Marble (GL-B3000) Wireless WiFi 6 Router with Wall-Mountable Photo Frame

What an amazing value! I'm coming from a ddwrt flashrouter that costs 3-4x. This router comes with a very nice web ui for managing most of the settings you'll ever need and if thats not enough you can access the openwrt web ui (Luci). This is only a gigabit rated router so if you have high speed fiber I guess this isn't for you. I'm very happy with all the built-in apps for VPN, WG, tailscale, etc and the simple setup of guest networks and scheduled tasks. Open source routers have come so far in the last 10 years. I have separate access points connected to it so I'm not as concerned with the wireless range that is probably not as good as a router with external antennas but it has WiFi 6 so if you have a good signal and you presumably only have gigabit internet service, the router won't be your bottleneck. The default gateway is 192.168.8.1 which leads me to think this is intended for it WAN port to be plugged into a LAN port on your main router creating a separate subnet that is for VPN and guests. This can all be changed of course. This thing is small like an 8port switch The picture frame basically doubles its size but is a very cool and creative feature that is freestanding or wall mountable. I appreciate that its white and modern so that it can be left out and not be an eye sore. Great job GL. iNet!

It's small, cost effective, and works great. Its WIFI coverage is good enough for my 3000sf house with the device centrally located on the second floor. I get strong signal everywhere. Openwrt now supports this router so there is that too.

Overall satisfied. Hardware is ok. Bought 2, both have to be restarted from time to time. Has a useful VPN feature which can be used to turn off ads on certain websites.

I got this for a very specific - and unusual - purpose. I recently moved into a living situation where the only internet access is via WiFi, which I understand is quite common. Well... problem. While it might be fine to just toss Skylar a password and she can connect her iPhone and be good to go, I'm a bit more... complicated. I rolled into the place with a 400lb wrought iron half-rack filled with PowerEdge servers. They don't do Wifi. But I did previously host WiFi to half the continent via a Cisco Catalyst 3850U and a Cisco Aironet 4800. One option that I considered and then immediately discounted was the possibility of reconfiguring the 4800 from being a WiFi host to being a Wifi bridge. While that is certainly possible (because anything is possible with Cisco gear), the English language does not contain harsh enough expletives for me to express how much work that would entail and how extremely frustrating it would be to get it actually working. I literally ain't got the time nor the patience for all of that. So... enter exhibit A. Take the 4800 offline and plug the Marble into the same exact cable. For a bit of context, that cable is connected directly to a physical port on a PowerEdge R340 running OPNSense firewall/NAT/gateway. Yes, I use a full enterprise-grade server for my router. But that also means that I didn't need Pip Squeak thinking it was the lord of the network either. So obviously, the first order of business was to handle business, as usual. It popped up and snagged an IP address. I was running an active nmap scan and saw it as soon as it came up. Into the web console, through the startup wizard, which actually listed something comparable to my scenario as a setup option. So I selected that. Bad move. "Comparable" != "same." I ended up in some bizarre loop of errors. I can't recall what they exactly were anymore. But I remember that it appeared to be an intentionally engineered catch-22 situation. So, I burned a lifeline and asked ChatGPT for help. It turns out that the install option I selected had taken me down one path in the UI that sounds analogous to the path I really needed to take that was somewhere else entirely. But there was still one bizarre step required: I had to have both the uplink and a client port connected for the setup to succeed. Weird, but nothing one more cable can't solve. So I connected the uplink to the 3850, it got an IP address, and the configuration wizard was happy. Once the config was done, I pulled the uplink cable - since it's now using the WiFi as the uplink - and it's humming along happy as a clam! So, it was a little weird, but still, I got the Marble working as a Wifi bridge so that my servers can reach their favorite playgrounds - StackOverflow and GitHub - in about 15 minutes compared to 3 days (easily) if I had opted to reconfigure the 4800. Not to mention, I still have a full head of hair! Spectacular win! I actually can't speak much to the performance of it. I'm getting about 115Mbps over this crappy Spectrum link. But it's about twice as fast as what I get connecting my laptop to the same access point. So, it appears to be dancing just below the FCC-mandated power limit for WiFi. You literally can't get better performance than that without committing a federal crime! So there ya go... BTW, I took a picture of the Marble, printed it out, and mounted it in the frame. Perfect way to showcase its curves!

Amazing router. Wish it had a USB to set up a real easy NAS solution like my old cheap ass Netgear had. I'll just setup an actual NAS server in the future when I can pick up some HDDs on sale.

Notably, it natively supports Tailscale and I love how GLA.iNet treats you like an adult and actually lets you access the Luci interface. They’re definitely doing a good job. Also, just simply giving names like slate and marble and Opal rather than convoluted model numbers only is so smart. It may just be the nature of the industry, but it would be nice if they more openly engaged with the open WRT or similar ecosystem at least from a user facing perspective of for example, being clear about enabling swap for newer Tailscale, which Sipeed does a little. For a device that can specifically support the Xfinity mobile or Xfinity Wi-Fi WPA enterprise (signing onto Wi-Fi with a username and password), supports Tailscale, and multi WAN at a good price this is my definite recommendation

Why did you pick this product vs others?: I thought that this device would work with the Xfinity prepaid internet service but it doesn't and I'll just put this modem in storage in case I sign up for the regular Comcast xfinity service!

I work from home which I need a dependable router. I haven't hard a problem with it. It is my 2nd one. I think it is a good value for the product. Our IT person recommended it & he wasn't wrong. I don't use the wireless part. It was easy to set up & the wired speed is fast.

Excellent little router. Needed something versatile to allow for access points/router/ethernet modes and this delivered comfortably. Coming from an old but reliable TP-Link I am also surprised of all the features and configurability it has. The range is decent (better than the Orange Livebox's at home). I will certainly buy from GL.iNet again.

Muito bom e facil de instalar tailscale.

Excellent Wi-Fi 6 performance with fast, stable connections across all my devices. The photo-frame design looks stylish and blends perfectly into the room. Easy setup, strong signal, and great features like VPN support and parental controls. Highly recommended for anyone who wants both performance and aesthetics.

Als jemand, der sowohl Wert auf ein ästhetisches und aufgeräumtes Zuhause legt als auch hohe Ansprüche an die Netzwerkleistung und -flexibilität stellt, war ich auf der Suche nach einem Router, der beides vereint. Mit dem GL.iNet GL-B3000, auch bekannt als "Marmor", habe ich genau das gefunden – und er hat meine Erwartungen in jeder Hinsicht übertroffen. Design und Installation: Ästhetik trifft Funktionalität Der erste Eindruck des GL-B3000 ist schlichtweg beeindruckend. Das marmorähnliche Design ist nicht nur einzigartig, sondern auch äußerst elegant. Endlich ein Router, den man nicht verstecken muss! Die Wandmontagefähigkeit ist ein riesiger Pluspunkt. Das Kabelmanagement wird dadurch deutlich vereinfacht, und der Router fügt sich unauffällig in das Wohnambiente ein. Die Installation war dank der gut durchdachten Halterung und der einfachen Erstkonfiguration ein Kinderspiel. Leistung und Konnektivität: AX3000 Power pur Technisch spielt der GL-B3000 in der Oberliga der Heimrouter. Mit Wi-Fi 6 (AX3000) Dual-Band-Unterstützung liefert er beeindruckende Geschwindigkeiten und eine hervorragende Abdeckung. Mein Heimnetzwerk fühlt sich spürbar schneller und stabiler an, selbst wenn mehrere Geräte gleichzeitig streamen, gamen oder Videokonferenzen abhalten. Die drei Gigabit-Ethernet-Ports bieten ausreichend Anschlussmöglichkeiten für kabelgebundene Geräte wie PCs, NAS-Systeme oder Smart-Home-Hubs und sorgen auch hier für maximale Performance. Software und Flexibilität: OpenWrt als Trumpf Hier sticht der GL-B3000 wirklich hervor. Die Basis auf OpenWrt ist ein absoluter Game-Changer für technikaffine Nutzer. Das vorinstallierte GL.iNet-Interface ist bereits intuitiv und bietet alle grundlegenden Funktionen, aber die Möglichkeit, auf die volle Leistungsfähigkeit von OpenWrt zuzugreifen, eröffnet unzählige Möglichkeiten. Man hat die volle Kontrolle über sein Netzwerk, kann Pakete installieren, Scripte ausführen und das System an seine spezifischen Bedürfnisse anpassen. Für Nutzer, die mehr als nur einen Plug-and-Play-Router suchen, ist das ein unschätzbarer Vorteil. Sicherheit und Privatsphäre: VPN-Unterstützung der Extraklasse Ein weiteres Killer-Feature ist die native Unterstützung für OpenVPN und WireGuard. Das Einrichten eines VPN-Clients oder -Servers direkt auf dem Router ist denkbar einfach und funktioniert hervorragend. Das ermöglicht es mir, mein gesamtes Heimnetzwerk abzusichern oder auch von unterwegs sicher auf mein Heimnetzwerk zuzugreifen. Die Performance der VPN-Verbindungen ist beeindruckend, selbst bei hohen Datenraten gibt es kaum Einbußen. Das ist ein großer Pluspunkt für Privatsphäre und Sicherheit. Zusätzliche Features, die überzeugen: Elternsteuerung: Die integrierten Funktionen zur Kindersicherung sind umfassend und leicht zu bedienen, was für Familien ein großer Vorteil ist. USB 3.0 Port: Ermöglicht die Anbindung von externen Speichermedien, um einen einfachen Dateiserver oder ein Time Machine-Backup zu betreiben. Stabile Firmware: Die Firmware von GL.iNet ist bekannt für ihre Stabilität und regelmäßigen Updates, was für eine langfristige Nutzung essenziell ist. Fazit: Der GL.iNet GL-B3000 "Marmor" ist nicht nur ein Router, sondern eine vollwertige Netzwerkzentrale für das moderne Zuhause. Er vereint ein atemberaubendes Design mit modernster Wi-Fi 6 Technologie, einer beeindruckenden Leistung und der unschlagbaren Flexibilität von OpenWrt. Wer einen Router sucht, der sowohl ästhetisch ansprechend als auch technisch überragend ist und zudem maximale Kontrolle und Sicherheit bietet, der wird mit dem GL-B3000 absolut glücklich werden. Eine uneingeschränkte Kaufempfehlung für anspruchsvolle Nutzer, die Wert auf Design und Funktionalität legen!

Gone are the days of simplistic, weak CPU routers from 2 decades ago. This GL.iNet device has all the 2025 robust features of modern devices, and 100x speeds from previously, on the wireless. However, on the VPN, appears to cap out at 12 Mbps even if you have a 25, 50 or 100 Mbps broadband.