GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Portable Travel Router, Pocket Wi-Fi 6 Wireless 2.5G Router, Portable VPN Routers WiFi for Travel, Public Computer Routers, Business, Moblie/RV/Cruise/Plane

UPDATE January 2026: Confirm it works at Edinburgh Airport. UPDATE December 2025: Confirmed that it worked perfectly with the free airport WiFi at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). Also works perfectly at London Heathrow Terminal 5 (no need for any sign in here). UPDATE December 2025: Our Internet provider lost WiFi to the entire area today. I tethered my phone to the Beryl and had Internet to everything in the house in a minute. Absolutely brilliant piece of kit. Yes, slower than my normal but 90mbs download still plenty fast enough. Life saver! Great little travel router at a good price. It is very compact and easy to carry. It comes with a USB power adapter along with various connectors for US, UK plug sockets. I don't bother to carry these as it is powers up from any USB C source. I have used it plugged direct into my MacBook Air and also my Anker 5,000 portable power bank. Both have worked perfectly so I would rather carry the power bank than the power brick! Setting it up was very simple. Do it at home first though as you will need a Firmware update. I have ExpressVPN and I downloaded the necessary files and connections in a couple of minutes - the instructions are easy to follow. Along with changing the side switch to turn on the VPN. When you rename the 2.4 and 5GHz ignore the various YouTube videos - just give them both the same name, it works perfectly. It is easy to turn on AdGuard or other various encrypted DNS options etc. but be aware this may affect you trying to connect at an airport etc. Turn on the encrypted stuff after you are connected to the WiFi. Overall it seems a very well built piece of kit, with very easy software. Most impressed.

With us being very concerned with public WiFi and the lack of security we usually avoid using any hot spots and I have configured our phones and laptops with a personal VPN when using those services. The downside is that the VPN clients on these devices will drain the battery and there is cost per device using that service. With the GL.iNet travel router with the bult in VPN service you only connect to the public WiFi and then launch the VPN on the router itself. Our phones and laptops connect to a secure local connection to the router, which then goes over the VPN which is encrypted over the public WiFi. This was easy to configure and worked well. I didn't have a chance to test at home since the router arrived the day of travel so I quickly did a VPN configuration (WireGuard) that I would enable at the location. Once I was at our destination I plugged in the router and also connected my laptop to the SSID and key using the ones printed on the side of the router. I then created new SSID and key that I would share with the family. The next step was to connect to the WiFi since there was no ethernet at our location and I was able to scan and connect with no issues. The last piece was to put in the WireGuard VPN configuration and activate the VPN which was really easy. The VPN activated on the first try and then tested with my laptop and was able to get to all my sites and services. I then shared the SSID and Key on the family devices and they were all able to connect as well. We had a total of 8 devices running against one connection over the VPN. There are lot more features in this router but for us it was about being secured in the public WiFi space. The router can become a NAS, can use Ethernet as the WAN connection, and also you can use a cell phone USB tethered if no other services are available. What I really liked: Price, compact, easy to setup, USB C powered, up to date software What I would suggest in improvements: For some reason even though the access point for WiFi was in our room the GL.iNet GL-MT3000 seemed to favor 2.4 GHz over 5 GHz. I clicked on the connection type and was able to force 5 GHz in the WAN settings. The router by default separates the 5 GHz from 2.4 GHz by using separate SSID's. I always preferred to combine both into one SSID and let my devices determine the best one to use. When I configured the local WiFi id did just that in the configuration of our new SSID. I would recommend anyone that travels with family and needs to share and secure their internet devices to take a hard look at using the GL.iNet GL-MT3000.

I got this for a few reasons, and so far am happy with it. The primary reason I got this was for a router in my RV that I could connect a mini-PC to for running my astrophotography setup. This lets me setup the system and the mini-PC automatically gets a fixed IP so I can remote desktop into it from inside the trailer on my laptop. This worked great in my testing this past week. Easy to setup, good signal, and does everything I want. The second reason I got this is as a temporary backup router for home. With the ability to tether through my phone it would be an option to provide Internet access if my cable modem goes down for any reason. That doesn't happen very often, but it is nice to have the backup. While I haven't had to use it, I have tested it out and everything worked great. Along those lines, sometimes when we are camping better cellular coverage is available outside of the RV. I can set this out with a battery pack and my phone, providing better signal to my laptop. Lastly, I'll likely start traveling more for work, so this will go along with me. I've configured this with both ZeroTier to connect to my home network, and also with a VPN provider, and it works great. I have the switch on the side configured to enable/disable connection to my VPN provider, so everything on the router goes through VPN. This will be great when I am in a hotel on travel. Not only will this keep my laptop and phone off the hotel network directly, it will also secure all of my connections with VPN, offering another layer of protection. While I've tested this functionality at home, I haven't yet been able to put it to use.

I travel and cruise often. I am an attorney and usually have to work for some portion of my travel, and having internet availability is crucial. I am also creating video content for a youtube channel and my work. When I am working I usually need to have more than one electronic device hooked up at the same time. For cruisers we all know that you pay per device so I am usually switching between devices, and that gets tiring. I have used several different travel routers (like ravPower and TP-Link) to different levels of success. However, the common factor is that the travel router usually deminishes the signal and speed coming in (and going out) so that even if I hooked up one device the connection speed would drop by more than half. For cruising that meant deathly slow connections. RavPower made me so frustrated on my last cruise by shutting off and on and disconnecting and reconnecting constantly. I simply couldn't use it. TP-Link works better, but its effectiveness decreases significantly (in speed) when there is a distance between the modem and where I am working, making it useless at times. I bought the MT3000-Beryl AX because I had an upcoming cruise and had to work a lot, including having a Zoom hearing. I tested it at home and it was amazing, but the home doesn't pose the connection issues found on a cruise ship. I boarded Royal Caribbean's Oasis that uses Starlink (the same ship I used the RavPower on three weeks earlier and about pulled my hair out), hoping it would do well. This little modem was amazing. Not only did it connect easily to the ship, the download signal was the same as if my electronic device was connected directly. Additionally, the upload speed (not sure how) was almost always better than my phone or laptop. I speed-tested it regularly and often. It was as good or better than my direct connection, and everything worked great. I lowered the resolution on my camera for my zoom hearing and had no issues. I worked in my room, but I could hook the Beryl up to a batter pack and basically be mobile anywhere on the ship. I hooked up 4 devices at once and didn't notice much of a lag for what I was doing. The modem comes with a bunch of built-in security features. For a family going on a cruise, this little device will allow you to provide access to all your cabinmates while they are in the cabin. It might solve the issue of needing to get everyone their own internet access (if some people only use the internet on occasion - but not for heavy scrollers). The only gripe I had was that I wanted to wirelessly dump photos from my iPhone to a card because I have limited storage (and your iPhone doesn't want to back up to iCloud while on the ship even if you have continuous internet access). I know it can do this. I didn't figure out how to do this when I was home and tried to figure it out while on the ship, but there wasn't any real information, even the info Beryl provided (although I might have missed it). I had all the hardware. I tinkered with it but couldn't figure it out. I tried youtube videos or google searches to no avail. I'm sure there is info out there, but it wasn't easy to find. I give this a 5 Star rating as a travel router. Fast, efficient, secure, and portable! It's a winner! ***** UPDATE 10/26/25 This thing still works amazing. It goes on all my trips and lets me connect multiple devices. I did have a situation where one of the cruise ships gave it a little trouble connecting. However there is a way to spoof your LAN to match a laptop. I watched a YouTube video how to do it and it was simple and worked amazing. I bring it with me when I want to work outside of the cabin on the cruise and power it with a portable powerbank. A lot of the times when I am working aboard a ship, the cruise workers ask me about it because they want one. At the very least - it provides a much more secure connection than a direct connection into a cruise or hotel internet gateway. It works great with VPN and you can even add yours into the admin panel. If I could give it 10 stars I would.

Has become my go to piece of equipment for any travel. Easy enough to set up while traveling. Hotel Wifi is becoming increasingly harder to deal with, so you might have to first connect to the hotel Wifi with a smartphone and then clone that MAC address for the Wifi client settings within the router config. I use both a laptop and browser to make everything easier to navigate during intial config. For some reason and depending on the Hotel network policies, the hotel captive portal is not always pushed to any of my laptop browsers, but this process almost always works on a smartphone and its default browser. The vendor issues firmware updates regularly and is fairly active in their online community forum. Love having access to the router's advanced OpenWRT settings, which I actually use. Built-in VPN clients are almost troublefree and bulletproof to connect. Just the occassional routing issues when I'm switching between commercial, work and home VPNs - might have to adjust settings in the global policy from time to time. Firmware notes: Updated Feb. 2026: Stable versions 4.6.9 and 4.7.4 were historically the most reliable. 4.8.x introduced policy changes to client VPN which didn't always play well with my multiple VPN setup. While on an extended trip, I decided to try a 4.8.3 snapshot which corrected all my VPN issues, but introduced odd disconnects. After about an hour of initial usage, all my clients would lose WAN or VPN connectivity. Though they appeared to be connected to the Wifi Repeater LAN, they could not ping the router or other clients (and they previously could). A hard reboot of the router corrected this, but would happen again after another hour or so. After the trip, I decided to factory reset and try the 4.8.3 OpenWrt24 version. Finally, it appears to have the same reliability of 4.7.4, but with the benefit of better VPN policies. For reference, I use snapshot firmware on a Slate AX without any hiccups, but the Beryl didn't like these versions. When it comes to Gl.inet firmware, it's best to stick with what works unless you absolutely need new functionality. 4.7.4 stable is the solid choice, with 4.8.3 OpenWrt great if you want the new VPN policy and fallback

I use the GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) every time I travel, and it’s honestly a must-have for me as a digital nomad. It’s small enough to fit in my bag, but the performance is impressive for its size. The Wi-Fi 6 speed is fast and reliable, even when I’m connecting multiple devices at once. I love having my own secure network no matter where I’m staying hotels, Airbnbs, or cafés. Setup was straightforward, and once it’s configured, it’s very easy to use on the go. The connection feels stable and gives me peace of mind when working remotely. This router has made traveling and working online so much easier, and I wouldn’t travel without it now. Definitely worth it if you’re working on the road.

Hotel Wi-Fi at tournament venues ranges from mediocre to completely unusable. This GL.iNet portable router solved that problem entirely—now we have reliable internet whether the venue connection is decent or absolutely terrible. The Wi-Fi 6 speed is genuinely noticeable. Streaming game highlights, checking scores, uploading photos—everything loads without that frustrating buffering wheel. My son can video chat with grandparents after games without constant disconnections. Simple stuff that feels impossible on sketchy tournament venue networks suddenly works smoothly. The portability actually matches what they claim. This thing fits in a backpack pocket without taking up serious space. We travel with it to every tournament, and it weighs almost nothing. Setting it up takes maybe thirty seconds—plug it in, connect devices, done. No complicated configuration. It just works. The 2.5G capability means this router handles multiple devices simultaneously without choking. My wife's working emails while my son streams, I'm uploading photos, and everything flows smoothly instead of everyone fighting for bandwidth like we're sharing a dial-up connection from 1995. The battery option is genuinely useful for situations where outlets aren't convenient. Plug it in at the hotel, charge the battery, then use it poolside or in the car during downtime. That flexibility keeps everyone connected without being tethered to outlets. The pocket-sized form factor makes it perfect for travel without sacrificing actual performance. Some portable routers feel like toys. This one genuinely outperforms hotel networks we've encountered. It's not a compromise—it's actually better than what most venues provide. Whether you're managing tournament weekend logistics or just tired of battling terrible hotel Wi-Fi, this delivers reliable connectivity that keeps your family connected and functional. Tournament season just got more manageable.

I bought this router to replace an older GL.Inet 6416 router that I've had for years. The old one, as I recall, originally came with some junk firmware, so the first thing you had to do was flash a custom version of OpenWRT to it. After seeing that some of the newer GL.Inet routers are not upgradable, I chose this one, which is upgradable, expecting that I'd flash it, too. Fortunately, the stock web interface has come a long way, and I can set up everything exactly as I want it without changing the firmware and the headaches that come with that. Size-wise, the Beryl is about twice the size of the old 6416, but it's still only about the size of a Raspberry Pi in a case, so it still really easy to pack. It "just works" when you have a wired connection to the WAN port and the web interface makes it easy to connect to an upstream WiFi network when you don't. I have tried connecting anything through the USB interface yet. I especially like the Beryl's support for VPNs. It natively supports both OpenVPN and Wireguard connections that can be set up right in the main web interface, and it even lets you log in to a number of VPN popular providers to connect to them automatically, without needing to download configuration files beforehand. I configured the switch on the side of the router to connect to my preferred VPN endpoint when engaged, so I can toggle the connection based on how much I trust the network I'm connecting to. I like that the router also has a kill switch setting that will immediately disable all outbound traffic if the connection to the VPN is lost, though I haven't used this yet. My initial test of the Beryl came a few weeks ago when I went to a conference. As a techie, I have several WiFi enabled gadgets that I carry with me but my conference hotel had a stated two device limit, so I used this and was able to have all of my devices connected (when the Internet would actually connect, but that's a hotel issue, not related to this device) at the same time. That hotel capped connections at 15Mbps, so while the Beryl worked great, I didn't really get a chance to fully test it. This week, however, my in-laws came to visit with their motor home. Since they couldn't get a good WiFi signal inside the RV the last time they were here, this time I ran some cable out to them, and put the Beryl inside the cabin with them. While testing out the setup, I ran some speed tests and found the Beryl to consistently reach speeds of 500-600Mbps in both directions (I have 1Gbps symmetric fiber to my house). For my home network, I have a extensive but aging Ubiquity system only gets me half of those speeds, so to see the Beryl perform so well had me thoroughly impressed. While it probably doesn't have the power or range to handle a whole house's WiFi needs, it is a fast and versatile device for getting secure Interenet connections while traveling and it will always have a place in my suitcase for at least the next several years.