GL.iNet GL-AR300M16-Ext Portable Mini Travel Wireless Pocket Router - WiFi Router | OpenWrt | 2 x Ethernet Ports | OpenVPN/Wireguard VPN for Public & Hotel Wi-Fi | USB 2.0 Port | 2 x External Antennas

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.

First item had a stripped antenna. Second took a week to get but arrived perfect. It is up and running as expected. I assume just luck of the draw i had a bad antenna. Packaged nice, and a great small form factor.

I was hesitant because of some of the reviews about these acting up, but it had all the features I wanted so I gave it a try anyway. After a couple weeks I've had an overall very good experience with it. There are a couple minor shortcomings but it does exactly what I wanted, and the range is equal or better than the older TP-Link I was using that had larger antennas. I wanted this for work so I could have a small private network with a WISP repeater. Before I was using an old router for local but no net access, and it was a bit of a hassle when I needed to go online. Pros: Stable connection Good range Tiny Many functions Easy to set up. Your mileage may vary depending on what you're trying to do and how familiar you are with this sort of thing already. Cons: Occasionally disconnects from the WiFi that I've connected it to for internet - I think this is due to the lease expiring and it getting confused by the multiple repeaters for that network, but I'm not sure. It's only every few days and I just have to go back into the options and reconnect it. Network (local) speeds aren't very impressive, but on par with the other N300 router I was using for local access with the same devices. About 3-6mb/s transfer speed. May be the devices I'm using. Internet speeds using WISP mode are slowed a bit, but that's expected in this mode and it's still very usable for me. It could be better in a couple areas, but for the price and form factor I'm 100% happy with its performance and may be looking into other options from this company in the future.

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.

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.

Its really small. Easy to use. The range is great as well. We have a 90 foot garden and signal went to the bottom of the garden and still got 20 meg speed. normally I get nothing. Crazy. The UI is great and it updated to the latest firmware and restarted fine, and thats without having to download the firmware and stick it on a USB drive. If I had paid double for this I would till very be happy with it. It also acts as a repeater as well. proper amazing for £30. and it runs from a micro usb cable. Got it powered from an always on USB port on a gaming rig then through powerlines to the router at the other side of the house.

I bought two of them, one to place a wireguard server at home and the second one to use as wireguard client and travel with it. It was very easy to setup, the interface is great and easy to understand. I am not too experienced in networks (but still a little) and I had no difficulty doing these things work as I intended. So I can connect from anywhere with my home IP, which is great. It's tiny and easy to carry around. Usb and ethernet cables are provided. What else to ask?

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

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