GL.iNet Flint 2 (GL-MT6000) Wi-Fi 6 High-Performance Home Router

If your household is drowning in devices — consoles, laptops, cameras, a NAS — the Flint 2 is the router that stops the arguing over bandwidth. Its 8-stream Wi-Fi 6 radio delivers 4804 Mbps on 5 GHz and 1148 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, with eight high-power FEMs extending coverage across a medium-sized home, so the connection stays strong in the rooms that normally suffer.

What really sets it apart is VPN performance: up to 900 Mbps over WireGuard and 880 Mbps over OpenVPN (with DCO support), fast enough to encrypt your whole household's traffic without feeling it. Configure a VPN client for every connected device from the admin panel, or run your own VPN server — and lean on Multi-WAN failover and load balancing to keep the network up when one line drops.

Under the bonnet sits a quad-core 2.0 GHz MediaTek CPU with 1 GB DDR4 and 8 GB eMMC storage, running firmware built on OpenWrt with over 5,000 ready-made plug-ins. Two 2.5G Ethernet ports feed a NAS or gaming PC at multi-gig speeds, with UK stock and support from CLI Secure.

Key features

• AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 — 8 spatial streams, 1148 Mbps (2.4 GHz) + 4804 Mbps (5 GHz), backward compatible with 802.11ac and earlier.
• Fast VPN — up to 900 Mbps WireGuard and 880 Mbps OpenVPN (with DCO), as client or server.
• Multi-WAN — failover and load balancing across a 2.5G WAN and a 2.5G WAN/LAN port for an uninterrupted connection.
• OpenWrt pre-installed — firmware based on OpenWrt v21.02 with 5,000+ plug-ins installable from the admin panel.
• Multi-gig wired backbone — 2 x 2.5G ports plus 4 x gigabit LAN ports and USB 3.0 for network storage.
• AdGuard Home built in — DNS-level blocking of trackers and adverts with a friendly web interface.
• Parental controls with Bark — filter websites and content categories and manage screen time in a few clicks.
• Layered security — WPA3, DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS to stop eavesdropping on your DNS traffic.
• DFS certified in the UK — access extra 5 GHz channels to dodge congestion in dense areas.

Works with

• All routers
• The networking range

Frequently asked questions

How fast is the VPN really?

GL.iNet quotes up to 900 Mbps over WireGuard and 880 Mbps over OpenVPN with DCO support, measured on a local network in client mode. Speeds are lower when the router runs as a VPN server, and real-world results depend on your line and configuration.

Is Wi-Fi 6 worth it over my old AC router?

Compared with the original Flint (GL-AX1800), the Flint 2 roughly quadruples 5 GHz Wi-Fi speed (4804 Mbps vs 1200 Mbps), doubles CPU clock speed, and adds two 2.5G ports. With 8 spatial streams it can stream HD and UHD video to multiple devices simultaneously and keeps latency low for gaming.

Can I customise the firmware?

Yes. The firmware is based on OpenWrt v21.02 (kernel 5.4), and you can browse, install and manage over 5,000 packages directly from the router's admin panel — no command line required.

Does it have parental controls?

Yes. In collaboration with Bark, the Flint 2 offers built-in parental controls: filter websites and content categories, enforce safe search, and manage usage in a few clicks. AdGuard Home also blocks unwanted tracking at DNS level.

How many devices and how big a home can it handle?

Its higher storage and quad-core 2.0 GHz CPU support stable connections for over a hundred devices, and eight high-power FEMs extend Wi-Fi coverage to suit a medium-sized home.

Not sure whether the Flint 2 fits your setup? Call 0333 242 1314 or email sales@clisecure.com — we're happy to talk through your network before you buy.