TP-Link AC1900 WiFi Range Extender RE550 | Dual-Band Wireless Repeater

For those of you dissing this extender because it doesn't increase your speed, that's not what this is for. Like for example, you can't be paying your ISP for 50 Mbps of speed and expect to get 100 Mbps. This extender is only for extending the same signal YOU ARE PAYING FOR farther out from your router/modem. OK, I tried two other models by TP-Link, they were both cheaper and smaller. The RE330 and the RE220. I was trying to get the most bang for my buck. Even though these two smaller extenders were for 1400-1500 square foot homes, and that's what mine is, they didn't extend the signal enough for my Blink cameras on the detached garage, and I also wanted coverage to the boat dock away from the house. So I returned those and got this one instead, which is rated for up to 2800 square feet. "Up to" are the key words here that I didn't pay attention to before I ordered the others. I really didn't want to spend this much but now I'm glad I did. I live in a rural area and have fiber optic through the local REMC. I'm forced to rent their router/modem and they tried to also rent me an extender, they said I had to use THEIR brand that matched my router. They lied to me, the TP-Link works just fine. Easy to set up via the Tether app. I highly recommend it. These are the easiest extenders I've ever set up and I've probably had 10 over the years. Done in under 5 minutes. I have my Blink cameras and sync module on the _EXT 2.4 band. I changed the name of that to _EXT2Blink so I solely put my cameras on that. I'm getting the max coverage to all the Blinks now. If you don't already have a TP-Link router, this won't be like a mesh router system. You will have _EXT for both bands 2.4 and 5. So any device you want on the _EXT will have to be added onto the network. Very happy with this one. It has a huge blue circle showing that you're properly connected (you can turn it off in the Tether app if it's too bright). No dropped signals and this one has vents so it doesn't get too hot.

Absolutely — here’s a smoother, natural-sounding version that keeps your original tone: Writing I wasn’t sure how well this would work, but I’m really impressed! Installation was easy, and it works perfectly for the area of my home where I needed better coverage. My modem is pretty far from the room where I installed the extender, but I’m getting a great connection. I would definitely recommend this!

I needed to extend my wifi signal upstairs and to the garage and looked into a wifi extender and went with the TP-Link brand. I have used it about a month now and it works flawless. So easy to use once you set it up which took 10 minutes or less. It's compatible with most any piece of equipment needing a wifi signal. It's durable and plugs directly into the wall. Security is perfect and you set your own password and wifi name. There is a Ethernet port as well for connectivity. I trust this brand and for the price it is a great buy.

After dealing with stubborn Wi-Fi dead zones in the upstairs bedrooms and on the patio, I picked up the TP-Link RE550 — and I’m happy to report it delivered a noticeable upgrade. Streaming is smoother, smart home devices stop dropping offline, and pages load without that frustrating “spinning wheel” delay. Once connected, performance has been stable and speeds remain impressively close to my main network. I especially like the signal strength indicator LEDs on the unit — super handy for finding the ideal placement. The Gigabit Ethernet port is also a great bonus for devices that benefit from a hard-wired connection like a TV or gaming console. And being EasyMesh compatible gives me room to expand in the future, which is a nice plus. Where it fell just short of 5 stars: • The setup wasn’t as smooth as advertised — the app froze once and I had to reset and retry pairing • It’s a bit bulky, so depending on your outlet placement, it may be a tight fit Once everything was sorted, though, it’s been rock-solid. Great range, strong speeds, and no more Wi-Fi “dead zone frustration.” A solid upgrade for anyone wanting to extend reliable coverage without jumping fully into a mesh system just yet. 🦊📡 Fox Den Reviews Approved — Reliable Performance With Minor Quirks

I have tried a number of other WiFi extenders, without much success, so I was skeptical of this one at first. This TP-Link extender has worked the best of any we have tried. It has an ethernet port to provide wired compatibility for those devices I would like more speed on. It was very easy to connect to our current modem, and easy to reset, should we choose to do so. This router was one of the recommended ones online when I was shopping for a replacement for one that wasn't great. I would personally offer my recommendation for this WiFi extender in mid sized to larger houses, as ours is around 2,900 sq. ft. and had spotty coverage in the farthest bedroom areas. I have also been pleased with the level of security it seems to provide.

This extender is amazing! My outdoor floodlight camera above the garage had a very weak Wi-Fi signal. Configuring this TP-Link AC1900 was incredibly simple and took less than 5 minutes from start to finish. Now, my floodlight camera has a full signal with absolutely no drops.The price was amazingly low, making it an incredible value. The unit itself feels beefy and solid, and it has plenty of status lights to indicate signal quality so you always know exactly what is going on. I am very happy with this purchase!

Although the device did ultimately accomplish what I purchased it for, it does not really perform as I expected it to. First, I don't believe the range is as advertised. I doubt this extender will cover 2800SF, but the range will be severely degraded if it makes it there at all. Perhaps the radius of the device works differently than I expected, but I only have a 2000SF home. I thought once I got it connected to the Wi-Fi, I would enjoy a 2800SF radius around the extender. This is not the case. I have a TV mounted on the wall directly behind the extender, maybe six feet away, but that TV is receiving less than a 50% signal. I admit that before the extender was installed, there was no signal at all at that location. But I would think having the TV mounted in close proximity to the extender would show an excellent signal. A different TV located in a room not too much further away from the extender than the other TV has a worse signal connected to the extender than it does without it. My suspicion is that the extender employs flat coverage rather than a radius, but I could be incorrect. Using the included range tool on the extender told me that its location was perfect, but just for fun I moved it closer to the Wi-Fi. It made no difference, and even decreased the signal to the TVs. There are many reasons why coverage in homes can be spotty. Materials or obstructions inside of walls can interfere. For instance, some of my walls do have metal studs and perhaps that is part of the problem. Please use your own judgement in this regard. My view is that everyone's walls have mostly the same materials in them and claiming a square foot coverage should be an average result all customers can expect. Second, connecting the device to the Wi-Fi was difficult. Every time I tried it said connected, and then gave me an error. I tried connecting it in different locations in the house, even right next to the Wi-Fi, none of which made a difference. I tested other devices in those locations just to see if it was working which connected flawlessly. Eventually for some unknown reason it just connected. Never did figure out what the issue was. Third, every now and then the device's status light turns red for an unknown reason. It's no big deal; you just reboot it, and the light turns blue again. After a firmware update the issue has gotten better, but it still happens from time to time. Conclusion: This device improved spotty Wi-Fi coverage in my home. It allowed me to connect devices to the Wi-Fi that were previously too far away to connect. It solved the issue I was attempting to solve, so for me it is a win. Perhaps you aren't as forgiving as I though, so choose wisely.

I was hesitant that this would work to extend our wifi to our detached garage, but it works and we have had no issues. It is easy to set up AND it stays connected. We frequently have power outages and it does not require to be set up afterwards. Definitely use if you are in a pinch!

Aumentou bem a cobertura e a qualidade do sinal.

Ce répéteur TP-Link prends en charge les bandes 2.4 GHz et 5 GHz, à des vitesses de 600 Mb/s et 1300 Mb/s respectivement pour un total possible théorique de 1900 Mb/s. Il prend en charge aussi la « bande haute » ou « Bande 4 » du 5 GHz, ce qui n’est pas toujours le cas avec d’autres répéteurs. Et c’est justement cette bande, pour les canaux 149 à 165, que je voulais amplifier. Après avoir été déçu par d’autre répéteurs soi-disant « universel » qui ne prenaient pas en charge la bande 4, j’ai trouvé celui-ci qui fonctionne très bien pour les canaux de la bande 4. Je vis dans un bloc appartement qui a un routeur Wifi fourni par le propriétaire. Ce routeur est à 30 pieds de ma porte d’entrée, et à 55 pieds de la pièce la plus éloignée de mon logement. C’est dans cette pièce que le signal était très faible et très lent. En plaçant le répéteur près de la porte d'entrée à 30 pieds du routeur, ce répéteur capte très bien le signal Wifi et le retransmet avec une bonne amplification. Ensuite il est facile de capter ce signal amplifié 25 pieds plus loin, au lieu de 55 pieds sans répéteur. La vitesse spécifiée d’un répéteur est une valeur de comparaison, ce n’est jamais la vitesse réelle que l’on obtient. Dans mon cas, le signal Wifi directement du routeur arrive à 400 Mb/s quand je suis près du routeur sur la bande 5 G. Le répéteur le retransmet à 200 Mb/s environ, ce qui est normal pour ce type de répéteur qui fonctionne en « half-duplex ». Pendant la moitié du temps (on parle ici de 1 milliseconde) il capte le signal du routeur et pendant l’autre moitié du temps (la milliseconde suivante) il retransmet le signal. C’est pourquoi la vitesse ne sera jamais plus que la moitié de la vitesse directe du routeur pour ce genre de répéteur. Ce n’est pas un défaut de fonctionnement, c’est une limitation normale de cette technologie. Mais le gros avantage, c’est que le signal se rend loin ! Avant ça, à une distance de 55 pieds du routeur, la vitesse réelle était de 10 Mb/s, et parfois de 0.0 car le signal de se rendait carrément pas. Présentement c’est presque toujours 200 Mb/s, ce qui est amplement suffisant pour moi. Si on veut un répéteur qui ne coupe pas la vitesse par deux il faudrait choisir un modèle « full-duplex » mais ce sont des modèles beaucoup, beaucoup plus dispendieux. La configuration du répéteur est vraiment simple et facile, et bien expliquée. Le manuel d’instruction est en plusieurs langues, notamment anglais, français, espagnol et portugais. Le logiciel sur l’ordinateur est aussi en plusieurs langues. Une chose que j’ai aimé c’est que dès qu’on se connecte au répéteur la première fois, celui-ci demande de créer un mot de passe. On est loin ici du « admin » par défaut sur d’autres modèles des concurrents, c’est rassurant pour le niveau de sécurité informatique de l’appareil. Aussi, le répéteur est approuvé CSA et UL, il sera donc sécuritaire physiquement. Dernier point, avant l’achat j’ai écrit au service à la clientèle de TP-Link pour des détails techniques et j’ai obtenu une réponse en moins de 24 heures. La réponse était très complète, très bien expliquée. Bravo pour le service client. Je suis donc satisfait à 100 % de ce répéteur.

Hay que seguir con cuidado las instrucciones para configurar el extensor. Lo acabo de usar en zonas de acceso limitado y funciona perfectamente. Señal fuerte y rápida.

I live in a fairly small 3 floor (duplex) house, with a small front and back yard. My wifi router from my provider is in the basement. This left me with great reception in the basement, which I rarely spent time in. Medicore reception on the main floor and basically abysmal reception upstairs, where the bedrooms are. That means anytime I would try to use the wifi for anything upstairs I would get kicked to data. Which is immensely annoying and costly as compared to using my wifi, which I already pay for. Then when I got security cameras just outside my front and back door, the wifi is so trash that I would lose connection and be unable to view live feeds. I asked my provider how to improve this, and they sent me two eero wifi boosters, which I would rent from them at an additional $12/month. These boosters can be bought on Amazon for $100 each, but with a rental from a provider I would have paid infinite amounts for them in my lifetime. Anyway, those expensive boosters did not do one thing at all, and I had the provider take them back. When I got this booster, my whole life changed. With one unit, I paid $61 with tax to own. No forever rental fee... I immediately had amazing wifi connection. I had full bars wifi downstairs, main floor, upstairs, outside and I still had access to my wifi from 4 houses away! It was so simple to set up, I am totally unskilled in this tech but I did it in about 10 minutes. It walks you through it so easily and clearly anyone could set one up. It also seems the download speeds are much faster, although I cannot entirely confirm, this is just what I have noticed from Xbox downloads and personal opinion. The app shows you how many devices are connected to the booster, how the quality of the connection is, it has the ability to block devices from the booster and scans for safety and anti-virus. I was thinking you had to have it connected by that special cord but you don't. You can have everything connected and working properly just by plugging the machine into any outlet so long as it is close enough to pull a connection to your wifi. I put mine on the main floor when my router is in the basement and it connects everything dang near to Nantucket. Best sixty bucks spent recently, really thrilled with it. I would recommend this to anyone, especially people tricked into renting a booster from their providers. Do not spent a million dollars over your life, just spend sixty bucks and have something you own and that works. Before I couldn't get wifi upstairs or even if I stepped one foot outside. Now I can get wifi from places so far I won't even be. Buy it!

Fácil configuração. Muito bom