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product_id: 403232657
title: "GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Portable Wifi Router for Travel, Wireless Access Point, Pocket Wifi 5 Abroad, Secure Vpn Router, Mobile Wireless Routers for Modem, Mini Routers for Hotel, Plane, Openwrt"
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# AC1200 Dual-band WiFi (300+867 Mbps) 3 Full Gigabit Ethernet Ports Pre-installed OpenVPN & WireGuard GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Portable Wifi Router for Travel, Wireless Access Point, Pocket Wifi 5 Abroad, Secure Vpn Router, Mobile Wireless Routers for Modem, Mini Routers for Hotel, Plane, Openwrt

**Brand:** gl.inet
**Price:** $U5264
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌍 Stay connected, secure, and ahead—wherever your journey takes you!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** GL-SFT1200 (Opal) Portable Wifi Router for Travel, Wireless Access Point, Pocket Wifi 5 Abroad, Secure Vpn Router, Mobile Wireless Routers for Modem, Mini Routers for Hotel, Plane, Openwrt by gl.inet
- **How much does it cost?** $U5264 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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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

- • **Instant VPN Toggle:** Physical switch lets you enable or disable VPN (OpenVPN/WireGuard) on the fly—privacy made effortless.
- • **Gigabit Ethernet Ready:** Connect wired devices directly with 2 LAN and 1 WAN gigabit ports for lightning-fast, stable internet.
- • **Public WiFi Reimagined:** Transform any public hotspot into your own private, secure WiFi zone—never compromise on safety while on the move.
- • **Blazing Dual-Band Speeds:** Seamlessly switch between 2.4GHz for emails and 5GHz for 4K streaming or gaming without lag.
- • **Ultra-Portable Powerhouse:** Weighing just 145g with a sleek pocket-friendly design, it’s your ultimate travel companion for secure connectivity anywhere.

## Overview

The GL.iNet GL-SFT1200 (Opal) is a compact, travel-ready AC1200 dual-band router delivering up to 1167 Mbps combined wireless speed. It features 3 full gigabit Ethernet ports, built-in OpenVPN and WireGuard support for robust privacy, and a handy physical VPN toggle switch. Lightweight and pocket-sized, it’s designed for seamless secure internet access on planes, hotels, or public WiFi, making it a must-have for professionals who demand fast, flexible, and safe connectivity on the go.

## Description

Compact, dual-band wireless router delivers fast, secure internet on the go. Supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, Gigabit Ethernet, and built-in VPN for privacy.

Review: Fast, Compact and Easy To Configure with Great Tech Support - The Perfect Router - If you've not used GL-iNet routers you are missing out. I needed a value for money travel router with 5GHz Wifi that would connect to my 5G HotSpot (via WIFI 5GHz), provide easy VPN access via WireGuard to my home network, have gigabit ethernet ports and be powered by USB C. This router fulfilled all of those requirements :-) The initial setup is super easy. Power up the device, connect to it either by WIFI or one of the Gigabit ethernet ports and put the router IP into your browser. From there you have an extremely user friendly interface with all the options you could ever need. Just to summarise these, you can connect to another Wifi source for your internet, you can plug in an ethernet source or you can even tether from a USB source (whether your phone or a USB stick). Once connected to the internet you can configure your VPN. Here you have the choice of OpenVPN or WireGuard. As my home router has a WireGuard VPN server built in, I used that and immediately I was connected. The other nice touch with regards to this router and the VPN connection is the switch on the side of the unit. You can configure this for several options, one being VPN on or off - what a smart idea!!! You can of course configure the onboard firewall as well, opening ports, DMZ etc etc. For such a small device it's heavily loaded with relevant functionality. Due to the complexity of my home network I did run into an issue where I was routing the internet connection through to the VPN, but my local network resources were not reachable. I reached out to the GL-iNet support team and they responded very quickly with great support. After changing the routing mode of the VPN (to Customize Routing Rules) I was able to apply customised routing rules specifically for my home VLAN, and as a bonus, was also able to push internet traffic out locally from the connected WIFI source instead of going via my home network :-) The support I received was first class, and the engineer even went as far as giving me the reason why I needed to use the customised routing. This was due to an IP range clash I had somewhere along the way. If the router detects this it won't push traffic automatically down the VPN tunnel, to prevent potential IP clash issues. However, you can override this easily and this is what I ended up doing. It now works flawlessly. A Huge thanks again to GL-iNet support, it really was a pleasure communicating with you. I can honestly recommend these devices and this company, what a great end user experience !!
Review: Good for the price. - This won’t be everyone’s use case, but someone out there will be in the same boat. I picked up the Opal not for travelling, but to spin up a NAT’d guest network at home. My main network is basically a home-lab ecosystem, and the last thing I want is visitors connecting their random devices directly to it. The Opal gives them a normal, no-nonsense Wi-Fi experience without me having to collect MAC addresses or fight with whitelists. Setup was straightforward. I put it on its own subnet, plugged the WAN port into my main network, and it was up. At first it treated my LAN like the public internet, but the router is way more configurable than its price suggests. You can SSH into it, tweak IPTables, block inter-subnet access, and even enable an advanced control panel module straight from the web interface. It’s essentially a cut-down Linux box with a friendly skin on top. A genuinely nice touch is the hardware switch for its VPN client. The router can connect to a VPN server and push all guest traffic through it, and you can toggle this on and off on the side of the unit. Useful in the UK, where half the internet wants you to upload your passport for reasons unknown. The one real snag was OpenVPN performance. Without tunnelling, I was getting around 250 Mbps on 5 GHz. The moment OpenVPN client was enabled, speeds dropped to single digits, around 5–7 Mbps. It’s not the router’s fault; OpenVPN is single-threaded and the Opal’s CPU just doesn’t have the grunt for heavy crypto. It routes traffic fine, but encrypting it is another matter. WireGuard was the fix. After spinning up a WireGuard server remotely, the Opal managed around 50–60 Mbps through the tunnel, which is more than enough for guests to browse and stream. I suspect the higher-end GL.iNet models would perform better here simply because of the upgraded CPUs. Overall, I’m happy with it. It’s a small, cheap, surprisingly capable router that’s perfect for experiments, side networks, labs, and guest isolation. If that’s your type of setup, it’ll probably slot in nicely.

## Features

- 【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.
- 【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.***

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09N72FMH5 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 1,141 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 4 in Routers |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item model number | SFT1200 |
| Manufacturer | GL Technologies |
| Product Dimensions | 11.8 x 3 x 8.5 cm; 300 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** GL.iNet
- **Colour:** White
- **Compatible devices:** Laptop, Personal Computer, Smartphone, Tablet
- **Connectivity technology:** USB
- **Frequency band class:** Dual-Band
- **Included components:** Ethernet Cable, Power Adapter (EU+UK Plug), Router (with 2 years warranty), User Manual
- **Model name:** GL-SFT1200
- **Recommended uses for product:** Gaming
- **Special feature:** Access Point Mode, Internet Security
- **Wireless communication standard:** 802.11a, 802.11ac, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Why has the price of this gone up by 45% in the three months?**
A: Sorry for this issue, we have been offering promotional price for half year after we launch this product. Recently, we are encountering uprising cost on logistics, and insufficient stock condition etc. We strive for offering the best price for our customers.

**Q: How is it powered? may not always have shore power on my boat but will have 12v system and a usb charging socket.**
A: Dear customer,

You can plug the Type-C power cable into the power port of the router. Please make sure you are using a standard 5V/3A power adapter.

We hope the above is useful to you. Thank you. 

Sincerely,
GL.iNet

**Q: Does this support two separate 2.4 ghz channels or just one? i.e. are there two radios for 2.4 ghz?**
A: There will be one 2.4 ghz channel and one 5 ghz channel.

**Q: If i run my nord account on this device what speeds would i get, i usually get around 150mbps. would this mean i only get around 12?**
A: The maximum speed of Wireguard is 65Mbps, while max speed of OpenVPN is 12Mbps.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast, Compact and Easy To Configure with Great Tech Support - The Perfect Router
*by M***R on 25 July 2024*

If you've not used GL-iNet routers you are missing out. I needed a value for money travel router with 5GHz Wifi that would connect to my 5G HotSpot (via WIFI 5GHz), provide easy VPN access via WireGuard to my home network, have gigabit ethernet ports and be powered by USB C. This router fulfilled all of those requirements :-) The initial setup is super easy. Power up the device, connect to it either by WIFI or one of the Gigabit ethernet ports and put the router IP into your browser. From there you have an extremely user friendly interface with all the options you could ever need. Just to summarise these, you can connect to another Wifi source for your internet, you can plug in an ethernet source or you can even tether from a USB source (whether your phone or a USB stick). Once connected to the internet you can configure your VPN. Here you have the choice of OpenVPN or WireGuard. As my home router has a WireGuard VPN server built in, I used that and immediately I was connected. The other nice touch with regards to this router and the VPN connection is the switch on the side of the unit. You can configure this for several options, one being VPN on or off - what a smart idea!!! You can of course configure the onboard firewall as well, opening ports, DMZ etc etc. For such a small device it's heavily loaded with relevant functionality. Due to the complexity of my home network I did run into an issue where I was routing the internet connection through to the VPN, but my local network resources were not reachable. I reached out to the GL-iNet support team and they responded very quickly with great support. After changing the routing mode of the VPN (to Customize Routing Rules) I was able to apply customised routing rules specifically for my home VLAN, and as a bonus, was also able to push internet traffic out locally from the connected WIFI source instead of going via my home network :-) The support I received was first class, and the engineer even went as far as giving me the reason why I needed to use the customised routing. This was due to an IP range clash I had somewhere along the way. If the router detects this it won't push traffic automatically down the VPN tunnel, to prevent potential IP clash issues. However, you can override this easily and this is what I ended up doing. It now works flawlessly. A Huge thanks again to GL-iNet support, it really was a pleasure communicating with you. I can honestly recommend these devices and this company, what a great end user experience !!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good for the price.
*by I***N on 28 November 2025*

This won’t be everyone’s use case, but someone out there will be in the same boat. I picked up the Opal not for travelling, but to spin up a NAT’d guest network at home. My main network is basically a home-lab ecosystem, and the last thing I want is visitors connecting their random devices directly to it. The Opal gives them a normal, no-nonsense Wi-Fi experience without me having to collect MAC addresses or fight with whitelists. Setup was straightforward. I put it on its own subnet, plugged the WAN port into my main network, and it was up. At first it treated my LAN like the public internet, but the router is way more configurable than its price suggests. You can SSH into it, tweak IPTables, block inter-subnet access, and even enable an advanced control panel module straight from the web interface. It’s essentially a cut-down Linux box with a friendly skin on top. A genuinely nice touch is the hardware switch for its VPN client. The router can connect to a VPN server and push all guest traffic through it, and you can toggle this on and off on the side of the unit. Useful in the UK, where half the internet wants you to upload your passport for reasons unknown. The one real snag was OpenVPN performance. Without tunnelling, I was getting around 250 Mbps on 5 GHz. The moment OpenVPN client was enabled, speeds dropped to single digits, around 5–7 Mbps. It’s not the router’s fault; OpenVPN is single-threaded and the Opal’s CPU just doesn’t have the grunt for heavy crypto. It routes traffic fine, but encrypting it is another matter. WireGuard was the fix. After spinning up a WireGuard server remotely, the Opal managed around 50–60 Mbps through the tunnel, which is more than enough for guests to browse and stream. I suspect the higher-end GL.iNet models would perform better here simply because of the upgraded CPUs. Overall, I’m happy with it. It’s a small, cheap, surprisingly capable router that’s perfect for experiments, side networks, labs, and guest isolation. If that’s your type of setup, it’ll probably slot in nicely.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by R***Z on 16 December 2025*

Excelente! Muy bueno y práctico

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*Last updated: 2026-01-22*