GL-iNet for Home Assistant (Marketplace integration)

Installs: 360 sharing analytics
GitHub stars: 100
Connection: Works locally
Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
Version: v0.1.13, October 24, 2026
Category: Presence and location
Kind: Marketplace integration
Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
Domain: glinet
Source: github.com/HarvsG/ha-glinet4-integration
Issues: Report an issue

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation.

About

GL-iNet is a custom integration that connects Home Assistant to GL.iNet routers running 4.X firmware. It works locally and is set up in the UI with the router host and admin credentials. Connected devices are tracked as presence entities across wired, wireless and guest networks, with a configurable delay before a device counts as away. Clients that use randomized MAC addresses can be ignored, tracked as disabled or tracked as enabled. Sensors cover CPU temperature, load averages, memory and flash usage, uptime, WAN status and client counts. Switches control Wi-Fi interfaces, WireGuard clients, Tailscale and the router LEDs, and a button reboots the router. The router can be found automatically on the network, and a repair notice appears if the default router password is still in use.

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Supports

Works locally Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
Found by itself Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it.
From the Marketplace Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
Actively maintained Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Provides

Switches
Sensors
Presence

Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

Connect

UsernameThis is always 'root' by default on GL-iNet devices
HostThe hostname or IP address of your GL-iNet router.
PasswordThe password you use to login to your router's admin page, this is unlikely to be the same as your WiFi password
Consider HomeSeconds to wait before deciding that a device is away
Verify SSL certificateEnable SSL certificate verification (disable for local self-signed certificates; ignored for HTTP connections).

Sign in again

PasswordThe password you use to login to your router's admin page, this is unlikely to be the same as your WiFi password

Change the connection

UsernameThis is always 'root' by default on GL-iNet devices
HostThe hostname or IP address of your GL-iNet router.
PasswordThe password you use to login to your router's admin page, this is unlikely to be the same as your WiFi password
Verify SSL certificateEnable SSL certificate verification (disable for local self-signed certificates; ignored for HTTP connections).

After setup

Consider HomeSeconds to wait before deciding that a device is away
Verify SSL certificateEnable SSL certificate verification (disable for local self-signed certificates; ignored for HTTP connections).
Randomized-MAC devicesHow to handle clients that use MAC-address randomization (e.g. phones). Warning: each new connection of a randomised MAC will create a new short-lived entity.

Texts from the code of HarvsG/ha-glinet4-integration.

Entities

ButtonsReboot
SensorsConnected clients, LAN clients, Router Wi-Fi clients, Guest clients, CPU temperature, Load avg (1m), Load avg (5m), Load avg (15m), Memory usage, Flash usage, Uptime, WAN status
SwitchesTailscale, LED

Troubleshooting

DiagnosticsDownloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.
Repair noticesNotices it can show in Settings, Repairs:Default router password in use

From the README

A Home Assistant custom component for GL.iNet routers powered by their API version 4 via the gli4py library.
Automatic Client Tracking: Tracks devices connected directly or indirectly to your GL.iNet router across wired LAN and wireless interfaces.
Broad Interface Support: Identifies connections on 2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz, MLO, LAN, Dongle, and Guest networks.
Detailed Attributes: Exposes MAC address, IP address, connection interface type, and last seen timestamp (last_time_reachable).
Configurable Presence Timeout: Customize the "Consider Home" duration in seconds to prevent devices flapping when they enter low-power sleep.
Randomized MAC Handling: Choose whether clients using randomized MAC addresses are ignored (default), tracked as disabled, or tracked as enabled.

From the README of HarvsG/ha-glinet4-integration, Apache License 2.0. Shortened.