# AR300M NAND, Open WRT, how to access installed add ons

**URL:** <https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436>\
**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [April 27, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436 "2018-04-27T21:36:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Henry\_Bruns](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Henry\_Bruns](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Henry_Bruns)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/1 "2018-04-27T21:36:54Z")

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Hello,

Question:  
They are a How Too, for Open WRT, ar300m NAND, on which I can see one one sample:

- how too access by self installed additional programms like:

- Linux clone of Norton Commander like Midnight Commander

- Webserver like Xamp, Apache or like this

I can see and install Programms like this on Open WRT. A after inustalling this programms, I dont find this programms on Webinterface from Open WRT, ar300m NAND

VBR

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**Author:** ![kyson-lok](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/kyson-lok/32/185_2.png) [@kyson-lok](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/kyson-lok)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/2 "2018-04-28T17:27:25Z")

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Sorry for those, we don’t support such webinterface.

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**Author:** ![Henry\_Bruns](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Henry\_Bruns](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Henry_Bruns)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/3 "2018-04-28T17:39:40Z")

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How configure without webinterface ?  
They are a Editor like Midnight Commander or like this on GLI Version of Open WRT ?  
Or its possible to open a console on Web interface ?

Found Informations:  
It`s looks like access to file system will be by SSH  
SSH, [http://192.168.8.1](http://192.168.8.1), Port 22  
User: root ?  
Pass: unknown

It can be, SSH need to be activated on webinterface [http://192.168.8.1/cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/admin](http://192.168.8.1/cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/admin)

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**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/4 "2018-04-30T08:13:58Z")

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SSH is activated already. You need to use root and your password to login.

You may need to install mc editor using opkg

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**Author:** ![Henry\_Bruns](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Henry\_Bruns](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Henry_Bruns)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/5 "2018-05-05T11:42:56Z")

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Installing “Visual file Manager GNU Midnight Commander mc” are possible on Webinterface, menue “App Repro”. Thats the same like follow link:  
[http://192.168.8.1/html/index?software.html](http://192.168.8.1/html/index?software.html)

The question are the same like for other installed programms: How to start a installed programm. In this sample, how to start the now installed mc?

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**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/6 "2018-05-05T12:30:37Z")

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You need to ssh to the router and use `mc`

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**Author:** ![Henry\_Bruns](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Henry\_Bruns](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Henry_Bruns)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/7 "2018-05-28T08:47:02Z")

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Ok. Connecting GLI by SSH. And after than ?

How to start mc or other program on SSH console ? They are are special extension like .bat or .exe on Linux files ?  
I need a sample. Thats not a joke.

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**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/8 "2018-05-28T10:14:42Z")

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SSH to the router as in this guide: [SSH to the router - GL.iNet Docs](https://docs.gl-inet.com/app/ssh/)

Then you will have the black window.

If you have not installed mc, install it now

```
opkg update
opkg install mc

```

You need to type `mc` in that window.

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**Author:** ![Henry\_Bruns](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Henry\_Bruns](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Henry_Bruns)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/9 "2018-05-28T10:26:01Z")

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**Ok. I will try today:**

- type mc on terminal window from ssh client, after installing mc.

**That looks it mean:**

- dont need to know the path of mc
- dont need to know or to type the extension of mc like mc.exe or mc.bat

THX

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**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/10 "2018-05-28T10:37:25Z")

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you are correct exactly.

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**Author:** ![Henry\_Bruns](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@Henry\_Bruns](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Henry_Bruns)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/11 "2018-05-28T10:55:03Z")

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Thanks in advanced.

I hope it will be possible too, to start mc without SSH in future.  
That to create, edit, remouve, delet and so on files without to need to look and install ssh client.

VBR

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**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/12 "2018-05-30T04:36:26Z")

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I wonder how you want to do that.

In Linux PC you have xwindows and terminal.

In the router there is no monitor and you have to use such program in certain user interfaces. Now it should be either SSH or web UI. But web UI is a separate tool and has nothing related to the program itself.

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ar300m-nand-open-wrt-how-to-access-installed-add-ons/3436/13 "2025-10-29T02:56:15Z")

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