Xiaomi WiFi Router 3G

For Developers
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To enable SSH:

  1. Flash developer firmware from web gui, for example this: http://bigota.miwifi.com/xiaoqiang/rom/r3g/miwifi_r3g_firmware_c2175_2.25.122.bin
  2. Bind your router to your xiaomi account via Mi Wi-Fi app (android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xiaomi.router)
  3. Go to this page (pay attention to the URL, it must be HTTPS not HTTP, change it manually if it revert to HTTP): https://d.miwifi.com/rom/ssh
  4. Login with your account
  5. Click on "下载工具包" button to obtain your unlock file, take note of your SSH password
  6. Rename the file to miwifi_ssh.bin
  7. Put it in your usb flashdisk (must be MBR and FAT32)
  8. Power off your router
  9. Plug in the flashdisk
  10. Press and hold the reset button
  11. Power on your router (while holding the reset button)
  12. The router's will flash LED with flash orange, release the reset button when it is flashing rapidly (and you see activity led flashing on your flashdisk if it has one)
  13. Wait until the LED turns blue
  14. The router will reboot and you can login to SSH shell with root and the provided password

And then you can proceed to flash LEDE...

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