GL-AR300M16 Has No Space for Luci (After: File Sharing+DLNA)
I have this GL-AR300M16 and also the GL-inet SLATE & love them both & tell people online to buy GL-inet routers often.
But after latest update of GL-AR300M16 today, there is a BIG PROBLEM.
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I powered it by a usb hub & attached it to the home router today so I could plug in a Hard Disk into it’s USB.
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I installed 2 plugins (in File Sharing section of admin):
- File Sharing
- DLNA (so can watch movies)
IT WORKS VERY WELL. It is like an expensive NAS server!
- So I wanted to rename the ssid to something else so people do not know what it is.
I already changed the wireless password from goodlife to something else.
So like the SLATE, I try to go to Advanced Settings to change the default boradcast SSID name, to soemthing else. Because everyone locally can google the name and see what it is and maybe more…
But it says Luci is not installed. I know Luci well from OpenWRT.
So I try to install Luci from plugins:
BUT THERE IS NO SPACE LEFT TO INSTALL Luci !
I have not installed anything except:
- Latest firmware (as of today) version 3.201
- File Sharing Plugin (from File Sharing section of admin)
- DLNA Plugin (from File Sharing section of admin)
I looked at installed plugins list (after latest firmware update) and I think they are all needed. Or best not to remove.
I removed a few, wireguard (that could be removed) & other modules etc.
But still there was no space.
So reset the device and got those modules back and reinstalled the 2 plugins from File Sharing again.
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!
We need the 2 plugins (File Sharing & DLNA) AND Luci (for advanced settings: change SSID name etc).
Please MAKE THE NEXT FIRMWARE VERSION UPDATE SMALLER:
So we can install plugins:1) Luci
2) File Sharing Plugin (from File Sharing section of admin)
3) DLNA Plugin (from File Sharing section of admin)So we can have:
i) Advanced Settings so can change SSID name etc. (via Luci)
ii) Make this router into a NAS Server (File Sharing plugin)
iii) Make it act like a media server for audio & video (DLNA plugin)
THIS IS THE BASIC MINIMUM.
Please make next firmware smaller for these 3 plugins to be installed.
Thank you.