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Feb 26, 2024 3:01 PM

GL.iNet GL-MT3000 Beryl AX Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router

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GL Technologies via Amazon has GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router for $109.90 - $31 when you apply the coupon on the product page = $78.90. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • 1x 2.5G WAN port
  • 1x 1G LAN port
  • 1x USB 3.0
  • MT7981B 1.3GHz dual-core processor
  • Dual band network
  • Wireless speed 574Mbps (2.4GHz), 2402Mbps (5GHz)
  • OpenVPN and WireGuard pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers
  • Max. VPN speed of 150 Mbps (OpenVPN); 300 Mbps (WireGuard)
Features:
  • Runs on OpenWrt 21.02 firmware, supporting more than 5,000 ready-made plug-ins for customization. Simply browse, install, and manage packages with our no-code interface within Beryl AX's Admin Panel.
  • Support WPA3 protocol–Preventive measures against password brute-force attacks; DNS over HTTPS & DNS over TLS–Protecting domain name system traffic and preventing data eavesdropping from malicious parties; IPv6–Built-in authentication for privacy protection, eliminating the need for network address translation.
  • Beryl AX is capable of hosting a VPN server and VPN client at the same time within the same device, enabling users to remote access local network resources like Wi-Fi printers or local web servers, and accessing the public internet as a VPN client simultaneously.

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this Deal:
    • This offer is priced $1.82 lower than the previous +170 Frontpage Deal from last October
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 930 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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Update: This popular deal is still available.

GL Technologies via Amazon has GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router for $109.90 - $31 when you apply the coupon on the product page = $78.90. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Staff Member Red_Liz for sharing this deal.

Note: Must be logged in to clip coupons; coupons are typically limited to one per account.

Specs:
  • 1x 2.5G WAN port
  • 1x 1G LAN port
  • 1x USB 3.0
  • MT7981B 1.3GHz dual-core processor
  • Dual band network
  • Wireless speed 574Mbps (2.4GHz), 2402Mbps (5GHz)
  • OpenVPN and WireGuard pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers
  • Max. VPN speed of 150 Mbps (OpenVPN); 300 Mbps (WireGuard)
Features:
  • Runs on OpenWrt 21.02 firmware, supporting more than 5,000 ready-made plug-ins for customization. Simply browse, install, and manage packages with our no-code interface within Beryl AX's Admin Panel.
  • Support WPA3 protocol–Preventive measures against password brute-force attacks; DNS over HTTPS & DNS over TLS–Protecting domain name system traffic and preventing data eavesdropping from malicious parties; IPv6–Built-in authentication for privacy protection, eliminating the need for network address translation.
  • Beryl AX is capable of hosting a VPN server and VPN client at the same time within the same device, enabling users to remote access local network resources like Wi-Fi printers or local web servers, and accessing the public internet as a VPN client simultaneously.

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this Deal:
    • This offer is priced $1.82 lower than the previous +170 Frontpage Deal from last October
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 930 customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this Store:

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Mar 4, 2024 5:25 PM
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pointbobMar 4, 2024 5:25 PM
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but why do you need this solo when you can connect to wifi via your cellphone.
Mar 4, 2024 5:53 PM
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DrunkueidMar 4, 2024 5:53 PM
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Quote from dealsalways View quoted comment :
Didn't you set it in repeater mode, and then just login from there?
Yes, wifi repeater mode. And no, it wasn't working so seamlessly. At the airports I couldnt get the captive portal to come up at all (airports). Even after trying to connect to nossl.com (per some reddit recommendations). At my hotel, I could get the captive portal to sometimes load — and once I entered my name and room number into the portal, the portal page would sit at 'processing' the request. Directly connecting to the hotel wifi, my ipad and phone had no issues connecting to and getting past the captive portal. Again, the device is really slick. Love the ability to stream movies right off the USB drive and not have to fill up my devices. But I'm thinking most portals have just figured out how to outsmart this router.
Mar 4, 2024 8:36 PM
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MaidmmmMar 4, 2024 8:36 PM
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Quote from Drunkueid View quoted comment :
Yes, wifi repeater mode. And no, it wasn't working so seamlessly. At the airports I couldnt get the captive portal to come up at all (airports). Even after trying to connect to nossl.com (per some reddit recommendations). At my hotel, I could get the captive portal to sometimes load — and once I entered my name and room number into the portal, the portal page would sit at 'processing' the request. Directly connecting to the hotel wifi, my ipad and phone had no issues connecting to and getting past the captive portal. Again, the device is really slick. Love the ability to stream movies right off the USB drive and not have to fill up my devices. But I'm thinking most portals have just figured out how to outsmart this router.
Hmm - that's disappointing as I'm on the fence as to whether to buy this vs a slate AX or plus. I thought there was an EAP issue with the Beryl that was fixed with the latest firmware update, but maybe that's incorrect. I had also read you could log in with your phone and then copy the MAC address to the router. Your input made this a tougher decision for me lol! But thx for sharing.
Mar 4, 2024 10:13 PM
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purbaMar 4, 2024 10:13 PM
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Quote from whodiini View quoted comment :
Simple, Opened the package. The quickstart had a code to scan and a web page to get documentation. The link to documementation was obsolete and one version behind. I then checked the installed firmware and it was years old. I updated the firmware using their link and it was one major revision behind. Only after I ignored the link and did a search did I find the current version. Did a search when they released the current major revision and it was several years ago. Did a search when they started selling the hardware with that firmware and it was several years ago. So it was new old stock. I do not know how to ID the hardware revision, but I do know that they update their hardware like most manufacturers. So probably they have a list of serial numbers and hardware versions.

The way to tell how old your product is: check your firmware and compare to the current version. If it is current or maybe one minor version behind or two, it is pretty current. When I received my Slate plus (from amazon) it was 1 minor version behind. e.g. If V3.12 is latest, V3.11 is one minor version behind, V2.01 is a major version behind

My order from Gl.inet arrived today with firmware version is 4.4.6 released on Oct 8th, 2023. Just one version behind newest 4.5.0 released on Jan 23rd, 2024.

Upgrade straight to beta version 4.6.0 for EAP support.

This is good for me, not an old stock, free tax and free travel case
Mar 4, 2024 11:34 PM
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DrunkueidMar 4, 2024 11:34 PM
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Quote from Maidmmm View quoted comment :
Hmm - that's disappointing as I'm on the fence as to whether to buy this vs a slate AX or plus. I thought there was an EAP issue with the Beryl that was fixed with the latest firmware update, but maybe that's incorrect. I had also read you could log in with your phone and then copy the MAC address to the router. Your input made this a tougher decision for me lol! But thx for sharing.
It is disappointing. I bought the router at full price specifically to use on this Europe trip. The MAC cloning thing is particularly a pain in the ass for iphone users as by default your iphone will randomize the MAC for privacy purposes. So you can't just program the travel router to always use your regular MAC address. There will have to be some override somewhere. You're either always disabling MAC randomization for each SSID, or you're programming a new a MAC to your router. Regardless, I still couldn't get the MAC cloning thing to help with the captive portal situation.
Mar 5, 2024 12:02 AM
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MaidmmmMar 5, 2024 12:02 AM
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Quote from Drunkueid View quoted comment :
It is disappointing. I bought the router at full price specifically to use on this Europe trip. The MAC cloning thing is particularly a pain in the ass for iphone users as by default your iphone will randomize the MAC for privacy purposes. So you can't just program the travel router to always use your regular MAC address. There will have to be some override somewhere. You're either always disabling MAC randomization for each SSID, or you're programming a new a MAC to your router. Regardless, I still couldn't get the MAC cloning thing to help with the captive portal situation.
Yeah, I think you're convincing me to forego this sale and get a Slate as I'm an iPhone user as well. Thanks for posting your experience!
Mar 5, 2024 12:19 AM
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soyanksMar 5, 2024 12:19 AM
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4ZSR...yp_imgToDp

This model supports EAP and allows you to log into hotel/school wifi network that requires login

$89.99 - $15 coupon = $75~ + tax

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Mar 5, 2024 12:32 AM
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eggnoodleMar 5, 2024 12:32 AM
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Quote from purba View quoted comment :
My order from Gl.inet arrived today with firmware version is 4.4.6 released on Oct 8th, 2023. Just one version behind newest 4.5.0 released on Jan 23rd, 2024.

Upgrade straight to beta version 4.6.0 for EAP support.

This is good for me, not an old stock, free tax and free travel case
same with my order from Amazon, 4.4.6 out of the box.
Mar 5, 2024 1:09 AM
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whodiiniMar 5, 2024 1:09 AM
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Quote from purba View quoted comment :
My order from Gl.inet arrived today with firmware version is 4.4.6 released on Oct 8th, 2023. Just one version behind newest 4.5.0 released on Jan 23rd, 2024.

Upgrade straight to beta version 4.6.0 for EAP support.

This is good for me, not an old stock, free tax and free travel case
I am glad for you!
Mar 5, 2024 1:49 AM
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aznanimalityMar 5, 2024 1:49 AM
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I don't quite understand the utility of this aside from the VPN tunneling.

Most phones now have a hotspot option where it essentially acts as a repeater. Can't you just do that instead?
Mar 5, 2024 3:35 AM
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phedoblueMar 5, 2024 3:35 AM
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Quote from aznanimality View quoted comment :
I don't quite understand the utility of this aside from the VPN tunneling.

Most phones now have a hotspot option where it essentially acts as a repeater. Can't you just do that instead?
I believe not everyone has the data capacity to run workstation all day, also it's faster to tie into the local wifi on main ISP instead of over the air. So with those in mind, a secured tunnel is necessary instead of jumping into a public pool where random guys can run Wireshark and sniff your packets
Mar 5, 2024 4:58 AM
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BeautifulSeagull451Mar 5, 2024 4:58 AM
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Ordered last night. Arrived today. Probably the fastest IME.
Mar 5, 2024 11:41 AM
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gservant2000Mar 5, 2024 11:41 AM
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Grabbed one, I have the previous generation, I use it all the time, it is getting so it does not support the latest features/beta software. Tinkering behind the scenes to make things work is taking to much time……My game plan is to use it as a backup/extender/file server or a drop box at relatives houses for easy remote repairs.

The new device I will preconfigure with my home vpn/torguard/windscribe/tailscale and adguard home.

These are great like others have said if you have a lot of IT devices and don't want to have to spend time configuring them all to connect to a given Wi-Fi. I even use it when I go over to friends and family members houses And have my tech bag.

The major advantage to this over your phones hotspot, is this won't use the limited data that you're given with a hotspot. And you have security for all your devices and remote access out of the box. It's ahuge time saver.
Mar 5, 2024 1:54 PM
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henryadamsMar 5, 2024 1:54 PM
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I bought this router few weeks for few dollars more. This is the first computer equipment I own that has no on/off switch. I feel uneasy to just unplug. I have had config file corrupted on some other router in the past when it was improperly shut down.

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Mar 5, 2024 4:04 PM
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babokdMar 5, 2024 4:04 PM
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I have this unit. I also have the Slate AX. I got the Slate first. While the Slate worked great right out of the box, this unit has given me problems.

First, the unit they sent me was defective. Wouldn't turn on at all. They sent me a replacement, and i could not get it to work in wifi relay mode. Took several hours of trying multiple different firmware versions to finally get it to work. Hopefully they've ironed out all the kinks by now, but if not, you should be ready to flash different firmware versions until you find the one that works for you

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