GL.iNet GL-AR150 Mini Router with PoE and 2dbi External Antenna, OpenWrt, 802.3af Active

This unit got me out of a pinch. PoE powered om the WAN port and the very low power draw allowed me to get a purpose-placed wireless AP at a gate nearly 700 feet up a driveway to a gate (a couple of Poe powered switches as hops to acheive this, but it all handshaked at gigabit) and all through a single Ethernet run.Recommendations to get up and running quickly using this unit as an AP connected to an existing LAN (Local Area Network). -- Connect to it via the LAN interface with a laptop, configure your wireless settings (you will be promoyed to update the firmware of the unit DO IT!, Nice job GL.i for keeping your hardware up to date)-- next, slide the switch to the bridged position and give it a couple minutes.You now have an AP that will connect to your network and get IP addresses on your existing local network.

Doesn't work. I am a fairly technical person and understand networking to some extent. Found this travel router to be a pain to setup and use. The idea that you can have your own private wireless and VPN is a great idea at a hotel; however this router has a few problems. It keeps losing connection. Secondly, I needed to do a full reset (painful process of 30-30-30 secs pressing the reset button and releasing while powered and off) to get the wireless to show up. This process is also part of a very technical documentation that an end user will just not understand. I guess the good reviews are either fake or by someone within the circle of the manufacturer (just check the profiles of the reviewers). Unfortunately, as much as I hate to return to Amazon, I have to do it. Sheer waste of many hours over couple of days.

Great router, runs OpenWRT perfectly. Although I prefer stock OpenWRT, the default firmware is also packed with tons of great features like OpenVPN support, and much much more. The hardware itself is solid and can be used for a wide array of applications, and with exposed GPIO pins the router is perfect for any DIY projects. Would suggest for anyone looking for a great portable router thats made to run OpenWRT.

Very cheaply made (well... you always get what you pay for) and kind of complicated to setup, unless you have advanced IT skills. I was able to set it up, but a regular user wouldn't be able to easily do it.The device stopped working after 3 uses. The power port went bad after that.I bought another device, a bit more expensive but it works.Don't waste your money on this one.

Coolest thing for me was POE. Default is on WAN port, but fortunately it's easy to move to LAN port (swap the physical interfaces eth0/eth1 in OpenWrt LuCI "advanced settings" web interface). Was then quick to get running in various WAN uplink modes: Repeater-WISP (both "normal" WiFi and a Verizon Android smartphone "hotspot"), USB tethered from Verizon Android smartphone (and it charges the phone!), and cabled Ethernet. Devices connected to it's WiFi would tend to sleep and then fallback to some other known SSID, but this needs more testing. Ethernet LAN devices were solid. Don't expect a ton of throughput on its wireless capabilities because it's only N150 (cut in half as a repeater). But in the right room-based applications, this thing is really capable. I was also pleased that it reboots very quickly from config changes and factory resets.

This is genuinely one of my favorite purchases from Amazon. Everything just works -- and I was surprised by how many features are packed into this little box. I especially love that the router supports OpenVPN.I highly recommend buying this, even if you don't have any practical use for it, it's extremely cool to tinker with!

This router has a lot of features for its size. It runs Linux inside so you can set up pretty much anything on it.

Stop working after a few days used... emitting a burning smell

Great devices! Flashed lated OpenWRT without any issues.

Wurde von mir als temporärer Router aus Baustellen eingesetzt. Kann man super mit einer Power-Bank betreiben und hielt mit meiner 5200mAh-Bank fast zwei Arbeitstage. War über OPEN-WRT komplett frei konfigurierbar, Sende-Empfangsleistung mit der Antenne war ähnlich eines normalen Desktop-Routers.Nach 4 Jahren hat er jetzt das zeitliche gesegnet. Durch die ganzen Erschütterungen (bin nicht zimperlich damit umgegangen, dementsprechend sieht das Gehäuse aus) haben sich innen ein paar Elektronik-Komponenten gelöst. Ist aber OK, der hat sein Geld abgedient. Trotzdem klare Empfehlung.Bei rauer Verwendung vielleicht nächstes Mal den mit der integrierten Antenne, so wie die raus steht war sie ein wenig fragil.

I purchased the GL-AR150 as a travel router so my girlfriend and I could play Stardew Valley while we travel overseas.I feel it definitely ticks all the right boxes, but for the moment, I don't necessarily utilise all of the features that it offers, such as VPN.From a security standpoint, it does appear that the travel router will make me more comfortable doing banking while I'm overseas once I set up VPN but I do have some gripes.The UI is extremely simplistic. On one hand, it's easy to find everything, on the other, there are things like missing WiFi networks, and USB tethering is spotty at best (in my experience, yours may vary).Overall, it's a good value buy, but I wish it were a little cheaper. A UI overhaul would definitely propel this product to a must-have for any frequent traveller.

acquistato per estendere la rete di casa tramite POEutilizzato come Access Point ha funzionato bene per circa 12/14 mesi dopodichè si è rotto (impossibile accenderlo)peccato perchè è POE e ha OpenWrt preinstallato e sarebbe un'ottima alternativa ad altri prodotti decisamente più cari.inoltre è molto piccolo e può essere facilmente occultato in una scatola elettrica a muro.dovrei comprarlo di nuovo, ma purtroppo penso che comprerò un'altra marca

Vorab: Ohne Kenntnisse des Router-Betriebssystems OpenWRT ist dieses Gerät nur eingeschränkt zu empfehlen, als einfacher Router und/oder AccessPoint funktioniert er aber durchaus.Dank OpenWRT-Unterstützung des Herstellers kann dieses Gerät sehr flexibel genutzt werden (enstrpechende Kenntnisse vorausgesetzt!); Router, AccessPoint mit mehreren logischen WLANs, Mini-NAS-Server sind beispielsweise problemlos möglich - es sind genügend Arbeitspeicher und Flash-Speicher vorhanden.Ich nutze diese Geräte vor allem als WLAN-AccessPoints mit Gäste- und Intern-WLANs, die ich per VLAN zugeordnet habe (Achtung: VLAN-Unterstützung muss in OpenWRT ausnahmsweise manuell nachinstalliert werden).Ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal ist die POE-Unterstützung zu diesem Preis.Einziger (bei der Größe und dem Preis aber geringfügiger) Nachteil: Es gibt nur ein Funkmodul. Die Funkreichweite ist aber dank externer Antenne gut!