小米AIoT路由器 AX3600

[xiaofan]

Anyone has reviews to the new xiaomi tri band mesh?

Reviews here: if you have to use Wireless mesh then this is a good choice. If you can use Ethernet backhaul, then avoid it.

 

[alvino]

Reviews here: if you have to use Wireless mesh then this is a good choice. If you can use Ethernet backhaul, then avoid it.

Xiaofan bro. Slightly off topic. Always see your reviews or comments on ax series from xiaomi.
New 万兆router you hooted? I know it’s overkill since most of us are on 1gbps as cap.
Mine should be arriving in next few days

 

[xiaofan]

Xiaofan bro. Slightly off topic. Always see your reviews or comments on ax series from xiaomi.
New 万兆router you hooted? I know it’s overkill since most of us are on 1gbps as cap.
Mine should be arriving in next few days

I just bought the Asus RT-AX86U to play with 2.5G LAN. I do not have any 10G gears.

 

[shin89]

Reviews here: if you have to use Wireless mesh then this is a good choice. If you can use Ethernet backhaul, then avoid it.

Thanks xiaofan, looking for a wireless backhaul solution. Might get this to play with.

 

[newsera]

If anyone would like to setup a different DNS Server (for example: 192.168.1.40 - lets say an adblocker dns server) for your DHCP Clients, give this a try. Option to customize DNS Servers for DHCP Clients doesn't exist in GUI. It exists only for WAN Interface.

uci add_list dhcp.lan.dhcp_option="6,192.168.1.40"
uci commit dhcp
/etc/init.d/odhcpd restart

Is there a way to unlock DFS Channels when using wired backhaul in mesh?

since my bdata & nvram has country set to CN, I can't see DFS Channels listed

If changes are made to config files (example: /etc/config/network or /etc/config/wireless), they wouldn't withstand firmware upgrade right?

 

[newsera]

Looks like channel blocking is part of this file - /lib/wifi/qcawificfg80211.sh

EOF
        if [ $devidx = 0 ]; then
                cat <<EOF
        option channel_block_list '52,56,60,64,100,104,108,112,116,120,124,128,132,136,140,144,165'
        option miwifi_mesh '1'
EOF

Disabled ICMP Ping on WAN Interface - /etc/config/firewall
Change ACCEPT to DROP
/etc/init.d/firewall reload

config rule
        option name 'Allow-Ping'
        option src 'wan'
        option proto 'icmp'
        option icmp_type 'echo-request'
        option family 'ipv4'
        option target 'ACCEPT'
[CODE]

 

[xiaofan]

If anyone would like to setup a different DNS Server (for example: 192.168.1.40 - lets say an adblocker dns server) for your DHCP Clients, give this a try. Option to customize DNS Servers for DHCP Clients doesn't exist in GUI. It exists only for WAN Interface.

uci add_list dhcp.lan.dhcp_option="6,192.168.1.40"
uci commit dhcp
/etc/init.d/odhcpd restart

Is there a way to unlock DFS Channels when using wired backhaul in mesh?

since my bdata & nvram has country set to CN, I can't see DFS Channels listed

If changes are made to config files (example: /etc/config/network or /etc/config/wireless), they wouldn't withstand firmware upgrade right?

By right for OpenWRT, the configuration should mostly withstand the firmware upgrade. On the other hand, the recommendation is to backup the configuration beforr firmware upgrade.

 

[xiaofan]

Looks like channel blocking is part of this file - /lib/wifi/qcawificfg80211.sh

EOF
        if [ $devidx = 0 ]; then
                cat <<EOF
        option channel_block_list '52,56,60,64,100,104,108,112,116,120,124,128,132,136,140,144,165'
        option miwifi_mesh '1'
EOF

I tend to believe this should be related to regulation compliance and will be related to the region setting. Search this thread or this forum you may find the relevant info.

 

[newsera]

@xiaofan , Thanks for your response. From what I have understood from the threads and forums, "iw reg set" decides the channels that can be allowed, country code (EU & the rest) in bdata & nvram decides transmission power. It looks like any country code other than EU is better in terms of transmission power. The above channel blocking for DFS doesn't make any sense when using wired backhaul. Probably, Xiaomi decided not to have two routers running mesh running the same DFS Channel as their Mesh runs on the same channel which is odd in itself. Asus does this too!

 

[newsera]

https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/xiaomi/xiaomi_ax3600robimarko has submitted a pull request for his final build to openwrt.
Finally, a proper openwrt firmware for AX3600

 

[davegeo]

Please help!

I recently purchased two AX3000. The one that I use as router works fine, but the one that I use as a mesh node isn't working if I take it slightly away from the router. So the orange light starts to glow if I move the mesh node slightly away from the router. What can I do to rectify this?

Thank you for your help!

 

[xiaofan]

Please help!

I recently purchased two AX3000. The one that I use as router works fine, but the one that I use as a mesh node isn't working if I take it slightly away from the router. So the orange light starts to glow if I move the mesh node slightly away from the router. What can I do to rectify this?

Thank you for your help!

It seems that you are using Wireless backhaul (wireless connection between the two units). In order for the mesh to work, the mesh node needs to have good connection to the main node. In that case, you have to re-position the two nodes. The best is to have line of sight which may be difficult.

You may have to post the floor plan so that people can help you better. You do not have enough post to do that now. You have to wait after you post enough posts.

Read more about backhaul (Ethernet backhaul vs Wireless backhaul) here.
https://dongknows.com/mesh-wi-fi-system-explained/

 

[newsera]

Flashed https://openwrt.org/toh/xiaomi/ax3600 and the difference is like day & night. Router is so responsive and the performance is so much better! There is no reason to be on the original firmware.

 

[rainbow99]

Do the range and wireless speed improve with openwrt?

 

[newsera]

i had this problem with vowifi wherein it never worked on my old firmware. it would establish for a minute and drop immediately. also multiple apps (like dr.anywhere, google voice) showed that network performance is meh. now after the upgrade, no such issues. vowifi is stable.

 

[goodchong]

I have a problem getting good network connectivity at my second level
using ASKEY mesh but the performance is only < 50 mbps quite upset with the poor connectivity
i am using singtel 1Gbps broadband, can xiaomi homewifi achieve > 500mbps on level 2 relying on the mesh , w/o Ethernet backhaul

 

[uncle_josh]

I have a problem getting good network connectivity at my second level
using ASKEY mesh but the performance is only < 50 mbps quite upset with the poor connectivity
i am using singtel 1Gbps broadband, can xiaomi homewifi achieve > 500mbps on level 2 relying on the mesh , w/o Ethernet backhaul

Answer is No .

1. Most of mesh network are usually proprietary, it is impossible another brand. Especially with Singtel.
2. Without "proper" wiring up your home network , your expectation of home wifi to achieve > 500 mbps can only be a dream.

 

[zac110]

Flashed penwrt/toh/xiaomi/ax3600 and the difference is like day & night. Router is so responsive and the performance is so much better! There is no reason to be on the original firmware.

Hi! I am currently trying to flash the firmware for my router and I am a bit confused about this step

1. Copy the file openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax3600-initramfs-factory ubi to the /tmp directory

how do i copy it to the /tmp directory? I am currently connected to ssh using putty. Am I on the right track? Thanks!

 

[newsera]

Use tools like WinSCP or SCP command line to drop the file

scp openwrt-ipq807x-generic-xiaomi_ax3600-initramfs-factoryroot@192.168.1.1:/tmp

 

[zac110]

Use tools like WinSCP or SCP command line to drop the file

Thank you! WinSCP worked well for me.

but now i got other issues. I named it as 3 different SSID, but only openwrt1 is working. openwrt2 is very weak even though im right next to the router and openwrt3 is cant even be found.



is it a hardware issue or config issue?