GL.iNet GL-AX1800(Flint) WiFi 6 Router -Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router | 5 x 1G Ethernet Ports | Up to 120 Devices | OpenVpn&WireGuard

Worth the money (excellent tech support)
My apartment complex provides fiber internet as a hotshot throughout with a captive portal. I was able to log in, join the service and the router remained logged in the whole time. From time to time it will get kicked off but it will choose the alternate connection I’ve set it up for.The connections are fast. I’ve connected to my VPN using wireguard and am using the ad guard as well. Surfing is smooth on either my 5 or 2.4 WAN. My speed, which is relegated to the VPN, works very well. The stability of the router is very good thus far. I experienced some lock ups which required me to unplug the router. (More about this later).I have several smart devices such as a Google Nest, a Bose smart speaker, Samsung TV and a Fire stick. Neither of these likes to go through the VPN. On my Fire stick I noticed that Amazon Prime will not work. Disney works, Netflix works. To get everything on the Fire stick to work, I set up VPN rules now. I made the router route all selected MAC addresses through the VPN so all my other devices bypass the VPN. Oh, once you set up the VPN rules it helped to reboot the router.It took me some time to figure this out so I wanted to pass this on to those that might have a similar situation at their home. I’ve set up the router for remote access and I use the app. Both work very well. Note, you can’t control the VPN settings remotely. If you’re connected to the router, the app does it all. On the web based remote access, it has a living map but I haven’t figured that out so it doesn’t display my location on the map.Summary: the repeater works very well. The drops and pick ups I was experiencing were, from what I could tell, from the VPN server. I’ll make an update later now that I’m using my current configuration of having all my smart devices bypass the VPN.Update: 4/2024I had a big speed drop. I’m no longer using the VPN, just the built in Adguard, which works really well! I’ve kept up with the firmware updates and apparently the previous update really messed up my speeds. I was originally getting about 95/95 and my speeds were down to like 5/15.I contacted tech support who made every attempt to resolve my issue. My unit, being out of warranty was no longer exchangeable. The company offered me a discount on the Flint 2, which appears to be a great upgrade. I ordered it!Upon login in to my router to copy some settings, it immediately notified me of an available firmware upgrade, which I did. I decided to check the speeds again. And wouldn’t you know it, my router, in the repeater mode I use it in, was back to normal. My hotspot speeds are 100/100 connected directly. Through the Flint, they are about 97/98! I’m so glad to have it working again. I thought the hardware had failed but it just didn’t like the previous firmware. The new firmware fixed everything!This is a great router and a great company that is overlooked. I highly recommend them and their products. As you can see, I had purchased the Flint 2 thinking my router had an internal failure. I trust their products enough to go with them again!I wish to add, the UI they provide, is awesome and so easy to use with helpful tips. I do wish to convey my experience with their product and help anyone whose looking for a great product with Repeater, Router, and other modes, or needing to connect to a hotspot like myself.

does its job well
I currently have three WiFi routers at my house.1) combo DSL modem/router provided by AT&T, my internet service provider. I have turned off wifi capabilities on this device and use this purely as a DSL modem.2) TP-Link Archer AX11000 WiFi 6 router for all internet access except for streaming services (through VPN). An excellent router but lacks VPN client support.3) GL.iNet GL-AX1800 (Flint) WiFi6 for streaming services through VPN (mostly to access content that is blocked in my geographical location). Also, rumor has it there is at least one device in my house running few not-so-trustworthy add-ons in Kodi!Both GL.iNet and TP-Link routers are connected to DSL modem through network cables.What do I like about this router?* easy setup through web browser* VPN configuration as simple as uploading (through web admin interface of this router) the configuration files from VPN provider* supports Wireguard VPN protocol* free AdGuard service blocking ads and trackers* kill switch (stops internet access when VPN connection drops)* great coverage throughout my house (even though I use the “Low” Transmission Power setting. The choices are Max, High, Medium, Low)* Wireguard speeds are good for my use case. Per speedtest: 40ms ping, 45Mbps download, 20Mbps upload. This is excellent considering that the max speed my DSL service gives me is only 75Mbps.Cons according to me?* no way to turn off the lone LED on this device. (TP-Link routers allow turning off all lights. It can even be scheduled for when they stay on and when they are off.)* no way to schedule automatic reboot of the router, I have to remember to manually reboot the router (through web interface) once a month or so to keep it running smoothly. This reboot is not a rule or recommendation but I just do it. (my ASUS router provides scheduling to automatically reboot once any day of the month/week. I have it scheduled for the first day of every month. Haven’t had to log into ASUS router for years since initial setup.)Although this router is small, sleek, and whisper quiet, I don’t make purchasing decision based on how the router looks. As long as all it does is sit in the house where it is placed and does its job well, I don’t even have to look at it. And this GL.iNet router does its job well. Hasn’t been any problem for over four months that I’ve had this.More details, with images, on my blog.Edit (Nov 24, 2023): The current firmware version, 4.4.6, allows for “Scheduled Tasks” where I can schedule (via GUI) 1) LED Display 2) Reboot 3) 5G wi-fi and 4) 2.4G wi-fi. The reboot schedule allows for any day of the week but not a days of a month. What this means is the reboot can be done once (or multiple times) a week. I would like to reboot once a month. This can’t be done through the graphical interface. However, since this router is running OpenWRT, I have scheduled (through Advanced Settings -> System -> Scheduled Tasks) a cron job to reboot once a month.#reboot at 4.44 am every first Saturday of the month44 4 1-7 * 6 /sbin/reboot

Perfetto fa qualsiasi cosa, unico neo la programmazione se bon standard richiede un po di programmazione non supportata dall’ interfaccia standard. Manuale ridotto all’osso

Good quality and great service