Just One Touch - HUAWEI Router A2 Subverts Traditional Network Connection

Many people pay special attention to signal stability and coverage when choosing a home router. The HUAWEI Router A2 released by HUAWEI at the end of 2019 claims that its coverage has been improved greatly. So how does it perform?

Appearance
The HUAWEI Router A2 also uses a built-in antenna design similar to many HUAWEI routers and with uses a cylindrical design. The whole body is white and there is a circle of indicator lights at the bottom. When the router is connected, we can know the network is connected correctly or not according to the color. This time HUAWEI Router A2 canceled the physical H button and changed it to a touch-type button with sensitivity similar to that of physical buttons.

In terms of interfaces, the HUAWEI Router A2 has a total of 5 Gigabit interfaces, including a power interface and 4 adaptive LAN / WAN interfaces, so it is more convenient for later use, whichever interface is the same. In addition, HUAWEI Router A2 comes with a network cable, which is very convenient for users who move to a new home, so there is no need to buy an additional network cable.

In terms of size, the HUAWEI Router A2 is relatively large compared to other HUAWEI routers but it has a nice appearance, which can be used as a decoration on a TV cabinet or bedside table.

Configuration
HUAWEI Router A2 uses Huawei’s self-developed Lingxiao quad core chip. Compared with single-core and dual-core routers, the computing power is definitely better. Although there are more devices connected to the network, there will be no stalls or disconnections etc.

In wireless network configuration, HUAWEI Router A2 provides wireless signals in three frequency bands, namely 2.4G Hz, 5G Hz high frequency and 5GHz low frequency. Now many devices support network connections in 5G band as its speed advantage, which may cause network congestion and affect the user experience. The configuration of the two frequency bands can greatly reduce the pressure on the 5G frequency band to improve the user experience. In addition, this router can also synthesize three frequency bands into one frequency band, let it choose the frequency band with better signal and speed, more intelligent. In addition, HUAWEI Router A2 also can combine three frequency bands into one frequency band to select a frequency band with better signal and speed, which is more intelligent.

In terms of improving the strength and stability of the signal, this router is equipped with 6 independent signal amplifiers and 6 independent signal receivers, and with the LDPC weak signal error correction algorithm, even in some places with weak signals and complicated environments, HUAWEI Router A2 can guarantee the stability of the signal.

Experience during actual use
For the router, the experience in actual use is the only criterion to test whether it is suitable for our needs. This HUAWEI Router A2 is very convenient to use as we can get the network configuration within two simple steps. We only need to connect the mobile phone to the router's wireless network and set the password to easily connect to the network.

When using a mobile phone to connect to the network, if it is a Huawei mobile phone, you only need to close to the router and press the H key to connect to the network. This function is suitable for all devices that support Huawei HiLink protocol. And if your phone supports NFC function, you only need to unlock the phone and turn on the NFC function, then place it in the NFC sensor area on the top of the router to connect to the Internet. This function is very easy to use and you don't need to enter a password.

Regarding the signal strength and stability of HUAWEI Router A2, I also did a small test to verify the signal performance of this router. I chose three locations for testing, which are the tests in close range, partition wall and long distance scenarios. Let's take a look at the performance of these three frequency bands in these scenarios.

Test 1: From the test results in the close range scenario, it can be seen that the signal strength and signal stability are very high, especially in the 2.4GHz frequency band, the signal delay can be basically ignored. It also performs very well in both 5GHz bands.

Test 2: From the test results in the scenario of the partition wall, it can be seen that the 2.4GHz frequency band still has good signal strength and the stability has also maintained a good level. Although the signal strength of the two 5GHz bands has declined, the signal stability is still very good. This is also in line with the signal properties of the 5GHz band. The speed is fast, but the signal strength will decrease with distance.

Test 3: From the test results in the long-distance scene, it can be seen that although the signal strength and stability are reduced to a certain extent in these three frequency bands, each signal strength is within an acceptable range. And it is commendable that under the two frequency bands of 5GHz, its signal strength is still very high.

I also chose a game scenario with high network requirements to test its network performance. It is worth to mention that HUAWEI Router A2 also has a dedicated mobile game acceleration. In the game scenario, it can get better Network speed blessing. During the test, the delay was basically maintained at about 30MS, which is a very good network experience for mobile games using wireless connections.

In addition, there are a lot of useful functions in the APP settings. We can set the network confirmation in the APP so that other people must have your consent to connect to the network, as well as other functions such as guest WIFI, children ’s Internet protection , Signal strength mode, etc., have provided more convenience for our daily use. In particular, HUAWEI Router A2 can set up an IoT-only channel. In this way, devices for smart homes can have better networking configurations. Moreover, even if you change the password later, it can automatically let these devices continue to connect the network, which means It is no longer necessary to reset the password for each device.

This HUAWEI Router A2 has a very good performance in terms of signal stability, signal strength and ease of use. Although the volume is slightly larger, it does not have much impact on daily use. And it's very friendly to consumers in terms of price. Please think about this router if you have special requirements for the signal stability and strength.