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Armor vs BitDefender box2
First - when will Amor be available for Orbi (in the Jan 2018 press release it was promised before the Nighthawks) ?
Second, what is the difference in feature set between Armor and the Bitdefen...
The difference is the Box 2 exists. Much better security than the non-existent Armor for Orbi.
Bitdefender box 2 makes you put your wireless router into access point mode (bridged). Goodbye advanced router features.
- At this point I no longer believe this product is actually going to be released so I'm going to live with the reduced functionality. It seems like a good trade-off for me, reduced functionality and a security product that exists, vs waiting for something that will never be released.
In another post a Netgear mod stated that Armor is only supported on Nighthawk routers so it looks like Armor will not be released for Orbi after all. Glad I went with the Box 2 for security.
Armor works like a charm on ORBI RBK50 (March 2019). Still interested in an ARMOR vs Box 2 comparison from someone.
Einrich wrote:
Armor works like a charm on ORBI RBK50 (March 2019). Still interested in an ARMOR vs Box 2 comparison from someone.
I think that may be one person's perception.
Armor, in my view, is a shipwreck with no value added on Orbi. In fact, Armor reports Orbi and all satellites as a significant network threat (of course without any additional information).
Armor also reports other devices as a threat but also indicates those devices have never been scanned. So which one is it?
When considering the other devices that it reports as threats -- also without explaination or remediation recommendations, it is more scareware than anything else. My recommendation is to save your $.
Just one guy's opinion.
