GL.iNET router setup

Supported models

GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 (Mango).

Please contact Technical Support for other GL.iNET models.

1. Connect to your router

Connect an Ethernet cable from the WAN port of the GL.iNET device to your router.
Plug in the power cable to turn on the device.

2. Connect to your PC

There are two options for connecting your PC to the GL.iNET device: via Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

Wi-Fi: Connect to the Wi-Fi network named “GL-MT300N-…”, the default password is “goodlife”.

Ethernet: Use a second Ethernet cable to connect the LAN port of the GL.iNET device to your PC.

Your PC will receive an IP address from the 192.168.8.x subnet.

3. Initial setup

Open 192.168.8.1 in your browser.

Setup password. On the password setup page

Uncheck “Prevent Weak Password” and
Use “123456” for the initial password (you can always change it later).

Run SSH command using Windows CMD or Linux shell:

CODE

ssh root@192.168.8.1 "wget https://downloads.cloud-vms.com/glinet_install.sh && chmod +x glinet_install.sh && ./glinet_install.sh"

You’ll be asked for a password

Please note that it may take 2-3 minutes to finish.

(Optional) Enable GoodCloud

Enable the following

GoodCloud
Remote SSH
Remote Web access

Choose Data Server → America, Accept the Terms and Conditions and click Apply.

Store the following for troubleshooting:

Device ID (only needed for GoodCloud)
Device MAC (also can be found on the sticker)
Device S/N (also can be found on the sticker)

Switch to Access Point (Bridge) mode. Navigate to Network > Network Mode and set the router to Access Point mode and click apply.

You no longer need direct access to GL.iNET and you can now reconnect back to your normal router network.

4. Add a new gateway

Follow instructions on Settings->Cameras page page in adding new OpenWRT gateway section. You will need the following information:

Serial Number (S/N)
MAC Address
Username and Password

Troubleshooting

Checking logs

A key aspect of knowing the cause of an issue is being able to see what is occurring on the device.
The device logs can be accessed at http://<GLiNET-IP>/cgi-bin/luci/admin/status/logs.

Rebooting Gateway services

All Uplink services can be restarted by navigating to http://<GLiNET-IP>/cgi-bin/luci/admin/services/uplink-gateway/settings and clicking ‘Restart Gateway’

Remote assistance

For remote assistance the Gateway should be added to GoodCloud as described in “Enable GoodCloud” section above and the following information from the GoodCloud setup page should be provided to the technical support

Device ID
Device MAC
Device S/N