Wireless Client Bridge, FAQ

Set up Instructions.

1. Power On 

Plug the Micro USB power cable into the power port of the GL iNet device.

2. Connect 

Once the GL iNet is powered it will generate its own Wi-Fi network that you need to connect to in order to set it up.

You can connect using a smartphone, tablet, or PC via Wi-Fi settings.

Please ensure you turn off auto-join to your home Wi-Fi network in your Wi-Fi setting on your phone, tablet, or PC.

If you are using a smartphone or tablet fully TURN OFF any mobile data access.

Go to your network settings and join the GL iNet SSID (Service Set Identifier) I.E. Network.

The SSID is printed on the bottom label of the router in the following format:

SSID: GL-MT300N-XX-XXX

password: goodlife  

3. Access the Web Admin Panel 

Open a web browser (we recommend Chrome, Firefox) and type into the address bar: http://192.168.8.1

You will be directed to the initial setup of the web Admin Panel.

If you receive the 'Your device is not connected to the internet' please refresh the page and check, you are still connected to GL-MT300N-XX-XXX.  

A) Language Setting

You need to choose the display language of the Admin Panel 

B) Admin Password Setting 

There is no default password for this Admin Panel.

You must set your own password, which must be at least 5 characters long. Then, click Submit to proceed.

C) Admin Panel 

After the initial setup, you will enter the web Admin Panel of the router. 

4. Go to the Internet section of the admin panel

A) Cable section - Click 'Use as LAN'

B) Repeater section - click Scan to find your network. 

If you see a blank screen you need to turn your smartphone landscape. 

Choose your network from the drop-down list and enter the password.

This is the network your GL iNet will use to connect your Web Server to the internet. 

If you have clicked scan and the page does not show the below image, please try refreshing your browser page.

Enable the remember button to save. Click Join.

When connected to your network the circle next to Wi-Fi will be blue.  

5. Disable client Wi-Fi access (optional, but recommended)

The next direction is optional but highly recommend. We do not require ‘client’ WI-FI access for this exercise. To avoid halving the client bridge’s bandwidth and producing additional wireless interference from Wi-Fi we will disable ‘client’ Wi-Fi.

Click each of the Wi-Fi icons above and hit the toggle switch to disable each Wi-Fi network.

Note that after doing this, you will only be able to access the GL iNet device from a wired client on the LAN. If you wish to leave a Wi-Fi client network available, please ensure that the 2.4g radio is disabled to reduce interference with the wireless network from the Autani Manager/CORE.

5. Power and connect the Autani Manager/CORE to one of the router’s LAN ports

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6. NOTE

Please keep in mind that not all networks will allow remote access, even guest network. You can probably recall a time at a hotel or when using public Wi-Fi where your work/corporate VPN tunnels would not connect on your PC.  This means that someone responsible for the wireless network we are connecting to in said example will still need to speak to and review Autani’s prerequisites sheets for connecting the Autani Manager/CORE.