Just set up my GL iNet Beryl AX VPN router and can't get connected

Anyone have any experience with this specific GL iNet router?

I went through all the steps and was successfully able to register my VPN account. I clicked start, but the connection light is still orange, and it says “the client is starting… please wait” on the VPN Dashboard for several mins now. Does it truly take that long, or am I doing something incorrectly? I am attempting to connect while connected to the router’s wifi on my Mac.

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Name: GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Pocket-sized Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 Wireless Travel Gigabit Router–OpenVPN, Wireguard, Connect Public&Hotel Wi-Fi, Captive Portal, Repeater, Extender, Cybersecurity, Tethering, RV

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Amazon Product Rating: 4.5

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Try repairing your router’s network by first ensuring that your router is up-and-running and not in the process of rebooting.

Never press the Reset button on the back of your GL-iNet router while the router is restarting.

When the router is up-and-running, press the Reset button on the back of the router for four seconds. This will run the Repair Network function.

I think repairing the network will work. If it does, take a look to see if you set the Block Non-VPN Traffic setting and if so, turn it off for now: this setting may have contributed to the issue you’re having.

Here is full documenation on repairing the network settings and resetting to factory settings with the button and from within the Admin Panel, but try Repair Network first.

GL-iNet Docs: Repair and Reset