GL.iNet GL-AXT1800 (Slate AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Gigabit
GL.iNet GL-AXT1800 (Slate AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Gigabit Travel Router, Extender/Repeater for Hotel&Public Network, VPN Client&Server, OpenWrt, Adguard Home, USB 3.0, Network Storage, TF Card Slo
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| CPU | IPQ6000 1.2GHz Quad-core Processor | IPQ6000 Quad-core Arm Processor @1.2GHz | SF19A28, Dual-Core @1GHz | MT7621A, Dual-Core @880MHz |
| Memory | DDR3L 512MB | DDR3L 512MB | DDR3 128MB | DDR3L 256MB |
| Storage | NAND Flash 128MB | NAND-FLASH 128MB | SPI NAND Flash 128MB | NOR Flash 32MB |
| GIGABIT PORT | 3 gigabit ports | 5 gigabit ports | 3 gigabit ports | 3 gigabit ports |
| 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Speed | Max. 600Mbps | Max. 600Mbps | Max. 300Mbps | Max. 400Mbps |
| 5GHz Wi-Fi Speed | Max. 1200Mbps | Max. 1200Mbps | Max. 867Mbps | Max. 867Mbps |
| OPENVPN (Via Ethernet) | Max. 120Mbps | Max. 112Mbps | Max. 12Mbps | Max. 21Mbps |
| WIREGUARD (Via Ethernet) | Max. 550Mbps | Max. 500Mbps | Max. 65Mbps | Max. 91Mbps |
| IPv6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EAP Support | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Dimensions: | 18.21 x 15.39 x 5.89 cm; 531 Grams |
| Model: | GL-AXT1800 |
| Manufacture: | GL Technologies |
| Dimensions: | 18.21 x 15.39 x 5.89 cm; 531 Grams |
| Origin: | China |
Has so many functionalities packed in with openwrt the possibilities are basically endless. Going to be very nifty when travelling to secure your connection and create your own LAN, or even at home since the Wifi 6 performance is great. Connects to Mullvad VPN with a click of a button.
Ik gebruik het in software development training omgevingen waar een bedrijfsnetwerk niet te bereiken is, en een gastennetwerk het niet toelaat dat aangesloten apparaten direct met elkaar kunnen communiceren.
Een eigen netwerkje is dan essentieel. En dit kleine apparaatje werkt al een dolle. Daarnaast heel makkelijk mee te nemen, en de manier waarop de antennes inklappen maakt dat ze (bijna) niet kunnen afbreken.
I am running DD-WRT on a WRT3200ACM configured with custom firewalls, multiple WANs + VLANs, and OpenVPN. The Wifi on the WRT3200ACM has always been problematic, to the point that I added two external APs to handle critical Wifi connections. With increasing adoption of AX Wifi and the additional security of WPA3, my existing AC APs were in need of replacement. I couldn’t find a good replacement router that supports DD-WRT and AX wifi, so decided to look into this device as a replacement Wifi AP.
I purchased one of these hoping that I could add multiple AP SSIDs on multiple VLANs and Trunk these connections back to DD-WRT over a single port. The default web interface did not support this directly, but I was able to use the native OpenWRT interface to add multiple VLANs to the eth0 port (as a trunk), add VLAN bridges & interfaces to keep this traffic partitioned, and add multiple SSIDs to these interfaces so each VLAN has separate Wifi SSIDs. I was impressed that I was able to configure a variety of WPA2/WPA3 combinations for each SSID on the same radio so that I can support legacy devices on some VLANs while increasing security with WPA3 wherever possible. Once these additional interfaces/VLANs/SSIDs were set up, I can now manage them using the GL.iNet interface. I am impressed with the overall performance of this product. This one device will allow me to replace multiple AC APs with a single AX capable device and improve/maintain network security.
Der GL.iNet AXT1800 ist ein Router, der entweder an einem DSL-Modem oder einem DSL-Router (z.B. Fritzbox) betrieben werden kann. Allein kann er sich nicht beim Netzwerk-Provider einwhlen.
Ich betreibe ihn am Ethernet-Port meiner alten Fritz-Box, das Netzwerkkabel wird am GL.inet dann in den WAN-Port gestpselt. An der Fritz-Box schalte ich das WLAN aus, so dass ich nur noch dieses hier betreibe.
Dadurch kann ich alle Verbindungen zu diesem Router ber ein VPN leiten, welches ich hier konfigurieren kann.
An der Seite des GL.inet ist ein Schiebeschalter, den ich so konfigurieren kann, dass das VPN an- und abgeschaltet wird. Ntzlich ist das, weil die Streaming-Provider aufrsten, so dass man via VPN oft nicht glotzen kann, auch wenn man legal gar nichts falsch macht und seinen eigenen, bezahlten Account benutzt.
Das WLAN ist schnell, ausserdem stehen mir Ethernet-Ports zur Kabelverbindung zur Verfgung, die ich mit einem einfachen zustzlich gekauften Switch erweitern kann.
I use the mode switch, on the side of the box, to control the VPN. I turn it OFF before I Power-on. The last time it was used, the VPN was ON, so this way the VPN will be turned OFF as soon as the box starts. Then I can connect to an internet source and turn it back on in the Web Gui.
There is a warning in advanced options about using Luci. I am familiar with Luci and went there anyway and clicked on wireless and everything froze up. Then pages were blank. One click! I recycled the power and everything was OK, thankfully. Lesson Learned. This isn’t the sweet Luci I use to know! ymmv and there is that reset button, 10 secs for a factory reset.
I was excited when I discovered this travel router. I now use it as an “extension” of my home network when I travel. I bring my baby cameras, google home, Alexa, etc. when we travel and this router uses the same broadcast SSID as my home network. I can then login/connect to the remote network and it rebroadcasts the internet as my home network. I no longer have to reset up all the devices on the road. Brilliant.
Overall it’s a fun little device. Always hooked up in my RV ready for camping. Only wish, it would intercept prompts and forward them to the browser. It’s just an annoyance to do MAC cloning to achieve prompted connections.
GL-iNet has really made a name for themselves at making great portable routers.
my old one finally gave up the ghost after many years (i think 5). So, I got the new one. it works great. it is faster, and has more VPN options. on the down-side, it is twice as big and takes up a lot more room in my bag. 🙁 (more ram would be nice too.) Overall a great product! I would recommend it to anyone who travels, even just vacation. I just set the wifi name and password to be the same as my home router, and the whole family can connect just like it was at home!
Very comprehensive product, allows power users to configure as they want, for more ‘normal’ users would be great to have an app on the phone/iPad to do quick setup. Have not tried it yet with more finicky public Wi-Fi spots that require several click throughs – for straight forward use all good.
Sehr kleiner, guter und stabiler Router mit gutem VPN, Ad Guard und guter WLAN Performance. Der Stromverbrauch ist fr die Leistung auch vorbildlich. Der Router besitzt kein integriertes Modem, es gibt aber vielfltige Mglichkeiten sich mitt einem Modem zu verbinden. Alles in Allem ein gelungenes portables Produkt.
The router is quite simple and about the footprint of my iPhone just a little larger and thicker of course.
The tf card easily supported my 1tb card in exfat and the usb 3.0 port on the back also works much the same way with an adapter.
It includes a power bring but any usb c charger should be able to supply it enough power. It’s about 20 watts or so.
There is a small fan inside but I never heard it.
The repeater function does not appear to work with eero routers after a firmware update so unsure what happened there.
Overall though easy to use and very versatile thanks to its very open source software also performance seems great for the price.
Ce router est le 5eme que j’ai achet, j’en ai plusieurs modles. Gnial pour le voyage ou mme pour la maison. Je mets juste 4 toiles car quand il est branch avec mon iPhone en tether il se dconnecte environ toutes les 30 40 mn. Je n’arrive pas rsoudre le problme. part a j’aurais mis 5
Due to the heat being generated by the GL.iNet router, I placed a USB-powered fan (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0814YW36D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1) under the router to help with cooling.
I used speedtest.net to run some speed tests to see how the speed is affected using the six different scenarios I could use to connect my main PC workstation to the Internet from my office. Two of the tests don’t have the router included. See the images for details.
Muito funcional, tem montes de opes, bastante verstil, eu pessoalmente uso para ligar o iphone por cabo e partilhar a net par o pc e o que for preciso quando estou em viagem, tem o boto switch fsico que configuro para ligar/desligar a vpn que fico logo ligado rede de casa, uso openvpn ou wireguard mas tem mais opes… No fiz grandes testes de velocidade mas nunca me falhou nada ligado a este router.
Goede router, redelijk intutief te gebruiken.
Bereik is prima en qua menu en instellingen goed te doen.
VPN is handige toevoeging, alleen nog wat kinderziektes in gebruik.
Enige minpunt is dat deze router qua temperatuur erg warm wordt.
However, this router is a savior. You just plug it in, do a very basic configuration (like setting a password, SSID and security key for your WiFi) and voila, you can enjoy your maximum speed over WiFi ax on the 5Ghz band, without constant changes of the channel and loss of connection.
Not to mention the multi-WAN feature, which is useful while traveling. It allows you to plug in several or different internet sources, maintaining the same internal network and the same SSIDs wherever you go. It also features a failover system, so if your cable drops, it can use your WiFi-repeater or a mobile phone tethering, or whatever.
Another feature is the VPN. It allows you to connect to a VPN provider (NordVPN is preconfigured and all you have to do is to create a username and password and fill it in) using OpenVPN or WireGuard protocols. It can also act as a VPN Server, so if you want to work from the Maldives and appear as if you’re back home, it’s never been easier. It might be best to have 2 of them. By the way, you can create VPN Policies, like splitting the devices you want to use VPN and the ones you don’t. This way, you can connect your TV to a country where there is no YouTube Premium, for example… But I didn’t tell you this .
There is also an AdGuard app, which filters ads at the DNS level by blocking undesired well-known URLs, which makes your web pages load faster. It doesn’t block everything perfectly though, and sometimes can block something useful, but 99% of the time it is good.
Lastly, you can easily ssh into this device and gain access to the OS at the root level because it has nothing else but a Linux kernel inside. And when you know what you’re doing, you have full access. Yes, there is also a dedicated UI to configure the OpenWRT (which is the base OS for this router).
P.S. It also has tons of other features which are mentioned everywhere. In this review, I tried to respond to the potential questions that I personally had before buying it.
If you need a powerful router, just buy this one, and you will never regret it.
The GUI software is easy to use and has many many options to account for most use cases. The signal strength is good and I’ve never had connectivity issues.
The only gripe is that it’s a bit cumbersome when using Wi-Fi’s that have login screens in them such as hotels. You need to log in to the WiFi using a device with a web browser then cloning its IP address on this router. It isn’t hard and the cloning is easy to do with their GUI, however it’d be much easier if the OS had a web browser built in to handle the login to the WiFi.
Amazing product though that allows web browsing in public wifi more secure if you utilize the VPN functions.
There wasn’t much in reviews or information for people doing what I wanted it for so thought I should write it up. I bought this specifically for something small and compact that runs OpenWRT under the hood and supports Wifi 6 for my Meta Quest 2 Airlink needs. I hooked this up, disabled DHCP and router features through Luci (hidden interface for ‘power users’) and basically turned it into a fancy access point to put in the room where I use the quest the most. It worked perfectly. Previously I was trying to use an Ubiquiti AP I had that only did Wifi 5 and it didn’t always quite cut it. This was smooth as butter — even with the quest airlink bitrate turned all the way up. 10/10 would recommend for this use case.
As a travel router? It looks like it would be really nice but I didn’t buy it for that. However I like what I see enough that I may buy a second to keep in my backpack for when I travel for work. It’s got some really nice features for that and it appears to be easy enough to use even if you stick to their customized interface. I’ll certainly come back and update this review if it falls short of my use cases or if I learn more good/bad about it but so far I like it.
I have used Gl-Inet product for my VPN needs. I made this purchase at the last minute because my previous travel was lost. I got bought this one late in the evening and it delivered to my parents in just enough time to be able to sign into work. I use a wire guard VPN to connect back to my house that is running a Flint acting as the server. I use unifi products for my main LAN and Gl-inet products for the VPN. It’s worked flawlessly for my needs and using openWRT makes everything very customizable.
I have used a few Gl.Inet routers previously. Usually in WiFi repeater mode. However, I just found a new to me feature. Network share. I can use a Micro SD card or USB thumb drive and create a share folder between 2 computers. I have started using it between equipment at work and isolating the equipment from the corporate network. Corporate computers require a user name and password to connect to a folder per domain restrictions. This works. Networks windows IOT, 10, and 11.
Spart in Las Vegas jede Menge Geld, weil dort nur 2 Gerte WLAN inbegriffen sind. So wird nur der Router verbunden und alles Handies und Laptops laufen da drber. Und VPN auch noch dazu, echt super.
Fast forward 2 weeks, I returned the 1200 and bought this bad boy. It is NEARLY perfect. By that I mean the VPN speeds are at 90% and are more than fast enough to do my work over seas. I love this device as it keeps my network secure through Nord VPN. Installation was easy and configuring my VPN account was almost seamless. Highly recommend for those looking to use a VPN through their travel routers. It is nice and compact.
Habe einen Router gesucht um meine Gen1 Starlink Antenne in mein Netzwerk einzubinden da ich W-Lan nicht will und dies auch immer (!) ein Kompromiss bez. der Geschwindigkeit ist.
Der GL.iNet Router lies mich ob der Optik zuerst zgern, aber dessen Kleinheit und openWRT bewegtem mich zum Kauf. Fr mich ist der GL.iNet AXT1800 jeden wert! Die Mglichkeiten von openWRT sind sehr umfangreich, das Webinterface sehr sehr gut! Nur die Einrichtung einer VPN-Verbindung klappt noch nicht, hier scheitert es wohl an meinen Fhigkeiten!? Hierzu folgt ein Update!
I should say I made the right decision in buying this little product after carefully analysing several competitor products online. Easy to set up and use, very reliable, very attractive interface, ability to put VPN, Adblock, personal DNS and many security features in this little handy device. You can take this anywhere, especially when using free Wifi in hotels or anywhere; use this as an extender. This will protect you from cyber-attacks and give you a reliable signal, a USB port, and 2 LAN ports for faster internet. Buy this product with confidence. One thing to add, though, is it gets heated up quickly. The fan will run when the temperature reaches 70 F or something. You need to lower it to 60 or less to get the fan kicked in at a lower temperature so the device doesn’t get heated up quickly.
Avevo gi un prodotto della GL-net ed ero gi soddisfatto, questo senz’altro con prestazioni migliori
I was hoping to use this as a true WiFi bridge to connect a couple of Ethernet-only devices in a location where I cannot run cables to my home LAN. It will do that in Extender mode but then these devices are only accessible from devices connected to the GL.iNet router via WiFi. They are not accessible from any devices connected to the main LAN via Ethernet or WiFi. I learned this is how it is supposed to work but does not meet my needs.
As I learned how each mode was supposed to work, I learned the device does what it says it will do but does not meet my needs so I will find another use for it.
To meet my needs, I ended up going with a WiFi access point that happens to have two Ethernet ports from the same manufacturer as the rest of my LAN equipment. This worked as I had hoped.
Not to echo what everyone is saying already and instead, I want to focus on the biggest drawback.
It overheats!! When this happens, it turns itself off and comes back on after it’s reached an operational temperature level. I own the MT3000 (Beryl AX) which is the counterpart to this device and that unit has met my expectations flawlessly. I have (4) port 2.5gb switches attached to both this Slate AX and the Beryl AX for stable and portable data transfer between hosts. When comparing the two, the Slate AX tends to overheat while running the same applications/plugins and performing the same operations over the network.
Despite having a larger heatsink, the fan doesn’t engage and is still even when it’s throttling. I may tear it down and investigate further however I’ve only owned the device for <1 month, I may repaste the TIM if there's an opportunity to do so.
The Beryl AX runs DDR4 over DDR3 (Slate AX) and has a 2.5gb wan port and seems to transfer at higher speeds over VPNs.
Regardless, your mileage may vary but until I understand the issue with my Slate AX units then I'd probably advise others to pass on this and get the newer Beryl AX for less money.
VPN: So there is a VPN ‘app’ I guess built in to the device. That’s awesome! What I didn’t expect was how easy it was going to be to set up. I went to my VPN site on my computer, logged in, downloaded my config files for wireguard, put them on a usb, logged into my Slate AX ready to copy across the files and realised I didn’t need to do any of that. The only thing I needed to do was log into the Slate, select VPN and client, log in, and select the servers I wanted to use! Wow.
Next thing is adguard. It’s built in, It works how you would expect it to. I usually run this on a docker at home, seperate to my router, so it’s so good that its built in! It Also has a dashboard for adguard where you can configure more advanced settings like Upstream DNS and extra blocklists.
You can limit individual clients speed.
There is a toggle button on the side, that is configurable. e.g. You can set it to turn VPN on/off or Adguard on/off etc.
There is a an applications page where you can download additional plugins. I haven’t downloaded anything yet. But will eventually.
Above are all things that I like.
Things that I have noticed…
It is pretty warm to touch, I looked in the dashboard and it runs at about 71C with 1 client doing light internet/youtubing with the VPN, Adguard running and Tx set to max. There is a fan setting with it defaulting to come on at 75C. So I assume it’s fine to run at that temperaure for long periods of time. This is also in a non airconditioned room with ambient temperature at 30C. Sooo I assume it will be much better when travelling and staying in 24/7 airconditioned rooms.
The reason I bought this is so that I’d have an easy way to connect my devices (chromecast, laptop, phone and partners phone) to the same network, whilst remaining secure and private using hotel/accomodation wifi. It looks like it is going to do that job perfectly. You can’t segregate local networks like you might want to on a home network, but who needs to do that whilst travelling.
I believe this is worth the money and would buy it again.
El enrutador estaba bien empaquetado en una bonita caja, se proporcionaron enchufes para el Reino Unido y la UE y un cable LAN. La configuracin fue realmente fcil, solo conctelo y conctese al WiFi. La interfaz de usuario de administracin es increble, fcil de configurar todo y tambin tiene WAN a travs de cable LAN y respaldo en WiFi o incluso como configuracin de equilibrio de carga. Viajamos y lo primero que hago cuando llego a un nuevo lugar es conectar este enrutador al WiFi existente y todos nuestros dispositivos (computadoras porttiles, telfonos, PS4, Chromecast, Switch) funcionan sin problemas. Tiene un tamao decente para viajar. La calidad de construccin tambin parece buena.
El rango WiFi es aceptable para el tamao, el apartamento de tamao mediano funciona bien. Lo he estado probando durante un tiempo tenindolo encendido las 24 horas del da, los 7 das de la semana. Se calienta un poco, pero no es un problema para nosotros. Adguard tambin funciona bien con la configuracin lista para usar. Las velocidades de conexin son increbles en WiFi.
La VPN integrada an no la he comprobado, pero confo en que tambin estar bien. Espero poder probarlo en un hotel con las capacidades de suplantacin de MAC.
Cliente feliz hasta ahora!
I am a fan of this company and usually end up buying their new models.
This router is far better than their previous models. Like other reviewers have mentioned it is a bit bulkier and bigger than previous models but it is very fast when it comes to Wi-Fi speeds and when using it as a WireGuard vpn client it is amazingly fast. In my set up using a fibre broadband connection and without vpn active, the speeds are faster than my bigger Asus router and when using WireGuard vpn client it still gives me speeds in excess of 300mb
I have now got the latest router by gl.inet the MV2500 Brume2 which is without Wi-Fi but has vpn cascading and you can run vpn server and client same time. I am using it as WireGuard server at home.
And I travel with this AXT1800 travel router and use it as vpn client connecting back to my home vpn server. And I have amazingly fast connection
Software and interface is simple and easy.
Highly recommended
Love the way it provides a connection for my devices to access and stay secure when on the road.
Powerful little device, huge number of options in config, with even more options via the OpenWRT LUCI interface.
Probably better than most if not all ‘free’ routers provided by ISPs.
Facile installer et paramtrer.
Les nombreuses fonctions sont bien intgres et trs utile. L’application mobile Glinet est aussi un vrai plus pour la gestion distance. Idal en voyage, en camping car ou tout simplement chez sois, les performances tant largement suffisante pour un usage mme assez intensif, y compris en VPN.
Je n’ai pas l’habitude de laisser des avis mais je trouve que le positionnement de ce routeur est vraiment innovant dans un march satur par des produits tous trs semblables.
En bref, trs bonne surprise, tant vis vis du produit que de la marque que je ne connaissais d’ailleurs pas.
From the interface to the connectivity options, this travel router really shines. It even features a usb port offering plug and play wired sharing of your phone’s cell service while keeping the device charged. The interface is very well put together and retains access to the underlying OpenWRT if so desired.
The Slate AX is working great for my home network. Setup was extremely easy, adding VPN client connection simple. Firmware is improved making it simple to change between VPN servers. So many additional features for advanced users. Highly recommend.
This thing is great. It can get hot so make sure to give it proper ventilation. It’s a lifesaver on the road
The travel capability is crazy small. A powerful unit and using to do processing and projections at far distances is awesome… it dies get hot so make sure you don’t put it on something that gets warm or hot….
This is a must have for working traveler. The unit take any internet connection an creates a new network of it own. Turns wifi into landlines and new wifi network. Also turns landlines into wifi.
Awesome.
Love this router. Perfect for my RV and was to power off of the RVs 12v system with a high amperage buck converter.
Works great. Many useful features. Very well fleshed out for a secure traveling network experience. Even supports tailscale to connect to the rest of your networks like they are all one network.
Only concern was using the storage function with an external HDD seemed to cause lockup and throughput issues. May be the configuration. I just offloaded that function to a RPi
if this truly supports over 40 devices at once, it will be a lifesaver on our next family cruise. Works great at home as an extension for spotty wifi in the home office.
Trs satisfait de ce produit, il faut un peu de connaissance pour pouvoir le configurer.
Trs longue porte du Wifi pour sa petite taille.
Je recommande !!
Update: I want to address the hot temperatures that some of the reviews noted and how you can resolve for this (if you’re concerned about the high temps). Most routers are designed to run between 40 degrees Celsius to 65 degrees Celsius (104F to 149F). In the case of this router, you can tell it when to start running the internal fan through the admin panel. However, the lowest temperature it will allow you to run the internal fan is 70c / 158f. In my experience – with an average room temperature of around 22c / 72f – I’m seeing an average device running temperature of 60c / 140f. The admin panel will show you the internal running temperature. I’ve so far had this for a month and at no time did the internal fan ever turned on by itself meaning it’s never reached the 70c / 158f minimum. I do believe the 60c / 140f is totally fine however I do use this router about 8 to 12 hours a day in my office. With that said, I purchased a separate USB-powered small cooling fan (“Wathai Cooling Case Fan for Receiver DVR Xbox TV Box Router 120mm x 25mm”) and I was able to get this router’s running temperature down to 38c / 100f. I do not notice any differences in performance by doing this however I’ve never done any tests related to two different internal device running temps. The device is definitely cooler (still slightly warm but not hot) to the touch with the new addition of an external fan.
Update: When NordVPN is enabled – or I guess any VPN for that matter – my device did reach 70c / 158f. With the internal fan turned on at 70c, the temperature would hover between 69c and 70c where the fan would turn on at 70c, lowering the internal temp to 69c, and the fan would turn off only to turn back on at 70c again. But with the additional of the external fan running, even with VPN enabled, the internal temp is at 38c / 100f. The great thing about this device is it has a usb port in the back so you can connect the usb-based external fan right into it.
I’ve been using a GL-AR750S for years now and the GL-AXT1800 is a very nice and welcomed improvement. It’s way more responsive and allows you to achieve fast internet speeds when connected to a VPN provider. However, the user interface feels like it was “dumbed down” a bit, as some advanced settings were just removed or replaced by others that are not exactly the same. Other settings just won’t work properly, like the one to allow internal services to bypass VPN: It just does not work. Since that’s more of a software issue, I’m sure they’ll release a fix soon. Overall, I absolutely recommend this router.
Man darf die Bandbreite des WiFi durchaus anzweifeln, vor allem wenn der Router im Extender-Modus betrieben wird. Die europischen Kanle des 5GHz-Netzes funktionieren auch mal und mal nicht. Aber ich benutze den Router als VPN-Router. Dafr ist er optimal. Mit bertragungsgeschwindigkeiten von bis zu 170 Mbps ist er deutlich schneller als die z. T. viel teurere Konkurrenz (Asus: Max. 25Mbps). NordVPN-Software ist vorinstalliert. Ich bin zufrieden. Mal sehen, wie lange der Router hlt.
Product works as expected. Gave 4 stars because it came scratched.
Well not much to say besides the fact this is probably gl best product. The repeater mode works amazingly. I got the cheaper GL router but I just couldn’t even get this feature to work at all. The the VPN part with the axt1800 is a lot easier to configure your nordVPN. All you have to do is login and pick a country. It will download the needed certificates.
Habe lange berlegt, ob ich mir so ein Gert als Travel Router zulegen soll.
Die ersten Tests und Versuche (WiFi weitergeben, Adguard und VPN) waren sehr zufriedenstellend!
This is a powerful flexible wifi 6 router. It is a tad bigger and heavier than its predecessor (the Slate) but not too much; the bigger issue is that its power brick is big and relatively heavy, and because it uses a non-standard voltage/current combination of its not possible to replace it with a standard USB charger.
ich habe den jetzt seit ein paar Wochen in Betrieb fr meine Console und mein Notebook wo ich eben eine VPN bevorzuge.
Keine Probleme bisher, es folgten schon einige Updates. Ich bin ber Wireguard mit einem VPN Anbieter verbunden und man merkt es weder beim Spielen noch beim Arbeiten mit dem Notebook.
Sehr geringe Wrmeentwicklung des Gerts. Auch die Einrichtung war intuitiv und mittels Online Handbuch waren auch Kleinigkeiten schnell eingestellt. Wrde ich wieder kaufen……
Da ich nicht alle meine Gertschaften im Urlaub oder bei sonstigen Hotelaufenthalten an das jeweilige WLAN anmelden und ggf. Sicherheitsrisiken aussetzen mchte, habe ich diesen Router angeschafft.
Bisher hat das alles gut funktioniert.
Ich melde mich vor-Ort einmal am jeweiligen WLAN an, mache wenn ntig die Anmeldung (die per DNS-Umleitung kommt) am Handy und danach knnen alle meine Gerte diesen Zugang automatisch verwenden.
Dabei habe ich mir VPN-Zugnge ins Netzwerk zuhause (WireGuard an der heimischen Fritz!Box) eingerichtet oder kann auch einen der verfgbaren kostenpflichtigen VPN-Anbieter nutzen (meist per OpenVPN).
Ich bin also insgesamt sehr zufrieden, denn das Gert tut das was ich davon erwarte.
I have been using the old Slate as a travel router for some time and it has fit the bill. It’s a bit too slow and has narrow wifi coverage, but very compact and lightweight.
When I saw the old Slate has an AX successor I was thrilled and it turned out this is for a reason. SlateAX is not as compact and lightweight, but it’s fast and furious in regards to wifi coverage and openvpn. Power requirements are reasonable and a good quality phone charger 5v 2A or more can feed it so you don’t need to carry around the bulky power brick that came with it. It gets a bit too warm and the fan didn’t turn on automatically but since this is running openwrt there are multiple ways to push the fan sooner and keep it cool. On that note I don’t know if the fan is quiet enough so if it isn’t I would come back and drop a star.
An excellent portable wifi 6 router extender/repeater with
(A) built in and configurated WireGuard VPN,
(B) AdGuard application for blocking ads and tracking, and
(C) best of all the Drop-In Gateway Mode which is a SIMPLE way to connect the GL-iNet router to my current local area network. In this mode, I do not need to modify my current network topology but be able take advantage of all the functions on the GL-iNet router (VPN, AdGuard etc.)
I give this GL-iNet portable router three thumbs up ! A great versatile product.
The initial 4.0.0 firmware that was pre-loaded was terrible. Every time I tried to connect to my WiFi for testing the WiFi would totally crash and I’d be forced to fully reset it. I found in the patch notes that issue is due to 160M channel width and it was fixed. I ended up using an Ethernet cable to connect to the internet and update to 4.0.4 and it seems to have resolved all the initial issues I experienced.
Since updating it seems to work pretty well so far. Tested wireguard client and routing multiple devices through my home wireguard server and it’s been working so far. I’ll be out of country for a couple months and using this on the daily soon so I’ll update with how that goes. If this had come with the updated firmware out of the box it’d likely have 5 stars in this initial review.
– WireGuard client, works great; I can put my whole network behind a VPN!
– WiFi repeater mode; great for traveling in hotels or places where you want to private network
– AdGuard
– USB C power
– Snappy and intuitive interface with regular updates PLUS it’s OpenWrt under the hood
– Tethering and cellular modem support (just plugin your phone or modem)
I can’t think of a single downside. The only thing I _might_ recommend would be a battery pack so you can use it more easily on-the-go.
I’ve been using GL.iNet products including the Mango, USB MicroRouter and Slate 750S for some years now. The open architecture and ability to add functionality via the underpinning of the Linux O/S is invaluable. Due to a cat related incident, one of my Slate 750S’s bit the dust so I bought the Slate AX as a replacement.
Now, I had used the original Slate in a number of environments, it was truly pocket sized, USB as low as 5V 1A could power it and it was a very capable bit of kit, once you added OpenSSH server, TOR, Wireguard etc to it… 😎
The new Slate AX however is, no matter what the title says, NOT pocket sized, unless you have trousers that have a very roomy, bellowed cargo pocket.
In addition, unless you have a USB-C charger that is AT LEAST 20W output, forget about using it.
20W will get it up and running, 18W …. not powering up. Not a graceful, lower power output, runs a bit slower, it won’t power up at all, so be aware that you can’t run this off a laptop or desktop USB-C port or any adapter without 20W or above output.
My biggest bugbear, on security, with the default admin password being “goodlife” across, pretty much all the range has finally been changed to a longer, random alpha string so better than before. The setup is clean and in general intuitive, no issues with connecting to either an ethernet connection or Wi-Fi.
The DDR3L 512MB / NAND Flash 128MB means you have a lot of headroom for installing apps to extend its use and the preset, built in support for various VPN’s makes life a lot easier for non tech folks.
I see this as a home/home office bit of kit not a throw it in your bag when you are travelling bit of kit.
The range of features is good, don’t get me wrong and I am using it to good effect at home ….. but the size and power limitations means I’ll be keeping it firmly in the home and travel with the 750S.
I bought this for “tethering”: use the 5G signal on my phone to provide local WiFi (beyond the limited “personal hotspot” capabilities of the iPhone) in locations without a landline (or, possibly, as a backup). Although a few other brands claim to have such tethering capabilities, the discussion forums are full of failed attempts.
It worked like a dream: the world of routers and similar communications equipment is rarely as trouble-free as this. I plugged the USB-Lightning cable to join the two (the router also provides power to the phone) and, in literally a couple of minutes, I was seeing 100 Mbps download speeds, which is near to what I get directly anyway.
The power adaptor comes with both UK and European plugs, which was nice.
All-in-all, a great device and kudos to GL.iNet.
I installed this very easily using it in ‘Repeater’ mode connected to my Vodafone 5G mobile hotspot. It works like a charm with better, more reliable, speeds than my landline. I’ve dumped my home landline.
It doesn’t come configured to use the USB port with a printer; but, I just hopped into Luci and installed the software modules kmod-usb-printer, luci-app-p910nd; I then just added a printer using the Luci menu service ‘P910nd-printer service’. Support suggested ‘cups’ but p610nd worked for me with no hassle at all.
My next task is to try nginx/rtmp with my security cameras.
It’s a great device overall.
– Excellent range/signal strength
– Super fast when running it in vpn mode
– Decent size but their devices are slowly getting larger with every major release. Any larger and it will become noticeable in a travel bag.
– Seems to have stability problems, I have to reboot it every 2-3 days so far. If this continues, I’ll return.
After being thoroughly frustrated in my attempts to make best use of my mobile phone “all inclusive” package via the hotspot function, I discovered this product after watching a YouTube review of the older model.
Now I can connect my phone to this device (either directly using “USB tethering” or by WiFi to the phone hotspot) and then my whole house and all my devices (both dual band and 2.4ghz only) can benefit by connecting to the network broadcast by the GL-AXT1800.
Customer/technical support (whilst not immediate, no doubt due to time zones) is excellent.
I can honestly say that this is my favourite and most useful gadget purchase for quite some time!
Zusammenfassend gefllt mir der Slate AX gut. Im Preis-/ Leistungsverhltnis hat er mich berzeugt.
Positiv:
– Sehr vielfltig einsetzbar
– Gute Geschwindigkeiten
– Einstellungsmglichkeiten fr ungebte und fr gebte Anwender
– gute Verarbeitung
Negativ: (Auch wenn eher nicht vorgesehen, aber momentan im Einsatz als AccessPoint)
– Die LED lsst sich soweit ausschalten. Allerdings sind die Einstellungen hierfr in den Tiefen der Startup Einstellungen versteckt. Diese Einstellung knnte meines Erachtens besser platziert werden. Zustzlich wird die Einstellung momentan vom System aus irgendeinem Grund nicht abgespeichert, so dass die LED nach jedem Start erneut ausgeschaltet werden muss.
– Ein weiterer negativ Punkt ist fr mich die Hitze. Der Slate AX wird regelrecht hei. Dabei schaltet sich der Lfter erst sehr spt ein. Momentan wird er bei mir als AP mit einem 5GHZ WLAN auf High betrieben. Mglich wren hier 2x5GHZ und 2×2,5GHZ. Trotzdem wird er fr meinen Geschmack etwas warm. Dabei steht er offen in einem Raum.
– Netzstecker wackelt in der Steckdose ein wenig.
Im ganzen ist mein grtes Problem die Wrmeentwicklung. Solange er aber seine Pflicht fr eine Weile erfllt ist das akzeptabel. Er Punktet mit einer hohen Flexibilitt an Mglichkeiteni und dem schnellen Wifi 6.
Auf dem Gert ist OpenWRT installiert, eine der besten Betriebssysteme fr Router. Damit kann man, wenn man sich auskennt, so ziemlich alles aus der Hardware holen, was diese hergibt. Und wenn man sich auskennt, denn das kann sehr frickelig sein.
Damit das nicht so ist, hat GL.inet dem ganzen eine reduzierte Oberflche spendiert, die auch optisch gefllt. Die ist etwas eingeschrnkt und verbirgt die meisten Mglichkeiten von OpenWRT. Fr den angeboteten Zweck, als Reiserouter, ist sie aber ausreichend und zeigt bersichtlich den Status.
Man kann aber leicht auf die offizielle LuCI-Oberflche von OpenWRT, wenn man mchte.
Kritikpunkt ist, da es relativ lange dauert, bis das WLAN steht, 1-2 Minuten kann das dauern. Dafr ist es ordentlich schnell und dank Wireguard ist auch die VPN-Leistung hervorragend.
Erfahrungen:
Ich wollte mein Heimnetzwerk an einer Fritzbox ber ein VPN leiten.
Das sollte so aussehen: PrivatesNetz – Gl.inet – Fritzbox/DSL – Internet.
Das funktioniert zumindest mit IP4 nicht, Stichwort: doppeltes NAT.
Entsprechende Anleitungen z.B. bei “VPNtester” kann man gepflegt in die Tonne treten.
Einfaches “surfen” mag gerade noch so funktionieren, viele andere Dinge nicht mehr, je nach Netzwerk.
Ob man das mit IP6, das kein NAT kennt, umgehen kann, habe ich nicht getestet, ich wollte wegen der Unbersichtlichkeit von IP6 nicht mein gesamtes Netzwerk umstellen, da htten sich weitere Probleme ergeben. Der Gl.inet baut auch primr eher auf IP4 auf, kann aber natrlich mit 6 umgehen. In der Grundeinstellung bekommen alle Gerte IP4-Adressen vom DHCP-Server, IP6 muss erst aktiviert werden.
Eine Mglichkeit besteht noch darin, den Gl.inet als Access Point praktisch als WLAN-Kabelnetzwerk-Brcke zu verwenden. Ob dann darber noch ein VPN und Adguard funktioniert – keine Ahnung, denn da warnt die Oberflche sofort: “Nach dem Umschalten ist die Benutzeroberflche nicht mehr erreichbar”. Und dann steht man vor dem Problem, diesen Access Point zu konfigurieren. Naja, vielleicht ist das originale OpenWRT dann noch erreichbar ? Ich habe es nicht ausprobiert, denn anschlieend dort “rumzufrickeln” war mir zu anstrengend.
Fazit: die Oberflche von Gl.inet beschrnkt das Gert in vielen Funktionen, die OpenWRT bietet.
Fr den vorgesehenen Einsatzzweck als Reiserouter, um z.B. im Hotel sein eigenes WLAN aufzuspannen, vielleicht auch per LTE-Stick (Kompatibilittsliste beachten!) wirklich nett und performant. Man kann sogar sein Handy als Zugang zum Internet benutzen und dies anderen ber WLAN (und sogar zwei Ethernetports) zur Verfgung stellen. Die meisten “Flatrates” drfte das aber in krzester Zeit aufbrauchen. In speziellen Netzwerkumgebungen stt man schnell an Grenzen, dann sollte man sich mit Linux/OpenWRT auskennen. Grundstzlich funktioniert es, den kleinen Kasten im Hotel an den “Drahtanschlu” zu hngen und sein eigenes WLAN zu verteilen, statt das Hotel-WLAN zu verwenden, das ganze sogar per VPN und Kindersicherung per AdGuard. Ob man damit die Geolokalisation von Netflix&Co umgeht, hngt vom VPN-Anbieter ab, nicht vom Gl.inet. Fr ein schnelles Adhoc-WLAN zu empfehlen, fr den Einsatz als VPN-Router im heimischen Netzwerk nicht, was aber an technischen Beschrnkungen liegt, nicht am Router.
Fr die etwas eingeschrnkte Oberflche einen Stern Abzug.
My only concern that this device is running hot and it has fixed configuration to start internal cooling fan for CPU temperature of over 85 degree C. I would love to have option to set it lover when I do not mind a little noise. Potential workaround is to use external USB cooling fan or maybe not to worry about temperature at all, but configuration option will be nice to have.
The good. The Slate is fast, stable, runs VPN even faster than the Brume and wifi is relatively strong, stronger than the that of the Huawei 4G router I am currently using attached via ethernet to. Fan is silent or not running yet despite case being very warm.
The Bad: This is probably just me but the new firmware from GL.iNet really annoys me, if one goes into the VPN settings then ‘OpenVPN Client’ Nord VPN is hard coded into the firmware as the first option with no way (AFAIK) to remove it and even after setting up an alternative it remains there written in bold. Presumably GL.iNet have taken money from Nord VPN to promote the VPN provider in this way but it still winds me up to see it and gives me some doubts regarding the company in general.
Otherwise great router and good value.
Lo saque de la caja, lo enchufe y salio andando. Cero problemas. Es cierto que es mas grande que el anterior, pero en algun lado hay que meter el hardware extra que tiene y las antenas. El rango es excelente, superior al modelo gl705s. Muy rapido y estable. Puede ser que requiera algun update en alguna cosita avanzada, pero todo lo que fui probando andaba.
While I admits that I am a massive fan of Gl.iNet (have been lucky enough to acquire most of their products with time and they deserve all customer support) I totally agree with other reviewer that this is not a completely flawless device at this stage (I am yet to see a router that actually is) but I have no doubt that this will go on to become one of the (if not the) best travel and quite likely home routers out there. I have been running it now constantly at home on the latest beta firmware for 2 days and it has been handling 70+ clients with 2 access points with a WiFi signal out of this world and running NextDNS, Wireguard client with VPN policy, remote access…etc. I have not needed to use AdGuard on it yet and I haven’t tried VLAN functionality. The developers are working on this incredibly actively and I cannot wait for Dual LAN functionalities to be added to the UI (and do not get me started on the drop-in gateway magic) as been promised by the developers. It looks like the one I’ve got will be staying at home and I am just getting a second on order from Amazon to use for travel. With all the punch that this carries in such a small package and with the ongoing work to fine tune and polish the software and functionalities, I think that anyone would be able to forgive the minor blemishes at this stage.
I bought this one as an upgrade of the GL Inet Slate, as it supports DFS channels (a lot of hotels use them) and it can run Adguard Home out of the box. It works as a charm, but it is slightly bigger than I expected, not too big though to use as a travel router.
This item is fantastic! I pre-ordered from gl.inet last month before it hit the UK and it is fast fast fast! Comes with adguard home no more pop ups and ads, and also has parental control over content etc. VPN is great, with Open VPN I’m getting around 150mb which is great. Definitely get this product!