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Really cheap price on this WiFi 6 router from Xiaomi and possibly the cheapest AX3000 router around. If you're not confident in using Xiaomi's firmware you can install OpenWrt on it instead.

This one features all the essentials including both 2.4GHz (574Mbps) and 5GHz (2402Mbps) with a combined speed of up to 3000Mbps, 4 antennas and 4 Gigabit LAN/WAN ports. It supports Mesh functionality with other Xiaomi mesh compatible routers and NFC easy pairing for Android phones. More info on Xiaomi's website.

The cheapest variant on the listing is the one with the US plug, while AU plug variant uses a converter. I believe the power adapter is 12V/4A and uses a 4.0mm x 1.7mm DC barrel plug.

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  • leftspeaker2000 on 21/06/2024 - 16:33
    +2

    I have a tp lix ax3000 router and a shit wifi repeater setup as an access point. Would I be better buying this and setting it up as an AP or try and find a second hand Ax3000 and using a mesh ?

    My problem is mesh seems to use wifi to communicate and the signal won't go through walls

    • hcl on 21/06/2024 - 17:58

      If signal strength is an issue for you and you can't run cables, perhaps powerline extenders is far more ideal than repeater

      • masya on 21/06/2024 - 18:26

        I had issues with a few powerline adapters because of the solar panels

        • whats up skip on 21/06/2024 - 18:45

          I used to only have problems with PowerLine adapters due solar panels on some of the circuits, particularly those that went near the panels.

      • leftspeaker2000 on 21/06/2024 - 18:38

        I have those to hardwire my desktop and the AP is connected via one too. The issue is devices on wifi.

    • TheKLocker on 22/06/2024 - 06:09

      It's hard to know what you need without details like how big the area you want to cover is, what the walls are made from, how many walls you want to go through, if you want coverage outside, if you can run cables etc but it's usually better just to buy a dedicated mesh system IMHO

  • Drakesy on 21/06/2024 - 16:49
    +3

    NGL i was looking into one of the ax6000's because it's cheap and amazingly specc'd for the money however the t's and c's allow them to effectively send your data to the cpp.

    Not too keen on that

    • Clear on 21/06/2024 - 16:50
      +19

      See if it has OpenWrt support. You won't have that issue if you flash that.

      Though the brands we have here will send our data to the US and elsewhere anyway.

      • Binchicken22 on 21/06/2024 - 21:30

        How does Openwrt go with security patches?

        People say I should upgrade my Asus router as it's no longer receiving updates from Asus so could become a security vulnerability.

        I'm kind of just relying on their being millions of $40 ISP provided routers in use around the world that haven't received an update since their installation that would be an easier target than my Asus with slightly outdated security patches…

      • Montyjpm on 21/06/2024 - 17:35
        +6

        You have no idea what you're talking about….they are targeting worthy target…like folks in Canberra or working in the CSIRO etc….so without scanning then how the (profanity) they know who to look for?

        • bdl on 21/06/2024 - 17:53
          +12

          They just download a userlist of the Ozbargain forums - much easier

        • whats up skip on 21/06/2024 - 18:48

          Agreed, but it is more than just that. There is the risk of control over the router being taken over by a foreign actor. Just look at how many IP security cameras have been taken over.

          • Clear on 21/06/2024 - 18:50
            +2

            @whats up skip:

            Just look at how many IP security cameras have been taken over.

            By people who leave their cameras exposed to the internet with the default password? They were the best back in the day alongside the printers and factory generators.

            • whats up skip on 21/06/2024 - 18:56

              @Clear: No. Some models had hard code default usernames and password for remote support!

              • Clear on 21/06/2024 - 18:58

                @whats up skip: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/06/inter…

                It's possible to mitigate these risks. None of my security cameras are capable of dialing home from how I've segregated my home network.

                • whats up skip on 21/06/2024 - 19:00

                  @Clear: Sure, but most people don't have equipment that can do this or the knowledge on how to do.

                  • Clear on 21/06/2024 - 19:04
                    +3

                    @whats up skip: And that doesn't mean it's impossible and it can't easily be learned. Even a lot of routers would support such functionality.

                    End of the day you choose who you want to spy on you. America, Europe or Asia. Or all 3. No one is our ally when it comes to our own data. Some are just more preferable than others and when routers like this support OpenWrt you suddenly have more control over who sees what.

        • simonpieman on 21/06/2024 - 19:46
          +1

          and journalists, whistleblowers…oh wait, that's Cisco et al

  • Daybreak3439 on 21/06/2024 - 17:05

    Flashing this router with OpenWRT doesn’t look as straightforward as other routers (with web UI).

    • itsmemunna on 21/06/2024 - 17:34
      +2

      As per this video it looks straight forward

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCxK0mo-aY

    • mathew42 on 21/06/2024 - 17:37
      +2

      The warning about requiring UART to install OpenWRT is specific to the R23 International version. Unfortunately it is unclear from the Aliexpress description which version is being sold.

      I'm successfully running OpenWrt on AX3600, which @ AUD$126 I consider good value. OpenWrt on the AX9000 is a work in progress.

      • Namidairo on 21/06/2024 - 18:16
        +1

        $126 for the AX3600 isn't that great when the Redmi AX6000 is ~$99, and is also OpenWrt compatible.

        Last I saw the AX9000 thread was people running around screaming, sending each other their BDF files because of transmit power screwups, which sounded less than fun.

        RD23 is somewhat annoying given that they kind of need a firmware dump in order to poke around for vulnerable scripts, but the one person that owned one with UART didn't backup any of their partitions for some unknown reason.

        • mathew42 on 24/06/2024 - 08:15

          Interesting post that AX3000T is faster in the real world because Mediatek delivered proper Linux support, whereas Qualcomm has proprietary NSS accelerated path.

          I might need to rethink the hardware for my next upgrade.

  • AndrewMTG on 21/06/2024 - 17:35

    hmmm… i think my asus is an wifi 6 router ..

    looking for wifi 7 ig if i was to upgrade it

    • masterqur on 21/06/2024 - 17:39
      +2

      WiFi 6 is already enough for 99% of the people.

    • Clear on 21/06/2024 - 17:42
      +1

      What do you use that's WiFi 7? There's so many devices that haven't even implemented WiFi 6E yet.

      • AndrewMTG on 21/06/2024 - 18:07
        -1

        Nah i don't know.

        i think wifi 7 is the next thing tho right? do wifi 7 routers exist yet?

        but ye nah my current asus RT-AX53U works fine

        'ax1800 wifi 6'

        i got it off amazon a while back i believe.

        before that I had some Netgear router that I got off a officeworks clearance many many years ago for like $30ish i think?

        Netgear AC1200 WiFi Router (R6220)
        Dual-Band WiFi Router (up to 1.2Gbps) - Long range coverage

        RT-AX53U is a 2x2 dual-band WiFi router that provides 80MHz bandwidth and 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 1800Mbps — 574Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1201Mbps on the 5GHz band

        • Namidairo on 21/06/2024 - 18:41
          +1

          do wifi 7 routers exist yet?

          Yes but they either come in at astronomical costs per unit (Ie. Expensive enough that you'll consider getting a cabler in instead), or are cheaper units without 6ghz radios. (Which end up being "what's the point" to me, as you'll get the 20% uplift from 4K-QAM and 2.4/5ghz MLO, but not anywhere close to a real day/night difference for most people's setups)

          • AndrewMTG on 21/06/2024 - 18:49

            @Namidairo: what's this QAM and MLo stuff?

            • TheKLocker on 22/06/2024 - 06:27

              @AndrewMTG: MLO is a big advantage of wifi 7 that allows compatible devices to connect using multiple bands simultaneously ie using 5ghz and 6ghz at the same time but @Namidairo is right, they're not worth it yet for the vast majority of people for various reasons. I have a 6E router at home that I have switched off most of the time because the advantages are only seen when I run a speed test.

  • bdl on 21/06/2024 - 17:38
    +2

    Nice addition to power it from a 12v USB PD charger https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005352796539.html

    and a heads up for those interested in Openwrt https://forum.openwrt.org/t/is-the-ax3000t-really-too-weak-f…

    • Namidairo on 21/06/2024 - 17:43

      By sheer luck that defaults to the correct one, but for reference:

      12V, 4.0x1.7mm DC jack.

      That said, quite a few PD chargers (ie. Most multi-port ones) I would very much discourage from use in powering a router. Most renegotiate when another device is plugged in, some may turn off the port in extended periods of low draw (Although I think this will likely pull around 5W standby anyway, so that might not occur as much.)

      • bdl on 21/06/2024 - 17:53

        Wasn't actually luck, I'd chosen those specs and tested that the link brought them up.

        Agree with checking with PD charger but had no problem with the three I've used (wotobe, lencent and another one I had laying around). I keep these adaptors around for family members who don't have router PSUs handy but always seem to have a PD charger somewhere (thanks ozbargain). Had a qotom PSU for an opnsense box blow up the other week and PD saved the day.

      • whats up skip on 21/06/2024 - 18:54
        +1

        The renegotiate when another device is plugged in is part of the standard (ie it is meant to). It means a dedicated PD charger per device or a non-compliant PD charger.

  • fordprefect on 21/06/2024 - 17:40

    Can this be used as a "dumb" bridged wireless acces point in an UBIQUITI set up? I am currently runnung U6

    • bdl on 21/06/2024 - 17:43
      +1

      Yes if you flash OpenWRT - assuming you want to use it to bring wireless to a wired client

    • TheKLocker on 22/06/2024 - 05:49

      I'm curious why you wouldn't add another Ubiquiti AP instead?

      • heef on 22/06/2024 - 15:39

        probably price, although if I could afford ubiquiti I'd stick with it as they are pretty darn bulletproof systems

        • TheKLocker on 23/06/2024 - 15:28

          Fair call, not sure if roaming would work properly or not but I THINK it should. I wonder if you could find an old AC-Lite second hand that would be in the same price range.

  • DingoBlue on 21/06/2024 - 17:51

    Wow this has WAN aggregation? Things have changed since I last looked at home routers.

    • AndrewMTG on 21/06/2024 - 18:07
      +1

      what's that

      • gmatht on 22/06/2024 - 13:55

        Well, if one 1000/1000 link isn't enough for you, you can buy two internet connections and aggregate them to give you 2000/2000 total bandwidth.

        • AlexF on 23/06/2024 - 08:45

          Can a household have more than two Internet connections?

          • TheKLocker on 23/06/2024 - 15:32

            @AlexF: You can have a mix of NBN, Starlink and multiple mobile broadband connections. I believe you can have multiple ISP connections to the same NTD but only a max total of 1Gbps full duplex (or something like that)

  • TEER3X on 21/06/2024 - 18:02

    Currently have Xiaomi Mi AIoT Router AX1800

    Will I see any benefit to getting the router posted here?

    Have fibre to the premises NBN 250/25 if that makes any difference

    • stephendt on 21/06/2024 - 18:15
      +1

      Unlikely

  • fozzie on 21/06/2024 - 18:07

    Hi guys I have 3 of the Tenda Nova MW5c
    Pretty happy overall, except I cannot separate 5ghz from 2.4ghz. Would this router allow me to do that? And also what extenders would work with it? Thanks

    • AndrewMTG on 21/06/2024 - 18:08

      maybe u can change the ssid names in settings somehow? just guessin

      • fozzie on 21/06/2024 - 18:10

        Thanks mate, but it doesn’t allow you to separate at all. All done automatically

        • AndrewMTG on 21/06/2024 - 18:28

          That's unfortunate… googling online has nothin ?

          • fozzie on 21/06/2024 - 19:20

            @AndrewMTG: No, apparently the tenda nova doesn’t allow you. It’s a shame as otherwise a great mesh system. Might just have to leave with it.

            • bcYield on 22/06/2024 - 00:24

              @fozzie: Not sure what you do with the separation. Tenda Nova can switch to 2.4GHz when you need to set up a new smart device. Some Android phones stay on 2.4GHz network for the first few minutes then automatically switch over to 5GHz and that's for the same purpose. Another trick I did was closing the door to weaken the signal until later.

    • cooni on 22/06/2024 - 07:16
      +1

      If you're mildly technically oriented, you can (well on my MW6 you can).

      https://github.com/latonita/tenda-reverse

      There's a lot of explanation of how the guy got root access but skip over it and just get the commands.

      telnet as root into a node (press and hold reset for 3 seconds to open port 23, root password is the base64 of your wifi password)

      Get yourself logged in and you can find the variables for 2.4g and 5g ssids under wl2g and wl5g. Change it manually there.

      • fozzie on 22/06/2024 - 19:20

        Thanks for this! Might give it a try when I have some time.

  • bargainsniper on 21/06/2024 - 19:02

    Don't wanna increase my social credit score in PRC though

  • maggiemee on 21/06/2024 - 19:02

    Does this have a backdoor/phone home?

    • Clear on 21/06/2024 - 19:06
      +2

      The code analysed on the OpenWrt forums found nothing malicious. Assume all routers have that kind of functionality. We're part of the five eyes so the US and others can access what we're all doing on the internet.

      Load the OpenWrt firmware and all your concerns of dialing home go away.

  • TommyGun on 21/06/2024 - 20:04

    I have the RT-AC86U. Will this be an upgrade? Can I bridge the two together to extend wifi to another part of the house via eth cable?

    • Clear on 21/06/2024 - 20:28
      +1

      In terms of speed this isn't really an upgrade but it should offer better latency and less interference. Afaik it can be bridged.

      • bfg100k on 22/06/2024 - 07:51

        Curious as to why you say speed is not any better as his RT-AC86U is Wifi5 and this is wifi6?

        • Clear on 22/06/2024 - 08:04
          +2

          Wifi 6 doesn't automatically make something faster.

          The ASUS is quad steam 4x4 with AC2900 or up to 750Mbps on 2.4Ghz and up to 2167Mbps on 5Ghz. While this Xiaomi is dual stream 2x2 with AX3000 or up to 574Mbps on 2.4Ghz and up to 2402Mbps on 5Ghz.

          So the ASUS is capable of faster speeds on 2.4Ghz, but slower speeds on 5Ghz than the Xiaomi. With there only being a 100Mbps difference combined you're likely not to see any major speed improvements theoretically. In the real world 4x4 is typically faster than 2x2.

          However with the higher bandwidth, channels etc. you'll likely have less interference with other wifi networks that aren't wifi 6.

  • sund00bie on 21/06/2024 - 20:07

    Ive currently got a Xiaomi Router AX6000 and considering getting two of the AX3000T's to put add to a mesh network.

    any issues doing so? since they're AX3000's will they be potential bottle necks?

    any advice or info would be appeicated

  • slam6000 on 21/06/2024 - 20:17
    +2

    Apologies im damaged . This a modem also .

  • shaidas on 21/06/2024 - 22:21

    If it is openwrt you guys are after and not wifi 6 why not buy a 10~20 dollars gen2 Telstra smart modem from crapbook or fleabay and flash that ? The internals are way better and if you buy a few you can set up a mesh network with openwrt.. . Not all Xiaomi products are built well but all Xiaomi product are cheaper than the competitors. I have no idea how good or bad this unit is but I know for a fact that the Dja0231 with openwrt is a solid performer without needing to open up the units, not to mention a mesh network at the price is pretty good

  • cxy0614 on 21/06/2024 - 23:50

    I bought 4 of them few days ago.

    Easy setup for wired mesh, but tbh it is not good.

    • bcYield on 22/06/2024 - 00:26

      Can you explain more of what is not good? We are using mesh to go wireless. Don't know what you mean by wired mesh.

      • TheKLocker on 22/06/2024 - 05:59

        Wired mesh probably just means the remote nodes are connected via Ethernet cable which technically isn't a mesh network but is still often referred to as one.

      • leftspeaker2000 on 23/06/2024 - 09:05

        I second this. I would like to know why they are not good. As the other person said, are they just in AP mode or can they mesh over Ethernet ?

  • fedaykin on 22/06/2024 - 01:56
    -4

    free backup of all your data to CCP servers!

    • Lizard Spock on 22/06/2024 - 09:15
      +1

      Hmmm, maybe this CCP can provide me with faster nudity.

  • x d on 22/06/2024 - 09:36
    +1

    Not an expert in MESH setup but can I buy two, install OpenWrt and still have both working as a MESH connected to my NBN modem?

  • Dave347 on 22/06/2024 - 11:04
    +1

    Can this replace an old NBN router provided my NBN provider? I'm having "My Republic WiFi Hub+" (TG789vac v2 HP)

    • Namidairo on 22/06/2024 - 11:37

      If you're on a FTTN or FTTB service, or are using the ATA for phone, then no?

      Otherwise, sure.

      I'm doubting you use it for voip since that's usually locked down anyway and MyRepublic is a goner in Australia now.

  • Tihkal on 22/06/2024 - 14:05

    I tried to follow the video posted on how to install openwrt on this router but it was difficult for me to understand. I've installed various things before through trial and error like VMs, HA, seedboxes etc but this seems less documented. Realistically how long/hard would this take to install from a windows machine?

    • Jiv on 23/06/2024 - 00:01
      +1

      Probably a bit convoluted…. unless you know what is going on.

      So, what I got from the video was…
      1. Downgrade stock firmware
      2. Get 'stok' string
      3. Issue curl commands from a computer with 'stok' to enable ssh access.
      4. Use scp to copy openwrt firmware from computer to router
      5. Check firmware= to find out which partition to apply openwrt firmware (/dev/mtd9 for 0, /dev/mtd8 for 1)
      6. Follow the rest of the commands to finish up (ubiformat, nvram, reboot, sysupgrade, etc)

      curl, scp, ssh commands already exists on a Windows 10 machine.

      Also might want to be wary of which firmware was used. It was the one starting with "openwrt-mediatek-filogic", but I'm not sure how important that is.

      And… Global/International version (RD23) will require a UART device (RS232 aka serial) to flash, if you're unlucky enough to get that version from Aliexpress.

  • Tihkal on 23/06/2024 - 17:29

    Starting to wonder if I would even bother with openwrt. I'm not exactly a power user so the standard features would probably suffice.

    • Clear on 23/06/2024 - 22:04

      It's not real WiFi 7 unfortunately. China hasn't made the use of the 6GHz band legal yet so it only has the 2.4GHz and 5GHz band. Not even their Wifi 6E routers for domestic use are proper 6E for that reason.

      • Huntakillaz on 23/06/2024 - 22:55

        Ahhh i was wondering why none of the descriptions atually had the 6ghz band.
        That sucks

      • maximus1974 on 24/06/2024 - 13:57
        +1

        There are plenty of dual band Wifi 7 routers, including those from ASUS. Yes, 6Ghz would be nice to have also, but not necessary for Wifi 7.

  • Zelda on 24/06/2024 - 10:22

    Hi!! Is anyone able to confirm if this is significantly better than the modem my internet provider gave me? I want to replace it but not sure if I should stick to the common TP link routers or something. Thank you so much

    • masterqur on 24/06/2024 - 16:55

      What did they gave you and how does it work for you now?
      This is a WiFi 6 router with AX3000 specs, meaning it provides 2402 Mbps bandwidth in 5Ghz and 574 Mbps bandwidth in 2.4 Ghz.

      • Zelda on 24/06/2024 - 17:51

        It's this Huawei router that Dodo gave us for free when joining their plan. I'm not sure if the specs but I ran this bufferbloat test and I had a bad ranking: https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat?test-id=af8fe863-…

        We currently have the 50/20 NBN plan. Hoping this new router will make the internet faster and/or more reliable 😵‍💫

        • masterqur on 24/06/2024 - 18:39

          OK 5Mbps download that is really bad. Hope the new router will solve your problem.

        • masterqur on 24/06/2024 - 18:44
          +1

          https://www.waveform.com/tools/bufferbloat?test-id=5e97ae83-…

          This is my result on an ac1800 router, NBN100. The ax3000 should be better than ac1800, so should also get max 50Mbps internet speed for you since you are on NBN50.

          • Zelda on 24/06/2024 - 23:44

            @masterqur: Thanks you this definitely helps. Looking forward to trying the new router

  • harryozz on 29/06/2024 - 18:11

    does anyone know how to get the openwrt web gui to work? i have SSH working but cant access via 192.168.1.1 …

    • bargaino on 02/07/2024 - 11:21
      +1

      I did: # opkg install luci ; opkg install luci-ssl
      Seems odd that this was not part of the install instructions. Or did we miss something?

      • harryozz on 02/07/2024 - 13:14

        yeah i ended up figuring it out, took me a couple of days. the official install doesnt include a web gui. im a openwrt noob first time using it. i didnt do the ssl command cause i just use port 80, everything is local dont need ssl.

  • Zelda on 30/06/2024 - 23:15
    -2

    Hi guys. Can this replace a modem?

    • Zelda on 02/07/2024 - 13:08

      Why did this get negs. It is a genuine question. Im not familiar with networking and when I google it I can't get a direct answer

      • 3d3e3fae on 19/07/2024 - 09:57

        It depends. If your original "modem" was a VDSL modem + router device, it certainly can replace the router part. You'll have to run your old "modem" in bridge mode and let this perform routing.

  • bargaino on 02/07/2024 - 11:19

    Mine arrived. Firmware seems to be Chinese only, but I did the initial setup using Google translate in the browser.
    Came with the vulnerable 1.0.47 firmware, ready to hack.
    Followed directions linked above, steps 1-5 to enable ssh access and flash OpenWRT.
    Add a web GUI. Configured the wifi access.

    Seems to work. Anything else important? Thanks Clear!

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