GL.iNet GL-AXT1800(Slate AX) Portable Gigabit Travel Router, Pocket-Sized, Wi-Fi 6, Extender/Repeater for Hotel&Public Network Storage, VPN Client&Server, OpenWrt, Adguard Home, USB3.0, TF Card Slot

This was my first travel router, and now it’s something I take with me whenever I travel.It’s easy to set up when I get to a new hotel. I have it automatically connect to my VPN server back home using Wireguard. My devices default to this wireless network, so it’s quick to get up and running at a new location. Performance has never been an issue.The management web page is easy to use and tells you most everything you need to know.Having said that, I had problems using OpenVPN and the logs were hard to decipher. I couldn’t tell whether the problem was with client or server. In the end, I switched to Wireguard and it all works fine.

Compact, powerful, and super easy to set upJust got this new router and I’m really impressed. It’s small and compact, so it doesn’t take up much space, but it still does a great job. I’ve used it both as a repeater and for tethering, and it handles both really well.The setup was incredibly easy—honestly one of the simplest I’ve done with any tech device. It was up and running in just a few minutes. The signal is stable, and it definitely helps extend coverage where I need it most.If you’re looking for a reliable little router that can do a lot without taking up room or causing a headache, I’d definitely recommend this one.

I decided to buy this primarily for travel use so that even when I am away from home.I can connect to my home network via WireGuard VPN and access my NAS drive without replying on software VPN on my laptop and mobile.As a side benefit I travel a lot to countries with lot of internet censorship and It helps me overcome those censorship. All my devices, laptop/tablets, smartphones are connected to this and this router is connected to my home network and I don't have to worry about any app blocked in that country.I feel Wiregaurd client on windows and Android/ios is not stable enough and connection gets degraded over time. But I have not felt it when using Wirgaurd thru this Router.It is one of the fastest VPN travel router with 4 core Qualcomm chip capable of around 500Mbps VPN throughput via WireGuard.Software UI that GliNET provides is very neat and clean and easy to understand. I was able to setup withing minutes. It can connect to Internet via its Ethernet Wan Port, via WIFI as well as USB tethering.It also provides standard OpenWrt web interface which is more advanced but I did not have to use that.Besides wiregaurd which is gold standard these days for home VPN it also support OpenVPN, ZeroTier, TailScale.It also provide option to turn on adgaurd in the router and all devices connected will have ads blocked.On the WiFi side it provides both 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz SSID and you can name them differently. Also provides options to set Guest SSID for both bands.It has tons of plugins that can downloaded on to this router and activated. Astonishing to see so much functionality packed in this tiny little device.If you are looking at it and on the fence. Buy it and you will be amazed how much functionality this device can provide.*Edit*Fan bug has been fixed in the latest firmware and you can set the temperature threshold from 70 degrees to 90 degree. I set mine to 70 degree and fan maintains this temperature and adjust the speed to stay at this temperature.

I really like this device!Pros:The firmware is really good and is built on ddwrt. So this will most likely keep support even if this goes out of business.There are still updates and it's really easy to do.Cons:The only thing which I don't understand is that it came with only an american head/plug for the power adapter. Meaning I will have to buy a European adapter if I want to travel to there.Other thoughts:You can connect to the WiFi network and have forward(repeater) to another WiFi network and VPN at the same time making a WiFi only private network.It works with openvpn and wireguard. I am not sure why, but I had faster speeds on openvpn .It seems to get a little hot, but it's very manageable.