GL.iNet - GL-AXT1800 / Slate AX

The slate AX is perfect for this. I've done a video on yt if you want a closer look 🖖https://youtu.be/cwuQ4tubxno?si=K018dz-qKMHlVeUq

Update: slate ax purchased and works like a champ. Recommend.

A major drawback to using a travel router as a permanent home router compared to normal routers is the wifi range. You'll find that the antennas of the travel routers are much smaller and lower powered than those of traditional routers meaning the range is hindered. If you live in an apartment then this may not be an issue, however if you live in a house, that could be problematic. Travel routers are meant to be used in close proximity to the connecting devices ie within a hotel room for example. So don't expect a miracle when it comes to the wifi range (compared to traditional routers). In regards to Beryl AX vs Slate AX, it would all depend on what you need. I doubt you would actually feel the difference in speed between both in the real world, but the Slate has an additional gigabit port that might be beneficial to hard wire one of your devices on your network. If you have a switch, then this advantage isn't really one to consider though. If you're really thinking about using a travel router as your permanent home router, then it's best that you think about your environment. If you live in a smaller place (studio or apartment), then it might work really well for you. If you live in a larger place with plenty of walls, then I would recommend getting another Flint. I hope this helps 🙂

I own this travel router. It's fantastic for hotels and airbnbs. I don't have starlink yet (I'm debating between the mini and standard) but I will try the router with either once I get mine.

Go with beryl ax or slate ax - they're on sale right now on their website. Personally I'm using beryl, and i love it

I really love my GL-AXT1800 from gl-inet. Beautifully portable, and it's power port is USBC. I travel with this thing, and I have run it plugged into my Anker PowerCore Fusion for hours without seriously draining the battery.

I have found zero drawbacks to using my Slate as a travel router. I bought it for exactly that purpose. I almost bought another one to replace the Flint I had to repurpose elsewhere. The Slate is awesome for connecting to hotel captive portals, or using my phone connection (tethered with USB, it charges the phone too!). What I've most recently is use it to provide connectivity to my spouse's festival booth. Open wifi signal showing 1 bar that would never actually give me an IP on my phone, and the Slate grabbed it, and gave me a steady/fast signal that covered me all the way across the festival grounds to the food trucks. I've got a 5K battery that will keep it powered for an hour or so, but that was just to see 'how long'. For a real job like that, I'd bring my EcoFlow (because the register and everything else would need power too).

Yes to both. [One of these](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NR1SPBV). Slate's power port is USB-C. My only disappointment with this is that the battery doesn't work like a UPS. If using it connected to the mains, and the power drops, the battery is not engaged quickly enough to keep anything connected to it from losing power. The Slate is rated to draw 5V at 4A. At "full bore", this would take around 75min in ideal conditions to use up 5000 mAh. Consider that 5000 milliamps is 5 amps.

Glad to hear, just came back from a camping trip and used the VPN feature and one of their portable routers AXT1800 at the campsite to connect back to home for all our devices.

Have no fear I ran my entire home off the AXT1800 briefly as a load test 45+ clients, multiple security cameras & IOT devices, 3 internet sources. Never missed a beat.

A lot of this depends on the speed (up and down) of your home internet. Brume 2 is definitely the choice for the home server. Small, easy to use, and you don't need wifi for a server anyways. For the client, I'd probably use another Brume 2 if you don't need wifi from the client end. If you need wifi, I'd probably get beryl AX. Alternately, if you have faster home internet (500 up and down), I'd get Slate AX for the server and the client.

This is the way. The Flint 2 is more than you need. I've got a Slate AX and love it.

The one I have is the Slate AX 1800 and it does give you the option to tether your phone to the router by plugging it in so you can use your hotspot data, however, I have this one set up as a repeater using the hotel WiFi.

I have been using the GL.iNet GL-AXT1800 (Slate AX) travel routers for when I do event LED and Digital Signage. They are relatively small and have good range, plus many options available to suit most common needs, as they are using OpenWrt. There is a companion zipper case that is great for protecting them when in a pelican bouncing around the country, GL.iNet Gadget Organizer Case. Both are on Amazon.

I second GL.inet. One thing to note is that they have two similar models - Beryl AX and Slate AX. The Beryl uses a chipset that’s supported upstream by OpenWRT, while the Slate does not. I recommend the Beryl for that reason.

I wouldn’t recommend it for a few reasons. I used my SlateAX as my home router for about a year, and it was fine for our 2 story townhouse, however it gets quite hot under normal conditions. I ended up putting a fan beneath it. When the Flint 2 came up for preorder for $90 with free shipping I jumped on it. The difference is night and day. Not only does it run cooler, but the signal strength is stronger. Your home is quite large and with brick any router you purchase will likely have coverage issues. Personally, I’d recommend picking up a small POE switch and running an access point on the top floor. Flat cables can be hidden well along trim. The Flint 3 is about to be released to I suspect they’ll offer a substantial preorder discount as well if you’re on their mailing list

If it helps, I have a the SlateAX from Glinet I purchased last year during the prime sale for $99 and my regular use I keep it in my car to connect local hotspots (library, coffee shop, etc) when working on my laptop since it’s able to pick up a stable signal and maintain a stable connection from much further away. While traveling on flights, train, and hotels I use it with a mini pc for hosting Jellyfin and sharing internet, especially when it’s paid. Another added benefit is not having to sign 5 or six devices into a different network, only one and the rest automatically to the router. Eventually I think I’ll use it to tunnel to my home network

I got myself a GL-AXT1800 last month and oh my, I love it!

Christmas sales are in full swing. I recommend the Beryl AX, or the Slate AX if you need an extra LAN port and higher Wireguard speeds. The new Slate 7 will becoming out within a few months though.

Beryl AX because it's newer and has the least problems with its firmware (due to Mediatek chip). Only reason to get the Slate AX would be if you needed the extra LAN port or maybe higher supported WireGuard speeds. But most places you travel are not going to support near 500 Mbps in my experience.

I use this and it works wonderfully when I travel internationally for work GL.iNet GL-AXT1800 https://a.co/d/bXY5Ud7

I'm using PFSense for this exact thing. I have PFSense loaded on a Dell R420 for this purpose. Alternatively you can purchase a travel router - Slate Ax-1800 or similar. This has Tailscale already loaded. I keep the PFSense at home and travel with the Slate and my laptop which has Tailscale on it. I use the PFSense at home as my exit node because that setup is more stable and reliable. Hope this provides options for you.

I help set up these type of networks for people all day, everyday. GL-iNet MT6000, MT3000, AXT1800 or MT2500A would be my top picks. MT6000 is overkill unless you're also going to be using it to replace your primary home router.

Yes. Source, I work for an ISP Everytime they have me travel I use my AXT1800 (it was 94 at time of purchase). A mango will do the same as that was my first option before upgrading. Might be worth mentioning that some hotels it won't be possible due to how their system is setup. Best bet is using the Ethernet off their rukus or the set back box in the room.

I recommend GL Inet Slate AX. Also, buy the case for it on Amazon as it comes in handy. You can connect with anything.

The Opal is limited but fine. My buddy had a slate, I got the slate AX. I do like the gl-inet products. I had to replace my AX under warrenty. WAN port stopped working. I blame the hotel STDthernet port. That was more difficult than I would have liked, but it got resolved in a couple of weeks. I've also used some waveshare white labels and linksys routers chopped up and flashed with openWRT. The gl-inet stuff 'just works' and has a fleshed out web gui. They have a super sale happening on their website.

^^^^ AX1800 slate owner. Sips power, when not using usb drives and multiple services. Can run it off a 5w wall wart if you remember to turn off services before shutdown, can spike to 8-10w during boot if it spins up vpn(s)/adguard/tor at the same time. Many software packages are unused when I am at home. My only regret is not waiting for the Beyrl and getting vanilla openwrt support.

I have a GL-AXT1800, do you need to do anything else or just change the mode to AP?

I used the beryl it works but isn’t the quickest for local stuff. I moved to this https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-axt1800/ and it’s great and my main router of choice while traveling. I will say the only issue that 1800 has is you need to use their usb c brick cause it’s 4 amps which is a bit higher than most. It’ll go crazy at lower amps. I had to replace one because I used a normal usb hub.

Indeed, if you need something that works out of the box, consider the GL.iNet routers, such as the Beryl AX. Other options include the Slate AX and Slate Plus. My favorite is the Slate AR750S-EXT, which, although it is end-of-life but you can get it second hand, is portable and allows me to use native OpenWrt. One thing to note is that they use their own fork of OpenWrt, but you can flash it with vanilla OpenWrt if you prefer. If you are more technically inclined, you can create custom firmware to suit your needs, such as adding extra privacy with DNSproxy or DoH/DoT to bypass restrictions. You can also add AdGuardHome or DNS filtering to block ads, malware, telemetry, etc. However, if you prefer simplicity, you can just use the GL.iNet software. These routers support WireGuard, OpenVPN, and other commercial VPNs. They also have beta support for ZeroTier and Tailscale. I travel occasionally for work and find these routers very useful. I can connect to networks at Airbnb accommodations, hotels, airports, or use 4G LTE and smartphones for tethering, then distribute the connection to my devices with the router. They can also handle captive portals, but it depends on the situation. For more information, check out /r/GLiNet and their forums.

I use GL.iNet GL-AXT1800(Slate AX) it supports openvpn and wireguard so you can use any type of vpn provider or set up a vpn server at home.

I've been using the GLiNet AXT1800 router for about P6,200 via shopee, then installed the SQM add-on. Its ability to add a VPN and especially its smol size sealed the deal for me after months of researching, hehe. Maybe next best thing is ASUS' RT-AX86u Pro router that I've read even some network engineers praise, then you use the ASUS Merlin add-on.

I have the GL.inet 1800 and it works great.

I have an older Slate and use it as my travel router. It can connect to my FWG with no issues over wireguard. The FWG applies all of the normal security rules to the traffic, just like being at home.  I personally prefer the Slate for travel and would highly recommend it.  On a side note, I have had issues with some places not allowing VPN traffic, including OpenVPN on port 443. So, in a situation like that, the Purple would be better as it can apply all of the proper network security measures on its own.

I use my GL routers while traveling and then use them to combine multiple devices to phone home via wireguard, no issues in any aspect. I view them as different use cases for me personally. I wouldnt mind the loss of a Slate/Beryl/Mango as a Firewalla given the different functions. Also I generally like having the extra lan ports on the GL Routers at some locations... Added, this is for trading situations where I hard wire 2 laptops I use in trading for and use a 3 port router.

I would say unless you have a need to do site-to-site VPN that two-way communication between your home and away devices, the purple is an overkill as a travel router. If you just need one-way, like VPN to home to watch streaming media or send a print job to home printer, a Slate can fully do the job, and is much cheaper. And I do not think the wifi capability of the purple is as good as Slate.

How small you wanna go? Look at Gli-net's travel routers. I carry one in my luggage and they're great.

How small you wanna go? Look at Gli-net's travel routers. I carry one in my luggage and they're great.

I love their products, I have one of their travel routers and it’s extremely handy.

GL.iNet are my go to for travel routers if doing semi basic stuff.

I've set up a GL.inet travel router and a Verizon 5g router into for my camper. I used a Power Converter Regulator wired directly into the 12v system to insure my router and 5g modem had the power it needed. I never turn it off and it's rock solid. We recently took a 10 day trip to Southern Utah and we never were without Internet and our VPN into my house.

GL.inet for sure. Easy.

I think any of their currently listed travel routers will run tailscale.

Correct. You don't want any routing. You want the clients to pick the closest network. Even something as small as a Gl.Inet Travel Router will do the job, because you turn it to "AP" mode so it doesn't really do much.

Correct. You don't want any routing. You want the clients to pick the closest network. Even something as small as a Gl.Inet Travel Router will do the job, because you turn it to "AP" mode so it doesn't really do much.

As someone who just got done traveling to multiple places and staying for a week at those places, trying out a couple different travel routers at each place (GL iNet & Asus Go), I like the Asus the best. I love the form factor of the GL iNet, but after 6 hours or so it disconnected. I had to unplug it and plug it back in. Google mentioned something about the WAN settings (I’d have to find it). Whereas the Asus just worked. It never disconnected, worked fine in WISP mode and just regular eithernet. So now my go to is the Asus Go for my travel router.

If you are more tech inclined and want the best performance, you get a generic openwrt box (glinet, nanopi, cwwk) and install openclash/passwall and uu. Then set up Access Control Lists to define which devices/services/websites should run without VPN, with VPN, or with the gaming accelerator.

Hi, I hade similar problem, I used Mikrotik than Ubiquity Edge X, but half year ago I have found GLI.net It’s OpenWRT by default and it cost similar to TP-Link. It have WireGuard, Tailscale and AddGuard as native app ;)