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title: "GL.iNet router login, restart, firmware updates and UPnP: a practical guide"
url: "https://kilobat.app/routers/glinet"
description: "Sign in to a GL.iNet router at 192.168.8.1, schedule restarts, update firmware 4.x, block clients, turn on UPnP, set QoS, guest Wi-Fi, mesh and DNS."
---

Router · GL.iNet

# GL.iNet router login, restart, firmware updates and UPnP

GL.iNet makes small travel routers such as Beryl AX and Slate 7, and home routers such as Flint 2. They run GL.iNet’s own firmware on OpenWrt; you manage them in a browser at `http://192.168.8.1` or in the GL.iNet app.

GL.iNet router

Sign in

`192.168.8.1`

App

GL.iNet app (iOS and Android)

Password

There is no factory admin password: you create one the first time you open the Admin Panel. The Wi-Fi name and Wi-Fi key are on the label underneath, with a QR code. GL.iNet says some older models without a key on the label use `goodlife` as the Wi-Fi key.

Models

GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX), GL-BE3600 (Slate 7), GL-MT6000 (Flint 2), GL-BE9300 (Flint 3), GL-AXT1800 (Slate AX), GL-X3000 (Spitz AX), GL-MT2500 (Brume 2)

**Checked 1 November 2026.** GL.iNet firmware 4.x, with menu paths from v4.9 to v4.11 (as of 2026); checked against GL-MT3000 Beryl AX and the Wi-Fi 7 models. Menus move between 4.x releases: the docs mark which version added each feature. UPnP needs v4.11, mesh v4.10, QoS v4.9.

## Sign in to the GL.iNet router

1. Connect your Mac to the router’s Wi-Fi, or to a LAN port with an Ethernet cable.
2. Open `http://192.168.8.1` in Chrome, Edge or Safari.
3. The first time, set an admin password and click **Next**, then set up Wi-Fi.
4. Afterwards, sign in with that admin password.
5. To change it later, go to **SYSTEM › Admin Password**; you need the current one.

Forgotten it? Once the router has fully started, hold the reset button for 10 seconds. That restores factory settings and erases all your data. If 192.168.8.1 won’t load, try a private window and switch off any VPN on your Mac.

## Restart it properly

GL.iNet’s docs describe no restart button in the Admin Panel, only power and the reset button.

1. Unplug the router’s power cable.
2. Wait 30 seconds, then plug it back in.
3. Wait for it to boot, then open `http://192.168.8.1` to check it’s back.

### Repair the network without a full restart

1. Wait until the router has fully started.
2. Press and hold the reset button for 4 seconds, then release.

This restarts the network interface and resets the internet settings, but keeps Wi-Fi, VPN and system settings. Holding for 10 seconds is a full factory reset.

### Schedule a restart

1. Sync the clock first under **SYSTEM › Time Zone**.
2. Go to **SYSTEM › Scheduled Tasks**.
3. Turn on **Schedule Reboot**, set the time and the days, and click **Apply**.

If the router is off at the scheduled time, the restart is skipped.

**Kilobat can help.** Kilobat Pro’s [router check-up](https://kilobat.app/docs/home-network#router-checkup) learns how fast this router usually answers, says when a restart is due, and checks the next day whether it helped.

## Update the firmware

1. Sign in and go to **SYSTEM › Upgrade**.
2. Under **Online Upgrade**, check the current version and install the newest one offered.
3. To install a file instead, download it from the GL.iNet download centre for your model.
4. Upload it under **Local Upgrade**, leave **Keep Settings** on and click **Install**.

Keep the power on; the router restarts by itself. If an online upgrade says **Download Failed**, sync the clock under **SYSTEM › Time Zone**. Don’t tick **Keep Settings** when downgrading.

[The maker’s firmware download page](https://dl.gl-inet.com/)

## See connected devices

1. Sign in and click **CLIENTS** in the left menu.
2. Read each device’s name, connection type, IP and MAC address, speed and traffic.
3. To rename a device, click the three-dot icon under **Action**, then **Modify**.
4. To cut a device off, use the block control in its row.
5. To reserve an address, use the **Reserved IP** column (firmware v4.8 and later).

Blocking works by MAC address. Many phones use a randomised one, so a blocked phone may return with a new address.

**Kilobat can help.** Kilobat’s [new-device alerts](https://kilobat.app/docs/home-network#new-devices) tell you when a device you haven’t seen joins your home Wi-Fi. **Tools › Devices** lists what answers on the network, and you can name each one.

## UPnP and port forwarding

UPnP arrived in firmware v4.11. Mappings last 7 days by default.

1. Sign in and go to **SECURITY › UPnP**.
2. Toggle the switch to enable UPnP.
3. Active mappings appear with the device, protocol, ports and remaining **Lease**.
4. Click the trash icon to delete a mapping, or **Refresh** for the latest list.

GL.iNet warns that any device or app on the network can open ports without asking, so a compromised device can expose itself to the internet. Enable UPnP only on trusted networks and turn it off when you don’t need it. For direct connections from the internet, GL.iNet says UPnP requires a public WAN IP. Behind another router, incoming connections also require appropriate forwarding on the upstream router.

### Port forwarding

1. Go to **SECURITY › Port Forwarding** (or **NETWORK › Port Forwarding** before v4.9).
2. Click **Add** in the Port Forwarding section.
3. Choose the protocol and external port, then the device’s **Internal IP** and port.
4. Click **Apply**.

### NAT-PMP

GL.iNet’s docs don’t mention NAT-PMP or a separate switch for sharing status over UPnP.

**Kilobat can help.** On supported routers, Kilobat’s [call reports](https://kilobat.app/video-calls) can read available traffic counters, read-only, to identify another device that was busy when a call froze. Correlation does not prove the cause. Kilobat never opens ports.

## Prioritise calls and gaming

QoS arrived in firmware v4.9 on Beryl AX, Flint 2, Slate 7 and newer models; older models like Slate AX don’t have it.

1. Go to **FLOW CONTROL › QoS** and toggle QoS on.
2. Enter your upload and download speeds in Mbps, or click **Run Speedtest**.
3. Choose **Device Priority** and click **Add Device** for your Mac.
4. Or choose **Application Priority**, then **Customize › Pre-Set up**, and drag categories higher.
5. Click **Apply**.

QoS can’t run alongside SQM, and turning it on switches Network Acceleration off. In v4.9 and v4.10 there is only application priority.

**Kilobat can help.** Run Kilobat’s [stutter test](https://kilobat.app/guides/recipes/test-call-stutter) before and after you change priorities, to see whether calls really got smoother.

## 2.4 and 5 GHz, and the channel

The main network broadcasts on every band at once, each with its own settings.

1. Sign in and click **WIRELESS**.
2. Under **Main Network**, click the gear icon next to a band (2.4, 5 or 6 GHz).
3. Give that band its own SSID and password if you want to split them.
4. Click **Apply** and reconnect your devices.

### Change the channel

1. In **WIRELESS**, click the gear icon next to the band.
2. Choose a channel, and a bandwidth if needed.
3. Click **Apply**.

Wi-Fi 7 models can also add an **MLO Wi-Fi** network across two or more bands.

**Kilobat can help.** Kilobat shows which band and channel your Mac is on, and `kilobat channels` suggests the least crowded channel. More in [crowded Wi-Fi channels](https://kilobat.app/guides/wifi-channel-congestion) and [Wi-Fi on a Mac](https://kilobat.app/wifi-analyzer-mac).

## Mesh: which node a device uses

Mesh arrived in firmware v4.10 on Flint 2, Flint 3, Slate 7 and Beryl AX. One main router manages up to eight nodes.

1. Put the new node next to the main router and power it on.
2. On the node’s Admin Panel, go to **MESH** and click **Mesh Node**.
3. On the main router, connect to the internet, then go to **MESH › Main Router**.
4. Click **Start Scanning**, or use **Ethernet Backhaul**, to add the node.
5. Afterwards, click any node on the **MESH** topology to see its clients and uptime.

Once added, a node is managed only from the main router.

**Kilobat can help.** When your Mac moves to another node or band, Kilobat’s Health says so, so a weaker node isn’t taken for a router problem. See [find a better Wi-Fi spot](https://kilobat.app/guides/recipes/find-better-wifi-spot).

## Guest network

1. Sign in and click **WIRELESS**.
2. Under **Guest Network**, click **Add**.
3. Choose the bands, a name and a password, then click **Apply**.
4. For more options, go to **NETWORK › Guest Network**.

The guest network uses its own subnet, `192.168.9.1` by default. **AP Isolation** keeps guests apart; **Block WAN Subnets** stops them reaching an upstream network.

**Kilobat can help.** Kilobat can show a network as a QR code, so guests join with their phone’s camera: [share Wi-Fi with a QR code](https://kilobat.app/guides/recipes/share-wifi-qr-code).

## DNS settings

On firmware v4.11 DNS has its own menu; on v4.10 and earlier it is **NETWORK › DNS**.

1. Sign in and click **DNS**.
2. Under **Manual DNS**, choose **Static DNS** and enter up to four servers.
3. Or choose **Encrypted DNS**, a provider, and DoT, DoH or DoQ.
4. Click **Apply**.

By default VPN traffic uses the VPN’s DNS; turn on **Apply Manual DNS to VPN tunnels** to change that. DNS rebinding protection, under **Options**, can break hotel captive portals.

**Kilobat can help.** Before you change DNS, [compare resolvers with Kilobat](https://kilobat.app/guides/recipes/pick-faster-dns) to see which answers fastest from your home.

## Connection status and logs

1. Sign in and click **INTERNET**.
2. A solid green line means connected; a white line with a yellow mark means connected but no internet.
3. For logs, go to **SYSTEM › Log** and filter the System Log by level or keyword.
4. Click **Export Log** to save it for GL.iNet support.

**SYSTEM › Overview** shows CPU load, memory and temperature.

**Kilobat can help.** When the line keeps dropping, Kilobat’s [provider report](https://kilobat.app/docs/health#report) lists outages, latency and speed tests against your plan, ready to send to your provider.

## Manuals and downloads

- [GL.iNet Router Docs 4: interface guide](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/)
- [GL.iNet firmware download centre](https://dl.gl-inet.com/)
- [Firmware downloads](https://dl.gl-inet.com/)

Links go to the maker’s own pages.

## Questions

**What is the default GL.iNet admin password?**

There isn’t one. You choose it the first time you open `http://192.168.8.1`. The label holds only the Wi-Fi name and key.

**Why can’t I find UPnP?**

It is under **SECURITY › UPnP** from firmware v4.11. Update under **SYSTEM › Upgrade**.

## Sources

- [GL.iNet Docs: First time setup](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/faq/first_time_setup/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Admin Password](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/admin_password/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Cannot access web Admin Panel](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/faq/cannot_access_web_admin_panel/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Repair network or reset](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/faq/repair_network_or_reset_firmware/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Stuck on “Rebooting” during firmware reboot](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/faq/stuck_on_rebooting_during_firmware_reboot/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Scheduled Tasks](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/scheduled_tasks/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Upgrade](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/upgrade/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Clients](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/clients/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: UPnP](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/upnp/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Port Forwarding](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/port_forwarding/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: QoS](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/qos/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Wireless](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/wireless/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Mesh](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/mesh/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Guest Network](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/guest_network/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: DNS (firmware v4.11)](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/dns_v4.11/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Internet](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/internet/)
- [GL.iNet Docs: Log](https://docs.gl-inet.com/router/en/4/interface_guide/log/)

Checked on 1 November 2026.

## See what your router can’t tell you

Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that watches the network from your side: which app is using it, whether the Wi-Fi, the router or the provider is slow, and why a call froze.

[Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.31.1.dmg?via=site)

```
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat
```

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