With the increasing popularity of smart products, the dependence on WiFi is getting higher and higher, and mobile phone control that is common in daily life is inseparable from the mobile phone at all times. The requirements for the communication quality of the WiFi network are also increasing. High, whether it is the network bandwidth size, transmission rate, or signal strength, puts high demands on WiFi. The daily home network layout is often faced with blind spots, weak wall penetration, and incomplete coverage of WiFi signals. However, high-power multi-antenna routers are plagued by most people because of large radiation and other issues. In the past, the author tried to solve the problem of WiFi signal coverage. Problems, usually using WPS or WISP signal relay mode, through two or more routers for signal relay or bridging, to amplify the wifi signal, but the entire operation process is more complex, sometimes due to incompatibility between different routing devices, As a result of the configuration failure, this time the author had the privilege to experience a Too Flamingo WiFi Repeater product on the Firebird platform, which can support 300Mbps signal relay.
Too Flamingo WiFi Repeater's packaging is very small, kraft paper packaging has better wear resistance, pressure resistance and other advantages, remember that before the millet box advertising can still make a fat stand up, visible hard kraft paper packaging pressure level, can be better The protection product will not be damaged during transportation.
The back of the box is printed with product-related parameters. Too hot bird WiFi signal amplifier product model is D3EW000-00, the rate is 300Mbps, to meet the daily home broadband needs, rated power input AC100 ~ 240V, 50/60Hz 0.2A, support 802.11 n mode, contains two PiFA antennas, too Firebird WiFi signal amplifier support signal mode is still less, 802.11n is the most commonly used network card mode, but the lack of 802.11b/g/ac, how many regret.
The overall configuration list of Firebird's WiFi signal amplifier is very simple, including only the host, warranty card, and instructions. The host integrates the power plug and plug and play mode.
Too Flamingo WiFi signal amplifier has white, black and green color models. The one I got is black. The host adopts the integrated design style of the main body and power supply. It does not require an external power supply design. Both portability and accessibility are available. The performance is good. The black panel on the front side of the host unit combines the classic dot elements with the heat dissipation holes. The rounded corners of the square are rounded to provide better aesthetics and heat dissipation benefits on the basis of better carrying grip.
A RESET button is hidden at the bottom of the main unit. The classic pin design style can better prevent users from delaying. At the same time, it has a more concealed design that can keep the overall beauty from being damaged. When the user needs to restore the factory setting, only the thimble is needed. Press and release for 3 seconds to restore factory settings.
There is only one button on the front of the host, which is set in the lower right corner. Users can check the signal strength status by pressing this button. Pressing the button for 1 second can trigger the signal intensity indicator. Users can check the network status of the product at any time.
In addition to the product model and rated parameters, the back of the host computer is also specially printed with the product gateway management address, which is convenient for users to view at any time to avoid inconvenience caused by forgetting, and the unique MAC address of the product is also printed on the label, which facilitates network management.
In terms of the size of the mainframe, the author took control of the power of the cat as a comparison, too Firebird WiFi signal amplifier is only slightly larger, as a plug and play network equipment, the overall size is still very small.
There are four indicator lights on the right side of the too Firebird WiFi signal amplifier. When the power is turned on for the first time, the four indicator lights of the host computer will jump and flash, indicating that the power is on.
After the boot is complete, search for nearby wifi signals, the SSID is called "D3IN_WiFi" signal, this is the default initial signal name of the too Firebird WiFi signal amplifier, the host does not develop supporting App management software, the user needs to configure the operation, Just need to log in to the host behind the gateway address can be configured, the default gateway address is 192.168.123.1, the default password is: admin, the author uses the mobile terminal to access, after landing is complete, you can see too simple four function setting module Firebird , respectively, is the system status, relay networking, wireless settings and system management.
In the system status column, the user sees the device's wireless name, product signal, software version, and device runtime intuitionally. After entering the relay networking function, the system automatically searches for nearby wifi signals. The user can select the corresponding wifi for interconnection. Following the wireless device column, the user can set the device's SSID name and password. In the system management column, the user can perform user name and password reset and firmware upgrades for the device. The overall setting interface is very simple and intuitive. Almost no learning cost is needed to get started, and equipment configuration can be completed directly.
After the configuration is complete, the user can click on the signal query button to check the status of the device network in the current state. For example, different numbers of indicators indicate different signal strengths. One representative is weak, two are general, three are better, and four are representative. Strong.
The following is a comparison of the small experiment conducted by the author for the Firebird WiFi signal amplifier to test the signal relay performance.
First, the signal coverage test:
The author is located on the first floor, and the signal amplifier is placed on the first floor, and relays are expanded for the signal of the second floor KK-PLC_2. After the host is configured, you can see that the relay signal name of a KK-PLC_2_EXT is automatically generated from the mobile phone. From the identified signal strength, the KK-PLC_2 signal on the second floor has been attenuated to 2 cells on the first floor, and the signal of the relay signal amplifier is 4 cells. From the coverage of the signal, the signal amplifier is arranged on the first floor. In the way, the signal coverage rate is perfectly solved. The author has strong signal coverage on the second floor of the first floor.
Second, the signal strength comparison:
From the graph, the original KK-PLC_2 signal is red, the left figure shows the value of -80~--90 interval, and the signal after the amplified KK-PLC_2_EXT intensity value is -30 ~ -40 interval, the signal The increase in strength is very obvious.
From the single signal value detected, KK-PLC_2 mass is approximately -77dBm, channel is 1, WPA2-PSK is encrypted, and KK-PLC_2_EXT mass is approximately -50dBm, channel is 1, WPA2-PSK encryption, from two groups In terms of data comparison, too Firebird WiFi signal amplifier automatically uses the original channel and encryption method when the signal is relayed.
From the specific wifi signal list, the mass of KK-PLC_2 is approximately -66dBm, and the mass of KK-PLC_2_EXT is approximately -36dBm, and the signal intensity expansion effect is very significant.
Third, the signal stability comparison:
From the perspective of the signal attenuation wave, KK-PLC_2 is the bottom red wavy stripe. The signal is attenuated to the first floor and is very unstable, while KK-PLC_2_EXT is the top red stripe. Since the author is on the first floor at this time, the first floor is detected. The relay signal is very stable, the wavy line shows a straight line, as the signal is expanded very well, do not worry about whether this signal is stable on the second floor, because when you do signal relay expansion, you only care about the corresponding regional wifi signal performance status To the second floor, you can switch back to the second floor router signal.
Fourth, signal transmission quality test:
This test is very important. An excellent signal repeater not only requires signal strength and signal stability, but also tests whether the signal is perfectly transmitted in the bridging process. Whether there will be smaller bandwidth or not will also affect the situation. The degree of user experience.
First of all, the author connects the original KK-PLC_2 signal, adjusts his position at the same time, try to obtain an excellent signal strength. In order to make the test data more accurate, the author uses multiple measurement average method, the author first tested three times, the response delay in order It is 49ms, 246ms, 40ms, the download rate is 8.9M, 13M, 12.3M in order, the upload rate is 49kb/s, 241kb/s, 28kb/s in order, the calculation average is 111.7ms in response, the download rate is 11.4M bandwidth, Upload rate 106kb/s.
Next, the author connected the signal KK-PLC_2_EXT signal after the expansion, the same multiple measurement average method, the author also tested three times, the response delay is 43ms, 502ms, 147ms, followed by the download rate is 2.5M, 5.3M, 4.8M The upload rates were 184 kb/s, 128 kb/s, and 204 kb/s, respectively. The calculated averages were 232.7 ms in response, 4.2 MB bandwidth, and 172 kb/s upload rate.
From the comparison of the two sets of data, the Firebirds WiFi signal amplifier expands the relay wifi signal, and the actual transmission quality is still more severe. This is also a common problem in similar products. In the past, the author used WPS, WISP is still a pair of power cats to bridge, usually, whether the network response speed, or transmission rate will appear different degrees of decline, which is the same problem in the future similar products need to be solved.