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

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.

Roteri yaklaşık 3 gündür kullanıyorum. 100 mbit fiber internet bağlantımda kablosuz 5g frekansta 120 mbit hız alıyorum. Aynı anda yaklaşık 5 cihaz bağlıyorum sorunsuz çalışıyor. Openwrt yüklü geliyor ve içinde birçok uygulama var. Adguard home çok kullanışlı ve gerçekten iyi koruyor ve reklam engelliyor. Vpn özelliğini henüz kullanmadığım için yorum yapamıyorum. Daha önce Keenetic extra dsl kullanıyordum ve en fazla 93 mbit hız alabiliyordum.Aynı anda birden çok cihazda video izlerken keeneticte takılma oluyordu şimdilik bu routerda böyle sorun yaşamadım. Kısacası fiber interneti olanlar için tavsiye ederim. Openwrt sayesinde routeri istediğiniz gibi özelleştirip program yükleyebiliyorsunuz.

Este router es único en su especie.Actualmente, es el único router del mercado que está basado en software libre, lo que le aporta un grado de seguridad, privacidad y confianza muy altos.Sus principales características son:✅ Dispone de características para todo tipo de usuarios. Si el usuario no tiene muchos conocimientos, se puede enchufar el router en un puerto LAN del router de tu compañía y podrás beneficiarse de un WiFi muy potente, estable y rápido. El WiFi 6 me ha permitido navegar con mi móvil a 500 MB/s, mientras que con el WiFi del router de mi compañía de internet me iba a 150 MB/s.Si eres un usuario avanzado, permite usar PPPoE para reemplazar por completo el router de tu compañía. Además, puedes encriptar todas tus consultas DNS (con DoH y DoT) y bloquear los anuncios en todos tus dispositivos gracias a Adguard Home, uso de VPN para cifrar todo el tráfico de la red, y por si sabe a poco, puedes usar LuCi en vez de la interfaz web por defecto del router y configurar el sistema operativo a tu gusto.✅ En cuanto a temperaturas, se calienta un poco, pero dudo mucho que vaya a alcanzar temperaturas tan altas como para dañarse.✅ Finalmente, el software que dispone ya es completamente estable, y no va a ofrecer ningún problema durante su uso y configuración. Remarco este punto porque hay usuarios que se quejaban de la inestabilidad del dispositivo, pero esto ya ha sido resuelto.❌ Como aspecto negativo, el router presenta un manual de usuario imprimido pobre. Estaría bien que se mencionara que en la web del fabricante está disponible una wiki donde se explican todas las características, funciones y configuraciones existentes.Como pueden ver, es un router capaz, perfecto para cualquier perfil de usuario y capaz de mejorar considerablemente la privacidad y seguridad del internet de casa.Compra 100% RECOMENDADA.

Ordered this from Amazon and it arrived next day. Awesome service!This is a modern hi-spec router hardware platform. AX-1800 chipsetIt has loads of CPU and RAM and the inbuilt web interface runs really fast.It runs a modified version of openwrt which is a very powerful open source and highly secure router operating system. Easy to install and configure.The inbuilt wifi-6 is fast and signal strength throughout my home is top notch.I literally have nothing but praise for this router and it's staggeringly well priced for what you get.

Ci ho configurato nordVPN con wireguard in modo che tutti i dispositivi connessi al wifi siano automaticamente in VPN. Funziona in modo eccellente, veloce, stabile e facile da configurare.Credo che il suo punto di forza sia la flessibilità che gli permette di essere usato per qualsiasi scopo.Ho solo qualche dubbio sulla potenza delle antenne, mi sembrano più potenti quelle integrate della Vodafone station FWA

Was soll man sagen: Toller VPN-Router, der bei mir nach der FritzBox 7490 hängt und den gesamten Datenverkehr im Heimnetzwerk verschlüsselt. Läuft tadellos und ist einfach zu bedienen. Auf YouTube gibt's übrigens den Kanal VPNTester der einige Videos zur Konfiguration des Flint gemacht hat.Ohne separates Modem ( z.B. die FritzBox 7490), das an die WAN-Buchse des Flint angeschlossen werden muss, kann dieser nicht verwendet werden.Die Flint besitzt übrigens keinerlei Ein-/Ausschalt-Tasten, weshalb sich das WLAN nur über das Web-Interface aus- und wieder einschalten lässt. Ist aber kein Nachteil. Wird bei mir über Zeitsteuerung Abends aus- und Morgens wieder eingeschalten.Wer einen gut und leicht konfigurierbaren VPN-Router mit WireGuard Protokoll und integriertem Adguard Home (kann natürlich auch deaktiviert werden) sucht, ist mit der Flint sehr gut beraten.Die WLAN-Leistung des GL-AX1800(Flint) ist bei geringster Leistung hervorragend. Perfekter Empfang im ganzen Haus. Die Fritzbox hat hier gerade mal ein paar Meter geschafft um dann ständig mit Aussetzern zu glänzen.Fazit:Ein tolles Gerät, das ich jederzeit wieder kaufen würde. Allerdings nur anstecken und loslegen ist hier nicht. Man muss sich schon ein bisschen in die Problematik von VPN einarbeiten. Aber dazu gibt's, wie oben erwähnt, professionelle Hilfe. Damit ist die Konfiguration spielend einfach möglich.

As a high IT professional and avid open source software enthusiast, I cannot express how in love with this product I am. It gives you the best of all worlds.For home users: It's very affordable, It's easy to install, reliable, fast.For fellow techies: Comes with the latest AX speeds, and OpenWRT and LUCI pre-installed "underneath" their own proprietary web gui.Their webgui really helps fill some of the user-friendliness gaps in the underlying management system, such as vpn and ddns configuration. But for whatever their gui doesn't cover, there's nothing you can't do with this router by accessing the "under the hood" LUCI gui through the "advanced settings" link.The body seems to be made simpler, cheaper. Basic construction, antennas only pivot on a single axis, no swivel. I like to think no expense was wasted on aesthetics with this unit. It's backed by a POWERFUL hardware platform for its price class, equivalent to some of the mainstream brands you'd have to spend 250+ to get. 4 core ARM processor with almost half a gig of RAM, CPU SKU is suspiciously similar to RPi 3B+ (in fact I wouldn't be surprised if that's actually what this was under the plastic), so it seems to be open source hardware as well.It makes all the advanced stuff a tech enthusiast would want to do, SO easy. Hosting servers, simple. It gives you a free DDNS URL you can CNAME your domains to. You can enable adguard, VPN, TOR with the click of a button. No need to mess around building a PIHole or other similar device. Absolutely brilliant.Anyways, if you're looking for the best union of horsepower, affordability, FOSS and configurability - this is your best product on the market currently.