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product_id: 14326307
title: "Banana Pi BPI-R1 Open Source Smart Router"
brand: "banana pi"
price: "B/.461"
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reviews_count: 4
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# Dual-Core A20 ARM Cortex-A7 CPU Up to 2TB SATA storage support 300Mbps Wireless N with 2T2R MIMO Banana Pi BPI-R1 Open Source Smart Router

**Brand:** banana pi
**Price:** B/.461
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Upgrade your network game with the Banana Pi BPI-R1 — where router meets powerhouse mini-PC!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Banana Pi BPI-R1 Open Source Smart Router by banana pi
- **How much does it cost?** B/.461 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/14326307-banana-pi-bpi-r1-open-source-smart-router)

## Best For

- banana pi enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Open Source Freedom:** Runs Android 4.2 or Linux, empowering you to customize, develop, and control your network environment.
- • **Massive Expandable Storage:** Supports microSD up to 64GB and SATA disks up to 2TB to store and stream your data effortlessly.
- • **Seamless Gigabit Connectivity:** 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45 ports combined with 802.11b/g/n WiFi for blazing-fast wired and wireless speeds.
- • **Powerhouse Dual-Core Performance:** ARM Cortex-A7 dual-core CPU ensures smooth multitasking and efficient processing.
- • **Smarter Than Your Average Router:** Transforms your network hub into a versatile mini-computer for apps, media, and traffic analysis.

## Overview

The Banana Pi BPI-R1 is an open-source smart router that doubles as a compact dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 computer. Featuring 1GB DDR3 RAM, 300Mbps Wireless N with 2T2R MIMO, gigabit Ethernet, and expandable storage up to 2TB via SATA, it supports Android 4.2 and Linux OS. Designed for tech-savvy professionals, it enables app development, media streaming, and network traffic analysis, redefining what a router can do.

## Description

What is BPi-R1 Today, your router is running 7x24 for only one thing. What if it can do more? What if it can behave as a computer? BPi-R1 is the answer. It makes the router smarter. It is a new generation router that can simply replaces your current legacy one, and all of sudden, you can do much more with the router. You can develop, install Apps, play media, adding storage to the router, just like you do on any other computers, and you can catch and analyze traffic. This totally changes the way router works by turning a router to a computer. The BPI- R1 is a 300Mbps Wireless N Router with both wired and wireless network connections designed specifically for smart home networking use. With 2T2R MIMO Technology and two detachable antennas, the R1 is the dual core Android 4.2 product which more better than Linux product. It can run with Android 4.2.2 smoothly and with Gigabit ethernet port, SATA Socket, it can easily run with the game and support 1080P high definition video output. Hardware specification: CPU: A20 ARM Cortex-A7 Dual-Core GPU: ARM Mali400MP2Complies with OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1 Memory (SDRAM):1GB DDR3 (shared with GPU) Onboard Storage:Micro SD (Max. 64GB) card slot UP to 2T on 2.5 SATA disk Onboard Network:10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45, WLAN @802.11b/g/n Video Input:A CSI input connector allows for the connection of a designed camera module Video Outputs: HDMI , LVDS/RGB Audio Output:3.5 mm Jack and HDMI Audio Input:Microphone Power Source:5 volt via Micro USB(DC In Only) USB 2.0 Ports:USB Host and Micro USB (OTG) USB Host Buttons: Reset button: Next to Power button Power button: Next to Battery connector GPIO(2X13) pin: GPIO,UART,I2C bus ,SPI bus with two chip selects, CAN bus,ADC,PWM,+3.3v,+5v,ground LED: Power Key & RJ45 Remote:IR OS: Android 4.2, Linux

Review: ***THIS IS NOT A ROUTER!!!*** It's just an odd computer with an Ethernet hub built-in. - What really puts the final nail in the coffin as a serious router, is that the onboard Enet hub defaults to being wide-open, everything talking to everything, until the CPU finishes booting and gets around to configuring it. This means that YOUR LOCAL NETWORK IS DIRECTLY ON THE INTERNET WITH NO PROTECTION WHATSOEVER during that time. An actual router doesn't do that. Plus, the onboard WiFi chip is the absolute dirt cheapest speck of sand they could get their hands on. It does NOT make a hotspot very well at all. It does work well as a client to an already-existing WiFi network, but that's not what a WiFi router does. So if you want to use it as advertised, you're going to be sorely disappointed at the results, and there's a good chance of getting hacked too. --- I use it as sort of a "reverse router". That is, it connects to the WiFi that my ISP's modem gives me so that I don't have to run that wire, and then everything else on my desk wires into the BPI-R1. Local wired network with everything trusted, so I don't have to worry about the massive security hole when it first starts, and a wireless connection across the house to where the internet plug is. The ISP's combined modem and WiFi router is actually a for-real router, and so that's my required hardware firewall, NOT the BPI-R1. It does need to reboot every so often to avoid a crash (maybe something about the specialized Debian fork for this particular hardware?), but I've got a cron job for that. Scheduled for when I won't be using it anyway, and as far as I know otherwise, it's rock-solid. --- Again, IT IS NOT A ROUTER! It's just a Linux PC with a cheap WiFi chip and an onboard Enet hub. As far as it's concerned, it's just hanging out on the ISP's WiFi network just like any other computer would, and sharing that connection to this other network that it's set up to be a DHCP server for.
Review: Nice piece of kit, but have a serial console cable handy - Interesting piece of hardware. Never was able to get the Android image from the manufacturer's website to work, but it runs linux and OpenWRT just fine. A piece of advice, though. Grab a USB to Serial cable like https://www.desertcart.com/gp/product/B00QT7LQ88 if you're going to run something other than linux. You'll need the serial console for anything that doesn't support the HDMI output. The only real drawback is the distinct lack of case options. You basically have 1 choice unless you have access to a decent sized 3d printer.

## Features

- CPU: A20 ARM Cortex-A7 Dual-Core
- GPU : ARM Mali400MP2Complies with OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1
- Memory: (SDRAM) 1GB DDR3 (shared with GPU)
- Micro SD (Max. 64GB) card slot UP to 2T on 2.5 SATA disk
- 10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ45, WLAN @802.11b/g/n

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00UY2PYNC |
| Brand | Banana Pi |
| Customer Reviews | 3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars (4) |
| Date First Available | February 5, 2015 |
| Item Weight | 2.4 ounces |
| Item model number | BPI-R1 |
| Manufacturer | Banana Pi |
| Memory Speed | 2133 MHz |
| Operating System | Android, Linux |
| Package Dimensions | 6.7 x 4.7 x 1.2 inches |
| RAM | DDR3 |
| Wireless Type | 802.11n |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Banana Pi
- **Compatible Devices:** Personal Computer
- **Connectivity Technology:** Wired;Wireless;Ethernet
- **Data Transfer Rate:** 300 Megabits Per Second
- **LAN Port Bandwidth:** 10/100/1000 megabits_per_second
- **Manufacturer:** Banana Pi
- **Number of Ports:** 2
- **Operating System:** Android, Linux
- **UPC:** 676946112024
- **Wireless Communication Standard:** 802.11n

## Images

![Banana Pi BPI-R1 Open Source Smart Router - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Hut04gxCL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ ***THIS IS NOT A ROUTER!!!*** It's just an odd computer with an Ethernet hub built-in.
*by A***. on April 25, 2021*

What really puts the final nail in the coffin as a serious router, is that the onboard Enet hub defaults to being wide-open, everything talking to everything, until the CPU finishes booting and gets around to configuring it. This means that YOUR LOCAL NETWORK IS DIRECTLY ON THE INTERNET WITH NO PROTECTION WHATSOEVER during that time. An actual router doesn't do that. Plus, the onboard WiFi chip is the absolute dirt cheapest speck of sand they could get their hands on. It does NOT make a hotspot very well at all. It does work well as a client to an already-existing WiFi network, but that's not what a WiFi router does. So if you want to use it as advertised, you're going to be sorely disappointed at the results, and there's a good chance of getting hacked too. --- I use it as sort of a "reverse router". That is, it connects to the WiFi that my ISP's modem gives me so that I don't have to run that wire, and then everything else on my desk wires into the BPI-R1. Local wired network with everything trusted, so I don't have to worry about the massive security hole when it first starts, and a wireless connection across the house to where the internet plug is. The ISP's combined modem and WiFi router is actually a for-real router, and so that's my required hardware firewall, NOT the BPI-R1. It does need to reboot every so often to avoid a crash (maybe something about the specialized Debian fork for this particular hardware?), but I've got a cron job for that. Scheduled for when I won't be using it anyway, and as far as I know otherwise, it's rock-solid. --- Again, IT IS NOT A ROUTER! It's just a Linux PC with a cheap WiFi chip and an onboard Enet hub. As far as it's concerned, it's just hanging out on the ISP's WiFi network just like any other computer would, and sharing that connection to this other network that it's set up to be a DHCP server for.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice piece of kit, but have a serial console cable handy
*by X***T on February 13, 2016*

Interesting piece of hardware. Never was able to get the Android image from the manufacturer's website to work, but it runs linux and OpenWRT just fine. A piece of advice, though. Grab a USB to Serial cable like https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QT7LQ88 if you're going to run something other than linux. You'll need the serial console for anything that doesn't support the HDMI output. The only real drawback is the distinct lack of case options. You basically have 1 choice unless you have access to a decent sized 3d printer.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The hardware is great, but the OpenWRT Images builded by Banana Pi ...
*by J***J on November 10, 2015*

The hardware is great, but the OpenWRT Images builded by Banana Pi is terrible. The 4.0 Version works great for WIFI(both bands), LAN is not working(MAC is set to all 0, DHCP not working.) The 3.0 Version's web interface is not working, only the SSH is working. Finally I found this in the forum "openwrt-V1.0-stable-sunxi-Lamobo_R1-sdcard-vfat-ext4.img" And that finally works. except the 5Ghz WIFI (I'm not using wifi anyway)

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