WayPonDEVBlack Metal Case for Banana Pi BPI-R3 Wi-Fi 6 OpenSource Router Board (Only Case)

This is a great bargain as long as you are up to the task of setting up OpenWRT. It is not for the beginner. You will need some Linux/CLI knowledge. At the time of this writing there is no GUI web interface included in the default OpenWRT package, which is still in Release Candidate stage. But, installing LuCI (the web interface) is pretty straight forward. Once you have LuCI installed, the average bloke, like me, will be in more familiar territory. There are plenty of online resources to help you get started. This was my first experience with both OpenWRT and LuCI, and it was not painful to get it all up and running. Static leases and Port Forwarding was simple.Impressions. Fast. Everything on the router is fast. Installs and restarts are mere few seconds. I used this replace a consumer grade TP-Link that absolutely crawled, not just in the GUI, but routing too. I have a lot traffic on my home network with 6 security cameras, 2 servers, all the smart-home stuff we surround ourselves with, Rokus... yadda yadda.. The latency on the LAN and WIFI was really really bad. I was going to segregate the cameras to a separate network, but this BPI is so fast, it wont be necessary.Assembly is required. The unit's metal case is built like a tank. It has a small foot print. The Wifi antenna leads were plenty long enough to hook everything up.The Banana-Pi is really a marvel, and at a great price point. It puts consumer routers to shame with its performance and speed. It really speeds up browsing. I immediately had web sites popping up instantaneously on my PC (milliseconds), all I did was swap out the router.My only regret is that I didn't buying it sooner.

This made the best openwrt router I've used.. and I have MANY.. The wireless is amazing over rasberry pis or cm4's.. I strongly recommend getting one with all the cables and antennas not the bare kits.I just wish the case had 2 extra punched out antenna holes for my LTE Antennas..

This is an amazing enclosure.prevent of dust, does not need a fan for cooling. Easy to assemble and disassemble.

Really enjoyed the challenge of getting this thing working. I've only been using it for a few days, but it seems to work really well as a WiFi access point, using OpenVPN to route all traffic through my VPN. I plan to setup video streaming from a USB drive soon.Things to know:1) Mine came with an odd selection of hardware, and the heatsink/fan was not assembled as the seller indicated it should be. I needed to purchase some screws to assemble the heatsink. Not a big deal, but it wasn't "everything included" like you might expect from a consumer product.2) Documentation is sparse...you'll be digging through online forums...the software is under active development3) As others have indicated, the wires to the antennas aren't long enough to go around the heatsink and allow all combinations of layout. In other words, if you want your 2/5G antennas in a specific configuration, you might need to purchase other wires. The included ones were long enough to work if you aren't picky about which antennas are 5G and which are 2G.4) This board has an issue where the WiFi functions are grounded out (disabled) when the serial connector is attached. You'll need to remove the serial connection and use Ethernet to configure WiFi.Have fun!

I ordered Bundle2 expecting heatsinks instead of antenna and didn't receive any heatsinks. So now I've paid more than the base bundle price and received the base bundle... no heatsinks, no antennas.