TP-Link TL-WPA7617 KIT AV1000 Powerline Adapter WiFi Extender, WiFi 1200Mbps, Ethernet Ports, Powerline WiFi Extender, Powerline Network Adapters, Plug & Play, 4K video streaming & Online Gaming

Worked absolutely perfect! Very easy to set up, plug & play! I bought the kit (main adaptor to plug into router and one extender) first, which gave great coverage then I purchased the single extra extender to give me better coverage upstairs and that also worked flawlessly. All connected together so easily. Bought to extend the WiFi range in an older house. Router was in front room but no WiFi in the kitchen in the back of house (same floor level) Plugged this in the hallway (main adaptor plugged in next to router) and I've got full WiFi on the entire ground floor of the house. Good connectivity, good WiFi strength. I use the tplink app and you can change all the settings on the extenders (password, name etc) Handy to have main adaptor with the plug socket in it too so you dont waste precious plug space.

EDIT after 3 years of usage: I can confirm it works ultra reliably. I get a stable 600-700Mbps over the wireline connection. One key factor is where you connect the devices, ideally they should be on a single ring with no spurs. Additional spurs of extension cables used in between deteriorate the signal, if you keep it in mind and plan accordingly then it works wonders. Not a single reboot needed in 3 years of constant use. I had honestly been sceptical about it working over the power cables, but it does work perfectly. Make sure you plug it directly into sockets and not via extension leads, especially if they are loaded with other devices as the speed may drop significantly (or not be able to connect at all), so rather run a longer Ethernet cable to the nearest socket than an extension lead from it. Note that you need the main unit connected to your router, and the secondary unit (or several units) where you want it in your house. I can achieve close to the nominal 1Gbps when they are on the same ring, and slightly less when on different circuits. It works for me accross circuits but I suspect that it may to some extent depend on your fuse box, the manual recommends of course connecting both to the same circuit which indeed works best. One additional good thing is that, unlike typical wireless extenders, the primary and secondary units do not communitate wirelessly so do not cause extra interference of use up the bandwidth. Having said that, you have 1 Gb Eth port to use, but can also use built in 2.5 and 5GHz Wifi as either an extension of your home network, or as a separate network. Setup is easy, you can just plug them in and they work. You can additionally pair them (which you might want to do to avoid others trying to connect) by just pressing a button on each device, and clone your main wifi settings by pressing another button and the WPS button on your router - which you can use to extend your Wifi network. No need to connect to it to configure anything - but if you want to, you can do so via an app, web interface (via its wifi), or desktop tool. You can configure quite a lot of things actually such as MAC filtering etc. if you wish. Highly recommended.

These work very well in houses where WiFi signals have issues due to brick walls and other obstacles. They will work across different circuits with varying levels of success, from fairly good to ok for controlling lights . You need to try it and the connection does improve with time but can vary throughout the day depending on what electrical loads you have. I have had both TL- WPA8631P and TL-WPA7617 kits all working together but now only use the single Ethernet plug (to my WiFi router) and the two WiFi plugs (one with a mains socket and 3 Ethernet connections, one with just one ). The plug on the same mains circuit regularly gets over 180Mbs and connects our 4k tv plus tablets and phone back to the router (plume based). The other gets between 35 and 75Mbs and creates a bridge to the WiFi in my shed allowing me to stream audio or YouTube videos without issue as well as other ‘hard to reach’ network devices. The tpPLC app is useful for showing status and basic setting but changing any network settings will take you to a web interface which can be fiddly. The only reason you might want to do that is to block a device from connecting if the signal is strong but the connection not good enough, or to alter the WiFi power. Do not alter anything else otherwise it may not work properly. The WiFi plugs can appear on your Tether app if you use it but can be hit and miss. It is useful but doesn’t have the same configuration capabilities .

Wow!! This is true magic - How it uses the electrical wiring to transfer data signals is a complete mystery to me, but it works, and it works really well. I didn't want to spent money and effort running ethernet cable to my garage (which already has electricity running in from the main house fuse box). So I took a chance on this powerline adapter, which had loads of good reviews that actually were related to the product and not some generic BS written by a bot. The instructions are pretty simple and it can even take on the same details as your existing wifi router, so you don't need to faff about with new passwords and wifi networks. Make sure the adapter and wifi extender are plugged into proper power sockets and not an extension cable. Connectivity and speed seemed really good, able to watch full HD movies with no drop in quality or glitching or buffering. The £70 I paid for this is way cheaper than buying the cable, laying it, an then buying and configuring another wireless router. If you need to extend your wifi coverage, I can reccommend this TP Link Powerline Adapter Kit

Very easy to set up, took 10-15 mins, simple instructions with it fortunately. I didn't have a very good WiFi connection in my loft (20mb) despite having a 500mb connection. The range of my LinkSys spnmx57 router wasn't great and the Linksys extenders are expensive and not as fast so I bought this. I bought the kit, one end connected directly to my router and the other end gives my PC in the loft using an ethernet connection. I also have stronger WiFi across the whole house now around 150mb. (This has 1 ethernet port AND WiFi which a lot at this price don't have). I didn't buy an AV1300 as the reviews weren't as good, I'd rather have a slightly slower connection which is reliable. Remember you will lose speed so better to get a faster connection than you think you will need.

It would give me a data connection to my remote building over the power lines, but sadly as a Ham Radio Operator who likes to work the HF bands, this device generated so much RF hash and noise that I had to remove it and make other arrangements for getting data to the shack. It seems that none of the manufacturers of these things actually care that much about screening and ensuring that the RF noise is filtered out or notched from the Amateur Bands as the type approval says it should be. Having taken apart a few power supplies from our "far eastern" suppliers, I note that where there are supposed to be filters and toroids, they have been removed and bypassed. This implies that once a type approval has been given, the things that allow it to pass are taken out to save costs. This is totally unacceptable and needs to be addressed by the authorities.......who wont because they will not take on big business. Money talks so the RF spectrum gets more and more polluted by cheap junk. The days we have a power cut are heaven......I put my radio on battery power and I can hear signals from all over the world that normally are wiped out by Mrs Boggs fairy lights, Mr Grunts golf cart charger or little johnnys illegal electric scooter thats smouldering nicely in the shed. If you need data over Power lines, they work......if you have no alternative, they work.....if you live anywhere near a radio amateur or like listening to AM broadcast bands on MW and HF then do not buy any of these things under any circumstances. The ham will hate you with a passion and your listening enjoyment will also be gone. Do not forget too that your data is not confined to just your house......use these and your data is hanging around on the National Grid and going to any other house in your area on the same phase. It does not stop at your meter. Use this and anyone who has a PLT device and the tech ability to hack your access codes etc could be sniffing your data. Do you really want the hooded techie down the street who lives in the basement and only comes out at night armed with an antenna and a laptop slurping your passwords off the power lines and hacking your banking. Amazon-----Somebody.......Please ban these PLT abominations completely and lets start to clean up the mess the spectrum is becoming.

well done TP-link, I have an old adapter which I combined with this and I found that it had decent connectivity and brilliant signal strength, easy to install as small amount of steps, but the instructions don't go into too much detail, good if you just want to connect one or two devices two it but if you want to have 3+ connected at a time, you will need to invest in the TP-link deco or the AV2000 model- the faster model. feels like well designed, but don't install in a bedroom as the 3 possibly 4 lights stay on all the time.... I personally use this for cloud gaming and streaming and for one device it works extremely well also i waited 2 months before writing this review and my product has not degraded at all.

Bought these to get wi fi in shed down the bottom of the garden, works well.