GL.iNet GL-XE300

bgn (N300)
4G LTE Wireless Router
Homepage	Product page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	GL.iNet GL-XE300 (Puli)
FCC ID	2AFIW-XE300C4
Type	travel router, LTE modem
CPU1 Y	Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
CPU1 Type	MIPS 24Kc
CPU1 Speed	650 MHz
Flash1 Chip	Brand? Model?
Flash1 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 /> (NAND)
Flash2 Size	16 MiB16,777,216 B <br />131,072 Kib <br />16,384 KiB <br />128 Mib <br />0.0156 GiB <br /> (SPI 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 /> (DDR2)
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	microSDXC, Mini PCI, Nano SIM Card, USB 2.0
SIM Card slot	1
Mini PCIe slots	1
USB ports	1
SD/MMC Slots	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	5 VDC, ? A ?v BAT , 5000 mAh, ? cells
Connector type	USB (Type-C)
Serial Port (UART)	yes, (115200 8N1)
Flags: LTE
Other
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Radio1 module	unknown
Radio1 module IF	Mini PCI
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

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: nand
Package architecture: mips_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 22.03.0
Current supported version: 25.12.0

LAN Comment: Nano SIM Card
WLAN Hardware: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531
Installation method(s):
U-Boot web recovery, see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
U-Boot web recovery, see git-commit
Comment:
Optional 5000mAh Battery

git • >>

ath79: add support for GL.iNet GL-XE300 The GL.iNet GL-XE300 is a 4G LTE Wireless router, based on QCA9531 SoC. Specifications: - SoC: QCA9531 (650MHz) - RAM: DDR2 128M - Flash: SPI NOR 16M + SPI NAND 128M - WiFi: 2.4GHz with 2 antennas - Ethernet: - 1x LAN (10/100M) - 1x WAN (10/100M) - LTE: - USB: 1x USB 2.0 port - UART: - 3.3V, TX, RX, GND / 115200 8N1 MAC addresses as verified by OEM firmware: use address source LAN *:c5 art 0x0 (label) WAN *:c6 label + 1 WLAN *:c7 art 0x1002 Installation via U-Boot rescue: 1. Press and hold reset and power buttons simultaneously 2. Wait for the LAN led to blink 5 times 3. Release reset and power buttons 4. The rescue page is accessible via http://192.168.1.1 5. Select the OpenWrt factory image and start upgrade 6. Wait for the router to flash new firmware and reboot Revert to stock firmware: i. Download the stock firmware from GL.Inet website ii. Use the same method explained above to flash the stock firmware