Unboxing the Bombax EZ100-C
- The Bombax EZ 100-C comes in a padded foam box, protecting your ASIC from any damage during shipping.
- Along with the ASIC, you may receive a UK plug or a North American plug to power your Bombax EZ100-C.
Things you will need to start mining with your Bombax EZ100-C
- The Bombax EZ100-C is capable of running on both 120V and 240V power.
- However, since Bombax EZ100-C consumes less power, a 120V regular North American power supply is enough to power the ASIC.
- It is highly recommended that you power your Bombax EZ-100-C from the power outlet itself rather than the power bar to avoid unnecessary circuit shortages or other accidents.
- Next, you will need a dedicated ethernet cable as Bombax EZ100-C doesn’t support Wi-Fi.
How to Setup Bombax EZ100-C?
Here are the step-by-step instructions to set up your Bombax EZ 100-C.
Preparing the ASIC
- Connect the ethernet cable to the ASIC.
- Connect one end of the power cable to the ASIC and the other end to the electric circuit.
- Switch on the ASIC by pressing the power button.
- Wait for a few seconds for the ASIC to turn on.
Configuring the ASIC
- Now, you would need the IP address of the Bombax EZ100-C. To get the IP address of the miner, you can choose any of the following steps:
~ You can use the free program software called Advanced IP Scanner to get your miner’s IP address.
~ You can log in to your router and get the IP address.
~ Here, let’s take the advanced IP scanner for illustration. You can find the IP address of the Bombax EZ100-C by clicking on the dropdown.
Accessing the Bombax EZ100-C via the Web Browser
- Double-clicking the IP address will redirect you to the login page. Alternatively, you can copy and paste the IP address into a browser to reach the login page.
- Both the username and password would be “admin”.
- It will take you to the web GUI of the Bombax EZ100-C.
Upgrading the Firmware
- It is highly recommended that the firmware version be checked and upgraded to the latest version for better performance.
- You can check the latest firmware version for Bombax EZ100-C on its official website.
- You can download the latest firmware version from the official website and upgrade it for your ASIC.
Adding the Mining Pool
- Go to the settings page.
- You can choose the cryptocurrency type you want to mine.
- Now, it’s time to add the mining pool. Many different pools are available for mining Ethereum Classic. You can check Mining Pool Stats to choose your pool according to your preferences.
- Let’s take K1 Pool.com for illustration purposes. Firstly, you need to create an account with the pool.
- Choose the cryptocurrency you want to mine.
- Now, you can click on the Start Mining button.
- You will gain access to the mining pool information. You can choose your region, such as Europe, North America, or China.
- You can find a specific mining pool for Bombax EZ100-C from the list. Copy and paste it into the web GUI.
- You can copy the China and Europe location mining pools and add them as backups in case any of the pools go down.
- Now, you would need to add the worker’s name. You can find it on the dashboard. Copy that.
- Paste that copied address into the worker1, worker2, and worker3 tabs.
- Enter the password as 123.
- You can also select the work mode.
- After you enter all the details, click on the update button. Click confirm.
- Your mining pool configuration is successful.
- Now, go to the status page. You can see the network status as connected.
Start Mining
- Once you’re done with all the settings, you can reboot the system.
- Now, go to the settings page. The mining might not have started.
- It will take around 30 minutes for the mining to get started.
- Now, almost after an hour, you can see the ASIC mining at its maximum hash rate.
- After 24 hours, you can find the mining status as below.
