1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,080 I think the box for the GLET Slate 7 2 00:00:03,439 --> 00:00:12,960 travel router has got to be smaller than most other Wi-Fi 7 routers. Look at this 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:15,720 thing. It's so tiny. This is it. 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:18,560 Relative to a child's hands. And [clears throat] that doesn't stop it 5 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:22,880 from being packed with incredible features, which GLet sponsored this 6 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:28,880 video for us to tell you all about, including Wi-Fi 7, 2 and 1/2 gig 7 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:31,279 networking on both ports, the ability to 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:36,000 use any USB PD wall that you have kicking around in order to power it up, 9 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:40,160 and tons of great travel friendly features, including a touchscreen 10 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:44,559 interface, and the ability to use said touchscreen interface to quickly adjust 11 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:49,039 all kinds of useful features, like toggling ling between different internet 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:53,760 sources or toggling which VPN you're using. And of course, it runs OpenWRT 13 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:57,360 and has a gig of onboard storage so you can load it up with plugins for things 14 00:00:55,199 --> 00:01:01,520 like ad blocking, network monitoring, custom network configurations, or even 15 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:05,920 your own creations. The sky's is the limit. First, let's have a look at 16 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:10,640 what's in the box. USB PD power supply, including all the various travel tips 17 00:01:08,799 --> 00:01:13,760 that you might need. That matters a lot more on a product like this than I would 18 00:01:12,159 --> 00:01:18,799 say it does on a typical wireless router. Boop. There you go. Now I'm 19 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:22,000 ready to travel the world. Fun fact, by the way, we brought one of these along 20 00:01:20,159 --> 00:01:25,040 on our recent trip to China when we knew we were going to be broadcasting the WAN 21 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:29,600 show from there because with support for over 30 different VPN providers, well, 22 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:34,640 you're bound to find one that's punching through the Great Firewall at the 23 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:37,920 moment. What else we got in here? USBC 24 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:40,079 to C cable, flat style Ethernet cable, 25 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:44,000 both about 3 ft long in case you were curious. And that's it for the box. 26 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:49,280 Let's get it out of here and let's check out the software. Oh, before I plug this 27 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:52,079 in, actually, maximum 30 watts. That's 28 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:55,840 not a ton. So, while this late 7 doesn't have an onboard battery, nothing would 29 00:01:53,840 --> 00:02:01,520 prevent you from using a PD battery bank and running this from your cabana. You 30 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:07,040 could plug in via USB with a little SIM enabled cellular modem and boom, you've 31 00:02:04,479 --> 00:02:10,000 got an incredible little hotspot right there on the beach. Oh yeah, I haven't 32 00:02:08,399 --> 00:02:14,319 showed you guys the antennas yet. Aren't they cute? Look at it. What else we got 33 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:17,520 here? Mode switch button. We will figure out what that does in a moment. Oh, 34 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:24,319 apparently it's configurable. So, you can switch between networks, toggle which VPN you're using. The choice is 35 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:26,400 yours. Very cool. Oh, reset button. You 36 00:02:24,319 --> 00:02:30,239 love to see it. I know it's a router and it should have a reset button, but I 37 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:34,640 don't take anything for granted anymore. This is user friendly. Let's just put 38 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:39,440 aside the quick start guide. I don't think we're going to need that where 39 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:41,040 we're going. Connect via land. This is 40 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:44,000 such a thoughtful choice for a travel router because a lot of hotel rooms 41 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:47,920 these days, they don't have an Ethernet jack. So, you're going to be using the 42 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:53,200 Wi-Fi. It's just a question of whether you're going to be able to add any 43 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:57,360 plugins or configurations you need to it or have high-speed wired networking 44 00:02:55,680 --> 00:03:01,760 there in your room for you. Now, they talk about how you can have high-speed 45 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:05,440 wired networking so you can stream video or conference calls or whatever else, 46 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:09,040 but 2 and 1/2 gig is way overkill for that. This would be super useful for 47 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:12,800 someone like a video editor. So you could have, you know, a little portable 48 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:16,480 storage machine. You could have your laptop and you can have the whole thing 49 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:20,159 connected crazy fast. We've done this many times when we're on the road doing 50 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:25,040 coverage. All right, let's plug this bad boy in. Oh, plug the cable connecting to 51 00:03:22,879 --> 00:03:28,319 your computer into the LAN port. It wants me to connect to the router first. 52 00:03:26,640 --> 00:03:32,239 That actually makes sense, but you've got lots of options for that. Once it's 53 00:03:30,239 --> 00:03:36,560 set up, you can configure it via the interface over LAN or over Wi-Fi. 54 00:03:34,959 --> 00:03:39,360 Although I don't really recommend configuring your router over Wi-Fi 55 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:43,360 because if you change Wi-Fi settings then you're disconnected. You can 56 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:46,000 configure it via the phone app or you can actually change things using the 57 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:50,720 touchcreen itself. But we're doing the initial setup. So I'm going to follow the dang instructions. Was bound to 58 00:03:48,799 --> 00:03:57,840 happen at some point on this channel. Oh dude, I don't know if I've seen that 59 00:03:53,120 --> 00:04:02,799 before. This just fired up. Travel king 60 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:05,200 24. Ooh, let's go. 160 MHz dynamic 61 00:04:02,799 --> 00:04:10,799 bandwidth. Speaking of bandwidth, they rate the Slate 7 at 688 megabit per 62 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:13,920 second on the 2.4 GHz band and about 2 63 00:04:10,799 --> 00:04:17,440 and a half gigabit per second on the 5 64 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:18,880 GHz band. It does not support 6 GHz. And 65 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:23,360 it is worth noting that those are theoretical maximum speeds and in the 66 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:28,800 real world you will not see them. All right, network guide. I really like this 67 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:32,720 wizard. It just suggests, hey, how do you want this configured instead of just 68 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:36,880 dumping you into the interface and having you figure it out for yourself? 69 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:41,680 Do I want it as a repeater for like a hotel Wi-Fi setup or do I have a 70 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:45,040 hardline connection? I have a hardline connection, so let's do it. Using a VPN 71 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:50,720 can protect your privacy. Would you like to try it out? Sure, why not? This is a pretty nice slate of suggested options, 72 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:55,600 including our VPN partner, PIA. We'll have a link to them down below. and they 73 00:04:52,880 --> 00:05:00,160 boast that they support both OpenVPN and WireGuard with their WireGuard speeds 74 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:03,840 exceeding half a gigabit per second. It's a lot of performance in a small 75 00:05:01,759 --> 00:05:07,919 package. I'm going to go with US Seattle because I want as little additional 76 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:13,280 latency as possible. I just don't want a nasty letter for my ISP. And boom, we're 77 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:16,800 up. Now, let's play around with that little configurable button really quick 78 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:23,120 here. Toggle button settings. Hey, here we go. VPN client connected. Okay, let's 79 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:27,360 press the toggle button. And 80 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:33,360 sorry, sorry, I sneeze when my VPN gets disconnected. 81 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:37,840 I'm allergic to not being anonymous on the internet. Sorry. A VPN is not the 82 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:41,680 beall and endall to staying anonymous on the internet. It's very, very important 83 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:46,160 to understand that. But depending on the service that you're using, it might give 84 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:51,199 you access to regional services that you otherwise might not have access to. It 85 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:55,520 might be part of a security toolkit that helps you maintain your anonymity. Or it 86 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:59,039 might just be because you're a filthy pirate and you love to sail the seven 87 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:02,720 seas. What you use your VPN for is none of my business. And that's kind of the 88 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:07,759 point of it. Oh well, I guess I could I could connect to it. You've got a handy 89 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:11,039 dandy little Wi-Fi 7 client here. Hey, look at that. There's my client right 90 00:06:09,039 --> 00:06:16,080 there. I can see my IP. I can monitor my speed, my traffic. I can block it just 91 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:19,840 like that. Hey, can I What can I see on the screen on the front? Oo, tap to 92 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:25,759 enter. [music] Sorry, I'm about to add things a little bit here. Swipe down to 93 00:06:22,319 --> 00:06:27,840 return. Uh, okay. Hey, look at that. Oh, 94 00:06:25,759 --> 00:06:32,240 this is a cool feature. Check this out. So, there's a QR code on the front. So, 95 00:06:29,840 --> 00:06:36,720 you can just scan the QR code and connect that way. If you have a guest in 96 00:06:35,039 --> 00:06:42,000 your hotel room, they could easily get on your Wi-Fi. Guess 97 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:47,360 >> it's just it's just sexy like that. That is so cool. What a handy feature. And it 98 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:50,479 pops up both of your SSIDs. So this is for your preferred guests and this is 99 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:55,360 for your Yeah, I really wish you'd leave. So here's slow internet guests. 100 00:06:53,120 --> 00:07:00,080 You love to see it. Oh, dude. I can change my VPN client. So I can be logged 101 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:05,759 into my various VPNs and then I can toggle my VPN here. Ah, never have to 102 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:10,080 even go in the interface. To be clear, I don't hate the interface. I got nothing 103 00:07:07,039 --> 00:07:11,759 against it. I just don't want to use it 104 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:16,800 if I don't have to. This is so handy. Oh, I can switch to repeater mode just 105 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:21,199 like that. You know, I wonder if it supports sharing your connection on the 106 00:07:18,639 --> 00:07:24,400 plane. This is something that I ran into recently. I actually posted on Reddit 107 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:28,479 about it cuz I was having a hell of a time figuring it out. Many airlines 108 00:07:26,479 --> 00:07:33,599 block you from using the mobile hotspot feature of your device because that 109 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:37,120 would allow you to buy just one $20 Wi-Fi pass and then use it across all 110 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:40,240 your devices or all of your friends. But I did find a way around it. So maybe we 111 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:44,720 can show you the solution in this Reddit post here. But I'd be very curious to 112 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:48,960 know if I'd be able to use this router to share my Wi-Fi on the plane. Adgard 113 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:51,680 built right in. Look at that. Wow. I'm using an ad blocker for the first time 114 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:57,280 in I don't know, probably since I did the Pi Hole video. Hey, hold on. Let's reload this page. It doesn't look that 115 00:07:55,120 --> 00:08:01,360 different to me. Then again, this is the MSN homepage. So, no. To my knowledge, 116 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:06,000 Adguard doesn't block YouTube ads anyway, so I wouldn't have expected it 117 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:09,440 to. And realistically, I don't need this video taken down. So, I'm not going to 118 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:13,440 get into how to block YouTube ads. Let's do our speed test. 119 00:08:11,910 --> 00:08:18,800 [groaning] Let's go. So, if you ever felt like you 120 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:22,000 needed a casual gigabit speed wireless connection while you're, you know, 121 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:26,000 chilling in your cabana, assuming that you can get that fast of an uplink to 122 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:29,759 it, you can set up a guest Wi-Fi network. So, that will give them access 123 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:33,839 to the internet, but not any other devices that are connected to the 124 00:08:31,199 --> 00:08:37,279 network. Super handy. Highly recommend setting up a guest Wi-Fi at home. There 125 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:40,880 is no reason that your guest needs to be able to have any kind of network 126 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:45,200 connectivity to your NAS, for instance. Oh, wow. They put MLO right in the Wi-Fi 127 00:08:43,599 --> 00:08:50,800 configuration header because they want you to know that it supports MLO, which 128 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:56,160 increases speed and connection reliability using multiple bands at the 129 00:08:53,839 --> 00:09:00,560 same time with supported devices. Very cool feature. Ooh, this is cool. You've 130 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:08,240 got support for both global mode for your VPN and policy mode. Policy mode 131 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:11,279 allows you to selectively use your VPN 132 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:13,360 for certain clients or for certain 133 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:17,600 services and [music] websites. So, say for example, you didn't want your VPN to 134 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:21,279 interfere with your gaming ping times. Policy mode is what you want. There's 135 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:27,279 parental controls out of the box. In order to use those, you'll have to turn off network acceleration. So, it will 136 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:30,800 come at a bit of a performance cost. And probably the coolest thing about the 137 00:09:28,560 --> 00:09:34,959 software is that Ginet has committed to supporting this thing in the long term 138 00:09:32,959 --> 00:09:39,360 and they boast that they have devices as old as like 10 years that are still 139 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:44,000 getting security updates. This is a major concern for any network connected 140 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:48,240 hardware. I mean, we've all seen those articles about hordes of zombie devices 141 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:52,959 that are not getting security updates that are being used for like massive 142 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:58,399 attacks on the internet. So, uh, be part of the solution, not part of the 143 00:09:54,640 --> 00:10:00,800 problem. Pick up a GLET router today. It 144 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:04,959 could either be the Slate 7 for your travel needs or it could be one of their 145 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:08,000 more home or small office home office optimized products. We're going to have 146 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:12,880 all that linked down in the video description. This little bad boy is only going to set you back 150 bucks, which 147 00:10:11,519 --> 00:10:17,360 considering all the features and the convenient package, 148 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:20,160 pretty sick. Subscribe to ShortCircuit. That'll be sick, too.