WAVLINKAC1200 Outdoor WiFi Extender - 1000ft/300m Long Range, Dual Band 2.4G/5G Weatherproof Access Point with PoE+ Gigabit Ports, Mesh Network & AP/Repeater Modes (IP65 Certified)

It works just as intended. A product with these features, not to mention the speed/reliability, easily $100. I’ve only used it on 2 different ones (2 different places, same connection “xfinitywifi”) but never once interrupted & speeds were great! Had a bit of trouble getting the Xfinity login page to come up on my desktop (HP All-In-One) but once I connected to phone (like, as soon as I typed in the password I had created for the new Wi-Fi name, it connected to the phone & computer what seemed simultaneously. You may have some trouble logging in to router (in order to do things like Port Forwarding for an Xbox because there are absolutely no settings for that, but once you’ve been brought to the screen that says you’re attempting to log in to your router settings from the wrong source, click the “click here” button at the bottom of the page & make sure you’re connecting from the actual router/modem Wi-Fi Gateway SSID (Router Gateway IP) which will be 192.168.10.1 after you’ve successfully connected. You may, however, need a much longer Ethernet cord if you keep your router &/or modem in a bedroom. The directions even tell you to have them seperated but you can’t use it to hardline more than one other device if you don’t without a longer Ethernet cord. Still 5 stars.

I'm giving it a thumbs up. First question, what are the con's? Only one thing that needs improvement. Better instructions for set up. Fortunately there are lots of Youtube videos out there showing people setting this thing up. So I figured it out but not without scratching my head a few times wondering what I was doing wrong. Ok, so for the good part. Once it was set up......correctly..... It worked great. In fact it did better than I expected. I live on a 4 acre lot that is longer than it is wide. The lot has a house, swimming pool barn and a garden behind the barn. It is 360 feet to the barn from the back of my house. I set the extender by my pool which is half way between the barn and the house. I get full service out of this little antenna from the road in front of my house all the way to the garden behind my barn. That is a huge area. So absolutely no complaints about the range, signal or speed. I'm sure some folks may get a little different range due to environment, buildings, and various obstructions but I can say I'm thrilled with the product. I recommend it.

I tried to 2 months to get this outdoor wifi repeater to reconfigure to my ssid network. I finally called a professional networking company and they sent a man out to set it up for me. He failed for the very same reason as me. The wizard will run on the Wavlink network after you climb the 15 ft high pole to hit the reset button, but at the end of the process you have to click on the wizard "refresh" button. What that does, as explained to me, is have DHCP select an ip address from the router rather than Wavlink. This function fails every time on this unit. Without an ip address, the unit can not communicate with my router. I have a SIMILAR Wavlink model that worked, after a while. Once reset to my ssid by selecting Repeater Bridge mode, it is great. Until then, useless. I THOUGHT I was getting the same model when I selected, BUY AGAIN, but it wasn't.So, $250 later - $100 for the unit and $150 for the pro techie to come out and fail just like me, the solution is "Buy another brand of Extender". So, that will cost me another $150.Additionally, Wavlink support is terrible. You have to send an email to CHINA and wait 12 hours for a reply. In my case, their recommendation was to set the unit to AP mode which would have required running a cable 600 ft to my router. Why buy a wifi extender that doesn't function in wifi mode?

I currently have Xfinity internet in my home. I get about 120Mbs, but unfortunately, they have a 1.2 TB data cap. With our family doing more streaming and gaming, we have hit close to this cap or occasionally gone over it.We also have an xfinity public wifi hotspot available near us, but receive a good signal for it in only 2 bedrooms on the east end of the house. I was looking to try and tap into this public wifi hotspot & then extend it to the rest of the house. Mainly use it for our PS4 and Xbox game consoles since they tend to be the data hogs.This helped solve the problem. I put this in an east end bedroom window and into repeater mode. Was able to pick up the Xfinity public wifi. I then used one of its LAN ports to connect to a TrendNet Powerline kit & a nearby outlet. I then installed the other powerline adapter near the xbox/PS4 at the west side of the house. While I am pulling in about 20-25Mbs at this repeater, I then get about 10-15Mbs at the Xbox/PS4. This is good enough for streaming and downloading large game updates. All works good and I'm not having to pay Comcast for an unlimited data internet plan.Also, when tapping into the Xfinity public hotspot with this device, be sure to choose the one with no security. It will then open your browser window and take you to the Xfinity login page. This is where I then entered my Xfinity account/password. I was then connected and all worked good.If you initially choose the Xfinity wifi hotspot with security, it won't work as it will need a username/password too soon & right away within the Wavlink configuration. Instead, you need the captive portal area through a browser in order to fully connect.This also worked better for me than some previous devices. I had tried some travel routers and while they worked, the speeds were VERY poor. I was lucky to get 5Mbs. With this, i'm pulling in 20-25Mbs and I think its due to its larger antennas. The previous travel routers I tried had ZERO antennas. Yea, I'm not getting the full 120Mbs connection like my home internet, but the 15-20Mbs speed is good enough for my certain needs of downloading game updates (sometimes as large as 100GB)