Configure the GL-X3000 as a hotspot

Technical Support for Routers
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Is it possible to configure the GL-X3000 to be used as a Hotspot instead of a 5G Gateway/Router/Modem? Thanks

2

I am not exactly sure what you are asking for here, can you explain differently? A hotspot is often a 5g (or lte) gateway/router/modem so I don't know what you need other than the standard functionality of the X3000.

3

The SIM card I have is a phone line SIM card, therefore I can't use it with the X3000 as is, I need to be able to use it as a HotSpot, therefore using the HostSpot data available in the phone SIM card, make sense? Thank you

4

You likely just need to look up what you would need to set on the router to mimic the phone on your carrier. Things like IMEI, APN, TTL, etc., but it will be carrier dependent.

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Thank you, that's exactly what I am looking for APN and TTL for T-Mobile, I already have the IMEI

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google is your friend here - it sounds like you know what to search for. I do not know the specific values for your scenario.

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Use fast.t-mobile.com for the APN. Do not use the default TTL/HL settings, leave them blank. Then go into LuCi, go to Network>Firewall>Custom Rules and paste this at the bottom:

iptables -t mangle -I POSTROUTING -o rmnet_mhi0 ! -p icmp -j TTL --ttl-set 64
ip6tables -t mangle -I POSTROUTING -o rmnet_mhi0 ! -p icmpv6 -m hl ! --hl-eq 255 -j HL --hl-set 64

This will provide the proper TTL/HL to avoid hotspot data usage without interfering with IPv6 and other functions.

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Thank you, I don't use IPv6, therefore I can only use the first line?

9

You could, but no harm in using both. But if only using IPv4, you could probably just use the TTL setting built into the cellular profile setting.

10

Perfect, will do that TTL = 64?

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Yeah, never had an issue using 64 for TTL.

12

so, with APN = fast.t-mobile.com and TTL = 64, I will be emulating a mobile Phone with the GL-X3000, right? I will be using the IMEI from an actual mobile phone (that I am not using) as well. Thank you

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Correct. It will appear as a mobile phone using on-device data (not hotspot).

14

Thanks a lot

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Thanks for the info! I would like to add a little more to assist others like myself in the future.

I am currently a T-Mobile Home Internet user and I have been using it with a GL-X3000 for a while with great success.

Recently T-Mobile has been offering a free phone line if you qualify, I have a postpaid Magenta Max plan and received a physical SIM for free.

I used an older unlocked 5G phone (One Plus) for the donor IMEI that is no longer being used. I made sure to put the physical SIM card into the device and connect to 5G prior to the GL-X3000 swap just in case.

I used the code provided above in LuCi and things are now up and running. Thanks Brook724!

One thing I forgot though was the specific string to update the IMEI:

AT +EGMR=1,7,"123456789012345"

Note: Your donor IMEI replaces the 123456789012345 above.

As others have mentioned in different threads, this has to be typed, not copy and paste.

The plan is to return the T-Mobile modem and cancel the service, then when I finally get fiber in my area use the free line as failover during fiber outages (if any).