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• Start date Mar 11, 2019
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• Mar 11, 2019

Hi all! I searched but could not find a post on this. I am looking for a router (small travel preferred) to use in hotspot mode (sharing a wifi connection). The host network that I want to access doesn't have a PW, but does use a captive portal login page. I want to connect an Internet radio to this network. My radio and all the other ones, support a SSID/PW, but don't have a browser to accept the T&Cs on a login page. So I thought I'd get a router to get behind the host network, and use it to set up a shared network the radio can connect to with just a SSID/PW. I've looked at a few travel routers by Netgear, TP-Link and others, but they don't seem to support captive portal logins. Some will host a captive portal, but of course that's not what I need. Most I've come across will only access the donor network with an SSID, but you can't get the browser to pull up the captive login page. Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to provide detail. Does anyone know of a router that will support this? I don't think it's rare, since most hotel WiFi seem to use login pages, and people want to share hotel WiFi to a laptop, tablet, Fire stick. etc. Thanks in advance!  

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• Mar 12, 2019

You can almost always do this with any router that supports MAC spoofing (which should be any modern router). Some routers can also support it more directly by opening a browser when connecting through the router (you may need to disable DNS Rebind Protection and/or DNS TLS). A well-known brand for such support in travel routers is GL.iNET. I believe the GL-AR750S-Ext and GL-B1300 are their most advanced dual band models.  

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new-frog said: So I thought I'd get a router to get behind the host network, and use it to set up a shared network the radio can connect to with just a SSID/PW. Click to expand...

• Mar 13, 2019

doczenith1 said: I used my HooToo Tripmate Nano twice recently for a similar reason. With the Nano you log into the Nano with your phone/tablet and then tell it the wifi network that you would like to join. Click to expand...

GO WHITE!  

• May 27, 2019

doczenith1 said: GO WHITE! Click to expand...

• May 28, 2019

I can't speak for the GL.iNET routers but with the HooToo you will use the vpn on your client device and connect via the HooToo to the wifi in the hotel. The HooToo does not provide any sort of vpn capabilities. And just to be clear, the main benefit of the HooToo is to allow more than one device to connect to a wifi host that only allows one device to be connected. The HooToo becomes that "one" device and then allows you to connect multiple devices to the HooToo for access to the hotel wifi.  

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WiFi Captive Portals Making It Difficult To Connect Your Travel Router?

I’m travelling a lot more these days so spending time in hotels is now for winding down and sleeping to minimise the effects of jet lag. Something I find doesn’t actually get any easier the more you travel. I now take my Chromecast with me. It’s just one of those things that just works. No fuss or hassle. So I don’t need to spend time trying to troubleshoot problems.

Hotels tend to use captive portals for signing in to their wifi via the web browser. The Chromecast doesn’t have a web browser so can’t connect. The solution would be to create my own private wifi network that it can connect to.

So basically a router. With a wifi hotspot.

What I need from a travel router

There are a lot of travel routers available so it was important to narrow that down by creating a list of what I needed:

• Small and lightweight;
• Run off USB power (so no lugging around power packs and cables);
• Simple, so less to manage and go wrong;
• No battery (as I want to pack it in checked baggage);
• Needs to work with ‘hotel’ wifi;
• OpenVPN support as a client;

The last one wasn’t a deal breaker as I use IPVanish on all of my devices but it’s a nice to have.

After a bit of research I settled on the GL.iNet range of products. They tick all of the boxes and have good reviews. The base model, Mango has everything I needed but for a little more money the Shadow (AR-300M) has the better Qualcomm CPU. So that’s what I settled for.

When it arrived, the first thing I did was a factory reset it (suggested by a helpful Amazon review). I connected it to my home wifi, connected devices to it and it just worked. Hotel wifi is another beast entirely.

The first hotel

So here I am in a Marriot owned hotel in Kansas City, Missouri and it was time to try out creating my first private wifi hotspot. Most hotel wifi uses a captive portal sign in page to register the device. This is usually done using the MAC address of the device, to permit access. As the travel router does nto have a browser to sign in we need to give it the MAC address of a device that does.

Easy. Or so I thought.

The Marriot Hotel I was staying at provided an ethernet cable for internet, as well as wifi. So I used that. Gave it the MAC address of my laptop. But couldn’t connect to the internet. Any device I connected to the travel router private hotspot couldn’t get internet access either. I couldn’t even ping the hotel wifi gateway!

I then tried to connect the travel router to the hotel wifi. Exactly the same issues - couldn’t connect to the internet and couldn’t even ping the gateway!

After several hours of troubleshooting I found a forum post outlining a workaround. It wasn’t the travel routers fault apparently. It was The Marriot hotels’ weird and wonderful way of doing things that the travel router needed a helping hand with.

So I tried to implement the workaround. But the instructions were not clear and eventually I had to throw in the towel and give up. The forum post mentioned The Marriot were upgrading the wifi service across their hotels. Some have the new system and some don’t. I concluded that this hotel had a new, more restrictive system that the travel router could not work with.

I then went to bed.

… a short time later

When I cannot overcome a problem I can find difficult to let go. That’s a strength and a weakness. Tenacity is a good thing. But so is knowing when to give up. Couple that with a lack of sleep and jet lag and I was grumpy and determined.

So, I spent another hour troubleshooting. Then I went for breakfast.

When I came back I decided I would give it one last go. And, you’ll be finally glad to hear after reading up to this point, I got it working!

Here’s how I did it.

Some notes before we start

Before I start there are a couple of points to make.

You may be able to skip some steps below. This worked for me as is. It may not work for you;

The GL.iNet AR300M is a quirky little device with it’s own idiosyncrasies. It will frustrate you. Stay calm or you’re not going to get this to work;

Other hotels will use the same system as The Marriot. So these steps may work with others;

Reboot your travel router before you start. It’s always a good idea to start from a clean state. To do this hold the Reset button until the middle LED starts flashing faster (will happen after 3 seconds). Note that holding it for 10 seconds will restore factory settings . So be careful!

I recommend disconnecting any other devices you have connected to your travel router. Only connect the device you will be using for these steps;

If you have OpenVPN client setup I have noticed that while going through these steps it tries to connect, fails and blocks all network traffic. So it looks like you are not connected to the hotel wifi and these steps don’t work. My advice is to check OpenVPN is not trying to connect before you start and if you experience connection issues;

I had all of the Custom DNS Server settings disabled. To do this in the GL.iNet console, click the More Settings menu and then Custom DNS Server and make sure all options are turned off;

The previous night I had changed a lot of settings while troubleshooting. So I could start with a clean slate I did a factory reset. You are unlikely to have to do this. If you do be aware you will have to reconfigure everything . I was lucky that this was the first time I’d used it so reconfiguration took me about 2 minutes. To do a factory reset:

• On the main menu click More Settings menu and then click Revert Firmware ;
• Click Revert Now ;

And finally.

It’s important that you use the same device throughout all of these steps. And that the device you use hasn’t been registered on the hotel wifi. I think the wifi captive portal page is triggered by using a device that hasn’t been signed in before. I will try and confirm this next time I’m at a hotel.

Sign in to the hotel wifi captive portal through your travel router

Let’s get on with connecting to The Marriot wifi!

Connect to the GL.iNet admin panel. I had to connect to http://192.168.8.1 and enter the admin password;

From the main menu click More Settings and then MAC Clone ;

• On the MAC Clone page, select the MAC address that is shown as (clone) in the dropdown list. Click Apply ;

• Click Internet on the main menu. Then, in the Repeater box, click Scan ;

• When the scan is complete select the hotel wifi you want to connect from the dropdown menu (mine was TOWNEPLACE_GUEST ). Click Join ;

• Click Internet on the main menu. Once you see the hotel wifi name (mine was TOWNEPLACE_GUEST ) appear with an IP address, make a note of the Gateway IP address. We will need it later;

Completing the last step caused a popup with You must login ... to appear (I’m using Firefox so you may see something different). Click the Login button and you will see the wifi sign in page appear. The page will fail to load, but that’s okay. If that page does not appear, try browsing to cnn.com or neverssl.com . There may be others that work but those worked for me in tests;

When the sign in page fails to load look at the browser address bar. It will show something similar to https://mcita.cust.blueprintrf.com:8001 . We are need to note part of this. The bit after https:// and before the :8081 . Using the previous example it would be mcita.cust.blueprintrf.com . Make a note of it;

• Go back to the GL.iNet admin console and click More Settings and then Advanced . When prompted, login using the same password you use to login to the GL.iNet admin console;

• From the top menu click Network and then Hostnames . Then click the Add button. In the first box, under Hostname , enter the name we made a note of in step 8 above (our example was mcita.cust.blueprintrf.com ). In the second box, under IP address , select from the dropdown the IP address that we noted for the Gateway in step 6 above. If you don’t see this IP address in the list make sure something else in the list is not using it. If it is, remove that entry by clicking Delete (I would also recommend you reboot the router by clicking System and then Reboot ). Click Save & Apply ;

Refresh the hotel wifi sign in page that failed at step 7. One of two things will happen here:

The page will either load and you can then sign in to the wifi, or

It will fail to load again, in which case wait 30 seconds and try again. If it fails to load on the second or third attempt my suggestion would be to reboot the travel router and then go back through all of these steps again. If this still doesn’t work then there are lots of things you can try but there are too many options to give them here.

I currently have 5 devices connected to the travel router:

• Two Windows laptops;
• 1 Android tablet;
• 1 Android watch;
• 1 Android phone

Connecting to wifi through captive portals with your travel router makes things more difficult, but not impossible. You can now create your own private wifi hotspot while you’re travelling without jumping through hoops. Hopefully this saves you the pain I went through.

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You might not have "travel router" on your vacation packing list, but after reading this article, you just might. Here's why we always pack a router with us when we're headed to a hotel.

A travel router is a small network router designed with an emphasis on portability and use in-the-field. While you could, in theory, use a travel router as an internet router in your home, it's not intended for that.

Instead, travel routers are meant to link together a smaller number of devices all congregated fairly close together. Think, your laptop and phone, your kids' tablets, and maybe even a streaming stick in a hotel room---not all those things plus a pile of computers, smart devices, and such spread out across your whole home.

They typically have a very small form factor, the size of a portable battery pack or even smaller. Speaking of that, many of them are portable battery packs, so you can use them to charge your phone while you travel in addition to their router function.

Further, unlike the router you have at home, travel routers have UI elements and even physical toggles that make it easy to quickly switch them between functions like router mode, hotspot mode, repeater mode, and so on.

That last part is crucial. You want a travel router that can easily connect to the hotel's internet in different and reliable ways. In some hotels, you can plug the travel router directly into a courtesy Ethernet connection in your room, which is easy peasy.

In other hotels, there's no physical internet connection, and you have to connect the travel router to the hotel's Wi-Fi and use it in hotspot mode, where it captures the Wi-Fi connection, and then all your local devices connect to the travel router instead of the hotel's Wi-Fi system.

You might be thinking, "Well, that's all very fascinating, but I have no idea why I would go to the trouble?" And that's certainly a fair question to have on your mind if you've never considered packing a router (no matter how small it might be) along with your toiletries and phone charger .

Historically, one of the best reasons to pack a travel router was that many hotels didn't have Wi-Fi (they only had an Ethernet port in the room for business travelers to plug in their laptops).

Later, when hotels started to get Wi-Fi, they had frustrating policies like only one or two devices per guest/room were allowed on the network. Even today, some hotel Wi-Fi systems still have such rules.

When you use a travel router, you can "log in" just the travel router to the hotel's system so, as far as they are concerned, there is only one device in the room. All the traffic of the other devices passes through the travel router.

Speaking of device traffic, you can also leverage the travel router to increase your privacy. Most travel routers support basic VPN protocols like PPTP or L2TP, and the more advanced ones support OpenVPN and WireGuard .

That makes it simple to tunnel right from your room to a third-party VPN or right back to your corporate or home VPN server. It also makes it easy to transfer files securely between your devices as the file transfer is happening over the micro network you set up, and the files never pass through the hotel's infrastructure in any way.

It also makes it much easier to use your devices in the fashion you're accustomed to. You could set your travel router's Wi-Fi credentials to match your home network's Wi-Fi credentials, for example. Not only does that make it dead simple to log in when you get to your hotel (as your phone and laptop already know the way "home"), but you can even toss your Chromecast or favorite streaming stick into your bag and use it in your hotel room. Forget the stupid "smart" TV interface hotels have, enjoy your streaming services the way you want without the lag.

Above all else, when you're shopping for a travel router (whether you pick one of our suggestions or forge out on your own to do some research), you need this feature: captive portal connectivity.

You know how when you first connect to a hotel's Wi-Fi there is usually a pop-up page where you accept the terms and conditions and/or login with your name and room number? That's the portal. You need a router that "capture" that exchange and mimics your initial login device (like your iPhone).

All of our picks below support easy captive portal exchanges, which makes the setup when you first get to your hotel room a breeze. Without that feature, you're left manually cloning your original login device's MAC address which usually works but can be hit or miss.

One of the most popular options on the market is the TP-Link N300 Nano Router . It's a steal at around $30, but it's starting to show its age.

It only supports 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4) on the 2.4 GHz band. But for only ten bucks more, you can jump from the N300 Nano Router to the TP-Link AC750 Nano Router .

TP-Link TL-WR902AC AC750

It's tiny, inexpensive, and our all-around top pick for best travel router. For most folks, it's the easiest solution.

The upgraded model features dual-band Wi-Fi, 802.11AC (Wi-Fi 5), and a really convenient switch on the side that makes it dead simple to change modes without logging into the router.

While we love the TP-Link Nano lineup, especially the newest models, and think they are the best fit for just about everyone, there are a few other options to consider.

If you want more advanced VPN solutions, you'll need to step beyond the TP-Link offerings and consider something like the GL.iNet GLMT300N ---it's roughly equivalent to the TP-Link N300 Nano Router but runs the popular OpenWRT router firmware and supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard.

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GL-iNet GL-A1300

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It also runs OpenWRT firmware and robust VPN support like its smaller sibling, but includes two additional Ethernet ports, support for many more Wi-Fi devices, and more.

But whichever of our picks you go with, you'll become the master of your Wi-Fi destiny when you're on the road. Forget cruddy hotel Wi-Fi or frustrating Wi-Fi rules. Plug in your own router and go. And hey, if you're in the upgrade mood, here are some other travel gadget upgrades worth looking at.

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Accessing router login page

I have a router that has a captive portal enabled.

When I enter the router IP address, I go directly to the captive portal webpage. How do I go to the router login page?

• captive-portal

• 1 Depends on the router model and/or the ISP. Please add more detail to your question. –  spikey_richie Commented Aug 10, 2020 at 7:54
• The router is a TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND. What details would you like about the ISP? Not sure if the name is relevant –  Paddy Commented Aug 10, 2020 at 8:55
• As those which might... That is router model and isp (including country) –  planetmaker Commented Aug 10, 2020 at 9:53
• Many routers have admin access over wifi disabled, to prevent fly-by attacks. You may need to access the same IP address over wired ethernet. –  Tetsujin Commented Aug 10, 2020 at 10:09
• I think you're right in this case @Tetsujin. I'll find an Ethernet cable and check it out –  Paddy Commented Aug 10, 2020 at 10:11

Looking at the TP-Link FAQ you can access the router control panel by looking at the label underneath the router.

I understand you have put the routers IP address in, is it the same IP as the network gateway? You can try some common IP addresses: 192.168.0.1 192.168.1.1 192.168.0.254 and see if that works.

Also, make sure you're on your network proper and not a guest WIFI.

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Hotel captive portal strikes again

So I have had the opportunity to try my new MT3000 during a trip to Spain using an android tablet to connect (open network but with credentials needed in captive portal to authenticate) . I have tried every single trick in the book (and I do mean every single thing that I have read about this problem on these fora over the years I have been hanging on here) to get the hotel’s captive portal to show up on my tablet to no avail. Connecting my tablet directly to the hotel’s WiFi, passing the captive portal and then cloning the tablet’s MAC to the MT3000 worked quite well but that was the only way.

Now the important question that I can find no answer to: I managed to get a cheap TL-WR802N travel router to try and using this in WISP mode, this small thing connected to the hotel’s WiFi immediately and got me to the captive portal straight away. Why was the TP-Link able to achieve what the GL.iNet couldn’t no matter what I have tried? What is the difference here especially with the GL.iNet being supposedly much more advanced and freatures-rich? Where is the weak link or the problem with the handling of captive portals on these routers that have caused so much grief to fellow travelers?

What’s the IP of the Beryl AX (192.168.8.1)? What’s the IP of the TPlink( 192.168.0.1) The subnet routing might not be allowed or used by another service at the hotel.

Good shout but trying the Beryl IP on 192.168.0.1 still makes no difference in getting the captive portal to come up after connecting to the hotel’s WiFi. Also if the subnet routing is not allowed or occupied then wouldn’t you expect MAC cloning workaround to also not work?

So what size hotel maybe they have a small IP window for allocation. Starts 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.80 (simple way of limiting connections) or something could also maybe forcing DNS request. TP-link running some kind of Tomato OS? DNSmasque issue? Maybe the wifi encryption? or Bandwidth? look at the settings of the TP-Link see whats different?

Lot of options Any thing in the logs?

No, it is a massive hotel. Settings on both routers are exactly the same and TP-Link running original stock firmware. No difference with various DNS settings (automatic, manual, encrypted, forced…etc.) on the GL.iNet and the open WiFi connects with no problems at all and router gets IP but it cannot get the captive portal no matter what I have tried even when trying to point the browser to gateway IP of 172.10.0.1. No pointers on logs either.

Well well well, guess what! After pulling my hair off, it finally worked merely by connecting my tablet to the 2.4Ghz SSID of the GL.iNet and not the 5Ghz one. Now why this should make any difference is beyond me…

Weird Little confused on what you did exactly? You connected you tablet to hotel wifi 2.4Ghz entered info for captive portal, got a connection, then cloned MAC address to GL.iNet router, then connected to the router 2.4Ghz?

The TP-Link TL-WR802 could access 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz?

Legacy stuff maybe easy of use.

Casually inqure at the front desk. The answer might actually be first sign-in needs to be done on 2.4Ghz then once added can access 5Ghz because of the range difference. I mean who runs up and down hotel hallways chasing invisible creatures. Pokemon. Literally been told by someone when wifi mapping to optimize for this. But I digress the point is how the AP are set up 5Ghz prioritization.

The TP-link TL-WR802N travel router only does 2.4Ghz Right?

MAC cloning worked as expected regardless of the SSID band used. I then reverted to routers’s default MAC to try and get it to work without MAC cloning.

Hotel appears to only broadcast at 2.4Ghz (probably for better reach rather than speed) and so both my routers were only connecting to wireless 2.4Ghz on the WAN side. The problem is if my tablet was connected to the MT3000’s 5Ghz on the LAN side then I couldn’t not get the captive portal to show up and then I discovered that it would only work if the LAN connection was also established on the 2.4Ghz. As for the TL-WR802N however, that wasn’t an issue as it is a single band router anyway. Why would the band choice on the LAN side by itself make any difference to the router’s ability to pass through the captive portal page with all the other settings being exactly the same?

Maybe it gets bottle necked at the 2.4Ghz connection because the tablet on the 5Ghz connection is sending stuff way to fast and expecting to soon. Maybe 5Ghz timeout needs to be tweaked only thing I can think of.

As far as I know, TP-link repeater works in bridge mode, while glinet works in routing mode. The reason why we choose to work in routing mode is to better cooperate with VPN.

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What is a captive portal and why is it essential for your network structure?

A captive portal is a vitally important part of your network structure, yet it is often overlooked. A captive portal is a web page displayed to users of a wireless network before they are granted access to the internet and it is often used in public places, such as airports, hotels, and schools. It provides secure authentication and authorization for employees and customers accessing your WiFi network. Captive portals can also be used for a variety of purposes, such as marketing or tracking the activity of customers.

How does a captive portal work and why is it necessary for your network security

A captive portal is a security measure that restricts access to a network until the user meets certain criteria. This usually means providing some login or authentication, but it can also include other actions like accepting terms and conditions or completing a CAPTCHA. By requiring users to enter their credentials, you can be sure that only authorized users can use your WiFi network. Additionally, captive portals help improve network efficiency by ensuring that only authorized users are using your bandwidth or preventing users from accessing sites they don't need to. For example, if you only want employees to access certain websites, you can use a captive portal to restrict access to those sites.

The benefits of using a captive portal for your business or organization

Captive portals are essential for any network structure because they provide a quick and easy way to control access to the internet and can be utilized for both employee and customer networks. For employees, they can be used for tracking work hours or managing bandwidth usage. For customers, captive portals provide an easy way to sign in to your network. They also help with marketing by providing information about your new products or services and displaying advertisements or promotional content to your customers before they are granted internet access.

How to set up a captive portal on your network

To set up a captive portal on your network, log in to the Omada management page and go to Wireless Control. Click Portal and then click Add Portal. You will need to give your portal a name and specify the MAC address of the access point you would like it to apply to. If you have more than one access point, you can choose which SSIDs the portal will be applied to. If you want users to be able to browse the internet without having to log in, select the Enable DNS checkbox. Otherwise, users will be directed to a login page where they can enter their credentials. To configure your captive portal's appearance, return to the Wireless Control page and click Appearance under Portal Settings. You can choose a background image or colour and enter the text that will be displayed on the login screen. You can also specify how long users have to log in before their sessions expire. When you're done configuring your captive portal, click Save Changes.

The best practices for deploying and using a captive portal

The best practices for deploying and using a captive portal include changing the password often and ensuring that the portal is adequately secured. It is also essential to have a clear and concise usage policy to make sure that users understand how to access the network. Additionally, you can test the captive portal before releasing it to users, whether for your employees or your customers.

While keeping your network secured, you can still give flexibility to your users by offering different ways to access your network. TP-Link Omada provides eight kinds of captive portal authentication methods, including Facebook Login, Voucher, SMS and other flexible options. Our networking solutions include a variety of security features that can help protect your users' data when using a captive portal. On top of our multiple authentication methods, we also use a firewall to restrict access to certain ports and services, preventing unauthorized access to customer data. In addition, all of the traffic that passes through the captive portal is encrypted so that no one can see the data sent or received.

Talk to us and discover how you can better serve your customers and employees with secured network access using a captive portal. To know more, visit https://www.tp-link.com/ca/business-networking/  or contact us through  [email protected] .

Denise De Albuquerque

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• 【DUAL BAND AX TRAVEL ROUTER】Products with US, UK, EU Plug; Dual band network with wireless speed 574Mbps (2.4G)+2402Mbps (5G); Tethering Compatible; 2.5G Multi-gigabit WAN port and a 1G gigabit LAN port; USB 3.0 port; Wi-Fi 6 offers more than double the total Wi-Fi speed with the MT3000 VPN Router.
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• 【OpenWrt 21.02 FIRMWARE】The Beryl AX is a portable wifi box and mini router that runs on OpenWrt 21.02 firmware. It supports 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.
• 【PROTECT YOUR NETWORK SECURITY】Our pocket wifi, unlike other vulnerable portable wifi hotspot for travel purposes supports 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.
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Customers like the signal strength, performance, value, portability and ease of use of the networking router. For example, they mention that it provides great speeds, it exceeds expectations in performance and reliability, and that it's well worth it. They say it'll slip easily into a carry-on bag or even their pocket. Customers are also impressed with the ease of setup and use, saying it'd be easy to set up a VPN.

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Customers like the performance of the router. They mention it's easy to set up, works well, and exceeds their expectations in performance and reliability. The router is small and powerful, and works great in hotels and even on corporate networks. The WiFi works perfectly fine, and it works great with their VPN provider.

"... Reliable Performance :Despite its small size, the GL-MT3000 delivers reliable performance every time...." Read more

"...And it works great !12. This comes with a power supply and adapters to them that work in US, Asia and UK...." Read more

"... Its performance , combined with features like OpenWrt support and robust security, makes it a top choice for users who value both functionality and..." Read more

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Customers find the router impressively portable, easy to carry, and small. They say it's a great travel router for the purpose, and it slips easily into their carry-on bag or even their pocket. Customers also say it is a handy and configurable device that can be used as a router, access point, and repeater.

"...It slips easily into my carry-on bag or even my pocket, ensuring that I can always stay connected wherever I go, whether it's at the airport, hotel,..." Read more

"...The router's compact design is a game-changer for me. It's sleek, lightweight , and easy to carry, making it perfect for both home use and when I'm..." Read more

"...In conclusion, the GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) is a stellar travel router that combines ease of use, excellent signal strength, and advanced..." Read more

"...Fast, efficient, secure, and portable ! It's a winner!" Read more

Customers find the networking router easy to setup and use. They say the dashboard is user-friendly and the documentation is well-documented. They also appreciate the hassle-free access to Wi-Fi networks wherever they are. Customers also mention that the setup is about as good as most routers and that the management of the router is easy to understand.

"...It also supports connecting to public Wi-Fi login pages, ensuring hassle-free access to Wi-Fi networks wherever I go...." Read more

"...The user-friendly dashboard makes it easy to navigate through settings, and the well-documented manual provides clear instructions...." Read more

"...GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) is a stellar travel router that combines ease of use , excellent signal strength, and advanced features like VPN and..." Read more

"... Repeater mode is equally easy to setup , connect to the web UI, or use the gl.inet iOS app, and you're up and running within minutes...." Read more

Customers like the signal strength of the router. They mention that it transmits good network speed, provides great speeds, and has unaffected latency. They also appreciate the faster download and upload speeds, smoother streaming, and seamless connectivity. The wifi scanning is much quicker, and it has no trouble hitting 150+ mbps. The signal is good enough that other family members in neighboring rooms can connect.

"...This means faster download and upload speeds , smoother streaming, and seamless connectivity for all my devices, whether I'm conducting business calls..." Read more

"...but if you connect to a decent bandwidth speeds, this will transmit good network speed .2...." Read more

"...and gaming have been seamless, and I appreciate the consistent signal strength throughout my space.OpenWrt Support (5/5):..." Read more

"...is a stellar travel router that combines ease of use, excellent signal strength , and advanced features like VPN and ZeroTier connectivity...." Read more

Customers like the size of the router. For example, they mention it's reasonably small, compact, and perfect for travel. Some say it fits in their breast pocket and is perfect for a small apartment. That said, most are happy with its small network footprint and functionality.

"...Pocket-Sized Portability:The compact size of the GL-MT3000 makes it incredibly convenient for travel...." Read more

"...Design and Portability (5/5):The router's compact design is a game-changer for me...." Read more

"...It's compact enough to fit in any travel bag without sacrificing signal quality, which, let's be honest, is the make-or-break feature of any travel..." Read more

"...This router is incredibly small , uses less than 15 watts, and provides great speeds even with encryption/decryption overhead...." Read more

Customers like the value of the networking router. For example, they say it's well worth the cost.

"...Pros from my point of view:1. WiFi 6 for a reasonable cost ...." Read more

"I got this and have used it at multiple hotels. This can easily save money when those places charge per device for wifi...." Read more

"...Bottom line: it's a great travel router, good price , and huge bonus points for using OpenWRT. I'd buy another." Read more

"My main challenge with these line of product is it’s basically useless when the WiFi of interest is behind a captive webpage which is essentially..." Read more

Customers have mixed opinions about the connectivity of the router. Some mention that it provides seamless connectivity for all their devices, with good security and a good connection. They say it can handle a lot of connections quite easily, and that it makes it easy to connect to the hotel network either by cable or by wireless. However, others say that it had some networking issues, and the latest firmware wouldn't keep a connection with any iPhones or iPads.

"...It provides a stable and secure internet connection, even in crowded or congested environments, ensuring that I can stay productive and connected no..." Read more

"...This router has USB-C to power it up.3. It can connect from Wired , Wirless (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz), Cell Modem and Tethering...." Read more

"...It was spotty and not reliable, the connection would drop out randomly ...." Read more

"...The sturdy build gives it a premium feel, and the external antenna adds a touch of practicality without compromising its sleek form...." Read more

Customers are mixed about the VPN support. Some mention that the built-in VPN capability is perfect for those who travel outside the country, with a built- in ad block, VPN connection tools, and support for various VPN protocols. The entire traffic goes via VPN, or you can choose based on the target locations, or. However, others say that it does not see 5GHz WiFi networks, the wifi interfaces didn't raise, and the WiFi networks scanning features is faulty. The throughput is limited to 427.3 Mbps with no VPN and 334.52 Mbps when using the public WiFi.

"...It has got quite a few modes under VPN Client. The entire traffic goes via VPN , or you can choose based on the target locations, or Client Device...." Read more

"...The WPA3 encryption, built-in firewall, and support for various VPN protocols give me confidence in the router's ability to protect my data and..." Read more

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Captive portal

I have a TL WA1201

im trying to connect it to an xfinity Wi-Fi hotspot and share that internet connection on my own private network, using the range extender mode. im updated to the latest firmware.  

the xfinity Wi-Fi connection process requires a browser to launch, in order to login to the service, followed by a dual factor authentification code.  I believe this is called a captive portal?  I can't get the router to launch this browser and connect to Wi-Fi. Any ideas how to accomplish this? 

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I don't believe you would be able to make this working, because of the xfinity captive portal and TL-WA1201 working in RE mode.

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