How to extend your home Wi-Fi using a TP-Link AV600 (AV500 or AV1200) Powerline Wi-Fi Kit
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- Опубліковано 10 сер 2017
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Description: Powerline is an established technology that offers a cheap and easy to install solution to anyone experiencing home Wi-Fi issues.
In this video we look at how you can use Powerline Communication technology to extend the wireless range of your home network. We worked with the TP-Link AV600 Powerline Wi-Fi Kit (Model No. TL-WPA4220 Kit), but the TP-Link AV500 and TP-Link AV1200 kits both work in the same way.
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have been trying for 2 hours to connect the Extender....until I saw your video. Completed it in 2 minutes....thank you so much !
Im thankful that someone has the foresight to make videos about such complicated setups.
Excellent tutorial. Clearest one I've come across - I needed to reconfigure everything after doing a firmware upgrade. Not sure why but there you go. This was great refresher.
This gadget works GREAT! I couldn't get my wifi signal out in my garage, so I bought one of these and PRESTO, instant wifi. Too easy. Works GREAT!!!
Thanks very much this was much more informative than the quick start guide that came with the devices. Finally can use the home office!
A very useful video with pretty clear instructions about a complicated process. Your slow, quiet speaking makes this material clearer, esp. those darn lights. I still find changing passwords, etc online to be confusing. Anyway, thanks.
Top work, if only all "how to" videos were this professional/informative. Really grateful for this post...
Thank you so much!, that was very helpful. At teast five years looking for one true solution like this one.
Thank you, that was the best tutorial I have encountered. Clear explanations as to how and why you are changing things. Excellent.
Excellent tutorial, I have one of these kits and had a real struggle getting it to work with WiFi at all.
Am now away to factory reset it and configure it as per these instructions.
Dude thanks. Your tutorial is by far the best to explain how to set up the AV500
So I connected to the extender - all good but now when I try to open the browser to the url explained I running onto issues, did the link he described work for you or is there an app we can use for the AV500, thanks
Thanks so much! After a lot of attempts your explanation was very clear and successful
Dude, that was the most informative tutorial I've found so far. Thank you.
Oh, this is what I just needed so damn desperately. Thank you so...so..so much..!
This is a very useful video. Thank you for also explaining a little about how powerline works.
Simple and precise. Thank you!
Fantastic tutorial, articulate and you have a particularly excellent voice that enhances the explanation and logical steps to install, Cheers and thanks for the video.
You saved my day man. Thank you so much, my little mistake was to invert, adapter and extender positions!! lol
Best description of using these devices, that I've seen yet! Great idea about using the same WiFi name
Quality demonstration Sir.
Thank you very much,,, Excelent tutorial.
Thank you. Really easy to setup with this video :)
Great video, very comprehensive so will try tomorrow!!! as i have failed so far!
Thank you sir. Worked perfectly.
My TP Link has worked well, but today after pushing all buttons & trying everything it refuses to connect. Thanks for your explanation here, all a bit much for me!
Best tutorial by far. 👍
Great Tutorial thank you for taking the time to make this video very helpful
Excellent video tutorial. Well explained, clear and to the point and at just the right speed. Thank you for this.
Hi there, thank you for such an informative vid, extremely well explained, keep up the good work. Very much appreciated. Cheers
Eoghan C That's exactly what I was going to say.. 👌🏼
Excellent explanation… Thank You
Thank you so much for this video, it helped a lot!
Well done video! worked great. Thank you.
Very helpful and useful video thanks.
Thank you for posting this video. Level of detail was perfect for me and my WiFi now works a treat!
Excellent tutorial indeed!
My router was placed in a closet across the house from my room. Naturally, I get terrible wifi from my room. This is exactly what I need!!!
Excellent tutorial, this is how you do a video... Congrats
Glad you liked it!
Very helpful, thank you :)
Fantastic video many thanks
Great, informative video. Thanks
best set up video!
Excellent !
Super video, great information and set up.
Thx man really helped 👍😁
Really good presentation. Keep it up.
Yes I have this TP link, it helps me to get excellent signal strength in my bedroom so I can play games online without worrying about lag.
can i ask this device will generate new SSID or clone and using back the original SSID? Sorry a bit confuse
@@alfredchen12 You can do either, I've set it as a separate network for the cctv
do you have one box in your living room connected to the router and the other in your room or both in your room.
It worked thanks
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you!
Thank you very much. Great video and easy to follow (as easy as it gets!) :)
I am assuming you’re in the UK I really like how they include switches to the outlets there! Also thanks for the tutorial helped me a lot.
You are correct and thanks for the support :)
Man I love you tank you very much
Don't quite know what I did but it's now working fine throughout the house!
Champion!
really helpful!!!!!
Very detailed but pay attention!
Notebook and pen required.
Thanks
Thanks your best .😃👍🤝🇨🇴
What a difference from the usual screaming rapid garbled descriptions. A pleasure to behold.
nice video
!!! tyyyyyyyyy
This is the best video I've found so far... Yet I have a problem, I haven't recieved the card with the password which it was supposed to come inside the box
Update: I found that the password is displayed in a label printed on the big box (2:09), so I hope this helps if you had the same problem
Terrific work…big I STILL have a query! On newer TP Powerline models with wifi synch technology, is it required to complete the pairing process prior to wifi synch or will wifi synch suffice?
Thanks for the video but think I'm going to need some help on this as things have changed over the last couple of years or so and the interface has changed slightly...
Very detailed tutorial!
i literally needed this to be three seconds long
I bought the kit with two extenders, how would I link the extra extender?
Good for price
Nice tutorial video. Can this device be used to extend a WiFi network to a separate building that's on a different electrical system? The buildings are approximately 300feet away.
Hi Tech,
In theory, I think the answer is yes. I have this vague recollection of people complaining about other people being able to intercept data travelling over Powerline outside of a home. This was fixed by adding encryption on both the adapter and the extender.
Also, if I remember correctly a Scottish power company ran a trial scheme running data over their power cables. However, the trial was abandoned because the data could be heard traveling through the cables.
While Im no expert on electricity I am also wondering if the electrical technology between the two buildings and the road would stop the PowerLine signal from reaching its destination.
An alternative option to Powerline might be a Wireless Mesh network but it will be more expensive.
If you do try using Powerline technology to link the two buildings could you please let us know how you got on. Its a really interesting problem.
when i go to my network settings the tp link does not show up
Fantastic video, thanks.
Thanks for the video. However I am confused by the variety of options available. I am looking for a kit that will allow me to connect two wired-only devices (a smart TV and a PC) to my wi fi. I've been recommended to use the TP-Link TL-WPA4220T KIT; however there are various other TP-Link devices that seem to do a similar job and I'm not clear what's the difference and which one I should go for. Any advice appreciated.
Great video, I use a NetGear adapter for wifi for my computer, how would I connect to TP using this? Would I do what you did in the video first and then connect with the adapter after?
Hi MrMojoboy, Yes it should be the same principle. Which NetGear adapter are you using?
Can i use this to add to a current set up of the same make?
Can you use a Powerline unit adaptor to boost a repeater with a weak signal?
Can I do the same setup for 4 TL-wpa4420 extenders in one house?
Does this work if if the receiver and transmitter are on different ring mains, ie if you have a ring main downstairs and a different ring main upstairs will it connect.
Hi Mydoodads, thanks for the comprehensive setup tutorial. Could you please tell me what the purpose of having the UTP connected permanently to the router is (apposed to just repeating the wifi signal)? I'm thinking specifically in my case I have and ADSL router supplying the internet which feeds a Tomato/Shibby packet shaping router to which people connect via wifi. The wifi and LAN connections are served entirely different IP ranges and for security and routing they need to connect to the wifi. In the method you've shown, having the extender connected via UTP, would that mean people are being served the LAN or the Wifi IP? Many thanks.
Hi JustifyJustin
The process shown in the video, disables DHCP on the TP-Link PowerLine extender so that users receive an IP address from the routers DHCP. A network cable (UTP) is permanently connected to the router so that anyone connecting to the PowerLine Extenders wireless access point or its network ports, will not only be able to access the internet, but also access the LAN created by the router.
Because of the way a WiFi repeater works, it will typically cut the speeds of a wireless network in half. This is because a WiFi repeater will have to create a backhaul to the wireless access point it is looking to extend. This backhaul is created by dividing half of the repeaters wireless signal, which creates slower data transfer speeds.
The nodes in a wireless Mesh network, get around the problems experienced by wireless repeaters by using three wireless signals. Typically, a mesh node uses a 2.4Ghz, and a 5Ghz wireless signal to allow devices to connect wirelessly. Then it uses a second 5Ghz signal to create a backhaul to the Mesh networks primary node. The primary node is the device connected via a network cable to our broadband connection and is providing DHCP to our whole network.
On a Powerline extender, as it is using the mains cables in a house to transfer data. The buildings electrical system is acting a the backhaul. This means that we get faster data transfer speeds than if we were to use a WiFi repeater.
Hope this helps to answer your query.
If only I had a step to step guide to how to set up the wireless connection
Can I use it in a two different house which’s they 50 meters far from each other?!
So the extender is now throwing a wifi signal out, or do you need to plug another router into it to have a signal there?
Hi! Great video! Thanks for so detailed review! Just wanted to ask please if it is possible to connect these adapters to the splitter of electricity, so they will not occupy the plug? And if it is possible to connect 2 kits from one router, I mean that I will connect just one (the smaller adapter) to the router and will place the two others at different places at home. Will it work? Thanks!!!
I think that using a splitter will cause issues with your Powerline network. So a better option for you might be to get a kit that has passthrough built in. Perhaps something like the TL-WPA8630p kit?
As to your other query. It is possible to connect multiple adapters to your electric mains.
These articles might help to give you some additional information.
- www.tp-link.com/uk/support/faq/434/
- www.tp-link.com/uk/support/faq/406/
Hi, I'm struggling to set this up and was wondering if you could help me by any chance?
Video mentions upfront that Powerline communication does not work but doesn't cover what to do when it doesn't: how to use the system to rebroadcast wi-fi. Good video for standard setup though.
Can we use the adapters into two different routers?
Can someone please help me...I have both units paired and the WiFi extender is working but when I type in tplinkplclogin.net in my browser it says I ran into an issue. But I am connected to the tp link WiFi so it confuses me as to why it doesn’t work.
Edit: I figured it out and this videos really helped me out...thanks!!!!
What was the issue? I'm having the same issue
Alex Cobb instead is using that link, type in the IP address of the extender and it will load up. It took me forever to find this out😂
can my extender be used to turn wifi from LAN connection? how is it done if yes
Could you just confirm that the wifi produced by the extender is from the house wiring not by a wifi signal between the 2 units - I want to plug my extender some considerable distance from the base unit in order to get wifi at that extended location - it will be on the same electrical circuit. Thanks - great video!
Yes your house wiring will simply behave like a network cable that links to your WiFi extender.
@@mydoodads ok thanks
Great vid, but for models that do not have wireless access point (Ethernet only connections), is it possible to connect a wireless router to the other end to create a wireless access point?
Yes, you can use a second wireless access point with any PowerLine extender that only has Network ports. However, the instructions would be a little different, as most of the configuration would be done on your second wireless access point. If I were in your situation. I probably would configure my second wireless access point to bridge mode and just replicate the SSID and password to my main wireless access point.
Hope that helps
Question: Does it has Wi-Fi wireless or wired to device ?
can you connect the av600 plug to another router? and then connect wirelessly with that router?
hi great video can I add two powerline extenders? if so how
The number of additional Powerline extenders that you can connect to the same network will depend on the model of extender you use www.tp-link.com/uk/support/faq/434/
You can then connect existing power line adapters using the network pair button - www.tp-link.com/uk/support/faq/319/
Hope this helps to answer your query.
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Hello so im in Naples, Italy. I lost wifi connection to my extender for second floor villa/ house. I been struggling to get it back to when I first set it up with just the directions that is in the original box. Most recently I’m able to have the adapter and extender connect to one another but I’m not able to see the connection name on my iPhone once they’re paired. So I’m stuck and would very much like to restore my wifi for my wife. Thanks in advance if you are able to guide me in fixing this problem.
Great video, sorry if this has been asked before but should the TP link and the router be on the same channel or should you make sure they are on different channels so they are not competing with each other? Thanks in advance...
Hi Adam, good question and one I don't think anyone has asked this before.
I usually start by testing which channels are the most used in my area. Then set both the router and tp link adapters to one of the primary channels that is being least used. For example 1, 6 or 11
Then after the initial setup, I will spend a couple of days monitoring and testing the connections. Adjusting devices if I think I need to.
Hope that answers you question.
Does this work without that adapter?
Just questions how far distance from the router can plunging the adapter ???
As the adapter needs to be plugged into the router via a network cable. The router can be as far away from the adapter as the length of your network cable.
Hi, great tutorial! However, this morning I tried to set our new one up, had the WiFi working, but could not gain access into its system to change name and link it with router ...I spent from 9.15am to 11.45am on phone with tp-link help line to sort it, no matter what the adviser suggested it did not work! ...more than frustrated I've returned it with negative comment! ...followed your video too, and would work either, any comments welcome ...Regards Norm's
Anyone know if you can get more of the nodes.
Will this work is the two adaptors are plugged into different ring-mains, ie Router on downstairs sockets and the other on up-stairs sockets?
Dont answer that,for anyone behind with the above issue,Im told they must be connected to the same circuit.
As long as they're on the same consumer unit /sub panel it should be fine
@@bobandbobandbob6285 Quite cooect, same consumer unit (I asked tplink same question after my purchase!)
I've the av600 for a few years now for a tv in the kitchen. Can I now buy a single unit to plug in the lounge for a tv in there and add it?
Yes, that should work fine. You just need to buy the right model of extender which I think is a TL-PA210.
These notes from TP-Links may help you to add that new extender to your existing setup. - www.tp-link.com/uk/support/faq/319/
Mine doesn’t seem to come up at all? I’ve tried everything and nothing ones up