Brume 2 - Use as Drop-In vs Main Router

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You can set up the Brume 2 as a standalone AdGuardHome server, in Router mode, without double NAT and without Drop-In Gateway.

This thread has procedures to set up a LAN-only server in Router mode and then to set up AdGuardHome to show actual client IPs.

Brume 2 or Beryl AX3000 as an (always-on low power) AdGuard home server

I have my GL-MV1000W running as a standalone AdGuardHome DNS server and not as my main router. When I get around to it, my intention is to replace it with my more powerful GL-MT2500 Brume 2. You can actually set up a GL.iNet router as a LAN-only server, in Router mode without connecting the WAN port and only connecting the Ethernet LAN port: Make the appropriate adjustments to the IP addresses in the procedure and turn off wifi on the GL-AX3000 Beryl AX, then set up AdGuardHome. I do not w…

You can also run VPN on the same LAN-only server by setting the default gateway IP of client devices to the IP of the Brume 2.