Do you travel? Want extra protection of taking a router with a firewall with you when you are on the road? Want the flexibility of OpenWRT?
The GL iNet GL-MT300N-V2 mini smart router is loaded with a ton of features. These Routers can act as a router, repeater, WDS, 3/4g Modem or it’ll work with phone tethering.
For less than $21, this tiny router packs a lot of punch. Able to fit in the palm of your hand, the router has the following features.
- Powered by MTK 7628NN 580Mhz SoC
- 300Mbps high speed
- Small, light, easy to use
- LEDE pre-installed
- Increased RAM from 64MB to 128 MB
- Better Wi-Fi with MTK driver
- Faster OpenVPN encryption
- 4 GPIOs
Tech Specs.
| CPU | MTK 7628NN @580Mhzz |
| Memory/Storage | DDR2 128MB/ FLASH 16MB |
| Interfaces | 1 WAN, 1 LAN, 1 USB2.0, 1 micro USB (power), 1 Reset button |
| Frequency | 2.4GHz |
| Transmission rate | 300Mbps |
| Max Tx Power | 20dBm |
| Protocol | 802.11 b/g/n |
| External Storage support | FAT32/EXFAT/EXT4/EXT3/EXT2/NTFS |
| Webcam support | MJPG, YUV |
| DIY features | UART, 4GPIO, 3.3V & 5V power port |
| External antenna support | No |
| Power input | 5V/1A |
| Power consumption | <2.75W |
| Dimension, Weight | 58*58*25mm, 39g |
Using the default login, the GL-MT300N-V2 can be accessed by a web browser.
The admin panel contains every feature you’ll need in any router. While this custom menu has Internet, Wireless, Client info, Upgrade (firmware), Firewall, VPN (OpenVPN), Applications and more settings; its OpenWRT that makes this router unique.
Because the router runs on OpenWRT firmware, items such as a firewall, OpenVPN and more are available.
The firewall features logging and a Captive Portal.
The Network Mode includes changing the router from being a router to a wireless access point, Extender or WDS (Wireless Distribution System).
By entering the IP address with /cgi-bin/luci, you can gain access to OpenWRT. What is LuCi?
The full OpenWRT menu is available including graphs and all of the features of OpenWRT.
Real-time information can be accessed under the OpenWRT menu.
Firmware
https://docs.gl-inet.com/en/3/release_notes/
Firmware for gl-mt300-n-v2
https://docs.gl-inet.com/en/3/release_notes/gl-mt300n-v2/
Documents
https://docs.gl-inet.com/en/3/setup/mini_router/upgrade/#official-openwrtlede-firmware
First Time Setup
https://docs.gl-inet.com/en/3/setup/mini_router/first-time_setup/
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