WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.080 I think the box for the GLET Slate 7 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 00:00:09.840 --> 00:00:15.720 thing. It's so tiny. This is it. 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:18.560 Relative to a child's hands. And [clears throat] that doesn't stop it 00:00:16.800 --> 00:00:22.880 from being packed with incredible features, which GLet sponsored this 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 00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:31.279 networking on both ports, the ability to 00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:36.000 use any USB PD wall that you have kicking around in order to power it up, 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:40.160 and tons of great travel friendly features, including a touchscreen 00:00:37.760 --> 00:00:44.559 interface, and the ability to use said touchscreen interface to quickly adjust 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:49.039 all kinds of useful features, like toggling ling between different internet 00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:53.760 sources or toggling which VPN you're using. And of course, it runs OpenWRT 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 00:00:55.199 --> 00:01:01.520 like ad blocking, network monitoring, custom network configurations, or even 00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:05.920 your own creations. The sky's is the limit. First, let's have a look at 00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:10.640 what's in the box. USB PD power supply, including all the various travel tips 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 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:18.799 say it does on a typical wireless router. Boop. There you go. Now I'm 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:22.000 ready to travel the world. Fun fact, by the way, we brought one of these along 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 00:01:23.520 --> 00:01:29.600 show from there because with support for over 30 different VPN providers, well, 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:34.640 you're bound to find one that's punching through the Great Firewall at the 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:37.920 moment. What else we got in here? USBC 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:40.079 to C cable, flat style Ethernet cable, 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. 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 00:01:46.159 --> 00:01:52.079 in, actually, maximum 30 watts. That's 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:55.840 not a ton. So, while this late 7 doesn't have an onboard battery, nothing would 00:01:53.840 --> 00:02:01.520 prevent you from using a PD battery bank and running this from your cabana. You 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:07.040 could plug in via USB with a little SIM enabled cellular modem and boom, you've 00:02:04.479 --> 00:02:10.000 got an incredible little hotspot right there on the beach. Oh yeah, I haven't 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 00:02:12.319 --> 00:02:17.520 here? Mode switch button. We will figure out what that does in a moment. Oh, 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 00:02:20.640 --> 00:02:26.400 yours. Very cool. Oh, reset button. You 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 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:34.640 don't take anything for granted anymore. This is user friendly. Let's just put 00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:39.440 aside the quick start guide. I don't think we're going to need that where 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:41.040 we're going. Connect via land. This is 00:02:39.440 --> 00:02:44.000 such a thoughtful choice for a travel router because a lot of hotel rooms 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 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 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:57.360 plugins or configurations you need to it or have high-speed wired networking 00:02:55.680 --> 00:03:01.760 there in your room for you. Now, they talk about how you can have high-speed 00:02:59.440 --> 00:03:05.440 wired networking so you can stream video or conference calls or whatever else, 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 00:03:07.040 --> 00:03:12.800 someone like a video editor. So you could have, you know, a little portable 00:03:11.040 --> 00:03:16.480 storage machine. You could have your laptop and you can have the whole thing 00:03:14.480 --> 00:03:20.159 connected crazy fast. We've done this many times when we're on the road doing 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:25.040 coverage. All right, let's plug this bad boy in. Oh, plug the cable connecting to 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:28.319 your computer into the LAN port. It wants me to connect to the router first. 00:03:26.640 --> 00:03:32.239 That actually makes sense, but you've got lots of options for that. Once it's 00:03:30.239 --> 00:03:36.560 set up, you can configure it via the interface over LAN or over Wi-Fi. 00:03:34.959 --> 00:03:39.360 Although I don't really recommend configuring your router over Wi-Fi 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:43.360 because if you change Wi-Fi settings then you're disconnected. You can 00:03:41.040 --> 00:03:46.000 configure it via the phone app or you can actually change things using the 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 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 00:03:53.120 --> 00:04:02.799 before. This just fired up. Travel king 00:03:57.840 --> 00:04:05.200 24. Ooh, let's go. 160 MHz dynamic 00:04:02.799 --> 00:04:10.799 bandwidth. Speaking of bandwidth, they rate the Slate 7 at 688 megabit per 00:04:07.760 --> 00:04:13.920 second on the 2.4 GHz band and about 2 00:04:10.799 --> 00:04:17.440 and a half gigabit per second on the 5 00:04:13.920 --> 00:04:18.880 GHz band. It does not support 6 GHz. And 00:04:17.440 --> 00:04:23.360 it is worth noting that those are theoretical maximum speeds and in the 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:28.800 real world you will not see them. All right, network guide. I really like this 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:32.720 wizard. It just suggests, hey, how do you want this configured instead of just 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:36.880 dumping you into the interface and having you figure it out for yourself? 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 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:45.040 hardline connection? I have a hardline connection, so let's do it. Using a VPN 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, 00:04:48.400 --> 00:04:55.600 including our VPN partner, PIA. We'll have a link to them down below. and they 00:04:52.880 --> 00:05:00.160 boast that they support both OpenVPN and WireGuard with their WireGuard speeds 00:04:57.520 --> 00:05:03.840 exceeding half a gigabit per second. It's a lot of performance in a small 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:07.919 package. I'm going to go with US Seattle because I want as little additional 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 00:05:11.520 --> 00:05:16.800 up. Now, let's play around with that little configurable button really quick 00:05:14.880 --> 00:05:23.120 here. Toggle button settings. Hey, here we go. VPN client connected. Okay, let's 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:27.360 press the toggle button. And 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:33.360 sorry, sorry, I sneeze when my VPN gets disconnected. 00:05:30.400 --> 00:05:37.840 I'm allergic to not being anonymous on the internet. Sorry. A VPN is not the 00:05:36.160 --> 00:05:41.680 beall and endall to staying anonymous on the internet. It's very, very important 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:46.160 to understand that. But depending on the service that you're using, it might give 00:05:43.520 --> 00:05:51.199 you access to regional services that you otherwise might not have access to. It 00:05:48.320 --> 00:05:55.520 might be part of a security toolkit that helps you maintain your anonymity. Or it 00:05:54.080 --> 00:05:59.039 might just be because you're a filthy pirate and you love to sail the seven 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 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 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:11.039 dandy little Wi-Fi 7 client here. Hey, look at that. There's my client right 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 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 00:06:17.520 --> 00:06:25.759 enter. [music] Sorry, I'm about to add things a little bit here. Swipe down to 00:06:22.319 --> 00:06:27.840 return. Uh, okay. Hey, look at that. Oh, 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, 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 00:06:35.039 --> 00:06:42.000 your hotel room, they could easily get on your Wi-Fi. Guess 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 00:06:44.880 --> 00:06:50.479 pops up both of your SSIDs. So this is for your preferred guests and this is 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:55.360 for your Yeah, I really wish you'd leave. So here's slow internet guests. 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 00:06:58.080 --> 00:07:05.759 into my various VPNs and then I can toggle my VPN here. Ah, never have to 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 00:07:07.039 --> 00:07:11.759 against it. I just don't want to use it 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 00:07:14.400 --> 00:07:21.199 like that. You know, I wonder if it supports sharing your connection on the 00:07:18.639 --> 00:07:24.400 plane. This is something that I ran into recently. I actually posted on Reddit 00:07:22.960 --> 00:07:28.479 about it cuz I was having a hell of a time figuring it out. Many airlines 00:07:26.479 --> 00:07:33.599 block you from using the mobile hotspot feature of your device because that 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 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 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 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 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 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 00:07:55.120 --> 00:08:01.360 different to me. Then again, this is the MSN homepage. So, no. To my knowledge, 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:06.000 Adguard doesn't block YouTube ads anyway, so I wouldn't have expected it 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 00:08:07.440 --> 00:08:13.440 get into how to block YouTube ads. Let's do our speed test. 00:08:11.910 --> 00:08:18.800 [groaning] Let's go. So, if you ever felt like you 00:08:16.080 --> 00:08:22.000 needed a casual gigabit speed wireless connection while you're, you know, 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:26.000 chilling in your cabana, assuming that you can get that fast of an uplink to 00:08:23.840 --> 00:08:29.759 it, you can set up a guest Wi-Fi network. So, that will give them access 00:08:27.440 --> 00:08:33.839 to the internet, but not any other devices that are connected to the 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:37.279 network. Super handy. Highly recommend setting up a guest Wi-Fi at home. There 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:40.880 is no reason that your guest needs to be able to have any kind of network 00:08:38.800 --> 00:08:45.200 connectivity to your NAS, for instance. Oh, wow. They put MLO right in the Wi-Fi 00:08:43.599 --> 00:08:50.800 configuration header because they want you to know that it supports MLO, which 00:08:48.640 --> 00:08:56.160 increases speed and connection reliability using multiple bands at the 00:08:53.839 --> 00:09:00.560 same time with supported devices. Very cool feature. Ooh, this is cool. You've 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:08.240 got support for both global mode for your VPN and policy mode. Policy mode 00:09:04.160 --> 00:09:11.279 allows you to selectively use your VPN 00:09:08.240 --> 00:09:13.360 for certain clients or for certain 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:17.600 services and [music] websites. So, say for example, you didn't want your VPN to 00:09:15.040 --> 00:09:21.279 interfere with your gaming ping times. Policy mode is what you want. There's 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 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:30.800 come at a bit of a performance cost. And probably the coolest thing about the 00:09:28.560 --> 00:09:34.959 software is that Ginet has committed to supporting this thing in the long term 00:09:32.959 --> 00:09:39.360 and they boast that they have devices as old as like 10 years that are still 00:09:37.360 --> 00:09:44.000 getting security updates. This is a major concern for any network connected 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:48.240 hardware. I mean, we've all seen those articles about hordes of zombie devices 00:09:46.800 --> 00:09:52.959 that are not getting security updates that are being used for like massive 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:58.399 attacks on the internet. So, uh, be part of the solution, not part of the 00:09:54.640 --> 00:10:00.800 problem. Pick up a GLET router today. It 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 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:08.000 more home or small office home office optimized products. We're going to have 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 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:17.360 considering all the features and the convenient package, 00:10:15.040 --> 00:10:20.160 pretty sick. Subscribe to ShortCircuit. That'll be sick, too.