@@warrobots1warrobots135 I think xiao mi is good. If you don't have AX3600 then go for AX6000 both are wifi 6 but AX6000 supports higher bandwidth and has 2.5Gigabyte ethernet ports but AX3600 has 1Gigabyte ethernet port but see your own needs and your internet connection speed too and consider your future upgrade plans too.
@@jawadkhalid1507 Sorry i forgot to mention something That i wanted router that have SIM card slot so i can 5G net Please do you know a router that have similar features and good but not expensive ?
Thank you very much for this video, I have bought ax3600 from watching your videos previously, and I'm very statisfied with it, I was really excited to hear about the ax6000 but after seeing this video and the very minor speed increase, I will cancel my order, in my opinion the ax6000 speed increase over the ax3600 is very minor and not necessary unless I would have used a 2.5 gb port or in a more congested network, which I am not in both, so no thanks for this new product for me, but once again huge thanks!!
Yes I also think the same. I expected it to be a WiFi6E router, but it turns out it is not. Yes without a 2.5Gbps ethernet, I do not think the speed will increase much. However, for more number of devices, it may be better. Thanks.
Hi bro, I have a problem with mesh my ax3600. I have 2 ax3600 but cannot mesh new node and its said "For technical reasons, Mesh networking is not supported at this time." Although I already upgraded my firmware to 3.0.22 and its a global version. Is it because of my region? I use Indonesia as my region as well. I hope you can help me with my problem dude. Thankyou before.
thanks. I've always come to your channel for information of xiaomi routers. It's been a huge help for me. I have one question: I can use a cable to mesh the 2 routers instead of wifi mesh? And if the answer is yes, can you teach me how to? Thanks again.
Hi. I've just purchased the ax6000 from local on-line market place. But the unit isn't received yet. I've also watched your video. But unfortunately that I'm not so knowledgeable in IT things so that it's still difficult for me to fully understand your description in video. So that could you be so kind to provide the tutorial in slides of powerpoint for example so that I can read the tutorial slowly step by step. It would be helpful for an IT dummy guy like me. Thanks a lot in advanced.
Thanks For the instructional video on how to set up this mi wifi. I bought 2 of the ax3600 last year: can you make a video on how to make a limited guess wifi access for the ax3600.
I do not understand. I read everywhere that with an OTA AX3600 can use 160 Mhz too ? It is written in the firwware (160/80/40/20Mhz dynamic mode). Can you confirm ?
How about house coverage , i have 2 floors and basement, its be fine ? or need one more router to make mesh ? In my country only sale ax3600 its be fine or wait ax6000 and last what better have 2 ax1800 or one ax3600
Olá! Importei dois Xiaomi AX6000 p/ testes c/ a versão de firmware chinês 1.0.95. Depois que fiz todos ensaios com ambos em diversos cenários, deixei somente um p/uso pessoal, com menos de um mês de uso, parou de emitir o sinal 5Ghz do nada. Eu saí de manhã e quando voltei depois do almoço só estava funcionando 2,4Ghz. Já fiz de tudo, reset botão, reset via software, reinstalação de firmware desde a versão 1.0.55 até a atual, reset c/ nova config via app ou web pelo PC, ativação e desativação do WiFi 5Ghz compatível c/ WiFi5, alteração do modo roteador para o modo bridge, mas nada resolveu. Agora deixei a outra unidade ligada 24hs c/ a mesma configuração e até agora não apresentou nenhum defeito. Já pesquisei em vários locais na web em Inglês, Chinês, mas não encontrei nenhum caso parecido onde somente a banda 5Ghz parou de funcionar. Alguém já ouviu algum caso semelhante?
TBH, there are 2 inaccuracies in your review here. (1) The range of the AX6000 is actually more in terms of its penetrative strength through walls by two standard dry-walls vs 1 standard dry-wall. (NB. a "dry-wall", i.e. made of fibre-board, not concrete-aggregate wall.) So, your range test did not pick that up because if you were not testing two rooms away from the router, but in the same room as the router, you wouldn't detect the difference. (2) The speed of the AX6000 reaches the specification for "Wi-Fi 6E" if you downloaded the latest version of firmware (unfortunately still in chinese language at this time). I suspect you were using the global version of the 6000's firmware.
Hi mate! Your videos have been such a great resource looking for routers. Thank you! Regarding mesh networking, I see the AX6000 doesn't support mesh with AX3000, is that true? I am awaiting delivery of AX6000, will AX3000 be supported soon or shall I just purchase AX1800 if I need additional coverage? What would you do?
Thanks for your video. I have successfully configured mesh network using exactly these two models. AX6000 web interface is still Chinese though. Is there a way to change it? Furthermore, Mi Wifi app does not support AX6000
Hello, Thank you for the video. Do you know which extenders/routers are compatible with AX6000 router to build a mesh network? I have the AX6000 but I need to add a node on the mesh network, did not find information on what is compatible as a node.
Hey man, I am replacing the disaster of mesh systems in my house with 3 - 4 of the AX6000. I have an Orbi RBR50 running as a router, with 3 RBS50 satellites (2 hardwired to the router and 1 over wifi mesh). When even that wasn't enough because of the infrastructure in my house, I added an Amplifi HD mesh system with an extra Amplifi HD router, and set it up as AP from the Orbi (I know, it's confusing as hell, and a complete disaster, but at least now I have wifi in the whole house). Now, I'm thinking that, because of the transmit power in the AX6000, I can finally have just 1 mesh system and standardize my network. The reason I couldn't stick to Orbi is that ithe system only allows 1 router and 3 satellites. Now, if you could answer these questions for me (while I wait for my AX6000s to arrive), I would really appreciate it: 1.- What is the max amount of address reservations allowed by the AX6000? Orbi has a cap of 35, which is not optimal for me (120+ devices between wired and wireless). 2.- Is there a way to make the Xiaomi IOT band be used as the backhaul for the mesh instead? (unlikely, but doesn't hurt asking) 3.- What is your opinion on the wall penetration of the 5Ghz signal through brick and mortar? (There is no sheetrock in my house, every single wall is bricks) Is it better than most AC routers? 4.- How can I have you add my experience with a large mesh system made out of AX6000s to your channel? (I am not a youtuber, nor do I want to be, but I would like to pass on my experience to you for YOUR channel). 5.- Is there a forum or something in which you participate regularly so that we can talk about the possibilities of these routers, as well as others, for different scenarios? Sorry if it's too much man. I'm an old guy with the curiosity levels of a 6 years old. Looking forward to your responses. Thank you,
@@lapelusa3320 Thank you for your support. I appreciate your comments on the other video as well. Here are some of my response to your questions: 1. I'm not exactly sure of the limit, I cannot find any documentation. But I tried randomly adding device address reservations and I think I was able to go over 100. So I think it is definitely better than 35. It should work for your requirement. 2. I think the IOT module is not strong enough and its 2.4GHz. So even if we could I don't think we should use it. Currently there is no way to use it for backhaul. 3. Brick wall penetration is not bad. The performance is similar to AX3600 but better than others like AX6 or Huawei AX3 Pro etc. The same floor performance is quite good. 4. We can discuss of a collaboration after you get your AX6000s and set it up. You can share your experience through my channel if you like to. 5. I usually go to hardwarezone or 4pda forums for help. However those are not global forums. We can communicate at openwrt forums. I'm really sorry for no uploads and no comment replies for the last 2 months. I was having some health issues. However, I'm getting the new Mi AX9000 tomorrow and I'll try to review it as soon as possible. I'm excited to restart my uploads. Hope I can keep up with your expectations. Thank you.
@@DSmartLife Dude, health first, fanboying later. It's that simple. Thank you so much for your reply. I was looking at the AX9000, but it came out the day after I had already ordered the first 2 AX6000, so, I guess i'm stuck with those for at least 1 or 2 years (otherwise my wife would murder me). I'll look you up in the OpenWRT forums, for sure. What we can do is, I can make a silent video with my experience, pass it on to you, and you can be the off voice (again, I love technology, but have no interest whatsoever in being a youtuber), plus, you're much better suited than me to explain most stuff, hehe. It's going to be another month or so before my routers arrive, so we can get it on once they're here. Thanks for the info on the IP address reservation, that's a huge step up from Orbi (and don't even get me started on their crappy app and web based firmware, they SUCK!). Again, thanks a lot buddy, and I hope you're much healthier now.
@@DSmartLife Oh, and about my comments on the other video, no need to thank me. That guy is a prick, and he needed to be called out as such. You're doing this where a lot of people are benefiting from, and he has to come up with those comments? You're good man, I actually enjoyed calling him out, haha.
@@lapelusa3320 Yes we could do like that, I can do the voiceovers. Please note that the AX6000 doesn't have an English Web Interface. The firmware is still Chinese. However the App is English. Thank you for your concern of my health. I am better now.
Not every one need mesh or pure router, like me. In my case, I am satisfied enough with my isp router. However I need more signal for 2nd floor, so I need a repeater. Does ax3600 support repeater mode? If yes, then will wifi 6 feature disable? Since my isp router is wifi 5, so from my isp router > to ax3600 (with full wifi 6 compatibilty > to my devices in 2nd floor (some support wifi 5 only and wifi 6). Have you tried it? If yes, then gimme the link, I will watch it before add it to the cart.
@@andrewgarlock4728 I use pfsense as my dhcp. Have both running in bridge/ap mode with the exact same settings, no mesh,etc. So far, no issues. One on the top floor and one on the main floor.
I was going to place an order for this one but then I realised it has no usb ports. Why would they not put at least one port when it has a gigantic case?
Do you think it is simple to run a mesh network and a repeater, being mesh between 2 routers (xiaomi) and the repeater a netgear router? I didn't try yet, just planning
Oh boy is it stressful buying 2 x ax6000 and trying to mesh them and finding, no 2 x ax6000 dont like each other. After 5 hours of trying no they did not mesh. Finally I found that unless lined up really close like in parallel and touching with the centres as close as possible then mesh takes 2mins approx or it will fail.
In my house has many device(~20) for smart home(80m2).I want to buy some router.If you help me I appreciate so much.Which device (ax3600-ax6000-ax3pro) you advise for me? I want to play games watch 4k film without lag.I cant decide :(
I am not sure yet. It is just a dual core processor. But it is supported by additional networking chips for supporting 4KQAM etc. So may be its work load is reduced a lot, hence they have used this dual core chip. Thanks.
I had ax3600, I will buy 2 ax6000 to make a mesh to cover home 3 floors. I need to know I can make a wired mesh connection between the host ax6000 to the 2nd ax6000 then a wireless connection to ax3600? If yes you can tell me how. Thanks at advance
so they're almost basically the same! great video thanks :) wish you had one on ax1800 vs 3600 too! I have a 3600 and I wanna get my family a cheaper one since i love this and they don't do local transfers and our internet isn't that fast anyways
Once a year I carry out tests on students who want to enter my school, this year there were 400 students, I always have difficulty handling that many devices in one room. This wifi claims to be able to handle up to 248 devices, is that true? If it's true I want to buy it. but I didn't find a wifi test with that many devices on RUclips.
Thank you for your video. I got the xiaomi ax6000 to replace the Asus RT-AC87U. With Xiaomi, now I find that a bedroom wifi connection is very slow when previously the Asus was very good. Is there something I missed out? Thanks
I watched another video where it was recommended that the 2.4 and 5 gzh should not be merged in the wifi configuration as I had done. After splitting the merged channels, the range and speed of the improved tremendously.
У меня такая проблема на ax6000, режет скорость до 100 мб/с, а тариф от провайдера 300 мб/с, в настройках если ставлю Скорость WAN порта 2500М или 1000М интернет вообще отключается и не работает, на 100М работает. Подскажите, пожалуйста, как решить эту проблему? В чём дело? Уже не знаю что и делать... ((
@@thomasanderson7450 thanks for info. I have just ordered one. Hoping I can set it up, I have old VDSL router I have just put in to bridge mode so i am hoping to plug straight in and set up.
Looks very very good, thanks for the video and for the video of firmware update of the AX3600 i waiting for the global firmware of the AX6000 to buy it
I could not use the Mi Wifi app to set it up. Had to go to Mi Home app. Then it asked that I change to Chinese Mainland as country. Doing that removes all Mi devices you have (luckily I only had 1 water boiler) However the interface is in Chinese.. very hard to know what you're doing.
I'm not able to access the or ping the devices connected on the LAN port of the router from the device connected to the wifi. Is there any settings i need to change here . Could you help
Great video, too bad you can't test the 160mhz band. it would be great to see such a test in the future, I think the easiest way would be with Intel ax200 / 210 adapter for PC / laptop
@@tomslattery1 I have only tested the budget routers from Xiaomi and Huawei. Other premium ones from ASUS etc. will have better speeds. I can rank AX6000, AX3600 in the same category and AX3 Pro from Huawei in second category. You can check the comparison of AX3 Pro vs AX3600 here: ruclips.net/video/ooCvwpGAFns/видео.html for reference. But I recently changed my house so the comparisons with AX6000 will not be fair. The main advantage of AX6000 will be when we have more devices, the speed will be more and with other 160MHz compatible devices. Thanks.
i bought this router and i have smart home devices and it is advertised to take up to 248 devices but unfortunately it is locked to 64 devices on 2.4G band, and the stock firmware is 3.0.16, any solution please??? thank you
Hi i am having problems connecting my ax6000 to ax1800 as mesh. Can u pls help. I cant access miwifi thru pc. Can i use app or the mesh button on ax6000? Pls help
@@DSmartLife but you dont have to make any changes in Mi Home right? Cause when i got my xioami cameras or xiaomi house alarm i didnt got any notification from the router.
a small info that most companies try to manipulate the customers, wifi 6 without 6Ghz channel is NOT wifi 6, they are wifi 5 but a newer one.. wifi 6E is way above Xiaomi devices..
Hello bro i need help. I have ax1800 and planning to buy ax6000. I will be using ax6000 as main router for mesh and ax1800 as child router. Will it run as ax6000 as a whole? Like broadcast the ax6000 capabilities? Or it will degrade since ax1800 is not good as ax6000?
Just bought a xiaomi ax6000 from Taobao. It is the Chinese version which only support PPOE but my ISP only support Dynamic IP. What can I do to make it support dynamic ip? Is there anywhere to download and international version firmware for ax6000?
There is no International firmware yet. The one that I am using is also Chinese Version, but It has DHCP function. Please install the latest 1.0.51 firmware and see if it works: cdn.cnbj1.fds.api.mi-img.com/xiaoqiang/rom/ra72/miwifi_ra72_firmware_b0f85_1.0.51.bin Thanks.
Hi! I want to extend my network. I have two AX3600. One AX3600 in the A location (main router) and at 7-8 meters on the B location. In mesh connection i have 800mpbs on the A and 200mpbs on the B on 5Ghz band. Is possible to increase speed if i add another router on mesh? Or is necessary to add cable? Thank you!
@@CristianSecui Not much I think. Cat 5E is capable of 1gbps upto 100m. Can you install WiFiAnalyzer app and check the WiFi bandwidths? I thought you will get higher than 330mbps with cable. But sure why not. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife i tested with a 50 meters cat5E and i have 90mbps, when i cut them to 30 meters i have 330mbps.This speed i have directly to computer with cable not wifi. Yes i know up to 100m but i don't know why didn't work..i'm very confused..
@UCsM0z0S8WH6DKj_w0fEfmlA I think, since we are connecting two routers without any powerful switches, the transmission power drops exponentially with the length. I dunno if CAT6/7 will help but reducing the cable length should help. The overall router power is only 24W max, may not perform well enough like we expected. Thanks for the experiment, I will need to keep this in mind.
Which the best processor for reliable conn 24/7. The AX6000 using Immersvie Home 216 Platform, but AX3600 using Networking Pro 600 Network from Qualcomm, Pro 600 is rated as Enterprice processor, Home 216 is not.
Yes this one is using the home 216 platform. And it's only a dual core processor. However it has 4K QAM and max speed of 5.4Gbps and it's a newer product line then the 600 platform. I think it will not have any problem for a 24/7 usage. In the future, WiFi 6E routers with Qualcomm chips will have the immersive Home 316 or 318 platforms, both are dual core processors. So, I think there is no problem with the 216 platform. Thanks.
Hi, thanks for the video. I bought and am using this router because of this review. No complaints, the performance is amazing :) I could not find any options to set up a guest wifi network though, is it missing right now and will come with a later firmware? or am I not looking in the right places? Edit*** Now found a solution. Have to use the MiWifi app but not the one from the play store. I had to use a modified one to set up the guest network. Can't change the guest SSID but it'll do for now :)
No the AX6000 has Chinese Firmware and my AX3600 has international firmware. I wanted to test the compatibility of mesh networking. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for your comment.
@@giovanniclemente9456 No, mine has same WiFi power with the Chinese version. If we do not reset the router after upgrading from the Chinese version then I think the transmission remains the same. But I don't know for sure. Many other users also report same WiFi experience as the Chinese firmware after upgrade. Thanks.
Great video brother very informative i would like to get this router as it is way cheaper then others but sadly xiaomi hasnt launched it here in my country india and other routers in same price bracket are not even close to what the mi ax6000 is offering in terms of everything i hope xiaomi launches it soon here under 100$ i know for a fact it will dominate the competition here Also does it have bandwidth control for devices
The current firmware has bandwidth control for the whole network, but not for individual devices. However, individual devices' internet connectivity can be disabled independently from the router interface. Thanks for your kind comments.
Asking all of friends here.. who already upgrade their AX6000 firmware to 1.0.51 ? is there any 5G 157, 161, 165 wirelesschannel after uppgrade to 1.0.51 ? heard from seller that dont upgrade to the latest 1.0.51 firmware cause all that 157 161 and 165 5G wireless channel will dissapear after upgrade, due the indonesia regulation most of the gadget hardware cannot use lower wirelesschannel for 5G. Thanks before
There wont be much difference if you don't have a WiFi6 capable device. In the video I have tested with a WiFi 6 device but the performance is similar with single device. Recently, I performed multiple device comparison and with the 2.5Gbps port, AX6000 performed better. I will upload the new comparison video soon. Thanks.
i have xiaomi AX6000 also , but when i mesh with xiaomi AX1800 i can only choose 4 channel in 5Ghz 36,40,44,48 dfs channel selection (52-64) and 149-165 channel selection are not supported if only AX6000 without mesh , i can choose all channel in 5Ghz anyone has same problem?
Thanks for another excellent video, DS! I'm thinking of grabbing two of the AX6000, using them as home mesh. This might be something of an overkill but I'd always go with more than less. I suspect I might be missing something here or am more of a noob than I realise, but I cannot work out if the AX6000 is dual-band or tri-band for the purpose of mesh? Or is this question even relevant given the capability of this?
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what is the speed of the mesh node?
Subscribed since a month ago! Bought the AX1800 because of your great review, so far I am very very satisfied. Thanks brother
Awesome, thank you!
Lovely, i was looking for it. And I got my answer and won't be upgrading to AX6000.
Hi, if someone want to buy new router
What do you advise please ?
AX6000 or other models or brand
Best and strongest 5G router.. but not expensive
@@warrobots1warrobots135 I think xiao mi is good. If you don't have AX3600 then go for AX6000 both are wifi 6 but AX6000 supports higher bandwidth and has 2.5Gigabyte ethernet ports but AX3600 has 1Gigabyte ethernet port but see your own needs and your internet connection speed too and consider your future upgrade plans too.
@@jawadkhalid1507
Sorry i forgot to mention something
That i wanted router that have SIM card slot so i can 5G net
Please do you know a router that have similar features and good but not expensive ?
@@warrobots1warrobots135 Unfortunately I don't know anything about it.
Xiaomi AX6000
Thank you very much for this video, I have bought ax3600 from watching your videos previously, and I'm very statisfied with it, I was really excited to hear about the ax6000 but after seeing this video and the very minor speed increase, I will cancel my order, in my opinion the ax6000 speed increase over the ax3600 is very minor and not necessary unless I would have used a 2.5 gb port or in a more congested network, which I am not in both, so no thanks for this new product for me, but once again huge thanks!!
Yes I also think the same. I expected it to be a WiFi6E router, but it turns out it is not. Yes without a 2.5Gbps ethernet, I do not think the speed will increase much. However, for more number of devices, it may be better. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife thanks for the reply!
If the ax6000 comes with at least 2 * 2.5 GB, i can think about buy, but for know.. i will wait for future 4 ports 2.5 Gb, im happy with the ax3600!
Subscribed dude, you're bringing content first, you deserve it
Thank you so much.
Is it just plug and play connect LAN to the ISP router? Or we must do some setting in ISP router first?
Hi bro, I have a problem with mesh my ax3600. I have 2 ax3600 but cannot mesh new node and its said "For technical reasons, Mesh networking is not supported at this time." Although I already upgraded my firmware to 3.0.22 and its a global version. Is it because of my region? I use Indonesia as my region as well. I hope you can help me with my problem dude. Thankyou before.
this model supports dhcp reservation?
Same question
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Yes it does!
@@BTNBx i buy this router 10 months ago 😂🤣
Yep
thanks. I've always come to your channel for information of xiaomi routers. It's been a huge help for me.
I have one question: I can use a cable to mesh the 2 routers instead of wifi mesh? And if the answer is yes, can you teach me how to?
Thanks again.
Hi, thank you for your video, the mesh connection is good? Can I have my 5G speed with mesh network?
Does it have a custom timer to shut down it during the night when you sleep?
Hi. I've just purchased the ax6000 from local on-line market place. But the unit isn't received yet. I've also watched your video. But unfortunately that I'm not so knowledgeable in IT things so that it's still difficult for me to fully understand your description in video. So that could you be so kind to provide the tutorial in slides of powerpoint for example so that I can read the tutorial slowly step by step. It would be helpful for an IT dummy guy like me. Thanks a lot in advanced.
Thanks For the instructional video on how to set up this mi wifi.
I bought 2 of the ax3600 last year: can you make a video on how to make a limited guess wifi access for the ax3600.
I do not understand. I read everywhere that with an OTA AX3600 can use 160 Mhz too ? It is written in the firwware (160/80/40/20Mhz dynamic mode). Can you confirm ?
How about house coverage , i have 2 floors and basement, its be fine ? or need one more router to make mesh ?
In my country only sale ax3600 its be fine or wait ax6000
and last what better have 2 ax1800 or one ax3600
Olá! Importei dois Xiaomi AX6000 p/ testes c/ a versão de firmware chinês 1.0.95. Depois que fiz todos ensaios com ambos em diversos cenários, deixei somente um p/uso pessoal, com menos de um mês de uso, parou de emitir o sinal 5Ghz do nada. Eu saí de manhã e quando voltei depois do almoço só estava funcionando 2,4Ghz.
Já fiz de tudo, reset botão, reset via software, reinstalação de firmware desde a versão 1.0.55 até a atual, reset c/ nova config via app ou web pelo PC, ativação e desativação do WiFi 5Ghz compatível c/ WiFi5, alteração do modo roteador para o modo bridge, mas nada resolveu.
Agora deixei a outra unidade ligada 24hs c/ a mesma configuração e até agora não apresentou nenhum defeito.
Já pesquisei em vários locais na web em Inglês, Chinês, mas não encontrei nenhum caso parecido onde somente a banda 5Ghz parou de funcionar.
Alguém já ouviu algum caso semelhante?
hows the coverage for this router? i am currently using 2 mesh wifi device, 2 storey house. can this 1 router replace the 2 mesh wifi device?
TBH, there are 2 inaccuracies in your review here.
(1) The range of the AX6000 is actually more in terms of its penetrative strength through walls by two standard dry-walls vs 1 standard dry-wall. (NB. a "dry-wall", i.e. made of fibre-board, not concrete-aggregate wall.) So, your range test did not pick that up because if you were not testing two rooms away from the router, but in the same room as the router, you wouldn't detect the difference.
(2) The speed of the AX6000 reaches the specification for "Wi-Fi 6E" if you downloaded the latest version of firmware (unfortunately still in chinese language at this time). I suspect you were using the global version of the 6000's firmware.
Hi mate! Your videos have been such a great resource looking for routers. Thank you!
Regarding mesh networking, I see the AX6000 doesn't support mesh with AX3000, is that true?
I am awaiting delivery of AX6000, will AX3000 be supported soon or shall I just purchase AX1800 if I need additional coverage? What would you do?
Hi Daniel, I'm also wondering if the 3000 and 6000 are compatible for a mesh. have you been able to mesh them since your comment some months ago?
Thanks for your video. I have successfully configured mesh network using exactly these two models. AX6000 web interface is still Chinese though. Is there a way to change it? Furthermore, Mi Wifi app does not support AX6000
Hello, Thank you for the video. Do you know which extenders/routers are compatible with AX6000 router to build a mesh network? I have the AX6000 but I need to add a node on the mesh network, did not find information on what is compatible as a node.
Hey man, I am replacing the disaster of mesh systems in my house with 3 - 4 of the AX6000. I have an Orbi RBR50 running as a router, with 3 RBS50 satellites (2 hardwired to the router and 1 over wifi mesh). When even that wasn't enough because of the infrastructure in my house, I added an Amplifi HD mesh system with an extra Amplifi HD router, and set it up as AP from the Orbi (I know, it's confusing as hell, and a complete disaster, but at least now I have wifi in the whole house).
Now, I'm thinking that, because of the transmit power in the AX6000, I can finally have just 1 mesh system and standardize my network.
The reason I couldn't stick to Orbi is that ithe system only allows 1 router and 3 satellites.
Now, if you could answer these questions for me (while I wait for my AX6000s to arrive), I would really appreciate it:
1.- What is the max amount of address reservations allowed by the AX6000? Orbi has a cap of 35, which is not optimal for me (120+ devices between wired and wireless).
2.- Is there a way to make the Xiaomi IOT band be used as the backhaul for the mesh instead? (unlikely, but doesn't hurt asking)
3.- What is your opinion on the wall penetration of the 5Ghz signal through brick and mortar? (There is no sheetrock in my house, every single wall is bricks) Is it better than most AC routers?
4.- How can I have you add my experience with a large mesh system made out of AX6000s to your channel? (I am not a youtuber, nor do I want to be, but I would like to pass on my experience to you for YOUR channel).
5.- Is there a forum or something in which you participate regularly so that we can talk about the possibilities of these routers, as well as others, for different scenarios?
Sorry if it's too much man. I'm an old guy with the curiosity levels of a 6 years old.
Looking forward to your responses.
Thank you,
Oh, and yeah, I just subscribed too, hehe!
@@lapelusa3320 Thank you for your support. I appreciate your comments on the other video as well.
Here are some of my response to your questions:
1. I'm not exactly sure of the limit, I cannot find any documentation. But I tried randomly adding device address reservations and I think I was able to go over 100. So I think it is definitely better than 35. It should work for your requirement.
2. I think the IOT module is not strong enough and its 2.4GHz. So even if we could I don't think we should use it. Currently there is no way to use it for backhaul.
3. Brick wall penetration is not bad. The performance is similar to AX3600 but better than others like AX6 or Huawei AX3 Pro etc. The same floor performance is quite good.
4. We can discuss of a collaboration after you get your AX6000s and set it up. You can share your experience through my channel if you like to.
5. I usually go to hardwarezone or 4pda forums for help. However those are not global forums. We can communicate at openwrt forums.
I'm really sorry for no uploads and no comment replies for the last 2 months. I was having some health issues. However, I'm getting the new Mi AX9000 tomorrow and I'll try to review it as soon as possible. I'm excited to restart my uploads. Hope I can keep up with your expectations.
Thank you.
@@DSmartLife Dude, health first, fanboying later. It's that simple. Thank you so much for your reply.
I was looking at the AX9000, but it came out the day after I had already ordered the first 2 AX6000, so, I guess i'm stuck with those for at least 1 or 2 years (otherwise my wife would murder me).
I'll look you up in the OpenWRT forums, for sure.
What we can do is, I can make a silent video with my experience, pass it on to you, and you can be the off voice (again, I love technology, but have no interest whatsoever in being a youtuber), plus, you're much better suited than me to explain most stuff, hehe.
It's going to be another month or so before my routers arrive, so we can get it on once they're here.
Thanks for the info on the IP address reservation, that's a huge step up from Orbi (and don't even get me started on their crappy app and web based firmware, they SUCK!).
Again, thanks a lot buddy, and I hope you're much healthier now.
@@DSmartLife Oh, and about my comments on the other video, no need to thank me. That guy is a prick, and he needed to be called out as such. You're doing this where a lot of people are benefiting from, and he has to come up with those comments?
You're good man, I actually enjoyed calling him out, haha.
@@lapelusa3320 Yes we could do like that, I can do the voiceovers. Please note that the AX6000 doesn't have an English Web Interface. The firmware is still Chinese. However the App is English. Thank you for your concern of my health. I am better now.
After the setup mesh is complete (Wireless) can we use Lan cable to connect to mesh?
Not every one need mesh or pure router, like me. In my case, I am satisfied enough with my isp router.
However I need more signal for 2nd floor, so I need a repeater.
Does ax3600 support repeater mode? If yes, then will wifi 6 feature disable?
Since my isp router is wifi 5, so from my isp router > to ax3600 (with full wifi 6 compatibilty > to my devices in 2nd floor (some support wifi 5 only and wifi 6).
Have you tried it? If yes, then gimme the link, I will watch it before add it to the cart.
I have a netgear R7000 that is 4 years old an needs constant restarting (every morning) do you think replacing with AX6000 is a good idea?
I have the same doubt.
Using two ax 3600s as wifi APs. Wont upgrade until they come with wifi 6e version with more 2.5 or 5gb ports.
How is the handoff between the two when roaming?
@@andrewgarlock4728 I use pfsense as my dhcp. Have both running in bridge/ap mode with the exact same settings, no mesh,etc. So far, no issues. One on the top floor and one on the main floor.
I was going to place an order for this one but then I realised it has no usb ports. Why would they not put at least one port when it has a gigantic case?
Do you think it is simple to run a mesh network and a repeater, being mesh between 2 routers (xiaomi) and the repeater a netgear router? I didn't try yet, just planning
The best and the most useful video on the internet to help me configure this router. Thanks for your hard work ♥️
Mind to ask bro,
if i have ax6000 as main
and ax1800 as mesh
can i setup both router in mesh but using lan wire.
Thank you
Oh boy is it stressful buying 2 x ax6000 and trying to mesh them and finding, no 2 x ax6000 dont like each other. After 5 hours of trying no they did not mesh. Finally I found that unless lined up really close like in parallel and touching with the centres as close as possible then mesh takes 2mins approx or it will fail.
what mesh equipment do you recommend to connect to this router?
In my house has many device(~20) for smart home(80m2).I want to buy some router.If you help me I appreciate so much.Which device (ax3600-ax6000-ax3pro) you advise for me? I want to play games watch 4k film without lag.I cant decide :(
Hello, thanks for the review! I was wondering does Mesh work with a LAN cable plugged in? Is this faster or it doesn’t matter that much? Thank you!
Yes it does, and the Ethernet Backhaul will be faster. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife So there is a full lan backhaul, even without visible wifi antenas?
Hi i just bought the router. But i’ve been experiencing some problems, the 5ghz won’t show up on my devices. Do you have any solution to that problem?
dear sir, is this AQX3600 5G because we are going buy 5G phone soon? thanks
Gran comparativa, muy bien expuesta, a solucionado algunas dudas que tenia para mi red mesh, muchas gracias.
Thank you for your comments. Gracias por tus comentarios.
Marvelous! Thanks DS.
Question the cpu in ax6000 is far better than the ax3600?
I am not sure yet. It is just a dual core processor. But it is supported by additional networking chips for supporting 4KQAM etc. So may be its work load is reduced a lot, hence they have used this dual core chip. Thanks.
you changed words for internal chip are both has same chip ?
I had ax3600, I will buy 2 ax6000 to make a mesh to cover home 3 floors. I need to know I can make a wired mesh connection between the host ax6000 to the 2nd ax6000 then a wireless connection to ax3600? If yes you can tell me how. Thanks at advance
whats the difference between the advance mesh networking of ax6000 vs 1800? and have they updated the firmware
I would also like to know this. Also, does the AX6000 have a dedicated mesh band, or is it the same as the 3600?
Hi, please make video how to port forwarding these router.. Mine seems not working.. Thank you
Can you disable WPS on this router, do you know? Also how is the handoff when using mesh? Is it instant?
i just tested, handoff very good and fast
Good morning! Can I use this router ax6000 as wifi signal repeater ? Because I use the internet of a neighbor and he has a Huawei router
Hi. I bought the Xiaomi AX6000, but I can't find the WPS button or the WPS settings on the router web interface. Can you help me?
great. i just bought ax3600
HI, would it be possible to create a wired mesh? Like connecting a LAN wire from the main AX3600 to another AX3600 as a child router?
Can you test if using guest wifi, it is only available on master node not on the child node?
so they're almost basically the same!
great video thanks :) wish you had one on ax1800 vs 3600 too! I have a 3600 and I wanna get my family a cheaper one since i love this and they don't do local transfers and our internet isn't that fast anyways
Hey ,
It’s can work with tp link access point?
Boa noite ! Esse AX6000 tem recurso de wi-fi para visitante ?
@dsmartlife did xiaomi ever upgrade AX3600 to make it compatible to mesh with AX6000?
Once a year I carry out tests on students who want to enter my school, this year there were 400 students, I always have difficulty handling that many devices in one room. This wifi claims to be able to handle up to 248 devices, is that true? If it's true I want to buy it. but I didn't find a wifi test with that many devices on RUclips.
great video. very impressive and informative. you really know what you are talking about.
Thank you for your video. I got the xiaomi ax6000 to replace the Asus RT-AC87U. With Xiaomi, now I find that a bedroom wifi connection is very slow when previously the Asus was very good. Is there something I missed out? Thanks
I watched another video where it was recommended that the 2.4 and 5 gzh should not be merged in the wifi configuration as I had done. After splitting the merged channels, the range and speed of the improved tremendously.
Hi I wanna buy this. But what's the weight of the box?
У меня такая проблема на ax6000, режет скорость до 100 мб/с, а тариф от провайдера 300 мб/с, в настройках если ставлю Скорость WAN порта 2500М или 1000М интернет вообще отключается и не работает, на 100М работает. Подскажите, пожалуйста, как решить эту проблему? В чём дело? Уже не знаю что и делать... ((
is this suitable for UK use, will i need to get a modem to use it VDSL connection. now subscribed, great video
Yep, it works fine in the UK. I have one and have been using it for just over a week now :)
@@thomasanderson7450 thanks for info. I have just ordered one. Hoping I can set it up, I have old VDSL router I have just put in to bridge mode so i am hoping to plug straight in and set up.
Looks very very good, thanks for the video and for the video of firmware update of the AX3600 i waiting for the global firmware of the AX6000 to buy it
It will take some time to get the global FW of the AX6000.
I could not use the Mi Wifi app to set it up. Had to go to Mi Home app. Then it asked that I change to Chinese Mainland as country. Doing that removes all Mi devices you have (luckily I only had 1 water boiler) However the interface is in Chinese.. very hard to know what you're doing.
So if it has no VPN server function why is it in there? Is there another router they make that supports vpn?
I'm not able to access the or ping the devices connected on the LAN port of the router from the device connected to the wifi. Is there any settings i need to change here . Could you help
hello sir .. can you please help me downloading and installing an english firmware for the mi AX6000 ?
Can AX6000 (China version) and AX3600 (Global version) be connected in 1 mesh network?
Is there a problem?
could you check channel on 5Ghz is not available for 149 below ? bcz i have like that but Channel 149 not available while in my country need it
I like so much your video and I subscribed thank you for the contenant
Thanks so lot!
Great video, too bad you can't test the 160mhz band. it would be great to see such a test in the future, I think the easiest way would be with Intel ax200 / 210 adapter for PC / laptop
Great content man!
Thank you for your appreciation.
@@DSmartLife Is the AX6000 the fastest router you’ve tested? Could you make a table to compare the speeds of all the routers you have tested? Thanks!
@@tomslattery1 I have only tested the budget routers from Xiaomi and Huawei. Other premium ones from ASUS etc. will have better speeds. I can rank AX6000, AX3600 in the same category and AX3 Pro from Huawei in second category. You can check the comparison of AX3 Pro vs AX3600 here: ruclips.net/video/ooCvwpGAFns/видео.html for reference. But I recently changed my house so the comparisons with AX6000 will not be fair. The main advantage of AX6000 will be when we have more devices, the speed will be more and with other 160MHz compatible devices. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife thanks for the reply. Good luck
i bought this router and i have smart home devices and it is advertised to take up to 248 devices but unfortunately it is locked to 64 devices on 2.4G band, and the stock firmware is 3.0.16, any solution please??? thank you
Hi i am having problems connecting my ax6000 to ax1800 as mesh. Can u pls help. I cant access miwifi thru pc. Can i use app or the mesh button on ax6000? Pls help
How exactly you use the aiot antenna apart the fact that you just turn it on? You need to do any changes or settings in mi home too?
You can turn it on or off from the settings in MiWiFi.com or the app. It's only for Xiaomi smart home devices. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife but you dont have to make any changes in Mi Home right? Cause when i got my xioami cameras or xiaomi house alarm i didnt got any notification from the router.
@@dotlessip No settings in the Mi home app. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife Thank you.
Hi, will you review the Redmi AX5400?
a small info that most companies try to manipulate the customers, wifi 6 without 6Ghz channel is NOT wifi 6, they are wifi 5 but a newer one..
wifi 6E is way above Xiaomi devices..
Hello, how many ports can forward for this router?
hello! are u gonna review the new ax9000?
Please does it support SIM card.
Thanks for a very detailed review!
question: are the ethernet ports comes with PoE (power over Ethernet) ?
No, these are just standard gigabit ports.
Ax6000 doesn't have a guest network right?
Design is futuristic, and beutifull, but in this price is better RB4011 for the software i mean.
Hello bro i need help. I have ax1800 and planning to buy ax6000. I will be using ax6000 as main router for mesh and ax1800 as child router. Will it run as ax6000 as a whole? Like broadcast the ax6000 capabilities? Or it will degrade since ax1800 is not good as ax6000?
Have you bought a AX6000 to mesh with AX1800?
I would like to know as well.😃
Have you tried installing a VPN on Xiaomi Routers? What VPN that works if ever you used one.
Is the AX6000 available in global version?
Wondering, how the mesh would work in house at big distances. Now have an option to choose. Xiaomi or huawei mesh
huawei has powerline backhauling. i have 3 kits of them
Video Making is good.
I am using a Xiaomi router but the performance is become so poor after 3-4 months
Which router is that? What kind of performance reduction?
Just bought a xiaomi ax6000 from Taobao. It is the Chinese version which only support PPOE but my ISP only support Dynamic IP. What can I do to make it support dynamic ip? Is there anywhere to download and international version firmware for ax6000?
There is no International firmware yet. The one that I am using is also Chinese Version, but It has DHCP function. Please install the latest 1.0.51 firmware and see if it works: cdn.cnbj1.fds.api.mi-img.com/xiaoqiang/rom/ra72/miwifi_ra72_firmware_b0f85_1.0.51.bin Thanks.
Great review, Just keep going.
Hi! I want to extend my network. I have two AX3600. One AX3600 in the A location (main router) and at 7-8 meters on the B location. In mesh connection i have 800mpbs on the A and 200mpbs on the B on 5Ghz band. Is possible to increase speed if i add another router on mesh? Or is necessary to add cable? Thank you!
You will need to use the Ethernet cable link to increase the bandwidth. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife i try with Cat5E (30 meters cable) but not big difference, i have 330mpbs..if i try with cat6 or 7, probably i see a difference? 🙂
@@CristianSecui Not much I think. Cat 5E is capable of 1gbps upto 100m. Can you install WiFiAnalyzer app and check the WiFi bandwidths? I thought you will get higher than 330mbps with cable. But sure why not. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife i tested with a 50 meters cat5E and i have 90mbps, when i cut them to 30 meters i have 330mbps.This speed i have directly to computer with cable not wifi. Yes i know up to 100m but i don't know why didn't work..i'm very confused..
@UCsM0z0S8WH6DKj_w0fEfmlA I think, since we are connecting two routers without any powerful switches, the transmission power drops exponentially with the length. I dunno if CAT6/7 will help but reducing the cable length should help. The overall router power is only 24W max, may not perform well enough like we expected. Thanks for the experiment, I will need to keep this in mind.
Which the best processor for reliable conn 24/7. The AX6000 using Immersvie Home 216 Platform, but AX3600 using Networking Pro 600 Network from Qualcomm, Pro 600 is rated as Enterprice processor, Home 216 is not.
Yes this one is using the home 216 platform. And it's only a dual core processor. However it has 4K QAM and max speed of 5.4Gbps and it's a newer product line then the 600 platform. I think it will not have any problem for a 24/7 usage. In the future, WiFi 6E routers with Qualcomm chips will have the immersive Home 316 or 318 platforms, both are dual core processors. So, I think there is no problem with the 216 platform. Thanks.
Hi, thanks for the video. I bought and am using this router because of this review. No complaints, the performance is amazing :)
I could not find any options to set up a guest wifi network though, is it missing right now and will come with a later firmware? or am I not looking in the right places?
Edit*** Now found a solution. Have to use the MiWifi app but not the one from the play store. I had to use a modified one to set up the guest network. Can't change the guest SSID but it'll do for now :)
hi there. any chance you can check pls and tell me what modes can it be set up as : repeater, AP, router....
@@JohnBoy79 so from the web interface the options are "Normal router working mode", "Wireless relay working mode" and "Wired relay working mode"
@@thomasanderson7450 tyvm. I've ended up buying an ax1800 and an ax9000. They're still in transit atm...
Thanks for the review! also interesting that the ax6000 shipped with an international firmware at launch
No the AX6000 has Chinese Firmware and my AX3600 has international firmware. I wanted to test the compatibility of mesh networking. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for your comment.
@@DSmartLife so, i think ax3600 has Better range, because you tested Ax3600 with International firmware (lower potency)
@@giovanniclemente9456 No, mine has same WiFi power with the Chinese version. If we do not reset the router after upgrading from the Chinese version then I think the transmission remains the same. But I don't know for sure. Many other users also report same WiFi experience as the Chinese firmware after upgrade. Thanks.
@@DSmartLife i have international ax3600 version. Flashed chinese firmware without changing region and it's way better
@@giovanniclemente9456 how much better?
You have gigabyte internet ?
Its possible im creat a network mesh with 3 routers ( 2 ax3600 + 1 ax6000) all connect in cable (not using wi-fi)?? Tks
Yes it is possible.
Great video brother very informative i would like to get this router as it is way cheaper then others but sadly xiaomi hasnt launched it here in my country india and other routers in same price bracket are not even close to what the mi ax6000 is offering in terms of everything i hope xiaomi launches it soon here under 100$ i know for a fact it will dominate the competition here
Also does it have bandwidth control for devices
The current firmware has bandwidth control for the whole network, but not for individual devices. However, individual devices' internet connectivity can be disabled independently from the router interface. Thanks for your kind comments.
Asking all of friends here.. who already upgrade their AX6000 firmware to 1.0.51 ? is there any 5G 157, 161, 165 wirelesschannel after uppgrade to 1.0.51 ? heard from seller that dont upgrade to the latest 1.0.51 firmware cause all that 157 161 and 165 5G wireless channel will dissapear after upgrade, due the indonesia regulation most of the gadget hardware cannot use lower wirelesschannel for 5G. Thanks before
one more LAN port and I would buy it straight away.
how will you know the difference if you don't have an ax device to benchmark with ?
There wont be much difference if you don't have a WiFi6 capable device. In the video I have tested with a WiFi 6 device but the performance is similar with single device. Recently, I performed multiple device comparison and with the 2.5Gbps port, AX6000 performed better. I will upload the new comparison video soon. Thanks.
i have xiaomi AX6000 also , but when i mesh with xiaomi AX1800
i can only choose 4 channel in 5Ghz 36,40,44,48
dfs channel selection (52-64) and 149-165 channel selection are not supported
if only AX6000 without mesh , i can choose all channel in 5Ghz
anyone has same problem?
Thanks for another excellent video, DS! I'm thinking of grabbing two of the AX6000, using them as home mesh. This might be something of an overkill but I'd always go with more than less.
I suspect I might be missing something here or am more of a noob than I realise, but I cannot work out if the AX6000 is dual-band or tri-band for the purpose of mesh? Or is this question even relevant given the capability of this?
Hey dude ali xpress is banned in India
How did u manage to purchase the product
Also how many days it took to reach India
I'm in South Korea. I do hope, they start doing to India soon for my Indian viewers. Thanks.