What’s inside the Shipment Box?
- The Bitmain Antminer S21 XP comes in a thick cardboard box with thick foam pieces at the top and bottom to prevent any damage during shipping.
- The entire ASIC is wrapped in an antistatic bag for added protection during shipping and safeguards it against scratches.
- Carefully remove the ASIC from the cardboard box and place it on a flat surface. Ensure the mining atmosphere is well-ventilated, as the ASIC will exhaust a significant amount of heat.
Step-by-step Instructions for Setting Up the Bitmain Antminer S21 XP
1. Preparing the ASIC
- Since your Bitmain Antminer S21 XP consumes around 3645W, like most ASICs, a regular home power supply will not work. ASIC mining will need an exclusive power infrastructure. If you’re in North America, you need a 240V 30A electric circuit to power your Antminer S21 XP.
- Then you will need a dedicated 240V 30A Power Distribution Unit (PDU).
- Your Bitmain Antminer S21 XP comes with a P-13 to C-20 power cable.
- Next, you will need an exclusive ethernet connection as Bitmain Antminer S21 XP does not support Wi-Fi like most ASICs. Ensure the ethernet cable is thick enough to withstand the heat generated during the mining process.
- Now, plug in the ethernet cable to the Antminer S21 XP.
- Plug one end of the power cable into the ASIC and tighten it until you hear a clicking sound.
- Plug the other end of the power cable into the PDU.
- There is no power button on the ASIC. Once you connect the power cable to the PDU, the ASIC will turn on automatically with a sound. You can also see the lights blinking.
2. Configuring the ASIC
- Bitmain Antminer S21 XP displays the IP address directly on its in-built screen. You need not use software like an IP scanner or log in to your router to figure out the IP address.
- You can note down that IP address.
3. Accessing the Bitmain Antminer S21 XP via the Web Browser
- Now, enter the IP address in the browser. This will take you to the page where a window will appear asking for a username and password. The default username and password is “root.”
- As you sign in, you can access the web GUI of your Antminer S21 XP.
4. Adding the Mining Pool
- There are many mining pools available for Bitcoin mining. If you’re unsure about the options, you can check miningpoolstats.stream. You can choose any mining pool of your choice. Most of the pool will require a username and password. Here, let’s take ViaBTC as an illustration.
- Click on ViaBTC listed on the list.
- You will need to sign up for an account.
- Once you sign up and log in, you will be presented with the following page. Click on the pool tab at the top.
- Click on the dashboard tab.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will see the stratum URL there. You can copy that address.
- Now go back to the web GUI of Bitmain Antminer S21 XP. Click on the settings tab. You will find the options to add the mining pools. You can paste the copied address in Pool 1.
- Most mining pools will have backup pools to connect to if the main mining pool goes down. ViaBTC has them, too. It is clearly shown that Port 25 and Port 443 are available for mining. You can copy and paste them into the Pool 2 and Pool 3 options.
- You can enter the Port 25 address in the Pool 2 tab as a backup option.
- You can enter the Port 443 address in the Pool 3 tab as a backup.
- Next, enter your Miner Name, which is your mining pool account name. Copy and paste it into the Miner Name tab.
- You have to enter a worker’s name separated by a period.
- Now to see your worker’s name, go to the worker’s tab.
- You can see your worker’s name listed there. That’s how the pool distinguishes your worker name from other Bitcoin miners.
- The password can be anything. Here it is given as X.
- Once you’re done with that, change the setup mode to Normal.
- Now, hit the save button.
- The ASIC will start mining in a few minutes.
5. Start Mining
- Bitmain Antimer S21 XP is pretty noisy, with around 90 decibels.
- You can see the power consumption is initially high. After around 10 minutes, it will drop down.
- Antminer S21 XP also displays the hash rate. Hence, you can monitor it in real time. However, it keeps fluctuating.
- You can monitor the entire mining status on your Antminer S21 XP dashboard.
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