TP-Link TL-WPA8631P KIT AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter, Dual-Band WiFi Extender, up to 1300Mbps Speed, Internet Booster, Extra Power Socket, Works with OneMesh, No Configuration Required

Why did you choose this product over others?: Not had this for one month yet, but so far, so good. I have tried a direct Ethernet cable to the hub and had slightly higher speeds, but in terms of practicality, this device does the job. It is very much faster the the old generation from 10 years ago. Having wifi also built into the remote endpoint does help with devices that require the lower 2.4 GHz range and has a split for 2.4 and 5 GHz so you can get the best out of Wifi equipment, like wifi light bulbs etc... The pass-through power point on the device is really helpful as I have limited sockets and need the device to be connected directly to the socket, not through a surge protector as per instructions... The only way to know how good the speed is will be to try the unit, as it is a case-by-case basis with a building's wiring and many other factors affecting it. Works for me. Wifi signal: Separate 2.4 GHz/5 GHz is useful, allowing 2.4 GHz only devices to connect without compromising on higher speeds for 5 GHz compatible devices. Speed: It can vary, however, my network is showing 543 Mbps on the tpPLC desktop app. The tpPLC app is what is needed to determine how the units are working on the mains wiring and for wifi configuration. The number fluctuates, but the connection has been good and working with games, downloads and streaming video. If I wanted to fully utilise a 1 Gbps connection, Ethernet direct link would be the only way, but for 100-120 Mbps internet, this device works well. Build quality: The device seems well constructed. Design: The design includes buttons for pairing on the mains between the hub-connected endpoint and the remote extension endpoint, making installation easier. There are clear instructions. It is best to check which button is which before plugging in the unit because it is harder to see once on the wall! Wireless connectivity: Again, having a separate 2.4 GHz is helpful as the hub I was connecting to did not have a feature to split this. Using this product has completely negated the 2.4 vs 5 GHz wifi issue. Gaming capability: Working fine with current ping (including ISP) at 13ms using an Ethernet cable connected to the device and stable data connection, and thus far no drop-outs.

This is an excellent pair of products. It does exactly what is advertised, which is to extend a wi-fi network from a router to any place on the same electricity circuit. It works well and is quick to install. The adapter plugs into the router and a mains socket, and the extender plugs into any mains socket on the same household supply eg garden shed or detached or underground garage, as long as they have a plug socket. It offers not only WiFi but also ethernet access. The instruction leaflet is accurate but UK and EU users should notice that the pictures are upside down due to electrical plug orientation. Not a problem, though.

Easy to setup... even though it's not too obvious where the potential fault is should it fail in ethernet connection. I first bought this at the beginning of Oct and setup the extender for ethernet use. The gigabit speed and 3 ethernet was a big selling point. I am using a laptop and VOIP phone for work. So my connections need to remain stable. After just a few days use the extender started to drop connection requiring several resets finally the extender failed completely. Disappointed I was ready to giveup but on the Amazon return screen I had the option "how can we make it better" and chose to replace it with another one. Much to my surprise it turned up a day later and worked straight out if the box. It dropped connection once since that time and I only cycled the port on and off to get it going again. No fiddling with settings or WiFi required. To avoid complications I was willing to use the default names for the connections but it actually cloned the WiFi ethernet names without blinking. I only used two of the three ethernet connections available so I'm more than happy that I have one spare. It is expensive compared to other makes I've seen but it's worth it when It all works the way you want.

Finally found a wifi extender that works! I needed wifi in our summerhouse for projector streaming and general browsing. I had tried various other types of extenders but nothing reached that far. This TP-link pass through powerline wi-fi extender is amazing. It reaches the summerhouse which is approx 50m away from the house and another 20m up on the terraced part of the garden in the tree tops 70m in total. Although it claims to work upto 300m, Wifi streaming and browsing is very fast. We have fibre speed to the house and the electric powerline to the summerhouse comes directly from the house electric supply. The extender comes with two ethernet cable cat5 but I bought and used cat8 cables instead for fast steaming. It was so easy to set up, just plug them into the electric supply close together. Plug in ethernet cable to router and wait until they pair up. Then just plug one of them in to the electric supply in the summerhouse. Its that easy, I couldn't be more pleased.

Bought this kit to upgrade my 14-year-old Develo dLan adaptors and add (what I hoped would be) Mesh Wireless around the house. Unfortunately, there were a number of issues with this kit, First - The connection speed to the Injector was really poor - I was seeing between 11Mb/s and 6 Mb/s connection speeds between the injector and the AV1300 units. I was able to verify that the Injector was the issue by pairing my old dLan adaptor (as injector) and repeating the speed tests with the AV1300 (yes surprisingly this did worked), with the 14-year-old dLan adaptor I was seeing connection speeds of around 30Mb/s to 32Mb/s - not only faster but overall more stable too. Second - I would have overlooked this issue and just used the old dLan adaptors, however, what isn't obvious is that these devices do not Mesh networks between themselves, they will only extend a Mesh network controlled from a ONEMesh TP-Link compatible Router. So unlike other brands that will Mesh between the adaptors on the network - these do not, they only offer options to copy settings between adaptors and behave as independent access points unless you have one of their ONEMesh routers. This wasn't clear from the product description and for me a deal-breaker. Third - The software interface for setting these devices up is awful, it's clunky and offers no in-depth system configuration at all, I am not sure why they bother making it to be honest. The web interface on the devices is actually great and offers all the functionality you might need - I am not sure why the iOS/Android/Desktop App exists. The Home kit and the additional AV1300 are currently on their way back to Amazon, I intend to replace them with a Devolo Magic 2–2400 kit, My hope is that these offer better performance and actually provide a Mesh network around the house...

In theory the Ethernet and WiFi signal should be transmitted efficiently and seamlessly through the wall sockets on the SAME electric circuit in your home. My 6 year old AV600 kit did a very good job of extending the WiFi signal and Ethernet bandwidth but did not have: 1. The Passthrough that frees up a plug space on your wall socket. 2. The plug was at the top and the Ethernet access connection at the bottom which meant the plug would not insert fully because it overhung the skirting board. 3. Each plug had its own password so you could not move from room to room with seamless WiFi but had to select the WiFi plug and insert its password. The new Passthrough Powerline WiFi extenders are better designed with the Ethernet connectors at the top and the plug situated at the bottom fully inserts into the wall socket without hitting the skirting board. But: 1. The WiFi signal is almost non existent with frequent drop outs. 2. It’s pointless having a seamless WiFi signal that is so weak that my 5G roaming data keeps switching in so often that I’ve used up my monthly allowance within 4 days. 3. The bandwidth download is a pathetic 12Mbs and drips out. Verdict: My AV 600 Powerline extenders deliver up to 100Mbs WiFi effortlessly with no drop outs in each room but you do have to manually switch (on your smartphone) between extenders when you move from room to room. That’s not a problem with static computers, laptops or gaming consoles. On balance I will stick with the old AV600 Ethernet and WiFi extenders as the bandwidth and coverage is far superior and switching extenders when moving from room to room is a minor inconvenience.

Perfect. 10 minutes to install. Fast connection.

Wow, what an excellent product. These plugs are a doddle to set up and use, they resolved an ongoing problem I had with constant internet loss on my tv and iPad. I did contact TP-Link firstly for advise and can say in complete honesty that their customer service is second to none. I can comfortably recommend these adapter plugs, you will not regret it.

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Wast money for the product and custom charge plus post charge if return. It is not The Canadaian standard. Useless.

Nice solution. Works well and also paired in additional non-wifi units. Has resolved my issues with patch cables all over as wifi wasn't supporting the internet access speeds I was needing

Easy to setup. Plug to your sockets and the wired connection works instantly. However I couldn't get the easy mesh to setup with my archer 72 and need to setup another SSID for my room. Otherwise it's just plug and play

Works as advertised