GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Portable WiFi Travel Router, Mini VPN Wireless Router for Fiber Optic Modem, Mobile Internet WiFi Repeater, Dual Band Openwrt Computer Routers, Home/Business/RV/Cruise

I wish I could give this SIX stars. Not only is this a VERY CAPABLE portable router, it is a super-powerful, user friendly, intuitive, whole-home router. When I bought this, I was merely looking for something that would allow me to port forward through a VPN and over-come my mobile provider's unforgiving home internet hardware and configuration. Boy did I get my 40 bucks worth! Not only does it support OpenVPN from a gigantic line of VPN providers, you can manipulate virtually every single setting in the thing and it makes my cellular home internet viable for my home lab. The router interface itself is based on OpenWrt (a lightweight Linux distro for routers and things) and has been cultivated with both the novice, security conscious user AND the advanced, home-brew, hobbiest network engineer in mind. You can setup multiple VPN profile types to support all kinds of needs and quickly switch between them. Advanced ad blocking, interfaces with dynamic DNS services, advanced firwalling, distributed networks and VLANs, and basically anything else you can think of that you might need. I'll try using my phone to tether with it soon. Right now, I'm having too much fun with the available items that are just standard. Because its software is a lightweight Linux system, there are hundreds of installable packages for this. If you have experience working inside Debian, you can run this thing and make it as powerful or as ubiquitous as you want or need. I'm anxious to find out if I can connect external storage to it because it's only got 128 MBs of storage on board. Don't let the size and price point fool you. In experienced hands, this thing is a NetGear & TP-Link exterminator that will NOT bog down your network.

Sometimes things just delight you. This is one of the products. On a recent trip to Europe, I stayed at many hotels. It was nice to connect one device and share the connection instantly with all devices. Easy to connect to, easy UI, fast, reliable, takes little power from USB-C so you can even power it with a small power bank. USB drive to stream own media. Built in VPN. …. Wow wow wow. It even saved me one time. I was at a nice small cozy hotel but their WiFi only worked outside my door (in the hall). No problem. I simply connected the router to a small battery bank and left it outside of my door. My devices connected to it and the router was closer to the hotel WiFi transmitter so I could use internet in the room. I know it’s not a topical example but it was so awesome to be saved this way. I use it each time I work from a coffee shop too. Why not. One WiFi connection, VPN, all my devices go online and are safe (VPN).

This baby rocks! It does EVERYTHING! It is one of the easiest routers I have ever setup. Well documented online and ample support on the website. I could go on and on about how much I love this router, but I want to explain about the "bonus." There is a usb port on the router. I did a little research and you can turn this baby into a NAS or network drive with a usb thumb drive! I just happened to have a 1TB usb drive laying around, so I gave it a try. I found out on their website that I needed a router upgrade to install the app to handle the network drive. I had the latest "stable" upgrade, but needed a beta upgrade for the app. I installed the beta upgrade and everything worked like a charm. I set everything up in the routers setup program. I connected my new network (NAS) drive to Q4OS linux in my shop and to Windows 7 in my study. Pretty much all NAS, network and ethernet drives are well over 100 bucks! This baby is a super cheap alternative with the addition of an inexpensive thumb drive!!! I LOVE it! Beats all the Belkin, Linksys, Cisco, AT&T Spectrum and other routers I have ever owned or dealt with! I will definitely be buying another when this one dies. I have owned mine for about a year now with zero issues. It has stronger wifi than the AT&T router in my home. I got this to extend the range of my Wifi to my shop and garden. It has far exceeded all of my expectations!

4-1/2 stars . My first travel router is working great! I got this for occasional travel and coffee shop use. Set up is fairly easy but there are a few steps to go through and it did take a little google-ing to figure out how to set up my Surfshark VPN with the device. But now that it’s set, it’s easy to enable or disable my VPN if needed. I am using it in repeater mode in a hotel, and the family are all connected. I thought I’d be able to plug in drive and stream media through it. Read something after purchase that this was enabled via a previous software version, and may work in a beta, but not sure. Maybe user error. I am able to stream media from my Jellyfin server and that worked fine. For the price and VPN security (with separate VPN provider) this is pretty cool. Good entry level solution to see if this is something beneficial for you. You can always upgrade to a higher end model later.

This router may be small in size but it works great. Makes port forwarding easy as well as adding static routes. Seems to have all the things you would expect in a pricey router but at a much lower cost. Its made as a travel router so you can pick up wifi signals and bridge it into your network. I use it as a home router and it is better than many more expensive ones. I believe it runs open source software so you can also putty into it and manually configure things.

Excelente! Muy bueno y práctico

When you travel and want a safe connection, or when the wifi you live is shared and want to protect yourself.. It sets up really simple and is stable and fast and offers so many add ons..

Świetny router, jak za tą cenę dobra wydajność i możliwość instalacji MQTT i innych pluginów

L’article est de très bonne qualité, facile d’installation et très efficace. De plus il est de petite taille et facile à transporter avec vous dans une valise ou sacoche. Je recommande fortement ce produit.

If you’re looking for a portable router that packs a serious punch, the GL-iNet travel router is hard to beat. I personally use it to provide router-level VPN across all devices in my home, including smart TVs and other networked devices, and it works flawlessly. Setup is quick and straightforward. Power it on, connect via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, and enter the router’s IP in your browser. The admin panel is extremely intuitive, making it easy to configure VPN settings, connect to networks, manage devices, or adjust firewall and port options. Even complex routing setups are simple to manage thanks to the clear interface and helpful documentation. The router supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard, but from my experience its real strength is getting full network-level VPN without having to configure individual devices. The physical VPN switch on the side is a clever feature, letting you toggle the VPN on or off instantly. And if I need to travel, it’s incredibly convenient—compact and foldable enough to carry in a bag. I can take it abroad and set it up in hotels or other networks to create my own secure Wi-Fi, piggybacking off the existing router or Ethernet connections. This makes accessing a safe VPN on all my devices easy, even when away from home. Overall, this is a small, portable router that delivers full-featured, router-level VPN at home, with an incredibly user-friendly admin panel, strong Wi-Fi, and excellent support. For the price, it’s hard to find a better option. Highly recommended.