TP Link AV500 300Mbps Wi-Fi Powerline Extender Starter Kit

Works fine once you get it set up. Setup is easy if you follow the right steps. I should point out first that if you're happy for the wifi extender to have a different SSID (wifi name) from your main router there really is no set up. You plug the wifi plug in where you want it and the non-wifi plug into a socket near the router and connect it to the router with the supplied ethernet cable. That's it. You're up and running. Log in to the new wifi with the password written on the wifi plug and your computer/phone/tablet will automatically switch from the wifi extender to your router as you go out of range of one and into range of the other. Or you can switch to the best signal manually in your computer's wifi settings. For the technophobes among you this is probably the easiest route but if you are even half-litereate in setting up a network then read on. It all works best if you use the same SSID as your router. If both signals are present your computer will just use the strongest one. The instructions in the quick setup guide say this setup can be achieved by pressing WPS buttons on the router and the wifi plug. Like so many others in these reviews that didn't work for me. I have a Virgin Super Hub router. Also, my laptop has no CD drive so the mini CD supplied is useless. Never mind. There are 2 ways to overcome this - both of which are partially described already in the reviews. I'll just clarify them a bit: 1) Plug the wifi plug in but DO NOT connect the non-wifi plug. The wifi plug will set itself up with a local IP address of 192.168.1.1. So, just connect to the default wifi with the SSID/password written on the plug, type 192.168.1.1 into your browser and you'll be open a log in dialogue for the wifi extender's web interface. The username/password for the web interface is admin/admin (that's written on the plug too). In the web interface you can change the SSID and password to match that of your router. Then plug in the non-wifi plug and connect it to your router. Click the button in the web interface to "reboot" the wifi plug. That will save your settings and it will connect to your network. The wifi plug will get a new IP address from your router so you'll be logged out of the web interface but all your changes are already made. You're good to go. 2) If you want to change the settings after you've connected the non-wifi plug to your router you'll need to know what IP address the wifi plug has been given by your router. I couldn't find that in the list of connected devices on the router interface. If I had a CD drive I could have installed the "utility" program that came in the box. But fortunately it's also available online for Mac and PC. You can download it here: http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/?model=TL-WPA4220&version=V1. This link is for a WPA4420 wifi plug. I ordered the WPA4420KIT but found the wifi plug utility better than the kit utility (which just found the non-wifi plug on the network). Depending how Amazon show these reviews you might find you have a slightly different model. No mind, just follow the link as far as ..../download/ and then browse to the model you have. The utility is a file called "powerline scan.exe". When you run it it will scan your network for the wifi plug and reveal its IP address. Then you just click on the "connect" button to open a browser window and connect to the web interface. The username/password is admin/admin unless you changed it before. If you have the non-wifi plug connected to your router, the router will assign the wifi plug a new IP address every time you reboot it or unplug it. That doesn't affect the SSID or password though so you can move the plug without breaking the wifi extension. And that's it. Easy. It did take me about an hour to work out the above but you have no excuse now. You'll be up and running in 5 minutes. I'm happy to report that since set up I haven't needed the scanning utility again and the wifi has behaved impeccably. All my devices just have constant wifi all over the house. It's really quick too. As good as being wired. I've moved the wifi plug a couple of times to get the best location to cover the whole house. It sets itself back up every time.

I purchased this kit to give a reliable and fast cabled connection to my laptop and a reliable WiFi signal for my phone. I already own a pair of AV200 plugs at my parents home* but the wireless router at my student house at university is pretty unreliable. The wireless signal is very hit-and-miss and doesn't work at all in some corners of the house (my room specifically!). One of my house mates already owns a pair of AV500 plugs (but without the WiFi element) so I only need to use one of my plugs to connect to his existing Powerline network. The plugs are quite easy to configure. For the existing Powerline network, I merely had to hold the 'Pair' button* on one of my house mate's plugs for one second and then do the same on my own and it worked straight away! The WiFi hotspot is created automatically and has a default network name and password (provided on a small piece of card you can stick to the wall) so you can use it with no extra set-up. In my case, I wanted to clone our existing Wifi. This can be done with one button.*** The improvement after installing these plugs is fantastic! The wired connection provides a much more reliable speed for video gaming on my laptop and the WiFi now extends all over the upstairs of the house for phones and other devices. My house mates have noticed a definite improvement in their wireless connection too, as the hotspot produced by the TP-LINK hotspot is much faster and reliable than the ISP-provided router. Included in the box are two 2m RJ-45 Ethernet cables, which is handy for setting things up. The Powerline connection is 500Mbps and the WiFi hotspot speed is 300Mbps. This product was as easy as I expected to set up and has improved my internet experience more than expected! *These AV500 plugs are backwards compatible with AV200 plugs and also work with AV600 and AV1200 products, but the speed of the Powerline network is limited to that of the slowest one on the network. See the TP-LINK Powerline FAQ for lots of useful info. **Note that unlike the Pair button on the AV200 plugs, which have to be held for 30s to actvate the pairing mode, the button on the AV500 need only be pressed for 1s. *** It is also worth noting that for one-button setup of the WiFi cloning, you must press the WPS button on your router first, which isn't explained very well in the quick start guide. For routers with no WPS button, like mine, you can manually configure the SSID and Password of the hotspot to be the same as your existing wireless network. You can do this in a couple of minutes by accessing the config page for the hotspot, which you can get to through the Resource CD provided in the box.

Leichte Installation nach dem genauen durchlesens der beigefügten Anleitung.

Good quality. Works well. Easy to set up. Reliable way to extend internet coverage around the house

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The unit installed very easily. I was able to use the ethernet port immediately after plugging in and pressing the pair buttons. I did have problems with the software download from their web site. First, I was unable to get the download to work until the fourth or fifth try and then the app doesn't complete on my laptop. I'll be calling tech support to get it working. The software allows repeating of the wifi signal with or without a separate wifi login. This was not the primary reason for buying the unit but I'm on DSL and have problems watching some Amazon Prime and Netflix movies and thought this might help since the unit is installed right next to my TV. We'll see. The ability to create another physical ethernet port was the objective and the unit did that well.