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[eBay Plus] Xiaomi Mi AIoT AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Router $49.95 Delivered @ Xiaomi Mi Official Store eBay

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[eBay Plus] Xiaomi Mi AIoT AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Router $49.95 Delivered @ Xiaomi Mi Official Store eBay
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Clear on 06/07/2021 - 14:16 ebay.com.au (2311 clicks)
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Low price on this router beating last time's popular deal and is excellent value for a budget WiFi 6 router. It's also shipping from Xiaomi Australia's official eBay store.

As an added bonus this router is running OpenWRT with a Xiaomi reskinned interface. There's a review of the router here from Gadget Guy.

Features

4-way independent signal amplifier
Large 256 MB memory
Mesh networking
Fast WiFi6
Optimized for Mi Smart Home

Specifications

Product specifications
External dimensions: 247×141×180 mm

Product colour: White

Hardware configuration
product name: Mi Router AX1800

Processor: IPQ6000 quad-core A53 1.2 GHz CPU

Network Acceleration Engine: Single-core 1.5 GHz NPU

Memory: 256 MB

2.4G Wi-Fi: 2×2 (supports up to IEEE 802.11ax protocol with a theoretical maximum speed of 574 Mbps)

5G Wi-Fi: 2×2 (supports up to IEEE 802.11ax protocol, theoretical maximum speed up to 1201 Mbps)

Antennas: 4x external antennas

Cooling: Passive cooling

Product ports:
– 1× 10/100/1000M adaptive WAN port (Auto MDI/MDIX)
– 3× 10/100/1000M adaptive LAN ports (Auto MDI/MDIX)

LED indicator: 2x (System indicator x1, Internet indicator x1)

System reset button: 1x

Power supply port: 1x

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closed Comments

  • Spennyrich on 06/07/2021 - 14:22

    Does this double as a modem and router

    • Enjj0y on 06/07/2021 - 14:24
      +4

      it is router.

    • StuBalls on 06/07/2021 - 14:38
      +5

      and the nbn box (NCD) is the equivalent of the modem

      • Mi2 on 06/07/2021 - 16:07

        Can I use this with Google wifi?
        I know the difference between modem and router but I know nothing about the nbn box. It makes me confused.
        edit: just contacted google. Google wifi can only mesh to other Nest/Google wifi or OnHub router.

        • MasterScythe on 07/07/2021 - 12:23
          +1

          Correct, they'll only mesh with 'approved' devices, but that doesn't stop you using it still; they can coexist.

      • sk3iron on 06/07/2021 - 16:25
        +2

        That's only for FTTC connections, FTTP and FTTN do not have an NCD.

        • Gizardry on 09/07/2021 - 17:11

          well, no NCD but a NTD.
          They are all essentially modems.
          FTTP needs a fibre modem which is the NBN NTD

  • Enjj0y on 06/07/2021 - 14:23
    +12

    Do you really need another router?
    it is not running full OpenWRT but locked/signed OpenWRT (their own OS like any other manufacturer).

    Don't be fooled by wording OpenWRT not supported.
    https://openwrt.org/inbox/toh/xiaomi/xiaomi_ax1800

    • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 14:56

      Who said I needed another router? :P

      • drew442 on 06/07/2021 - 15:33
        +1

        I'm not sure but i'm pretty interested to find out if you do… I'm on the edge of my seat biting my nails!

        Well??

        • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 15:34
          +1

          I have a nice pile of those Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2's waiting to be "recycled". I think the Ubiquiti at home will suffice.

          • drew442 on 06/07/2021 - 15:38

            @Clear: So that's a no?

            • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 15:40

              @drew442: Yeah that's a no. As tempting as it is to get some cheap wifi 6.

          • mckayver on 06/07/2021 - 19:00

            @Clear: I'm running 2 of the telstra smart gen 2 modem/routers with one as a wired range extender and Actually working quite well and rock solid. House was struck by lightning a month ago and fried my TP-LINK archer so decided to temporarily use the telstras and now I'm going to keep it until the end of the year (or next year) for new WiFi 6 modem models.
            If any ones looking for a cheap WiFi setup I recommend buy 2 telstra gen 2 modems on gumtree or fb marketplace for $20 each or people give them away.

            • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 19:04
              +1

              @mckayver: Yeah ISPs have built a reputation of providing crappy routers but I agree these Gen 2 routers are quite good. What I love is the 4G SIMs inside that kick in as a backup connection when the WAN drops out. Very beneficial for business.

              • mckayver on 06/07/2021 - 19:19

                @Clear: Yep, keeping these telstra gen 2s in the cupboard for emergency backup routers paid off big time. Lightening strike happened on a Saturday afternoon so wound have had no Internet all weekend.

                • fleetoiler on 06/07/2021 - 20:15
                  +1

                  @mckayver: Hey you guys seem to all know what you're on about sorry if this is a n00b question:

                  Is there a Optus equivalent of these telstra gen2 thingies? Or can they be unlocked, can they work with optus/voda/kogan/other 4g sims for mobile internet?

                  At some point I think I need to invest in a proper mobile-broadband-modem-router combo if I want to run home internet via sim cards and keep hearing about these telstra gen 2 devices whenever there's a deal like this one. Is there a whirlpool thread I should read or something?

                  Background: I used to have optus cable and decided NBN wasn't for me (very low usage). So when they turned it off, I switched to running my home internet wifi via an old huawei e8372 wingle (with cheap throwaway pre-paid sims) plugged into the router's usb slot (old optus cable provided sagemcom F@st 3864v3 ac) so it can broadcast 5ghz/2.4ghz wifi (got a couple of smart plugs/things that need 2.4ghz). Obviously the speeds are terrible but it works.

                  • mckayver on 06/07/2021 - 21:33

                    @fleetoiler: As far as I'm aware the telstra smart modems 4g backup are locked to telstra sim cards. I'm with superloop and plug my telstras wan port modem into the hfc nbn modems wan port.
                    Heaps of info if you Google it.

                  • Borg on 06/07/2021 - 21:35
                    +1

                    @fleetoiler: The Gen2's are locked and don't work with other carriers and only work with the incl sim. If that Sim gets disabled i.e. if one spends too much time on 4G due to outage, they Auto disable. Not sure how long…a week perhaps. Kind of stupid and the reason that there are so many Gen2's around the traps. Why Telstra prevents one from using another Telstra SIM is beyond me!

                    Optus I don't believe have anything other than 5G plans/modem.

                    • bokka on 07/07/2021 - 10:12
                      +1

                      @Borg: Depends on the make. The technicolor gen 2 modems can be hacked https://github.com/hack-technicolor/hack-technicolor/

                      • Borg on 07/07/2021 - 11:25

                        @bokka: I have both and could not get either to work out of the box. Thanks for the link. I'll see if I can "Hack" as that indeed would be handy.

                    • MasterScythe on 07/07/2021 - 12:26

                      @Borg: Yeah but the reason they've been popular for a few years, is because they're Technicolor, and you can just install a base ROM on them.
                      They're some of the best modem-routers out there for below $50 "new" from ebay and such.

                      Basically, everyone I know (besides me) has them; what they do 'out of the box' was nobodies concern.

                      • Borg on 07/07/2021 - 16:01

                        @MasterScythe: Have a few of each i.e. the Technicolor and the Arcadyan Gen2's. Look forward to finding the time to play with the Technicolor one. Would be very handy indeed if one could stick "any" SIM in there.

                        • fleetoiler on 09/07/2021 - 22:18

                          @Borg: Ok thanks everyone for the info.

                          I ended up buying this router before I knew it and it arrived yesterday, before I had time to research what options I have for a compatible/reasonable choice for a 4g modem to replace my 10+ year old car-wifi-hotspot-dongle, was going to do that this weekend as the delivery ETA was Monday!

                          I assume I should/could stick with something compatible with the Xiaomi Mi range, should I research something that is both a mobile-4g/5g modem and a base wifi station, so that I can use this router as a wifi extender/mesh/thingy? Or is it best to have a dedicated modem and let this router deal with wifi? I don't have a big house so don't really have a pressing need for multiple mesh units but since I've bought this now I might as well make it possible down the track.

                          In my dreams I would buy a Nighthawk-M-somethingsomething high-end multi-SIM crazy thing but in reality I'm after a budget option. I am somewhat technical so will research the options with hacking/flashing various devices that can be gotten cheap from gumtree or friends.

                          I know the answer is 'it depends' but figured I'd ask for some pointers. Will be spending some quality time on google (and whirlpool and old ozb threads) either way.

                          Thanks!

                          • Borg on 10/07/2021 - 00:14
                            +1

                            @fleetoiler: Well the…….. Nighthawk-M-somethingsomething high-end multi-SIM crazy thing
                            ……is very expensive.
                            If for 4g redundancy cheaper ones, the likes of (example only) TP-Link 300 Mbps 4G LTE SIM Slot Unlocked Wi-Fi Router could do the job. Its only 4G but fine for most things.
                            Which is the best…………."what's your budget" is always a consideration and how many devices are attaching via WiFi etc.
                            I'll assume you want this for connecting hardwired network devices that don't have any WiFi but need Internet?

                            • fleetoiler on 10/07/2021 - 18:19

                              @Borg: Appreciate the responses, thanks. Yes, 4G will probably be fine for the next few years I think, we don't have high end devices or watch/stream much, low internet demand. Decided I didn't want to sign up to NBN after the glory days of Optus cable so the house has been running off 3G/4G for 8 months now. I got lucky with the current setup, just plugged a E8372 car-wifi-dongle into the usb port of my optus-supplied sagemcom router and it just worked. It's really slow sometimes but then again it's 10+ years old.

                              Regarding hardwired devices, I think I can plug the one and only network-hard-wired device (Windows PC) in the house into the router (this Xiaomi Mi AIoT AX1800 or something else if I return it), the rest of devices (~10ish, couple of smart-plugs) are connected to wifi.

                              I don't really understand mesh but was hoping that if I bought something else compatible with the Xiaomi Mi mesh then this Xiaomi Mi AIoT AX1800 could just be a dumb-mesh-repeater-wifi-expander-thing.

                              I probably shouldn't have even bought it, was spur of the moment. I wasn't thinking how I was going to feed the 4G connection into it!

                              Maybe I can pack the Xiaomi Mi AIoT AX1800 back in the box and return (or sell to a friendly nearby Brisbane ozbargainer) because it might be easier to just simplify and buy a single device router-modem that takes a sim card and broadcasts wifi directly - like the one you've suggested.

                              • Borg on 10/07/2021 - 18:30
                                +1

                                @fleetoiler: Yeah, I can't think of any way to use it if you plan on sticking to Mobile Data via 4G.
                                Sure you could buy a 4G Router and stick a Sim in it and then plug (via network cable) to it and then use the Xiaomi as an access point (if needed)

                                The PC = Just add a WiFi card into it and then not Nic required.
                                Speed = comes down to 4G carrier and how many devices connect through it at the same time.

                                NBN: I use a bit i.e. over 20 devices, stream a lot and still find 25/5 speed is more than enough. Monthly cost $59. Comes down to what you pay now I suppose and if 4G works then great.

  • atom1319 on 06/07/2021 - 14:23

    Got it for $59 few months ago. Good value.

  • samsal46 on 06/07/2021 - 14:29

    Will this form mesh network with ax6000?

    • albert0pia on 06/07/2021 - 14:36
      +2

      Yes it will.

    • chu-oh on 06/07/2021 - 15:27

      Yep this is my setup, works well and is easy to setup. Some people have reported slowdowns but I've had none.

  • tesla on 06/07/2021 - 14:33

    are the setup/admin screens on English or Chinese?

    • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 14:35

      English. Can set to Chinese.

  • Pegadeals on 06/07/2021 - 14:41

    Does this works well with PlayStation share play through local wifi?

    • bobzor on 06/07/2021 - 15:17

      Yes

      • Pegadeals on 07/07/2021 - 01:01

        Oh I meant remote play so I wouldn’t be hogging the tv

  • Stigasaurus on 06/07/2021 - 14:45
    +1

    Can this be used as a WiFi repeater?

    • chu-oh on 06/07/2021 - 15:27

      Only with other Xiaomi mesh devices.

    • n2h on 06/07/2021 - 15:33

      Buy 2 and run a mesh, it's much better than a
      repeater

  • alaric on 06/07/2021 - 14:49

    What's the difference between this and the square box Xiaomi AX1800?

    • KEANU on 06/07/2021 - 15:25

      They're basically the same, just different design. This one is actually Redmi AX5 in China. The black box Xiaomi AX1800 is little bit more expensive, because it looks better I think

  • kml22 on 06/07/2021 - 14:50

    So cheap, what is the catch?

    • ECE on 06/07/2021 - 14:54
      +1

      You are 😷

    • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 14:55

      Xiaomi have reduced the price and then eBay are taking the $20 hit.

    • nexus4 on 06/07/2021 - 15:05
      +2

      No idea but I'd be very wary of buying a router from a Chinese owned company…

      • netjock on 06/07/2021 - 15:12
        +5

        Don't worry they already own much of the land, stakes in our listed companies. Chinese government just needs to force confiscate private property of their citizens to gain control of all those assets.

        • kml22 on 06/07/2021 - 15:19
          -5

          Sound about right.
          They let you into their country, let you do all the hard work, and then forcefully take all your assets and technology.

          • netjock on 06/07/2021 - 16:05
            +5

            @kml22: The Chinese cyber army negged you big time. Sounds about right.

      • mattomatic on 06/07/2021 - 15:45
        +3

        Agreed. A product designed to route all your internet traffic that you cannot flash with open source software leaves you at the mercy of the company.

        • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2021 - 15:56

          Which product that is designed not to route your internet traffic?

      • taki on 06/07/2021 - 16:18

        & American companies? CIA is the world's police :(
        Apple & others Under the Patriot Act, have to provide info & keep the order secret. No world politician (inc. Merkel) is immune. Why would you be?
        Most of my new devices are Chinese (less sophisticated to spy).

        • R4 on 06/07/2021 - 17:47

          'CIA is the world's police'

          I can dig that. Some country will always be (it's inevitable) and I prefer them to China's intelligence services.

    • GeneralSkunk on 06/07/2021 - 16:16

      Subsidised by their govt.

  • RabidWolve on 06/07/2021 - 14:57

    Running a Asus AC68U. Used to run Merlin Firmware with built in OpenVPN feature but it required a reset every few days to get back to optimal speeds. Am now running the OpenVPN Software on PC.

    Got a couple of Wifi 6 mobiles in the house and a Oculus Quest 2.

    Will I see a good benefit with this router?

    Also how often do they update the firmware on the router?

    • scud70 on 06/07/2021 - 15:05
      -3

      What… no way! That’s impossible… your being paranoid… they’d never do that…lol even if it makes sense for them to!

      • kungfuman on 06/07/2021 - 15:15

        huawei chinese government tracking need I say more? Yes its a real thing and there is evidence of this happening with huawei look it up.

        • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 15:24
          +13

          This isn't a Huawei deal. I heard Specsavers are having a 50% off lenses sale. Get your eyes tested bulk billed first of course.

    • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 15:07
      +7

      There's no evidence of that even happening. Gadget Guy used 3 different products to test and there was no dialing home.

      • scud70 on 06/07/2021 - 15:43
        +3

        To be honest you’d never set it up to do that.. back door access is a lot more useful like the TCL TVs … whether we want to care or not it’s a likely scenario… won’t matter for most or even care …

        • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 15:45
          +1

          It's pretty easy to see when something is dialing home. Like all the Hikvision cameras McDonalds have added to their recently renovated and built restaurants. Pinging China nonstop the moment they were powered on.

          • scud70 on 06/07/2021 - 15:52
            +1

            @Clear: Yes it's easy to see which is why you wouldn't do it that way…

            • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 16:04

              @scud70: It's what happens when you outsource everything to the local electrical companies.

          • opt on 06/07/2021 - 16:20

            @Clear: No, its not always easy or simple to see dial home activities. A smart piece of software/firmware can easily mask its traffic by hiding the data behind other traffic, or routing the data through popular cloud service like AWS (you don’t have to directly communicate with some Chinese server).

            Even if Xiaomi doesn’t put any malicious code in their routers, I’m sure they also don’t put any effort in securing their firmware either, certainly nowhere near as bigger companies like Cisco, Netgear etc.. At $50 a pop for a WiFi 6 router there is hardly any margin to account for firmware and security development costs. Do you really want to use some cheap $50 router on your home network? Most of us pay almost twice that on monthly internet bill. So why cheap out on a router ? I personally never buy critical networking equipment from unknown brands.

            • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 16:21

              @opt: If you're a professional then it's certainly easier than the average user. You can go preach to the others thanks.

            • Namidairo on 06/07/2021 - 19:54

              @opt:

              I’m sure they also don’t put any effort in securing their firmware either

              They put some effort, but it's usually weeks to months between firmware releases.

              There's a half decent character filter they run most of the user input through to weed out any obvious command injection… When they remember to use it.

              They do attempt to hamper analysis of their web interface code though. On one hand they obfuscate the lua code backing their web interface, on the other hand it took all of a couple days for people to read my notes on it and write solutions.

              Most of the code is for boring trash features like lightbulbs, downloaders and mobile game accelerators. China-centric services.

              I didn't see any obvious, "look at me I'm a backdoor" stuff in there, but the real danger is probably in the updates.

  • nosytt on 06/07/2021 - 15:01
    +3

    Router? I hardly know her!

    • ntt on 06/07/2021 - 16:07
      +2

      don't be so route

  • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2021 - 15:03

    Is this better than the Tenda MW3 or MW6?

    • mattomatic on 06/07/2021 - 15:38

      Yes it is. But then anything is likely to be better than a Tenda product.

      • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2021 - 15:39

        I see a lot of people upvoting tenda deals though? thought those were good ones.

        • mattomatic on 06/07/2021 - 15:54
          -1

          The recent batch of MW3 and MW6 had a massive security flaw that they introduced with a firmware update then subsequently refused to fix (see threads on Ozbargain and Whirlpool). After it became common knowledge and people stopped buying them they supposedly addressed it (I have no idea if it is truly fixed or not, I replaced mine with TP Link Deco M5s). Now people are buying them at the deflated price point (below $100 for a 3 pack) likely caused by their shoddy service. So yeah, they are probably a bargain now and upvoted for it, but from my perspective do you really want to take a chance on a company that won't fix the problems they create until the sales data gets to a point where they decide it is no longer cheaper to ignore the problem?

          Also the Xiaomi has Wi-Fi 6 and a bunch of other features that may or may not be useful to you.

          • Clear on 06/07/2021 - 16:03
            +1

            @mattomatic: They definitely patched in it latest release. They're solid units and definitely do provide good coverage on a budget. I just know there's some incompatibilities with some NBN setups.

            • mattomatic on 06/07/2021 - 16:06

              @Clear: Thanks! Good to know. I might set up my old Tendas at my parents and disable updating then.

              • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2021 - 16:29
                +1

                @mattomatic: Thanks guys!

  • Valdrrak on 06/07/2021 - 15:15

    will this be much of an upgrade to an ASUS DSL- AC52U? I have nbn to the node/curb so and I had to do a bunch of weird configuration with my current router to make it get a DSL link. I am interested in using this to do local wireless streaming like Airlink with the quest2 or steam sharing to other PCs.

  • bobzor on 06/07/2021 - 15:22

    ah gadgetguy
    5Ghz (1201Gbps)
    sure.

  • sidneysaad on 06/07/2021 - 15:27

    My code isn't working because i already used it. (Robbin's Kitchen ice cream maker which got cancelled). Is the code not useable again if the previous order got cancelled?
    update: Got on ebay chat and asked them to resolve this, they issues a voucher for 20$ to me..

  • kehuehue on 06/07/2021 - 15:30

    my 2.4g band keeps disconnecting and is annoying when the smart bulb is having issues. hopefully this one will have stronger signals

    (on my tp link VR500V)

  • hunter_syd on 06/07/2021 - 15:47

    Would this work on a LBNCO network?

  • Saveyourass on 06/07/2021 - 15:53
    -3

    People worried about watched by CN gov, think who created ozBargain?

    • logisync on 06/07/2021 - 16:07

      they must live some really interesting lives if they think CN gove cares about watching them

    • kehuehue on 08/07/2021 - 20:17

      Who did?

    • Flowerbomb on 15/07/2021 - 21:46
      +2

      Just because an Australian Chinese created ozbargain doesn’t mean he’s working for the CCP? How dumb can you be?

      What are you going to infer about Muslims and Germans then. Stop being so backward and come out of your shell. They’re here to stay, like it or not.

      • Saveyourass on 23/07/2021 - 18:34

        That such a double standard, if your guys think all the products were made in China are more or less controlled by CCP, you should take no judgement and go ahead treat all Chinese the same.

        You might be one the good ones defending the Chinese people in OZ, but the reality is everytime a topic like that pop up in here, people are just taking piss at in title of CCP. No hard feeling, but really you need get out the shell thinking everyone is thinking same as you are.

  • DrDogRespect on 06/07/2021 - 16:01
    +1

    cheers, bought one for virtual desktop

    • Koin on 06/07/2021 - 16:11
      +3

      You won't regret it. I bought one the other week for $75 and have been mightily impressed by how good the connection is for PCVR. The latency is barely noticeable even with a high bitrate.

      • DrDogRespect on 06/07/2021 - 16:22

        thats good to hear, hoping i get similar results

  • ntt on 06/07/2021 - 16:09

    does this one work with TPG? I'm using FTTP. Will this one work as the following: Internet — NBN NTD — This wifi router - PC/smartphones/smart devices

    • asianboyfriend on 06/07/2021 - 16:32
      +1

      Yes

      • ntt on 06/07/2021 - 17:10

        are you sure? I heard TPG and Internode require a delicate modem router for their service as login required

        • Twix on 06/07/2021 - 18:00

          Nah a modem is not used for FTTP. nbn FTTP uses the nbn NTD and a router. For nbn FTTP with TPG you need a router that supports PPPoE and for Internode a router that supports PPPoE + VLAN 802.1Q.

          • starburstyellow on 06/07/2021 - 18:23

            @Twix: Any idea if iinet FTTC needs it? I believe the router must support vlan as well.

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