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Review on πŸ“Ά TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Gigabit Access Point: Advanced MU-MIMO & Beamforming Technology, Multi-SSID/Client/Range Extender Support, 4 Fixed Antennas, Passive PoE Powered (TL-WA1201) by Darin Schaffer

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A simple wireless access point works well in a simple situation like mine.

I have a studio in my backyard that is too far from our router to reliably get a good signal. An ethernet cable runs from the router to the studio for my desktop computer. But sometimes I wish Wi-Fi was there for both my laptop and my phone. I just checked speedtest.net. My wired laptop has a download speed of 92 Mbps, my phone, which uses a Wi-Fi signal, has 63 Mbps. It's certainly very close to the router, I'm sitting at my desk. It drops from 55 to 58 across the room and to 35 in the opposite corner, partially enclosed by a wall about 25 feet away. For my purposes this works perfectly. Note that it offers a wireless N connection with a 2.4GHz signal but no 5GHz signal. But I don't need it. Setup was easy once you know the IP address your router assigned to the access point, which is easy if you go to your router's web settings page and look at the table of connected devices. You can then simply enter the hotspot's IP address into your web browser and access the hotspot's setup page. Its default settings are great for using as a hotspot, but this allows you to set your signal name and password.

Pros
  • Weight
Cons
  • I vaguely remember