WAVLINKAX1800 Outdoor Wireless Access Point, Dual Band Weatherproof Outdoor WiFi 6 Access Point with Gigabit Ethernet, WPA2/WPA3-Mix Encryption, support 802.3af/at PoE(100M), flexible Installation

I recently purchased the WavLink AC600 Wi-Fi Extender to enable me to extend wi-fi access to the bottom of my garden (to reach my tortoise houses). This ensures a good wi-fi signal which is need to control the heating / lighting / basking lamps. I am pleased to say, it has exceeded my expectations. It is important to note that speed of the wi-fi is not important to me as I will not be using it for anything more than simple controlling of on/off switches.It looks a bit like a cattle prodder and when mounted on my garden fence, the WavLink AC600 stands out like a sore thumb. Setting it up was quick and simple, thanks to some very helpful YouTube videos. The instructions provided in the manual were okay, but I am one of those people who need visual instructions to follow. I connected it and initially set it up in my house, and within minutes, I had it up and running, extending my Wi-Fi coverage.I had hoped to be able to plug this in to my waterproof outdoor garden socket, but unfortunately the plug head of the WavLink AC600 is too large to fit into a standard UK outdoor waterproof socket. My solution was to plug in an outdoor extension lead into said outdoor garden socket and place the other end of the extension lead into a Masterplug waterproof box. I could then plug in the WavLink into said extension lead and secure the connections safely in the waterproof box. Simple! I wasn’t sure the WavLink would work well when plugged into an extension lead rather than a fixed plug socket, but it seems to work just as well as it did when I set it up in my house.The WavLink AC600 has effectively eliminated the poor wi-fi connectivity I was experiencing towards the bottom end of my garden.It does apparently work on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz – however the devices I have connected to it only work on 2.4GHz and so I can only comment on that connectivity. Prior to installing the WavLink AC600 I was constantly experiencing dropped signals and receiving messages from various apps that control devices that the wi-fi signal was too weak. I haven’t received any such messages since installation.The WavLink AC600 has proved to be a very cost-effective solution for extending the reach of my home wi-fi.

Our old setup - which this replaced - was a regular indoor 2.4GHz access-point with remote outdoor aerial on 3m of 50-ohm coax. The WavLink gives slightly improved 2.4GHz signal compared to the old set-up, but not dramatically better. Though, of course, we gain a 5GHz option as well.Devices (phone, laptop) which are at roughly the same height as the WavLink's aerials can reliably access a 3-out-of-five-bar 2.4GHz signal when about 30m away, but they need to be somewhat closer to reliably use the 5GHz.Accessing setup via the WavLink's web page was pretty simple. Just power it up, connect to it wirelessly from a laptop, and you're able to logon and configure. Configuration itself requires a bit of WiFi knowledge, but that's true of almost any stand-alone wireless access-point: because very few WiFi devices - other than ready-configured router-modems included with line-rental packages - are going to come pre-configured with unique WiFi and admin passwords and with the WiFi channels properly set up for use in the UK.All-round it's a good WiFi access-point for outdoor use in a modest-sized garden. And - provided you're happy to screw it to a wall because it has no stand - it would work well indoors too.With the £15-off-voucher which was (seemingly at random) offered to us at check-out this device was excellent value. If you have to pay RRP... well, you still wouldn't complain.

I built a summerhouse at the bottom of my garden and work from home. I needed a good strong signal for the laptop and purchased this.It's been working flawlessly since fitting. I work taking calls over the Internet and require a stable connection.This has been amazing and I have never had any drop in signal. I tested the speed and it's great.Would highly recommend.

This does not have Wi-Fi bridge mode; it has a 'wired' bridge mode, which is an erroneously named Wi-Fi extender. I decided to update the firmware in the hope that some 'Wi-Fi bridge'-esque features might appear, but instead the admin access page stopped working. I was presented with a screen of nothingness every time I logged in (see attached image). The factory re-set had no effect, rendering the thing inoperable. I returned it immediately. On a positive note, it did work well as a wireless repeater, until the firmware update broke it.

Very easy to setup very good outdoor range in clear view of the Wavlink about 300 mtrs

The actual unit is great and I now have superb wifi in my garden on both 2.4 and 5g bands. The range is good and it was really easy to set up as either a repeater or access point. I chose the latter as I have also hard wired data to my radio shack. The power supply however is dreadful. As soon as I switched it on, I had radio interference on all bands from 150kHz broadcast right up through the Ham Radio bands. It was unusable. These cheap wall warts should be banned as they emit so much RF it's a pollutant of the spectrum. I replaced it with a laptop power supply of the same voltage and the noise was gone. I have opened the wall wart and it's typical cheap Surface Mount Technology components with very little filtering evident. If you buy the unit then either be aware the PSU will cause you a problem if you listen to any form of broadcast radio. If you are a licenced Ham, avoid or buy a better PSU from day one. Sad as with a decent power supply I could have marked this much higher as the actual access point is decent and performs well. It's badly let down by cheapskating on the wall wart. WAVLink need to upgrade this as its simply not acceptable.

Great product easy to setup works excellent