# Any known firmware alternative for gl router hardware?

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**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [May 23, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/any-known-firmware-alternative-for-gl-router-hardware/15851 "2021-05-23T09:46:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/any-known-firmware-alternative-for-gl-router-hardware/15851/9 "2021-05-24T10:37:09Z")

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@Henry_Bruns

> How to configure DNS, VPN and a Killswitch by Openwrt ? Does it need to install additional addons or how to do

I suggest you create 2 AP, one passthough, one vpn.  
This will simplify the operation with captive port authenication/vpn killswitch/dns leak etc Look up policy based routing and guest (VPN) network configuration.

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