GL.iNET Travel Router Comparison - Beryl AX (GL-MT3000) vs Opal (GL-SFT1200)

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Join me in this comprehensive comparison video where I put the GL.iNet BerylAX and Opal travel routers to the test, analyzing their features, setup ease, and performance. From examining their designs to conducting thorough performance tests, I leave no stone unturned in helping you choose the perfect travel companion. With personalized recommendations tailored to your needs, whether you prioritize portability, speed, or affordability, I've got you covered. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more tech reviews and comparisons. Let's embark on this router journey together! 🌐✈️
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0:00 Intro
1:13 Why do you need a travel router?
2:55 Feature Comparison
4:19 Setup Process
5:24 Admin Panel
7:21 Performance Test
11:18 Beryl AX Advantages
12:15 Opal Advantages
12:44 Am I upgrading?
13:46 Recommendations

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@goodcitizen4587 4 күн бұрын

I'm using the GL inet Slate AX. $112.

@donaldhoudek2889 2 ай бұрын

I agree about the USB "C" vs USB "Micro" connections. The way I fixed that issue is I purchased a bunch of USB "C" to "Micro" adapters (not cords) from Amazon and I boxed all my old USB "Micro" power supplies and purchased the "C" power supplies to replace them. Amazing how many of the USB "Micro" devices I have. All working fine. Great video!

@CoffeeTalkandTechJohnRyan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Patrick been waiting for this.

@rogerbarth3774 2 ай бұрын

I purchased the Opal because of the price. The great advantage of a travel router is you can completely set up your "travel network" before you travel so all devices will automatically see the travel router network and you will have visibility of those devices on that travel sub-net. Do you need to carry a shared printer, scanner, or NAS. They will be visible and likely auto connect if you did the proper home setup before your travel. I also like the auto vpn back to my home for all internet traffic as my home router blocks ads and malware sites. You just need to connect to the hotel, cafe, or cruise ship network, everyone turns on their devices and you are good to go.

@MrPir84free Ай бұрын

There is an ad-block option in most newer GL.Inet routers.

@MrPir84free Ай бұрын

Personally, I'd recommend the Beryl AX; it's also more likely to get an update than the Opal is; and at $90, the Beryl AX is a better buy once, cry once option. Is the Opal bad ? Certainly not; just know that it's more like End-of-Life. It's also cheap, in case you lose it, or it gets stolen. Will you notice the difference in real world use ? Not really, not right now. If you deal with larger files, or lots of business use, I'd lean towards the Beryl AX as it will give arguably better performance. Would I suggest using the VPN feature if using someone else's wifi ? YES; but not absolutely necessary, but it does help prevent snooping. Out of the box, the NAT feature of the firewall router will already enhance security; nowadays, you are better assuming that someone else did not do a great job of securing their wifi, so assume that they did NOT, so travel router= YES; VPN=Yes. The Beryl AX will also deal with newer features like Ad blocking much better than the older SLATE ( it's a built in feature ) ; Side note: Some services like Amazon Prime and Netflix aren't particularly VPN friendly; but the GL.Inet devices do allow exceptions for websites, thus can allow other traffic to be protected by the VPN while allowing Netflix / Amazon Prime to be not going over the VPN. I do like devices that do get updates; but in reality, updates from any manufacturer for wifi routers seems to be hit or miss, and often very infrequent. Still, I'd rather own a device that might likely get an update some point in the future. These things are great anyway you look at it; whether it be the Slate AX, Beryl AX, or Opal; all will work, and improve your overall security out of the box. All can be setup in a few minutes, and all can also be ran off a USB power bank. Not only can these be useful for travel, but let's say that you are in an area where the free wifi is poor strength, these devices can often connect where your phone may not; so connect the travel router to the free wifi, and use it to repeat to your phone or tablet. There is an app for android and iphones for the GL.Inet routers; good for setup that does not require a laptop to configure the router. For example, the local gym has wifi, but almost no reception in the parking lot; however, the gl.inet routers pick up the weak signal and can stream movies very well, despite the phone not being able to even pick up the wifi signal.

@mikemorin3131 2 ай бұрын

Great video again, Im looking into the Opal and was wondering will it do captive portal login? Thanks,

@EverydayTechTV 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! These can handle most captive portal logins with no issues. There is documentation on the GL.iNET website on how to get it done. I’m planning to do a short video on this in the next week or two.

@stedeetiag 2 ай бұрын

I was at two different hotels this week & could not manage to get this to work with the captive portal in either hotel. Disappointed with it 😞

@wwiding 2 ай бұрын

Thinking about this to privatize my rented studio with shared WiFi. I don't have Ethernet or access to the main router.

@pamelarieley1312 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your video, I have zero tech knowledge and we are retired with an RV. I need a hotspot to operate my camera to watch my pets. ?Do you need a data plan to operate these Wi-Fi routers? Sometimes campground has Wi-Fi and sometimes not. Please help!! Thanks! Pam

@DerKrazyKrautGaming 2 ай бұрын

I just got one for my PC as a dedicated VR router. Is it possible to just power it by just plugging directly to my PC instead of using the wall plug?

@EverydayTechTV 2 ай бұрын

Yes... it's definitely possible as long as the USB port on the PC can output enough power. I can power these travel routers through the USB-C port on my MacBook Air.

@completelyaverageviewer Ай бұрын

how’s it going for you while using it for that purpose? considering the same thing and wondering about your results, i am unable to wire ethernet from my router to this router so it’d be a repeater and have heard that it works quite well for that as it establishes a direct line free from other devices intervening

@michaelventarola7100 2 ай бұрын

How does this compare to the Rasperry PI raspap?

@EverydayTechTV 2 ай бұрын

As far as function as a travel router is concerned, I would say, these blow the Raspberry Pi RaspAP out of the water. They just have dedicated hardware made for doing the network stuff. The Raspberry RaspAP is great if you already have a Raspberry Pi and if you want to do other things with it as well. For example, I've taken the Raspberry Pi with me to be both a travel router and a development server on the go.

@sidneyking11 2 ай бұрын

I am using the gl-a1300 slate model. I am using WireGuard vpn to connect to my home network. I am running into issue communicating with my local devices on my home network because the hotel has two routers connected to each other and doing a double NAT. Do you know how to resolve routing issues when there is a double NAT in place? The VPN does connect and traffic is getting out to the internet but cannot ping or connect to anything on the home network.

@EverydayTechTV 2 ай бұрын

Doing an initial search, it seems like there's no way around this. People that are reporting on this issue say they can't even connect to other paid VPN services as well. The solution always is to contact the ISP or the network admin, which obviously is not an option here. I wish I had a better answer.

@sidneyking11 2 ай бұрын

@@EverydayTechTVThank you

@MrPir84free Ай бұрын

Doubt that it is the double nat; more likely a common network, i.e. the hotel is using the same network as you are at the house, or perhaps the port is being forwarded by the hotel's router to a different destination. I'd first try changing the interface and peer configs on your travel router and home router to a not common port, like 51822 instead of 51820, and see if that works. My guess is that the hotel is attempting to block 51820 (a common VPN port ) or is possibly using it for their own purposes; anyways, when one has two or more client configs using the same set of ports, the routers get damn funky . It's also possible that the hotel is using a network that is common to one of yours or is a subset one way or another of each other.. Still, I'd try changing ports from a commonly defined port to an oddball port. I even read of one person that used 443 instead of 51820 to bypass a firewall restriction... Personally, I'd avoid commonly designated ports where I could..

@sidneyking11 Ай бұрын

@@MrPir84freeI think you are correct. The hotel and my home network is using the same common network address 192.168.1.0/24. I’m not able to change the home network address because I’m traveling and if I try it will break the vpn I’m using to connect back to my home network. It there away to put in a route in the router? Example to get to 192.168.1.12 need to go through WG vpn 10.7.0.1 tunnel. Not to go through the WAN port that uses the hotel ip 192.168.1.0/24 range?

@2ndlife-ql1hc Ай бұрын

the GL.iNet is a Chinese company and usually they can make the product very cheap; don't understand why this product can sell at a pricey $100+ point, while many other travel routers sell at half price or even less, usually these Chinese copycats product can copy features from each other very fast, hopefully UP can find 2 or 3 competing vendor products and do a thorough comparison review? Thanks!