Oh, I should have included this information... The unit that I was specifically talking about was an S1/S3 upgrade kit that came with the pigtail already. Thing is, I've gotten my old S1 to work just like that, no antenna. And according to the tutorial I found, that could work as long as you're getting a signal.
I'm now beginning to realize just how ass-backwards Bitmain can be. They've got a fairly advanced user-interface that requires a lot of research just to get things working, and to add insult to injury, basic functions of a device like this (advertised by them) are also ass-backwards, or require some modification...
I think I'm gonna phase out all my Bitmain hardware soon... This is all too annoying to me.
Thanks for that info Rich, I'll see what I can get working, maybe tonight...
Topic: Antminer S3 Wireless Setup? (Read 2393 times)
These were the best instructions I could find, but despite being relatively tech-savvy I failed.....
Rich
Rich
Ok, here is my quickstart guide. Please correct and make additions/removals/clarifications as required...
1. Plug up your power supplies to your AntMiner S3. Minimum of one PCI-e power connector per side (2 recommended to avoid meltymelty)
2. Plug up a network cable to your AntMiner S3. Plug the other end of the cable up to your LAN or directly to your PC (if your local network is set up on a different subnet - see below)
2a. If your local network is not running on 192.168.1.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, use the direct cable connection method and set your wired interface IP to a static IP (such as 192.168.1.1 subnet mask 255.255.255.0, no gateway).
2b. If your local network is running on 192.168.1.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, ensure no devices are already using 192.168.1.99 (use ping 192.168.1.99 to check) and plug the AntMiner S3 directly up to a free port on your switch or router.
3. Connect to your AntMiner S3 by going to your web browser and typing http://192.168.1.99/ (username is root, password is also root)
4. Configure your miner settings under the Miner Configuration tab, then save and apply the settings.
5. Go to the Network tab. Select "Edit" on the WAN line.
6. Change protocol from "Static Address" to DHCP client. Set an appropriate hostname (such as antMiner) then click Save and Apply.
You will now lose access to the device. If you had it connected to your network, check your router to find out what IP it now has. If you had it connected directly to your PC (from having a different subnet, such as 192.168.0.0), disconnect it now and connect it to your local network instead, then do as above to find its new IP.
7. Log back in and confirm everything is working correctly. You should also feel a fair bit of warm air coming from the output end of the miner.
That is it!
Additional Steps:
Enabling Wireless - This will require some hardware modification and will probably void warranty, do so at your own risk!
The following is more technical than the previous instructions. It assumes you know how to connect devices to your wireless network, configure them, and how to safely drill holes in metal. If you have any doubts on how to do this, STOP NOW and ask someone who does know what they are doing.
Open the case of your AntMiner S3. Identify the controller board, mounted on the top of the inside of the unit (where the network port is). On this board is mounted a smaller board containing an AR9331 system on chip. Near the bottom left corner of this board (Labelled ThinkPHY 2) is a U.FL antenna connector. You will need a suitable pigtail and antenna (both can be sourced from ebay for about $1.50 each, some of the most common are the U.FL to RP-SMA ones, and antennas are easy to find).
Carefully drill a hole the correct width for the pigtail to be mounted (do this without the board in the way, and ensure no metal filings end up in bad places), mount the antenna end of the pigtail in the case, then carefully and gently fit the U.FL connector to the antenna connector on the board.
Reassemble the unit, then attach the antenna to the pigtail's now protruding wireless antenna socket.
1. Power up the unit (connected by wire to your LAN) and confirm everything is functioning normally through the web interface.
2. Go to the Network tab, then select the Wifi subtab.
3. Next to Generic MAC80211 802.11bgn (radio0), click the Add button.
4. On the new page displayed, set the ESSID to your wireless network name, the mode to client, and set the appropriate security settings under the Wireless Security subtab (about half way down the page, near where you set the ESSID). Set the network to "Create" and call it wifi.
5. Click Save and Apply. (And wait a while for everything to apply)
6. Select the Interfaces subtab, there should now be a third network option called WIFI (along with the two original ones, LAN and WAN). Click the edit button for WIFI.
7. Change the protocol from Unmanaged to DHCP client. Set an appropriate hostname, then click Save and Apply again.
8. Confirm the AntMiner S3 has successfully associated to the wireless network and acquired an IP. If it has not, confirm your security settings are correct and check the device Kernel Logs from the Status page.
9. Once correctly associated, you should now be able to access the miner through its wireless network IP. If this is possible, disconnect the wired network connection and confirm the unit keeps mining.
1. Plug up your power supplies to your AntMiner S3. Minimum of one PCI-e power connector per side (2 recommended to avoid meltymelty)
2. Plug up a network cable to your AntMiner S3. Plug the other end of the cable up to your LAN or directly to your PC (if your local network is set up on a different subnet - see below)
2a. If your local network is not running on 192.168.1.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, use the direct cable connection method and set your wired interface IP to a static IP (such as 192.168.1.1 subnet mask 255.255.255.0, no gateway).
2b. If your local network is running on 192.168.1.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, ensure no devices are already using 192.168.1.99 (use ping 192.168.1.99 to check) and plug the AntMiner S3 directly up to a free port on your switch or router.
3. Connect to your AntMiner S3 by going to your web browser and typing http://192.168.1.99/ (username is root, password is also root)
4. Configure your miner settings under the Miner Configuration tab, then save and apply the settings.
5. Go to the Network tab. Select "Edit" on the WAN line.
6. Change protocol from "Static Address" to DHCP client. Set an appropriate hostname (such as antMiner) then click Save and Apply.
You will now lose access to the device. If you had it connected to your network, check your router to find out what IP it now has. If you had it connected directly to your PC (from having a different subnet, such as 192.168.0.0), disconnect it now and connect it to your local network instead, then do as above to find its new IP.
7. Log back in and confirm everything is working correctly. You should also feel a fair bit of warm air coming from the output end of the miner.
That is it!
Additional Steps:
Enabling Wireless - This will require some hardware modification and will probably void warranty, do so at your own risk!
The following is more technical than the previous instructions. It assumes you know how to connect devices to your wireless network, configure them, and how to safely drill holes in metal. If you have any doubts on how to do this, STOP NOW and ask someone who does know what they are doing.
Open the case of your AntMiner S3. Identify the controller board, mounted on the top of the inside of the unit (where the network port is). On this board is mounted a smaller board containing an AR9331 system on chip. Near the bottom left corner of this board (Labelled ThinkPHY 2) is a U.FL antenna connector. You will need a suitable pigtail and antenna (both can be sourced from ebay for about $1.50 each, some of the most common are the U.FL to RP-SMA ones, and antennas are easy to find).
Carefully drill a hole the correct width for the pigtail to be mounted (do this without the board in the way, and ensure no metal filings end up in bad places), mount the antenna end of the pigtail in the case, then carefully and gently fit the U.FL connector to the antenna connector on the board.
Reassemble the unit, then attach the antenna to the pigtail's now protruding wireless antenna socket.
1. Power up the unit (connected by wire to your LAN) and confirm everything is functioning normally through the web interface.
2. Go to the Network tab, then select the Wifi subtab.
3. Next to Generic MAC80211 802.11bgn (radio0), click the Add button.
4. On the new page displayed, set the ESSID to your wireless network name, the mode to client, and set the appropriate security settings under the Wireless Security subtab (about half way down the page, near where you set the ESSID). Set the network to "Create" and call it wifi.
5. Click Save and Apply. (And wait a while for everything to apply)
6. Select the Interfaces subtab, there should now be a third network option called WIFI (along with the two original ones, LAN and WAN). Click the edit button for WIFI.
7. Change the protocol from Unmanaged to DHCP client. Set an appropriate hostname, then click Save and Apply again.
8. Confirm the AntMiner S3 has successfully associated to the wireless network and acquired an IP. If it has not, confirm your security settings are correct and check the device Kernel Logs from the Status page.
9. Once correctly associated, you should now be able to access the miner through its wireless network IP. If this is possible, disconnect the wired network connection and confirm the unit keeps mining.
So I'm having a lot of trouble with this... And I'm tired of having to connect my units to computers to get them to mine. So naturally, I wanted to go the wireless route.
So naturally, I sought several guides on how to get this properly set up. The closest thing to a good dedicated guide that I found was this. http://www.rubicite.com/Tutorials/AntMinerS1WirelessTutorial.aspx
I went through those steps a couple times, but ended up having to reset this unit that I'm testing this on. I was able to get my S1 working last year, and it's been mining happily (mostly) since then. Problem is, I kind of did it by luck, not by actually knowing what I was doing. I originally had the IP at 192.168.1.201 through ethernet, and now I guess the wireless is DHCP at 192.168.1.103. So for whatever reason, the unit is on two IP addresses, and both can login as normal...
Has anyone perfected the art of getting this set up? Suppose I just reset my miner back to it's original address (192.168.1.99). What are my exact steps from there? It seems like that tutorial is missing something. Or maybe I'm just an idiot. It's probably the latter...
So naturally, I sought several guides on how to get this properly set up. The closest thing to a good dedicated guide that I found was this. http://www.rubicite.com/Tutorials/AntMinerS1WirelessTutorial.aspx
I went through those steps a couple times, but ended up having to reset this unit that I'm testing this on. I was able to get my S1 working last year, and it's been mining happily (mostly) since then. Problem is, I kind of did it by luck, not by actually knowing what I was doing. I originally had the IP at 192.168.1.201 through ethernet, and now I guess the wireless is DHCP at 192.168.1.103. So for whatever reason, the unit is on two IP addresses, and both can login as normal...
Has anyone perfected the art of getting this set up? Suppose I just reset my miner back to it's original address (192.168.1.99). What are my exact steps from there? It seems like that tutorial is missing something. Or maybe I'm just an idiot. It's probably the latter...
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