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

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.

Ordered the cheaper 2.4 version but it was not strong enough to enable connection in my garden with the booster in my conservatory.This 2.4 + 5 version is far more expensive but enables wi-fi at high speed everywhere in my garden, this a a far superior unit that performs to perfection so far. Set up was easy and straight forward out of the box it was plug and play with only the password to enable connection. Perfect 5* unit, small, compact and smart looking.

Excellent piece of kit allowing me to get great broardband coverage into the back of the house where there's a black spot. All I needed to do was plug the TP-Link unit into the mains and plug the ethernet cable into the back you my broardband hub and then plug the receiving TP-Link unit into a mains socket in the room with poor signal strength and press the button on each to connect them both.It was very easy to set up and reliable.

So the effectiveness of this depends on how good your electrical wiring is around your house.Fortunately for me, it works really great and now I have internet in my shed outback.I placed the adapter into the same room as my router, plugged it into the router using the provided ethernet cable. Then placed the wifi extender to the closest room to my garden.Wifi reach is really great.My broadband speed is 100Mbs, in my shed I can get 50Mbs from the 5ghz signal.I also bought another pair and placed the adapter in the shed and used an ethernet to plug it into my console which now gets a consistent 70Mbs. Works great for multiplayer games!Now, the reason for not giving it 5 stars is that when I tried setting up my second wifi extender, it only stays connected for 10 minutes or so before disconnecting from the powerline network and reconnecting! Even though they boast that you can extend the powerline network with many extenders, that wasn't the case for me.Support is not very helpful either as this issue seems really common if you google it and find the tp link forums.

We have built a garden office and the WiFi doesn't really work at that distance from the house. Having had success before some yers ago with another TP Link system, using house wiring out to a caaravan some distance from the house, but sharing a long mains extension lead, I decided to buy this system again.Having installed the base unit close to my router and connected to the outlet on the router, I plugged the remote unit into the garden office. The results are excellent and I now have a good strong WiFi signal in the office! I can recommend this system to anyone who needs to boost their WiFi remotely from a router, via the house electrical wiring. The set-up is easy!

Firstly, the TP link is very neat and looks smart. However, it does not work as stated in the description.I followed the instructions, which were very clear, and set up my TP Link.The WiFi booster, DID boost the signal but the speed was 1/3 of the speed of my distant router connection.I also used an ethernet from the Adaptor to my Laptop and the speed was still nowhere near what was advertised.My Router runs at approx 900-1000 Mbps.My standard connection through WiFi to my router is around 150-200. I was hitting top speeds of 90mbps with a direct powerlink and 60Mbps through the WiFi Booster Adaptor.It seems for my circumstance, I'm better off with a distant WiFi connection to my router.On a plus note, the plug-through capability is a great feature so you don't lose a socket and the size is about what you'd expect.If you're looking to connect to WiFi far away, this will work, but the speeds will not be as advertised and there are probably cheaper options which work the same.