GL.iNet router & private VPN setup
Connect through a US server or your internet back home. Choose an app on your laptop, two routers, or one travel router connected to a US cloud server. We help choose the right option, set it up and test it with you.
$50 USD assessment & consultation, credited toward your $150 USD Basic setup.
Use a VPN app on your laptop, or let a travel router handle the connection.
Your laptop connects through a VPN app or a travel router. The VPN sends its internet traffic through an encrypted connection to your chosen US server or home internet.
Websites usually see the public IP address at the US end. Your laptop stays physically with you.
With the app option, you install a VPN app and switch it on from your laptop. With either router option, you connect the laptop to your travel router by Wi-Fi or Ethernet. We check any company VPN or restrictions before setup.
The travel router uses the internet where you are staying. It creates the encrypted connection to your US server or home internet. Both ends need power and a working internet connection.
You can use a private cloud server in your own account, or compatible equipment at a US home where you have permission to install it. A cloud server gives you a data-centre address; a home setup uses that home’s address.
All three options need working local internet. Company-managed devices and company VPNs may limit which options are compatible; we check your setup before recommending one.
We explain each step and test the connection with you before handover. You keep ownership of your router, accounts and server.
Your 30-minute consultation reviews your laptop, phone, any company VPN and the connections available at home and abroad. You get equipment recommendations and a setup plan.
Basic includes guided configuration of one agreed connection option: the laptop app, two compatible routers, or one travel router with a US cloud server. We configure WireGuard and help connect one laptop.
We connect your laptop, check that websites see the intended public IP address, and check that website names resolve correctly. We also test the router’s VPN disconnect protection where supported. You see the results on your own equipment.
We walk you through connecting and recovering after a restart. You receive written instructions so you can repeat the steps yourself. Plus and Max also include backup-connection training and 90 days of email support for the installed setup.
For $50 USD, we assess your setup and talk through your options on a 30-minute call. Tell us which laptop you use, whether it runs a company VPN, and what router or US home connection you have.
Book $50 consultationWe confirm compatibility, equipment needs and the setup scope before you decide to continue.
Your $50 consultation payment is fully credited toward Basic’s $150 total. If you proceed with Basic, the remaining $100 is due before setup begins.
Router hardware, shipping, cloud hosting and home internet are separate costs where needed. We confirm compatibility and any ongoing costs before setup.
Equipment for your chosen option must be available for remote setup. Hardware, local internet and any cloud hosting are separate costs. We confirm compatibility and these costs during the assessment. More complex requirements are quoted individually.
If we cannot deliver the setup agreed in writing, we refund your setup payment.
We confirm the setup scope with you before you pay the remaining balance. To request a refund, reply to your booking email.
For a fully paid package, the refundable setup payment is $100 USD for Basic, $250 USD for Plus or $550 USD for Max.
The $50 USD assessment and consultation fee pays for the consultation and is excluded from this guarantee.
Hardware, shipping, hosting, home internet and other provider bills are separate and excluded. This guarantee covers delivery of the agreed setup; it does not guarantee that your location cannot be detected.
Tell us what you already have. We’ll email you with payment details and arrange your assessment and consultation.
The $50 USD consultation fee is due before the call and is credited toward your chosen package. Basic totals $150 USD. Sending this request does not charge you.
Keep passwords, VPN keys and company information out of this form.
A compatible GL.iNet travel router can handle the VPN connection so you do not need to install our VPN app on the laptop. You connect the laptop to the router by Wi-Fi or Ethernet. Company VPNs and security settings can affect compatibility, so we review your setup first. A router does not override workplace travel rules or guarantee that your location stays hidden.
If you already own a compatible GL.iNet router, we check whether it can be reused. Otherwise, we recommend equipment before you buy. The two-router option needs one compatible router at the US home and another with you abroad. The one-travel-router option uses a US cloud server instead of a US router. The laptop-app option needs no travel router. Hardware and shipping are separate from our setup fee.
Yes. Download a compatible VPN app on a laptop where you are allowed to install it, and use the connection we configure. You still need a US VPN server. This can be a private cloud server or a suitable server at a US home. The app option protects the configured laptop; it does not automatically connect your other devices.
No. A VPN changes the public IP address seen by websites, but devices and services may use other location signals. A cloud IP can also be identified as a data centre address. This service does not guarantee location concealment or approval from an employer or other service.
Yes. Bring the model of your GL.iNet router or details of your existing cloud server. The $50 assessment and consultation checks what can be reused and what setup work is needed. Keep passwords and VPN keys out of booking notes.
Start with your laptop and the model of any router you already own. We assess compatibility before recommending purchases. For setup, you need the agreed equipment, a working internet connection and access to the accounts you own or are authorised to manage. Keep passwords and VPN keys out of the enquiry form.
The server or home VPN device can stay available independently of your laptop. Your travel router can reconnect when it has power and internet. A home setup needs its US equipment and internet to stay on; a cloud server needs to keep running in your provider account. The VPN connects only while the necessary equipment and internet are available.
On supported routers, we configure and test a setting that blocks internet traffic while the VPN is disconnected. This can mean your internet pauses until the VPN reconnects. We show you how to check the connection and recover it. Plus and Max include a backup VPN, which may help with a protocol or connection problem; it still needs working internet at both ends.
We can test them with you using your actual setup. Speed and delay depend on the connections at both ends and the distance between them. A VPN does not improve a weak internet connection, so we check performance rather than promise a fixed speed.
You do. Your router and cloud-provider accounts stay in your name. We explain any access needed for setup, and you can review or remove that access afterwards. We do not need your passwords or private VPN keys in the booking form.
We email you to arrange your 30-minute assessment and consultation and explain how to pay its $50 USD fee. After the assessment, we confirm the setup scope and any equipment or provider costs. If you choose to proceed, the consultation payment counts toward your selected package and you pay the remaining setup balance before configuration begins.
The assessment and consultation costs $50 USD and is credited toward your chosen package. Basic costs $150 USD in total, leaving $100 USD before setup if you proceed. Plus costs $300 USD in total, leaving $250 USD after the consultation. Max costs $600 USD in total, leaving $550 USD after the consultation. Hardware, shipping, hosting and home internet are separate where needed.
If we cannot deliver the setup agreed in writing, we refund your setup payment. For a fully paid package, this is $100 USD for Basic, $250 USD for Plus or $550 USD for Max. The $50 USD assessment and consultation fee is excluded. Hardware, shipping, hosting, home internet and other provider bills are excluded too. Reply to your booking email to request a refund.
Some hotel, office, campus and national networks slow down or block common VPN traffic. Max adds a second, disguised connection that we test on your own networks, plus a written plan for which connection to try first. It helps where a network blocks standard VPN traffic, but we cannot promise that any network will never block or detect your connection.
Basic includes training and written handover instructions. Plus and Max add 90 days of email support for the configuration we installed, starting at handover. Ongoing maintenance, extra devices and changes to the agreed setup are quoted separately.
Yes. For a connection through your own home, GL.iNet publishes a guide using two compatible routers. A cloud-server setup uses a different process.