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

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from the WAN port of the GL.iNet device to your router.

2. 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.

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

2. 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

1. Open http://192.168.8.1 in your browser. Follow the instructions - choose your preferred language and set up the gateway password.

Please make sure that the password doesn’t contain unsupported special characters - Special characters in a password

2. Verify the firmware version installed on the GL.iNet device by navigating to System → Upgrade.
   The version that should be installed is 4.3.11 or newer. You can upgrade your device by downloading the firmware from GL.iNET’s firmware directory and performing a local upgrade.
   

   

3. Navigate to Network > Network Mode and set the router to Access Point mode, and click Apply.
   

   

4. Now you should be able to access the router from within your network and no longer need to connect to it directly. Reconnect to your normal router network and verify that GL.iNet has internet access by using the device’s network diagnostics - http://GLINET-IP/cgi-bin/luci/admin/network/diagnostics

4. GoodCloud setup (optional)

GoodCloud is a remote management application that lets you bind your GL.iNet routers to an account so you can monitor status, manage settings, run batch upgrades, and access the router’s admin UI/SSH from anywhere.

1. Navigate to Applications → GoodCloud on the GL.iNet web page.

   

2. Enable the following:

   • GoodCloud

   • Remote SSH

   • Remote Web access

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

   

3. Create an account on https://www.goodcloud.xyz/

4. Add your router “manually” using

   • Device ID,

   • S/N

   • MAC

5. Gateway Installation

1. Connect to GL.iNet through SSH using Windows CMD or Linux shell:

   CODE

   ssh root@<GLINET_IP>

   
   If GoodCloud is enabled, the device’s terminal can be accessed through the portal:
   

   

2. Run the following command to install the latest GL.iNET package

   CODE

   wget https://downloads.cloud-vms.com/glinet_install.sh && chmod +x glinet_install.sh && ./g

If you used the same PC to set up other GL.iNET routers before, then you’ll need to clean the SSH cache using:

del %USERPROFILE%\.ssh\known_hosts

You’ll be asked for the gateway password that you set previously in step 3.1.

6. Add Gateway to Cloud VMS

Follow the instructions on Settings -> Cameras page | New-Gateway page. You will need the following information:

• Serial Number (S/N)

• MAC Address

• Gateway Username and Password

The username is always root, the password is the one you set up in step 3.1.

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 step 4. Please provide temporary access to your GoodCloud account to technical support, along with the S/N or MAC of the problematic device.