 Welcome to my unboxing of a router that I'm actually surprisingly excited about. This is the D-Link DIR-505. It's an all-in-one mobile companion, which I think they mean to say is mini router. Great for traveling and it sure is. Transforms any internet connection into a Wi-Fi hotspot. So you know what? Let's start by getting it opened up. This thing is extremely cool. So it's the size of a wall wart basically. And it will provide you with... Check this out. So it turns your WAN connection into a hotspot that you can connect up to 50 devices to. It also has a bunch of other cool features. So let's start with... Hold on, hold on. Okay. Let's start with the sexy ribbon cable, ethernet cable that comes with it. Very, very nice. Love to see that. You can bundle that up nice and small and pack it with you wherever you go. You've also got links to the mobile apps. And the mobile app that's included is just killer actually. So here. Okay. We got this, we got this. We got a little card that conveniently tells you all the default information about it, which will be handy because you'll be sort of moving around with it and you won't necessarily have your instruction manual handy. That we don't need. So let's have a look at what D-Link has to say for themselves and why I'm all stoked on this router at this point. So features. Multiple operation modes. So it can either be a router slash access point or it can be a repeater or a WiFi network extender. Very cool. Okay. 802.11n. So yes, it's wireless N. Let's select your switch. Really? No way. Check that out. It has a hardware switch to change it from router slash AP mode to WiFi hotspot where it's not acting as a router such as if you're in a hotel to repeater mode where if you're using this at home and you're just like, you know, going to plug it in discreetly. Sorry about that. So you can discreetly plug them in if you're going to use it as a wireless network extender. You've got your WPS button as well as your hard reset button. Like it has all the functionality that like, oh no, there's your hardware hard reset. Okay. I don't know what this is. It's a computer LED. Okay. Doesn't come apart in any way. So oh yeah, there look, it's got your default information right on there as well. That's very cool. So you just have to take it out of the wall, have a look at it if you don't happen to have that card handy. So moving right along. Supports charging smartphones over USB. How cool is that? So this USB port here can be used to charge something USB while it's, you know, conveniently plugged in or you can even use it as a share port with the included app, which is available either on the app store or on Google play. So cool. So you throw a USB key on there and then using the supported, using the app, you just beam it to yourself over your wireless network. Very cool. Okay. So moving right along. Wifi protected setup. Yep. Yep. Dual active firewalls, SPI and NAT only in router mode. Okay. The share port. Aha. In router and wifi hotspot mode only, which makes sense because otherwise how would it, how would it even gain any access to the network at all? Share port mobile app for iPhone and iPad. Okay. Router and wifi hotspot mode. Okay. So web file access. Wall plug design for more convenient use. Elegant design, compact size, does not block other outlets. One touch AP configuration, guest zone support, 24 seven basic installation support and a one year warranty. So basically this is the kind of thing where if you can't figure out the practical applications of it, then you probably don't need one. And if you can, then you're probably just as excited about this as I am. Travel routers are very popular because if you do travel a lot, the single ethernet port in your stupid hotel room is often not enough if you have visitors or if you have multiple devices like you have your laptop and you have a tablet for example, which is pretty common these days. So this solves that problem and it does it in a very compelling form factor. Don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews and other computer videos and I hope you enjoyed this one. Hey fella, is that a router in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?