GL-AR300M16-Ext Portable Mini Travel Wireless Pocket Router - WiFi Router/Access Point/Extender/WDS | OpenWrt | 2 x Ethernet Ports | OpenVPN/Wireguard VPN | USB 2.0 Port

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.

Great product. Easy to set up and excellent

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 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 !!

This mini router is a game-changer for travelers and remote workers. It's incredibly small—about the size of a matchbox—but packs a punch with OpenWrt firmware, dual Ethernet ports, and support for OpenVPN and WireGuard. Setup is straightforward via the intuitive web interface, and it can run off a USB power bank, making it perfect for on-the-go use. Whether you need to extend Wi-Fi in a hotel, create a secure VPN tunnel, or tether to a mobile hotspot, this device handles it all with ease.

Very easy to install, a little bit tricky to set up but a quick Google and you are on your way. Decent range, both fire stick and outdoor camera requiring 2.4ghz connected easily

This little device is amazing. I WFH and connect over VPN to remote desktop. This works fine. I purchased as a means to covert a tethered phone to our house network as a drop in solution for when the main internet was down. Having had an outage and told by talk talk my internet was down and wouldn't be repaired for 3-5 days (0 days notice it was. Sunday!!) And as I work from home I needed a way to QUICKLY leverage our phones data to replace it. Well experienced in tethering over WiFi, I knew I needed a bridge that could connect to the phones over WiFi and make that internet available over cable - to the house mesh and therefore the rest of the house. It did this with bells on. Didn't stop there tho, with the help of a usb cable the phones can 'tether' via USB to this device and the speeds are much faster as you don't have to 'repeat' over WiFi. So this is what I settled on, mainly because the mobile signal in our house is rubbish so wanted to get every drop out. The final amazing thing is, it fails over! If you plug in your main internet AND tether, it will use them in order, and if the main internet fails it will switch to the tether and you probably won't even notice! Love it.

I bought this to extend my home wifi coverage out to a device in the garden and to be able to access the device from the house but I have found it nothing but problems. It seems very complicated to set up and unreliable thereafter. I tried repeater mode and it would work for a bit then give up. I have tried several times to sort out the settings but the instructions for fixing problems etc are so complicated that I can't be bothered to try for fear of messing up the rest of my network. Now I can't connect to it at all and no lights are coming on. I have a mesh system in the house with several range boosters and these have all worked out of the box but this just seems to be a mess. Possibly it works if you have the technical knowledge but for someone who doesn't or isn't a computer engineer I think it is very difficult.

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!)

Perfect for my needs I work in a camp setting and it works perfectly

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.

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

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.