Access your home network anywhere — no VPN app needed.

Name: Steady Link
Brand: Steady Link
Availability: PreOrder

Steady Link is a pocket USB router your laptop sees as wired Ethernet. It tunnels through your home so every app works as if you’re on your own Wi‑Fi — no software install, works on locked‑down work laptops, and coexists with corporate VPN.

macOS Windows Linux

WireGuard • OpenVPN • Tailscale • SoftEther

Trusted by 100+ early users · 100+ Mbps over WireGuard (real tests)

USB-C dock-sized router connected to MacBook

USB → Virtual Ethernet → Residential IP

In 60 seconds

Problem

You travel with a locked‑down work laptop. You can’t install VPN apps, or they conflict with your corporate VPN on macOS/Windows.

Solution

Plug in Steady Link. Your laptop sees USB‑Ethernet. The device handles Wi‑Fi and VPN itself, tunneling to your home exit.

Result

All apps behave like you’re at home: access your NAS/media/SSH/printers/IoT, pass bank/SaaS allowlists with a residential IP. No software install.

3‑step setup

1. Plug

Connect to your laptop. It appears as wired Ethernet instantly.

2. Pick Wi‑Fi

Join a network from the built‑in AP page. No apps, no drivers.

3. Connect VPN

Use WireGuard, OpenVPN, Tailscale, or SoftEther to your home or managed exit.

Use‑cases

Work‑laptop friendly

No admin rights or VPN app install. Appears as standard Ethernet on macOS/Windows/Linux.

Access your home LAN

Reach NAS, media servers, SSH, printers, and IoT as if you’re on your home Wi‑Fi.

Bank/SaaS allowlist

Present a stable residential IP from home to satisfy strict IP allowlists.

Why it beats the alternatives

No VPN app on laptop

Avoid driver installs and policy conflicts. The VPN runs on the device, not on your computer.

Vs travel routers

USB‑Ethernet is plug‑and‑work. No flaky Wi‑Fi client mode or per‑OS drivers.

Works on locked‑down devices

Appears as standard Ethernet, so it plays nice with MDM and corporate settings.

How it works

Your laptop sees a USB gadget NIC (ECM/NCM or RNDIS) as a wired adapter. The device routes traffic through your chosen VPN to an exit node at home so you appear from a real residential IP.

Plug in → laptop gets virtual Ethernet instantly
Device joins venue Wi‑Fi or upstream WAN
VPN connects to your home/managed exit
All apps work as on Ubuntu: WireGuard, OpenVPN, Tailscale, SoftEther, tinc, strongSwan, etc.

Go anywhere, look like home. One cable, zero drivers.

Tech & trust

Specs

CPU	Quad‑core ARM (Cortex‑A53 class)
RAM	1 GB
Radios	2.4/5 GHz Wi‑Fi, BT disabled
Ports	USB‑C host, 1× LAN (optional), microSD

Security

No logs. Local routing by default.
OTA updates signed end‑to‑end.
SSH disabled by default; serial recovery available.

100% Open Source

Full transparency. No vendor lock-in. Community-driven development.

Firmware Repository

Explore our open-source firmware based on Armbian / Ubuntu arm64. Fork it, modify it, make it yours.

View on GitHub

VPNs supported (Ubuntu arm64)

Based on Armbian / Ubuntu arm64. Supports the same VPN stacks Ubuntu does.

WireGuard • OpenVPN • Tailscale

SoftEther • tinc • strongSwan (IKEv2) • and more…

Founded by engineers who get it

Built by a team passionate about seamless connectivity and privacy-first networking.

Dzianis Vashchuk

Co-Founder & CEO

Alexey Lapuka

Founding Engineer

FAQ

How does it present on macOS and Windows?

macOS uses USB CDC‑ECM/NCM (not RNDIS). Windows uses RNDIS/NCM. Linux works out‑of‑the‑box.

Does it work offline?

Yes. After initial setup, your laptop can use the USB‑Ethernet even if the device is not on the internet yet.

Any captive portal tips?

Connect the device to the venue Wi‑Fi from its AP page, complete the portal once, then your laptop rides on the authenticated link.

Throughput tests: iperf3 and real‑world downloads measured 100–150 Mbps over WireGuard on pre‑production hardware.

Compliance: Pre‑production units shipped as loaners while certification is in progress.