Features:

  • WiFi powerline adapter provides up to 600Mbps Ethernet over power, up to 300Mbps WiFi. Ideal to be Ethernet extender who can easily go over the walls
  • As network adapters supporting HomePlug AV, easy to add multiple adapters and works under 110-240V
  • Power saving automatically reduces power consumption by up to 85%
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 7 / 8 , MacOS , Linux
  • Data encryption by 128-bit AES to make the network safe and private.Modulation Technology: OFDM (PLC)
  • Industry Leading Support: 2-year warranty and free 24/7 technical support. Amazon Dedicated Support Email: Support.Amazon@tp-link.com
Special Install w/ Airport Extreme, Took Some Time but works great

I have an old airport extreme that I'm still limping along on for home wifi network. Adapter and Extender were easy to pair. The default setting is to use the new network on the extender tag and connect your devices to this, which in turn gets the internet from the powerline connection. I wanted to clone the network because I didn't want to have to change networks within my home on mobile devices. I tried doing WPS setting connection and that wouldn't work. The instructions don't say it, but the FAQs on TP Link site do say this won't work for Apple network devices. I also tried connecting directly via ethernet from Mac and using ip address to change the settings of extender to match network ID & password. This also didn't work properly for whatever reason. THIS WORKED: Reset extender via button. Didn't pair with adapter, made sure wifi light was on. Installed TP Link Utility to Mac and set up the network credentials to match current network. Rebooted extender. Go pair with adapter. Removed extender & installed directly in outlet in final location. Made sure the paired "home" light was on meaning its connected to the adapter through the house wiring. Everything connected fine and improved wifi strength, lowered ping time, & increased DL/UL speed.

Great product! Helpful instructions for those who are struggling...

As a professional computer technician, I needed this to satisfy an issue for one of my customers whose wireless signal was just too weak to reach the other end of their home and outside to a workshop. This solved the problem with very little effort. I read many reviews and troubleshooting tips beforehand which helped but here's how I did it and it was fairly simple. First thing, I changed the Linksys wireless router's default IP from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1 and change the DHCP scope to start at 192.168.2.10. I did this because the TP-Link device uses the same default IP of 192.168.1.1 that most routers use so you should change your router first to avoid conflicts. Second, I plugged the small unit into the wall, attached a network cable to it and plugged it into the router. Then I pressed the "Pair" button on it and gave it a few seconds. Then I plugged the larger unit into another outlet in the same room and connected a laptop to it with a network cable. I did this to verify that network connectivity was working. Make sure you turn off wifi on your computer so you're actually using the hardwired ethernet connection. I ran speedtest.net and got the exact same speed as the desktop connected directly to the router. Then I moved the TP-Link device to the building outside that my customer uses his laptop and tablets in. Keep in mind the smaller TP-Link device remains next to the router and plugged in at all times as it is receiving the signal there and transmitting it to the larger TP-Link device. Now that I had the device outside in the workshop, I plugged it in and connected my laptop and the speed had dropped to around 5Mbps. It was about 58Mbps inside so there was a huge loss in speed once I got outside but who knows what the wiring situation was like and it was on a separate circuit in the breaker box and all so I expected that somewhat. Anyway, the device proved we still had connectivity, slower, but it worked so I knew we were in business. Now came the tricky part... I needed to get this thing to clone the router's wifi. This I struggled with. I pressed the WPS button on the router, then the Pairing button the the TP-Link and it never seemed to work. At first I thought it was working but it's easy to get confused because you're still connected to the actual router's wifi. After multiple attempts at cloning the wifi via WPS/Pairing, I went into the router's settings and disabled wifi so I would have an accurate picture and it turned out that the TP-Link had not cloned anything. It created it's own separate wifi network but I needed it to actually clone the existing wifi network which it was not doing. Everyone else reviewing this complained about how hard it was to use the software based tool to setup this thing but I didn't have any problems with it. Per the included instructions, I browsed to[...]#Utility and downloaded the Powerline Scan Utility. Installed it and logged in as admin/admin and presto, I was in. Once in the settings, I went into wireless settings and changed the default SSID to my existing wireless router's SSID and used the same WPA2-PSK password and now it was cloned! As a test, I kept the wifi disabled on the router and only connected to the TP-Link wifi and it worked. I ended up moving the TP-Link device into my customer's garage which worked out well because it was now on the same wiring as the house and the speed remained very high around 40Mbps and as a bonus, the wifi signal it generated was now closer to the workshop outside and it was getting a great signal and still getting speeds around 30Mbps. Then I enabled wifi on the router again and at first, the laptop was showing a weak signal as it was still connected to the TP-Link device way on the other side of the house in the garage but after a few seconds, the laptop realized it was now closer to the main wireless router and it automatically connected to it. So if you're using this for a hardwire connection only, it couldn't be any simpler. Just plug in the small unit first and press Pair on it once it's connected via ethernet to your router, then plug in the larger one wherever you need it and you're connected on both ends. If you need it to clone your wifi use the Powerline scan utility and it's a breeze. Hope this helps!

Game Changer if you work from home

Even if you're close enough to run an ethernet cable from your router to your devices in your home, this technology delivers that signal much faster (and without all the extra cables strung up). I am a heavy gamer, but I also work from home. I needed a reliable and secure connection to all points in my home without installing a ton of wires. With this, I didn't have to install any. I know this isn't the most upgraded system out there, but I live in a place where it's difficult to even get dialup (because you can't even get POTS phone), and satellite internet is just awful and far too limited. I use LTE broadband. Being lucky enough to get unlimited that's actually unlimited, the closest tower is in the next state, so 3 bars is all I can hope for. I get just over 40 mbps… nothing too fast, so I have to make the most of what I have. The powerline networking technology is almost lossless. Ping times are the same whether I plug an ethernet cable directly from my LTE broadband router to the computer or if I plug the router into this powerline adapter and then plug my computer to the adapter on the other ethernet adapter. Additionally, the network repeats, so if you broadcast a wifi signal from this, it will be the same network as the wifi network coming from the LTE broadband router itself (even if you give them different names, which you should). The ethernet connections are on the same network as well, so you can connect your Xbox to your computers and laptops (depending on where I am in the house or yard, my laptops or phones or tablets will pick up the nearest signal coming from the nearest device). I will say, though, that any powerline network technology does have the potential to interfere with LED lights, so if your lights in certain rooms just start going off, that's the issue. It could be something is plugged in too closely to one of the adapters. The adapters also should not be plugged in too closely. Sensitive electronics like tv's and computers should be plugged into surge protectors, but do NOT plug these adapters into surge protectors as those power strips can block the adapter from sending/receiving the internet signal. Additionally, I have Ooma for my phones that I use for work. Although Ooma works a bit differently than all other VOIP systems, I image all of them should be plugged into a surge protector. At first, the phones were interfering with the lights until I thought to plug the Ooma devices I have into surge protectors. Even something as simple as plugging your phone into a brick directly into the wall (or directly into the built in USB port if you have those all outlets) can interfere with the network, which may not cause issues with the network or the phone, but you'll notice it in flickering led's or led's that just turn off, especially those used with dimmers.

Buy this TP-Link starter kit, and go on with your life

First off, I don't write many reviews. I'm only writing this one in the hope that it will save some poor soul the aggravation of trying to figure out how to get decent wireless coverage in their home. So, here's the short version: Buy this TP-Link starter kit, and go on with your life. I had the same problem as most other buyers of these products. My cable router is located upstairs, and in an area that makes getting a good signal throughout the house impossible. Ten years ago when we moved here, wireless coverage wasn't even an issue. However, as the iPhones, iPads, Laptops and Tivos joined the family, the lack of reliable wireless coverage and good bandwidth became a daily problem for everyone. I finally ran a separate CAT6 cable to one end of the house and added a wired access point. That solved half of the problem. However, adding another cable wasn't an option for the other half of the house. I've been trying for YEARS to get more than one or two bars in the back half of my home. First, I tried a set of bigger antennas for my old b/g router. That helped a bit, but I wouldn't call it a solution. When this older b/g router was replaced with a faster b/g/n version, I was stuck with its short, basic antennas, with very limited range again. I then began looking for a good wireless extender (all wireless, not the power line type). The first unit didn't work very well, so I did some more searching before buying the second extender. This was the highly rated (4/5 stars) D-Link DAP1320. I've been using this device since August 2013. Besides being slow, the D-Link unit had to be reset often, so much so, that I finally ended up putting the D-Link extender on a plug-in timer, automatically cycling the power each morning at 2 AM. This got me wondering if D-Link uses some type of Microsoft software to control their devices . After my wireless extender saga, I suggest not wasting your time or money with ANY standard wireless extender. In the best case, they are slow (1/2 of your wireless speed), and are typically very slow unless you are right on top of them. They also have to be located in an area that already has a decent signal it can relay to your device. It's a great and simple concept, but in their current form, I would agree with an article I recently read that said standard wireless extenders are the worst and last option to consider for expanding your coverage. I finally concluded I just needed to step up and get the very best router ($$$), with lots of power, antennas and great reviews. I choose the Linksys AC3200 Router (4 out of 5 stars). It's got it all: Tri-band, b/g/n/ac ready, "beam forming" to cut through the clutter of your house and they even claim its "smart". Well, it's better than what I had, but maybe I just needed strong, and not so smart. A step in the right direction, but sadly, not the solution I was looking for. So, I went Googling once again, trying to find some way to improve the coverage in my house. I stumbled onto a couple of articles that mentioned POWERLINE extenders, and specifically, this TP-Link device. I switched over to Amazon, and started reading the reviews, and decided to give these a try. I bought two TP-LINK TL-WPA4220 starter-kits, giving me the two receivers I wanted, and a spare base unit for $100. I plugged the base unit in, hooked it to my router with the supplied network cable, and walked back to the dead-zone of my house, and plugged in the receiver. The new TP-Link network popped up on my iPad, I entered the provided password, ran a speedtest and got an excellent download speed of 31 Mbps. This is up from about 4 to 10 Mbps typical of my previous solutions. For comparison, the best D/L speeds I get on a wired connection is around 60 Mbps. Still, I can now stream anything wirelessly over this TP-Link power line extender, with no stuttering or long load times. I opened the second set, and added the other TP-Link extender to a stand-alone PC that has always struggled with the weak wireless connection. I installed this unit, connecting the PC with the supplied network cable. Now, it downloads pages fast, like other hard-wired PC's. The only negative I found was you cannot configure the TP-Link units like most network devices. Normally, you would just type in a device name or IP address into a browser, and be taken to the unit's login/setup page. In order to get to TP-Link setup page (which is not required), you have to first visit their website and download a special program that finds and connects to each extender. Don't make the same mistake I did and change the Power line Network name (HomePlugAV). If you do, you won't be able to access them with their TP-Scan utility unless you plug into them directly with a cable. I just decided to reset both units using the cable and start over. If you're looking for an easy way to improve your coverage, boost speed or connect an isolated PC using a network cable, then BUY THIS DEVICE. It's great!

Works through 2 breaker boxes!

Wow, I can't believe this actually worked! I purchased this Powerline set in order to get internet in my art studio without having to run a cable through yet another conduit after we hooked up the electricity. The price was right, and although I didn't really expect it to work, I thought I'd take the chance. So glad I did! My studio has it's own breaker box, which is connected through a long line/conduit to another breaker box in the house. So, this Powerline device is working through not one, but two breaker boxes. It's working like a champ! I can stream video, download and upload large image files, and run wifi into the yard for playing music and allowing guests to access the guest network when we have cookouts and bonfires. The fact that it worked at all under the circumstances is impressive, but that it works with the same speed as devices hardwired to the router in the house is especially impressive! Highly recommend!

Helped solve my frequent Nest outdoor camera disconnects!

I've only had this for a day, but it certainly seems like the problem I was having with one of my Nest outdoor cameras has been solved. I certainly hope so. Every day since my driveway camera was installed, I would get at least 3 or 4 "Camera Offline" alerts from Nest apparently because the camera didn't have a strong enough WiFi signal compared to other Nest outdoor cameras I have. It is mounted just above the garage door, in an area that is solid concrete block and stucco. My first thought was there's no way my router's not good enough and I have 75Mbps fiber service getting around 80 Mbps download and 90 Mbps upload speeds. I have a Netgear Nighthawk X10 and everything else in my house runs great. Using the router's management app to look at the camera's signal strength, and then using my phone to look at the signal in that location, it appeared to only have around 20%, while the location of another Nest outdoor camera I have, which is only about 15 feet away but closer to my front door, has a 70% signal and never disconnects. After looking around on the Nest Support site for answers, I saw a recommendation to try using a powerline adapter with an access point closer to the camera. Of all the options I looked at, this was the least expensive and easiest to setup so I figured I'd give it a try. Very glad I did! If you're new to powerline adapters like I was, it's essentially like running an Ethernet cable from your router to another location in the house so you have "direct connect" speed at the new location but don't have to get up in the attic or spend loads of money on all the cabling. It just uses your house's electrical wiring to transmit the data. Setup couldn't have been easier. I plugged in the adapter to an outlet close to my router and plugged in the included Ethernet cable between the adapter and router, then plugged in the extender in another outlet in the same room. I then pressed the pair button on the adapter, followed by the pair button on the extender (you have 2 minutes to complete the process). They had no trouble synching up and then I was ready to go. I took note of the SSID and password stamped on the label of the extender, took it out to the garage and plugged it into an outlet only about 12 feet from where the camera is located, and then used the Nest app to connect the camera to the new WiFi SSID. Now when I look at my router's management app to see what kind of signal strength the camera is getting, it actually shows up in the app as if it's connected via Ethernet cable! Not sure why that is (maybe because it's plugged into the same circuit that the powerline adapter is on?) but either way it seems to be rock solid now! Only time will tell I guess but it certainly seems like this is going to be my answer and didn't break the bank. I will certainly look at adding more of these if I ever need to run direct Ethernet to another location (without actually running the cable), or if signal strength in a dead spot seems to be a problem. Very happy!

It's magic.

This device is like, literally magic. I have no idea how it does what it does, but it does it. When I first read the description and read the reviews, I thought to myself, "This makes no sense. How does a network work through an electrical system, and with no network cables connecting them together?" But it just works. My parents have a house that's 'long' and the router was in one end of the house, and the other end was a few rooms and a couple of brick walls away, so needless to say, the wifi quality in that other end was pretty bad. I hooked up this powerline to the router on one end, plugged the other adapter into an outlet at the other end, and boom, full wifi coverage throughout the whole house.

Turbo Charged WiFi Extender Solution!!

Holy Cow! Forget about range extenders. TP-Link has extending wifi figured out. Blazing wifi speeds.I love it. Fairly easy set up (15 minutes, after reading the instructions a couple of times!) My old Netgear range extender is now going to digital heaven (or digital hell, which would be more appropriate). My upload and download speeds, measured on my iPhone6s using Speed Test v1.8, are through the roof all over my house with this TP-Link TL-WPA4220 Kit. Speed Test rated upload/download speeds 'outstanding' by the app. For example, furthest away in the opposite side of the house (75 ft) from the Powerline Adaptor, results show Upload-12.74Mbps/Download-17.44/Ping 17ms/Trace 14 hops. In the same room as the Powerline Adaptor - Upload-20.93Mbps/Download20.25Mbps. These results are more than double the speed I had by simply using the wireless router alone all over my house. (Home network is using FiOS/Fiber, which can average 51Mbps Upload and 58Mbps right next to the router itself.) I plan to get another Powerline Adaptor to use in my detached garage, and wirelessly connect a HD webcam to it. Please note that I paid for this TP-Link item on my own. I didn't get this in exchange for a review. The entire concept of using the existing electrical circuitry to bolster WiFi is freakin' awesome and TP-Link did a great job and at a great price.

Finally, my wifi issues are fixed!

Let me start by saying that I live in an apartment building. Why is that important? There are dozens of different wifi signals within range of my router and modem and, therefore, tons of interference between signals. I tried a Netgear WN3000 wifi range extender first. This didn't fix my issue because the interference now existed twice (once between my router and my extender, then between my extender and my device). Some wifi range extenders also create a new wifi network (If my primary network is AMAZON, then the extender makes a new network called AMAZON_EXT). Both of these issues were gone with the TP-LINK WPA4220 extender. I was a bit skeptical at first... "It uses my electrical wiring to create a stronger, more reliable signal? HA". But it really does. The box contains two separate devices. One plugs into the wall close to your router and is hard-wired using an enclosed ethernet cable. The other plugs in to the area where you have a dead spot in signal. You hold in a "Pair" button on one device, then the other, and you're finished. I can now stream Hulu, Amazon Instant Video, and Netflix seamlessly where I couldn't even load a webpage before. I highly recommend this extender. It not only helps maintain signal strength, but I think more importantly, it maintains a speed that allows you to do the things you want to do with the internet. Finally, my wifi issues are gone. 5 stars!

Works across circuit breakers

Woooow. This device is so easy. If you follow the wiick start, it's very simple and you can be up in minutes. If you want the same SSID (wireless network name), you can use the wps button on your router to config it. If not, you just download their management app (which is mentioned in the manual). Then go in and under settings give the wireless network the same name and password as your router wireless. Windows will hit the AP with the best signal and you'll have 4 full WiFi bars. I can't recommend this unit enough. I got 222 Mbps jumping across a circuit breaker which is enough to carry 4 2.4 GHz wireless streams at once. The router only has a 100 mb port so this is plenty fast. If you have a big house you can also just buy the extender and add another access point.

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