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Review on πŸ“Ά Enhance and Expand Your Network with TP-Link AV600 Powerline WiFi Extender and WiFi Booster (TL-WPA4220 KIT) by Mateusz Banaszkiewic ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

A great option for this money, I definitely recommend it!

In a nutshell, everything is wonderful. I am pleased with the product; therefore, I would recommend it. A little background first: for personal reasons, a friend had to relocate his home office from the room to the balcony. On the balcony, the home Internet is only accessible through wireless internet, but here's the catch: the Internet speed through wireless internet dropped to 4/4 Mbps due to the fact that there are two load-bearing walls to the router and approximately 20 networks are visible in the 2.4GHz range. There was an attempt made to employ a repeater that was manufactured by Tp-link; however, it was unsuccessful. After doing research on the Internet, we selected to experiment with connecting to it through a PowerLine network using a Tp-link tl-wpa4220kit since it was the most suitable device for our needs. Tp-link's set comes with two cables that can support data transfer rates of up to 100 Mbps each. These connections are used to connect the modules to the router and the end users. The primary unit (tl-pa4010) was connected to the router from MGTS by wire, and the connection speed was set to 500 Mbps. The mating box, a tl-wpa4220, was plugged into the nearest outlet to the place of employment. The wiring in the area is made of copper and was installed approximately twenty years ago. The following is how the network diagram 220 turned out: the main block; the input machine to the first room; the input machine to the second room; an extension cord of 3 meters; a distributing block; an extension cord of 3 meters; an extension cord of 3 meters; an extension cord of 3 meters; an extension cord of 3 meters. The speed is approximately 13/19 Mbps (reception / transmission) with this network configuration, while the speed from your own Wi-Fi access point turned out to be 5/5 Mbps. Following my research on the internet, I made the decision to cut one of the extension cords. By utilizing this strategy, we were able to maintain a speed of 35/30 Mbps over a wired connection. When we removed the second extension cable, we were able to maintain a speed of 70/70 Mbps consistently. We made an attempt to move the main unit to a nearby outlet, but it caused the speed to quickly decrease to 60/60 Mbit/s, so they put it back the way it was before. The speed in the kitchen was reduced to 65/65 Mbps when an experiment was performed in which the microwave and the oven were turned on. As a direct consequence of this, everything functions normally, and the internet's reliability is high. According to the comments, the reaction unit (TL-WPA4220) generates a significant amount of heat, which means that it cannot be stored in a container with a lid. When the primary unit (tl-pa4010) is unable to connect to the Internet, the power diode will blink very slowly.

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  • After plugging it in and connecting it using the appropriate cords, I found that it was operational.