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GL.iNET GL-AR300M16

GL.iNET GL-AR300M16 is a low-cost Mesh Station.

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  1. GL-AR300M Series / Shadow - GL.iNet
  2. https://docs.gl-inet.com/en/2/hardware/ar300m/
  3. [OpenWrt Wiki] GL.iNet GL-AR300M
  4. [OpenWrt Wiki] Techdata: GL.iNet GL-AR300M v1.4.0
  5. GL.iNet GL-AR300M - TechInfoDepot

There is NO power supply (available separately for about AU$12). This is great for plugging into USB ports in the car or laptop.

Note there is another GL-AR300M16 model with external antennas, so has "Ext" at the end of the model name (GL-AR300M16-Ext). Although its removable antennas enables higher gain antennas to be swapped in to reach more neighbours when placed outdoors, in such a situation we prefer to add an extra high gain USB WiFi Adapter to the plain GL-AR300M16 model instead.

1. Purchase

Look out for frequent special deals, we bought a few at ONLY AU$33.06 in Jan-2023. If you are not a Prime member, ordering one more unit will get you free transport.

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2. Price Performance

Unless you really need GL-AR300M16's small size and low power, the GL-AR750 (MS23) is a better deal with power supply, microSD slot and 5GHz radio.