当您度假时，您会前往各种地方，包括山脉和海滩。您将随身携带智能手机，可能还有平板电脑或笔记本电脑。您的智能手机上可能有互联网连接，但很可能您的其他设备上没有互联网连接。如果您在旅行中携带的所有设备都需要互联网，那么您可能需要购买移动无线路由器(wireless router)，例如TP-LINK M7300。我们带着这款路由器去了一些令人惊叹的山脉，我们有机会真正评估这款设备在旅行时是否有用。阅读此评论并了解您是否应该购买TP-LINK M7300作为您的下一个旅行伴侣(travel companion)：
拆箱TP-LINK M7300移动Wi-Fi 路由器(Wi-Fi router)
TP-LINK M7300 LTE-advanced移动Wi-Fi 路由器(Wi-Fi router)的包装非常标准：在包装盒的正面，您可以看到设备图片及其最重要功能的列表。
在包装内，您会找到路由器本身、充电器、电池、Micro USB 数据线(Micro USB cable)、两个SIM 卡(SIM card)适配器、快速安装指南(installation guide)、保修、此设备上的软件许可证和其他传单。
硬件规格和设计
就规格而言，TP-LINK M7300是一款基本的移动无线路由器(wireless router)，可提供您对此类设备的期望。它仅广播一个无线网络(wireless network)，使用 2.4 GHz 频率(GHz frequency)和以下任一标准：802.11n、802.11b 和 802.11g。为了连接到互联网，它可以使用 4G SIM 卡(SIM card)，下载速度高达 150 Mbps ，上传速度高达50 Mbps。您最多可以将十个无线设备连接到它，并且宣传的自主权是 10 小时的使用时间。电池容量为2000mAh。
TP-LINK M7300还有一个MicroSD 卡(MicroSD card)插槽，您可以使用它添加最多 32GB 的可选存储空间(storage space)，然后可以与移动 Wi-Fi 路由器广播的网络上的设备共享。
由于我们处理的是移动路由器，因此该设备非常轻巧，总重 8.71 盎司或 247 克。在尺寸方面，它非常小巧便携，为 4.0×2.5×0.6 英寸或 102.6×63×16mm。
如果您想进一步了解其官方规格，请访问此页面：TP-LINK M7300 LTE-advanced 移动 Wi-Fi 路由器规格(TP-LINK M7300 LTE-advanced mobile Wi-Fi router specifications)。
设置和使用TP-LINK M7300移动Wi-Fi 路由器(Wi-Fi router)
TP-LINK M7300 LTE移动路由器的设置过程(setup process)并不像它的广告所说的那么简单，我们建议您在家时进行初始设置，并有几分钟的时间来配置和测试它运作良好。我们在旅行时尝试了设置过程(setup process)，花费的时间比我们预期的要长得多，事实证明这是一次非常令人沮丧的经历。
首先(First)，您手头必须有一张SIM 卡(SIM card)，路由器将使用它来连接互联网。好消息是您可以使用普通SIM 卡(SIM card)、microSIM 和 nanoSIM(microSIMs and nanoSIMs)。TP-LINK M7300随附必要的适配器，以确保您没有问题，这很棒。
然后，将SIM 卡插入(SIM card)无线路由器(wireless router)的背面。如果您想使用MicroSD 卡(MicroSD card)，请将其插入。
然后，在安装电池和关闭无线路由器(wireless router)的盖子之前，先看看它的后盖(back cover)。在那里，您将看到广播的默认无线网络(default wireless network)的名称及其默认密码(default password)。把它们写下来，这样你就可以连接到TP-LINK M7300 LTE移动路由器并进行配置(router and configure)。我们没有注意到封底(back cover)上的这些细节，我们浪费了大量时间在用户手册和其他地方寻找它们。
知道默认无线密码(default wireless password)后，安装电池和后盖。然后，按住电源(Power)按钮，直到所有LED(LEDs)都亮起。这将需要几秒钟，您应该等到LED(LEDs)亮起。不幸的是，TP-LINK M7300 LTE Wi-Fi 路由器上的(TP-LINK M7300 LTE Wi-Fi router)LED(LEDs)在阳光直射下不可见。如前所述，我们尝试在旅行时设置此无线路由器，在阳光直射的情况下，我们只是看不到它们何时亮起。
路由器通电且WiFi LED亮起后，是时候将移动设备连接到路由器广播的无线网络了。(wireless network)您可以使用智能手机、平板电脑或笔记本电脑。我们在此过程中使用了Microsoft Lumia 950智能手机，并在Microsoft Edge 移动浏览器(Microsoft Edge mobile browser)中加载了管理网页(admin webpage)。连接到管理员网页(admin webpage)时，首先会要求您更改管理员帐户(admin account)的默认密码(default password)。这是一个很好的安全预防措施(security precaution)。
完成此操作后，将加载管理用户界面(administration user interface)，您可以开始进行设置。如下图所示，手机界面首先会显示设备的状态，包括是否联网(internet connection)、连接了多少客户端、电池电量(battery level)、是否找到了SIM卡(SIM card)等。
您还可以下载并安装适用于Android和iOS的(Android and iOS)tpMiFi移动应用程序，并使用它来配置移动无线路由器(wireless router)。
一个必须做的配置步骤(configuration step)是设置设置的拨号(Dial-Up)部分。您可以在此处设置用于连接到您的移动运营商(mobile operator)的配置文件。在我们的测试中，我们发现TP-LINK M7300使用智能手机用来连接其移动运营商的(mobile operator)APN设置。如果我们在TP-LINK M7300移动路由器上使用智能手机上的SIM 卡，那就没问题了。(SIM card)但我们没有，因为我们需要使用我们的智能手机。相反，我们从移动运营商(mobile operator)提供的USB 调制解调器插入(USB modem)SIM 卡(SIM card)，该调制解调器使用不同的APN设置。如果您是这种情况，那么您应该花一些时间(quality time)来创建、配置和测试移动路由器将使用的连接配置文件。(connection profile)
一旦与 Internet 的连接有效并正常工作，请继续设置路由器提供的其他参数。您将找到您所期望的所有基础知识，例如配置广播的无线网络(wireless network)（频道、无线模式(wireless mode)、安全性、网络名称(network name)等）、如何分配 IP 地址、将在网络上使用的时间设置等等.
管理用户界面(administration user interface)还提供PC版本(PC version)，这对于希望更好地控制其移动 Wi-Fi 路由器的高级用户非常有用。用户界面(user interface)的唯一缺点，无论是移动版还是PC 版(PC version)，都是只有英文版。TP-LINK不提供多语言支持。
在我们成功配置了TP-LINK M7300 LTE-advanced移动Wi-Fi 路由器(Wi-Fi router)之后，我们在爬罗马尼亚的(Romania)Bucegi山脉时使用了它。我们是一个三人小组，所有人都拥有连接到无线路由器(wireless router)的智能手机和我们在休息时使用的Surface Pro 3设备。(Surface Pro 3)当我们到达Caraiman Peak 上的英雄十字架(Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak)时，我们享受了非常好的互联网连接(internet connection)，我们玩得很开心，这是一座海拔 7,516 英尺（2,291 米）的令人惊叹的纪念碑。想象(Imagine)我们站在山峰上(mountain peak)，做一些实时推文，写一些关于路由器的数据，从我们所有的智能手机拍摄和分享照片，使用 4G互联网连接(internet connection)。
这很有趣，TP-LINK M7300(fun and TP-LINK M7300)被证明是可靠且快速的。但更多关于它的速度在本评论的下一部分。
在电池寿命(battery life)方面，TP-LINK宣传 10 小时的自主权。在我们的旅行中，我们有 8 到 9 个小时的自主权。在我们旅行的某些地区，移动信号丢失，无线路由器(wireless router)不得不花费更多的精力寻找移动连接。
如果您想了解这款移动 Wi-Fi 路由器的性能、特殊功能以及购买它的利弊，请阅读本评论的第二页。
Reviewing the TP-LINK M7300 LTE-advanced mobile Wi-Fi router
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Unboxing the TP-LINK M7300 mobile Wi-Fi router
The packaging used for the TP-LINK M7300 LTE-advanced mobile Wi-Fi router is quite standard: on the front of the of the box you see a picture of the device and a list of its most important features.
Inside the packaging you will find the router itself, the charger, the battery, a Micro USB cable, two SIM card adapters, the quick installation guide, the warranty, the license of the software on this device and other leaflets.
Hardware specifications and design
In terms of specifications, the TP-LINK M7300 is a basic mobile wireless router which offers what you would expect from a device of its type. It broadcasts only one wireless network, using the 2.4 GHz frequency and any of the following standards: 802.11n, 802.11b and 802.11g. In order to connect to the internet, it can use a 4G SIM card, at a speed of up to 150 Mbps for download and 50 Mbps for upload. You can connect up to ten wireless devices to it and the advertised autonomy is 10 hours of usage. The battery has a capacity of 2000mAh.
TP-LINK M7300 also has a MicroSD card slot which you can use to add a maximum of 32GB of optional storage space which can then be shared with the devices that are on the network that is broadcast by the mobile Wi-Fi router.
Since we are dealing with a mobile router, the device is very light, weighing a total of 8.71 ounces or 247 grams. In terms of size, it is quite small and portable, at 4.0×2.5×0.6 inches or 102.6×63×16mm.
If you would like to learn more about its official specifications, go to this page: TP-LINK M7300 LTE-advanced mobile Wi-Fi router specifications.
Setting up and using the TP-LINK M7300 mobile Wi-Fi router
The setup process for the TP-LINK M7300 LTE mobile router is not as simple as its commercials would have you believe and we recommend that you do the initial setup when you are at home and you have a couple of minutes available to configure it and test that it works well. We've tried the setup process while travelling and it took a lot longer than we expected and it proved to be a very frustrating experience.
First of all, you must have a SIM card at hand which the router will use to connect to the internet. The good news is that you can use normal SIM cards, microSIMs and nanoSIMs. TP-LINK M7300 comes with the necessary adapters to make sure that you have no issues, which is great.
Then, plug the SIM card into the back of the wireless router. If you want to use a MicroSD card, plug that in as well.
Then, before mounting the battery and closing the cover of the wireless router, take a look on its back cover. There you will see the name of the default wireless network that is broadcast and its default password. Write them down, so that you can connect to the TP-LINK M7300 LTE mobile router and configure it. We did not notice these details on the back cover and we wasted a lot of time looking for them in the user manual and other places.
Once you know the default wireless password, mount the battery and the back cover. Then, press and hold the Power button until all the LEDs are lit. This will take a couple of seconds and you should really wait until the LEDs are lit. Unfortunately, the LEDs on the TP-LINK M7300 LTE Wi-Fi router are not visible in direct sunlight. As mentioned before, we tried to set this wireless router while traveling, in direct sunlight, and we just couldn't see when they lit up.
After the router powers on and the WiFi LED is lit, it is time to connect a mobile device to the wireless network that it is broadcast by the router. You can use a smartphone, a tablet or a laptop. We used a Microsoft Lumia 950 smartphone for this process and we loaded the admin webpage in the Microsoft Edge mobile browser. When connecting to the admin webpage, you are first asked to change the default password for the admin account. This is a good security precaution.
Once you do that, the administration user interface is loaded and you can start setting things up. As you can see in the screenshot below, the mobile interface first displays a status of the device, which includes whether the internet connection works, how many clients are connected, the battery level, whether the SIM card is found and so on.
You can also download and install the tpMiFi mobile app for Android and iOS and use it to configure the mobile wireless router.
One must-do configuration step is to set the Dial-Up section of settings. Here you set the profile used to connect to your mobile operator. In our testing we've found that TP-LINK M7300 uses the APN settings that are used by smartphones to connect to their mobile operator. This would be OK if we used the SIM card from our smartphone on the TP-LINK M7300 mobile router. But we didn't, because we needed to use our smartphone. Instead we plugged in a SIM card from a USB modem provided by our mobile operator, which uses different APN settings. If that is the case for you, then you should spend some quality time to create, configure and test the connection profile that will be used by the mobile router.
Once the connection to the internet is alive and working, go ahead and set the other parameters that are offered by the router. You will find all the basics you expect, like configuring the wireless network that is broadcast (channel, wireless mode, security, network name, etc), how IP addresses are assigned, the time settings that will be used on the network and so on.
There's also a PC version available for the administration user interface, which is very useful to advanced users who want more control over their mobile Wi-Fi router. The only downside of the user interface, both on mobile and the PC version, is the fact that it is available only in E nglish . There's no multilingual support offered by TP-LINK.
After we managed to configure the TP-LINK M7300 LTE-advanced mobile Wi-Fi router, we used it while climbing the Bucegi mountains in Romania. We were a group of three people, all with smartphones that were connected to the wireless router and a Surface Pro 3 device which we used while taking breaks. We enjoyed quite a good internet connection and we had a lot of fun when we arrived at the Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak , which is an amazing monument at an elevation of 7,516 feet (2,291 metres). Imagine us standing on the mountain peak, doing a bit of live tweeting, writing up some data about the router, taking and sharing pictures from all our smartphones, using a 4G internet connection.
It was a lot of fun and TP-LINK M7300 proved to be reliable and fast. But more about its speed in the next section of this review.
In terms of battery life, TP-LINK advertises an autonomy of 10 hours. During our trip, we had an autonomy of somewhere between 8 to 9 hours. The mobile signal was missing in some areas where we travelled and the wireless router had to spend more energy looking for a mobile connection.
If you want to learn about the performance of this mobile Wi-Fi router, its special features and the pros and cons of purchasing it, read the second page of this review.
