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Xiaomi router login, restart, updates and mesh

Xiaomi routers such as the AX3000T and BE3600 are managed in the Xiaomi Home (Mi Home) app or on a web page at miwifi.com. Xiaomi’s English help is thin, so some menu paths aren’t documented.

Sign in: miwifi.com or 192.168.31.1
App: The Xiaomi Home app (Mi Home), for iOS and Android
Password: There is no admin password on the label. You set the management password during setup, or tick the box to reuse the Wi-Fi password. If you never changed it, try the Wi-Fi password.
Models: Xiaomi Router AX3000T, Xiaomi Router BE3600, Xiaomi Router AX1500, Xiaomi Mesh System AX3000 NE, Xiaomi Mesh System BE3600 Pro, Mi AIoT Router AX3600

Checked 1 November 2026. Xiaomi Router AX3000T, BE3600, AX1500 and Xiaomi Mesh systems with the Xiaomi Home app as of 2026. The web page’s menus differ between models and firmware, and Xiaomi documents only a few of them in English.

Sign in to the Xiaomi Router

Join the router’s Wi-Fi or plug the Mac into one of its ports.
The default Wi-Fi name is on the label under the router.
Open http://miwifi.com or http://192.168.31.1 in a browser.
Enter the management password.
On a phone, tap Go to PC Version once and wait about 15 seconds; tapping again can freeze the router.

A lost password can’t be recovered. With the router on, hold the reset button for 5 seconds, until the light turns orange on the AX3000T. This erases all settings, including both passwords.

Restart it properly

Disconnect the router’s power supply.
Plug it back in. The router switches on by itself.
Wait for the light to turn blue, which means it’s working normally.

Don’t use the reset button to restart: holding it for 5 seconds returns the router to factory settings.

Schedule a restart

Xiaomi lists scheduled restarts among the Xiaomi Home app’s router features, for example on the AX1500 and Mesh System AX3000 NE. Its English help gives no steps.

Update the firmware

In the Xiaomi Home app, open the router and scroll to Router settings.
Tap Upgrade Assistant, then One-click upgrade if a new version is offered.
Or log in at miwifi.com and click Status under the Settings tab.
Click Update if a new version is listed.

The app’s router plugin updates itself, but the router firmware only updates when you start it. For a file from Xiaomi, use Update manually on the same page, then Update now.

See connected devices

Open the router in the Xiaomi Home app and go to Device Management.
Tap a device for its details, such as Device Information.
Check its speed limit if one device is slow; Xiaomi suggests this first.

The web page also has a blacklist and whitelist. A blacklisted device can’t join the Wi-Fi.

UPnP and port forwarding

Xiaomi says its routers have UPnP, which lets devices open ports for games, voice chat and remote access. Its English help gives no menu path or default, and doesn’t mention NAT-PMP.

Any app on the network can use UPnP to open ports without asking you. Xiaomi warns that opening ports can expose devices to the internet.

Prioritise calls and gaming

Xiaomi lists QoS on some models, such as the AC1200 and Mesh System AX3000 NE, and gaming acceleration on the AX3000T. Its English help gives no steps for them.

2.4 and 5 GHz, and the channel

Xiaomi’s English help gives no menu path for splitting 2.4 and 5 GHz or for choosing a channel. Its troubleshooting does recommend 5 GHz where devices support it. For poor Wi-Fi, it suggests switching to the least congested channel and turning on Pass-wall performance.

Kilobat can help. Kilobat shows which band and channel your Mac is on, and kilobat channels suggests the least crowded channel. More in crowded Wi-Fi channels and Wi-Fi on a Mac.

Mesh: which node a device uses

Xiaomi Mesh links Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 Xiaomi routers. The BE3600 supports up to 10 routers in one mesh.

In the Xiaomi Home app, open the main router’s Mesh network devices page, tap + and follow the prompts.
To use the button instead, reset the satellite router if it was set up before.
Power it on near the main router, at least one metre away.
When the main router’s light breathes blue, press its mesh button.
After about two minutes, the satellite’s light turns blue. Then move it where you need coverage.

You can also link them with a cable: connect a port on the satellite to a LAN port on the main router.

Guest network

Open the router in the Xiaomi Home app and turn on Guest Wi-Fi.
Give it its own network name and password.
Set a bandwidth or time limit if you like.

The guest network is isolated from your main network, so guests can’t reach your devices or shared files.

DNS settings

Log in at miwifi.com.
Open the network settings, Common Settings › Internet Settings on the AX3000T and AX1500.
Check the Internet IP address is valid.
Set the primary and secondary DNS, for example 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as in Xiaomi’s own troubleshooting.

Xiaomi’s help shows this as a fix for a connection that won’t work, not as a full guide, so the field names may differ on your model.

Connection status and logs

Connect to the router’s Wi-Fi and open miwifi.com.
The page diagnoses the network status itself. Follow its results.
On the BE3600, open the network security protection feature in the Xiaomi Home app and turn on log management.
It records security events, device changes and device connections.

The AX3000T can’t show memory or CPU use, and its web page can’t be reached from outside your home, even with DDNS.

Manuals and downloads

Links go to the maker’s own pages.

Questions

Should I use the Xiaomi Home app or the Mi Wi-Fi app?

Xiaomi Home. Xiaomi says the Mi Wi-Fi app gets no new features, and newer routers such as the BE3600 can’t be added to it.

Why won’t the app add my router?

Join the router’s Wi-Fi first and pick the right model. If you set the router up in a browser, the country chosen there must match the one in the app.

Sources

Checked on 1 November 2026.

See what your router can’t tell you

Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that watches the network from your side: which app is using it, whether the Wi-Fi, the router or the provider is slow, and why a call froze.

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