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product_id: 373908254
title: "Flint (GL-AX1800) Secure and Ultra Fast Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Router"
brand: "gl.inet"
price: "RM797"
currency: MYR
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reviews_count: 7
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# 1.8 Gbps WiFi 6 speed Supports 120 devices simultaneously 500 Mbps WireGuard VPN Flint (GL-AX1800) Secure and Ultra Fast Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Router

**Brand:** gl.inet
**Price:** RM797
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Unlock lightning-fast, secure, and smart WiFi for your connected lifestyle!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Flint (GL-AX1800) Secure and Ultra Fast Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Router by gl.inet
- **How much does it cost?** RM797 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- gl.inet enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted gl.inet brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Massive Device Capacity:** Connect up to 120 devices effortlessly using OFDMA tech for efficient multi-device communication 🌐
- • **AdGuard Home Integration:** Block ads and trackers natively with built-in AdGuard Home for a cleaner, faster browsing experience 🚫
- • **Tech-Savvy & User-Friendly:** OpenWRT-based with intuitive web UI plus advanced settings for full control—perfect for pros and power users alike 🛠️
- • **Blazing Fast WiFi 6 Performance:** Experience ultra-smooth 4K streaming, gaming, and video calls with dual-band speeds up to 1.8 Gbps ⚡
- • **Next-Level VPN Security & Speed:** Protect your data with WireGuard VPN speeds up to 500 Mbps, ensuring seamless privacy without sacrificing performance 🔒

## Overview

The GL.iNet GL-AX1800 (Flint) is a dual-band WiFi 6 router delivering up to 1.8 Gbps speeds and supporting 120 devices simultaneously. Featuring 5 gigabit Ethernet ports, built-in OpenVPN and WireGuard with speeds up to 500 Mbps, and integrated AdGuard Home for ad-blocking, it combines powerful hardware with open-source flexibility. Ideal for professionals and tech enthusiasts seeking high performance, robust security, and easy setup in one affordable package.

## Description

Buy GL.iNet GL-AX1800(Flint) WiFi 6 Router -Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router | 5 x 1G Ethernet Ports | Up to 120 Devices | OpenVpn&WireGuard: Routers - desertcart.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

Review: Worth the money (excellent tech support) - My apartment complex provides fiber internet as a hotshot throughout with a captive portal. I was able to log in, join the service and the router remained logged in the whole time. From time to time it will get kicked off but it will choose the alternate connection I've set it up for. The connections are fast. I've connected to my VPN using wireguard and am using the ad guard as well. Surfing is smooth on either my 5 or 2.4 WAN. My speed, which is relegated to the VPN, works very well. The stability of the router is very good thus far. I experienced some lock ups which required me to unplug the router. (More about this later). I have several smart devices such as a Google Nest, a Bose smart speaker, Samsung TV and a Fire stick. Neither of these likes to go through the VPN. On my Fire stick I noticed that desertcart Prime will not work. Disney works, Netflix works. To get everything on the Fire stick to work, I set up VPN rules now. I made the router route all selected MAC addresses through the VPN so all my other devices bypass the VPN. Oh, once you set up the VPN rules it helped to reboot the router. It took me some time to figure this out so I wanted to pass this on to those that might have a similar situation at their home. I've set up the router for remote access and I use the app. Both work very well. Note, you can't control the VPN settings remotely. If you're connected to the router, the app does it all. On the web based remote access, it has a living map but I haven't figured that out so it doesn't display my location on the map. Summary: the repeater works very well. The drops and pick ups I was experiencing were, from what I could tell, from the VPN server. I'll make an update later now that I'm using my current configuration of having all my smart devices bypass the VPN. Update: 4/2024 I had a big speed drop. I'm no longer using the VPN, just the built in Adguard, which works really well! I've kept up with the firmware updates and apparently the previous update really messed up my speeds. I was originally getting about 95/95 and my speeds were down to like 5/15. I contacted tech support who made every attempt to resolve my issue. My unit, being out of warranty was no longer exchangeable. The company offered me a discount on the Flint 2, which appears to be a great upgrade. I ordered it! Upon login in to my router to copy some settings, it immediately notified me of an available firmware upgrade, which I did. I decided to check the speeds again. And wouldn't you know it, my router, in the repeater mode I use it in, was back to normal. My hotspot speeds are 100/100 connected directly. Through the Flint, they are about 97/98! I'm so glad to have it working again. I thought the hardware had failed but it just didn't like the previous firmware. The new firmware fixed everything! This is a great router and a great company that is overlooked. I highly recommend them and their products. As you can see, I had purchased the Flint 2 thinking my router had an internal failure. I trust their products enough to go with them again! I wish to add, the UI they provide, is awesome and so easy to use with helpful tips. I do wish to convey my experience with their product and help anyone whose looking for a great product with Repeater, Router, and other modes, or needing to connect to a hotspot like myself.
Review: Recommended by IT Pro - As a high IT professional and avid open source software enthusiast, I cannot express how in love with this product I am. It gives you the best of all worlds. For home users: It's very affordable, It's easy to install, reliable, fast. For fellow techies: Comes with the latest AX speeds, and OpenWRT and LUCI pre-installed "underneath" their own proprietary web gui. Their webgui really helps fill some of the user-friendliness gaps in the underlying management system, such as vpn and ddns configuration. But for whatever their gui doesn't cover, there's nothing you can't do with this router by accessing the "under the hood" LUCI gui through the "advanced settings" link. The body seems to be made simpler, cheaper. Basic construction, antennas only pivot on a single axis, no swivel. I like to think no expense was wasted on aesthetics with this unit. It's backed by a POWERFUL hardware platform for its price class, equivalent to some of the mainstream brands you'd have to spend 250+ to get. 4 core ARM processor with almost half a gig of RAM, CPU SKU is suspiciously similar to RPi 3B+ (in fact I wouldn't be surprised if that's actually what this was under the plastic), so it seems to be open source hardware as well. It makes all the advanced stuff a tech enthusiast would want to do, SO easy. Hosting servers, simple. It gives you a free DDNS URL you can CNAME your domains to. You can enable adguard, VPN, TOR with the click of a button. No need to mess around building a PIHole or other similar device. Absolutely brilliant. Anyways, if you're looking for the best union of horsepower, affordability, FOSS and configurability - this is your best product on the market currently.

## Features

- 【WiFi 6 Standard with low-latency】Wi-Fi 6 speeds up to 1.8 Gbps to let you enjoy smoother 4K streaming, gaming, video calls and more (600Mbps (2.4GHz), 1200Mbps(5GHz))
- 【Faster OpenVPN&Wireguard】Wireguard VPN speed up to 500 Mbps, giving you complete control over your gaming, steaming and working bandwidth. Actual speed may differ depending on internet service provider, network environment, VPN server location, VPN service provider, etc.
- 【AdGuard Home & EAP Supported】AdGuard Home is a dedicated Internet filtering software for blocking ads and online trackers. We integrated it with Web UI for optimal control and management.
- 【Easy Setup】Follow the Initial Set-up video tutorial on desertcart or Connect AX1800 to your computer via Ethernet cable to access the web Admin Panel
- 【Connect up to 120 devices】Using revolutionary OFDMA technology to efficiently allocate channels communicate with multiple devices simultaneously help you increase capacity and efficiency

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09HBW45ZJ |
| Best Sellers Rank | #11,185 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #80 in Computer Routers |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,280) |
| Date First Available | September 28, 2021 |
| Item Weight | 15.8 ounces |
| Item model number | GL-AX1800 |
| Manufacturer | GL.iNet |
| Package Dimensions | 9.72 x 8.27 x 2.36 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** GL.iNet
- **Color:** AX1800
- **Compatible Devices:** Personal Computer
- **Connectivity Technology:** Wi-Fi
- **Frequency Band Class:** Dual-Band
- **Included Components:** Ethernet Cable, GL-AX1800 (Flint) router with 2-year warranty, Power Adapter (US Plug), User Manual
- **Model Name:** GL-AX1800
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Gaming
- **Special Feature:** WPS
- **Wireless Communication Standard:** 802.11ax

## Images

![Flint (GL-AX1800) Secure and Ultra Fast Wi-Fi 6 Wireless Router - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41YJcGHPRAL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can vpn be enabled for individual devices connected to the flint, leaving some off the vpn if desired?**
A: You can set the guest wifi to have VPN. Whatever you want to have VPN, connect by guest network. If you want an Ethernet connection to have VPN set the IP address or MAC. These settings are under VPN - VPN policies. Turn off VPN for all functions, turn on VPN for guest.

**Q: Ram info, openwrt info?**
A: Memory / Storage:
DDR3L 512MB / NAND-FLASH 128MB

Openwrt:
The firmware is based on Qualcomm SDK, which is a deeply modified OpenWrt distribution, with Linux Kernel 4.4.60. It does not support the latest vanilla OpenWrt yet.

**Q: Can i use a usb hub on the 3.0 usb on the back or just one usb device. Follow up question does it recognize multiple flash drives or just one.**
A: I would suggest researching the hubs... I can't remember the specific type but a lot of plug n play hubs that don't require an additional power cord, force the OS to recognize each hub port independently by creating a file tree for them or some hubs will create the file tree within itself ... some hubs , it doesn't matter if the device it attaches to supports this function or not. This capability I mention depends on how they wire each USB port inside the hub. These are usually the most basic hubs made. They're usually not advertised as doing this but people usually mention it in the reviews. They may be listed as something other than Hub, like a splitter, extender, additional ports, or pass-through

**Q: Does this run a modern version of openwrt?**
A: it currently runs a 15.05 openwrt qsdk-based firmware 3.2xx, however, a beta is out for a 4.x firmware that incorporates the userland of 21.02 and should be compatible with its packages (except kernel packages).

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth the money (excellent tech support)
*by P***Y on September 3, 2022*

My apartment complex provides fiber internet as a hotshot throughout with a captive portal. I was able to log in, join the service and the router remained logged in the whole time. From time to time it will get kicked off but it will choose the alternate connection I've set it up for. The connections are fast. I've connected to my VPN using wireguard and am using the ad guard as well. Surfing is smooth on either my 5 or 2.4 WAN. My speed, which is relegated to the VPN, works very well. The stability of the router is very good thus far. I experienced some lock ups which required me to unplug the router. (More about this later). I have several smart devices such as a Google Nest, a Bose smart speaker, Samsung TV and a Fire stick. Neither of these likes to go through the VPN. On my Fire stick I noticed that Amazon Prime will not work. Disney works, Netflix works. To get everything on the Fire stick to work, I set up VPN rules now. I made the router route all selected MAC addresses through the VPN so all my other devices bypass the VPN. Oh, once you set up the VPN rules it helped to reboot the router. It took me some time to figure this out so I wanted to pass this on to those that might have a similar situation at their home. I've set up the router for remote access and I use the app. Both work very well. Note, you can't control the VPN settings remotely. If you're connected to the router, the app does it all. On the web based remote access, it has a living map but I haven't figured that out so it doesn't display my location on the map. Summary: the repeater works very well. The drops and pick ups I was experiencing were, from what I could tell, from the VPN server. I'll make an update later now that I'm using my current configuration of having all my smart devices bypass the VPN. Update: 4/2024 I had a big speed drop. I'm no longer using the VPN, just the built in Adguard, which works really well! I've kept up with the firmware updates and apparently the previous update really messed up my speeds. I was originally getting about 95/95 and my speeds were down to like 5/15. I contacted tech support who made every attempt to resolve my issue. My unit, being out of warranty was no longer exchangeable. The company offered me a discount on the Flint 2, which appears to be a great upgrade. I ordered it! Upon login in to my router to copy some settings, it immediately notified me of an available firmware upgrade, which I did. I decided to check the speeds again. And wouldn't you know it, my router, in the repeater mode I use it in, was back to normal. My hotspot speeds are 100/100 connected directly. Through the Flint, they are about 97/98! I'm so glad to have it working again. I thought the hardware had failed but it just didn't like the previous firmware. The new firmware fixed everything! This is a great router and a great company that is overlooked. I highly recommend them and their products. As you can see, I had purchased the Flint 2 thinking my router had an internal failure. I trust their products enough to go with them again! I wish to add, the UI they provide, is awesome and so easy to use with helpful tips. I do wish to convey my experience with their product and help anyone whose looking for a great product with Repeater, Router, and other modes, or needing to connect to a hotspot like myself.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Recommended by IT Pro
*by T***H on June 8, 2023*

As a high IT professional and avid open source software enthusiast, I cannot express how in love with this product I am. It gives you the best of all worlds. For home users: It's very affordable, It's easy to install, reliable, fast. For fellow techies: Comes with the latest AX speeds, and OpenWRT and LUCI pre-installed "underneath" their own proprietary web gui. Their webgui really helps fill some of the user-friendliness gaps in the underlying management system, such as vpn and ddns configuration. But for whatever their gui doesn't cover, there's nothing you can't do with this router by accessing the "under the hood" LUCI gui through the "advanced settings" link. The body seems to be made simpler, cheaper. Basic construction, antennas only pivot on a single axis, no swivel. I like to think no expense was wasted on aesthetics with this unit. It's backed by a POWERFUL hardware platform for its price class, equivalent to some of the mainstream brands you'd have to spend 250+ to get. 4 core ARM processor with almost half a gig of RAM, CPU SKU is suspiciously similar to RPi 3B+ (in fact I wouldn't be surprised if that's actually what this was under the plastic), so it seems to be open source hardware as well. It makes all the advanced stuff a tech enthusiast would want to do, SO easy. Hosting servers, simple. It gives you a free DDNS URL you can CNAME your domains to. You can enable adguard, VPN, TOR with the click of a button. No need to mess around building a PIHole or other similar device. Absolutely brilliant. Anyways, if you're looking for the best union of horsepower, affordability, FOSS and configurability - this is your best product on the market currently.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by K***N on March 31, 2023*

Este router es único en su especie. Actualmente, es el único router del mercado que está basado en software libre, lo que le aporta un grado de seguridad, privacidad y confianza muy altos. Sus principales características son: ✅ Dispone de características para todo tipo de usuarios. Si el usuario no tiene muchos conocimientos, se puede enchufar el router en un puerto LAN del router de tu compañía y podrás beneficiarse de un WiFi muy potente, estable y rápido. El WiFi 6 me ha permitido navegar con mi móvil a 500 MB/s, mientras que con el WiFi del router de mi compañía de internet me iba a 150 MB/s. Si eres un usuario avanzado, permite usar PPPoE para reemplazar por completo el router de tu compañía. Además, puedes encriptar todas tus consultas DNS (con DoH y DoT) y bloquear los anuncios en todos tus dispositivos gracias a Adguard Home, uso de VPN para cifrar todo el tráfico de la red, y por si sabe a poco, puedes usar LuCi en vez de la interfaz web por defecto del router y configurar el sistema operativo a tu gusto. ✅ En cuanto a temperaturas, se calienta un poco, pero dudo mucho que vaya a alcanzar temperaturas tan altas como para dañarse. ✅ Finalmente, el software que dispone ya es completamente estable, y no va a ofrecer ningún problema durante su uso y configuración. Remarco este punto porque hay usuarios que se quejaban de la inestabilidad del dispositivo, pero esto ya ha sido resuelto. ❌ Como aspecto negativo, el router presenta un manual de usuario imprimido pobre. Estaría bien que se mencionara que en la web del fabricante está disponible una wiki donde se explican todas las características, funciones y configuraciones existentes. Como pueden ver, es un router capaz, perfecto para cualquier perfil de usuario y capaz de mejorar considerablemente la privacidad y seguridad del internet de casa. Compra 100% RECOMENDADA.

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