Router light will remain blue until an Internet connection is established and then it will turn solid white. At any point in time the light is NOT white it means there is no Internet connection detected.
First time setup can take longer. Just keep detecting wifi signals and it will eventually appear. It takes a while because there is no DNS from an Internet connection so it has to set up the routing table itself. Once you have an Internet connection accessing the router will be immediate. What I found helps with this is installing the upnp plugin, enable it and leave it alone. The plugin is the 'luci upnp app", it’s the only one with “app” in the name for upnp.
If you aren’t familiar with gl.inet routers you might want to hold back on messing with settings beyond what you’re normally familiar with. I managed to brick a slate in a matter of minutes. Just get it running and leave it alone or at least read up on them before you break it.
If at any point you notice bad behaviour it is best to reset the device to factory, minimal setup and leave it be while it works.
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