BrosTrend 1200Mbps WiFi to Ethernet Adapter, AC1200 Wireless Bridge UK Plug

Brilliant product works very well

Easy to set up and use, works perfectly

TL;DR Problematic when used as a WiFi bridge connected to an ethernet switch with multiple devices connected. See EDIT below. I used to just run a big cable between 2 rooms. Due to an accident that cable got severed so I went back to a pair of Netgear powerline adapters that I have. They kept dropping out all the time and were super slow, so I thought this thing might be a bit of an improvement. It is, but just barely. My wifi is split band. There are separate 2.4GHz and 5GHz connections. When I set this thing up with WPS, it connected to the 2.4GHz network. Not ideal but that could be down to my router. Quick factory reset of this unit and then I set it up using "method 1" which just involved connecting to it with my phone and telling it to use the 5GHz network. probably wouldn't matter for most people but this is my wifi situation. Then, I copied a large file over this link. I used an entirely cabled (1 gigabit) connection as a control test, which gets a solid 110MB/s when copying a file from my server. Over the Netgear adapters I was getting about 6MB/s, with this unit on 2.4GHz wifi I was getting around 9MB/s, and with 5GHz wifi about 11MB/s. so 10% the speed of a cable, which beats 6%. That's nowhere near fast enough for streaming games to an Nvidia Shield/Steam Link/Console from a PC. This was ok to setup, and should be more reliable than the powerline adapters, but seriously nothing beats a cable. I'm waiting on a quote from an electrician to just put some cables through my walls. EDIT: The BT Smart Hub 6's DHCP server is deeply confused by this device. Explanation: I have: [Router] -> wifi -> [this device] -> ethernet -> [switch] -> ethernet -> [Server][PC]. So effectively 2 devices connected to the ethernet port on this thing via a switch. The router thinks that the PC and server are not connected to the network. However, DHCP requests come from those 2 devices and the router sees those requests as coming from this WiFi bridge, so the bridge gets assigned the IP that SHOULD be assigned to the server. This then breaks port forwarding rules, but only sometimes.. it depends on IP lease times and when devices request new IPs. Reaching my server from the outside world is a coin-toss when this thing is on my network. I've initiated a return.

Been using this for years to connect my gaming PC to the home internet, as my motherboard doesn't have onboard wifi. Works brilliantly and never once had issues with signal strength or range, even at long distances from my router. The setup is fairly straightforward using the included instructions, and can also be used as a range extender - although I haven't used it for this. Definitely recommended!

The device was probably not faulty but no matter how many times I tried It would not connect to this ee router.Perhaps EE only want to rent you there's at £10 a month

I bought this to plug my old YouView box into, as it doesn’t have wifi and the new router my provider sent me no longer had spare Ethernet ports. After plugging it in , the extender started flashing red for a bad connection and my YouView box wouldn’t connect to the internet - the router is on the other side of the room, so not exactly a long way away. Then I put my phone next to the extender and ran a speed test, connected fine and showed a speed of about 500mbps. Cue a load of faffing around with an extension cable, waving the connector around to see where it could get a good signal. Finally got it working, but far more trouble than I was expecting and we’ll see how good a long term solution it is…

Perfect

Does what is says on the tin, works nicely thank you

Musste das Gatway der PV Anlage WLAN-Fähig machen, da über GSM der Empfang verschwunden war. Ließ sich einfach am Pc einrichten und dann einfach in eine Steckdose gesteckt und per Ethernet Kabel angeschlossen. Funktioniert einwandfrei.

It didn’t work as I expected could not connect the printer and their technical support wasn’t much help

Works perfect, and easy to set up

Excelente compra. Se configura fácil y ha funcionado bien para una impresora Ethernet Xerox.

This BrosTrend wifi adapter worked like a charm ! I got this wifi adapter for two purposes. The first is to use it with my old MacBook Air from 2010 when I need a faster connection (large backups or file transfers). The second was because I wanted to rearrange my home office and my PC doesn't have built-in wifi. The PC is currently connected using an Ethernet cable but where I would be placing the PC would make it difficult to connect by Ethernet. I didn't want to get a long cable and have to run it along several walls. By connecting this simple and affordable wifi adapter, my problem is solved. I want to note that I read the instructions and was careful to load the correct (and up to date) drivers before inserting the USB wifi adapter. This processed worked very well both on my PC (running Windows) and my MacBook Air (running MacOS/OSX). I also made sure to disable the built-in wifi on my MacBook Air so that there wouldn't be any conflicts and issues. I did a quick internet speed test on the laptop with the built-in wifi and then again with the BrosTrend USB 802.11ac Wifi adapter. I was happy to see that using the BrosTrend doubled the speed that I got. Given the price, performance (doubling my internet connection speed) and ease of use, I am very happy with this adapter and feel that warrants a 5 star rating. Kudos to BrosTrend ! ---------------------------------- Note: I received this product for free or at a discounted rate in exchange for an unbiased, honest review as provided here. As a consumer advocate, I believe in providing quality and honest feedback and receiving a product at a discounted rate will never affect my opinions. Please feel free to ask me any questions; I will do my best to help.