Xiaomi’s little USB powered WiFi Repeater (some call it WiFI Amplifier) is a cheap and powerful tool to extend the range of WiFi networks. One downside is that (officially) it is only compatible with Xiaomi’s own routers and there is no documentation provided by Xiaomi to make the WiFi Repeater work with other routers. But there is a quick and easy way to make the repeater work with just any router, here’s how.
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Setting Up Mi Repeater with non-Mi Routers
- Connect the WiFi Repeater to a power source. You can plug it into a USB port on a PC, a power bank or even a USB wall charger. When powered, the repeater’s LED will start blinking in orange color.
- Download and install the Mi Home app on your Android smartphone.
The app can be downloaded from the Play Store by searching for MiHome or opening this link. - Launch the Mi Home app and choose China Mainland as the region. This will make the app open in Chinese, but is more likely to connect to your WiFi Repeater.
- Tap on the + (Plus) sign at the top right. You can also tap the notification about 1 smart devices found.
- Depending on what is displayed, Select Mi Network Extender6f5c or other smart devices6f5c. If nothing is displayed, consider resetting your WiFi repeater by inserting a pin into the reset hole.
- At this point, you’ll be asked to login to your Mi (Xiaomi) account. Sign in if you already have one, else create a new account and sign in.
- Choose the network you wish to extend using the repeater and enter the original password for the same.
- Wait for Mi Home app to configure the WiFi Repeater to connect and extend your WiFi network. The LED light on the repeater will change from orange to blue indicating a successful setup.
If the Mi Home app throws an error during setup but your repeater has a blue LED already, you can simply ignore the error. The repeater will work fine 🙂
The SSID for your extended network would have your original network’s SSID followed by _plus. The password for the network will remain same as your original. This can be altered by following the steps below:
Additional Configuration of Mi WiFi Repeater
Once successfully connected, you will be able to manage additional settings for the WiFi repeater such as changing the SSID, its password or hiding it. Just tap on the Mi Network Extender on the homepage of Mi Home app.
Set Network Name to Same as Original
Turn on the toggle in front of option 1 (as shown in the image above).
This will make the repeater use the same SSID and password for the network and hence will only be detected where the original network is not accessible.
Change SSID, Password or Hide SSID
Tap on the option 2 shown in the image above and then look at the image below.
- First field is the SSID
- Second field is the password
- Turning on the latter toggle will hide the SSID and you will be needed to manually add it to the device you want to connect.
Check the Clients connected to Repeater
Tapping on the option 3 in first image will present a list of devices currently connected to the repeater’s network. You can view the Mac address and the respective IP address. However, no block or speed limiting functions are available.
If you have any other concern regarding the Mi Amplifier, consider leaving it in the comments section below. You can also post in our forums or message our Facebook page for a faster response.
I bought this Mi Amplifier a month ago and it worked fine the first 2 weeks or so. Afterwards, the blue light became orange and i couldnt connect anymore to the amplifier using my Mi Home App. It always fails to connect the device to the network although it did connect the first time. I tried the mainland China thing but it didnt help at all. Please tell me what to do.
My Mi wifi extender was working fine for 1 week after purchase. But suddenly it is not working. Orange light is blinking all the time, no blue light appearing and not showing wifi signals. I tried to reset multiple times but all in vain. I plug off my device and after 2 days I plig in again, it starts working but after 3 hrs problem occured again. I am really in pain. What to do?
hey, is there any article about the xiaomi powerline extender? (ethernet)
i am having some trouble there..
Hi my repeater 2 worked fine before. Then someone stole my wifi and I had to reconfigure everything and hide my SSID. I’m unable to connect repeater 2 to my network now. Does it require the SSID broadcasted?
Hi, tried to look for Mi Home app but what I found is MI HOME app are they same? Bought a reapeter but having hard time installing it. My husband downloaded Xiome Home app, created account to log in but still don’t know where and what to do. Please help!!
Hi, the Play Store link to the Mi Home app is included in the article. You can simply install it from the Play Store.
Hi I am just adding to this thread because after having zero success with the MiHome app setting up one of these excellent gadgets, I had a think about it … I had been using Android Go 8.1 phone ….. so I loaded the app onto an old Android 6 phone, and the setup worked flawlessly.
Is there a way to connect to a WiFi signal Whiteout a password ??
Hi everybody,
I followed the steps above and I just connected it succesfully, blue light is on, China mainland do the trick, but there is another problem notification appears and says “Device offline”. My mobile phone couldn’t connect and establish connection trying again and again with no success. What to do to solve this problem to work properly. My router is litle xiaomi usb stick put in my usb port of desktop PC. I also tried with other mobile phone happens the same, any helps will be appreciated, Thanks
Sir I have xiaomi pro 300m router i want to connect with other if other router have not password then xiaomi router cannot connect with him ……why
Why should I create an account??? And installing an application for every simple device is too much. They want to show us advertising?
Well, that’s how it is with Xiaomi repeaters. You only need the app for the one-time setup though. If you do not want to manage the devices or make changes, then you can remove the app after configuring the repeater. It will not need the app again to reconnect to the previous network (which it was configured to use).
Yes, but I also need to create a Xiaomi account which I do not need. Also in a couple of weeks settings of the repeater were broken and I had to install the app again, remembering my Xiaomi account which I do not use…
The broken settings is weird. I last did the repeater set up several years ago. It has been working with my network like a plug & play device ever since.
Having problems with my Mi wifi pro 03. It works 100% fine extending my network but then after about 30mins – 1hours it somehow stops the internet on the houses main wifi router? When this happens, my Mi wifi pro 03 continues to display a solid blue light, showing a strong wifi signal but obviously no internet available as the main router is down.
The only solution I have found to this is to reboot the main wifi router each time. As you can imagine this is not popular with the rest of the household!
Have you come across a similar problem or is there a known solution?
Yours hopefully,
Chris
the lack of blocking mac addresses is my concern. I can bock certain devices from connecting to my main router, but is there a way to do the same from this repeater?? any help would be appreciated.
This thread is so informative for poeple like us. Also if you need any help with Mi WiFi Repeater/Amplifier setup with netgear routers, you can ask experts to help you.
Just dial to our toll-free number +1-888-961-4011 for Netgear extender solutions.
That was so helpful. Thanks for this article!
xoxo
i want to connect it with public WIFI , is there any third party app which will help me to connect it.
security comments absolutely agreed with.
If you still have to use this, security must be WPA2, preferable WPA2-PSK encryption AES
Also check modem / router bandwidth (wireless – Advanced) – maybe preset to 40Mhz – change to 20Mhz
you have to be a special kind of fool to setup an asian interweb account atop a malware mobile app merely to configure this repeater.
don’t do it
I get right through the steps until I get the connect to router, then I just get bring the device closer to the router. It is about 6 inches away. Location China. Reset time after time. Using Alcatel android phone version5.0.. Any ideas ?
How can i connect it to a hidden wifi network?
Thank you!
“hidden” ssid are not as hidden as you seem to think. Concerned about security? use enterprise WPA with a RADIUS server.
Before you start, check the security settings on your WiFi router. This extender will only work on networks that use only WPA2 security. If your WiFi router is currently set to use WPA/WPA2 security, you will need to change this. Also note that this extender will only work on 2.4GHz networks.
All credits to Siddharth Poojari for this tip!!!
How can i connect it to a hidden wifi network?
you should really be more concerned with your data being harvested by their malware mobile app
can it still amplify up to 20 meters away from wifi connection?
Plz help
I want wifi signal on my Samsung smart tv … is it work for Tv ??
It is only a repeater to extend the reach. It is not a WiFi enabler.
Hi,
Downloaded the app in Apple store however, there’s no China Mainland region in the selection. Can I use China instead? Any other option?
Yes, using China should work as well.
Hello,
trying to log to public wifi Unfortunately the Mi Home can’t let me connect WiFi Repeater Pro to the routers since there is no password. Is there a way to fix this?
Hi, the Mi Home app will not support unsecured connection. So, there’s just no way to use it with unsecured networks.
Hi guys
Maybe some one is facing the same problem in connecting this Repeater to Apple Airport Extreme router as a range extender?
I bought this repeater and it connected and worked effortlessly to my Huawei router using the app. But then I tried connecting to my Apple Airport Extreme (running in bridge mode, and not as a router). It connected immediately but after that a red exclamation mark advised the repeater does not work. And the Airport Extreme also starting going offline repeatedly, so un-installed and re-installed using the Huawei (base) router.
Again it installed in 5 seconds and worked just fine, with all functions available and a green tick mark showing OK status, signal strength, connected devices etc. And the Airport Extreme also started working fine as before without any drop in signal.
Obviously, there is some conflict with the Airport Extreme WiFi protocol.
Anyone else faced this problem? Or fixed it?
Any suggestions would be welcome, as right now I’m using it only as decoration!
It is a nice looking piece you know 🙂
return this malware garbage for a GL-inet repeater
what about mi pro wifi?
when resetting the repeater phone keeps saying no new device found.I have reset the unit repeatedly and disconnected it from the power supply ut the phone will not see it.Using samsung s8.
Hi
Managed to setup and able to detect. It shows “no Internet”, if I try to to Internet, page cannot be displayed and prompted to check on the DNS value.
Has anyone experienced this or any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
i had same problem. did you solve it? can i know how to solve it?
hello sir good day!
i would like to connect from a modem that has a mac filtering features ( not password protected ) is it possible to use this repeater? if yes, how can i do it? thank you!
The WiFi repeater does not have any settings to modify the MAC address. So, you will have to add its MAC address to your router’s whitelist. Else it will fail to connect.
GL-inet has these features through LEDE atop OpenWRT. Pick devices using Atheros chipset
Hi Narender, I keep getting the “Connection timed out” on the last message and my LED light is still blinking orange, I haven’t seen a blue light at all. I have reset the repeater several times, changed USB location and repeated the process using ALL regions, but I still get the same message. Please assist!!!
Hi Matt, the repeater is really hard to setup at times. I’d recommend that you give it a try again using some other smartphone. I’ve faced this on one phone where it won’t work at all, no matter what I try. I wish there was a better way to program this weird piece of hardware.
Hi Matt, I have the same problem !
Do you have find solution?
Thanks
Hi,
I have connected the device and its working perfectly. But i am not able to change the wifi name and password. After the connection i am not able to see additional settings. I am using IOS apple 7.
Please assist
I also have same problem,did you find any solution?
Hi Narender,
Thanks for the detailed post and it helped me to set this device up. Its working, but the strange things is that the signal very strong ~55 dBm but when I start the ping its getting timed out every now and then and my connection is very slow or some times timesout happens during browsing. However when i bring the device router its working fine. Not sure what is the use when i can use this extender only near to the router. I have tried in many different location to make it work but failed to do so. Could you please provide your view on this?
My country have strange internet plan than other countries. Can you please help me with an answer? They have setup wifi hotspot at lamp post to spread out connection to whole city. We need to purchase a Card with Username [ code No. ] and password [ code No. ]. My house is 100-200 meter far from my home to hotspot. I don’t see user name and password stuffs in videos about that mi wifi. Can I connect like that? if I can where can I fill in those codes? 2. can I connect the distance like the above statement?
Hello Nay, if I understand your situation correctly, you get the internet this way:
1. Scan WiFI networks on your phone/laptop.
2. Connect to the network and it does not ask for a password yet.
3. Then a portal opens where you type your username and password from the card.
If this is how your public network works, then the Mi WiFi Repeater will not connect to your network. The reason – it does not support open WIFI networks. On the other hand, if the WiFI network is secured and requires a password to connect, then there is a good chance that you can extend it using the repeater. I’ll advise that you look for a different repeater.
A repeater which supports open networks will work well for you. And most likely, you will not have to enter the password on the repeater. The repeater is only a range extender, it itself doesn’t connect to the internet or use it. The password will still be needed on the actual device which needs to make use of the network connectivity.
Thank so much for quick reply. I need to consider budget and I thought I found solution. Bad luck always follow me but you save me from buying that and become useless+ waste money. Thank! I will try to find other budget devices.
Use Raspberry Pi Zero W as a repeater. It is less expensive than this Chinese malware from xiaomi.
Raspberry Pi Zero W has many many tutorials to configure it as a repeater. Pick the method that suits you best.
Lifx hardware malware is the same kind of betrayal of consumers as this xiaomi hardware malware.
avoid hardware malware
Hello! I have a Problem with my “Xiaomi Repeater 2”. I´m from Germany. My Test to use a DSL- Router works well. So far.
I would like to use a “Huawei E5573Cs-322 mobil Router”. The Web frontend from the Huawei only allows to modify a few Parameter.
All my Tests not succesful. Wenn I start “Mi Home” the Xiaomi will be found and the Huawei is shown. When I start the Routine Step1+2 are successfull but Step3 do not find the Repeater, so after this no “Router_plus”- Entry ist shown on my Smarthone.
Sorry for writing at this place, but I don´t know how “techmesto” works”. Regard Tim
Same problem here
Ciao, ho appena acquistato lo xiaomi pro 300m wifi amplificatore ma non riesco a collegarlo alla rete. L’applicazione Mi Home riconosce il dispositivo, il mio telefono si collega, ma quando cerco di collegarlo alla rete ricevo sempre l’errore del timeout e chiede di riprovare e avvicinarmi al router anche se sono a pochi centimetri. Ho impostato il server cinese, ho provato a resettare il dispositivo, ma ogni volta ricevo lo stesso errore. Ho il modem adsl di Telecom, qualcuno e’ riuscito a configurarlo?
prova a settare il router che vuoi estendere con password con protocollo di sicurezza wpa2, non diversamente. dovrebbe funzionare così. Al limite lo ricambi dopo l’associazione
Hi,
I have Bought Mi WiFi Repeater 2 recently, this is an international version of the repeater , i have tried all the steps mentioned above however the repeater is not able to connect to my Sky router with WPA2, I have even tried reset, its of no use. the repeater is unable to connect , it fails every time. any clues
Hello, did you try by setting the region to China (Mainland). That’s the only suggestion I can provide.
I did, it still says fails to connect
Set region to other to find “WiFi Repeater” on list of devices to choose from when connecting. It worked for me.
Hi Anoob. Did you find a solution? I’m having the same issue with my Sky Hub.
Hiren
No I have tried all possible options but no luck mate, any one have solutions please help
Disable WPA2 TKIP. Use only WPA2 AES
Then stop using this malware hardware. I recommend either GL-inet or Raspberry Pi Zero W.
can i connect my airtel 4g data signal through my mobile phone hotspot to my pc with mi wifi repeater?
No. The repeater is not a USB receiver. You can try the Mi Pocket WiFi which works as a USB WiFi adapter for your PC.
You either need an ethernet wifi bridge, or an app to share your mobile data over usb.
can it be used to wifi with mac filter? where can i find mac address of the mi amplifier?
Mac filtering is not allowed by the repeater. You can find the repeater’s Mac in the MiHome app or on your Router’s connected devices list 🙂
how do i block a user that is connected in my repeater?
block them at your router.
Ideally switch to WPA2 enterprise + freeRADIUS
How can I connect reapeter to extend more than one network/(different net work) at the same time
It only works with one network at a time. You need to reset it before connecting to another network 🙂
The Mi router connected for 5 minutes then disconnected,then connected again after 10 minutes.
Then disconnected again.
And when I search for device I couldn’t find it.
Could you please advise me?
Hello I connect the mi extender with a tplink router and same happened to me, connected 2 minutes and then disconnected, then connected again and disconnected and conenected…
I mean that I experience intermittent disconnection.
What is the problem? Do you have any solution?
Use a ‘regulated’ power supply
The app seems to have changed? Is there a Mainland China? I see China and about 4 names in Chinese. Once you set up an account now and pick a location you can’t change it?
Ask yourself why a third party on the internet needs access to your local network hardware
What? Access to your local network? What are you taking about? This has zero to do with my local router, aka network. I am using this with a drone. WiFi from a controller to a drone.
Hello, As you mentioned, Mi Home app throws “Connection Error” during setup but repeater has a blue LED already. I can see XXX_PLUS wifi connection and able to use successfully 🙂 . But in Mi Home app i do not find a device added and thus cannot manage to rename trick. ANything can be done?
The best you can do is to reset the device and try again. Also consider keeping the region set to China. However, it is still Mi Home’s choice if it wants to fully complete the setup or leave it mid-way.
I tried resetting several times. Even reset wifi router. But same result. Problem is that if the device is removed from power source, entire setup has to be done again. 🙁 really annoying…!!!
Changing location in Mi Home to Homeland China fixed the problem for me.
Same with me 😭😭😭. Cant find it at the app.
Yup, same issue, I’ve tried changing the region China Mainland and it still has the same issue, I’ve even tried to set it up with a different phone and it still won’t work. I do have my Motorola router setup for WPA2-PSK and I read above that it only works with WPA…is that true? FWIW, since it just adds the “PLUS” to my existing wifi, I tried connecting to it with a tablet and it seems to work, however since the app doesn’t see it you cannot make changes to it. Is there a port number or something to make changes to it via a browser? To me it just seems that since the last step fails, it’s just failing to add it to your account and that’s the reason it doesn’t see it.
Sir, When I setup mi wifi repeater 2 by mi home app , when `connect to router` display my wifi name show and show : public networks are not supported, connected to your home network….. why : i Have bsnl brodband & D-link dsl-2750U adsl2 + Router… please help me.
Dear Arun, is your WiFi network unsecured? Please add a password to your WiFi network and set the security to WPA2. It should work then 🙂
Sir, My wifi network is secured & have a password also. why……
Please try logging into your BSNL router’s admin panel and changing the security type to WPA2. That should work 🙂
I have a home connection at a shared house, which needs to login from browser every time you connect. Do you know if I can still use the device for this network? Maybe can I setup something at the router to pair with the extender??
Well, this repeater does not accept open networks. If yours is a WPA/2 secured network which asks login after autnentication, then it might work with the Mi Repeater. However, I haven’t had a chance to play with that kind of a setup.
you are describing a captive portal. This will cause a problem for a primitive device like this malware hardware.
It is unlikely in this scenario that you would be allowed to connect to the router directly.
how this can be used for laptop or MACBOOK
The repeater does not provide data over USB. So, it is only for extending an existing hotspot. You will need an Android or iPhone to complete the setup.
Hello.
I recently bought the mi plus repeater 2 and it works really well. I set up 3 of my devices and works wonderfully for surfing, 2 units of Android cellphone and 1 iPad mini.
However, after an hour, I found 4 devices online connected to this device. Does that mean there are 4 units connected to it? Or is one of the addresses from the repeater’s own address?
Thank you very much!
how to totally reset this device i forgot the 4-digit code thankse
The 4-digit code? What is that for? I’ve used the Repeater and it works without any such code. Anyways, the device is fully reset when you insert a PIN and keep it pressed for a few seconds.
I just can’t find the device on my smartphone. Can I do anything?
Hi Gyula, can you try again by resetting the repeater and looking for it again? Also, ensure that you set the region to China in the Mi Home app.
hi, is there any way i can check the MAC address of my Mi Wifi Repeater 2? I am setting up my MAC filtering list and I am observing that i have 2 MAC addresses registering for my repeater 2. Example since i am using a wifi adapter on my PC i see it as ZZ:ZZ:ZZ:ZZ:ZZ:ZZ on the adapter program but on Wireless network watcher program it is registering as XX:ZZ:ZZ:XX:ZZ:ZZ i noticed that the 1st and 4th part of the addresses are the only difference, please enlighten me on this. thanks
> please enlighten me
transparent
Can be work also as a wifi dongle to my desktop
No. It is only a WiFi repeater, not an adapter.
Will it work with Xfinity rounter?
It will work with any WiFI network using WPA-2 security.
i have selected Pakistan as region and this app is doing nothing
if i press add button then it turn on location.
scan nearby devices and it does nothing.
Try by changing the region to China.
Hello! I just bought my own MI amplifier but I found out that the MI Home App is not compatible with neither of my 2 android phones. Is there another way for me to be able to work this out?
You can try by downloading and installing the APK file for Mi Home if your device shows as incompatible on Play Store.
I can’t configure xioami wifi + repeater 2 in my iPhone 8 Plus. In wifi settings can’t display wifi Xiaomi repeater.
Hai Narender Singh
i wanna ask some thing. i am able to make the SSID_plus one but it didn’t shown in the Xiaomi app. thats not a problem to me but when i want to connect with my laptop they ask mi 4 or 8 digit PIN from the router label
Where to find them?
also i try using the numbre under my original router but it doesnt work
please help
thank you
I suspect that the Repeater is not properly setup. Do you see the Blue light on it? You might wanna try resetting it and completing the setup again.
Hello, can I use or public hotspot? This hotspot needs to login to use it. Thanks
You cannot use it with a networks which are open to connect and then require a login to access the internet.
how i can connect to the college router having WPA/WPA2 security?
hello , the mi repeater 2 is ok with the app Mi home but ..this app doesn’t show the other repeater like MI repeater pro …so i am unablel to config with the router , Is there any other option to config the repeater pro by app or form my pc?
No. You need to use the Mi Home app for the Mi Repeater Pro as well. Ensure that the repeater is turned on for a few minutes before you start searching for it in the Mi Home app. Also ensure that region is selected as China.
I am not able to connect my iPad and one plus 3 phone with repeater as is showing error IP Configuration failure. Can somebody help with this.
Hi Joao, that is the default behavior since the repeated network is eventually part of the same LAN. The repeater doesn’t have many settings to play with, so unless there’s something you can do on the Chromecast device, I don’t see many possibilities here.
Hello everyone
So I am using this device and I repeated the signal with a different SSID mainly to connect it to a chromecast with a stable signal.
However, whoever is connected to the network being repeated by the Xiaomi device can still manage and control my chromecast which is connected to the private network.
Anyone know how to fix this?
enable isolation
Hi, Narender!
Thanks for the post. I did as instructed but this appears on my laptop when I try to connect.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qxxnkysisgms954/Screenshot%202017-12-25%2020.14.33.png?dl=0.
It says “Wi-Fi has the self-assigned IP address 169.254.66.63 and will not be able to connect to the Internet.”. How can I correct this?
Honestly, I’m unsure what went wrong there. Are you able to connect other devices to the repeater’s network? (Say your phone) And do they work?
Hi Narender,
Do you know if we can set to IP Address manually, then set the MI Repeater to Access Point?
I have a friend that has a hotspot, but upon connecting to the Hotspot, i need to login via Web.
By connecting to The Hotspot, i can login successfully, but an error appears when is connect to MI Repeater “Hotspot_plus”. thanks a llot
Hi John, I don’t see that possible since you cannot edit any settings.
I have a mi repeater working well and used it several times for 2 different routers simply by pressing reset and readding the router i prefer. But suddenly my phone(samsung j7) coudnt scan/search for the mi repeater device. I already tried reset several times, turning my fon on and off and even updated the mi app and create a new account but still my fon cant search/scan the device..???
Hi,
I am trying to pair the xiaomi wifi amplifier 2 (following all the instructions), but every time i get the error: reduce wifi signal interference and try again. I am using an iphone 5s. My home network security is WPA2 Personal(have tried with WPA2 Mixed).
Do you guys know what to do?
Thanks
I have the same problem. I have tried to configure it using an Iphone 6s and an Android phone with no success. My home network router has WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK security.
Your main router should have an option to set channel, usually displayed by a single digit number, often ‘6’ by default, sometimes there is other info next to it. change that to something else, as other people in the area will probably have theirs set to that channel as well, causing interference. it shouldn’t change anything noticeable. go to your router settings by typing 192.168.X.Y into your browser, X and Y will probably be 1 or 0, username and password should be in the router’s manual, or both just “admin”
It’s probably an issue with your main router. connect to it, go to 192.168.X.Y in your browser, X and Y are either 1 or 0, try until you get it, then get the username and password from the router’s manual, or try “admin” for both, that is often the default. After this, there should be a “channel” setting in the wireless settings, probably has 6 as a default value. change it to something else, and it should solve the problem. this is because most routers use the same frequency band by default and this causes interference when many routers are near each other
Old post, but I just purchased the 2 model. The only way I could get it to connect to the router was to change the WiFi channel to WPA only, it was WPA2. I wished I knew this before buying. The instructions are zero with this device.
disable WPA2 TKIP/AES. Enable WPA2 AES.
How to connect public networks? It say public networks aren’t supported, connect to your home network.
Yes, public or open networks are not supported by Mi Repeater. You cannot connect to these.
how do i connect my pc to the xiomi wifi amplifier?
Your PC should have a WiFi receiver to catch the WiFi network created by the Mi Repeater.
Hey 🙂
Is there a way to connect the Wifi extender to any device without a MI account like an Xbox or PS4? Cuz im stuck with the update and it only seems to connect to this device.
Once properly setup, it won’t need a Mi account to use. Mi account is needed to complete the initial setup.
Hi, thanks for the guide. It works for me!
Can I manage the wifi sources that are already paired before? For example, I’ve already paired the extender with my office wifi. But at home I need to extend my private wifi also. How to change the wifi sources without reset the extender?
Hi Jeff, you cannot. The WiFi Extender only works with one source at a time. In order to connect to a different source, you need to reset the device.
Hi, great guide, it helped me setup the WiFi repeater after several unsuccessful attempts of my own. The light on the repeater is now blue, I have a new network which ends with _plus. I can connect to this network, but when I do I have no internet? The mi home app says everything is OK, connection is good, but no internet. Any ideas?
Of course when I connect to the original network everything is fine.
Ah.. I am not sure, Geert. The blue light only means that it managed to connect to the original network and is now broadcasting the same on the new SSID. Can you try again with Mi Home App’s region/server set to China Mainland?
Hi, thanks for the quick reply. I already changed my region to China Mainland as per your instruction in the guide. That does not make a difference.
I can’t setup my Repeater and it seems to keep saying “timed out” on 90% configuring
Hi Andrew, does the light turn blue or stays orange/yellow? And what region setting are you using?
it recommends us server, but some people said to choose the chinese region, and it seems the one that works, somehow…
Yep that was just I was going to recommend. Unless it is an international version of the Repeater, always use the Chinese server.
Anyways, good that it is working for you now 😀
Can you help me about the change the wifi setting, Because i dont want to samename with plus , i want to change SSID and password. There is section but i cant touch these sections ????
thanks for help from now .
Me also i have the same problem pls help..
Excellent guide. Thanks a lot.
Hi can I use it with dlink 2750u asdl 2 route?
Hi please help, I have successfully paired my xiaomi repeater 2 with my home router/modem using mi home app, yellow light turned to blue, I used mainlad china as location and set my security with wpa2 aes. My problem is, my devices cant connect to the repeater/internet, whenever I’m connecting, its stuck in obtaining IP address.
hi there, do you know how to connect the wifi repeater with public network eg. university wifi. the mijia app said ‘public network is not supported. connect to your home network’. i bought this due to bad connection in my room so i hope you can help, thanks
Unfortunately the repeater cannot be setup with unprotected networks. The app just won’t let you.
oh okay. but if later you know how to bypass it you may want post it here. thanks, have a nice day
I kept on getting the “Connection timed out” message and my LED light is still blinking orange. I have already reset the repeater and did the whole thing again but still get the same message. Why is this so? What has gone wrong?
can i use it to extend wifi that need to login from browser to use the internet connection?
That’s an open network, right? You will not be able to use it in that case.
Thank you, helped a lot. I did what you said and finally i could make the conecction, but even without it the repeater was working, but i couldnt control when needed.
I am glad that it was helpful 🙂
Can I extend and connect ISP’s Wifi network If it only allows my Phone’s MAC?Or I will have to change mac address from phone’s to repeater’s mac?
I’ve read about roaming mode in this device.
could you explain how can I setup device in this mode.
I want have only 1 SSID and extend range of my main wifi not repeat my main wifi with plus. in this mode I have 2 SSID.
I tried as you explained, but it didn’t work. Every time it tries to connect, goes up to 89%and then shows connection time out. I am using Asus modem router. Please suggest to solve this problem.
What is the security method on your WiFi Router? Try with WPA-2.
How to extend range of free wifi.
In our area there is a free wifi when we connect to that wifi it requires to login id.when we login it works perfectly.but due to no password i cant extend range of that wifi.
Any idea?
Hi Jisan, I’m not sure which other repeaters will be of help to you. However, you cannot fulfill your requirement with the Xiomai’s WiFi repeater. It will not accept any open networks and there is no workaround for the same.
I think it doesn’t work if security mode of original non mi router is set to Wpa/psk. Can you list the modes that it supports?
Hey Narender, will I be able to follow the set up instructions even if Chinese is Greek to me?
Thanks
Well, the MiHome was recently updated to make Chinese available for the WiFi repeater as well. So you should be good to go 🙂
Hi. I have connection time out error at90% and the led is still blinking yellow.my device is is note4 and network is wpa2 and is set to mainland china.any suggestions?
No idea Ali, do try a reset and then plug the repeater into a different USB source.
Well thank you anyway.
I’m just bored of this gadget.
Hi Ali,
I had the same problem. After changing the WPA Mode in the router settings from “WPA/WPA2” to “WPA2(CCMP)” the connection was established without a problem.
After this first initialization it’s no problem to switch back router settings to “WPA/WPA2”
Hope this helps
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can you or anyone help me, i have cctv that connect to cisco router via this mi amplifier/extender, in my cctv i set it fix ip 192.168.0.23, at router i have rule for my cctv mac address to fix ip also 192.168.0.23, but when connect to mi amplifier/extender i get 2 ip address 192.168.0.10 for the mi device itself and get ip address for my cctv 192.168.0.13
but if i use fing network tools app on android, i can see that actually i have 3 ip, 1 for mi 192.168.0.10 and 2 for my cctv 192.168.0.13 and 192.168.0.23, unfortunately, my network video recorder knowing my cctv ip 192.168.0.13 (and its can be like dynamic ip)
can i fix this problem so i can only have 1 ip on my cctv like i set on my cctv and on my cisco router rule
thanks a lot for your attention
I can not setup xiaomi wifi repeater gen 2 for tp link M5350 (wifi generator from 3G). Pls help me. Thanks!
when it comes to 89% it displays the massage ”connection timed out” and the led is blue, Into the network but can’t connect divice.why? i setup WPA2 and WPA Encryption Mode : AES, choose region China, can you help me.please! 🙁
Thank you in advance
Hi!, i have a wifi network at home and office. Its posible to configure two or more wifi networks on mi Xioami Repeter 2? So, it i go to home, the repeater work, and then go to office and work. Or I need configure every day en every place that I go.
You can only configure it with 1 network at a time. So, yes, you will need to reset it and then set it up at every place you go.
It is very useful guide.
Thank you, Jack. I’m glad that this has helped you 🙂
Thanks for the guide Narender!
Having some odd problems though:
I’m setting up the repeater via iOS. Configuration works as expected, blue light turns on.
When I leave the network name with the “_PLUS” no user at all can connect.
When I alter the name to the original SSID only my phone (the one I used for setup) can connect but no other.
Strangely though the repeater tells me 3 or whatever devices are connected and gives me the correct MAC addresses, but on the phones/tablets its sais couldn’t establish connection.
Did you ever hear about such issue?
Thanks in advance,
Ben
Hi Ben,
I haven’t encountered something like that. But I can surely say that this device brings different issues for different people. Can you please try resetting the repeater and then doing the configuration again? Hopefully that will help..
Thanks for your reply, of course I tried that a dozen times 🙂
Guess I could narrow down the issue being a problem with the router I am repeating:
Seems it doesn’t give IP addresses to any devices in the repeated WLAN, unless they directly logged into the original network before and just “Handshake” into the repeated network.
First time, it was good. I saw blue led and i connected very well.. But second time, i tried to connect different wireless router.. I saw yellow led…. I tried to change and enter new modem wifi password but my cellphone didn’t connect. my cellphone always tried to connect but i saw “obtaining ip address” I don’t know why.. :S If i click reset on extender, it is work.. Should i have clicked reset button everytime??
Did you find a solution?
Having basically the same issue.
Are you on iOS?
I connected easily. Thanks for your guidance.
Ali
Is it a must to turn on wifi roaming? As i chose option 2 (change ssid and password), i assumed that i should not toggle wifi roaming. Please advise.
I also experience intermittent disconnection. Is it because of the wifi roaming?
I also experience intermittent disconenction too… Is there a solution?
I can connect successfully, but the SSID_plus was still “the connection is limited”. What should I do?
Try resetting and reconnecting 🙂
Hi
Thank you for the article. I have purchased today my xiaomi wifi+, but although i do all the steps as you have mentioned, i got stucked at the 8th step, when it comes to 89% it displays the massage ”connection timed out” and the led is orange and blinking. Do you have any idea of a solution.
Thank you in advance
Did you set the region as ‘Mainland China’? And which Android version is your phone running?
Also do try using a different power source. Reset the repeater first by inserting a pin in the reset hole and waiting a few seconds while the device is connected to a power source.
I have the same problem. My android version is 7.0, phone Samsung S7 edge. I cannot install on other phone with other Android version. Play Store tells “version not supported for this Android versione”.
Regards
Hi Carlo, I’m using a OnePlus 3 and it runs Android 7 too. Haven’t faced any issues with downloading from Play Store.
Anyways,you can also download and install the APK file from MiHome website.
i cant even connect it successfully do you know any way to connect it successfully
is this for gen2 version?
The process should be the same. However, I wrote it when I was using the Gen1.
Thanks for the info. I tried the same way for gen2 it cant change the SSID name. It miss out the Additional Configuration of Mi WiFi Repeater in this gen 2. Anyway thanks for your help.
Hi, that’s strange because the new gen device should have more options rather than having those removed. I’m trying to make changes to the article. Can you tell me following if possible? You can also message the Facebook page.
1. Did the connection complete successfully? Or it failed, but the blue light appeared?
2. Is the device listed in the app?
it can connect with blue light but if not using China Mainland as the region, ut will not finish the setup and the app could not see the item. however changed to the China Mainland as the region, it is ok but could not change the SSID section. by the way I am using Samsung S5 as the setup.
someone know how to reset? my led is blue but i can’t set my ssid, the google home app dont found the device, but i can have internet…
Hi Riley,
Did you change the region in the app to ‘China Mainland’?
You can rest the device by inserting a PIN in the reset hole and keeping it pressed for about 5 seconds. The device should be powered on as you do this 🙂
Please someone help I have the xiaomi original mi wifi repeater and it is in Chinese can someone help me In setting it up for English…..
Hi Joseph, I tried to explain it as clearly as I could. If you would help me with a screenshot or else a writing of where you’re stuck, I’d love to help you out 🙂
The application, however will continue to be in Chinese. There is no English version available for the Mi Repeater.
Hi,
Thanks for the lovely post. I have a new Huawei router and it works wonderfully well. Just one question, if I should position the repeater in the area where the signal is minimum? And in that case I have to keep it plugged into a power source, right?
For my smart TV, is there any way to configure it to use the repeater’s signal as well? I have hidden the SSID so that it uses the same one as my Huawei router so we do not have to manually switch from one to the other…
Thanks!
Hi Kevin,
You can actually keep the repeater in an area where the signal strength is not too bad. I mean, unless the repeater manages to get a steady hold of the original network, it might not function properly. So, instead of keeping it in an extremely weak area, you can keep it somewhere the network is not too weak. Yes, since it does not have any batteries, you need to keep it plugged into the power source.
The TV should ideally pick up the more stronger network, like most of the other WiFi enabled devices. So, if the SSID & password are the same and the Repeater is offering the TV a more stronger signal, then the TV should smartly connect to the network of the repeater 🙂
Fantastic, it worked fine for me, thank you very much for the explanation!
I want to connect to a network with wpa2-enterprise (username & password), but the app only says “Public networks aren’t supported”.
What i have to do, to get the wifi repeated?
You cannot use the repeater with an open network. Since in your case, the network requires additional authentication after initially connecting to it, the repeater will not connect to it, unfortunately.
but it is not open, it is wpa2-enterprise, thats why i’m asking
you cannot connect to the network without user&password, there is no separate authentification after connect…
Agreed. Sorry for the confusion, but the repeater/MiHome app only accepts WiFi networks with a PSK. This doesn’t apply to WPA-2 Enterprise networks which usually use separate servers (such as RADIUS) and credentials to authenticate clients. I’m sorry but this Repeater will not work in your environment.
too bad, that doesn’t work 🙁
Thank you very much for your help!
Do you know if there is a way of changing the language to English once the initial setup is complete?
You can’t change the region to other than China because the Repeater is not sold in other markets. The app will require a re-login if you change the region.
When you choose Mainland China, the app displays most parts in English (provided you have chosen English as the language). The non-English parts (such as the additional settings page) have no English translation available and hence they continue to show in Chinese. Xiaomi only has English interface for products which are officially made available in other markets. Unfortunately, the repeater is not.
I can’t et anny connection i did al above written and select China as mainland.
Tried on a iPad Air and iPhone 6S with the latest 3.9.0 Xiaomi MiHome software.
The online thing i’m not sure about is my password. My wireless password is abcdefg@1234 is that alowed?
I’ll tried both on Linksys E3500 and Linksys E4500 routers with WPA2 personal as securety.
Do you happen to have an Android device around? If possible, please try with Android as Xiaomi might not be properly supporting the app on iOS devices.
Can i limit the no.who can connect d wifi repeater? Or is it possible that im d only one can connect to the repeater? Tnx
No you cannot. But you can hide the SSID and keep to to yourself 😀
Hi anyone can help? would like to ask when pairing my device to the Mi repeater only 44% and it will be CONNECTION INTERRUPTED. it only show yellow light blinking.
How is your original network secured? WPA-2 worked fine for me 🙂
Hi, Yes. My original network secured – WPA-2. just not sure why my Mi repeater only 44% and it will be CONNECTION INTERRUPTED. Please advice thanks.
Resseting the device using the reset button in the pin-hole below the LED worked for me. Good luck.
How to turn it off , i mean proper eject process ?
You can just pull it out or turn off the power button. It is a plug & play device with USB only used for power 🙂
hi my friend! i would like to ask for help..when pairing my device to the yi repeater only 44% and it will be CONNECTION INTERRUPTED for so many times…and tried many time..what shall i do next?..many thanks
Does the light on the repeater turn blue or stays yellow only?
I have sampe poblem. Tried with two different WiFi sources and got exact same result, always at 44%. Both with WPA2. Any suggestion or should I return unit?
You should try by changing to a different USB power source.
Got it!
Once I tried again by first pressing the reset button in the pin hote, it finally completed the process.
hello,
does this repeater also extend the connection range of the gateway so mihome (e.g.door sensor) devices more far away could connect to it?
If you set it to use the same SSID as the gateway, that might be achieved. However, I won’t bet on it.
For two days I followed your procedure — alas it was a pain in the neck to setup not to mention deciphering its Chinese language (actually I managed to change into English but still confusing). Almost took a hammer to crush this Xiaomi Wifi Repeater, I plug it into my PC USB 3.0 and to my amazement it works! In a nutshell, the repeater needs stable electrical current to setup. Always failed whenever I plug into a power bank or a tablet charger while finishing the setup — after the connection established I plug the tiny wifi repeater on my unused tablet charger. Without doubt, it runs like a champ! Kudos to you, Mr Narender Singh.
The power issue didn’t happen with me, but the setup does randomly work and doesn’t at other times. Anyways, glad that the article was of at least some help. I wish Xiaomi made it easier to set it up 🙂
When i plug then repeater to a usb source it dosent show any led. It is not powering on.
Please help
Seems like an issue with the repeater. Try another USB source to confirm that the USB isn’t the one at fault.
thanks! I just got it to “work” too. The repeater connects to my router, the LED of the repeater is blue.
I got similar problem as Dan
But when I connect my iphone using hotspot to the repeater, I dont get the connection and it keeps having blinking yellow light.
1) Does it work with hotspot connect to repeater from phone device?
Thanks!
I have no experience regarding hotspot from an iPhone, but hotspot from an Android phone did work. If there’s a setting regarding hotspot, please change it to use WPA2 to secure the network. Open network or other security protocols just don’t work.
I’m looking into the whole wifi extender thing. I have three floors. Would it be an idea to get three extenders? And does having these extenders influence the download speed?
Yes, speeds will be affected to some extent if you will route the network through 3 repeaters. You should consider installing a router with more signal strength. Installing your actual router on the middle floor can also be helpful in sending the network to 1 floor above and below. You can then use the repeater for covering broken areas. Repeating an already repeated network does not seem like an ideal choice.
Hi. I am trying to connect to TPlink 841 to MI Wifi. Set up is running until 100% and then connection timeout. No bluelight as well. Is it also because of my internet service provider? Any other suggestion
Hi. I am trying to connect my MI Wifi 2. Set up is running until 89% and then connection timeout. No bluelight as well. Do you know why? Or do you have any suggestion?
China Mainland option was wonderful. I was trying with English and it not work. Thanks for the help.
Rather mixed feelings about this odd WiFi extender:
– it can only be managed through a special App (running on phones, not Windows)
– the app requires an account with MI, otherwise it won’t see the extender
– the needed app MiHome exists multiple times at Google Play, different vendors and products!
– even after creating an account the app would not let me log in; ‘failed to connect to MI..’, repeatedly
– after installing a newer revision of the app it would join the MI network, would see my extender, but could not establish a network connection to my home network. Always the same pattern: ‘just a sec..”, running from 27% to 44% and reporting connection failure, repeatedly, the LED kept blinking, the ‘blue light’ never appeared.
– the same error occured with two different routers (Speedlink, FRITZ!box), regardless of security settings used (WPA+WP2, WPA, WPA2, WEP, totally open)
– Interestingly the same error would occur with the correct or any incorrect network passwords used, so the password was never really ‘used’ by the app during the connection process!
– the SAME app MiHome WILL run on a cheap Android TV box and DOES connect to a router from there, so the issue is with the app and Android device it is installed on. Also this WiFi extender operates apparently ONLY if using WP2 exclusively (what a weird expectation by the manufacturer!).
– Summary: only specific Android devices and a unique software plus a unique MI account from Xiaomi will allow to configure this WiFi extender and only if using WPA2 security. Any other method will utterly fail.
Once it is tuned to the home network its signal strength is astonishingly high, as is the bandwith it can operate at.
It will keep the settings once powered down and up again; it re-connects within 10sec or so, that’s ok.
The overall shaky design of the hardware and dependency of crappy (Chinese!) software may explain why this Xiaomi M WiFi extender I is sold for $6 now: just too many issues with its setup and maintenance,
A tinkerer’s toy at best, needing diligence, experience and a lot of good luck to get up and running.
It will reward the user with high speed transfers over large ranges, even between buildings and across floors.
Thanks for the long writeup, mw. I had similar experience with this app. It worked on my older android phone, but not on my newer. Sometimes it would get me blue light and still say failed to connect. In short, it’s a lot of luck game to get this thing connected.
But I also learned that this is actually a utility to be bundle with their Mi router. And with the router, it just requires a plug-in and plug-out in the USB port on the router. So maybe the issues are here because the main purpose of this product is to extend range of Mi Routers. It working with other router is just an icing on the cake. However, that’s just my POV. And yes, if it is somehow made to work with other routers, it could’ve been improved to provide a better experience and reliability.
Agreed.I never heard about the MI home automation stuff before, just took advantage of this cheap WiFi extender (it is not really a ‘repeater’, as it has no brain, cannot be configured like a real repeater).
The market for these MI devices seems to be restricted to Asia, and the software seems to be designed around PHONE based control exclusively, so there is no support for Windows PC or Macs.
The required account setup is making me feel uneasy, as it is with these remotely accessible Chinese webcams. We all know now what kind of dangerous games can be played with these, e.g. for dDOS attacks…
My writeup’s intention was to summarize ALL the issues I encountered during its setup, and there was an astonisihingly long and diverse list of issues to overcome for sure. So maybe others can benefit when struggling, after all the sales price must have pushed thousands of these things into the market.
It is working OK now and I will keep it that way: broadcasting DSL from one building to another, quite an astonishing performance I did not expect to work that well.
The problem was my android phone,i tried with iphone and it worked.
Now can i use it with my phone also.
Hi Narender, i get the notice didn’t find available devices,keep scanning?
Orange light is blinking i can see de device on the wifi list.
I have reset it for many times.
Did you try adding it manually?
HI Narender, thanks for this it worked like a charm. what is puzzling thought is that upon the detection of the wifi, it only allows me to choose the 2.4G over the 5G. which means my 5G was greyed out. have you encountered this before?
Hi Vern, as far as I know, the repeater does not support 5Ghz and can only work over 2.4Ghz.
That said, I haven’t actually tried it myself with a 5Ghz network.
When i connect the Mi extender to my samsung
device it setup end at 90% with error connection
time out but the blue light is turn on and it
also extend the wifi. The main problem is that
when I connect my phone to extender it failed
to connect to internet even it connected to device.
can this mi extender or mi router become wifi adapter? because i need to connect my old non wireless pc to wifi
No it won’t. It just is a repeater and USB is only used for power connection.
You’ll be needing an actual WiFi Adapter either based on USB or PCI.
thanks for your help, its work like a charm. great stuff with low price as well.
1. Yeah, the App says it successfully connected and I can change the SSID and so on.
2. I tried alle of them. No one works.
3. No MAC filter is set.
I also tried to change all kinds of options, but nothing seems to work. I don’t have no other AP to test it now. Damn… but thanks for you help!
I have same problem. After you get blue light just turn off and turn on again.
Hey,
thanks for the guide! I just got it to “work”. The repeater connects to my router, the LED of the repeater is blue. But when I connect my phone to the repeater, I don’t get internet… do you got an idea?
Thanks!
Is the source AP working fine and you get normal connectivity using that? You might wanna try resetting and then setting up the repeater again.
Yes, the source AP is working fine and I get a normal connectivity. I already resetting it, but this doesn’t help 🙁
This is strange, mate. Let’s do a bit more of troubleshooting:
1. Does the MiHome app say successfully connected or displays an error but blue light glows?
2. Can you try changing the authentication method of the source AP? A WPA-2 personal setup has worked fine for me.
3. Is there some sort of Mac filtering enabled in the source AP which only allows certain devices to access the WAN?
Other than these, I cannot think of any reason why it is not working. Try connecting it to some other AP to isolate any issues with the repeater hardware.
Can it boost signal from univerrsity wifi(ie wifi that requires sign in)?
No. Since the connection will initially be an open one. It will not be able to connect with an open network.
Thanks for your nice guide. I still search for a way to change the channel of the new extension-wifi. With the repeater on in one room the range of the original wifi will be disturbed and smaller in the opposite parts of the house because the two signals share the same channel.
Hi, please help
I just got my repeater today, I try to setup the repeater to my wifi, it always failed at 90%, but the blue light already on. I can connect to the internet using the new _plus network. The problem is, my Mi home apps doesn’t detect the device, even though I already connected to the _plus network. I cant change the name and the password. please help! thanks before, really appreciate it
Hey Richard, I’m sorry but the app is really a hit and trial thing. It works sometimes and on some devices, fails on the others.
You can continue using the _plus network or you can reset the repeater and try again. Maybe it will complete 100% this time and unless it does, you won’t be able to make changes to the network it creates.
Thanks for the reply.
At least it’s working now. I can try to change the name later if it truly neccesary.
Once again,, thank you!
Hi … i just got my xiaomi wifi extender today ..
During the setuo i have chosen mainland china as the locale… the problem was when i try to connect to the repeater. At 40% upon completion it says ” connectin interrupted” it happens many times and i still cant connect it.
Your advice and solution would be so much appreciated. Please! Thanks
Can you try with some other Android device?
hi… thanks for the reply.
While waiting for your reply yesterday, i thought i should try it on ipad. It works fine but only after i reset the extender.
I am just confused and feels weird. I tried on myy xiaomi devicr and it dorsnt work. However it works on ipad.
Thank you .
TIP: I chose India, and the setup started in english 🙂
BTW Why does it create a new SSID called as the original with the “_plus” text at the end?
The setup is in English even if you choose China 😛 It’s the latter parts of the app which are in Chinese.
The original SSID_plus is the default setup so that you can differentiate between the two networks 🙂 You can change it as mentioned in the article.
The pairing just doesn’t seem to work for me at all. Step#8 provided above runs until 40% and then I keep receiving “Connection Interrupt”. Any ideas how to overcome this problem? I am trying to extend my Apple Airport wi-fi. Any compatibility concerns? Thanks
I bought this one, and as other’s issues, I cannot connect to Mi Server, out of desperation I just plug the extender in my iMac and then I suddenly realized that I have the other wifi SSID abc_plus which is the extended of my wifi!!!. Give it a try.
Owh, I’ve got to mention that the android app I use used to be in order and I use for viewing my Ants cameras, but when I tried to setup the extender it just asking me to login, and failed, but before the failure of loggin in I saw the prosentage of connection to the new extender was about of 25%.
I was wondering, if buy another XIaomi repeater which SSID name will it create? I don´t like the the idea of having different SSIDs.
I would prefer to have the keep the wifi network parameters in other parts of my home.
The best guess – SSID_plus or the SSID_plus_plus depending on the network you connect it to lol
Go ahead and alter the SSID if your app managed to configure it just fine without an error 🙂
Hi Narender,
I have got an interesting problem. So I managed to setup the extender, blue light and all. However, the abcwifiname_plus while working on my phone (Asus Zenfone), it does not work on my other phone (MotoG). Basically, both of them detect the connection, however only on Asus Zenfone that I’m able to use the net. My MotoG detects and can connect, but I can’t seem to use the net.
Not sure why.
Heard or experience something like this?
Hey Eshan, that is strange buddy and indeed interesting. I hope you have tried unplugging and re-plugging the repeater. Let’s try a feq questions:
1. Does the Moto G work fine on the original network?
2. Did you try by connecting only one device to the repeater (Moto G)?
3. Did you try forgetting the connection and reconnecting?
4. Can you please give a try using a PING tool? So we know if it is able to send some PING request or it is not working at all.
These are just hit and trail now because I’ve not come across something like this before 🙁
Hi Narender,
Thanks for replying!
Let me answer your questions one by one:
1) Yes, it works fine with my original abcwifiname (without the plus). And with the connection from the provider.
2) I tried it with both connecting to the connection, it was fine like a month ago.
3) I did. Still not working 🙁
4) I did. Not sending anything :-/
That’s fine, man. You can just reply if you know what’s wrong if my wifi repeater.
Hello, hope you can help me! I’ve set up the repeater successfully and use it with my phone and iPad. However my MacBook pro doesn’t see the network at all. Aren’t they compatible?
This shouldn’t be the case. Does your Mac detect the original network? If not try resetting the network adapter on the Mac and maybe that will help?
can’t sign in to Mi home app its showing ”cannot sign in”
The same issue!
Narendar,I am not able to configure this mi wifi extender with my Binatone wifi router, it either gives connection time out error and blue led is also not coming as setup didnt completed. can you please suggest
Thanks
Kamal
Hi Kamal
I just tried it out again with the latest version of the app available on Google Play Store and it worked very well. Even went ahead and allowed me to further configure the settings. Can you give it a try as well? Play Store link.
Please choose China Mainland as the region 🙂
If you signed in via mobile phone number, try to add country code before. Ex: +84xxxxxx
I tested successfully.
REINSTALL THE APP AND LOGIN AGAIN
I try to sign in but it always says can’t connect to network. Please help
If you signed in via mobile phone number, try to add country code before. Ex: +84xxxxxx
Why does my device connect to it but disconnects immediately after connecting. My other devices connect fine but not my samsung tablet
cant download the app!!!
Why not? It is a simple link 😐
What kind of app is this? me and my brother create 2 different account for MiHome.
both account Unable to login!
tried to login by PC through Mi website and it is works fine. haishhh…
I can’t seem to login to Xiaomi account, via the app.. It works fine over the web.. Can someone help? I’m unable to setup the repeater 🙁
same as me Jaspreet -.-‘
Same
how to fix connection time out ?
this devices is work properly in the night , then i leave it and sleep , but in the morning , i check it on my pc , it shows , no connection , i wait it but no changes , then i try to reset the devices , and when 99% it shows connection time out but the devices shows blue LED , but when i try to connect it , still shows no internet access, i have try it on my android phone , and my laptop , but still same , i have try to reset it and try it many times , it still error , please help me , give me some solutions :’)
Hi Narender, maybe you can help,
When trying to pair the amplifier, it just say Connect Timeout at 99%. After this i can detect it with any phone, but the yellow led light, and sometimes it won’t connect automatically..
Thank you for your answer and help!
Best Regards
Adam
Hi Narender, maybe you can help me:
I successfully setup my repeater, however as other have pointed out, the device is not showing in the app but still working after the “timeout” error. The only problem is that every once in a while, when I try to connect to the network after a while that I have not been using it my PC and phone won’t connect to the network unless I unplug and plug again the repeater to the power source.. this is annoying. Does this happen to you too? It seems like it goes on stanby mode..
Hi Omar
Let me give it a try. Yes, that timeout thing is surely happening to me. I’m not able to make any customization to the network since it just times out and does not show up in the app. I’ll revert back on the disconnection. I’ve only used my repeater for short duration so far, so never faced that.
Hi again, Omar
I tried it out and it continues to work fine even after a lot of time with no device connected 🙂
if pairing does not work. Turn on Bluetooth and GPS – as seeking configure the device from a PC without the need for phone, this option may not exist. Translate google z Czech lenguage
Any idea if it works with hidden SSIDs?
Will it create a new SSID_plus which is hidden or will it be broadcasted?
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Hi, I have a Belkin router at my place and there are a couple of WiFi blind-spots that I am trying to fix. There seem to be several options for WiFi repeaters/extenders out there in the marketplace and am unable to decide on which to pick. While the MI repeater seems like a good and an inexpensive option, I am afraid I may end up facing issues similar to those mentioned in this thread, and not find a resolution in the end.
Would you know how the ‘TP-LINK TL-WA850RE 300 Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender’ is? Are there any other good and fairly priced options that you’d recommend?
Thanks!
Hi i,m having this error message when selecting my home wifi to connect the repater. Device may not support this type of net work. Use your router to connect.
End with ok wothout any choice. Any advice ?
My network is secured by wed and listed under cannot connect the internet. Why is my hone wifi not listed as active ?
The device probably does not support that security. You can try again by switching the network to WPA2.
Do I have to set up all the time when I plug the device in? (I use it with a powerbank)
Regards,
No. The configuration is remembered. It works as a plug and play device until it is reset.
how to reset this xiaomi wifi repeater? I would like to reset it to the beginning, thanks!
I mean I would like to reset it to factory manual. thanks
You just have to insert a pin into the reset hole on the device and keep it pressed for like 5 seconds. Release when a constant orange light appears.
it goes till 100% and then shows “connection timed out”. Is there any way to correct it????
HELPPPP MEE..
I thousand time reset xiaomi ampli, pairing to the router, but it seem cant pairing either.. i dont know what’s problem.. may be you can help me.
Hi! What version of Android is your smartphone running? I’ve had issues with every version after Lollipop.
“After” means marshmallow right? There are hardly a few phones with marshmallow. So can I take it that you’ve tried it & it works or lollipop, kitkat & before? For me its failing on Lollipop!
Yes, that’s what I meant. The app worked fine and connected with the repeater when I was using the Zenfone 2 on Lollipop 5.0. I have issues on my marshmallow device now. So I revert back to a backup device running kitkat and it works fine still.
What error do you face on yours though? Probably it is something else 🙂
Doesn’t work for my case as I’m using Samsung tab 3 lite and the app that I downloaded from here keep saying “Can’t log in to account” while I can log in to my MI account from my desktop computer. Why is that…???
Hi, MI home app is available on google apps. Download the latest mihome or it will give you issues trying to login to the xiaomi servers. The Xiaomi WIFI Extender will only work in a non Xiaomi router – say example Fritzbox 7390 which is the router that I am using – if you change your router security settings to WPA2 only. Using something else and the mi wifi extender will not work.
My device is working 100%.
The latest mi home app will install a plugin after connecting successfully the extender to your router. The plugin is in Chinese but fiddling with it you can just add the signal of the extender to that of the router. That is, instead of adding #RouterName_plus to the network, your router signal will just be stronger without the need to reconnect your devices to the *_plus wifi. But I prefer using the extender as a second wifi connection point *_plus as after measurement this is the way of getting the best range for this wonderful xiaomi device. wifi Measurements (average values) in the same spot inside the room using FRITZ!App WLAN: connected to the router -65dBm, 65 Mbit/s; after connecting to mi extender *_plus wifi -41dBm, 72Mbit/s.
My wifi not set passworld. T can not set up on Mi Plus. Help me!
Sorry! My English is bad!
So am i,
I can’t login to MiHome app with my cellphone .
1- I download Mihome App from QR code.
2- I choice “Other Smart Devices” But it want to me sign in account.
3- I sign up account with my email, So i try sign in account and it answer I cant sign in account!!!!
please help me.
Thanks a lot.
Hi
Can you please try with the MiHome app available on the Play Store? Use the Chinese server.
Bhai bacha liya tune…. Hope it works…. Mai aaj he new liya tha, aur neighbour ke WiFi pe connect kiya tha. Par ab jab apne WiFi pe connect karne laga toh mi home app mai device show nahi ho raha tha… Hope it get reset and I can get it connected to my WiFi… Paper pin use karna hai kya ? Reset ke andar koi button laga hai ke vaise hi pin dalni hai ?
Bhai.. Reset k andar ek button hai. So paper pin, needle or anything of that width will work 🙂 Aur kuch nahi to pen ki tip se bhi ho jayega 🙂
Sir how to reset it… I changed my modem . now I m having new ssid and password
You need to plug it into the power source and then inset a pin into the reset hole. Keep it pressed for like 10 seconds and it will be reset and orange light will glow 🙂
I have the same issue with the Mi Home. It keeps asking me to log-in but it won’t accept my Mi Account password for whatever reason even though I tried resetting the password many times to make sure it is the correct one.
Without logging in, nothing works.
I got this too. I hve a netgear N150 router. I followed the same steps. It comes to 100% creates the SSID with _plus but says error at 100% if I try connecting to it it asks for password for which it isn’t accepting my original wifi password what to do
how to change the ssid in Xiaomi MI Repeater ???? i want to change it ..
With the latest version of Mi Home, you can change it easily, but the app is in Chinese.
Hi Narender,
Hope you can make some tutorial in video or post how to change the ssid of Xiaomi Repeater..
Trying on that that right now 🙂
Hi! Why my download speed when use this wifi repeater is so slow?
Hi !
Once it is setup I can connect it using any devices like a laptop or iPad ?
It also fails step 9 for me.
I Trier repeating an AndroidAP from another Phone and that worked. I think there is a connectivity problem with my router.
I am using WPA2 security on a Fritzbox 7330 SL. I somebody knows, how to fix it or what I have to change in the router settings, please tell me.
Why do i can’t sign in to my mi account.. 🙁 i made it already.. and i can’t sign in.. 🙁
Please use this updated version of the Mi Home app – http://tchms.to/1QrLPPj
Hello Narander. Thank you for helpful guide. I want to make it private,how can i hide the ssid of mi amplifier? Thank you.
With the update Mi App, you can set the connection to hidden. Now I don’t know how to explain the steps as it is in chinese. I’ll try making a video soon.
Hi, yup please do share us the steps the soonest. Thank you!
Thanks Narender Singh for the link. the com.xiaomi.smarthome.apk worked well for my Samsung Tab 3 Lite for the first time and it was timed out and asked me to reset. However, my USB Mi wifi extender led changed to blue, therefore I did not reset it. I tried to connect to it and it works but I cannot see it appear on the device list from the app any more, I have no idea but it works now.
The system ain’t robust enough and the app does tend to lose connection to the device. Unless you really have to make changes, you probably don’t need the connection to the app. To get the connection back, resetting and then re-configuring would be the only way.
How to reset and reconfigure? Cause we have changed our router now totally cannot connect to the device bec. Its still displaying the old routername and password. Thanks
Connect the device to the power source and then insert a pin into the reset hole. Keep it pressed for 5-10 seconds.
Thanks for the help 🙂 i had reconfigured it now 🙂 cause the device had no instruction how or maybe written in chinese thanks 🙂 ??
What if i connect to an open wifi network? Will it still create a password for it?
It does not set up with an open network. So you can only use it to extend secured networks.
Did u try it yourself? As in mi home app it is showing the open wifi network..
Yes. I tried it out before responding. The throws a warning “Intelligent device might not support this type of network” and even after proceeding, it did not set up. Tried the same thrice. You can try for yourself and maybe you’re lucky? 🙂
I tried steps, I get my network_plus as new wifi connection but light is still blinking orange, it does not turn blue, also the last step during setup fails but still creates network_plus network.
Hi Varun,
Have you solve the problem? I having the same problem. Not sure anyone can help?
Any idea for iPhone users?
Did you try this app – https://itunes.apple.com/EN/app/xiao-mi-zhi-neng-jia-ting/id957323480?mt=8
I’ve no tried, but it shows WiFI Repeater in that screenshot they’ve put up. I’d appreciate if you could confirm if it worked.
Yes, I’ve got that app, and it still doesn’t connect 🙁
It doesn’t even auto-detect the device… I tried manually adding it, by selecting from the list, but after the 9th step shown above, it fails to connect… And I’ve tried it multiple times, after resetting the repeater (using the reset pin hole).
That’s sad buddy. Your only option now would be to use somebody else’s Android phone 🙁
Yeah, will try that too… Lets see.