GL.iNet GL-AR300M16-Ext Mini Travel Wi-Fi Router OpenWrt 2 Ethernet Ports | Private mini travel Wi-Fi router with OpenWrt, OpenVPN/WireGuard, 2 Ethernet ports, USB 2.0, dual antennas, 41g, USB-powered

Impressively tiny & lightweight (approx the size of a Samsung Flip cell p but less than 1/2 the weight! 3 in 1 eouter. Acts as a cabled WAN/LAN Router/Repeater & Wi-Fi router/extender + 2.4/5ghz capable & has16MB built-in RAM & it's infinitely re-flashable & imitates whatever name brand router you need it to (as long as you have the software). NOT your typical "Made in China cheap POJ" no name router! Was definitely impressed that it even came with a 3ft flat CAT6 cable in the package for setup or cables use. Simple basic setup & dashboard + does both 2.4/5ghz bands (you may need a 5ghz capable antenna if you don't have 1. I got an extra under$10 extended range 1). Stock, it still has impressive range. Entire package is far under 1/2 a #! Saves me from carrying an extra heavy router in my car. It's absolutely portable & powers off any PBank even for range testing. Definitely buy it again.

> GL.iNet GL-AR300M16-Ext Portable Mini Travel Wireless Pocket Router (~$30 on sale) The Good: + Fully configurable. Runs OpenWRT and speed and reliability. + Comes with reasonable defaults. Allows bridge mode and can use wifi as the WAN uplink. + Built well. + Really good value. The Bad: - Wifi RF power isn't terribly powerful. The bang:buck on this is jaw-dropping. I think most GL.iNet stuff has a great value, but this palm-sized router packs a punch for dealing with small, mobile networks on the fly. Edit: This might reset existing upload state if the power drops. My wifi wan uplink keeps dropping. Still doing some tests, but I keep losing connections from a remote site. Doesn't change my rating as my use case is somewhat rare, and it might be my own error.

This little router is pretty cool. I purchased it to give WiFi to my VoIP telephone device (Ooma Telo- it doesn't come with WiFi, only ethernet). I set it up basically as a WiFi extender, connected via WiFi to my home network, and plugged the Ooma into the LAN port. It works like a charm and was easy to setup with the included instructions. The Ooma wi-fi adapter is $50 ($20 more) and would only be good for that one use. I can always repurpose this pocket router in the future if I want. I also think this would be really handy to expand your WiFi network for smart devices that don't need a whole lot of bandwidth. I'm not sure if it would be ideal for WiFi cameras based on the bandwidth I'm getting, but it would probably work well enough. It's cool that it can be used in different configurations, from an extender, to a WAP, to an independent router tethered to your phone or hotspot. That's cool. It also has built-in VPN capabilities, which would be especially handy while traveling. A lot of features in such a small package at a great price. The shortfall I think is going to be that you're limited in data transfer speeds and only one WAN and LAN port. It only uses WiFi on 2.4ghz bands, so slower than the 5ghz networks. In WiFi extender mode, with my laptop hard wired on the LAN port, my download speeds were somewhere around 30 Mbps (and I usually get well over 300 Mbps on my home network). I would think it probably gets better transfer speeds as a WAP (connected to the internet via ethernet vice WiFi), but I haven't tried that out. BUT, it's plenty fast enough for VOIP phone calls and basic office work use, which is what I need. Overall, I'm impressed.

It does it's job, the only issue I have is my phone messages don't always go through. When I am connected to my main Wi-Fi my messages have no issue but when I am on the GL network. They won't. Fix that and I'll give 5 stars I'm using my mini inside my metal shed man cave that's also underneath a tin roofed carport. And before you say that's the issue, I can still connect to my main Wi-Fi in there and messages still go through. Only bought the GL because I loose signal for my main to much.

This is used for extending Wi-Fi signal to inside of remote metal building. The unit is mounted inside with a small external antenna connected to the unit. The router inside the main building has an externally mounted Yagi antenna pointed at the remote building. A solid, inexpensive solution with great uptime and low power draw.

I was in the market for a device to act as a wifi bridge between an adhoc wifi device and my Win10 laptop. This device had the potential to fulfill that need and prior to purchase, I asked if this was capable. There were three answers to my question, two of them clearly not understanding the question (always fun on the publicly-accessible internet!), but the manufacturer also responded, in the positive. So I made the purchase. I could not get the device to join an adhoc network, no matter what I did. I emailed customer support and received the answer I needed to install a plug-in. I was unable to locate an appropriate plug-in and told this to Support. After a few days, they replied back they made a mistake and there is no plug-in. End of communication. I did my own research and deduced I would have more access to the hardware functionality if I upgraded the firmware to a newer (compatible) version of OpenWrt. I downloaded it and started flashing. After approximately 45 minutes there was no visible progress so I killed the web page and restarted the router. I never came fully back up (e.g. no login, wifi SSID not visible). I did the 10-second reset. No difference. I left it unpowered overnight and then did the 10-second reset. No difference. I left it unpowered over another night. Still not functional. It is now a brick and as I no longer have the original packaging, it will shortly join a pile of electronics destined for recycling. Do not buy if you want to do anything more than basic routing, despite the manufacturer's claims.

I am using it to remotely monitor my astrophotography rig. Remotely in this case is within 50 feet or so, the telescope being outside and I am inside. It sits on the power station, no connections to the astro rig computer. I use Remote Desktop Connection on an Android tablet to monitor the progress. The astro computer is running NINA. A shout out to Patriot Astrophotography for doing a video on this and how to connect a camera to show the rig within NINA. I haven't got the camera yet. This wifi router is easy to setup. Select the router in the wifi choices and enter the default password. At some point an Ethernet cable needs to be attached to get Internet access to update firmware. Go th the network selection for more setup choices to change the SSID. I got an excellent reception on my cell phone within about 50 ft, I was outside and the router was inside. I kept getting dropped when I was using my home WIFI. I then used my cell phone as a hotspot and lost connection once in a couple hours. So, I searched the Internet and found this unit. I haven't actually used it beyond initial setup, powered things off and back on to be sure it reconnected. Shows lots of promise.

I am very happy with this because it does exactly what I needed, plus, it's super small and lightweight. I did go for the one with the external antennae that might help with weaker WiFi networks. I needed it to connect to a Hotel/condo network that requires a login screen (often called a "captive" network or "captive login"). Once this is established, it provided my own subnet (with a password I can specify) for just my various equipment of computers, media players, video game stuff. Now they just connect to this local subnet instead of directly into the public hotel network. Some notes: you have to update the firmware. It also says this in a printed note in the package, so no surprise there. You need to use another computer to load a file from their site, and then switch your network to go directly to this little box, then tell it to upgrade from the file you saves (should only take a few minutes, though it took me longer at first to find the right file and how to do it.) Mine came with an older 2.x firmware and there is a newer 3.x version which seems much more friendly to use and has more features and fixes. note 2: to use a "captive login" network, there is a security setting in "Advanced DNS" you have to un-check. This is actually a good feature because it's trying to protect you from sites spoofing another site you think you are getting to -- but that's exactly how hotel networks for you to their login screen (i.e. go to any site and it puts you first onto the hotel login). For security, this is stopped by default. So there's a checkbox you have to change to allow it. There is a good document on their site explaining this. Also I will use this when travelling in an RV for the same reason -- RV parks often have captive logins or limit connections; this allows you to share that among all your equipment. Even when you move from one park to the next, your equipment still knows how to connect to this unit -- you just need to log in to it from a computer to set it up for the new location and then all your equipment will be happy. So anyway some advanced skills needed, but if you are messing with networking that's kind-of unavoidable. A great product at a reasonable price. Note that this one does not do the AC (5GHz) network.

I used this connect an old TV - which only had an ethernet port - to my wifi network (i.e. a bridge). Have to say I always have to mentally prepare myself when it comes to any new hardware as usually it involves hours of fighting/firmware updates/resets to get things working. But this worked first time! I connected my phone to its built-in wifi, used the dashboard to connect it to my house wifi, plugged the supplied ethernet cable into the TV, and it worked first time! This is very neat too, its small and it's USB powered so was able to power it from the TV's USB socker, so the wires are not visible (happy wife!)

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Perfect for my needs I work in a camp setting and it works perfectly

Works like a charm, even with the hotel splash pages. get the firmware update going and watch for open ports and attack surfaces. I used cable on the outside and WLAN on the inside. Work like a charm. Maybe a weekly reset is needed, but hey, it packs a punch, fast, easy, runs.

Very interesting abilities in configuring it. Fast delivery. Is quite powerful. Just be aware. It is 2.4Ghz only.