The previous blog post showed you the AntRouter R1 unboxing photos — were you looking forward to it? Today I bring you the AntRouter R1 setup, configuration, and installation illustrated guide, walking you through installing and configuring the AntRouter R1 step by step, so you can smoothly install this Bitcoin-mining router and win your 25 BTC reward sooner (one block reward was 25 BTC at publication time).
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Bitcoin Reward
The AntRouter R1 mines in SOLO mode, and it’s forced SOLO, unmodifiable. So if you ever win, you’ll get the entire block reward, which is a considerable sum — one block rewards 25 BTC at publication time.
Designated Mining Pool
The AntRouter R1 forcibly designates the AntPool for SOLO mining, and it’s unmodifiable. Also you need to have a Bitmain account, because the router settings require filling in a Bitmain account to do SOLO mining.
Connect to WIFI signal antRouter-MAC
Power on the AntRouter R1, and a password-free WIFI signal starting with antRouter will be found. Connect to it; no password is needed. The wireless network card should be configured in auto-obtain-IP mode. See the picture below: 
Access the Router Management Page
The router management page address is: http://192.168.200.1/ . Open this URL in a browser to open the management page, as shown below; the default account and password are both root. 
Change System Language to Chinese
Select in order: System ==> System ==> Language and Style, choose chinese in the Language option, click Save, refresh the page and it’s the Chinese interface, as shown below: 
Set WIFI Signal Name
Select in order: Network ==> radio0 ==> Interface Configuration ==> Basic Settings ==> ESSID, that’s the WIFI name. Change it to your desired name and click Save, as shown below: 
Set WIFI Password
Select in order: Miner ==> radio0 ==> Interface Configuration ==> Wireless Security ==> Encryption, choose the option as shown, set the password, click Save, as shown below: 
Set Mining Account
Select in order: Network ==> R1 Mine, enter your Bitmain account, click Save, as shown below: 
Apply All Changes
Click the red text “Unsaved Changes” at the top right of the screen, click Save & Apply to make all settings take effect.
View the Router’s Hashrate and Mining Status in the Pool
Log into AntPool, choose AntRouter for the sub-account, and you can see the router’s status, as shown below: 
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