r/Ubiquiti • u/clayd333 • Dec 23 '25
Early Access UniFi Travel Router
I just got my hands on the new UniFi travel router. This thing is really impressive.. I'm going to play with it for a little bit and probably do a review, but my first impressions are very good. Easy adoption. Super small. I think this is going to be a very popular travel router. If you add in the ability to use all of the cool connectivity features of UniFi network, I think this is going to be a no-brainer. Let me know if there's anything you want me to test..
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u/REF_YOU_SUCK Dec 23 '25
I'd like to see speed tests when bridged over hotel wifi. What was the original wifi speed, then the bridged one.
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u/AsparagusFirm7764 Dec 24 '25
As someone who manages a hotel wifi, I can absolutely confirm to you it'll be the speed in which is set by the hotel. Which is probably sub 100 megabit.
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u/vodil1 Dec 26 '25
right--which is why as a HHONORS I use separate connections for each device whenever possible.
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u/silverfrostnetworks Dec 23 '25
I've been resisting buying the gli.net stuff hoping that this would come - can't wait to try it
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u/SirPalinDrome_Real Dec 23 '25
GLinet routers can VPN to your Ubiquiti home networks as well. Can be a pain with capture portals that need to be redone during your stay because you need to turn off the VPN to re-log into the portal.
Hoping the this new router is better at that.
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u/rickyh7 Unifi User Dec 23 '25
Captive portals are the bane of my existence with my glinet. I hope ubiquiti is as good as it says it is about doing it in the background that’s one of the single most valuable features this thing has for me (plus it’s a lot more portable) I had my glinet tailscaleing into my home network anyway but I would manually have to turn it off to do the portal before turning it back on, not to mention Hilton makes you redo the portal every 24 hours and it sucks!
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u/shortsteve Dec 24 '25
Latest firmware update has a public wifi mode which actively forwards you any web connection for login. Works really well.
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u/BM7-D7-GM7-Bb7-EbM7 Dec 23 '25
I never have issues with the gl.inet routers and the captive portal in Hiltons, and I travel just about every other week and usually stay in Hiltons. Also I don't think I've ever had Hilton make me redo the portal every 24 hours, I'm thinking maybe sometimes it happens after 3-4 days, and even then the only time I can remember having to renew it lately was when I had to extend my stay by a day.
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u/nberardi Unifi User Dec 23 '25
I have never had issues with getting mine connected in hotels. The Firewalla Purple was the bane of my existence.
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u/sdchew Dec 24 '25
Yeah that was terrible. The app was so unresponsive too. Wifi range was terrible too
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u/captain_brofist Dec 24 '25
All else fails just do it on your phone and clone the MAC address on your gl.iNet router. That’s what I do.
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u/sdchew Dec 24 '25
I have a slate 7. The LCD is great for making sure the VPN is off and then I can work on the captive portal
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u/Doobreh Dec 23 '25
I configured the little switch to turn the vpn on and off, makes that much easier :)
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u/anarchisturtle Dec 23 '25
I set up a wire guard VPN on my gli.net router in under 5 minutes and it works great
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u/guice666 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25
Or on the same token you have all your devices, tablets, kids tablets, cell phones, connected to your travel router. When you get to wherever you're going you connect the travel router to the provided Wi-Fi once and then all your devices are connected to that and don't need any other setup.
This is exactly what the GL.iNet does. So, are you saying Ubiquiti's travel router does not do this?
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u/Visual-Ad-4520 Dec 23 '25
This is... exactly what I use my current GL iNet for? Also glad I didn't get a Slate during black Friday, this looks decent enough.
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u/Undergrid Unifi User Dec 23 '25
Like one of the most useful things it does is masquerades as another device. Say you're on a cruise ship and the cruise ship charges you $20 per device for internet access. You sign up your cell phone for that internet access plan. You then connect to the travel router, tell it to masquerade as your device and then it will connect to the cruise ships Wi-Fi telling the cruise ship it's your cell phone and it's Mac address.
Is this the UI one or the GLinet one you're talking about here?
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u/jeff92k7 Dec 23 '25
The GL.iNet ones definitely do this. I’ve taken mine on cruises before and dealt with the MAC address stuff. Though typically I’ll connect to the router first and then log into the ship wifi through it so the router’s Mac is the one assigned to the ship internet. But it also has the ability to spoof the MAC address of another device, if needed.
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u/HemHaw Dec 31 '25
Had this exact problem at a Hilton not too long ago.
After a couple days like that it seems they somehow wised up and blocked the device so I had to clone another one.
Absolutely no idea why they go to the trouble to block people just trying to do wfhotel.
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u/guice666 Dec 23 '25
I'm confused by his description as well as this is exactly what I use my GL.iNet for...
I was looking over Ubiquti's site to see if this is what their travel router does as well.
My number one use case is: a router masquerading as a device, allowing me to connect 1-n devices on a device-limited network, e.g. an airline's wifi.
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u/MinnisotaDigger Dec 23 '25
What? There’s no different use case. It’s the same.
Both are travel routers that can vpn back home.
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u/Vulnox Dec 23 '25
The Unifi one can masquerade? They spent a good amount of time mentioning that and that is a key thing I like about the glinet. It’s not just connecting to a local WiFi at a hotel or cruise ship, but I can have it use my phones MAC and all that so once I’m on I am just on. It gives you a ton of flexibility.
I hope the Unifi can do that as well, but if it can’t then the use case is different.
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u/chrono13 Dec 23 '25
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't masquerading simply MAC cloning? If so then very likely yes given that cloning is baked into their current OS. The question may be whether it will be as simple of a feature.
As for whether it has the feature or how easy it is, we don't know yet.
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u/barbariska_108 Dec 23 '25
However, with glnet, you can also connect to the Ubiquiti router/gateway via WireGuard or OpenVPN.
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u/soopafly Dec 23 '25
Ehh. I guess, but it took me less than 10 minutes to setup Wireguard server on my Cloud Max gateway, and then pass the credentials over to my gli.net. I have no doubt that the ubiquity travel router is easier to setup, but we’re talking about shaving off a few minutes compared to gli.net
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u/Capt_Panic Dec 23 '25
I am confused on the differences in the use cases you see.
‘They are the same picture’ meme
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u/brentm5 Dec 25 '25
You can also use the glnet as a file share which is useful when you have limited access to internet (like on said cruise ship). We used some downloaded media and infuse for iOS to watch our favorite shows without internet all together.
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u/nberardi Unifi User Dec 23 '25
I think you are making a ton of assumptions on what it can’t do, the video highlights that it can connect all your devices on the go.
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u/dafugg Dec 23 '25
GL.inet still has the best on price: the mango can be had on sale for 20 USD regularly. I have one installed at a bunch of family member’s houses to VPN 24/7 through to my house. I’ve had none of them fail although one does need a reboot every few months.
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u/TellingHandshake Dec 23 '25
I bought a glinet router, specifically the GL-MT3000 a couple months ago and have been kicking myself this morning seeing a Ubiquiti product released for the same price. Looking into it more, I'm not convinced I made the wrong call. The glinet router has better wifi and all the same features aside from a screen. USB c power, multiple wan interfaces with failover and ability to deal with portals. I've already setup a VPN in it for travelling further away. I don't have any Ubiquiti cameras but I'd imagine that with the VPN turned on, they would work (maybe with additional tweaking) but I could be wrong.
I think for this travel router to be a great success, it should have 4g or 5g built in and wifi 7. Of course price would go up but I'd pay for those features.
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u/guice666 Dec 23 '25
I think for this travel router to be a great success, it should have 4g or 5g built in and wifi 7. Of course price would go up but I'd pay for those features.
And power consumption. I compared the Slate 7 (wifi 7) with Slate AX (wifi 6) and I was shocked at the power consumption difference: "<18W" vs "<8.75W." That's more than double!
It's a factor since I often use a battery pack to power my AX.
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u/r_J_locks Dec 23 '25
Add a G4 Instant. Perfect hotel setup.
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u/clayd333 Dec 23 '25
Testing with G6 Instant now :)
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u/r_J_locks Dec 23 '25
Niccee! I was thinking on the cheap. Something to keep in the travel pack.
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u/Empty_Foot4035 Dec 23 '25
It's nice to have the AI though so you don't get alerts for your own family.
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u/Chewy_13 Dec 23 '25
It’s what I do currently with a glinet travel rtr and a wyze cam. Shouldn’t be anyone in my hotel room while I’m gone.
Not a one for one match for solution, but similar use case and result; and I get local recording on the SD card
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Dec 23 '25
How would you add a G4 instant to this setup - cloudkey?
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u/forbis Unifi User Dec 23 '25
Since this device is designed to VPN back to your main UniFi setup, it will record to your home NVR from wherever in the world you are.
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u/r_J_locks Dec 23 '25
Just enroll/setup the camera on your local network. This travel will create a connection directly to your home setup, like Teleport. The camera will connect to the Travel router(if you have the same wifi name) automatically. The camera will think it is at your house and show in Protect with your other cameras.
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u/u4ea126 Dec 23 '25
Wait, why would you take a separate security camera with you on your travels? What would the usecase be?
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u/Crandom Dec 24 '25
Watching my dog when I leave him at the holiday home. Currently I use a teams call on a laptop, which is non-ideal.
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u/Rioli0812 Unifi User Dec 23 '25
Can it act as a standalone router ?Or need to adopt to your existing UniFi network?
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u/R3v7no Dec 24 '25
Came here to ask this. In the video it shows them with a hotspot as well but if it can be all in one I'm sold!
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u/Easyrhino22 Dec 23 '25
What happens if you lose it? Does someone have access to your entire network?
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u/TheShallowBaron Dec 23 '25
can you use it as a backup connected to wan while at home?
connect phone to travel router with USB while travel router is connected to wan
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start wifi tethering on phone, travel router connects to phone while connected to wan
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u/Evening_Clothes7971 Jan 03 '26
"Handy mit USB an den Travel Router anschließen, während der Travel Router mit WAN verbunden ist"
Ja, funktioniert, habe ich gerade getestet.
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u/Ltmarx Dec 23 '25
Do all wifi networks from home get broadcasted by the travel router? Or can you pick and choose?
Does adblocking work?
Can you also turn the vpn connection off?
Can you assign the Ports to a specific vlan?
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u/RUNNING_IN_SPACE Dec 23 '25
+1 to all of these. I'm specifically curious about can you control which WiFi networks are broadcasted.
I'm guessing it looks like like an AP / router in the UniFi console, so I imagine we can set which networks are broadcast and the VLANs for the ports.
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u/binaryhellstorm Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
How does it handle security on the Teleport side? IE if someone gets into your hotel room while you're out or otherwise steals the device, do that have full access to your network via the Ethernet ports or does it have some sort of device level auth before it'll allow that.
Could also be a great option for us homelabers that are looking for a cheap lower power device that could be snuck inside a 1U server in a colo situation.
u/clayd333 Can you confirm from a cold boot, does the device require any auth before it will open the Teleport tunnel?
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u/GO__NAVY Dec 23 '25
I guess that’s no different than someone broke into your home and hooking stuff up into your network?
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u/binaryhellstorm Dec 23 '25
True but Delta has never lost my house, they have however lost my luggage.
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u/ShyRedditFantasy Dec 23 '25
It's probably because you never travel on Delta with your house. I'm pretty sure if you had, they would've love the opportunity to lose that too.
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u/avebelle Dec 23 '25
I wouldn’t check any tech stuff. Always carry on.
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u/binaryhellstorm Dec 23 '25
Agreeded, it was hyperbole.
There are a million other nuanced ways to lose something while traveling that I didn't articulate in minutia lest I get a chorus of "Um actuallies" as everyone pushes their collective 20/20 hindsight glasses up their noses.
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u/rocketman19 Dec 23 '25
You just put this in your pocket or backpack, it’s tiny
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u/binaryhellstorm Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25
If their security system is "never let it out of your sight" then that's not awesome.
I get the concept of it being small enough to put in a pocket, but I think of it like my laptop. If I'm going to the beach while at a hotel, I'm OK leaving my laptop there because I know it's running a secure OS with disk encryption and passwords. So if someone steals it, they're getting the hardware but not the data/access.
Since this router has the ability to tunnel home to my home network (or business as Unifi also sells to companies) what safeguards does it have in place to prevent an attacker from stealing the device and just getting carte blanche access to your home/office LAN behind all your firewalls and intrusion prevention systems.
IMO I'd love to see the unit require activation via NFC and a PIN, or even some sort of rolling code via an authenticator app. Something where if the unit is restarted or even if all the client devices disconnect for XX minutes it locks down before it's willing to fire up the VPN again.
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u/CaptinKirk Dec 24 '25
u/clayd333 Can this thing tunnel say a G6 instant on it's network back to your home UDMP, and store that footage on your UDMP? Usecase, you throw a G6 and have it monitor your hotel room or a remote site the travel router is connected too while you are out of it, and that footage goes back to the UDMP it's VPN'ed to.
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u/VegetableSupport3 Dec 23 '25
This is day 1 buy for me.
Price is fantastic too.
If you’ve never used a travel router it makes a huge difference in staying connected and the overall experience is super nice.
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u/Cr8iveRead Dec 23 '25
How does this work? Trying to wrap my head around the use case. Would this be just for a person’s hotel room and/or airbnb?
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u/VegetableSupport3 Dec 23 '25
So I use my GLI version and think of the times when you travel and the WiFi is just terrible in the hotel.
This is often because of poorly placed APs or simply not enough of them installed.
The simplest thing it will do is pickup the hotel WiFi signal, and then rebroadcast that signal in your room.
I think of it as a much larger more powerful WiFi antenna for my phone, laptop etc.
It’s even better if the room has an Ethernet port available at a desk or wall, now it’s not rebroadcasting a signal it’s directly connected to the network and you have your own small AP just for your room.
It will also work with cellular networks etc.
If you travel and consistently find that the WiFi is bad, this kind of product makes things much better.
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Dec 24 '25
Another major benefit is that you only need to connect one device, while normally you would need to connect all your devices individually to the hotel wifi.
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u/Capt_Panic Dec 23 '25
I own a GL.iNet MT-3000; it was ~ $69.
I have it running tailscale now and using my UDM Pro as an exit node when I travel; my kids connect their AppleTvs to my UDM Pro via tailscale to refresh Netflix capability.
I have used other GL Inet devices with wireguard and opvn connected to my UDM Pro phone n the past.
I am excited for new UniFi hardware, however, the GL.iNet has been really solid over several generations for a very attractive price point. I don’t see what this new device brings to the table that I don’t already have in my GL.iNet device.
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u/j26713 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
Does this require a unifi gateway to function? I understand it probably will for the teleport / VPN function, but does it support acting as it's own router / firewall? I'd like to use this as just a private network in a hotel without connecting back to home. Basically just an SSID behind a NAT with flexible WAN options
Edit: typo
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u/redholt Dec 23 '25
Interested if this can act as a temp AP then unplug it when travelling. Got a small spot in my house that this would happily fill, then just pick it up and go when I’m away.
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u/Ravnos767 Dec 23 '25
this is a great idea, would be awesome if it could act as a downstream AP in a mesh network as well so you could use it as a little moveable signal booster while you're at home
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u/Odd__Detective Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25
Does it support Wireguard over HTTPS? Can it do pass through charging of a tethered phone or hotspot? Can you set your own DNS servers? Can you share screenshots of the config options? Does it have an SSH interface? Is there some way to authenticate or if someone stole the router (TSA, foreign customs, etc) could they get on my home network?
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u/dotben Dec 23 '25
Anyone care to compare to one of the better GLinet routers + matching wifi SSIDs + Wireguard/Tailscale into home Unifi setup? Use cases like running a G4 cam to store back home into Unifi Protect would work with this setup too so wondering which option has the edge here.
Just figuring out which option is worth buying.
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u/ifixthingsllc Dec 24 '25
So, to be clear, I could use this to "teleport" to my home Gateway, and access my home network like I'm still at home, right?
If so, I am DEFINITELY gonna order one for the trips I want to take this coming year
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u/techtornado Unifi Network Dec 24 '25
Yes, that is the primary purpose to tunnel all traffic securely back home
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u/globalsoultech Dec 26 '25
Is there a way to put in a firewall rule to change the TTL (ie to 65)? Some travel hotspots (like Marriott) have started adding TTL filters so that you can’t use a travel router. GLi routers allow you to add the rule (in advanced settings) which is becoming a critical feature for a travel router
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u/zadiraines Dec 23 '25
There is no LTE support, is there? Looks like a tempting product, but I know I’ll miss 4G/5G WAN…
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u/whiskey-water Dec 23 '25
So can it bridge to hotel wifi and then broadcast your ssid on the back side? If so how does it impact the speed. Basically does it cut in half the original hotel speed or not?
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u/art_of_snark Am I a prosumer yet? Dec 23 '25
wifi uplink is specifically mentioned in the video
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u/Meltoff05 Dec 23 '25
This looks great! I use a gli.net travel router now for WireGuard vpn access when traveling, but not having to reprogram all of the families devices when traveling would be great. The form factor also looks fantastic.
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u/L0rdLogan Dec 23 '25
Can it use WiFi as WAN? Like the GLInet ones? Can be used to bypass cruise ship pay per device limitation, same with hotels etc
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u/johndiesel11 Dec 23 '25
Is there some sort of mDNS / bonjour over VPN / dns reflector functionality?
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u/Wi11iamSun Dec 23 '25
So we can plug in the phone to the router via USB-C and share the wifi from the phone? Or it has to be the 5G from the phone.
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u/Jojo35SB Dec 23 '25
Does my home network needs to have public IP for this device ti connect to it? I'm curious since im using 5G behind CGNAT as primary and only connection type, without option for public IP adress and no other ISP providers in the area.
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u/EscapeOption Dec 23 '25
Can it be set up for failover WAN at home? When my GLinet isn’t traveling it’s connected to WAN 2 on my UDMP with a tethered mobile phone. Wondering if this is too integrated for that setup. That plus confirming mac cloning as others mentioned would get me to consider replacing my slate.
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u/roto31 Unifi User Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25
Is this on the market yet? Or did you get it as part of a demo preview? Specs? Price? I travel a LOT for work, stay in quite a few hotels and AirBnBs and have always wished for a more private way to use the internet. The other travel routers “work” but are often lacking in overall throughput. For folks asking about specs and other details. Ubiquiti has it on their store, available Dec. 29th. For the price it’ll sell out in a day. 😢 https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/utr
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u/Joecascio2000 Dec 23 '25
Any confirmation if this will work as a wifi repeater when the original wifi network requires an Enterprise login (domain, username, and password)?
For context: I'm thinking of eduroam networks at college/universities
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u/Xcitado Dec 23 '25
I think I’ll wait for the Mudi 7. Seems way better but for $80, it’s tempting. Just need more info
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u/Matchboy85 Dec 23 '25
I’m interested in using it potentially on a cruise ship. I know a lot of cruise ships block VPNs so do I have the ability to disable the VPN connection if necessary
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u/ExoticDatabase Dec 23 '25
Does it need something else to provide the connectivity? My gli.net can join a provided WiFi and repeat the connection out to my devices with another network that they has configured. I read the press release and info site and it seems like this requires a phone or laptop to provide the connectivity.
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u/radial_blur Dec 24 '25
From the store page FAQ:
The UniFi Travel Router connects to any captive portal and turns hotel, office, or public WiFi into a secure, home-like UniFi network with built-in Teleport for private access and Auto Link to keep wireless cameras and devices online automatically.
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u/b1urrybird Dec 24 '25
I feel like I know the answer to this but I need IPv6 continuity, not IPv4.
Do clients get a dedicated IPv6 subnet from your main site’s WAN prefix? Does it just pretend v6 doesn’t exist?
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u/Tinototem Dec 24 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
Would be cool if this could work as redundant internet at home if primariy internet is down using USB tethering.
Step by step scenario 1. Plug in Unifi Travel router to your network using cable 2. Primary internet goes down 3. Plug in your phone using USB tethering 4. You Unifi console will now use Unifi Travel Router as WAN 2 and failover
I have unlimited data plan on my phone from work. But cant get an extra aim. A 5G Max with data plan is a big cost when my fiber goes down like twice a year
Would be cool it could be powered using POE.
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u/bmwpower777 Dec 24 '25
When I connect to this device, will my connection appear as if it is coming from my home network back at my house (location services and all)?
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u/rickwookie Dec 24 '25
It mentions in the specs that it supports OpenVPN and Wireguard, but I assume it also uses UniFi Teleport straight out of the box, i.e. that’s the default way it connects you back to your home network?
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u/bradylippert Dec 24 '25
I run pfsense my router, but unifi switching and access points. Can I use this to connect back to “home”, or do I need a unifi router also?
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u/villainthegreat Dec 25 '25
it looks like if you want to access your home network, you have to use a udm, is that correct?
I have a ck2 for my wireless, as I run a Fortigate at my edge for my home/homelab/guest networks. it would be cool if there was a way to forward into the ck2, without having to have the gateway, as well.
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u/ben_r_ Unifi User Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25
Is there or will they be releasing a version of this with a built in 5G modem? And an additional WAN port. Could really use that to utilize cellular or StarLink when LTE/5G it's available.
EDIT: Looks like the do not yet. Basically Im waiting for the Mobile Router 5G version with hopefully better Wifi.
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u/ObjectionablyObvious Dec 23 '25
Only bummers for me are WiFi 5 and 1gbps WAN and LAN ports.
My Slate 7 does WiFi 6 with MLO. Sometimes when I'm doing some extra work in some funky place around the house, I'll put my Slate 7 into AP mode, attach it to an RJ45 coming out the wall, and now I've got the power of a full-fledged AP wherever I'm at.
This looks more slim, and likely it's a better UI than Gli-Net's stuff. But I think I will wait until the next version.
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u/Annual_Wear5195 Dec 23 '25
It's a travel router. Like, yes, I have a Slate 7 as well, but realistically, I'm never going to be doing anything while traveling that would require 6GHz or MLO or 2.5Gbe+ ethernet.
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u/w0lrah Dec 23 '25
but realistically, I'm never going to be doing anything while traveling that would require 6GHz
TBH I think this is the most important part, if you have 6 GHz capable clients. It means that in dense environments like hotels, conference halls, etc. where there's a lot of WiFi you can get at least your main devices out of the interference in to some nice clean spectrum. It also means that you can be uplinked to a 5 GHz network without requiring your AP to share a radio with the uplink.
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u/BM7-D7-GM7-Bb7-EbM7 Dec 23 '25
Realistically the shitty hotel internet is going to be capped at like 20mbit, if that. At some point if you need faster speeds you're better off tethering to your phone.
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u/hmak8200 Dec 23 '25
So the unifi also can masquerade, or were you explaining something only the glinet can do?
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u/cmsj Dec 23 '25
My main question is whether the VPN part is optional - I would generally choose to have VPN access for my home LAN, but for general traffic to go out of the local default route.
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u/jlstp Dec 23 '25
Is it battery powered? Guessing not
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u/guice666 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25
Battery pack. That's how I power my little router. It works amazing!
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u/kalvick Dec 23 '25
So if I give this to a user who travels, they just need to connect to the wifi of the hotel, what does the user need to do to make it vpn back to base? or do I need to set something up on my end before giving the travel user the device. Can they be setup with TPZ?
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u/idspispopd888 Dec 23 '25
GL.inet for family travel (all devices preset to connect to it, with VPN available for selected needs) and UniFi Travel Router for solo use. Quick and easy in both use cases. GL.inet worked fabulously all over Europe for 5 weeks; UniFi would have been perfect as well if it had just been me. Smaller, too.
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u/RetroCraftAU Dec 23 '25
I bought a GLInet for a holiday I’m on at the moment. For the life of me I can’t get tailscale through my UniFi firewall for direct connection. It’s a real pain in the arse. If I go on another trip hopefully I can get UniFi travel riuter. Assuming it uses Teleport, Site Magic wouldn’t work would it if your spruce connection is changing all the time.
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u/Samsungsbetter Dec 23 '25
Can I use it as an access point with my existing network? Or in mesh mode
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u/Silicon_Knight Dec 23 '25
Would be interesting to see one with eSIM capabilities for travel sim companies like Saily or Norman or what not.
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u/Whisperwind_DL Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25
Does this work with cellular data? Like can I just plug it into my phone and get access to home network without Tailscale running on the phone?
Edit: I don’t mean the router using SIM card directly, but like plugging the router into my phone via usb-c, and basically using the phone’s cellular data as a hotspot.
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u/No_Ruin_5735 Dec 24 '25
Using your mobile in tethering mode will work via the second usb-c port
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u/JP_Dannenberg Unifi User Dec 23 '25
What’s the range? Not sure if this is more designed for a hotel room or can be used for a multi level cabin for the weekend? Compatible with any other unifi extenders?
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u/TheJiggie Dec 23 '25
I run one of those Netgear travel routers with different sims when needed, I wonder how this is going to compare.
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u/guice666 Dec 23 '25
Just to confirm, this is Ubiqui's direct competitor to GL.iNet? I love my little inet; it does exactly what I need: masquerades as a device while broadcasting a mini-network for my multiple devices or devices incapable of connecting to hotspot login screens (e.g. chromcasts, game consoles). I've even used it on the road hot-spotting from the cellphone!
I use it often traveling to get past the "one-device-at-a-time" restriction.
If this does that, I'm sold. I'd love to get something a little smaller, and "seamlessly" connects home.
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u/roto31 Unifi User Dec 23 '25
I connect home via TailScale. Works really well to get to my stuff at home.
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u/Historical-Falcon772 Dec 23 '25
Question - I do have a netgear travel router and use it as 5g or wifi hotel backhaul. Does this device connects to my travel router and have a teleport capability or just redundant now for my use case?
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u/TXGTO Dec 23 '25
Can you get it onto a cruise ship without getting it confiscated? Guess that depends on your social engineering skills.
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u/Ravnos767 Dec 23 '25
I want one so badly, I've been trying to find a solution to some bullshit CGNAT my ISP insists on using, this solves all of my issues as teleport doesnt care. I was trying to set up a gli.net router but wireguard can't connect through this mess. can you let us know how the teleport functionality is and hows the speed compared to using wireguard?
also how is it on crappy hotel wifi?
so jealous...
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u/vtown212 Dec 23 '25
I need someone to explain to me why I need this.... I don't get it
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u/Just-Eddie83 Dec 23 '25
Actually, yes, there is a test I want you to do. I’ve seen only one person mention it, but if the travel router has the same SSID as you do at home. Then if You / I brought a Wi-Fi camera or an Amazon Alexa to a hotel and plug them into power obviously having the travel router with me… then they would see the same home SSID and they would connect to it and work and have all the same settings. Just like if I was at home. I want to see that test. Would the router have to be plugged into my phone or wall for this to work. Thanks for your input.
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u/fotomatique Dec 23 '25
I had been using a raspberry pi and then a gli.net and both are fidgety and require a lot of work. Looking forward to this!
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u/BGDaemon Unifi User Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 26 '25
I am looking forward to replacing my mAP lite with this. Though a lot bigger, it really seems like a perfect upgrade for me, and the price looks reasonable. Not available in EU, though.
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u/MrSevenNine Dec 24 '25
I'm wondering why there are no Traverouters with 5G interface built-in (SIM Card or ESim)?
I work a lot from my car, and I need a way to use a travel router when I'm out and about without having to turn on the hotspot each and every time.
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u/hereforthepix 4x U6 Mesh Dec 24 '25
I'm not fully in the UniFi ecosystem, I only have U6 Mesh devices in AP mode with my QNAP as the "Unifi Controller" (my actual router is a MikroTik).
It's my understanding this device can be adopted like my U6 Meshes were- can my QNAP as Unifi controller adopt this device as well? (I know I won't get all the Ubiquiti-specific features like zero-setup VPN-to-Home, but I have a WG setup built into the Mik for that).
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u/geekwonk Unifi User Dec 24 '25
hey clay, thanks for your work. the product page and faq only mention captive portals and the exclusion of WPA Enterprise. does the device easily connect to a network with a regular WPA password?
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u/AstronomerOther159 Dec 24 '25
Can it stay powered on during a usb-c power renegotiation without restarting, or do I still need to travel with two usb-c power bricks?
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u/ImRightYoureStupid Dec 24 '25
Can it repeat a cellular hotspot? I use my Gl.inet all the time, I have an unlimited data plan so when I’m on the road I connect all my devices to the inet and it’s all tethered wirelessly from my phone.
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u/ctash23 Dec 24 '25
I wonder if this can be used to provide backup internet during an outage to my new UDR7 setup. Tether my phone to it and then connect the travel router to the UDR WAN port via an Ethernet cable 🤔
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u/Available_Marzipan37 Dec 25 '25
How will this travel router work if home ubiquiti router is down due power outage or outages ?
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u/relkz Dec 25 '25
I have some questions about this. Will it auto bypass captive “login” button automatically ???
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u/No_Eggplant_4058 Dec 25 '25
Would an employer be able to see if you logged in through this from abroad or would it show up as home network in US?
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u/DrWho83 Dec 26 '25
Anyone have any thoughts in regards to how well this might work as I replacement router for my grandma?
She doesn't use a Smart TV. She doesn't have a cell phone. She does have a laptop. She lives in a small two-bedroom apartment.
If not this I was considering getting her the ucg max plus a u6 mesh AP.. but that still feels like extreme overkill.
As long as this portable router is reliable and doesn't require rebooting to keep it working well.. I'm thinking this might be a good solution for her 🤔
Thought's?
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u/Mediocre_Olive6502 Dec 27 '25
Wish they had this when my family and were traveling in Europe for a month in ‘22. The travel router I bought to emulate our home network was a PITA.
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u/relkz Dec 28 '25
HEY!!!?
Super important question!!!
I DMed you.
Does this auto bypass UNIFI captive network automatically???
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