as 79, while the lower configuration of the pole is 200, even when the discount also 150 +, almost but only slightly better The pole route 3 has 300+. Compared to high-end products, this time the singles should be the most high-end products (polar routing 4 commercial version, the configuration is basically the same, the antenna was split into split 2.4GHz and 5GHz), but it is only mt7621A such a 14-year release cpu . The router that millet released a few years ago has already used bcm high-end chip. Pole routing is also a consistent high-priced boutique strategy - the price of 499 (the actual price is about 369, the price of pole 4), and it is disappointing that this generation of routing is not a boutique, and lost its original delicate appearance. , Removed the RJ45 indicator and front panel multi-function indicator, retaining only one indicator, the original proud of the full metal shell, this time only the top cover and IO backplane part is metal, huge body, but inside There is a lot of leeway to say that it is for heat dissipation. In short, it loses its delicate taste. However, it is clear that the polar route in the dream has been lost a lot. Traditional manufacturers have also begun to force high-end and high-cost routing (such as Tenda ac15, ac18, etc.). The polar route has now been reduced to neither cost-effective nor high-end products. The rest of the brand is only a relatively responsible one (the polar routing generation still has the latest system, although the release cycle is relatively long).This is not a promotional purchase. It is an integrated purchase of Anruin Financial's wealth management activities. It is also the hottest form of zero-dollar purchase. However, financial management is to buy 5,000 and it takes three months.
Appearance GalleryBecause there is no equipment, the pictures are all manually shot by the mobile phone, hope forgive me.
Unusually large boxes are probably four big in previous generations.
Out of the box feel has become mainstream packaging
Accessories have instructions, 12v2a adapter DC power interface, flat cable
Plastic flooring is tightly stitched, but the press is misaligned
Top cover of metal material, quality is also good, rough sandblasting process is easy to contaminate fingerprints
Front plate, plastic material, only one indicator
Right side panel, plastic and metal are connected to the antenna
Backplane IO, 3 Gigabit LAN, 1 Gigabit WAN, a USB 3.0 to USB 2.0, Power Supply and Reset
The first generation of contrasting routes, this generation is much larger and the design style is completely transformed
As can be seen from the above figure, the polar route is no longer the previous polar route.
Because the antenna is not removable, it eventually leads to twice the size of normal packaging. At first, all of them were detachable sma interface antenna, and the workmanship was also abnormally good. However, it was extremely awkward, the first version was still removable, and after the release of the new version, it became Not removable. Become more and more commercialized.
Due to the dual USB interface and higher performance processors, the usb power previously used as an advantage is no longer available.
Rarely, the metal panel remains on the backplane, but it has lost the RJ45 indicator that has been in existence. The stability of the backplane is still guaranteed.
Have to say that the design has become very popular, the volume is nothing to say, the flagship routing is getting bigger and bigger, but the configuration is not just upgrading the upgrade volume this is unjustified. As a hardware comparison, only dual-usb and gigabit WAN ports are upgraded compared to the previous-generation Pole Routing 3.
This is just out of the box. If someone wants to know the actual rate of usb, I can add it later.
to sum upAs the humanities pen is not very good, it may not be very comfortable for the value-friends who read this post to read it, and here is a great apology.
Finally, as a user for many years, I'm talking about some of the polar routing products including the purchase of this product.
Advantages: ui perfect, clear interface, app function, many simple and clear instructions and user experience, very suitable for ordinary users who are not very understanding of electronic products, entry difficulty is very low, there are many human flower features: for example, can be automatically through the cable Get the broadband account password stored before the route, network reminder, wireless network shield (a key shield all non-connected users, general router above the white list function), as well as wifi password leak detection (this for many accidentally shared to After the friend's password was compromised by the user's mobile phone, it was helpful for the user to leak the software. Of course, enabling the guest wifi is a better choice.) Channel congestion detection and recommendations, one-click speed-up of one user and various rate-based QoS services, etc. From the above it can be seen that the polar routing does not actually have much original content, but it actually translates a lot of advanced features to be used by ordinary users. Disadvantages: Although the system is updated more quickly, there is a basic one month, there is a beta version, but the official version is also often unstable situation occurs, many users buy the router to sleep, saying that the router is very unstable. After using it for many years, I have found that the signal and stability of the pole routing are very relevant to the system. It is often the case that the last version is very stable. The next version may often be dropped or the signal is weakened, but the update becomes a few more times. normal. Therefore, the disadvantage is that the system may be unstable, and the recommended purchaser encounters a stable firmware and carefully opens the automatic update.Buying advice: The current highest selling polar route should be 1s. And 2 3 generations. Only 1s is recommended here, and 69 can be done during the event. This is not recommended because it is cost-effective, this is only recommended to users who do not have too many new devices (support 802.11ac and ad, need intranet transmission, have nas), only recommend to users who need to experience this convenient system. For example, for the elderly to use, to facilitate the remote solution to the problem. Other models due to low performance or cost performance, do not recommend here, including the product, unless there is an urgent need for a function (polar routing some enterprise solutions, such as 802.1x authentication, WeChat public number promotion landing, etc.).
Instruction Manual
1. Features
Clock display, 10 sets of adjustable timed power control, randomized power control, manual switch and optional DST setup.
2. First time charging
This timer contains a rechargeable battery. It is normal that the new/old model runs out of battery if it wasn`t being charged for a long period of time. In this case, the screen will not turn on.
To charge : simply plug the timer to a power outlet. The charging time should take at least 15 minutes.
If the screen doesn`t light up or displays garbled characters, simply reboot the system by pressing the [RESET" button.
3. Set clock
Hold [CLOCK" button and [WEEK" button to adjust week.
Hold [CLOCK" button and [HOUR" button to adjust hour.
Hold [CLOCK" button and [MINUTE" button to adjust minute.
Hold [CLOCK" button and [TIMER" button to select 12 hour/24 hour display.
Hold [CLOCK" button and [ON/AUTO/OFF" button to enable/disable DST (daylight-saving-time).
4. Set timer
Press [TIMER" button, select and set timer. Setting rotation : 1on, 1off, 2on, 2off, ...... , 10on, 10off.
Press [HOUR" button to set hour for timer.
Press [MIN" button to set minute for timer.
Press [WEEK" button to set weekday for timer. Multiple weekdays can be selected. ex: if selected [MO", the timer will only apply on every Monday; if selected [ MO, WE, FR", the timer will apply on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Press [RES/RCL" button to cancel the selected on or off timer. The screen will show "-- -- : -- --" , the timer is canceled.
Press [RES/RCL" button again to reactivate the timer.
When timers are set, press [CLOCK" to quit timer setting and return to clock.
5. Random function
Press [RANDOM" button to activate random function, press again to cancel function.
System only runs random function when [AUTO" is on.
Random function will automatically start the timer from 2 to 32 minutes after the setting.
ex : if timer 1on was set to 19:30 with the random function on, the timer will activate randomly between 19:33 to 20:03.
if timer 1off was set to 23:00 with the random function on, the timer will activate randomly between 23:02 to 23:32.
To avoid overlapping, make sure to leave a minimum of 31 minutes gap between different sets of timer.
6. Manual control
Displayed features:
ON : socket turns on.
OFF : socket turns off.
AUTO : socket turns on/off automatically via timer.
Manual ON setting
Press [ON/AUTO/OFF" button to switch from [AUTO" to [ON".
This mode allows socket of the device to power up. Power indicator will light up.
Manual OFF setting
Press [ON/AUTO/OFF" button to switch from [AUTO" to [OFF".
This mode turns socket of the device off. Power indicators will turn off.
7. Electrical parameters
Operating voltage : 230VAC
Battery : NiMh 1.2V
Power consumption : < 0.9W
Response time : 1 minute
Power output : 230VAC/16A/3680W
Q&A
Q: Why won`t my timer turn on?
A: It`s out of battery, you can charge the timer by plugging onto any power outlet. Charge the device for at least 15 minutes. Then press [RESET " button to reset the device.
Q: Can I set seconds of the timer?
A: No, the smallest time unit is minute.
Q: Does my timer keeps old settings without being plugged onto a power outlet?
A: Yes, the timer has an internal battery, it allows the timer to save settings without a power outlet.
Q: Is the battery rechargeable?
A: Yes, the battery is rechargeable. We recommend to charge it for 4 hours so the battery is fully charged.
Q: Does the timer needs internet connection?
A: The timer does not need internet.
Q: Does the screen have back light function?
A: It doesn`t support back light.
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