TP-Link Powerline WiFi Extender TL-WPA8631P KIT- Includes AV1300 Powerline Network Adapter and AC1200 Dual Band Extender, 2x2 MIMO, 3 Gigabit Ports, Passthrough, Plug & Play, Free Expert Support

This TP-Link Powerline WiFi Extender has been a game changer for my work-from-home setup. I needed a stable, hardwired connection, and this delivered exactly that. Using the powerline feature, I was able to get a strong Ethernet connection in a room far from my router without running long cables through the house. My internet connection is now consistent, fast, and reliable—no dropped calls, lag, or interruptions during meetings. Setup was quick and easy, and it worked right out of the box. The WiFi extension is an added bonus, but the real win for me is the solid hardwire connection it provides. If you work from home and need dependable internet in another room, I highly recommend this TP-Link Powerline extender. It’s simple, effective, and does exactly what it’s supposed to do.

My 2 piece kit came in a hurry and installed without incident just as fast. I am detailing the set up I have because I can’t be the only person with odd internet issues. My IP is a local (rural) telecommunications cooperative that provides phone, TV programming, dvr, and internet--dsl. For the most part they are great but one oddity is that it does not seem to play well with wireless routers. For some reason neither I nor technicians who were nice enough to come by and take a look have been able to install any new upgraded router on this internet, and not for want of trying. Of course I am sure if I subscribed to “managed Wi-Fi” at $10/month they would find a way to install their router—but how much management should one person’s internet really need? Since it is the only reliable internet available in the area, I have to work with it. Aside from that, due to a playful rescue kitten and electrical gremlins I am currently without both an Ethernet cable running under the floor and a wireless router until an old-school router that will install arrives and I am able to repair the cable. I found repairing the cable much like herding the kitten, so that hasn’t happened yet. That leaves me with one Ethernet cable on this side of the house currently serving a set box/dvr, said cable refusing to have its signal split by any means I have found and one old router that is dead. Therefore no Wi-Fi and miles of cat 5e cable running from one side of the house to the other in order to get internet to a laptop. But where to install the new router when it arrives with no Ethernet cable where I need it? Enter the TP-Link AV 600 kit. I had no reason to think this thing was going to work in a 100 plus year old house miles from anywhere on a system that doesn’t welcome newcomers and no router, but hey, let’s give it a try, right? So my set up is this: one Ethernet cable running from the modem (really Ethernet switch I think) across the house through the wall and into the TP-link adapter; extender plugged in to a different electrical outlet in the same room; ethernet cable from extender to set box/dvr. No working router anywhere in the set up. Holy Cow! Within three minutes of unboxing, I had working television and screaming Wi-Fi without so much as a wireless router anywhere on the place! It is a miracle! My laptop, smart phone and tablet immediately signed on to the new TP-Link Wi-Fi and grandma is once again online! You will find your device user name and password printed on the extender in very tiny print. Order a magnifying glass when you order your TP-Link—you are going to need it. Wi-Fi speed may be slightly less than it was with a wireless router but it is entirely usable and it is, after all, running through my house wiring sans miles of cable! When the new/old router arrives I will attempt to install it in the remaining Ethernet outlet on the extender, downstream from the TV set box. I will use its signal to reconnect to a smart TV, Roku, wireless printer, security cams, etc. I do not intend to clone anything. If the router signal is degraded I will simply sign all those devices to the TP-Link Wi-Fi and call it good. In that case, I will check to see the router isn’t DOA and put it away for emergency situations should the TP-Link fail. Being in the middle of nowhere with no Wi-Fi is not to be recommended. I did download the TP-Link utility and turn off power save mode in hopes that will preclude any signal dropping that other reviewers have complained about. When you sign on to the utility you will probably use admin/admin for user id and password, so don’t over-think the thing. I noticed that there is even usable Wi-Fi upstairs in this old barn of a house and there has been no interruption of signal for the TV set box or Wi-Fi since installation a day ago. Neither unit is running hot at this point. So far it has been pretty impressive. I will give the TP-Link a little time to fail and then I may order more extenders for better coverage across a two story house with pretty good square footage. For now installation was so easy as to be ridiculous and performance is really good. I am delighted. If there are further developments I will update this review, but my impression is that this is an item to try under any circumstances, and a really cost-effective way to circumvent logistical limitations. Feb 2020: Thought I had an ethernet problem but further troubleshooting found something else. Still all good.

I already had an existing AV500 network with three nodes, but found myself in need of a fourth. I had one installed in the upstairs bedroom, connected to an old Linksys router running in AP mode (flashed with DD-WRT). It worked surprisingly well, supplying a nice strong signal throughout most of the upstairs. I had planned to do a similar thing in a dead zone on the corner of the downstairs, but did not have another spare router on hand. While browsing Amazon for a used router, I came across this device, which appeared to offer exactly what I needed in one convenient package. How it works: The Range Extender plugs into an existing AV500 network and broadcasts a WiFi signal using the powerline network. The starter kit comes with the range extender plus a nano AV500 to connect to your ISP router. The range extender can be purchased separately, if you already have a powerline network. A handy installation guide is provided, but it was here that I ran into the first problem. TP-Link offers a powerline utility that easily configures the range extender - but in Windows and MAC versions only. As it happens, all my devices (laptops included) run Linux, and as near as I can tell TP-Link does not provide an Debian version of the config utility. Fortunately, the manual does have a workaround for exactly that situation, but it requires temporarily reconfiguring your network devices in order to access the internal Web Server. The exact details of said reconfiguration are not provided, though. Fortunately, I am quite at home with ifconfig, so it wasn't a problem. A Linux beginner, though, might be stymied at this point. The second issue is that the extender is factory configured with IP address 192.168.1.1, which happens to conflict with the default gateway address on most routers - mine included. You might find yourself having to temporarily disable your ISP router to get the range extender's internal web server to respond. Not exactly a major issue, but something of a minor inconvenience. Again, not a problem if you are using the TP-Link config software, but again - no Linux version. There is another caveat that you should be on the lookout for. Unless all your AV500 devices are paired, the range extender will be unable to connect to the internet. This is actually mentioned in the installation sheet, but it's more of an afterthought. It should probably be emphasized a little more. That said, now that the device is successfully paired, I'm actually quite pleased with it's operation. The WiFi signal is surprisingly strong for such a small device. I had at first feared that the lack of an external antenna connector might mean a limited range, but that's fortunately not the case. The extender also comes with two handy RJ45 ports for wired Ethernet connections, a welcome feature for my Android media player which is located very near to the extender. Other good points - the device does support WPS if you want to clone your existing WiFi network. Sadly, my RT-N66U router is placed in a highly awkward spot for maximum coverage, so I decided to forgo WPS. Manual setup is a breeze, though, once you are able to connect to the web server. All in all - I'm quite happy with the device. I would like to see a Linux version of the config utility and/or some clearer instructions on how to configure the device without said utility, but otherwise I can heartily recommend the TP-Link range extender.

Visto l'ottimo risultato che mi hanno garantito in casa mia, ho riacquistato questi estensori wifi per i miei suoceri. Ottimo prodotto.Consigliato

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Superb product! It scores on ease of setup and quality as well. More importantly it's a hassle free procurement from abroad with a fixed/defined all inclusive price that is known to you before ordering. I am too happy and the coverage of wi fi is more than many routers which I have used. Keep the good work.

I've had this device for 2-3 months now and i hadn't had any issues whatsoever. it works exactly as advertised. I started looking for something as my ISP was charging me to relocate the entry point of the router to my place which was on a room in the back far from where i would have my TV\Gaming Console\Laptop. SInce nowadays is all about streaming and pretty much all devices in your network are eating up your BW, i really like to have my TV\Gaming Console plugged directly using ethernet cable, to avoid any possible latency on the WiFi, you know how annoying it is if you are watching or playing something and you get all that lag or glitches due to poor connection. With this device you just need to make sure that the satellite port is on the same electric circuit as your master (which is going to be beside your ISP router) and voila, the rest is easy peacy, bear in mind that electric frequency is different from the one used for internet, so you won't have any interference in that regard, the satellite port\device can also boost your wifi signal, so, you don't only get 2 eth ports on it but also a wifi extender, you can set it up to either extend the wifi from your router (same SSID) or to create a different SSID and subnet for guests or other purposes. It took me about 10-15 mins tops to set up the whole thing. I'm pretty satisfied so far and if ever i would need to have more eth port, i could simply buy extra satellite ports and plug them in and that's it, problem solved.

Esta es una reseña del modelo TL-WPA8631P Kit. Compre este modelo en Nov. 2021 asi que llevo casi dos años usandolo del diario. Es un excelente producto y lo recomiendo a todos mis amigos. La instalacion es super facil; en menos de 15 minutos ya estaba listo. El apareamiento (pairing) funciono muy bien. En mi colonia hay apagones frecuentes, casi uno por mes, y el tp-link responde muy bien; apenas llega la luz y se sincroniza y empieza a funcionar como si nada hubiera pasado. El extensor tiene tres puertos de ethernet, lo cual es muy generoso. Uso un puerto para mi TV, otro puerto para otra computadora, y el tercer puerto es muy util para hacer pruebas o conectar otro aparato si es necesario. La velocidad de transmision por la red electrica no es tan rapida (TX = 700 Mbps y RX = 560 Mbps); esto es probablemente porque mi instalacion de la red electrica en casa ya es muy vieja (mas de 30 años). Pero no noto ninguna lentitud en mis conexiones. Una prueba con Internet Speedtest de Ookla me da justo lo que mi proveedor de internet me da. La interfase web para configurar las unidades es muy buena. Es muy configurable y facil de usar (version para MacBook Pro). Incluso puedes configurar una direccion de IP statica con un solo click y muchas otras funciones mas. La aplicacion tpPLC para iPad tambien es muy buena. Yo casi no uso las redes de Wi-Fi, pero mis pruebas resultaron que la señal es muy buena (144 Mbps en la banda de 2.4 GHz y 243 Mbps en la banda de 5 GHz, estando a 5 metros de la unidad emisora). En mi parecer, la banda de 2.4 GHz es mejor porque la señal parece ser mas estable y atraviesa mejor las paredes. Pero si estas cerca de la unidad emisora, las dos bandas funcionan muy bien. Y la seguridad de la red es muy buena, de WPA2/WPA3 - Personal. Que mas les puedo decir? Que estoy muy satisfecho con este producto y lo volveria a comprar si lo necesitara. La calidad del servicio tecnico es buena tambien, pues han contestado a todas mis preguntas con amabilidad, prontitud y exactitud. Nota: uso este producto para darme conexion de internet via cable de ethernet entre mi cuarto donde tengo el router hasta mi estudio donde tengo mi TV y una computadora. No sabria decirles la distancia exacta, pero creo que es de mas o menos 12 metros.