GL.iNet GL-MT2500A (Brume 2)

Security Gateway for Remote Access
Homepage	Product page
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt	Status Unknown
OpenWrt	Supported
Tomato any flavor	Incompatible
Gargoyle	Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	GL.iNet GL-MT2500A (Brume 2)
FCC ID	2AFIW-MT2500
Board ID	MT2500-V0.2
Type	Router Firewall, security appliance, router
CPU1	MediaTek MT7981BA
CPU1 Type	ARM Cortex-A53 (Filogic 820)
CPU1 Speed	1.3 GHz ( 2 cores ) 64-bit
Flash1 Chip	Samsung KLM8G1GETF-B041
Flash1 Size	8 GiB 8,192 MiB <br />8,589,934,592 B <br />67,108,864 Kib <br />8,388,608 KiB <br />65,536 Mib <br /> (eMMC 5.1)
RAM1 Size	1 GiB 1,024 MiB <br />1,073,741,824 B <br />8,388,608 Kib <br />1,048,576 KiB <br />8,192 Mib <br />
RAM1 Chip	Nanya NT5AD512M16C4
ETH chip1	MediaTek MT7981BA
ETH chip2	MaxLinear GPY211
Ethernet Port Count	1-2.5GbE-WAN 1-1GbE-LAN
Wired Standard	IEEE 802.3i/3u/3ab/3bz
Ethernet OUI: 94:83:C4 (7 E, 7 W)
Stock bootloader	U-Boot
Stock FW OS	Linux 5.18 OpenWrt 21.02
Expansion IF types	USB 3.0
USB ports	1
USB Hub Compatible	Untested
Power	5 VDC, 2 A
Connector type	USB (Type C)
Serial Port (UART)	yes, 4-pin header, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)
Flags: OpenVPN, WireGuard
Other
Default IP address: 192.168.8.1 the IP 192.168.8.1 is used by 40 additional devices of which 19 are GL.iNet devices Default login user: root Default login password: blank root:blank credentials used by 72 additional devices of which 4 are GL.iNet devices
3rd Party Firmware Support	OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Retail
(Est.) release date	September 2022
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD):	$79
ASIN	B0BQMJDDYR
Country of manuf	China

For a list of all currently documented MaxLinear chipsets with specifications, see MaxLinear.
For a list of all currently documented MediaTek chipsets with specifications, see MediaTek.

For a list of all currently documented GL.iNet device with specifications, see GL.iNet.

Overview

• Brume 2 (GL-MT2500/GL-MT2500A)

Hardware specification

• CPU: MediaTek MT7981BA @1.3GHz (Filogic 820)

SoC: Dual-core ARM (Cortex-A53)

• Storage: 8GB (eMMC 5.1) Flash
• Memory: 1GB (DDR4) RAM
• USB: 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB (Type C) ports
• Network: 1x 2.5GbE (WAN), 1x 1GbE (LAN) ports
• Power Source: 5V/2A via USB Type-C

Links of Interest

• Official shop
• Docs
• Official forum

Reviews

• GL.iNet GL-MT2500A Security Gateway Review on CNX|Software
• Brume 2 - OpenWrt “Security Gateway” with MediaTek MT7981B SoC on CNX|Software

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

On the OpenWrt ToH (techdata entry)
On the OpenWrt Forum
OpenWrt Target: mediatek
OpenWrt Subtarget: filogic
OpenWrt Package architecture: aarch64_cortex-a53
Support started version: ?
Current supported version: snapshot

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See also

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