GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600) is yet another travel router from the company, but it adopts the latest WiFi 7 standard with combined link speed of up to 3600 Mbps. The Slate 7 router supports both OpenVPN up to 100 Mbps and WireGuard up to 540 Mbps, and integrates with over 30 VPN services.
The WiFi 7 router is relatively affordable starting at just $96 for pre-orders, but that’s limited to the first 800 orders, and after that the price goes up to $102 for the next 1,000 pieces, and the retail price will be $120 after that. Orders are limited to one per customer for the first two offers, and 10 per customer at the $120 price tag during the pre-order period. Deliveries are scheduled to start at the end of April / beginning of May.
GL.iNet Slate 7 (GL-BE3600) specifications:
- SoC – Qualcomm quad-core @ 1.1GHz (Likely the IPQ5322, now part of Qualcomm Dragonwing N7, and found in the TP-Link Archer BE3600)
- Memory – 1GB DDR4
- Storage – 512MB NAND flash
- Networking
- 2.5GbE WAN Ethernet port
- 2.5GbE LAN Ethernet port
- WiFi
- Protocol – IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
- Wi-Fi Link Speed – 688Mbps (2.4GHz), 2882Mbps (5GHz)
- Antennas – 2x foldable external Wi-Fi antennas
- Up to 120+ simultaneous clients supported
- USB – 1x USB 3.0 port
- Misc
- Reset and Toggle buttons
- Touchscreen display on front panel
- Power Supply – USB Type-C port (5V/3A, 9V/3A, 12V/2.5A)
- Power Consumption – Up to 18 Watts without USB
- Dimensions – 130 x 91 x 34 mm
- Weight – 295 grams
- Temperature Range – Operating: 0 to 40°C; storage: -20 to 70°C
- Certifications – CE, FCC, MIC, RoHS, WEEE, IC, UKCA
The router runs a fork of OpenWrt 23.05 with a rather old, but still supported Linux kernel 5.4.213 LTS. It supports OpenWrt and Wireguard VPN, AdGuard, various network modes (Routing, AP, Wireless Bridge and Wired Bridge), and more. I’d expect the same GL.iNet Admin Panel v4 web interface is used as in the other company’s routers like the Flint 2 tested up to 900 Mbps with WireGuard.
The Slate 7 (GL-BE3600) WiFi 7 travel router ships with a US power adapter, EU/UK/AU plug adapters, an Ethernet cable, a warranty card and a user manual.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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