To tell the truth, this is my first contact with D-Link products. In my impression, D-Link's products have always been lack of cost-effectiveness, and the price of the D-Link products can always stop people compared to other companies. In the comparison of multiple product purchases, after comparison, I gave up the choice of a friend with a low price/performance ratio. I hope to bring some surprises and changes to me.

Gossip less! I am a practical school, in the practical first, from the general user point of view to experience the product, if you are all kinds of madman or geek, please bypass, this product, this article is not suitable for you. The following began to explode...

To open the express package, the first to see is a silver and white robot cover, the red "X" route is the second one caught in the eye.

Open the box, but it is a white, white routing host, white power adapter.

823pro packing list: a power supply, a host, a warranty card, an installation guide, finished!

The bottom of the route, 1 circle position, still retains the wall mount, now popular desktop routing, which is rare; 2 arrow pointing to the location, is a reset button, hidden in the bottom is to better prevent misuse; 3 whole The bottom is 2/3 of the cooling holes, large openings, widely distributed, in order to better heat dissipation.

On the front, it is not the same as the flat design of other business partners. It is an "X"-shaped raised design, which is probably the origin of the name "X Routing" on the cover. The upper and lower ends of the "X" have heat sinks scattered therein.

Below the "X" is a neat row of status indicators showing the main status of each functional interface.

823pro backend is a variety of buttons and function interfaces, which from left to right are: WPS switch, wifi switch, LAN4-1, WAN, USB2.0, power interface, and switch key.

In addition, a row of cooling holes surrounds the side of the routing.

Power plug design is rather regrettable, too big (perhaps for better heat dissipation), can not insert the 86 type panel with the triangular plug, can only use the row plug.

After the appearance is complete, the following is how to configure the network.

1 Open the Routing Settings page http://192.168.0.1 in the browser to see a very simple login window. The first time you open the settings page, you only need to follow the “Online Wizard” prompts and complete the routing setup in a few simple steps without any difficulties or obstacles. Slightly regrettable, it does not support automatic identification of Internet access; LAN settings also do not support automatic access.

2 On the route home page (only available on the computer version), there is a WeChat QR code hidden in the lower right corner. You can use WeChat Scan to bind the route to the WeChat applet so that you can use WeChat to manage the route. We will talk more about...

3 The parental control function setting interface is relatively friendly, simple and practical.

4QOS smart speed limit interface is also very friendly, intuitive and easy to use.

5 End users also support one-button authorization (black and white lists), modify notes and delete records, and the interface is simple and easy to use.

6 The wireless access control (ie black and white list) can be manually added or selected in the list; users who are forbidden to connect in the previous terminal user management will automatically come out in the black list.

7wifi timer switch, another very practical function, can control the networking time of home equipment, but also can play a role in environmental protection. Give a suggestion, if can control 2.4G and 5G separately, or main network and visitor network control separately, accomplish independent control between different SSIDs is perfect.

8 USB storage devices have not been used so far, waiting for the corresponding firmware update.

9 The firmware update also supports online and local updates. Currently, there are not many manufacturers that support it, and it is a humanized setting.

10 system log can only be exported to the computer, this setting is a bit low, as a smart route, actually to the computer to complete the appropriate operation, can not figure out, contrary to common sense.

Wap mobile page design is very simple, only the most basic three functions, if you need more features, you can only switch to the Web version of the computer. Under normal circumstances is basically enough, but also easy to operate.

Use WeChat to scan the QR code on the homepage, you can use a small program to manage the routing, the meeting is still fresh design, function is also more rich than the Wap version, mainly some commonly used features and settings, the basic use is still no problem . The only downside is that the applet occasionally loses the bound routing information during use, rendering it unusable, and subsequent versions should improve.

After reading the product, talk about the product experience:

1 Product length and width is similar to ipad mini, personal feeling is too large, too much space; large size may be for better heat dissipation.

The design of the four-antenna antenna is conducive to signal coverage and transmission. In actual use, after crossing the three-plane corner wall (non-load-bearing wall), 2.4G still maintains a full-cell signal, and the 5G signal is attenuated by half, but it can still be used normally. Compared with other products, the signal is obviously stronger. The routes in the figure are all located near the same location, with intervals less than 50cm.

3 In addition to individual functions, with slight regret, other functions basically meet the needs of ordinary users, and are relatively friendly and easy to operate.

4 The buttons on the back of the router are abundant for convenient operation.

5 The applet's console is unstable and often gets device failures.

6 The price/performance ratio is not outstanding. It can be said that there is no value for money. If the USB storage device can fully play its role, it may become overvalued.

7 support OpenWrt Brush open platform is also a good selling point, but unfortunately Lan and Wan are 100M, lower the playability, but after all, where the price.

to sum up:

The pursuit of stability, practical users, this will be a good choice! If you are a tossing user, you may be able to toss the OpenWrt open platform later, and you may have a good experience.