GL Technologies via Amazon has
GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-Sized Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router for
$73.84.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
gabe23111 for finding this deal.
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.
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If you have a modern android phone(I use a galaxy s21) you can install EasyTether pro on the android phone and connect the phone to the router with a USB-A to USB-C cable and it will let you use the phone's data.
Any devices connected to this router will use the phone data without using "hotspot" data
It does require some setting up but not too difficult.
once it is setup, you just turn the router on and open up easytether on your phone and plug your phone into the router.
the setup is basically
1. installing the driver in openwrt.
download the openwrt 19.xx -openssl download on the mobile-stream website, who is the developer of easytether
the driver is in the "mediatek" folder, labeled mt7622.
2. buy and install easytether pro on your android device.
3. turn on the usb debugging on your phone.
4. open the easytether app on the phone and plug in the phone to the router.
5. In OpenWrt configure the EasyTether network interface (tap-easytether) to use DHCP and make it part of your WAN zone.
for more clarification, you can see the easytether website instructions next to the openwrt 19.xx driver download
the driver is the mt7622 file. you should install this using stock gl.net firmware because if you flash the latest openwrt firmware and then try to install this driver, you will get errors
My cell carrier is USmobile with GSM network btw. and it works without any issues for atleast 8 hours straight. I didnt test longer than that as it is unnecessary.
also make sure that the cable used is a data-transfer and not a charge-only usb-a to usb-c cable. you can figure which is which if the connect the phone to a computer and the computer recognizes the phone as a phone and you can move pictures from the phone to the computer. this was the part that caused me alot of trouble.
you can change the TTL param in the router, and get the same result.
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If you have a modern android phone(I use a galaxy s21) you can install EasyTether pro on the android phone and connect the phone to the router with a USB-A to USB-C cable and it will let you use the phone's data.
Any devices connected to this router will use the phone data without using "hotspot" data
It does require some setting up but not too difficult.
once it is setup, you just turn the router on and open up easytether on your phone and plug your phone into the router.
the setup is basically
1. installing the driver in openwrt.
download the openwrt 19.xx -openssl download on the mobile-stream website, who is the developer of easytether
the driver is in the "mediatek" folder, labeled mt7622.
2. buy and install easytether pro on your android device.
3. turn on the usb debugging on your phone.
4. open the easytether app on the phone and plug in the phone to the router.
5. In OpenWrt configure the EasyTether network interface (tap-easytether) to use DHCP and make it part of your WAN zone.
for more clarification, you can see the easytether website instructions next to the openwrt 19.xx driver download
the driver is the mt7622 file. you should install this using stock gl.net firmware because if you flash the latest openwrt firmware and then try to install this driver, you will get errors
My cell carrier is USmobile with GSM network btw. and it works without any issues for atleast 8 hours straight. I didnt test longer than that as it is unnecessary.
also make sure that the cable used is a data-transfer and not a charge-only usb-a to usb-c cable. you can figure which is which if the connect the phone to a computer and the computer recognizes the phone as a phone and you can move pictures from the phone to the computer. this was the part that caused me alot of trouble.
Beyond that, I've used about 25-30gb of data this way, doesn't count against my 15gb of hotspot data, just as my phone data.
I use Nord VPN and you can connect your account to this. I have it connected to the slider switch. When it's on all traffic goes through the VPN. When the slider is off no traffic is allowed. So I used to use this on a PC that would download…content…over a the VPN. I had a download app bound to that network connection only. If for some reason the connection goes down the PC loses internet access on that card.
If I travel I can just disconnect and use it as an access point still using the VPN.
It's convenient.
There was an issue where this router couldn't handle Marriott login portal, I read a FW update should have solved the problem, but I have yet to test it out yet until my next trip.
From SW support perspective, maybe Asus is better? Granted it's more expensive, but for a long term use travel router, usability and stability is more important than price saving.
Beyond that, I've used about 25-30gb of data this way, doesn't count against my 15gb of hotspot data, just as my phone data.
Create a OpenVPN profile on the router, upload the OVPN file you want per your geo-location, enter your login, enter your password. Done.
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Create a OpenVPN profile on the router, upload the OVPN file you want per your geo-location, enter your login, enter your password. Done.
If you have a modern android phone(I use a galaxy s21) you can install EasyTether pro on the android phone and connect the phone to the router with a USB-A to USB-C cable and it will let you use the phone's data.
Any devices connected to this router will use the phone data without using "hotspot" data
It does require some setting up but not too difficult.
once it is setup, you just turn the router on and open up easytether on your phone and plug your phone into the router.
the setup is basically
1. installing the driver in openwrt.
download the openwrt 19.xx -openssl download on the mobile-stream website, who is the developer of easytether
the driver is in the "mediatek" folder, labeled mt7622.
2. buy and install easytether pro on your android device.
3. turn on the usb debugging on your phone.
4. open the easytether app on the phone and plug in the phone to the router.
5. In OpenWrt configure the EasyTether network interface (tap-easytether) to use DHCP and make it part of your WAN zone.
for more clarification, you can see the easytether website instructions next to the openwrt 19.xx driver download
the driver is the mt7622 file. you should install this using stock gl.net firmware because if you flash the latest openwrt firmware and then try to install this driver, you will get errors
My cell carrier is USmobile with GSM network btw. and it works without any issues for atleast 8 hours straight. I didnt test longer than that as it is unnecessary.
also make sure that the cable used is a data-transfer and not a charge-only usb-a to usb-c cable. you can figure which is which if the connect the phone to a computer and the computer recognizes the phone as a phone and you can move pictures from the phone to the computer. this was the part that caused me alot of trouble.
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1. Initial Router setup
2. Phone setup
3. Final router setup
step 1. initial router setup
turn on the router. connect either through wifi or ethernet
Go the router IP 192.168.8.1
Enter the password. If first time, it will ask you to set a password.
Go to systems -> advance settings -> click on the "192.168.8.1/cgi-bin/luci" link
It will ask you to enter the password again.
Then in the top header, go to System-> Software.
On this page, click the "upload package button" and select the mt7622 file
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