Newbie question about using mini smart router on a plane

Technical Support for Routers
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Hi there,

I am looking for a solution for flying where I only want to pay for one Wi-Fi connection but can use multiple devices. I came across the GL.iNet Shadow portable router and was wondering if it would suit my needs. Specifically:

  1. Can it be easily configured to connect to the plane’s Wi-Fi using, for example, an iPhone as the initial connection? Is this fairly easy to do?

  2. Can it run off a simple USB battery?

Thanks in advance for your advice!

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First please make sure that Wi-Fi devices are allowed on the plane.

  1. Yes, iPhone can be connected to AR300M’s Wi-Fi and open GL WebUI to config the Repeater.
  2. It can be powered by USB, but ensure stability.
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Hi there. I assume that the plane's wifi will have a login screen. If I login using iphone/ipad, will I then be able to use the plane's wifi from other devices? Many thanks.

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Hi,

We have not verified on the plane wifi portal for the time being, and there seems users never reports to use it on the plane.
So you may be the first, which is equivalent to verifying whether it is available.

Generally if the wifi has the portal, you can login by the phone/pad, and the other devices connect to the GL router, will be directly use the wifi without the portal.

If it is not available, try SSH to the Shadow Router, and execute these commands to temporary use:

mkdir -p /usr/share/nftables.d/chain-pre/mangle_prerouting
echo 'iifname wlan-sta0 counter ip ttl set 64' > /usr/share/nftables.d/chain-pre/mangle_prerouting/01-set-ttl-portal.nft
/etc/init.d/firewall reload

If the above operation still doesn't work, please execute the following command after repeater connected.

iptables -t mangle -A PREROUTING -i wlan-sta0 -j TTL --ttl-set 64