GL-AR300M – GL.iNet: nice small device allowing NAT over WAN, WiFi, 3G/4G modem, or OpenVPN
Posted by jpluimers on 2020/08/28
Still glad I got a few of [WayBack] GL-AR300M – GL.iNet: it makes travel life so much easier when you cannot use tethering.
I got the model GL-AR300M with external antennas (the GL-AR300M only has internal ones with a much shorter range).
Powered over USB, it runs OpenWRT and can NAT a local network towards an external network on the WAN, WiFi or (via USB) 3G/4G modem.
Despite doing only 2.4Ghz, it was a life saver in many occasions (there is a 5Ghz model, but it has over heating issues).
It can even run as an OpenVPN client, but given the hardware it is limited to about 10 Mhz (and gets quite warm).
Over USB, you can access web-cams, hard-disk, and more.
The internal LAN is a life saver when for instance you hook it to a stack of Raspberry Pi devices.
Docs at [WayBack] GL-AR300M – GLI Docs
I’m not the only one happy with it:
- [WayBack] Basic WAN emulation – ALLOUTPUT.com
- [WayBack] Dezactivate: Mini Smart Router, 300Mbps WiFi GL-AR300M cu două antene externe Ludus • OLX.ro
- [WayBack] GL-MT300N mini-router met OpenWrt, USB demonstratie – blafhert: In deze video zie je de GL-MT300N mini-router: gebruik een gewone webcam als IP-camera, gebruik een USB harddisk via het netwerk en gebruik een 3G dongel, 4G dongel of Android telefoon voor verbind…
- [WayBack] GLi GL-AR300M Mini Router | House Adventures
- [WayBack] OpenWrt Project: Techdata: GL.iNet GL-AR300M v1.4.0
- [WayBack] GL.iNet GL-AR300M – WikiDevi
- [WayBack] Nieuwe Travel router (WISP) – Netwerken – GoT
Below are some videos with config tips and reviews.
–jeroen
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