SMB
Fairly decent [travel] router, small/compact, fairly powerful*, versatile, OpenWrt 24.10, USB-C/2.5W
This is a fairly decent travel/portable 5/6-in-1 router that seems well-built and works as expected without issues. The build quality is decent and it seems reasonably sturdy and robust despite the fact its shell is entirely made of plastic. It's fairly small and compact and although it's being advertised as a travel router or the like, it doesn't really have to be and it can certainly be used as an ordinary router but the implication is of course that only has a LAN port which is likely not enough for most people if you require the highest speed possible. Don't let its size deceive you; it's packed with features with its default GUI; however, one of its strengths is the fact that it supports OpenWrt and indeed that's one of the primary reasons for the order. In addition to all the extra features and functionalities offered from the point of view of a travel router, it still has the same level of flexibilities with the typical and standard modes of operations commonly found on most other routers/access points, which I'll briefly outline below for those who aren't familiar with these; however, I won't go into much detail as it's beyond the scope of this review. This router can operate in one of the 4 modes (selectable via the default web GUI); ❶ Router mode: this mode turns the wireless range extender into a full blown standalone router that connects to the modem (typically provided by the provider but some providers allow you to use your own as well). In his mode, a NEW wireless network is created which this device is responsible for in its entirety, from routing, security, and all management tasks associated with it. ❷ AP (Access point) mode: this is the simplest of them all and basically creates a new (if you don't already have one) or another wireless network with a new SSID (aka Wi-Fi name that you connect to). In this mode, this device is connected to a switch or a router using a physical cable. When your phone connected to the newly created wireless network, i