GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Portable WiFi Travel Router, Mini VPN Wireless Router for Fiber Optic Modem, Mobile Internet WiFi Repeater, Dual Band Openwrt Computer Routers, Home/Business/RV/Cruise

GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Portable WiFi Travel Router, Mini VPN Wireless Router for Fiber Optic Modem, Mobile Internet WiFi Repeater, Dual Band Openwrt Computer Routers, Home/Business/RV/Cruise

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GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Portable WiFi Travel Router, Mini VPN Wireless Router for Fiber Optic Modem, Mobile Internet WiFi Repeater, Dual Band Openwrt Computer Routers, Home/Business/RV/Cruise
Price: $34.99
(as of Feb 17,2026 00:50:42 UTC – Details)

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Customers find the router works well out of the box, is easy to set up, and appreciate its compact size and portability for travel. Moreover, they consider it an excellent value for money and praise its quality. However, connectivity and speed receive mixed reviews – while some customers report great speeds, others experience slow connections and throttling to about 6Mbps.

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721 customers mention functionality, 520 positive, 201 negative

Customers report that the router works well out of the box with no performance issues, and one customer specifically mentions that the SoC WiFi chipset performs effectively.

This router looks great, works great and was very easy to configure, it’s a great idea for using with WireGuard VPN and the firmware is open source,…Read more

Works well, I was able to set up and add vpn easily. I'm using it for a xbox that was getting d-doss attacks and it has been working so far lolRead more

…need to be reconfigured.. same with device administration interface, unreliable.Read more

…It's fast and reliable and the power draw doesn't sap my power stations battery much at all. Reliability is important for astrophotography….Read more

359 customers mention ease of setup, 300 positive, 59 negative

Customers find the router easy to set up and use, with a simple user interface.

…This product was easy to set up, just connect to hotel wifi and hook up ethernet cable on provided port. Amazing! Small and light, perfect for travelRead more

…It was everything I needed. Simple to use, easy setup, did not require often reboots or anything else. It was easy to take from one place to another.Read more

It’s a great little device. Portable and easy to setup. However, the thing is unreliable. It randomly disconnects about twice a day….Read more

…features, such as network segmentation and guest WiFi, which are easy to configure even for non-tech-savvy users. Connectivity…Read more

356 customers mention quality, 301 positive, 55 negative

Customers praise the router's quality, describing it as an amazing little gadget.

…Set up is that simple, and I am no tech expert. Great product, great price, and it makes staying connected with my devices so much easier, no matter…Read more

Great little router. Have used it to connect several devices to hotel wifi. Have used it to bridge a wireless network to a wired device….Read more

Great device. Very useful in extending the selective wifi. Looking forward on using the device on a cruise.Read more

…All in all a good product but a strange overlap of features.Read more

223 customers mention portability, 218 positive, 5 negative

Customers appreciate the router's portability, finding it great for travel, easy to carry, and perfect for university WiFi.

…Additional Features: Compact and Portable: The tiny size makes it easy to pack in your carry-on without weighing you down. Dual-…Read more

…I think it's a great travel router especially with the VPN function to keep your connection private. I highly recommend it.Read more

Great travel, hotel router to support my baby’s Wifi items…Read more

…Several very positives: – Size & portability: Nice, compact size for carryon packing & limited desk space. -…Read more

197 customers mention value for money, 168 positive, 29 negative

Customers find the router to be excellent value for money, with one customer noting it's particularly worth it for setting up quick LAN parties.

…It's cheap, it's reliable, I would even call it cute. I was recommended this by nerds on Reddit so the company must have a good reputation👍…Read more

What a great value! The best travel router I’ve seen. Great performance and range- especially for the price….Read more

…Set up is that simple, and I am no tech expert. Great product, great price, and it makes staying connected with my devices so much easier, no matter…Read more

Buyer Beware. While it's inexpensive, and perhaps it's worthy as a tinkering device for a techy person, the average buyer should be aware of some…Read more

140 customers mention compactness, 128 positive, 12 negative

Customers appreciate the router's compact size, describing it as small and portable, with one customer noting its robustness despite its dimensions.

…I really love it as a travel router. Its small and fairly reliable – i have to go into it and reconfigure it from time to time but that could be a…Read more

…Additional Features: Compact and Portable: The tiny size makes it easy to pack in your carry-on without weighing you down. Dual-…Read more

…The small size and turnkey startup makes it great for dropping into a environment where I have a single network drop and creating my own local area…Read more

This unit was recommended by people I work with I like the size easy to travel with set up was fairly easy although I had to use YouTube videos to…Read more

326 customers mention connectivity, 193 positive, 133 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the router's connectivity, with some successfully connecting to hotel networks and campground WiFi, while others report issues with unreliable internet access and frequent disconnections.

…It support Wifi, Ethernet, Bluetooth, or USB tether (I did not test Bluetooth) for the WAN side. I am very happy with this purchase.Read more

I hate this thing. It constantly drops connection when you’re using it as a repeater, like most of us will, at a hotel or AirBnB. It’s been a…Read more

…built with security in mind, offering robust firewall protection, VPN support, and regular security updates….Read more

…The GL unit is the only unit that does not have internet.Read more

167 customers mention speed, 103 positive, 64 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the router's speed, with some reporting great performance while others experience slow speeds and throttling to about 6Mbps.

…as well or doesnt load up to anything and only great thing bout it is fast and better but nah i don't recommend this at all, imma buy another one…Read more

Slow, slow, slow. Strange user interface. Doesn't work well with VPN services. Returned.Read more

…and this router is via Ethernet cable, which worked very well and very fast. Overall the router serves my needs despite the connection problems.Read more

…I'll probably need to 3d print one. The speed is great on this but the main reason I got it is because it has THREE Ethernet ports, which is hard to…Read more


Perfect on HAL cruise in 2026!

5 out of 5 stars

Perfect on HAL cruise in 2026!
Straightforward to set up and worked perfectly to enable simultaneous use of all five of our devices (three phones and two tablets across two accounts) on Holland America's Oosterdam cruise ship (single device Internet plan) in January 2026. Powered with DY209 bank (10,000 mAh) for hours of seamless connectivity at the pool and elsewhere on the ship (plenty of signal strength while configured to repeat at lowest Tx power level). Perfect!
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  • Eli Irvin

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Stop shopping here. This is the router you want.

    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2026

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    I wish I could give this SIX stars. Not only is this a VERY CAPABLE portable router, it is a super-powerful, user friendly, intuitive, whole-home router. When I bought this, I was merely looking for something that would allow me to port forward through a VPN and over-come my mobile provider's unforgiving home internet hardware and configuration. Boy did I get my 40 bucks worth! Not only does it support OpenVPN from a gigantic line of VPN providers, you can manipulate virtually every single setting in the thing and it makes my cellular home internet viable for my home lab.

    The router interface itself is based on OpenWrt (a lightweight Linux distro for routers and things) and has been cultivated with both the novice, security conscious user AND the advanced, home-brew, hobbiest network engineer in mind. You can setup multiple VPN profile types to support all kinds of needs and quickly switch between them. Advanced ad blocking, interfaces with dynamic DNS services, advanced firwalling, distributed networks and VLANs, and basically anything else you can think of that you might need. I'll try using my phone to tether with it soon. Right now, I'm having too much fun with the available items that are just standard.

    Because its software is a lightweight Linux system, there are hundreds of installable packages for this. If you have experience working inside Debian, you can run this thing and make it as powerful or as ubiquitous as you want or need. I'm anxious to find out if I can connect external storage to it because it's only got 128 MBs of storage on board.

    Don't let the size and price point fool you. In experienced hands, this thing is a NetGear & TP-Link exterminator that will NOT bog down your network.

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  • Tom Kruk

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Amazing product.

    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2026

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    Sometimes things just delight you. This is one of the products.

    On a recent trip to Europe, I stayed at many hotels. It was nice to connect one device and share the connection instantly with all devices. Easy to connect to, easy UI, fast, reliable, takes little power from USB-C so you can even power it with a small power bank. USB drive to stream own media. Built in VPN. …. Wow wow wow.

    It even saved me one time. I was at a nice small cozy hotel but their WiFi only worked outside my door (in the hall). No problem. I simply connected the router to a small battery bank and left it outside of my door. My devices connected to it and the router was closer to the hotel WiFi transmitter so I could use internet in the room. I know it’s not a topical example but it was so awesome to be saved this way.

    I use it each time I work from a coffee shop too. Why not. One WiFi connection, VPN, all my devices go online and are safe (VPN).

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  • Jack E

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works very well in "Repeater mode".

    Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2024

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    The router performance is about the same as the Tenda AC1200 AC8 it replaced. It does that with MUCH smaller antenna and only two of them compared with 4 antennae of the AC8. Prepare for very small fonts in the start up instructions! I did have an issue and needed to go online to the site for clarification. Possibly due to language differences there was confusion as to which password to enter into the router once it rebooted. Either the new router password or the host password. That was resolved and the router has run smoothly since 12/11/24. It was setup in our house but it will be transferred to an office environment shortly where its host and password will again be changed before it settles into service at that location. Based on its performance we ordered three more.
    This router was approved for use by our national organization. We also bought the carry cases for them as Amazon offered a case designed for this router. We do need a case to protect the router when not in use. If you use "WISP" mode to connect to the host wirelessly this router does not have one. Its equivalent mode is "Repeater" and it works the same as WISP as it connects to the host and on to the Internet in our case. We have not used the router in any other mode, however we expect that it will meet our expectations. There are two LAN and one WAN port along with a 2.0 USB port. With its small size we may use a switch for allowing access to other devices. A four port switch device is very light and won't interfere with portability this router affords. The color blends in very well with our office surroundings. The AC8 was only offered in black or white colors and with 4 large antennae it did not blend in very well. Packing it for travel or storage was very annoying. This Opal router works well and has side benefits. The antennae design worked well in a TP-Link access point we used several years ago. The Internet speed test we ran did not differ very much from the AC8 design so we expect about the same performance from this smaller unit as compared to the larger Tenda AC8 design. I also bought one for our house. A nice touch was the power supply and cord. Both match the unit color and the plug has a unique design. The cord is a flat design that FOLDS very nice within itself. I am NOT going to purchase round cords any longer. When one coils (folds) this cord just follow the contours that you see when you first look at the unit in the box. You can then fold it back into the same size. I took a photo of it so I could refold it correctly and it DID! A nice small package without using an elastic. Its funny how the little things add up to a nice design. The Gli folks have a nice design throughout the product. Even the box design is very well done. BTW the route unit takes up about 1/2 the box and the cord and power supply take up the other half. The router is in a soft sleeve and one will realize it is only 1/2 of the box size. The plug of the power cord will need a 10 second assembly.
    It seems to be a universal plug that allows the unit to adapt to US, EU and other electrical systems. The contacts assembly are separate from the remainder of the cord assembly. The instructions indicate how to connect the contacts to assemble it to the cord unit by aligning the contact unit with the cord unit and then clicking the two into place with a slight twist of the wrist. Sounds complicated BUT it is like aligning an aspirin bottle top with the bottle edge and slightly twisting the top on. The U.S. model has a standard U.S. plug contacts. The units going to the EU probably have the EU type contact assembly. Slick!
    We do not need speed greater than the AC1200 standard right now. However, if we need more speed or more features the GLi company will be the first place we will look. GLi put a lot of thought into their design and it makes me confident that their electronics are designed with the same care and detail.

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  • George J. Francis

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good for the price

    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2025

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    These things are handy for travel. Small, easy to throw in your bag, and will run off of a USB-A port. I ding it one star because the software and GUI are less than awesome. It's simple and usable, but sometimes you wish you could do just a little bit more. Also has a habit of mangling its own config every six months or so, and you have to do a factory reset and reconfigure it from scratch. That being said, it does work and it's pretty handy to have while traveling. Oh, and it supports common ipsec and wireguard VPNs.

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  • Courtney Powers

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Lot of features for a small price

    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2026

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    This router may be small in size but it works great. Makes port forwarding easy as well as adding static routes. Seems to have all the things you would expect in a pricey router but at a much lower cost. Its made as a travel router so you can pick up wifi signals and bridge it into your network. I use it as a home router and it is better than many more expensive ones. I believe it runs open source software so you can also putty into it and manually configure things.

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  • Robert Domínguez
    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Buena opción

    Reviewed in Mexico on December 16, 2025

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    Excelente! Muy bueno y práctico



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  • Gerd Janssen
    5.0 out of 5 stars

    An ideal travel router

    Reviewed in Belgium on February 21, 2025

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    When you travel and want a safe connection, or when the wifi you live is shared and want to protect yourself..
    It sets up really simple and is stable and fast and offers so many add ons..



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  • Yrrah
    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Świetny pod projekty SmartHome

    Reviewed in Poland on July 17, 2025

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    Świetny router, jak za tą cenę dobra wydajność i możliwość instalacji MQTT i innych pluginów



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  • Isabelle
    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Très bon modem portable (petite taille)

    Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2026

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    L’article est de très bonne qualité, facile d’installation et très efficace. De plus il est de petite taille et facile à transporter avec vous dans une valise ou sacoche. Je recommande fortement ce produit.



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  • 44
    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Compact, Powerful, and Perfect for Router-Level VPN

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2026

    Color: WhiteVerified Purchase

    If you’re looking for a portable router that packs a serious punch, the GL-iNet travel router is hard to beat. I personally use it to provide router-level VPN across all devices in my home, including smart TVs and other networked devices, and it works flawlessly.

    Setup is quick and straightforward. Power it on, connect via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, and enter the router’s IP in your browser. The admin panel is extremely intuitive, making it easy to configure VPN settings, connect to networks, manage devices, or adjust firewall and port options. Even complex routing setups are simple to manage thanks to the clear interface and helpful documentation.

    The router supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard, but from my experience its real strength is getting full network-level VPN without having to configure individual devices. The physical VPN switch on the side is a clever feature, letting you toggle the VPN on or off instantly.

    And if I need to travel, it’s incredibly convenient—compact and foldable enough to carry in a bag. I can take it abroad and set it up in hotels or other networks to create my own secure Wi-Fi, piggybacking off the existing router or Ethernet connections. This makes accessing a safe VPN on all my devices easy, even when away from home.

    Overall, this is a small, portable router that delivers full-featured, router-level VPN at home, with an incredibly user-friendly admin panel, strong Wi-Fi, and excellent support. For the price, it’s hard to find a better option. Highly recommended.

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    44

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Compact, Powerful, and Perfect for Router-Level VPN

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2026


    If you’re looking for a portable router that packs a serious punch, the GL-iNet travel router is hard to beat. I personally use it to provide router-level VPN across all devices in my home, including smart TVs and other networked devices, and it works flawlessly.

    Setup is quick and straightforward. Power it on, connect via Wi-Fi or Ethernet, and enter the router’s IP in your browser. The admin panel is extremely intuitive, making it easy to configure VPN settings, connect to networks, manage devices, or adjust firewall and port options. Even complex routing setups are simple to manage thanks to the clear interface and helpful documentation.

    The router supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard, but from my experience its real strength is getting full network-level VPN without having to configure individual devices. The physical VPN switch on the side is a clever feature, letting you toggle the VPN on or off instantly.

    And if I need to travel, it’s incredibly convenient—compact and foldable enough to carry in a bag. I can take it abroad and set it up in hotels or other networks to create my own secure Wi-Fi, piggybacking off the existing router or Ethernet connections. This makes accessing a safe VPN on all my devices easy, even when away from home.

    Overall, this is a small, portable router that delivers full-featured, router-level VPN at home, with an incredibly user-friendly admin panel, strong Wi-Fi, and excellent support. For the price, it’s hard to find a better option. Highly recommended.

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Product Summary: GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Portable WiFi Travel Router, Mini VPN Wireless Router for Fiber Optic Modem, Mobile Internet WiFi Repeater, Dual Band Openwrt Computer Routers, Home/Business/RV/Cruise

From GL.iNet
【AC1200 Dual-band Wireless Router】Simultaneous dual-band with wireless speed up to 300 Mbps (2.4GHz) + 867 Mbps (5GHz). 2.4GHz band can handles some simple tasks like emails or web browsing while bandwidth intensive tasks such as gaming or 4K video streaming can be handled by the 5GHz band.*Speed tests are conducted on a local network. Real-world speeds may differ depending on your network configuration.*
【Easy Setup】Please refer to the User Manual and the Unboxing & Setup video guide on Amazon for detailed setup instructions and methods for connecting to the Internet.
【Pocket-friendly】Lightweight design(145g) which designed for your next trip or adventure. Alongside its portable, compact design makes it easy to take with you on the go.
【Full Gigabit Ports】Gigabit Wireless Internet Router with 2 Gigabit LAN ports and 1 Gigabit WAN ports, ideal for lots of internet plan and allow you to connect your wired devices directly.
【Keep your Internet Safe】IPv6 supported. OpenVPN & WireGuard pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers. Cloudflare encryption supported to protect the privacy.
【Repeater for Public WiFi】Convert a public network(wired/wireless) to a private Wi-Fi for secure surfing. In general, most of the Free Public Wi-Fi hotspot set a time limit for users, which will disconnect your devices once the time is over. To deal with this situation, please reconnect your router to the wifi. ***Do NOT support easytethering***
【Enable VPN Easily】Immediately enable/disable your selected feature(OpenVPN Client or WireGuard Client) through the physical toggle switch. ***The default setting of the button is NO Function, you need to set it in the admin panel before using this function.***
【Retractable Antennas for Improved Signal Reception】Opal comes equipped with retractable antennas that can be extended for better signal coverage. For optimal performance, it is recommended to position the antennas vertically.

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