Bitdefender Box 2 is a smart home security appliance which shields desktop PCs, laptops, mobiles, tablets and all your connected devices from hackers, malware and more.
The Box is essentially a supercharged router which can replace or run alongside your existing networking kit. Connect your devices to the Box and it acts as a sort-of firewall, watching inbound connections to keep hackers at bay. Your network is constantly monitored for unknown devices or suspect behavior, and Box also blocks outgoing requests to known malicious websites.
Box is powered by a dual-core version of ARM’s popular Cortex A9 CPU, with 1GB DDR3 RAM and 4GB of internal storage.
Wi-Fi duties are handled by an 802.11a/b/g/n/ac AC1900 setup. You get just two ports – one LAN, one WAN – both supporting Gigabit Ethernet. It’s not quite up to the standard of Norton Core’s 4×4 MU-MIMO system, but there will be enough power for most users.
Extras? There’s a 1m Ethernet cable bundled with the Box, but that’s about it.
The Box is only available in the US right now (other countries are “coming soon”), and that’s probably why our unit came with a two-pin power adaptor only. This accepts 100-240V input, though, so even …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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