Powered by open-source security
The parts of your router that keep you safe — the firewall, the DNS filtering, and the operating system they run on — are built on open-source projects anyone can inspect, maintained by people who do not work for us.
We add the management, the network isolation and the policy on top. We do not replace the security foundations with something only we can see.
Why that matters to you
Not a philosophy. Four practical consequences.
Every component listed below is public code anyone can inspect, maintained by people who do not work for us. Security you cannot inspect is security you have to take on trust.
Vulnerabilities in these projects are published, tracked and patched publicly. That is uncomfortable and it is the point: a fix you can see is better than a flaw you cannot.
It is GL.iNet's own firmware, built on OpenWrt. If your subscription lapses — or we stop trading — the routing, Wi-Fi, firewall and DNS filtering carry on, and your dashboard shows you the admin password so the hardware stays yours.
We add management, isolation and policy on top of standard components. We do not replace them with something only we understand, and we do not hide the parts you might want to take elsewhere.
What is actually running
Every project below is installed on your router and does the job described. Nothing here is aspirational.
The open-source router operating system that GL.iNet's firmware is built on.
Visit the project →Network-wide DNS filtering on the router — ad, tracker and cryptomining domains blocked for every device, including ones that cannot run software.
Visit the project →The firewall, and the isolation between your networks. IoT, Business and Guest traffic are separated here, not merely by name.
Visit the project →Hands out addresses on each of your networks and resolves local names.
Visit the project →The SSH server on the router. It is how you get in — with the admin password we show you in your dashboard.
Visit the project →Lets printers, speakers and casting devices stay discoverable across separated networks, without joining them together.
Visit the project →Project names and marks belong to their respective owners. Their inclusion describes what SpiceRouter runs; it does not imply endorsement by those projects.
Your router is yours
Because it runs GL.iNet's own firmware, built on OpenWrt, a SpiceRouter does not stop being a router if you stop being a customer. Routing, Wi-Fi, VLANs, the firewall and local DNS filtering all run on hardware you own and keep working on their own.
Your dashboard shows you the router's administrator password, so you can always reach the device directly — with or without a subscription.