Some time ago, the StatePC geek host that was posted was recognized by some value friends as industrial equipment, in fact, it is not Ha, it is just an industrial appearance, and then can install Linux, Android and other systems, and the playability is very high. However, today's sun is a pure industrial equipment, this is a 4G industrial router, very cowhide, playability is also relatively high, one is to directly insert the SIM card, turn 4G into WiFi, the second is that it can also intelligent networking, which is the same as the private line, after the networking has become a large virtual local area network. (Left 1 Dandelion R300A Industrial Router, Left 2StationPC Geek Host)
Unbox
According to the convention, the first out of the box photo, the router uses double packaging, the protection is very comprehensive.
The inner packaging box adopts a clamshell design, environmentally friendly material, and the dandelion product LOGO can be seen on the front.
On the side of the box you can find the label of the product, which indicates a series of details such as the model of the router, power consumption, MAC, password, etc.
Inside the box, in addition to the dandelion R300A router host, it also contains accessories such as power supply, antenna, 4G IoT card, terminal blocks and wall screws, instruction manuals and so on.
Here is more particular, the strengths of the two antennas are slightly different in thickness, the large antenna is marked as dedicated to 4G signals, and the smaller antenna is marked as dedicated to WIFI signals.
The power supply is very small, using a DC round connector to supply power, can provide a stable output of 12V1A.
Randomly gave away 2 4G IoT cards, yellow this is a universal card, follow the prompts to activate on WeChat, after activation, the card comes with a 2GB traffic experience package.
There is also a blue one, this is a customized card, can only be put on the dandelion router, after activation there is 5G experience traffic, customized card cheap, 99 / month contains 3000GB of traffic, the annual package is cheaper, 599 / year, 3000GB of traffic per month, equivalent to 49.9 / month package.
Exterior design
The front of the dandelion R300A router has a dandelion LOGO, and the shell is made of all-metal galvanized steel sheet, which is not only leathery, but also greatly improved for daily heat dissipation performance. The body is small, and without the installation of an antenna, the specific size is 96 * 94 * 28mm is less than the size of a palm.
Two gain antenna interfaces for WiFi and 4G are set on the back of the fuselage, one left and one on the right. It is also equipped with a full-size SIM card slot, which supports the 4G LTE broadband of all Netcom and is compatible with the full Netcom of mobile, Unicom and Telecom. The card slot adopts the elastic pressure installation method, which is very reliable in firmness and installation accuracy, and can ensure signal stability when used.
The bottom of the fuselage is pasted with the product name tag, where you can see the specific parameters of the router, MAC address, and QR code and other details. The metal bracket on the back of the fuselage is modular in design and can be unfolded to the sides, and the assembly of the back suspension can be easily completed with the fixing bolts inside the package.
Due to the positioning of industrial-grade routers, the standard DIN35mm card slot can also be found on the side of the body of the dandelion R300A, which can be easily fixed to the track of the cabinet, and the card slot also adopts a modular design, which can be removed if it is not needed.
In terms of ports, the Dandelion R300A provides 2 100 Megabit ethernet ports, including a WAN/LAN port (adjustable) and a LAN port, both of which are metal interfaces and distinguished by different colors. The power supply interface is also integrated here, including a 12V DC input interface and a terminal interface that supports DC5-36V voltage inputs, this wide voltage port is quite common in industrial designs and can be matched to more installation scenarios.
Usage experience
Although it is an industrial router, it is very simple to use, if you use a 4G card to access the Internet, you only need to put in the 4G card, and then connect the power supply to use.
With 4G card win in the convenience, in the absence of wired network cables and WIFI coverage of the environment, there can still be a network available, whether outdoor, or rural, as long as there is a 4G signal there is a network available on the line, now many outdoor unmanned vending machines, industrial control equipment are using this 4G industrial router. The 4G feature does improve the adaptability of the R300A route.
After powering on, the lights on the side of the router will light up one by one to show the current operating status.
Then enter "10.168.1.1" or "oraybox.com" in the browser address bar, enter the dandelion R300A management background, you can set the networking mode, in front of me I have inserted the mobile phone card, the router has been automatically recognized as 4G networking, of course, if you access the wired broadband at the same time, you can also achieve 4G and wired backup.
I tested the router's 4G network speed here, download speed 21Mbps, upload speed 34Mbps, this speed is still very good, brush video, play games properly no problem.
Then let's talk about the smart networking of the router, which is also the special function of dandelion, intelligent networking is equivalent to the dedicated line we used before, and the virtual local area network can be established after the networking. Don't look at it only has one router, it can achieve hardware and software networking. Networking requires a new intelligent network to go to the dandelion network management platform.
Give a name to the newly created network, the type of network can be selected according to their own usage needs, most people can use the default peer-to-peer network.
Then start adding hardware members and software members, the hardware cost is the router itself, after the software members are added, there will be an ID and password, and then you can log in on the computer or mobile phone.
Here we first add dandelion R300A, select the hardware member and enter the fuselage SN number, mobile PHONE APP operation, you can directly scan the two-dimensional code on the fuselage.
In addition to using the PC side, it is also easy to complete the networking using the mobile APP.
After completing the intelligent networking, the function is quite powerful, we do not need the public IP, do not need a special line, when in a different place, find a mobile phone or computer, with the software member id login, you can remotely router the network of various resources.
As a simple example, my router is in the company, and now I am at home, and the files that were originally shared on the company's computers in the LOCAL area network, as well as the company's OA office system, can only be accessed in the company's local area network.
After the smart networking, my home is in the same virtual local area network as the company, which is equivalent to pulling a super long network cable from the company to my home. At home computer downloaded dandelion access terminal, with the software member ID and password login, and then on the home computer enter the ip address of the company OA, directly open the company OA, remote work no problem.
Imagine that 4G plus intelligent networking, and then put on such an industrial router, in the industrial control scene, intelligent monitoring scene has a relatively large place of use, can make ordinary monitoring seconds into intelligent monitoring, can make ordinary industrial control equipment, unmanned equipment seconds into intelligent equipment, it is indeed very convenient. In addition, this industrial router also has built-in guard dog protection, long-term stable operation without problems, do not have to worry about the router crash, power failure can not be restored.
Of course, the price of this dandelion R300A is also very surprising, plus it is simpler to route, remote management is more convenient, its cost performance is really outstanding. Well, this sharing is here, I am fathead fish Moomin, see you next time.