Travel Router - Do you really need it? GL.inet 1800 Review
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
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Welcome to David Does! In today's video, we're diving into the techier side of travel and exploring the GL.iNet AX1800 travel router. As someone who specializes in network consulting, this caught my attention and I couldn't wait to share it with you. Don't forget to subscribe to stay updated on all things travel and photography. Thanks for watching!
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00:00 Intro
00:46 What is a router?
01:11 Why would you want one?
03:16 Demo - using the unit! 
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Travel router is a must have. I been carrying my Slate with me everywhere in SE Asia, with 5 devices connected. The thing I like the most, is the repeater function. There are many hotels with older routers and not perfectly placed in their hotels making the signal weak. The router can easily pick up the signal, better than our wireless devices.
I completely agree! I just used it for two weeks straight while traveling. The repeated option saved my bacon!
Finally someone showing it in action, actually connecting. Thank you!
Absolutely!! I actually have something else in the works with GLi.Net 🙂 So stay tuned! I have two other long form videos being created prior to it. But it does include a giveaway of a GLi.Net router.
I've had one of these for a week and I can tell you flat out it is an absolute must-have for any techie or nerd.
They are so nice! I'm about to receive a few other models to film a "show down."
Well presented, well spoken, concise, subbed!
Thank you 🙂
randomly I saw this video and checked you're Chanel, looks very good and lot of interesting videos!
Thank you 🙂 I am happy you stumbled upon it!
@@david_does Hi David. I just came across your channel right now and I loved it. I have been trying to work from any location while traveling using my home IP Address. So that my employer does not notice. Can you please show me how. I don't mind paying you for your time. Thanks
Thanks for the review. I’ve been toying with getting a travel router for a good while. Although I don’t travel much for work anymore, we do have a few family trips a a year. I already have a VPN sub and part of me feels like this is extravagant but is it really if it is increasing security. Probably better than creating one with a Pi, as I’ve had mixed results with connections dropping out repeatedly.
Hey! I am glad you enjoyed it. It has been a pretty solid companion for me since I have had it. It has been much more stable than some RPi projects I have toyed with. I am trying to get my hands on a few other products from them that seem similar but a bit more inexpensive such as the "Mango." I hope to have a showdown review up in a few weeks between them.
It’s great for cruising. You only need to purchase one internet subscription and then use your router to share to all your devices. Did this on my last cruise. Of course range is limited so only worked while in the cabin.
This is great news! If you don't mind sharing, what cruise line did you take? I have had a few questions sent in specific to certain cruise lines and this router.
Thansk for the demo and info, have a great day
Absolutely 🙂 Thanks for watching!
@@david_does I also appreciate the reference to USB C Data Blocker, even though I just always charge with my OWN power banks, handy to know. I am wondering, if its better to have my own USB Modem or get a hotspot to jump on the connection.
@@chrisumali9841 Absolutely, I agree I always use my own charger but it is better to have a blocker just incase you are in a pickle.
Either a portable router or LTE hotspot would work. That being said I always install a VPN on my phone and enable it when traveling so even if I connect to a guest wifi everything is secured. I use Private Internet Access.
I find them to have the best quality and best price. I have used them for years. I am also not paid by them. I have a referral link to them in the description which I believe just gives me a couple extra months of use for free if someone uses it.
@@david_does Awesome, thanks for the feedback. I agree, that's why I purchased a blocker with your link, just in a pickle. Thanks for the tip, I have a few vpn apps on my phone also, for that scenario as well. Have a great day.
Great Video. Perhaps doing a video how to set this up along with a chromecast for us less tech savvy people.
Hey, that's a great idea! I'm actually traveling now and left it at home (staying at Cerro Gordo, the ghost town! No TVs to even consider). But if I can find some free time I should film a quick short about that.
Honestly it's super slick. Once connected to a hotel wifi it will stand up its own wifi you can connect your phone and Chromecast too (just like your home router).
Great video! I was just wondering what app you were using? The only app on iPhone I have found is used to setup the router. Thanks again for a great video!
Hey! Great question, so this is the android app. I would have assumed the iPhone app works the same way. Does yours look totally different? I've also had great luck with the local web UI.
@@david_does I am glad you demonstrated the app, since I was not aware of the app and now I use it intermittently with the web UI also.
Awesome video, very helpful. I travel A LOT for work. I was always curious about a travel router and why I would need one, but your “hotel seeing only one device” scenario, only seeing one MAC, sold me to the idea. Thanks a lot!
Sweet!! Absolutely, I have love that feature. Actually I just put this thing through a couple week long test while traveling. Used it every single day with no issues!
This router is my life saver…. I work from abroad traveling which is restricted by my job.
I completely agree!!!
I have the Beryl AX MT3000 and connect the WAN port to my LAN port of my home router. One ethernet cable into the LAN port of the Beryl connected to a port of my Ubiquiti ToughSwitch. Unifi UAP AC Pro 48v PoE antennas connected to the switch. Mullvad running on the Beryl connecting only specific devices. This setup is excellent for a home environment!
This sounds like a great setup! I love the Ubiquiti switches.
What are the benefits, what you said is over my head but I'm interested!
It would be nice if the Unifi Express could do the repeater "mode". Might have to add one of these 1800's to my tech bag.
I completely agree! The UniFi UMR seems like a close competitor but I don't believe it has WiFi as WAN capabilities - just LTE.
Actually, I used this GL.iNet recently when staging a network for one of our clients. I had to stack a ton of network gear where I didn't have an ethernet drop. Used GL.iNet's WiFi as wan to provide internet to the stack while I was configuring it. Super handy!
Hey mate, do you know if the GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 model also has an app? its much cheaper than this one, but i have seen reviews saying its hard to set up..
What do I need to connect to the internet using this at an airport? Do I have to buy/rent internet access and then use it with this unit? Is there any way to be autonomous?
If you have vpn config to that router at home will that ip address change if you go to other country?
If you connect this device via Wifi (as you have in this video) .... can you then utilize one of the LAN ports and plug in a laptop or a remotely positioned QNAP Server ?
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Absolutely! The LAN ports would work for this purpose!
When using your phone to tether, does it use the limited hot spot data plan or the actual unlimited data from your plan and what speeds will that give?
Great question! So from my understanding it will use the limited hotspot data pool (if you have one). So be careful there! That being said, this thing will give you whatever speed your phone will allow it (based on signal and data restrictions).
Would you expand on how to set up with a Chromecast or fire stick?
Absolutely! So first put it in repeater mode and connect it to the hotel wifi (or better yet hard wire it to a jack in the hotel room). Then connect your chromecast/fire stick to the WiFi that the GL.iNet stands up. Connect your phone to that same wifi from the GL.inet. You should then be able to cast to it.
Does this router maintain your home IP address in the US?
Could you use it to make a network without internet? I.e., cast downloaded content to a chromecast, Roku or something like that?
You could! If you had a movie file or something on your laptop you could open it in chrome and cast it to the TV without an internet connection.
Thanks for posting this. Curious if the device can automatically connect to networks after powering on?
So it will! Here is the caveat - networks such as hotel guest networks have a hotspot portal. They bump devices offline every once in a while and you need to resign in with the portal. This isn't a big deal as it just passes the portal to your phone. But it makes it a touch less seamless. Thanks for watching 🙂
@@david_does Thanks for replying.
By chance have you tested the max distance while using as a repeater? As far as how far a WiFi source can be from the unit.
I realize there’s variables in every situation, but was just wondering in general.
Anyone know if this would be solid for gaming?
Do we need a laptop to sync the Wi-Fi network to the travel router or can we do it with our iPhone?
I had no issue using my Pixel (with the GLiNet app). I could search wifi's and then select one to connect to.
I just got off a cruise on Disney Dream cruise ship. I have the GL.inet Beryl router. I paid for a single device internet. I could not ever get the router connected and working on their internet. I even tried to clone my phone to the router without success. Do you have any tips that I could have used so I'll be ready for next time.
Interesting! So you paid for single device internet with your phone, and then clones your phone's MAC to the Beryl router - which didn't work?
I wish I had the opportunity coming up to test it. Did you enjoy the Disney cruise? I have seen a few Ordinary Adventures post and I may have to book one (to test the router of course - at lest that will be my justification lol).
@@david_does I have heard that there are bugs with MAC cloning on Beryl. It just seems like they had really strong network security on Disney Dream cruise ship. I haven't had trouble connecting at hotels etc.
On a recent cruise i set my laptop up as a hot spot. I could connect upteen devices. The downside was loss of bandwidth.
As i work remotely i always have the laptop. Why do i need another device?
Oh interesting, that is a great idea. You're right - not everyone needs this. It can be super handy. I like that I can push all my devices through my PIA VPN for a bit more privacy.
Do you know how this router would work or the steps I should consider if I am on a cruise?
So I heard recently that a few folks had issues with this on a cruise. Some mentioned that they are getting a bit wise to this type of device. That being said, if you use the MAC cloning feature on this it should work for ya. I wish I had a cruise scheduled to try this out on. So far, I have not had any issues using this with standard hotel wifi systems.
Can you configure the hotel capture portal from an iPad Pro you have connected to its wifi? I.e. using it in repeater mode. I’ve seen questions about the Beryl on this and it seemed they were using a laptop connected via cable to configure the capture portal
I've done the same on a laptop and phone via wireless (not with iPad, though not sure if that would be different).
When you log into the router, configure as repeater and connect to hotel wifi, the hotel login page opens in a browser on the laptop and you enter the credentials. The router then connects, and any other device connected to the router can then access.
Have been pleasantly suprised how easy it has been to use. I have the Slate AX-1800 model.
@@ssmith954 Does it work the same for Beryl MT3000 to bypass capture portal?
@@moestealth85 Not sure, I haven't used the Beryl MT3000, sorry.
@moestealth85 it doesn't bypass anything. You still have to submit the necessary form, just you only need to do it once for the router rather than every device you want to connect to the WiFi.
You can get clever doing things like hosting openvpn on port 53/udp and try to bypass it but just buying the device, doesn't do it for you.
Exactly! Doesn't bypass the portal or anything. However the first portal you encounter while in repeater mode will associate to the GL.iNet and you shouldn't have to do it again.
Does it work if I have it in my car with my laptop while actually driving? My new job orientation will have two weeks on zoom but I need to pick up kids from summer camp during work hours.
You will need some sort of internet connection. When literally "on the move" I just hotspot my phone directly to my laptop.
I really wanna know, can you put a SIM card straight into it and it becomes a modem?
Nope! You will need a USB sim modem to do that. I prefer Peplink when I need cellular modems.
When I try to log on with my iphone it just shows a lock symbol and times out with no login. Any thoughts?
Weird! Have you tried doing a factory default? Possibly it had another password set on it from the seller?
Any comments on the Deeper Network Air as they claim to do similar stuff but with a Free VPN service. Great video !
Thank you! Actually, this is the first time I have heard of them. I am looking at their website now. Honestly a nifty product from the looks of it. A bit more compact than the GL. inet. I may have to pick one up!
@@david_does Anytime. Would love to hear your thoughts on this Deeper device. Thanks
So could I connect this to hotel WiFi and the plug the Ethernet port into my computer for faster speeds?
May not be faster overall if you are using WiFi as an uplink. But you could share that connection for things like a Chromecast. Also if you happen to pay for a faster speed you'd pay for one device and share it with all the others.
@@david_does awesome thanks!
*what would be a good (mah) voltage for a power bank: 20,00mah; 18,000mah?*
Bigger the better with this device! I used a fairly large portable power pack similar to what campers use. It uses little power compared to what it can handle. However with portable power banks (for phones and such) you may want a fairly large one.
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*thank you sir, for your response!*
*I’m gonna have a few of these Wi-Fi pocket routers just to have extras*
*lets say you travel to locations around the world with open Wi-Fi and you visit these same locations*
*Is there a way that it can automatically connect without having to put the credentials in?*
Great question! So there is an "Allow switching to saved networks" option. If this is enabled it will automatically connect to WiFi networks that it remembers. You shouldn't have to keep entering credentials.
*I will look for this!*
*do you know where specifically I can find that option in the routers GUI?*
Do we have to pay for the VPN? I hear a lot about open VPN. Is it free to use with this device?
Fantastic question! So you don't have to pay to make it work on this router. However you generally have to pay someone to host the other end of the VPN. Such as Private Internet Access - you use this router to build a connection to them.
Bro! im confuse! I want a router to plug my computer with an ethernet cable: wifi to ethernet, what should i do
This would work. But you may be better off with a USB wifi card so that you computer can just connect directly to the wifi.
If going to China, could it be confiscated at customs. Or, do I need to declare ??
I have to be honest - I have no clue! China is on my list to visit but I have yet to go myself.
Is it necessary to pay someone to hundreds to help configure this or is strightforward?
The app is pretty straightforward!
raspberry pi costs 15 dollars.
and if you cant take that pi and configure it as a router, then you ont know enough to save yourself anyway.
any purchased router is inherently malware.
Lame. You never explained about VPN install.
This video is discussing the practical uses specific to travelers. Not a techy deep dive. GLiNet themselves have a video, check it out.
This router is my life saver…. I work from abroad traveling which is restricted by my job.
That is great feed back. I just got back from an extended trip with it - used it every single day!