GL.iNet GL-AR300M16-Ext Mini Travel Wi-Fi Router OpenWrt 2 Ethernet Ports

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.

got 3 of these running on home network, range good , easy to set up, Only issue is on power up takes approx 1 to 2 minutes to connect. i have them running in all three modes repeater etc. vey useful for setting up a small independant network, use one on pi 4b and pi5 to greatly expand wifi coverage , use the ethernet port which takes the load off the usb ports. i did have a usb wifi extender which worked how ever because i was using a number of usb periferals i was getting wifi drop via vnc , ud=sing the ethernet port solved this

Wow! This device is slighly bigger than a matchbox and has more functionality than routers costing many times more. I wish I'd discovered these earlier. It's got a full copy of OpenWrt installed. If you're unfamiliar with OpenWrt, it's an open source wireless router project that has just about every conceivable configuration option available, and you can install other apps from a list of about 8,000. There's a polished UI on top of OpenWrt out of the box, but you can also open the native OpenWrt UI called Luci. I've configured it to act as a VPN client and router to connect to home from a remote location. I chose WireGuard VPN because it's easy to setup and enables site to site, so both subnets are permanently connected and visible to each other. I'm definately going to buy more of these. You can just configure it at home and take with you to plug in wherever you need it.

The router (firmware v2.27) works well in repeater mode when the (hotel) WiFi signal strength is good. If however the WiFi signal strength is weak, the router becomes unstable and the repeater (LAN side) WiFi signal drops out regularly every few seconds. This instability is known to the gl-inet sofware development team who say the next firmware release will go some way to alleviate these types of instability, but from the email response I received it sounds as if they are not completely certain whether they have fixed it completely. I'm really hoping they have though. I've been using this device on the road constantly now for 7 months and what I can say is that it does require (quite alot of) patience and tlc at times even when you are familiar with its quirks. I connect regularly to the Internet via NordVpn, but the above mentioned instability has nothing to do with connecting via OpenVpn. Don't let the above put you off though. It's a great little router when the hotel WiFi setup is good.

Difficult to use and absolutely no improvement in signal. Cheap but a waste of money

I bought this to provide wireless connectivity to a digital mixing desk. The reviews were a it hit and miss in terms of the set-up but decided to give it a go due to its small footprint and price. I've wired the antennae out and upgraded those and everything works great Pros - it is super simple to set-up, I had it working in minutes. It is very small (which for me is great) and it is god value for money for a 2.4GHz router (it's not dual channel, which isn't an issue for me) Cons - the major problem with this item is the power supply lead (small usb) which falls out with the slightest movement of anything at all. I've got the router velcroed down positioned so the the lead is against the side of the case but even like that it still manages to fall out !! So in short this would be great for a fixed installation but if you're planning on building it into anything that you might move the power lead will keep falling out and will drive you potty !!

We used it to create an AP on an existing Ethernet network. We found this unit to be a very versatile router that is easy to set-up. Range is good too. You don't get a power supply so do remember to order a USB charging plug if installing as a stand-alone router.

Bought this whilst we travelled. It is based on the very common open source firmware "OpenWRT". It is polishied with a very easy to use GUI, but can go into OpenWRT itself for more control. This little router has more features than every ISP provided router. I use an enterprise router in my home, I set a Wireguard server in my home network, which this little router is connected to. Not only is my data re-routed to my home network, but does so whilst encrypting it. For use in hotels, public wifi or even on the go is invaluable. The wifi range is very good.

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!)

Snelle levering.

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.

Boîtier étonnamment petit qui pourtant gère plusieurs configurations avec peu de configuration nécessaire, et qui envoie un signal fort et stable.

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.