TP-Link Powerline WiFi Extender - Powerline Adapter, Plug & Play, Power Saving, Ethernet Over Power, Expand Both Wired and WiFi Connections, AV600 (TL-WPA4220 KIT)

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!

My 2 piece kit came in a hurry and installed without incident just as fast. I am detailing the set up I have because I can’t be the only person with odd internet issues. My IP is a local (rural) telecommunications cooperative that provides phone, TV programming, dvr, and internet--dsl. For the most part they are great but one oddity is that it does not seem to play well with wireless routers. For some reason neither I nor technicians who were nice enough to come by and take a look have been able to install any new upgraded router on this internet, and not for want of trying. Of course I am sure if I subscribed to “managed Wi-Fi” at $10/month they would find a way to install their router—but how much management should one person’s internet really need? Since it is the only reliable internet available in the area, I have to work with it. Aside from that, due to a playful rescue kitten and electrical gremlins I am currently without both an Ethernet cable running under the floor and a wireless router until an old-school router that will install arrives and I am able to repair the cable. I found repairing the cable much like herding the kitten, so that hasn’t happened yet. That leaves me with one Ethernet cable on this side of the house currently serving a set box/dvr, said cable refusing to have its signal split by any means I have found and one old router that is dead. Therefore no Wi-Fi and miles of cat 5e cable running from one side of the house to the other in order to get internet to a laptop. But where to install the new router when it arrives with no Ethernet cable where I need it? Enter the TP-Link AV 600 kit. I had no reason to think this thing was going to work in a 100 plus year old house miles from anywhere on a system that doesn’t welcome newcomers and no router, but hey, let’s give it a try, right? So my set up is this: one Ethernet cable running from the modem (really Ethernet switch I think) across the house through the wall and into the TP-link adapter; extender plugged in to a different electrical outlet in the same room; ethernet cable from extender to set box/dvr. No working router anywhere in the set up. Holy Cow! Within three minutes of unboxing, I had working television and screaming Wi-Fi without so much as a wireless router anywhere on the place! It is a miracle! My laptop, smart phone and tablet immediately signed on to the new TP-Link Wi-Fi and grandma is once again online! You will find your device user name and password printed on the extender in very tiny print. Order a magnifying glass when you order your TP-Link—you are going to need it. Wi-Fi speed may be slightly less than it was with a wireless router but it is entirely usable and it is, after all, running through my house wiring sans miles of cable! When the new/old router arrives I will attempt to install it in the remaining Ethernet outlet on the extender, downstream from the TV set box. I will use its signal to reconnect to a smart TV, Roku, wireless printer, security cams, etc. I do not intend to clone anything. If the router signal is degraded I will simply sign all those devices to the TP-Link Wi-Fi and call it good. In that case, I will check to see the router isn’t DOA and put it away for emergency situations should the TP-Link fail. Being in the middle of nowhere with no Wi-Fi is not to be recommended. I did download the TP-Link utility and turn off power save mode in hopes that will preclude any signal dropping that other reviewers have complained about. When you sign on to the utility you will probably use admin/admin for user id and password, so don’t over-think the thing. I noticed that there is even usable Wi-Fi upstairs in this old barn of a house and there has been no interruption of signal for the TV set box or Wi-Fi since installation a day ago. Neither unit is running hot at this point. So far it has been pretty impressive. I will give the TP-Link a little time to fail and then I may order more extenders for better coverage across a two story house with pretty good square footage. For now installation was so easy as to be ridiculous and performance is really good. I am delighted. If there are further developments I will update this review, but my impression is that this is an item to try under any circumstances, and a really cost-effective way to circumvent logistical limitations. Feb 2020: Thought I had an ethernet problem but further troubleshooting found something else. Still all good.

This powerline AV600 kit is only ok. It is very easy to set up. I used a three socket extension cord to link them. Plug one end of the provided ethernet cord into your modem and the other end into the adapter (the small of the two boxes). Plug the adapter into a socket and the extender (the other box) into another socket that is close to the plugged in adapter. The LEDs on both boxes will be on steadily except for the ethernet LED on the extender box. To start the linking, press the button for one second on the adapter and the LED on the adapter will start to blink. Within two minutes, press the button on the bottom of the extender for one second and the top two LEDs will start to blink. (For both boxes, do not press the buttons for more than 5 seconds or you will be resetting the devices). When the LEDs on both boxes are on stead again then they are linked. If you linked them with an extension cord, replug the adapter directly into a wall socket with the ethernet cable still attached. The ethernet cable must be constantly attached between the adapter and modem in order for it to work. Now plug the extender into another wall socket within the same room. The LEDs should be lit. If the LED with the house picture is blinking, that is ok, it just means that data is traveling through ethernet cable. The ssid and password is on the label of the extender. If linked properly you should be able to connect using your phone's wifi. If not, relink or plug the extender into a different socket. Now test the speed of the wifi connection while the extender is still close to the adapter. The speed should be very close to the speed of your router. My speed was about the same which is 60 mbps. Now here comes the bad. I plugged the extender throughout my house and I never got any speed close to 60 except if the adapter and extender were on the same circuit breaker. If it was on different circuits, it would still work but the speed ranged from 7 to 25 but not close to 60. The funny thing was that some sockets that were further away from the adapter had faster speed than closer ones. It did improve my speed in places where I normally got 4-7 from my original router to 18-24.with the extender. When I test the speed next to the extender, I get 55-65. I got this powerline because I couldnt get any reception outside my attached garage but now I get around 23 mbps with the powerline. Now I can install a wifi motion detector camera in front of my garage. Also, to change the ssid, log in to tplinkplc.net. The name and password are both admin. For security, you should change the login name and password after you log in. Once you change the ssid and ssid password, you will NOT be able to log in again through tplinkPLC.net. Go and download the tplink utility app. From there you can log in and see if your ssid change worked or any other things you want to do. When logged in, you'll notices the address of 192.168.xxxxxx. Remember it, write it down, save it. With that address you can get to the login page also. So the good is ....it is quick and easy to set up, does work on different circuit breaker lines as long as it is on the same main panel and has an app to configure extender. The bad.... you do not get the same or close to the speed as your router unless they are on the same circuit breaker line. Again, it did help me get wifi outside my garage where I couldn't so it worked for my purpose. YMMV. Update 5/1/2020.....I got a longer ethernet cable which enabled me to plug the adapter into a different socket. Now, my garage and the rooms above my garage which is on the opposite side of my house where my router is at gets the same speed as my router of 60. This powerline is working great now. Changed rating to 5 stars. Update 6/27/2020.....About every 4 to 5 weeks, the speed slows down to 3-5. So when this happens I just unplug the extender and replug it back in. It seems to recycle and its back to 60 again. Because of this, it lost a star to 4 stars now but its still a great extender.

Took me over ten years to finally get a stable network connection in my detached garage/gym. I have run two different grade outdoor network cables from my house to my garage, have tried three different wireless extenders and even used my phone as a hot spot, but none of them provided more than a temporary solution with spotty service at best. Then I spoke with Grok AI and one of the suggestions was to try one of the ethernet over power devices. I had heard of this tech back in my IT manager days but never really thought about it for use in my situation. I was initially going to try the TL-PA9020P and use my existing wireless extender, but decided to go with the TL-WPA7817 kit and keep the existing system I have been using intact...just in case. Plus I was able to get one that was open box for only $55. For reference my garage is about 60 feet from my house as the crow flies, but to run a cable required a 125 feet. The setup was very easy. I plugged the first adapter into the same outlet that feeds my router and used the provided cable to make the network connection. I plugged the wireless unit into another outlet in the same room for testing and the initial setup. It took about 2 or 3 minutes for the units to sync and then I was able to see the TP-Link device on my wireless network. I also downloaded the tpPLC app which picked up both TP-Link devices. I connected to the device with my laptop and was able to access the internet with no issues. I moved the wireless device to the garage/gym and used an open outlet over my workbench. Once the indicator light showed the sync was complete, I was able to see it using my Roku system in the garage/gym and logged in using the password on the tag. At some point I plan to change the SSID and PW, which you can do with the tpPLC but for now it works perfectly. I have an old CRT TV in my garage/gym I use to mainly watch YT videos or stream sports while I am working out, so my needs are low from a data perspective - maybe 20-25 Mbps. When I connected to the system using the tpPLC app I am getting 108 Mbps which is way more than enough for my use. I cannot recommend this system enough for a situation similar to the detached garage scenario I have. Setup was super easy. The equipment is well made...like most TP-Link hardware I have used in the past, and even at the regular $80 price point it's well worth the cost.

I bought three of these devices several months ago to extend my wireless router signal in a large apartment with concrete and steel construction. A Wi-Fi signal in this environment only travels about 20 feet then is seriously attenuated by the walls and floors. Many of my neighbors have the same problem and we were seeking a solution for all. These devices must be used with a TP-Link PA4010 power line module to extend an Ethernet signal to the device for rebroadcast as wireless. Although, the claimed speed of 300Mbs is never achieved, I do achieve speeds of better than 100Mbs to the remote WPA4220 devices. I use one WPA4220 device connected using the included Ethernet port to an 8-port Ethernet switch that provides broadband connections to my entertainment system (Fire-TV, Blu-Ray player, etc.) and this works fine. The Ethernet speed over the power line module is good enough for HD movie streaming. The wireless signal is also acceptable so long as no wireless device needs to be connected to another wired or wireless device. My wireless LAN operates in a “unified” mode with a common SSID and WPA key and I can see my wireless devices connecting to the nearest WPA4220 device as I walk around my apartment. But the WPA4220 devices go into an un-commanded wireless isolation mode every 12-36 hours and intra-LAN wireless connections are blocked. Smartphone, tablet and laptop connections to the internet continue to work correctly; and rebooting each WPA4220 device returns it to non-isolation operation for another 12-36 hours. I cannot determine why this happens and why the span is 12-36 hours, but hundreds of tests over several months confirm the anomaly. I contacted TP-Link support via email with detailed explanations of my issue and after the usual “is your router turned on” and “do you know your password” dummy questions I was able to convince them that there is an issue. I sent screen captures of the WPA4220 setup and statistics pages and screen captures of my attempts to ping devices on my LAN when the WPA4220 devices were working normally and when they were in wireless isolation mode; but alas the TP-Link corporate email systems repeatedly blocked my screen captures and we were never to able to move on to other than my text explanations. My apartment building has over 100 units and there are many wireless LANs and wireless devices in use here. My suspicion is that when an intruder attempts to connect to one of my WPA4220 devices, this puts the devices into wireless isolation mode un-commanded by an operator. Although the devices support wireless isolation as a setup option, mine are not so configured nor is my router. I recommend using these devices only if you are proficient with wireless LAN technology; the intricacies of setting up multiple devices in a unified LAN; and you DO NO need intra-LAN wireless operation to function. Update December 2015: I've tried to resolve the unwanted shift to wireless isolation mode with TP-Link tech support for several months and although they were responsive, they claimed to be unable to duplicate much less solve my problem. Yet the problem persists even with firmware updates. When I reboot the TP-Link WPA4220, all is well, Chromecast works from my iPad and iPhone and I can connect and control my Apple TV via wireless. I can also connect to the WPA4220 from an iPad and see the wireless packet counts incrementally increasing on the wireless statistics page inside the WPA web interface. But after a few hours all wireless device-to-device connections are blocked and the packet counts return to zero. Chromecaast no longer connects and I cannot connect to my Apple TV with an iPhone or iPad . I can no longer connect to the WPA4220 from an iPad. Wireless devices can still connect to the internet but not to each other. This is classic wireless isolation, but in my case it is unwanted. I remain convinced this is a TP-Link problem and do not recommend the product for wi-fi extension if you need wireless device-to-device connections.

(01/30/17: Update) I had two of these units and returned one for warranty service, which was pretty bad/unresponsive, at first. After getting nowhere for a month, I gave up, but they eventually came back and said they would ship me a replacement and pay my return shipping. Everything went smoothly after that. Even better, the replacement, which looked just like the old one but had a newer manufacturing date, worked much better with all the bugs below almost completely fixed. Even the wifi range seems better, so I'm happier with it. My other unit also had problems, but instead of getting warranty service, I found out they have a special refund program for it: the "TP-LINK AV500 PowerLine Satisfaction Guarantee program" which will pay for return shipping as well. Using the refund, I upgraded to their TL-WPA4530 KIT, which has worked flawlessly so far. So I am upgrading this from 1 star to 3 stars (previously downgraded from 2 to 1 due to warranty service problems). (09/19/16: Original review) I've had this wifi kit (TL-WPA4220KIT) over a year now (since June 2015), but it's felt like more than that in debug time. I've installed all the firmware updates as they've been released but to mostly no avail. It was easy enough to install, though if you get an "unidentified network, no internet access" error in Windows when connecting to the ethernet port, try uninstalling your NIC driver and reinstalling it (worked for me). Wifi: Range is a bit disappointing. Good coverage within a bedroom-sized room, but less so to adjacent rooms. Note: A common theme among all the bugs below is that while you haven't changed anything settings-wise, after a few hours things stop working as they should for no apparent reason, until you reboot it. If you put it on a electrical timer to reset its power twice a day, your problems might be solved. Apple AirPrint: Printer not detected after a few hours, until you reboot the powerline. To reboot, unplug it for a few seconds. Apple TV: Sometimes your Apple TV isn't detected after a while (again, until you reboot). It seems that TP-Link's firmware has some problems with Apple's networking protocol. Performance slow down: Measuring with a speedtest app, I noticed download and (especially) upload speeds would go way down at some point during the day until I reboot it (which would help for a few more hours). We're talking 50% or more on downloads and uploads getting capped at 5 Mbps (down from 50 Mbps for me).

Purchased this startup kit plus an additional extender. For some reason, it was $10 cheaper buying them separately then buying in one complete kit. Guess they are different vendors, but anyway, I digress. So onto my review. Let me start my saying that I am NOT an IT person in any way, and I've very limited experience with WiFi, networking, and etc. SHORT VERSION: I needed something to boost the WiFI signal in the master bedroom as well as the basement in my house. These powerline adapters had the best reviews plus they included the WiFi extender. After about 30-minutes, I had everything set up using one common network name so I'm not even aware when, or if, the computer switches to the adapter wifi broadcast. The WiFI connections in my house seem to be more stable, and I was able to plug in the smart TV's and/or blue ray player right into the ethernet ports freeing up WiFi bandwidth for other devices if needed (I think - you see, I barely understand this stuff). Very happy, easy to use, and no issues whatsoever. Money well spent. I may pick up another extender for the other area of my house if needed. LONGER VERSION: I found the 1-page diagram showing how to link up the system confusing - it was too simple if that makes any sense. After staring at it for 10 minutes, I gave up and just plugged in the base adapter to the wall and router then ran upstairs to plug in the extender. The extender found the adapter right away without me doing anything and I was able to discover the 'new' network on my laptop. Same issue with the 2nd extender - it connected to the adapter right away on its own, no pairing needed. I did not want to have more than 1 network name, so tried using the WPS button on the router and adapter so the network settings would be copied over (I think that's how it is supposed to work). When this didn't work, a quick google search told me that the Verizon FIOS people in their infinite wisdom had decided not to active WPS options on their actiontec routers. So I had to manually set the SSID and password for both extenders to match my original wireless network. Contrary to what others might have reported, this was very easy! I went to TP link website, downloaded and installed software (Win 8) for the product. From there, the utility finds the extenders and you can set the wireless information as needed for each one. All in all, very easy - about 30 minutes total time to set this up and I am a novice. One surprise was the ethernet speed appeared to be a bit slow on one smart TV (the TV had a utility to test this), less than 5 Mbps (and wireless was about 13), so not sure if it's my powerlines or something else, but I was still able to stream netflix at HD with no issues. My service is 25 / 25 Mbps...

It works great so far I put it in a metal shop that I have power ran to from the house. Set up was very simple. I simply plugged the transmitter side into a receptacle near my internet router and plugged in the Ethernet cable from the extender to the router. Went out to the shop and plugged the receiver into a receptacle. Within a minute I had flawless access to WiFi. The receptacle in the house is on a total separate beaker than the breaker that feeds a sub panel in my shop.

Sirve excelente, es un conecta y navega. Ya trae los cables ethernet, y aunque son cortos me sirvieron justo Me sirve incluso para jugar el Overwatch sin lag

Easy setup, works well. 2 x white ethernet cables included (1 for connection to household modem router and one to connect remote unit to PC or smart TV in remote room). Wifi on the unit in the remote room gives us 30mbit/s. Good product, easy to use.

Visto l'ottimo risultato che mi hanno garantito in casa mia, ho riacquistato questi estensori wifi per i miei suoceri. Ottimo prodotto.Consigliato

works well in a big house

Evde yada ofiste diğer odalarda wifi sinyal sorununuz varsa temiz kesintisiz çalılan kurulumu basit harika bir ürün. Yıllardır kullanıyordum, şimdi yakınım için aldım. Marka ve kalite çok iyi, gönderi sorunsuz.