MT5000 Brume 3 VPN Security Gateway, 2.5G Multi-WAN, OpenWrt

I live in a rural area. Went from 25mb copper to 150mb fibre. Download and upload was faster but, overall lag still there. Loaded ping not a lot better on fibre Vodaphone Power Hub. Plugged in Brume 3, tried a few options, tried SQM and loaded ping now less than idle ping with only a small trim from overall upload and download speed. Lag is noticeably better. Wireguard VPN into Proton works great too, VPN download speeds excellent. I am a complete novice with this stuff, it was easy for me to do. Is it worth £110 to fix latency? For me, yes. Great device.

Great little router with tons of features and I am able to unlock the full speed of my 1.6 Gbps line. Can recommend highly as works like a dream.

Wow. So I had an old micro pc hanging about and I built a VPN server (Linux). Then I bought the brume and WireGuard’ed it to VPN to my home pc. It is brilliant! Everything on the remote network while I am away goes through my local network, avoiding any issues with commercial VPNs. I am super impressed. The brume just worked. Seriously. Setup once, and haven’t had to touch it since. Just brilliant.

Recently upgraded to full fibre and used this to replace the vendor’s router. I didn’t need WiFi (as I’m using a Deco mesh) and wanted something discrete. Setup was a breeze: all told once the line was fully provisioned with the stock router it took no more than 5 minutes to swap in and hook up the Deco Mesh network in one of the 2 LAN ports. Marvellous. And then you dig into all of the in-built functionality and you are amazed it all comes out of a box that fits in the palm of your hand. Again takes seconds to setup multiple VPN clients, Adguard Home, parental controls etc.

Best device I got. Just changed my whole networking at home with different VPN setups and my personal wireguard and tailscale. Seems to handle speeds higher than other devices. It's tiny so can even take it and use it for tether. Atm have it setup infront my mesh so all the house traffic goes through the different VPN routines I've got. Can policy route by IP / Mac address... Many many options.

A very good piece. Does the exact great job that is needed for. It’s perfect.

This is ideal for anyone that wants that extra layer of security for remote working. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. It's not quite a beginners guide, but it's simple enough to get you up and running in no time. It doesn't seem to affect network performance in any negative way and once set up you really don't even notice the difference. The DPI protection is great, giving an extra level of security. I like the fact that it has built in openwrt, but it seems to be a fork of the original open source software for some reason. I'm not sure why, but it should be advertised as such. Speeds are good, connection is nice and stable, its small and fairly well priced. If you are looking for a wired VPN gateway this will probably be fine, the only features lacking are wifi or cellular, but that's not what this is and it would be much more expensive. Small, portable, easy to setup, easy to keep maintained with a well thought out GUI. They are doing something right here, 4 stars.

This device is a "you have to have it", absolutely amazing transfer capabilities, performance and settings for such a small device. Only after purchasing it did realize how useful and necessary it is in my network. Without a cooling fan, it should be that way so as not to suck in dust, etc. Very low power consumption, so as a security gate it will work great when traveling. The VPN speed (in the attached picture) explains everything. I really recommend it.

I picked up the Brume 3 to replace my Netgear DDWRT R9000. Setup was straightforward right out of the box. Since I don’t need or use I ran it purely wired with some TP Link Deco AP’s — and I honestly can’t tell any real-world difference in performance compared to the bigger/more expensive “big brother” models like Flint 2 or even Flint 3. The DPI feature is a nice touch unfortunately you can do anything with it, like policy-based routing etc. Nevertheless nice to look at. The Router delivers excellent speeds (up to that advertised 1100 Mbps on VPN), handles multi-WAN, OpenWrt customization, and DPI/security features flawlessly. Super compact, fanless, and reliable — exactly what I needed for a secure, high-performance wired setup without the wireless overhead. If you’re looking for a powerful VPN/security gateway that just works (especially if you don’t need built-in Wi-Fi), this is an outstanding choice. Highly recommend!

This thing is great! For people who want more granular control over their internet / home networks, this thing works a treat. Very fast processor for hosting a VPN client (see attached photo speed with VPN running as a client on my router powering my home network) - with options to set up multiple vpn configs that you can turn on or off with proverbial flip of a switch. You can configure different VPN servers, or even different VPN providers for different devices if you needed, e.g. Proton for your home desktop, Windscribe for your work devices, with individual configured VPN servers for your IOT devices etc. You can analyze traffic at a very granular level - I can see for instance what my phone (over wifi) is querying through the router or what your smart device is trying to do (phoning home etc.) - then you can block those requests quite easily. Adguard is built in to the router which works well, and you can see real-time what requests it's blocking automatically. I was thinking of getting a Flint 3- but the VPN speeds were not as good as the Flint 2, while the Flint 2 wasn't a tri-band router. As I already had a budget tri-band router (that was awful with a VPN), buying this device (Brume 3) ended up saving me money - less than 1/2 of one with a router built-in which I already had. The only thing I'll note is the obfuscation feature being 'built-in' isn't actually handled by the router itself, you need a subscription to a specific wireguard VPN that uses "AmneziaWG" - and those are few and far between, more over it seems like it's a very new altered wireguard protocol that has some growing to do. That said it works well for me as is; and I think there are some providers (you can Google it) with obfuscation built into their config (you have to make sure you can download the obfuscation configuration for the router, not just have it be available on their app/desktop client). Something to be aware of anyways. All in all, this is exactly what I wanted! Great for tinkerers or those serious about their home privacy.

GL inet gateway is one of the best I have ever had! Very recommended

Great product, must have if you hate adds.

Der GL.iNet GL-MT5000 (Brume 3) ist ein absolut genialer, kompakter und extrem schneller Sicherheits-Router. Als IT-Affiner Nutzer bin ich von der Leistungsfähigkeit dieses kleinen Kraftpakets restlos begeistert. Einrichtung & Firmware: Die Einrichtung ist dank der intuitiven GL.iNet-Oberfläche (die auf OpenWrt basiert) erstaunlich einfach und unkompliziert. Besonders hervorzuheben ist die vorbildliche Versorgung mit Firmware-Updates. Sicherheitslücken werden zügig geschlossen und das System läuft absolut stabil. VPN-Performance (WireGuard): Mein Haupt-Einsatzzweck ist der Betrieb als VPN-Gateway. Ich habe WireGuard darauf laufen und die Performance ist schlichtweg ausgezeichnet. Dank des starken Prozessors bricht die Bandbreite selbst bei Verschlüsselung nicht ein. Der Datendurchsatz ist extrem hoch und die Verbindung steht bombenfest – perfekt fürs Homeoffice oder sicheres Surfen von unterwegs. Hardware & Stromversorgung: Die Stromversorgung läuft modern und flexibel über USB-C. Das macht den Router nicht nur am festen Arbeitsplatz extrem praktisch, sondern prädestiniert ihn auch für den mobilen Einsatz, da er im Notfall sogar über eine starke Powerbank betrieben werden kann. Fazit: Wer einen schnellen, stabilen und leicht einzurichtenden VPN-Router sucht, kommt am Brume 3 aktuell kaum vorbei. Klare Kaufempfehlung für alle, die Wert auf Sicherheit und Performance legen!