Bitaxe setup

Bitaxe Logo

Step-by-Step Installation Guide

This guide shows you step by step how to set up your Bitaxe for the first time after delivery.

You can find the instructions for the Pimp My Bitaxe upgrade kits here.

Congratulations on your new Bitaxe, Made in Germany!

Bitaxe 602 Gamma bitcoin miner next to bitcoin stand

1. Unpack

Carefully remove the device from the packaging and check it for visible damage.

Bitaxe 602 Gamma slides into Bitaxe Stand

2. Setup

Insert the board into the supplied stand.
No screws are required.

Bitaxe 602 Gamma gets plugged in

3. Power Supply

Connect the miner to the power supply and plug it into a power outlet.
The device starts automatically.

Bitaxe showing Wi-Fi Id for connection

4. Connect to Wi-Fi

Connect your smartphone or computer to the Wi-Fi network shown by the Bitaxe.

(here: Bitaxe_7641)

The following screenshots show the setup with a smartphone.

AxeOS Network Configuration surface

5. Configure Network

The network configuration view appears automatically.

If it does not, open your browser and go to the address 192.168.4.1.

Enter your Wi-Fi credentials:

  • Hostname: the name of the device on your local network (not relevant, best left unchanged)
  • Wi-Fi SSID: the name of your Wi-Fi network
  • Wi-Fi Password: your Wi-Fi password

Then click Save and then Restart. The Bitaxe restarts.

Important Note on Network Configuration

The Bitaxe only connects to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, not to 5 GHz.

Enter the Wi-Fi name and the password with exactly the right capitalization. Special characters and spaces must also be exactly right, otherwise the Bitaxe cannot connect to your Wi-Fi. It is best to use the built-in Wi-Fi search (on the right in the Wi-Fi SSID field).

Tip: If the Wi-Fi connection does not work, try your guest Wi-Fi. The connection often works more easily there.

Axe OS setup of wallet adress and mining pool

6. Mining Settings

We recommend using the pre-configured mining pools. Enter your own Bitcoin address, the one you want to mine to, in the two fields "Stratum User" and "Fallback Stratum User".

To give the device a name in the mining pool, add ".bitaxe" after the address. Example: bc1puft26r8tk48r3ne29t3uvvhe98jsmh8p9g7g29wcwnkkls4gze0s96sju7.bitaxe

Then press Restart again. The Bitaxe restarts and immediately begins mining to your own Bitcoin address.

Bitaxe display surfaces

7. On the Display

As soon as the Bitaxe has connected to your Wi-Fi, the Bitaxe and OSMU logos briefly appear on the display.

The display then switches every few seconds between two screens with all the relevant information.
One of the two screens shows the IP address you use to open the device in your browser.

AxeOS Dashboard

8. Access via Browser

This is the view you see when you open the Bitaxe's IP address in your browser. The device is running and mining.