GL.iNet GL-AR300M16

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bgn (N300)
Mini Smart Router
Homepage	Product page
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	GL.iNet GL-AR300M
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	GL.iNet GL-AR300M16
FCC ID	2AFIW-AR300M
Type	wireless router
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24Kc
CPU1 Speed	650 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size	16 MiB 16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> (NOR)
RAM1 Size	128 MiB 134,217,728 B <br />1,048,576 Kib <br />131,072 KiB <br />1,024 Mib <br />0.125 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip	Brand? Model?
ETH chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
Switch	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
Ethernet Port Count	2-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u
802dot11 OUI: none specified
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Expansion IF types	USB 2.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	5 VDC, 1 A
Connector type	microUSB
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Chip1	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
Wireless interface OUI	none specified
Antenna Connector Type	none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
802.11n	up to 300 Mbps
802.11g	up to 54 Mbps
802.11b	up to 11 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
FCC ID GL.iNet GL-AR300M (Shadow) 2AFIW-AR300M
CPU1 brand Radio1 chip1 brand Radio1 chip2 brand GL.iNet GL-AR300 v3 Atheros Atheros GL.iNet GL-AR300M (Shadow) Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros GL.iNet GL-AR300M-Lite v1 Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros GL.iNet GL-AR300M16 Qualcomm Atheros Qualcomm Atheros

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented GL.iNet devices with specifications, see GL.iNet.

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = N300 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Wiki

Target: ath79
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: mips_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 21.02.0
Current supported version: 25.12.2

LAN Comment: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
WLAN Comment: GL-AR300M16-Ext variant has 2 detachable antennas (RP-SMA)
Installation method(s):
U-Boot web recovery
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot web recovery

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ath79: add GL.iNet GL-AR300M16 as NOR-only board The GL.iNet GL-AR300M series of devices includes variants without NAND and only the 16 MB NOR flash. These include the GL-AR300M16 and the GL-AR300M-Lite (already with its own board name). This board-name addition provides disambiguation from the NAND-bearing GL-AR300M devices, both for OpenWrt code and for end users. Kernel and firmware support for NAND and UBI will add ~320 kB to the overall firmware size at this time. This NOR-only option continues to provide more compact firmware for both the GL-AR300M16 as well as those who wish to use it as an alternate or primary, NOR-resident firmware on the GL-AR300M. The ar71xx targets are unmodified. Installation ------------ Install through OEM U-Boot (HTTP-based) or `sysupgrade --force` when booted from NOR and running OEM or OpenWrt, NOR-based firmware. As one of the intentions is disambiguation from NAND-bearing units, users who have flashed this firmware onto a device with NAND would need to use U-Boot or `sysupgrade --force` to flash firmware that again supports NAND. There are no additional SUPPORTED_DEVICES as it is not possible to determine if a device does or does not have NAND based on either the OEM's or OpenWrt's board names prior to this patch.