30,000 yen with a router and a direct plug-in repeater, Buffalo releases a mesh Wi-Fi starter kit "WRM-D2133HS / W1S"

BUFFALO Co., Ltd., as a new product of the mesh Wi-Fi brand "AirStation connect" series, is a " AirStation connect starter kit WRM-D2133HS/W1S" will be released in early June. The estimated market price is around 30,000 yen.

　A set of a mesh Wi-Fi router "WRM-D2133HS" and a repeater "WEM-1266WP" that both support Wi-Fi 5 (IEEE 802.11ac). A total of nine repeaters can be added, such as the "WEM-1266" of the same series.

With AirStation connect, you can build a mesh Wi-Fi environment where radio waves reach anywhere in the house by combining multiple repeaters in an environment where there is a blind spot for radio waves with a single router.

The WRM-D2133HS has a maximum transfer speed of 1733 Mbps (5 GHz band) or 400 Mbps (when connected to the 2.4 GHz band), and has two built-in antennas for the 5 GHz band and two antennas for both the 5 GHz/2.4 GHz band. It also features support for major IPv6 Internet connection services in Japan.

　3 LEDs and an AOSS button on the top of the main unit, and WAN x 1 and LAN x 3 ports on the back. The main body size is 90 x 175 x 125mm (width x height x depth) and weighs about 745g.

　The security function "Internet threat blocker" installed in WRM-D2133HS adopts "DiXiM Security Powered by Kaspersky", a service for embedded devices of Digion Co., Ltd., which uses security threat information provided by Kaspersky, a security vendor.

　"Information leakage block" that blocks communication from devices suspected of being infected with viruses or unauthorized communication, and monitors port opening requests to UPnP that opens access ports from the outside, and has the risk of intrusion "Dangerous UPnP Block" that blocks things, "Malicious Site Block" that blocks access to malicious websites that contain Internet fraud such as phishing and viruses, etc., and "Kids" that allows you to limit the Internet usage time for each terminal. Equipped with timer functions.

In addition, a one-year free license of "Net Threat Blocker Premium" that allows you to use functions such as Content Filter Plus, push notifications, usage time statistics, and remote access is included.

　The other WEM-1266WP is a repeater that can be installed without blocking the outlets of adjacent outlets, with a maximum transfer rate of 866Mbps (when connected to the 5GHz band) or 400Mbps (when connected to the 2.4GHz band). There are two antennas for the 5GHz band and two for the 2.4GHz band.

Equipped with an AOSS button on the left side of the main unit and a reset button on the right side. The main body size is 137 x 48 x 83mm (width x depth x height), and the weight is about 190g.