GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 (Mango) Wireless Mini Portable VPN Travel Router, Mobile Hotspot in Pocket, WiFi Repeater Bridge, Range Extender, OpenVPN Client, 300Mbps High Performance, 128MB RAM

The media could not be loaded. OK, so this was a quick buy for me as my VPN router at home got config corrupted and I was stuck without VPN. I had read some of the reviews regarding the OpenVPN option on this device being easy to set up and I can honestly say I was sceptical that this tiny little box could delivery what I needed while my VPN router is out for repairs. I was not disappointed, the reviews are 100% correct and VPN setup on this tiny kit was seamless to setup and working perfectly.Packaging:The product packaging was good and everything you need to get started is in the box. What I got in the box:1 x GL-MT300N-V2 Mini Travel Router1 x 1 USB Power Cable1 x RJ-45 Flat Ethernet Cable1 x User ManualSetup:The tiny router is connected via the its WAN port directly to a LAN port on my BT Hub5 router. The cool thing is that it takes its power via USB so its gets it power directly from the USB port on the back of my BT Hub5 this makes it a very clean and tidy setup. The software is nice and simple and is easy to use and play around with. I downloaded the VyprVPN openvpn config file and uploaded it to the router. Selected my preferred location and connected pretty quickly. The only thing that is missing from this device for me is to be able to disable the VPN to specific devices on the network. At this stage I have to use my BT Hub5 for all my devices that don’t need connecting to the VPN on that network while are other devices that require VPN access now connect to the tiny router. It’s not that much of a big deal over all but it’s nice to be able to manage all network devices on one single router than having devices connected to 2 separate routers which doesn’t helps with network management and network security over all.Performance:I have been using the router for a few weeks now and honestly I have not seen any disconnections or network latency. I have done several network tests after setting it up and I was get accurate speeds that reflect the same speeds I get from my BT Hub5. I actually cant believe this tiny router has such great performance. Once switched over to VyprVPN the speeds test reflect a solid 12Mbps download speed and 7Mbps upload speed needless to say I was very impressed. The VPN speeds are slightly faster that my damaged VPN router which cost me around 150 pounds. If you are using this device just for VPN, this is a all or nothing router, either all devices connected to the tiny router are connected to the VPN or none are connected if the VPN is turned off.Pros:* Good Quality* Easy Setup* Cheap* Fast* Multipurpose* Tiny* Supports OpenVPNCons:I personally haven’t had any issues with this device. I would have like to be able to manage all my devices on one network, but this more a personal want and not any fault the software or the device.Conclusion:This is an awesome device and I can’t believe what you get for the price. I am not using this router as a travel companion but as temporary VPN router while my router is getting repaired. It’s been a life saver for me and I would highly recommend this router if you are looking for a travel router or a static VPN router at home or even in a small office environments.

Bought this to add a vpn to my router. Easy to setup in either bridge or repeater mode. Very small and easily portable, the vpn works ok but slower than setting up the same vpn on the laptop. Even so feature packed for the price

The stock firmware looked quite slick with an integrated DDNS service & VPN support but as I immediately replaced it with OpenWrt 21.02.2 I can't comment more on that.The unit itself is very nicely put together and tiny. I was quickly able to connect it as a client via the LAN port to a hotel WiFi network and simultaneously run both my secure & DMZ WiFi access point SSIDs through via WireGuard to both of my home & office gateways.The only slight issue I had was it spontaneously rebooting under load but when I stopped using the charger that came with my Samsung A52 phone to power it in favour of a U-Green PD one that seems to be solved.Excellent little gadget and I suspect I'll be buying one of GL-iNet's more powerful dual-band offerings soon.Update: Having obtained a USB power monitor it appears that even with a USB thumb-drive connected and both wifi WAN client & LAN access point active it draws no more that 250mA at 5V. With a Samsung A52 plugged into the USB being charged & acting as the WAN interface this goes up to around 700mA.Updated 2023-03-27I've been using this router on my travels for a while now and continued to upgrade it to the latest OpenWrt (22.03.3 at present). Even with a GaN USB PSU it still exhibits some instabilities when used as both an access point and a client onto hotel wifi, especially where that wifi is a little sub-par, crashing when changing settings sometimes for example. The wifi phy only supports four simultaneous AP and client configurations which is a little constrained for my purposes but at the price it's still a good device. However I'm planning to upgrade to one of GL.iNet's dual-band devices with uSD & more powerful CPU as soon as I get home.