A router has no natural place on a digiplate cart. It arrives in a bag, gets held on with velcro or gaffer tape, and stays wherever it happened to land. I wanted it to have a proper position: bolted down, or lifted into open air.
AetherMount is a family of SLS 3D-printed nylon brackets, each made to fit one router exactly. They screw to the cart, the digiplate or a stand using standard 1/4"-20 or 3/8"-16 threads, and most of the range takes a magic arm too.
What changed in AetherMount II
The first generation did its job but weren't very resistant when stored in a pelicase without it's router on it. For the second I changed three things:
- Material: 3201PA-F nylon in Charcoal Grey, replacing black PA12.
- Surface: a shot-peened finish, smoother and more uniform.
- Thickness: increased, for durability.
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Supplier: Our previous supplier didn't live up to our standard.
The colour is named the way Colorama names its backdrop colours.
AetherMount II for the Beryl AX and Beryl 7
This was the first mount to get the new material. One bracket fits both the GL.iNet Beryl AX (GL-MT3000) and the Beryl 7, which share the same size. It mounts with 1/4"-20 screws or on a magic arm. Pair it with the NP-F Power Plate, sold separately, to run the router from an NP-F battery over USB.
AetherMount II for the Slate 7 Pro
People kept asking about this one. The Slate 7 Pro mount takes 1/4"-20 screws and a magic arm, with SmallRig locating pins, and works with the NP-F Power Plate. The Slate 7 mount does not fit the Pro, so check which router you have. It’s on pre-order and ships November 10th.
AetherMount II for the UniFi Express 7
The UX7 is a base-network router rather than a travel one, so this mount does something different. It has 3/8"-16 and 1/4"-20 countersunk holes for plates and carts. A removable adapter for 5/8" baby pins and 16 mm spigots lets you place it high on a C-stand. The ventilation slits line up with the router’s own vents. It’s on pre-order and ships November 10th.
Aethermount for the Slate 7
Slate 7 (GL-BE3600). The Slate 7 mount takes 1/4"-20 screws and a magic arm, and works with the NP-F Power Plate. AetherMount for the Slate 7
Aethermount for the Mudi 7
Mudi 7 (GL-E5800). This is a second-generation design: thicker than the first, still made by the original supplier. It has an off-centre thread and anti-rotation pin holes, and mounts with 1/4"-20 or 3/8"-16. The interface is offset on purpose. Mounted flat under a digiplate, the Mudi 7 extends slightly past the plate edge, so the optional external antennas stay vertical. It runs on its own 5380 mAh battery, so no NP-F plate is needed. AetherMount for the Mudi 7
If you’re still choosing a router, I compared the Slate 7, Slate 7 Pro and Mudi 7 for on-set use. The whole range is on the AetherMount page.
