I own a number of TP products so have been pleased with their performance. I've had an issue with wifi upstairs as my router is in the basement.
Style: the unit is sleek and relatively sikish so I don't feel bad having it out in the open since there are no ugly antennas. The plugs are non grounded so if you have older outlets without a ground plug, no fear as there is no additional 3rd pin.
Setup: I'll start by saying that setup is breeze. If you have wps then it's a simple button click to pair. My router did not, since it's ancient, but the extender came with very clear, easy to follow instructions which allowed me to set up in about 10 minutes tops via a quick website login.
Range: most important is the range. This worked fansastically. With the router in the basement I was never able to get wifi outside in the backyard or strong service upstairs. With the additional of the extender I am able to get wifi a good way into the backyard for phones, comps, etc. So it passes the range and speed test.
Networks: this will offer both 2.4 and 5ghz networks despite whether you have both neworks offered with your router (though also has disable options for eithe.) In other words, my ancient router only has a 2.4 ghz signal and this extender will take that signal and then broadcasts the same network in 5ghz. Alternatively, during setup if your router already has a 5ghz signal, it will ask you to select that network. My suspicion is that if it is acting as a 5ghz extender of a 2.4ghz network it'll have to convert back to 2.4 at some point since the router is the main hub to the modem. That said, not 100% here but it does offer great 5ghz options as well
Wired connectivity: did not use this feature but also offers wired connectivity for devices such as Xbox which need a wired port. In other words it'll draw signal from the wifi and create a wired port to plug your device. A neat feature.
Device modes: there are two modes, one of which will act as a range extender which simply is a booster of signal and repeater. Using this keeps your wifi network name and password and all your devices won't know anything changed. So no need to change your passwords or re log in. The second option is using the device to create a second network, which, while I didn't use this setting, would imply that a new password and network would be set up (potentially for guests), but use your old network behind the scenes to connect. That said, no connection issues on the booster and extender feature.
Website/app: easy to navigate, easy to use features and good design. Also offers tether app to control and manage the device from your mobile device so very convenient ad well. Will leave it at this
Overall: very happy with the purchase and wound highly recommend to anyone looking for extender or booster.
| Wireless Type | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
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