I didn’t know I needed this - GL.iNet Beryl AX

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If you think that routers are lame, think again! GL.iNet has redefined the game with their cute and cuddly router that packs a punch AND fits in your pocket. What makes this router so special? Jake is here to take a look at it and show us its functions.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:35 What's in the box
1:28 First look
3:02 Setting it up
4:15 Speed test
5:20 Web panel and functions
6:05 Multi-WAN
6:38 Failover
8:49 WiFi settings
9:47 GoodCloud
10:05 Network Storage
10:32 Ad-blocking?
10:58 Parental Control
11:06 Peer to Peer VPNs
11:20 Firewall
11:35 Network Mode
12:16 THE TOGGLE BUTTON/VPN Client
14:37 Outro

[ChristopherBurtraw]

More companies need to give those board views in the manuals, thats such an easy way to show good will towards techie and repair minded customers, the rest will ignore the manuals anyway so no harm.

[Philitron]

Damn, I thought the days of excitement over a router were done. This is a really cool little box.

[spencerhalse]

Been using GLiNet routers for years, as I travel on tour as an events technician. Great for hotel wifi, even used it in a pinch to network together some massive shows. Worked like a charm!

[curtalbert]

It is also great to allow you to use a chromecast in a hotel. You connect it to the hotel internet and then the chromecast to the internal network you create and you are set

[bastost]

The software looks better than all routers I ever had. So many features. Tailscale built in amazing.

[airy_co]

that tailscale integration is a big selling point, this is as cool as it can possibly get

[pyroslev]

I'm loving that more and more options are up for portable routers. Jeff at Craft Computing reviewed something more as a high end access point and this is an amazing alternative for the budget.

[MarkSerenadesYou]

I've never jumped to buy something so fast from a short circuit video. This is perfect for me. I often have to setup little ad-hoc networks for my work.

[willstikken]

I've used different versions of these for years. If you travel a lot they are very handy. You only have to setup your devices to connect to the router then connect this router to whatever hotel you're at. When you have both work and personal phone/laptop or a tablet and streaming stick and you do it every week or so this is a fantastic benefit. These usually support VPN connections to, whether you need to connect to your home region or home network you should be good to go.

[Leron...]

I've had one of these for just over a year now and it's an absolute game changer. When I travel for work events, I no longer have to worry about connecting my phone and work laptop, personal laptop, and chromecast to some janky hotel or convention center WiFi, I can just connect the travel router to it and know that all my devices are already paired to the router. Plus the VPN switch on the side makes switching back and forth between US internet and local internet very easy.

[hulsecharlie]

I have an older model of their travel router. Love it. Great to house your VPN on so when you travel and have one lan drop on a hotel room you can route all your traffic and devices through that (or through a wifi bridge if there's no drop).

[MattCollingridge]

Sim slot would be rad for a travel router.
Split it with my friends and rock it with a battery pack.

Inbuilt tailscale is awesome

[atube]

I've been using the slate plus on a very regular basis (travel over 150 nights a year for work) and it's been great. It's nice to have a vpn built in and not have to connect 5+ devices every time i get to a hotel. It occasionally will need a reboot and will lock up, but it's been great. I think GL.iNet did just go close source on their software so that's something to take into consideration.

[NathanLewisVideos]

I learned so much about routers in this. I didn't even know there were open source router firmwares. Such a cool product

[StiekemeHenk]

Okay wtf, massive kudos for the board shots

[Lord_zeel]

I have an older version of this. It's very impressive, I was shocked by how reliable it was and how flexible it is.

[PunaJussi]

I have this, and its been great in hotels when you have multiple devices and a chromecast. And it works with a USB batterypack also.

[silenthrogue]

as a travel event network engineer, i travel with this model and earlier versions for years. its an absolute must to deal with Hotel internet and being able to use the hotels wifi as my internet connection and protecting myself behind the router.

[johnd]

Had one for over a year. Comes in handy to connect to a PLC system wirelessly so I can do my IO checks solo and observe field devices.

[IsParkCir]

I installed an FTP server on this and I have my Sony cameras upload to a USB drive during shoots. Allows me to have instant back ups that I can review on a phone and tablet.