Guryaha casriga ah waxaa ku jira qalab ka badan kuwii ay ku jireen shan sano ka hor. Guryo badan ayaa leh TV-yada^{(Smart TVs)} casriga ah, fiilooyinka smart, nalalka smart, dhammaan noocyada dareemayaasha smart, iyo wixii la mid ah. Dhammaan qalabyadani waa kuwo faa'iido leh, laakiin waxay u muuqdaan inay leeyihiin wax yar oo ammaan ah oo lagu dhex dhisay. Qaar badan oo iyaga ka mid ah marar dhif ah ayay helaan cusboonaysiinta firmware-ka ee hagaajiya dhibaatooyinka iyo arrimaha amniga. Natiijo ahaan, gurigaagu wuxuu noqon karaa mid ka caqli badan sidii uu ahaan jiray dhowr sano ka hor, laakiin sidoo kale waa mid aan ammaan ahayn, oo jannada u ah tuugada. Haddii aad rabto guri caqli badan oo sugan, waa inaad tixgelisaa Bitdefender Box 2 . Waa tan sababta:

Waa maxay Bitdefender Box 2?

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} maaha router wireless-ka caadiga ah, inkastoo loo isticmaali karo mid ahaan. Waa inaad ka fikirtaa inay tahay xudunta amniga ee shabakadaada guriga. Waxay bixin kartaa sifooyinka soo socda ee amniga internetka: kormeerka baakidhka qoto dheer ee shabakada oo dhan, nidaamka ogaanshaha soo-galinta ( IDS ), nidaamka ka hortagga faragelinta ( IPS ), ogaanshaha cilladaha, helitaanka qalabka, firewall, URL- ka madow, qiimeynta nuglaanta, kontaroolada waalidka , iyo ilaalinta antivirus gudaha.

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} waxaa loo isticmaali karaa mid ka mid ah saddexda xaaladood:

• Sida router-ka bilaa-waayirka ah ee kaligiis ah oo bixiya WiFi iyo amniga gurigaaga labadaba
• Sida sanduuqa badbaadada ee ka barbar shaqeeya router-kaaga bilaa-waayirka gaarka ah ee uu sameeyay shirkad kale
• Sida sanduuqa amniga iyo router WiFi , la shaqaynta router-ka uu bixiyo adeeg bixiyahaaga internetka

Habaynta iyo waayo-aragnimada isticmaaluhu si weyn ayay u kala duwanaan karaan xaaladahan, markaa hubi inaad akhrido dib u eegistayada buuxda ee faahfaahinta.

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} : Yay u fiican tahay?

Qalabkani wuxuu ku habboon yahay:

• Guryo caqli-gal ah oo leh tiro badan oo aalado caqli-gal ah
• Dadka doonaya amniga ugu wanaagsan ee suurtogalka ah ee shabakada gurigooda
• Isticmaalayaasha qalabyo badan oo raba inay ku kaydsadaan shatiyada antivirus
• Qoysaska carruurta leh ee u baahan kontorool waalid oo hufan
• Guryo caqli-gal ah oo leh router wireless-ka adag oo ay la socdaan Bitdefender Box 2

Faa'iidada iyo khasaaraha

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} wuxuu leeyahay faa'iidooyin badan:

• Waxay ku siinaysaa ammaanka ugu dhammaystiran ee aad ku heli karto guri caqli badan
• Waxay kaa caawin kartaa inaad kaydiso shatiga ka-hortagga dhammaan qalabkaaga
• Waxay leedahay qalab awood leh oo wax ka qaban kara sugidda aaladaha badan
• Waxay u egtahay mid wanaagsan, waxayna leedahay tayo dhisme oo la isku halayn karo
• Waxa meel fog laga maamuli karaa talefanka casriga ah iyo biraawsarkaaga labadaba labadaba
• Waxay siisaa kontaroolo waalid oo hufan oo loogu talagalay qoysaska carruurta leh
• Waxay bixisaa taageerooyin kala duwan oo faa'iido leh

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} wuxuu leeyahay daciifnimada soo socota:

• Qaabeynta bilowga ah waxaa laga samayn karaa oo keliya abka mobaylka. Ma ka dejisan kartid PC
• Ma laha deked USB ah
• Waxay leedahay laba dekedood oo Ethernet ah
• Marka loo isticmaalo sidii router-ka bilaa-waayirka ah, waxay bixisaa dabool dhexdhexaad ah oo WiFi ah iyo waxqabad
• Marka loo isticmaalo sidii router-ka bilaa-waayirka ah, waxay xannibtaa bogag shabakadeed oo badan oo sharci ah. Nasiib wanaag, dhaqankani ma jiro marka loo isticmaalo sidii xarun ammaan oo ay weheliso routerkaaga wireless-ka.

 

Xukun

Nooca labaad ee sanduuqa Bitdefender^{(Bitdefender Box)} waa qalab xiiso leh oo cusub. Waxay haysataa qalab aad u fiican, taageero heerarkii ugu dambeeyay ee isku xidhka, way u egtahay mid wanaagsan, waxaana ku jira liisannada ka-hortagga aan xadidnayn ee rukunkeeda, dhammaan aaladahaaga guriga ee smart. Ma fiicna laakiin waxay ku dhufataa dhibcaha saxda ah, haddii aad rabto amniga ugu wanaagsan ee suurtogalka ah gurigaaga smart, Bitdefender Box 2 waa qasab in la iibsado. Waxaan aad ugu talinaynaa in aad u isticmaashid iyada oo ay la socoto router-ka bilaawga ah ee awooda badan, oo aanad u isticmaalin sidii router-kaaga bilaa-waayirka ah. Waxqabadkeeda qaabkan ayaa si caqli gal ah uga hooseeya kuwa kale ee AC1900 router-ka wireless-ka ah. Waxaa dheer, waxay leedahay heer sare oo ah "waxyaalo been abuur ah" marka loo isticmaalo router ahaan.

Furitaanka sanduuqa Bitdefender 2

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} wuxuu ku yimaadaa sanduuq cad oo wanaagsan, oo leh lahjad cagaaran, kaas oo ay ku daabacan yihiin faahfaahin badan oo ku saabsan sifooyinka alaabtan. Haddii aad rabto inaad barato naftaada waayo-aragnimada unboxing, daawo muuqaalka hoose. Maadaama aanu joogno Romania , waxaanu ku helnay tijaabada sanduuqa 2^{(Box 2)} ee baakadaha Romania n. Midka caalamiga ah wuxuu u muuqdaa mid la mid ah kan muuqaalka hoose. Waa Ingiriisi^(English) ama luqad kale.

Gudaha xirmada, waxaad ka heleysaa walxahan soo socda: Sanduuqa Bitdefender, adabtarada korantada, fiilada Ethernet, hagaha dejinta, iyo dammaanadda.^{(Inside the package, you find the following elements: the Bitdefender Box, the power adapter, an Ethernet cable, the setup guide, and the warranty.)}

Tilmaamaha qalabka iyo naqshadeynta

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} waa aalad caqli-gal, muuqaal wanaagsan. Dhammaantood waa caddaan, oo aan lahayn wax badhan ah. Waxa kaliya oo aad arkaysaa iftiin goobaabin oo xagga hore ah, marka aad shido. Goobadani waxay calaamad u tahay xaalada shaqada ee sanduuqa^(Box) , waxayna ina xasuusisay Cortana ka Windows 10 .

Dhabarka dambe, waxaad ka heli doontaa laba dekedood oo keliya oo ah 1 Gbps Ethernet , korantada, iyo ^{(Gbps Ethernet)}jaakadda Dib^(Reset) -u- dejinta.

Shabaqyada hawadu waxay ku yaalliin dhinaca sare ee sanduuqa^(Box) , iyo xagga hooseba. Xagga hoose, waxa kale oo aad haysataa saddex cagood oo caag ah oo aad ku dhejinayso meel siman.

Qalabka ku jira sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} waa mid awood badan. Waxay la socotaa laba-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor oo ah 1.2 GHz , 1GB RAM ah^(RAM) iyo 4GB ee kaydinta firmware-ka. Waxay leedahay MediaTek MT7615 Chipset-ka wireless-ka kaas oo taageero siiya heerka 802.11ac Wave 2 iyo 3 × 3 MU-MIMO^{(3x3 MU-MIMO)} wareejinta. Wadarta xadiga ugu badan ee aragtiyeed waa 1900Mbps^(Mbps) u kala qaybsan sida soo socota: 600 Mbps ee 2.4 GHz band WiFi^{(GHz WiFi)} ah, iyo 1300 Mbps ee band 5 GHz .

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} waa router wireless-ka dheer, isagoo cabirkiisu yahay 7.0 x 4.5 x 4.5 inji ama 17.78 x 11.43 x 11.43 sentimitir dhererka x dhererka x ballac. Way yar tahay cabbirkeeda, iyada oo miisaankeedu yahay 34 wiqiyadood ama 966 garaam.

Dejinta iyo isticmaalka sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)}

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} kaliya maaha router wireless-ka caadiga ah. Marka hore waa aalad amni, waxaana loo isticmaali karaa saddex siyaabood oo kala duwan. Habaynta waxa kaliya oo laga sameeyaa casrigaaga ama tablet-kaaga, iyadoo la kaashanayo Bitdefender Central app ee Android iyo iOS . Si aad u isticmaasho app-ka, waxaad u baahan tahay akoon Bitdefender . Samee ka hor inta aanad dejin sanduuqa^(Box) oo akhri tilmaamaha dejinta:

• Sida loo habeeyo sanduuqa cusub ee Bitdefender haddii aad isticmaalayso router ay bixiso ISP^{(How to configure the new Bitdefender BOX if you're using an ISP-provided router)}
• Sida loo habeeyo sanduuqa cusub ee Bitdefender haddii aad isticmaalayso router gaar ah^{(How to configure the new Bitdefender Box if you're using a personal router)}
• Sida loo habeeyo sanduuqa cusub ee Bitdefender sida router taagan^{(How to configure the new Bitdefender Box as a standalone router)}

Sida aad arki doonto, talaabooyinka ku lug leh ma fududa in la maro, waxaana fiican in aad barato habka loo marayo, ka hor inta aan la marin. Sidan, waad garanaysaa waxaad u baahan tahay si aad u dejiso Bitdefender Box 2 si guul leh, waxaad yaraynaysaa wakhtiga ay qaadanayso in la sameeyo iyo jahawareerka ka dhalanaya qaladka. Mid ka mid ah shay aan ogaanay ayaa ah, markaad dejiso Bitdefender Box 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} si aad ugu shaqeyso sidii router wireless, qaabeynta kaliya ee la heli karo waa dejinta magaca iyo erayga sirta ah ee WiFi . Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2 ayaa^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} wax kasta oo kale adiga kuu qabanaya. Hababka kale sidoo kale, wax yar ayaad ka dhigi kartaa habka Bitdefender Box 2 u shaqeeyo. Dejinta kaliya ee la heli karo waxaa loogu talagalay liiska cad, WiFi -ga^(WiFi), Ciwaanka IP-ga ee lagu isticmaalo shabakadayada, server-yada DNS , iyo cusbooneysiinta firmware-ka.

Abka Bitdefender Central waa mid toos ah. Waxay ku tusinaysaa macluumaadka taraafigga, dulmar qalabkaaga, warbixinaha ku saabsan hanjabaadaha la xannibay toddobaadkan, iyo ku saabsan isticmaalayaasha oo aad ku qeexday shabakadda gurigaaga.

Appku waxa uu soo bandhigayaa ogaysiisyada marka aaladaha cusub lagu xidho shabakadaada, marka qiimaynta nuglaanta mid kasta la sameeyo, iyo marka hanjabaadaha la ogaado. Markaad bilowdo inaad isticmaasho Bitdefender Central iyo Bitdefender Box 2 , appku waa xoogaa hadal ah. Waqtigu markuu dhaafo, aad bay u aamusan tahay.

Hal dhinac oo muhiim ah oo ku saabsan Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} waa in ay ku jirto shatiyo aan xadidnayn oo loogu talagalay aaladaha ku jira shabakada gurigaaga, ilaa iyo inta ku - qoritaanka sanduuqaagu^(Box) uu shaqeynayo. Natiijo ahaan, waxaad ku rakibi kartaa Wadarta Amniga Bitdefender^{(Bitdefender Total Security)} Windows iyo Mac OS X , Android iyo iOS kaaga. Haddii aad leedahay shabakad guri oo ballaaran, tani waa soo bandhigid weyn, maadaama ay kaa caawineyso inaad lacag ku badbaadiso alaabada antivirus oo aad hesho amniga internetka ee ugu wanaagsan gurigaaga.

Apps-ka ka-hortagga ku rakiban aaladaha shabakadda gurigaaga waxay la xidhiidhaan Bitdefender Box 2 iyo Bitdefender Central . Waxa kale oo aad dib u eegi kartaa shabakadaada guriga, iyo habaynteeda amniga, ka biraawsarkaaga webka, adiga oo gelaya barta internetka ee Bitdefender Central .

Dejinta la heli karo waa kuwa yar oo ay fududahay qof kasta inuu fahmo. Nasiib darro, geeks iyo xirfadlayaasha IT waxay rabaan kontorool badan iyo astaamo ay ka mid yihiin liis gareynta fudud. Markii aan dib u eegnay Bitdefender Box 2 , ma jirin si loo arko wax kasta oo ay xannibeen, si aan u caddeyno waxa ay ahayd inaan la xannibin.

Ka dib markii la sameeyay bilowga hore, Bitdefender Box 2 ayaa wax walba daryeeshay oo wuxuu lahaa hab "aan taabasho lahayn" sida alaabada antivirus ee Bitdefender . Waxay si toos ah u qabatay shaqada, isticmaalaha, iyada oo aan wax faragelin ah looga baahnayn isticmaaluhu.

Waxaan ku tijaabinay sanduuqa Bitdefender 2^{(Bitdefender Box 2)} laba xaaladood: sida router-ka bilaawga ah ee taagan, iyo sidii xarun amni oo garab socota router shaqsiyeed heer sare ah oo ay samaysay ASUS . Shabakadda gurigeena, waxaan ku haynaa qalab badan: PC, laptops, tablets, smart phones, Xbox One console, dhowr plugs smart iyo nalalka smart, iyo printer wireless. Waxaan awoodnay inaan ku xirno dhammaantood shabakadda iyada oo aan wax dhibaato ah. Si dhakhso leh ayaa loo aqoonsaday oo loo kala saaray Bitdefender Box 2 iyadoo loo eegayo astaanta amniga. Mid ka mid ah sifada hagaagsan ee qoysaska ayaa ah inaad u abuuri karto profiles carruurtaada, dooro aaladaha ay isticmaalaan, oo aad u hesho kontaroolada waalidka oo faahfaahsan. Waxa kale oo aad ku rakibi kartaa La-taliyaha Waalidka ee Bitdefender^{(Bitdefender Parental Advisor)}Qalabka gacanta si aad u maamusho xitaa marka aysan guriga joogin.

Markii aan u isticmaalnay Bitdefender Box 2 router-ka wireless-ka ah ee taagan, waxaan ogaanay inay xannibtay bogag shabakadeed oo badan oo sharci ah, oo ay ku jiraan dukumentiyada Google Drive iyo quudinta ^{(Google Drive)}RSS Feedburner^{(Feedburner RSS)} . Dhammaan shaqadayada daabacaadda waxaa lagu sameeyaa Google Drive , markaa waxay ahayd inaan isticmaalno adeegga VPN si aan uga ilaalinno Bitdefender Box 2 inuu naga xannibo. Xataa qaar ka mid ah boggaga internetka ee sharciga ah ee maqaaladii hore ee Muwaadin Dijital ah^{(Digital Citizen)} waa la xannibay. Heerka "wax-soo-saarka beenta ah" ee qaabkani wuxuu ahaa mid aad u sarreeya isticmaalka wax soo saarka leh.

Markii aan u wareegnay router-ka wireless-ka oo aan u isticmaalnay Bitdefender Box 2 xarun ammaan oo ay weheliso router-ka, dhaqankan xannibaadda xun ayaa istaagay, Bitdefender Bitdefender Box 2 wuxuu xannibay khataraha dhabta ah oo keliya. Waqtigaan, waxaan awoodnay inaan shaqadeena qabano arrimo la'aan, iyo tirada shabakadaha la xannibay ayaa si aad ah u yaraaday, oo ku xaddidan oo keliya boggaga internetka ee xaasidnimada ah.

Sida aad ku arki doonto bartilmaameedyadayada, Bitdefender Box 2 waa dhexdhexaad marka loo isticmaalo sidii router wireless. Qaar badan oo ka mid ah jiheeyayaasha wireless-ka AC1900 ayaa si fudud uga sarreeya, labadaba daboolka WiFi iyo xawaaraha. Haddii aad rabto shabakad degdeg ah, waa inaad isticmaashaa router shakhsi ahaaneed iyo Bitdefender Box 2 oo ah qalab ammaan oo loogu talagalay shabakadda oo dhan. Waxqabadka shabakadaada ayaa si weyn u kordheysa xaaladan.

Sanduuqa Bitdefender 2 waa xalka amniga wax ku oolka badan ee shabakada gurigaaga smart. Waxay bixisaa ilaalin dhamaystiran, waxaana ku jira shatiyada Bitdefender aan xadidnayn ee qalabka gurigaaga, ilaa iyo inta ka-qoristaada Bitdefender Box 2 ay shaqaynayso. Waxay noqon kartaa hab wax ku ool ah oo lagu badbaadiyo alaabada antivirus oo aad u hesho amniga ugu fiican ee suurtogalka ah ^{(Bitdefender Box 2 is a highly efficient security solution for your smart home network. It provides complete protection, and it includes unlimited Bitdefender licenses for your home devices, as long as your Bitdefender Box 2 subscription is active. It can be an efficient way to save on antivirus products and get the best possible security)}ee shabakada gurigaaga ^{( for your home network)}. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, sida router wireless-ka taagan, waxay noqon kartaa niyad-jab.^{(. However, as a standalone wireless router, it can be disappointing.)}

Haddii aad rabto inaad ogaato faahfaahin sax ah oo ku saabsan waxqabadka wireless-ka ee Bitdefender Box 2 , marka la isticmaalo router wireless, u gudub bogga xiga ee dib u eegista.

Bitdefender Box 2 review: Next generation home network security!

Smart homes include more dеvіces than they υsed to include five years ago. Many homes have Smart TVs, smart plugs, smart bulbs, all kinds of smart sensors, and so on. All these devices are useful, but they tеnd to have little to no security built into them. Many of them rarely receiνe firmware updates that fix problems and security issues. As a rеsult, your home may be smarter than it used to be а few years ago, but it is also less secure, аnd a heaven for hackers. If you want a secure smart home, you should consider Bіtdеfender Box 2. Here's why:

What is Bitdefender Box 2?

The Bitdefender Box 2 is not a typical wireless router, although it can be used as one. You should think of it as a security hub for your home network. It can offer the following cyber-security features: deep packet inspection through the whole network, an intrusion detection system (IDS), an intrusion prevention system (IPS), anomaly detection, device discovery, firewall, URL blacklisting, vulnerability assessment, parental controls, and local antivirus protection.

Bitdefender Box 2 can be used in one of three situations:

• As a standalone wireless router that offers both WiFi and security in your home
• As a security box working alongside your personal wireless router made by another manufacturer
• As a security box and WiFi router, working alongside the router provided by your internet service provider

The setup and the user experience can differ significantly between these situations, so make sure to read our full review for details.

Bitdefender Box 2: Who is it good for?

This device s a suitable choice for:

• Smart homes with a large number of smart devices
• People who want the best possible security for their home network
• Users with many devices who want to save on antivirus licenses
• Families with children who require efficient parental controls
• Smart homes that have a robust wireless router to use alongside Bitdefender Box 2

Pros and cons

Bitdefender Box 2 has many positives:

• It offers the most complete security you can get in a smart home
• It can help you save on antivirus licenses for all your devices
• It has powerful hardware that can deal with securing many devices
• It looks good, and it has reliable build quality
• It can be remotely controlled both from a smartphone and a web browser
• It offers efficient parental controls for families with children
• It offers varied and useful support options

Bitdefender Box 2 has the following weaknesses:

• The initial configuration can be done only from a mobile app. You cannot set it up from a PC
• It does not have a USB port
• It has only two Ethernet ports
• When used as a wireless router, it offers mediocre WiFi coverage and performance
• When used as a wireless router, it blocks many legitimate web pages. Luckily, this behavior is not present when used as a security hub alongside your wireless router.

 

Verdict

The second version of the Bitdefender Box is an exciting and innovative device. It has excellent hardware, support for the latest networking standards, it looks good, and it includes unlimited antivirus licenses in its subscription, for all your smart home devices. It is not perfect but it hits the right spots and, if you want the best possible security for your smart home, Bitdefender Box 2 is a must buy. We highly recommend that you use it alongside a powerful wireless router, and not as your standalone wireless router. Its performance in this mode is sensibly lower than that of other AC1900 wireless routers. Plus, it has a higher rate of "false positives" when used as a router.

Unboxing the Bitdefender Box 2

Bitdefender Box 2 comes in a good looking white box, with green accents, on which there are printed many details about the features of this product. If you want to familiarize yourself with the unboxing experience, watch the video below. Since we are based in Romania, we received for testing the Box 2 in the Romanian packaging. The international one looks the same as in the video below. It is just in English or another language.

Inside the package, you find the following elements: the Bitdefender Box, the power adapter, an Ethernet cable, the setup guide, and the warranty.

Hardware specifications and design

Bitdefender Box 2 is a discreet, good looking device. It is all white, without any buttons on it. You only see a circle light up on the front, when you turn it on. This circle signals the working state of the Box, and it reminded us of Cortana from Windows 10.

On the back, you will find only two 1 Gbps Ethernet ports, the power jack, and a Reset jack.

The ventilation grids are on the top side of the Box, and on its bottom. On the bottom, you also have three rubber feet for placing it on a flat surface.

The hardware inside the Bitdefender Box 2 is quite powerful. It comes with a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor at 1.2 GHz, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of storage for the firmware. It has MediaTek MT7615 wireless chipset which offers support for the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard and 3x3 MU-MIMO transfers. The total theoretical maximum bandwidth is of 1900 Mbps split as follows: 600 Mbps for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band, and 1300 Mbps for the 5 GHz band.

The Bitdefender Box 2 is a tall wireless router, having a size of 7.0 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches or 17.78 x 11.43 x 11.43 centimeters in height x length x width. It is relatively light for its size, having 34 ounces or 966 grams in weight.

Setting up and using the Bitdefender Box 2

Bitdefender Box 2 is not just a typical wireless router. It is first a security tool, and it can be used in three different ways. The setup is done only from your smartphone or tablet, with the help of the Bitdefender Central app for Android and iOS. To use the app, you need a Bitdefender account. Create it before setting up the Box and read the setup instructions:

• How to configure the new Bitdefender BOX if you're using an ISP-provided router
• How to configure the new Bitdefender Box if you're using a personal router
• How to configure the new Bitdefender Box as a standalone router

As you will see, the steps involved are not that easy to go through, and it is best to familiarize yourself with the process, before going through it. This way, you know what you need to set up the Bitdefender Box 2 successfully, you minimize the time it takes to do it and the frustration resulting from getting it wrong. One thing we noticed is that, when you configure Bitdefender Box 2 to work as a wireless router, the only configuration available is setting the name and the password for the WiFi. Bitdefender Box 2 handles everything else for you. In the other modes too, you can set little about the way Bitdefender Box 2 works. The only available settings are for the whitelist, the WiFi, the IP addresses used in our network, the DNS servers, and the firmware updates.

The Bitdefender Central app is relatively straightforward. It shows you traffic information, an overview of your devices, reports about the threats blocked this week, and about the users that you have defined in your home network.

The app displays notifications when new devices are connected to your network, when a vulnerability assessment is made for each, and when threats are detected. When you start to use Bitdefender Central and Bitdefender Box 2, the app is somewhat verbose. As time passes, it becomes a lot more silent.

One significant aspect about the Bitdefender Box 2 is that it includes unlimited licenses for the devices in your home network, as long as your Box subscription is active. As a result, you can install Bitdefender Total Security on your Windows and Mac OS X, Android and iOS. If you have an extensive home network, this is a great offer, as it helps you save money on antivirus products and get the best possible cyber-security in your home.

The antivirus apps installed on the devices from your home network communicate with Bitdefender Box 2 and Bitdefender Central. You can also review your home network, and its security settings, from a web browser, by accessing the Bitdefender Central website.

The available settings are few and easy to understand by anyone. Unfortunately, geeks and IT professionals want more control and features like easier whitelisting. When we reviewed Bitdefender Box 2, there was no way to see everything that it blocked, so that we could whitelist what should not have been blocked.

After the initial setup was done, Bitdefender Box 2 took care of everything and had a "no-touch" approach just like Bitdefender's antivirus products. It did the job automatically, for the user, without any intervention required from the user.

We tested the Bitdefender Box 2 in two situations: as a standalone wireless router, and as a security hub running alongside a high-end personal router made by ASUS. In our home network, we have lots of devices: PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, an Xbox One console, several smart plugs and smart bulbs, and a wireless printer. We were able to connect all of them to the network without issues. They were quickly recognized and classified by Bitdefender Box 2 according to their security profile. One neat feature for families is that you can create profiles for your children, choose which devices they use, and get access to detailed parental controls for them. You can also install Bitdefender Parental Advisor on their mobile device so that you can be in control even when they are not at home.

When we used Bitdefender Box 2 as a standalone wireless router, we noticed that it blocked many legitimate web pages, including Google Drive documents and Feedburner RSS feeds. All our publishing work is done in Google Drive, so we had to use a VPN service to keep Bitdefender Box 2 from blocking us. Even some legitimate web pages from older articles on Digital Citizen were blocked. The rate of "false positives" in this mode was too high for productive use.

When we switched to our wireless router and used Bitdefender Box 2 as a security hub alongside the router, this lousy blocking behavior stopped, and Bitdefender Bitdefender Box 2 blocked only real threats. This time, we were able to do our work without issues, and the number of blocked websites decreased significantly, being limited only to malicious web pages.

As you will see in our benchmarks, Bitdefender Box 2 is mediocre when used as a wireless router. Many AC1900 wireless routers outperform it with ease, in both WiFi coverage and speed. If you want a fast network, you should use a personal router and Bitdefender Box 2 as a security tool for the whole network. The performance of your network increases significantly in this situation.

Bitdefender Box 2 is a highly efficient security solution for your smart home network. It provides complete protection, and it includes unlimited Bitdefender licenses for your home devices, as long as your Bitdefender Box 2 subscription is active. It can be an efficient way to save on antivirus products and get the best possible security for your home network. However, as a standalone wireless router, it can be disappointing.

If you want to know exact details about the wireless performance of Bitdefender Box 2, when used a wireless router, go to the next page of this review.

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