Our tests between the Bright Box 2 Wireless Router and our laptop in the same room produced very good results of 354.37Mbps (44.30MBps), just a bit slower than the D-Link DIR-868L, and much faster than the AVM FRITZ!Box 3390.
So the feature set of the Bright Box 2 Wireless Router is a bit of a mixed bag, but how does it perform? Other features included with the Bright Box 2 Wireless Router are Dynamic DNS, Virtual server and Virtual DMZ modes, firewall function and UPnP (short for Universal Plug and Play), a network protocol that makes it easy for various devices in a network to communicate with each other. The benefits of external antennae include being able to position them to point in the direction of wireless weakspots in your home, and can often help expand the range of your wireless network. Like many modern routers that like to look good rather than be purely functional, the Bright Box 2 Wireless Router has antennas (a 2x2 array) built into the body of the router, unlike devices such as the TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 that have external antennae. The options are clearly laid out, and you can choose between 'Basic' and 'Advanced' modes, with the second option requiring some degree of prior knowledge about internet and networking settings. There is a wide range of options to configure, meaning there's plenty of scope for using the router in conjunction with another ISP (or simply using it as a router connected to another modem). This being a router tied in with a particular ISP's broadband offering, we were expecting a limited amount of choice in the settings. It actually makes things easier since you can access the settings no matter what device you're using or what operating system it's running, just as long as it's connected to the network.
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It's easy to access the router settings through a web browser, which means there's no CD included in the package. If you're not using EE or you want to change the default settings, this can be achieved through the web-based interface.
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All you'll need to do is plug it in and use the supplied username and password to connect to the network. Installation is pretty straightforward – especially if you're using EE, as the router will come preconfigured. This is a real shame, as pretty much all modern routers will have at least four Gigabit Ethernet ports.
The other three are much slower 10/100 Ethernet ports. While there are four Ethernet ports on the back of the Bright Box 2 Wireless Router for connecting up devices that aren't wireless, only one of them is a gigabit Ethernet port. It's nice to see a DSL port, as the Bright Box 2 Wireless Router has a built-in VDSL2 modem, meaning if you take the fibre-optic package from EE (or another ISP if you're buying the Bright Box 2 Wireless Router separately, or using it after you've switched from EE), then you won't need another box to connect it to.
Further compromises are evident when you turn the box over.
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