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

Muy bueno excelente producto!!! Muy

We needed to extend the range and speed of our router (TP-Link Archer 55.) Tried a Powerline adapter - good solid connection and speed, but it's not mesh compatible. Tried a mesh-compatible wireless extender, but signal and speed was OK, not great. Then found that TP-Link has a Powerline mesh-compatible kit - the only brand I can find that has these two features. The speed is as good if not better than the other two products mentioned. (Granted, this one is rated for 1.3Gbps. The other Powerline was rated for 1Gbps.)As for the meshing process, there was a glitch in that I could not access the TP link site listed in the instructions to implement the meshing process. Long story short, I used another method, which only meshed ONE of the two bands. Got onto live support with TP-Link. No wait, which was already a pleasant surprise these days. Got a rep named Rommel. He was super helpful, completely "with it" in understanding my issue, no extraneous canned support staff verbiage, got right into helping me. He was very patient while waiting for me to follow his instructions. Ultimately, he helped me try 3 or 4 different methods, and then finally solve my issue.So not only am I pleased with the product choices (router, and powerline mesh-compatible kit), I am very glad for the support that I experienced.

I initially set this up with both on the same power strip to pair them and make sure they worked. Then, just to test and see, I plugged the adapter into an office outlet, with a direct 25’ CAT6 to the router, then put the extender out in the pool house. The office outlet on a branch on a circuit, then the pool house on a separate 80A circuit feeding a subpanel that has a 20A going to the outlet where the extender was plugged in. We have 1Gb fiber to the house, typically get about 900Mb to the router. I knew the signal would be degraded, but wondered if the connection was enough to still be usable; short answer, no. I’d get 1-3Mb over the Powerline setup, but it was dropping occasionally. Maybe with fewer jumps it would have been better, but we have a lot of electrical, old house, jumping between panels, etc. But, the concept was proved that it could work.The pool house used to have two 20A lines, but put in the subpanel a couple years ago. Left the old lines going to an empty outlet box with a flat cover, just in case, and glad I did. Installed an outlet on one of those lines, then the other end (inside the house) installed an outlet as well, right next to the inside panel, then ran a short cable from an empty breaker to that outlet. This gave me about a 40’ electrical line, on a dedicated breaker, with only two outlets on it, one for the adapter and one for the extender. Then I ran a new CAT6 from the router to the adapter, probably 25’ long. With a direct connection to the router and a dedicated circuit with only the two outlets, not super long, the connection is great; I’m getting 250-350Mb on Wi-Fi on my cell phone standing outside the pool house, about the same as I get inside the house.The first purchase was a refurb and pretty sure it was defective, the adapter kept shutting off after a few minutes. I disabled power saving (enabled by default and not sure why, have to unplug it to exit power saving) and it continued, returned that one, got a new one, and it’s been on, stable, and reliable since plugging it in.I also initially had trouble getting them on the network by using the buttons, but got on the router UI and went to OneMesh and it showed the device and I was able to easily add it and set it up from there.It’s cool technology and on short dedicated run works just as well as other equipment, but some minor complaints that resulted in 4 stars:- The power saving mode and issues with the first device; whole point of mesh is to be available when needed- The Wi-Fi doesn’t seem to extend as far as other devices; it’s great close by, but move 40’ away and it drops quite a bit- Other devices are managed through the Tether app but this requires a separate tpPLC app; why a separate app?- Have to find and download firmware files, can’t search or auto-update/install through the app or web interface- Both wall units are relatively large, say they need to be installed upright, and the network plug is at the bottom (need clearance)Again, per the title and I saw others say as well, YMMV (your mileage may vary). Due to a wide range of home wiring and equipment/power consumption, there's not going to be a consistent experience for everybody, just need to try it and see how it works for you. I'll add that I view this as a specialty device with unique use-cases. Running a new CAT6 is going to be easier than running new electrical lines, and using Wi-Fi extenders is going to be way easier than setting this up, but if you have electrical lines that will work, then this may be a good option.

This product far exceeded my expectations. First the description indicates the use the adapter and extender on the same circuit. Most people would take that to mean outlets isolated by the same circuit breaker. I contacted customer service and they indicated it should also work across circuit breakers. The customer service response was quick and accurate. My ‘circuit’ includes 4 circuit breakers, and two junction boxes. The kit contains an adapter, plugged into an outlet in one building, which is separated by 110 yards from the extender, plugged into an outlet inside a shipping container. I now have a strong WiFi signal inside that shipping container. Also this DOES work with Starlink, I only needed to buy and Ethernet cable adapter which plugged into my Starlink router and had two ports, one of which connected the ‘Adapter’ in the kit (the unit that receives the WiFi signal) via one of the two Ethernet cables that came in the kit.There was one minor negative, the instruction/information sheet could have been more clear. It offers instructions that in my case were not needed (related to alternative steps to pair up the adapters) since the adapters paired with no problem,,, but it was not clear to me initially that the alternate steps were in case the initial pairing did not work.