1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:08,559 Welcome to my unboxing of Lynxys by Cisco's premium app enabled router. This 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:14,160 is the EA4500. It is a direct replacement for their 4200 router. Uh 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:19,920 4200 router. I put the emphasis on the wrong salab. The empasis that is um and 4 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:22,880 this is the well the biggest differentiating feature other than being 5 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:27,199 like more faster and more better and just kind of more of everything is is 6 00:00:25,039 --> 00:00:31,119 that it is app enabled. So app enabled means that there's an app for IO iOS and 7 00:00:29,279 --> 00:00:34,880 Android devices to manage your home network from wherever you happen to be. 8 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:40,000 Whether you're on the same network or whether you're on 3G, you can from a 9 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:45,840 remote location just kind of go, "Okay, well, I want uh Sally to not be on the 10 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:49,360 internet right now because I just got a call from her teacher or I'm in a parent 11 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:55,120 teacher conference with her teacher. So I'm turning off her My Little Pony website. She's not allowed to go there 12 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:58,719 anymore. In fact, I'm going to send like a packet of death to her computer from 13 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:01,280 here. No, you can't do that. But uh but what you can do is you can configure 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,799 things like parental controls. You can turn the internet access on and off. You 15 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:09,040 can configure your guest wireless network from wherever you happen to be 16 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:13,920 very conveniently. All right. What else we got that makes this the premium like 17 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:17,520 the the biggest baddest one? Faster HD streaming to tablets, TVs, and mobile 18 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:20,880 devices. Honestly, uh this is sort of this is anecdotal, so just sort of take 19 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:24,320 it take it with a grain of salt. What I heard is that there was a major big box 20 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:29,280 retailer that had huge returns on tablets except for one branch. And the 21 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:33,200 difference was that that one branch was selling everyone a new wireless end 22 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:36,720 router with their new tablet because wireless G routers were not giving the 23 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:40,079 same satisfying experience with N enabled tablets as an N router was. So 24 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:43,600 everyone thought their tablet was really slow for browsing the internet. So there 25 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:48,479 you go. They uh they rolled that out to all the stores and their return rates 26 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:50,640 went dramatically down. So up to 450 27 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:57,600 plus 450 megabit per second speed. So that is concurrent 450 plus 450. Yes. 28 00:01:54,960 --> 00:02:02,640 Absorb that guys. Up to 900 megabit per second potentially. Remember that's all 29 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:04,880 theoretical. 2.4 plus 5 GHz dual band. 30 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:09,039 Maximum range. Yeah. I should hope so for a premium router. Speed boost 31 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:14,879 technology. Gigabit ports. USB port for storage or whatnot. DNA certified which 32 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:16,640 is great if you have any uh DNA um 33 00:02:14,879 --> 00:02:21,760 enabled media players. They can play media using DNA which is good. HD plus 34 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:26,239 3D ready parental controls and easy setup. If you've seen our video on NCX 35 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:30,000 tech tips about links is easy setup then you'll believe what they say because 36 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:34,640 it's really really easy. Builtin with leading 80 802.11n 37 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:38,959 broad compatibility. Yes, it better be. ABG and N Wi-Fi devices simultaneous 38 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:42,239 dual band. Talked about that already. Double the bandwidth maximum speed which 39 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:46,080 is sort of the same thing as that. Maximum range full 3x3 MIMO antenna 40 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:50,000 array for optimal coverage. Although it is still an internal antenna, so it's 41 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:54,959 not my favorite, but it should still be better than inferior external antenna 42 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:59,920 setups. Increases signal strength across greater distances for added inhome 43 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:01,840 mobility. Cool. Okay. 44 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:06,319 Advanced security, gigabit Ethernet ports, USB port, DNA certified media 45 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:10,959 server. So that means that anything that's being stored on a USB attached 46 00:03:08,159 --> 00:03:15,519 device will be DNA ready to go. Quality of service is supported and IPv6 is 47 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:19,440 supported as well. Setup and manage with ease. Quick three-step setup, 48 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,840 customizable parental controls, instant guest access, optional advanced 49 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:28,480 settings, and downloadable app for convenient network access. So, you have the option of using the browserbased 50 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:33,360 setup in order to configure it to your heart's content. But, Lynxis also gives 51 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:39,040 you the option of just using the bulletproof wizard on the CD setup 52 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,959 configuration here. and it does work and it does get 53 00:03:41,519 --> 00:03:47,920 you going with the basics. It does at least make it so that your new wireless 54 00:03:44,799 --> 00:03:49,599 network is secured if nothing else. Um, 55 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:53,440 and you can set up a guest access and all of that kind of stuff through the 56 00:03:51,519 --> 00:03:57,200 easy network setup wizard. So, this is one of the few instances I do recommend 57 00:03:55,200 --> 00:04:00,959 using the CD or even if you're not going to use it, if you buy the router for 58 00:03:58,799 --> 00:04:04,879 someone else because hey, that's another great feature of that remote app enabled 59 00:04:03,439 --> 00:04:11,519 nonsense. I'm not going to call it nonsense because it's fantastic because I can just buy a Lynxys by Cisco router 60 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:15,680 for my mom and then if she has a problem with it, I can like reboot it from here 61 00:04:13,439 --> 00:04:22,479 or I can like fix it in some way without actually driving there. Thumbs up. A+ to 62 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:28,960 Lynxis for enabling me to do that. Power adapter. Ethernet cable. Yeah, that's 63 00:04:25,919 --> 00:04:30,639 about it. So, obviously you download the 64 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:35,600 app, so it doesn't actually need to include an app in the box. It's like you 65 00:04:33,759 --> 00:04:38,160 have to expect like the you know you have to expect the kinds of people who 66 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:43,759 are like uh you know they want the simplest possible router. So someone goes oh just buy Linkis and be like oh 67 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:48,160 it's it's uh comes with an app for iOS and Android. Oh like uh where is it? No 68 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:53,919 just kidding. But most people probably wouldn't do that. I also wouldn't really 69 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:55,520 put it past some people. Um so I think 70 00:04:53,919 --> 00:05:00,479 uh other than the physical unit this looks pretty much exactly like the 4200. 71 00:04:57,759 --> 00:05:07,639 In fact, it might look exactly like Let's go on a journey of discovery. Find 72 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:07,639 out if it looks exactly like a 4200. 73 00:05:07,759 --> 00:05:15,840 Okay, he stepped on cat food. That's better not to do that. So, this is a 74 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:19,199 4200 and that is my top panel falling 75 00:05:15,840 --> 00:05:20,960 down. And this is a 4500. So far, 76 00:05:19,199 --> 00:05:24,240 they're looking pretty similar. Okay, let's go ahead and Oh, Ryan, it doesn't 77 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:27,440 come with wall mounting. So, I have it velcroed to the wall. So, I'll just have 78 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:34,280 to tell you guys, and you'll have to take my word for it. Yeah, it looks the 79 00:05:29,759 --> 00:05:34,280 same. Okay, back out. There we go. 80 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:45,440 So, you find passive ventilation, holes on the bottom, vents all around the 81 00:05:43,759 --> 00:05:48,720 edges. You've also got little rubber standoffy thingies here that hold it 82 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:52,880 enough off the floor that it should be able to get some air flow going on 83 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:57,840 through there. Remember, heat does Ryzen ideal scenarios. uh 4 gigabit 84 00:05:55,280 --> 00:06:02,880 Ethernet ports, one Ethernet port, WPS button for easy wireless setup, USB 85 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:08,960 storage port, reset button, and finally your uh power in jack. Thank you for 86 00:06:06,639 --> 00:06:11,840 watching my unboxing of the EA4500 from Lynxis. 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