GL.iNet GL-MT2500A V1.6 (Brume 2)

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Security Gateway for Remote Access Brume 2 (GL-MT2500/GL-MT2500A)
Homepage	Product page
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	GL.iNet GL-MT2500A V1.6 (Brume 2)
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	GL.iNet GL-MT2500A (Brume 2) V1.6
FCC ID	2AFIW-MT2500
Board ID	MT2500-V1.6
Type	Router Firewall, security appliance, router
CPU1 Y	MediaTek MT7981BA
CPU1 Type	ARM Cortex-A53
CPU1 Speed	1.3 GHz ( 2 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip	Samsung KLM8G1GETF-B041
Flash1 Size	8 GiB 8,192 MiB <br />8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br /> (eMMC 5.1)
RAM1 Size	1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />
RAM1 Chip	Nanya NT5AD512M16C4
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7981BA
ETH chip2	Airoha EN8811H
Ethernet Port Count	1-2.5GbE-WAN 1-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz
Ethernet OUI: 94:83:C4 (10 E, 8 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Stock FW OS	Linux 5.18 OpenWrt 21.02
Expansion IF types	USB 3.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	5 VDC, 2 A
Connector type	USB (Type-C)
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 4-pin header, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Flags: OpenVPN, WireGuard
Other
Default IP address: 192.168.8.1 the IP 192.168.8.1 is used by 44 additional devices of which 23 are GL.iNet devices Default login user: root Default login password: blank root:blank credentials used by 3 additional devices of which 1 are GL.iNet devices
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
(Est.) release date	September 2022
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD):	$79
ASIN	B0BQMJDDYR ,  multiple uses
Country of manuf	China
FCC ID GL.iNet GL-MT2500A (Brume 2) 2AFIW-MT2500
CPU1 brand FLA1 RAM1 GL.iNet GL-MT2500A (Brume 2) MediaTek 8,192 MiB8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br />8 GiB <br /> 1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br /> GL.iNet GL-MT2500A V1.6 (Brume 2) MediaTek 8,192 MiB8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br />8 GiB <br /> 1,024 MiB1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />1 GiB <br />

For a list of all currently documented Airoha (EcoNet) chipsets with specifications, see Airoha.
For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

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

Overview

Hardware specification

• CPU: MediaTek MT7981BA @1.3GHz (Filogic 820)

SoC: Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A53)

• Storage: 8GB (eMMC 5.1) Flash
• Memory: 1GB (DDR4) RAM
• USB: 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB (Type-C) ports
• Network: 1x 2.5GbE (WAN), 1x 1GbE (LAN) ports
• Power Source: 5V/2A via USB Type-C

Links of Interest

• Official shop
• Docs
• Official forum

Reviews

• GL.iNet GL-MT2500A Security Gateway Review on CNX|Software
• Brume 2 - OpenWrt “Security Gateway” with MediaTek MT7981B SoC on CNX|Software

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

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

Target: mediatek
Subtarget: filogic
Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 24.10.0
Current supported version: 25.12.0

LAN Comment: Airoha EN8811H 2.5Gbe Phy
WLAN Comment: No WLAN
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit

git • >>

mediatek: add support for GL.iNet GL-MT2500 Hardware -------- SoC: MediaTek MT7981BA RAM: 1GB DDR4 (NANYA NT5AD512M16C4-JR) MMC: 8GB eMMC (Samsung 8GTF4R) ETH: 1000Base-T LAN (ePHY) 2500Base-T WAN (MaxLinear GPY211C) BTN: 1x Reset Button LED: System (blue/white) VPN (white) USB: 1x USB-A (USB 3.0) UART: 115200 8N1 - Pinout on board next to LAN port Don't connect 3.3V! Known Issues ------------ U-Boot vendor recovery does not seem to accept any images, neither GL.iNet images nor OpenWrt images. Recovery requires serial access! Installation ------------ Upload the OpenWrt sysupgrade image to the Gl.iNet Web-UI. Make sure to not retain existing settings. Signed-off-by: David Bauer

See also

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