With the continuous development of mobile networks, there are more and more intelligent devices in our homes, and the demand for home WiFi networks is also increasing. Wireless routing has gradually become popular, but with the coming signal problems have also attracted more and more attention. The problems such as insufficient WiFi signal strength, insufficient coverage, and unstable signals have also followed. In fact, no matter what kind of wireless router, it will become weaker and weaker with the number and thickness of the walls in the home. If it is a large house type, we can only solve it by adding a wireless relay router before. Of course, the price of wireless routing with relay function is not cheap, and it must also have a home power supply. With the emergence of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier, it provides us with another better choice to expand WiFi coverage. We can use the smallest investment and the most convenient method to expand the wireless WiFi coverage in our home.

Unpacking&Appearance

▼ The package of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is very simple. It is packed in plastic bags. There is an orange "MI" mark on the top right of the front of the package, and the front of the package is transparent. We can see the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier directly.

▼ Some simple parameter information of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is printed on the back of the packaging bag, and a label is also attached at the bottom, so that we can have a simple understanding of it.

▼ There is no special paper instruction in the packaging bag of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier. The instruction is printed on the back of the packaging bag. The instruction is in the form of graphics and text, which is easy for novice players to read and understand.

▼ The Xiaomi WiFi amplifier in my hand is a white model. In the future, we should launch a colorful, all-in-one design. There is no gap in the body. If we want to disassemble it, it seems that we can only disassemble it violently. The Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is relatively small, only 12cm long, which is a little shorter than the carbon pen we use everyday.

▼ The appearance design of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is exquisite and simple, which is divided into two sections: the upper part is placed with signal transmitting and receiving chips, and the lower part is a USB socket with a rotating shaft. On the top of the front is a "MI" logo in the same color as the paint, and on the bottom is a reset hole and an LED status indicator light. We can judge the working status of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier according to the color change of the status light.

▼ The back of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier only has a simple "WiFi+" printed on the top, and there is no other decoration. The design is very simple.

▼ The product model information is printed on one side of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier.

▼ Below the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is a rotary USB socket, which can be rotated 180 ° to facilitate people to find a suitable placement. The design of the rotary shaft is very similar to that of the Xiaomi router mini.

▼ Xiaomi WiFi amplifier has only one USB interface, which can be adapted to mobile phone charger, Xiaomi patch board, or even mobile power supply. In particular, it can directly use mobile power supply to make the placement of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier more flexible.

▼ Xiaomi wifi amplifier can cooperate with various devices with USB power supply interface. With the increasing number of digital devices at home, I think it is not difficult to find a power supply USB interface, so it is very convenient to use Xiaomi wifi amplifier.

Use&Settings

▼ The use of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is very simple. If you have a Xiaomi router in your home, just plug the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier into the router's USB jack (the Xiaomi router mini system needs to be updated to the latest development version), and the pairing operation can be completed automatically. When the LED indicator changes from yellow to blue, it means the pairing is completed, Then insert the WIFI amplifier into the charged USB to start working.

▼ If you directly plug into the USB socket of the Xiaomi router and cannot pair automatically or use a wireless router of other brands, you can also pair by downloading the Xiaomi Smart Home APP. Before pairing, we need to plug the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier into the charged USB socket, wait until the LED indicator of the WiFi amplifier is in the yellow slow flashing state, open the Xiaomi Smart Home APP, the system will automatically search, click the Add button at the top right of the interface, and we add a device name of the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier above the device addition list.

▼ After clicking the device, you will enter the device connection interface. We only need to operate carefully according to the prompt. After the connection is completed, the system will give a prompt of "successful connection".

▼ Now the setting of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is relatively simple. Entering the device interface of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier, we can see that currently only "Wi Fi roaming" can be set. Before roaming is enabled, the signal of our Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is to add plus after the original route name. After it is enabled, it will be automatically set to the same name as the parent router. In this way, the system will automatically switch to the signals of Xiaomi Wifi amplifier, and we do not need to manually connect.

Signal&Test

▼ How about the effect of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier? Let's go to the actual test. The house type in the home is relatively simple. Due to the limitation of broadband access, the router can only be placed in the study as shown in the figure, which greatly reduces the signal coverage. There are several rooms where the signal is only one grid, just to test the role of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier. First, the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier was placed in the living room near Point A. Three points with weak WiFi signals were selected for testing when the Xiaomi router mini was used previously.

▼ Through the test, it is found that the WiFi signal of the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier at test point A and test point B is obviously much stronger than that of the Xiaomi router mini, but at test point C (toilet), due to the distance, the difference between the two is very small. It seems that if it is placed in the living room, it will be impossible to access the Internet happily in the toilet.

▼ As we said above, our Xiaomi WiFi amplifier can be powered by the Xiaomi mobile power supply, which makes the placement of the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier very flexible. Now let's change the placement point and place the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier in the washing room near Point C to see how the placement effect will be.

▼ Through the test, we can see that except at point A, the signal strength of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is stronger than that of Xiaomi router mini. The most important thing is that the signal in the toilet is finally full, while the balcony is generally less visited, so this location is suitable for me.

▼ Finally, the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier and the Xiaomi router mini are placed at the same location. After a simple test, it can be seen that the signal strength of the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is lower than that of the Xiaomi router mini, but the difference is also very small, basically doubling the original WiFi coverage range.

Summary

After a simple test, the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier can indeed enhance the WiFi signal in our home, and can directly use the mobile power supply for power supply, so that it can be placed more flexibly. The setting of Xiaomi WiFi amplifier is also very simple. If you are using Xiaomi router, you only need to plug it into the USB interface to automatically complete the pairing. However, because it is a new product, it is still somewhat unstable. Sometimes, when it is plugged into the USB interface of the Xiaomi router, it cannot automatically pair. The stability of the signal also needs to be strengthened. At present, WiFi roaming settings can be carried out as far as possible, but there is still too little content to set. But generally speaking, the Xiaomi WiFi amplifier has some effect on WiFi signal enhancement. It is very good for home use, which avoids the trouble of adding relay routing. Of course, if you are a fan and want more stable and stronger WiFi signal coverage, you should use wireless relay routing, Xiaomi WiFi amplifier may not meet your needs.