How To Setup GL.iNet’s Travel Router ?

  • Sep, Mon, 2025

The need for internet connectivity is paramount no matter where you are. This is exactly where the GL.iNet’s travel routers come in for help. GL.iNet offers so many different models when it comes to travel routers. No matter which model you own, the installation process is almost similar for each one of them. So in this particular blog post we’ll be sharing the GL.iNet travel router setup process. The setup method requires you to make use of the internet browser. So with no more deferment, let’s start with the guidance. 

Pre-Setup Checklist 

For GL.iNet travel router setup, you need very few basic components and most of them comes in the package box itself. So here’s everything that you need:

  • Travel router
  • Router’s power wire.
  • Source of internet
  • A smart device.
  • Next up, an Ethernet wire (optional)
  • Lastly, you require access to the electrical powerboard. 

As you collect all these components, you can directly move on to the setup guidance. 

Travel Router Setup Guide

GL.iNet’s travel routers are compact in size but fully loaded with all the advanced features. So to unlock its full potential, you need to follow these setup steps one by one.

✓ Power On The Router

Place your travel router in an open space and away from hindrances especially during the setup process. Now using the supplied power wire, power on the router. The travel router will take up a few moments to finish its initial booting process. So meanwhile you just need to wait. 

✓ Pair Up Device To The Router

In this travel router setup step you need your smart device. Now pair this device to your travel router. For this you have two options. 

  • In the first option, enable wifi on your device. On the base/back of the router you’ll find the label. On this label the wireless information is written. So choose the username that you found on the label from the available networks list. Then fill up the password. It is “goodlife”. You have to type the password in lower letter case only. Finally tap on Connect. This is the wireless method. 
  • In the second method you need Ethernet wire. Make sure this wire doesn’t have any cuts or bruises on it. If found, then replace it with the new one. Because this can affect the further travel router setup process. Now move the ethernet wire into the ethernet port of your device and the other end into the LAN port of the travel router. With this you have established a wired connection. 

✓ Login

Now the next step towards travel router setup is login. For this you have to open an internet browser on the paired device. To avoid any issues, make sure the browser is compatible as well as updated. The options for it are: internet explorer, chrome, safari, edge as well you can pick firefox. Thereafter head to the URL blank of the browser. In it type down http://192.168.8.1. After that press Enter. Now you’ll land up on the welcome page. Here you have to choose the language. Click Next. Pick a timezone. Again hit Next. Now you have entered the login window. Create the password. It must not have less than 8 characters. Once done click on Submit. 

✓ Wrap Up Travel Router Setup

Finally, from the main control panel, you have to select the option of Internet. Choose the connection method. Thereafter just fill in the information that the interface prompts you to fill. With that the travel router setup process completes. 

Before you log out of the control panel, make sure you go to the Update option and scan for the new updates. If available, then to amp up the overall networking experience as well as the security of your network, you must install the updates then and there. 

For any issue, queries or assistance you must connect to the customer support team.