360WiFi6 whole-house router review: not only can it run full bandwidth in the bathroom and balcony, but it is also a network security manager

In the blink of an eye, it has been seven years since the WiFi 5 standard was first proposed. Although router manufacturers have repeatedly updated the appearance, antennas, and configurations of routers in these seven years, unfortunately, due to the lack of iteration of the underlying standards, WiFi 5 standard routers have never overcome the problems of low load and narrow coverage.

At the end of 2018, the WiFi Alliance proposed the sixth-generation WiFi standard, and in 2019, smartphones supporting WiFi 6 were launched on the market on a large scale, finally giving consumers a glimmer of hope for improving their network experience. However, most of the WiFi 6 routers launched in 2019 cost thousands of yuan, which dampened consumers' enthusiasm.

Finally, in mid-2020, 360 brought us the 360WiFi6 whole-home router. At a price of 319 yuan per unit, it has great advantages over other WiFi 6 routers on the market, even compared with WiFi 5 routers.

It is worth noting that as early as 2019, 360 launched a WiFi 5 distributed router based on mesh technology. At that time, the ultra-high performance of this router amazed the industry. So what surprises can the 360 ​​WiFi6 whole-house router, which follows the previous generation of technology and appearance, bring us? Today, let's experience this product.

Elegant body, versatile in every situation

Overall, the 360WiFi6 whole-home router does not adopt the traditional router antenna + rectangular body design, but adopts a vertical triangular tower design. It is this simple design that gives the 360WiFi6 whole-home router an artistic atmosphere. No matter what style of scene it is placed in, the 360WiFi6 whole-home router can complement the environment.

In terms of details, the 360WiFi6 whole-home router has a Colink button on the top of the body. This button is recessed and clearly separated from the body, so it can be easily operated by blind touch even if you don't look at the body.

The front of the 360WiFi6 router has only a strip-shaped indicator light, which can display different colors to give users different prompts. For example, green means the network is normal, orange means the location is not good, and red means the connection is abnormal. Compared with the flashing lights of traditional routers, the 360WiFi6 router's strip-shaped indicator light is undoubtedly more intuitive and simpler.

On the back of the device, the 360WiFi6 router has three LAN3 and one WAN1, four Gigabit Ethernet ports in total, and below the Ethernet ports are the USB port, power port, and reset port. From the interface point of view, the 360WiFi6 router can almost meet the needs of most families for external routers.

It is worth noting that due to the integrated design and the high power consumption of Wi-Fi 6, in order to dissipate heat more effectively, 360 not only covers a large area of ​​heat sink inside the body, but also leaves hidden openings at the bottom and top of the body, which greatly increases the heat dissipation efficiency of the 360WiFi6 whole-house router.

As a well-known domestic Internet company, 360 has injected unique characteristics into the WiFi6 whole-house router this time, making the 360WiFi6 whole-house router achieve a high degree of unity in function and design in appearance, which is bound to be widely loved by young people.

Say goodbye to account passwords, "brainless connection" is convenient and fast

When using a router, I believe the biggest worry for many people is that they have long forgotten their account and password, so they have to contact the operator again and provide this credentials before they can set up a new router.

Considering this contradiction, 360WiFi6 whole-house router has found another way to solve the problem - directly reading the account and password from the old router. In actual use, we connect the 360WiFi6 whole-house router and the WAN port of the old router through an Ethernet cable, and then search for the WiFi named "360WiFi-XXXX" on the mobile phone, log in to the background, and select "One-click switch", and the account and password of the old router can be seamlessly imported into the 360WiFi6 whole-house router.

In addition, in order to cover a wider space, the 360WiFi6 whole-house router also supports mesh networking.

We just need to connect another 360WiFi6 whole-house router to a power source and place it next to the 360WiFi6 whole-house router that is already connected to the Internet and power source, and click the Colink button on the top of the 360WiFi6 whole-house router mentioned above (this operation is not required when purchasing the double version, as it has been adapted at the factory), and the two 360WiFi6 whole-house routers will automatically connect to form a mesh combination.

When using it, we can place two 360WiFi6 whole-house routers at the two extreme corners of the house. In this way, the WiFi6 signal can also be received in the corners of the house.

It is worth noting that in order to avoid poor networking status of the 360WiFi6 whole-house router mesh caused by placement problems. During the networking process, the indicator light on the front of the 360WiFi6 whole-house router will give real-time feedback. Users only need to ensure that the 360WiFi6 whole-house router displays green, then they can experience the best Internet access status.

From the perspective of connection, the 360WiFi6 whole-house router takes into account that different people have different abilities to operate the device. Therefore, the overall "simple and simple" approach consistent with the appearance concept is adopted, which greatly reduces the usage threshold of the 360WiFi6 whole-house router.

Blu-ray video can be played smoothly in the corner, and fast forward can be played without lag

Of course, no matter how excellent the appearance and connectivity of the 360WiFi6 whole-home router are, what consumers value is its networking performance.

In terms of configuration, the 360WiFi6 whole-home router is equipped with a Qualcomm Networking Pro IPQ6000 processor, which is made of 14nm technology and has four A53 cores with a main frequency of up to 1.2GHZ. From this perspective, it can be seen that the 360WiFi6 whole-home router is well-equipped.

In addition, with the support of WiFi6, the 360WiFi6 whole-house router supports up to 512 devices to connect to the Internet, and even if there are multiple devices connected, the 360WiFi6 whole-house router can reduce the average delay to 0.009 seconds.

Of course, no matter how excellent the hardware configuration is, it does not mean that we can get a revolutionary experience when we actually use it. Therefore, we will conduct actual tests to see what kind of network the 360WiFi6 whole-house router can present.

During the actual test, we placed the 360WiFi6 whole-house router connected to the network cable in the living room, and then placed another 360WiFi6 whole-house router in the bedroom, three walls away from the living room and 10 meters away, and then let the two 360WiFi6 whole-house routers form a mesh network.

Then we chose OPPO Ace2, which also supports WiFi 6, to connect to the 360WiFi6 whole-house router after mesh networking, and opened SpeedTest to test the network speed. After the test, the download speed of OPPO Ace2 can reach up to 80Mbps, easily running the entire bandwidth, and the Ping delay is only 6 milliseconds.

In order to simulate daily use, we connected the 360WiFi6 full-house road through the mobile phone and used iQiyi to play Blu-ray quality videos in narrow scenes such as toilets and balconies. While playing, we also frequently dragged the progress bar at the same time. As a result, the video played on the mobile phone never had any problems such as freezing or caching. After a long test, the stability of the 360WiFi6 full-house road even gave us the illusion of watching local videos.

After actual testing, it can be found that the 360WiFi6 whole-home router has not fallen into the trap of "piling configuration". On the contrary, 360 has a deep insight into consumer needs and the core advantages of the WiFi 6 core. Therefore, it presents us with a routing product that has both high bandwidth and wide coverage.

Bonus points for Internet companies

Since 360 ​​is a secure network company, it also brings a unique software operation experience to the 360 ​​WiFi 6 whole-home router.

First, in response to the privacy leakage problem in the Internet era, 360 has equipped the 360 ​​WiFi6 whole-house router with the 360 ​​Family Firewall App. With the support of 360's self-developed 360BNI engine and nine-layer network firewall technology, the 360 ​​WiFi6 whole-house router shields network hazards and ensures family safety. For example, the 360 ​​WiFi6 whole-house router can accurately identify more than 1,000 cameras and supports one-click camera detection to prevent sneak shots and recordings.

In addition, based on this security protection, the 360WiFi6 whole-house router can also control children's gaming time and nighttime Internet access time, automatically detect and block malicious websites such as Trojan horses, phishing, gambling, etc., and prevent parents who are not sensitive to the Internet from being deceived.

Interestingly, the USB port on the 360WiFi6 router is not just for show - users can connect a USB flash drive or hard drive through this port, and then access the data on the USB flash drive or hard drive directly through the network no matter where they are. In other words, the 360WiFi6 router can also be used as a simplified version of a "home NAS".

Summarize

As one of the few WiFi 6 routers on the market priced at only one hundred yuan, the 360WiFi6 whole-home router must have greatly exceeded everyone's expectations in terms of appearance and performance.

More importantly, after completing the "WiFi 6" mission, 360 did not stop there, but gave the 360WiFi6 whole-house router more comprehensive functions through mesh networking and software optimization. This also makes the 360WiFi6 whole-house router have both technological and humanistic qualities, which is exactly the quality that is urgently needed in today's router industry.

Therefore, if you want to buy a worry-free and easy-to-use WiFi 6 router, then the 360WiFi6 whole-house router is undoubtedly the best choice.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.