TP-Link Tether App Reviews

App Has Its Limits Currently. I really like the features and functionality of being able to see devices, locating repeater feature, and several others. However, it doesn’t have / utilize “Face Id” and every time I login the app rejects my password, no matter what I do as far as retyyor changing, it rejects them and threatens to lock app for 10 mins. VERY FRUSTRATING! Please get these bugs fixed as soon as possible. Lastly, the TP-Link AX-3000 repeater has worked great so far during the past initial use of 2 weeks! It offers 2.4G & 5G at the same time and it looks like the equipment that links up pics the band it needs. As far as the installation, download this APP and follow instructions, just that EASY! I needed this product boost my WIFI signal from my home to my guest house that is approx. 40 ft. away from my garage which is the closest point to position repeater that has a 110vAC outlet. I get a full set of bars on 2.4G and 3 bars on 5G signal. No buffering on 2 TVs, 1 computer, and 2 cellphones while also allowing additional equipment in my main home to access this repeater. AGAIN, so far it is working perfectly! Just get a couple of the items I mentioned earlier and it will earn 5 stars. Current price is reasonable given the service expectations met.

RE650 First TP-Link and it did not dissapoint. I have always used D-Link for extenders and Huawei for routers. I never considered TP link before my RE650, and when I did buy it, it stepped up to my challenge. It provided dual channels (2.4 & 5Ghz) with ease. I put it under-load as I shifted more and more device to it to stress test it. In total I used 23 devices all connected at the same time and it went through them with no hiccups. I touched the device to see if it started to heat and it was normal temperature. I like how the app made it easy to set up and connect both dual channels like it was a game of candy crash. The app also always me to monitor all devices connected to RE650 and also my Host router through the discover function. I can rename devices so I know which is which in the app and I can disable or block devices connection with a button press. It shows me connections separate for 2.4 and 5Ghz which is nice. I also can configure the LED on its face to on, off or on & off as per a time of the day schedule. All in all I loved the device and the app and now I am a fan of TP-Link. Highly recommend their devices and app.

Fast & Easy. Setting up the router and app went smoothly with no hiccups. Disappointed that the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz names can’t be different to distinguish the two for a few older devices but that’s a minor inconvenience. If you live in an area with weak cell service, be sure to download the app and set up your account before you disable your current router to avoid long download times. Also, check with your ISP tech support folks before starting. My service had to clear my old router’s IP address from their system before the new one would be recognized - something I learned from my last upgrade. One 5 minute phone call to eliminate hours of fruitless and frustrating troubleshooting.

Good parental control. Tether is easy to set up and use. In general design is good that I can specify which device will or will not be allowed accessing wifi in specific hours. The downside is that the max “time limits” is 8 hours. My kids are teenagers. They have virtual learning during the day, then they need to do homework and play game after virtual learning. 8 hours max does not work. So I just set up internet allowed time. However there are multiple times my kids continue to play their games after the “internet allowed time”, and once I turn on “time limit” their game stop — I can tell bcz kids coming out of their room soon after allowed time is used. As such, I suggest to increase “time limits” from 8 to 16 or 24 hours so that users can choose from a wider limits.

Was great until it failed to login to router. UPDATE: The issues described in my original review were caused by a faulty firmware update. The newer firmware release resolved the issues and the app is fully functional again. I used the app successfully for three years until I updated the router firmware and am now blocked from logging into the router. I’ve tried 20-30 combinations of deleting and reinstalling the app, resetting the router to factory defaults, and checking the router configuration to make sure the settings weren’t blocking my access. No success. Support forums are filled with many posts from others who encountered the same problem and there’s no resolution. Fortunately I can still manage the router through the web interface but bummed I can no longer use the app. It was handy while it worked.

App is Buggy, limited features, frequent crashes. Homeshield can only be setup through the app, but it’s very buggy. Constantly crashes when attempting to view reports. Device monitoring is limited and shows inaccurate data, doesn’t actually show top visited sites or accurate online time for most days. Usage time is usually off as a result so good luck limiting network access for kids or whatever. Almost no functionality for configuring Wi-Fi settings from the app, requires you to setup most features via a desktop web interface. Device names are often missing or inaccurate making it difficult to identify connected devices, there should be an option to label devices or rename device names associated with MAC addresses. This is also a problem in the desktop web ui too. Setting up the router was actually very time consuming via the app with a lot of false starts. Also no dark mode, so be prepared for your eyes to be blinded at night. I probably wouldn’t bother with the app, just use the desktop local web ui to setup and manage the router. TPLink Router seems good though. Wish the app was modernized and more feature rich.

Very Frustrating. For the most part the app is easy to use and self explanatory. However, I am unable to manage clients because the app continually says “no clients” when we have active devices running on the wifi (macbook, playstations etc.). If it does generate the list of clients I have about 5 second before it “times out” or it will say it “can’t connect” giving me an option to Cancel or Retry which send me right back to my router device. A constant vicious circle. I am extremely frustrated because I want to label devices to do parental controls which, BTW, is the same type of Limbo. I have power-cycled my modem and router as well as deleted and reinstalled the app. I am just stunned that the app is not working at top notch.

Finally, a router that works out of the box!!. First of all, I want to say THANK YOU to the TP-LINK team for providing such an outstanding product. I just returned an high end $800 Asus BE98 gaming router that would not connect to my modem no matter what I tried. After a full day of troubleshooting, I returned that boat anchor and started searching for a real high end router that actually worked. Enter the Arche BE900. Game changer. Right out of the box, the router immediately synced with my modem with zero issues. Setup and configuration of the router using the Tether app was a no brainer and I am up and running as I type this review…less than 15 minutes from starting step 1. Just wow! Good bye Asus and hello TP-LINK 😎

I was favorably impressed with Ease of Set-up!. I only possess the knowledge and skill set level of plugging the power cord into the wall and turning on the power to the devices. :-) I don’t have the tech savvy intelligence in setting up a router, a modem, the internet cable, whatever LAN-WAN means, and not knowing my Internet Connection Type, or whatever else I need to do to fly this thing! But I sure am happy, especially as a senior citizen, that TP-Link made it “user-friendly” for me in easily getting everything up-and-running, and I didn’t even have to make a phone call for their assistance. Thank you TP-LINK. :-) I’m connected!

Still trying. I’m still trying to make the RE505X extender function. All the indications through the Tether app say it’s connected except for one thing. There’s a red dot on the main Netwerk icon when I first connect to the extender. Whenever I try to use the extended networks, I am told it is not connected to the Internet. My main router is a Netgear AC 1900 and I can connect to it from a distance away and get Internet so the blockage is with the Tether app controlled IP link extender. I get occasional emails asking me if I followed the advice of the last email. I have it but there’s no change in the operation of the extender. And then a few days later I’ll get another email asking me if I’ve done what was asked in the last email. The last email was asking if I had followed the advice of the last email. So far this is an unbroken chain. I never get advice or suggestions on how to make this thing work. I’m only asked if I followed the advice. I definitely would not recommend anything that requires the Tether app.

It just works...!. Having left “Windows World“ a long time ago and having lived in “Mack world“ since then, anytime I have to cross back into non-Apple territory makes me anxious. I have been redoing and expanding my home network recently. For that purpose I bought the TP Link ArcherC2300, and although all the reviews that covered setting it up seemed to indicate a straightforward process, I was not really looking forward to it. However, this was truly a breeze. The TP Link app guides you through the process step-by-step, and the device actually does exactly what the app says it will do. So, I was up and running within two or three minutes of plug-in the devise into a power outlet, and this included the time it took to bind my phone to the router via Internet, which required creating a new login with their website. Great job TP Link!

Great for initial setup but lacking in network management. First, I really enjoy the router and the initial setup with this app. The setup was very easy—set up an account, network name, & password. For most things beyond that (including any “advanced” network setup), this app isn’t so great. For example, if you want to change the DNS settings or port-forwarding, that’s only through the web interface. This app is limited to seeing what’s connected, sharing your password, and rebooting the router. It’s good at doing that; I just wish the marketing about what the app is for was more clear. There are also some other minor issues that keep the app from functioning as intended. It only connected to my router locally the first time. Now it always connects to it as a “cloud device” and takes several seconds and network requests to load anything. It also hardly ever keeps my session, so I have to log in basically every time. Finally, sometimes it loses my session when I’m in the middle of rebooting the router so I need to wait on the router, login to the app, then connect to the router again. It’s not terrible but is basically always smoother to do through the web interface.

Functional but very SLOW. I like this app. I wish it duplicated the web console ‘advanced’ features much more comprehensively. But it’s designed for inexperienced consumers, so I get it. The biggest issue I have, and the reason why I don’t expect to be using it unfortunately, is that compared to often-laggy web admin console, the lag in this app is actually significantly worse. I had really hoped for the opposite: that by removing the overhead of the web server processing on the router, the app would offer a more direct path to update settings in the router. But sadly no. In particular, every time I save a settings update, it displays a ‘waiting/loading’ popup spinner, which freezes-up and spins forever. The workaround is to close the Tether app from the app switcher, after each settings ‘save’, and then restart the app to continue changing other settings etc. But it’s a really, really, really annoying workaround!!..

WiFi Extender and Mesh. I had an Netgear Orbi router mesh system for years…. Reason why a mesh system is needed is because I am connecting 3 different building that are over 100 ft away from each other… And my house, the Orbi system kept dropping signal… So we decided to go with the TP Link deco system and it’s head over heels better that the previous Orbi system I had… My studio is over 200 ft away so I decided to hook up an extender to help boost the signal and wallah!!! Best signal I’ve had at my studio… Now streaming will be no problem thanks to this beautiful and economic system we have now… 5 Stars… easy!!

Very usable and easy interface. I don’t have a very complex setup but using this to connect to my FiOS router and 2 other ‘one mesh’ extenders has really worked out well for us. In particular what has helped me is that I can have the router automatically run security, ring doorbell, and other smart home devices on the 2.4 GHz channel and everything else on 5GHz channel. Now, to be fair, my old net gear setup up did the same thing but this software and user interface seems to make it easier for me so I have to say I’ve been impressed with TP-Link and the tether app. The VPN and port forwarding is very responsive and easy to control from tether app. I would like to see them have widgets for iOS in the future that let you check which devices are connecting and how much band width they are taking on the network.

Solid Wireless Devices. I want to give it a 5 if I’m rating the app. Like the options and user interface and seems have various troubleshooting options and how you can have it connect to an extended setting connection if you disconnect. There’s a lot more I could say but just check it out 4 if it’s the devices I’m not sure if it’s that perfect, but they have been good products thus far. I would would’ve been better if the wireless router I got didn’t have to be plugged into the ISP Router since I wanted my own router in my room. I do like the signal extender and the fact that it has a wired port. Wonder if I find my Ethernet extra ports box if I can expand it to the other gaming systems in my room.

Good quality and connection. If you run your WiFi off a WPS capable router, this is super easy to install. I have a Google WiFi router with no WPS button so it wasn’t easy to connect it at first. The instructions and app for this device also aren’t clear. I ended up using an Ethernet cable straight to the router and connecting with my WiFi settings on my phone and that got the app going. I had to reset the device once as well. I then realized that plugging this thing into a wall outlet means not being able to use the other outlet on that set. It’s too big and the plugs aren’t positioned so you can used both power outlets. Other than those things, it works great and fairly securely. If you just use your combo cable modem and router, with a wps button on it, this will connect super easily. That WPS link will allow things past your routers firewall though as it’s not as secure as others.

AX3000 Setup. At first, even though they were very precise, I was a bit intimidated by the setup instructions. I understand computers and such, but have never set up a router, so I watched a video, read the included instructions, and here I am writing a review about how simple the process is. The Tether app is the real hero, even though my wife now thinks I am a hero (my secret). The Tether app makes the process seamless and without fail, I was up and running in about 15 minutes. This router is an absolute speed demon in comparison to my 9 year old Linksys EA6350, that had no more firmware updates available, and was actually the bottleneck in my system. Glad to have made the switch, and being a “HERO” is always nice !!!!

Would be higher but been having too many new random problems. Originally when I purchased my RE605X too boost my current speeds, overall connection, and latency issues it was night and day difference compared to without it. But the past few weeks I’ve been having terrible and I mean absolutely terrible if not worse connection issues than why I originally had purchased said product. The app is lack luster and doesn’t really have or give you many “advanced” and or extended list of options referring to making a network change, from when I first downloaded the app and even went online and logged into the router/extender using the IP address followed by admin Id and password I’ve noticed, “UpNp” and “DMZ” settings aren’t within the interface or options anymore, no port forwarding options, just generally no significant Wi-Fi options to actually help out my connection/latency issues just a dull interface with dns, dhcp and subnet mask/ip settings. 3/5 stars on a once self opinion biased 5/5 star device and app that once was helpful especially in comparison to price compared to its other rivaling company’s that produce the same product if not 10/10 better and significantly more options to help YOU WITH YOUR INTERNET EXPERIENCE.

First-world problem solved. I’m easy intimidated by technology and put off buying these Wi-Fi “mesh” extenders to help with dead zones on my back deck and the end of the house. First, I bought a new router and couldn’t make it work, sent it back. Then bought a regular Wi-Fi extender and and didn’t help because Im too lazy to change wifi networks walking from one side of the house to the other, threw it away. Then I found these Wi-Fi “mesh” extenders. These are gold, but a great price. Easy to set up with the app (same app I downloaded for my router), took about 5 minutes. Now I no longer do over on my phone data. Great investment, I now have 2.

The buddy system. Everything has been working fine. I still haven’t binded my system because I am connected to the main house. I have a hardline approximately 150’ that tethers this box to our main provider. I had read that I could possibly end up shutting the main system down from its ability to provide a wifi signal. All the devices in the main house run off wifi so I’ve decided to leave well enough alone. It doesn’t seem to be losing its signal because twice now I lost it once because the main errored and again today. I had to unplug this end to reboot it. Other than that Spectrum ran a promotion a few years back giving a 2G network for 15 dollars to the senior citizens. Promised never to go up. The bill went up and we mentioned it. They said they needed the flyer to prove what they said. Periodically I notice a change in the address going from 2d to 1d. And we pay more money.

App always gets timed out before finishing. The app always has a “timed out” error message during the setup process. It find the router through Bluetooth, but once you select it, the app eventually times out on every attempt. I had to set my router up using the Ethernet method because I couldn’t get the app to work. Once inside the browser based setup, the password that I set for the device had been changed by the app, so you can’t use the default password to get in. All of the network Wi-Fi bands will still have the default password until they are changed manually in the browser interface. This app is worthless, so I plan to delete it immediately. Buyers should just make sure that they have a laptop with an Ethernet port and an Ethernet cable nearby, as the app is useless and will just waste their time.

Great app to remotely control a great router (Archer A7). This app, with auto-login, makes it incredibly easy to access every setting of your router as if you were on your hard-wired PC. TP-Link got it so right on both the app and the router. The Archer A7 is the first router I’d seen with “Mesh” technology. If you’re not familiar with this, it simply means that your 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands (signals) are “meshed” together and the router leaves it up to the client to decide which band it not only the fastest, but also for which band it is compatible. Meaning no more having to manually choose 2.4GHz for a device that requires that band. And the app lets you see which clients are connected to the 2.4 or 5GHz bands, plus gives you control to set up instantly disconnect a device that should not be connected or you no longer want connected, such as the “Guest” network, which also uses Mesh technology. Obviously, highly recommend the Archer A7 and this companion app.

Great price and easy setup. Ok let me start off by explaining my situation and why i got this. My room is the farthest away from the router as possibly could be, so my playstation would barely get anything and it would disconnect every 5-20min from the wifi. So i went to the store and got the wifi extender for $30… THIRTY DOLLARS! That was so cheap compared to the other things that were available. Its very budget friendly. I got home, plugged it in, and downloaded the app. From there it took less than 10 min to set it up. It was so easy. Perfect for a teenager like me. I’m writing this review after playing my play playstation for an hour or two. I had no connection issues whatsoever. If you need a wifi extender i HIGHLY recommend the AC750 wifi range extender. Like i said, this app is so easy to use and it is so simple to set up any device. Have a great day to anybody reading this

Tether App is simple and parent control is awesome!. The app is simple, it provides a simple approach to the useful things, it is not for very advanced people who look what kind of encryption I am using in my wifi devices, but it serves the purpose for mundane activities What I really loved was the parental control… I couldn’t find an easier way to restrict the internet usage for my kids until I arrived to this extra Add-on, and I loved, and using the reports I could see which of my IoT are visiting too many foreign sites and easily block them thanks to it, so I am very pleased!. I highly recommend it.

Parental Controls Not Working. I bought a specific TP-Link router times 3 to have control over my children’s screen time at the touch of my phone. Everything worked great for a couple months until last update when parental controls went kaput. I have spend nearly $600 to have this control and be a responsible parent. I have turned the bug in multiple times and was not helped once. The answer from the tech support is find a phone that didn’t update and use it until we can release a bug fix. Well no dice. On iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XR, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone 6S the same bug exists. You can hit the up address directly and access parental controls that way but that is cumbersome, time consuming, and not at the touch of an app. If on Apple devices and wanting to use parental controls, don’t bother with this app.

Works great, wishing for bandwidth use data. This device works great. During Quarantine, my family of 6 has put a lot of pressure on the home network, sometimes running 5 Zoom meetings at a time on Comcast 300 Mb/s cable connection. The router has performed well. Setup was a breeze. Everything just works. I’m subtracting one star for a feature that this system really ought to have: better data on bandwidth data by device and cumulatively. I’m not a systems engineer, but in the past I’ve had to sleuth around the house trying to figure out which device is causing overall system bandwidth to lag. Why can’t this device more clearly report the instantaneous and time history of bandwidth use by each device. I note also that the readout of instantaneous bandwidth usage is not accurate; while on a Zoom call, the display often showed my use speed was 0 for my computer.

Tether v 3.3.14 Update to 3.3.16. Update #2: iPad version 3.3.37 still requires a cloud account. Lose two ⭐️s. 👎 Update: TP-Link updated the app and made cloud account registration optional again. 👍 ⚠️ On startup you will see the cloud account login screen. 👎 Select “Sign Up” and on the sign-up page select “Skip.” The app will then operate as it did before v 3.3.14. Revising rating from 1 to 4. Lose a ⭐️ for unclear startup page. The cloud account requirement in Tether v 3.3.14 is unwelcome and has no purpose other than for marketing. To Apple: require that TP-Link either make its cloud registration voluntary, as in earlier versions, or provide Sign On With Apple. Update #3 Well we’re back to this again. With the update to 4.0.5 someone forgot to put the “Skip” control on the sign-up page. 👎 Lose another ⭐️ for continuing to try and force consumers to enroll in a cloud account in order to manage a small local network.

Took a chance….paid off!. I’ve had Apple routers that worked seemlessly. Before that I trusted linksys, and they worked well and were very reliable. But since Apple stopped manufacturing routers , I read many reviews, and I believe that limksys makes an inferior product in comparison to this one. It was plug and play from the get go. And it has software that allows you to monitor who is logger on to your network. I’ve had this for about 4 months, and have been very impressed. It has been totally reliable- no issues whatsoever, and it has good range. The only issue I have is with the software, when you look at devices connected to the local network you may need to look up ip addresses to to name each individual device. This is tedious and no fun. I’m not aware of other routers that can auto populate which devices are which (like iphone 15, or hp printer, etc. ) But other than that, I’m very pleased and would highly recommend this router.

The whole get your information at all cost again.. Had my fill with this shenanigans. The constant update app require account and then remove update and not require account and pull the same thing again. I am tired of the circles they keep going in trying to get everyone to create an account. Normally you are forced to when you buy their mesh system but with other systems that came before it, one should still be able to manage it. So why should I create an account for something I could manage for years with the app with no account on my own local network in my own home? Do you pay my internet bill to monitor my traffic and get advertising data? This B.S. to try and bundle stuff to sell you why also uploading telemetry and other data to their services about you won’t happen here. Will go out and pull the trigger on the Asus that will hold me over to proper Wi-Fi 7s coming out. But make no mistake, it’s the end of tp-link for me. Scummy practices like this is flat out annoying.

Terrible integration with iPad!!!. When I am on my home network, I use my iPad for all of my networking activities. I, like many iPad users, have a keyboard/touchpad case that allows my iPad to be used like a laptop with the iPad positioned in a landscape (widescreen) position. Since iOS 13, the iPad allowed the use of Bluetooth mice and keyboards in an effort to allow users the option to use as a laptop. I find it truly shocking that TP-Link, a company that presents themselves and their products as being for the home networking user, has failed to integrate their flagship app to be used on iPads with keyboard/touchpad cases without having to awkwardly turn sideways with the keyboard positioned vertically to use! What a disappointment! After all the work done to build this app, why would they not put in the minimal additional effort to allow that functionality that would benefit so many of their users?

Wifi for the dummy’s. So I sent my son to the store to buy a new WiFi router. He came home with this monstrosity of a thing. Said look mom you can set it up from an app on your phone. As I have no actual plugged in computer in my home anymore. I was very skeptical but plugged it all in and downloaded the app. Super easy! I had it up and running in five minutes. You can see every device connected to your internet. Love that I can turn off the WiFi to my kids individual devices, I do it just for fun now ;) wish I had this when they were younger and grounded from using the internet... ohhh and my WiFi now works all the way down my street, my man child son may have over done it in man fashion but we are up and running again!

Has gotten worse with every update!!. Every update that comes through for the App and for the firmware on my router has made more and more connection issues!! Router isn’t even that old and is giving me half the speeds it gave before the last app update and firmware update!! Overpriced garbage router!! Won’t ever waste money on a TP link product with the amount of issues I have had over the less then 2 years of owning this product! Non stop connection issues, terrible wifi antennas inside especially the 2.4ghz channel which is almost useless to even use, weak signal after the last few updates on both of my 5ghz channels, even wired connection issues on my PS5 with Cat 8 cables!! Was sold a dream with this router that has more then failed to live up to its expectations of being an amazing gaming router and turned out to be the opposite producing lag issues during game play! Very inconsistent bandwidth! ISP shows full signal coming to my modem but is lost in translation after my modem!

Seriously - ALMOST PERFECT!. Just got my CR1900 and self-activation through my cable company (Mediacom) was #brilliantly simple and automatic - which made discovery and setup in the App very fluid and nearly painless! The only headaches I ran into were the constant log-outs and ins after making WiFi changes that didn't affect the SSID I was on to config them with. Maybe it's not possible to stay connected when a guest SSID is changed, but it's the perception of seeing the login routine over and over again that gets old. My suggestion is to have the App reconnect us transparently, as soon as the network is back up, and allow us to navigate the App and make locally-cached changes to other settings while it's logging us in behind the scenes. Also, I'm not seeing very many advanced options like speed testing, HomeCare or the ability to define a channel, width, or other advanced options many of us use to fine tune our signals. Maybe I've overlooked a setting like Parental Control, which I don't plan to use, but if these options ARE hidden there, that's more confusing than beneficial. Either way - GREAT JOB ON THE APP! It's amazing easier than the junk ARRIS forces on their Surfboard owners, and I can see that your developers care enough to listen and release regular updates to improve it.

The Website is a complete mess. While I do appreciate the solid WiFi performance, navigating the website is a nightmare. 100% nightmare. There’s nothing user friendly about it, changing payment methods isn’t easy at all. First you have to find the option, then you have to figure out if it saved the new method and then figure out how to use it to pay your bill. You get notifications that you have a bill but then interpreting the charges, let alone the total amount due then selecting your new payment method creates positively stroke inducing rage. It takes more time just figuring out all the technical jargon that doesn’t apply to you at all, than is necessary. I’ve considered switching back to normal providers just so I can interact with the user interface without my blood pressure rising by 30 points each time. PLEASE CREATE A USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE!!!

Extremely basic app, good for non-tech people. The app is helpful for people who do not come from a tech background. Tether makes it extremely easy for the mass to manage their router setup and network access management via a decent UI. The diagnostic feature helps identify whether the ISP is the problem or the particles device is having problems accessing internet. What I particularly was looking for is in-depth diagnostics which would tell how much of network bandwidth is being used by each client. This is particularly useful in situations where you struggle to identify which device out of 10 connected is hogging the bandwidth. Overall worth of this in my opinion is 2/5 stars. That does not mean it is not useful. For most folks it will be a pleasant way of managing the router and access. But I anticipate much more features to be exposed through this.

TOTAL CONTROL OF CAMS. I love the fact that I can turn off individual components to my Wi-Fi system with just a click of a button in the Tether app. I have a ring camera system around the entire outside of the house the only way to do something private without God knows who watching you is to climb up on a ladder and take the battery out of the cameras with Tether all I have to do is block the Wi-Fi to individual cameras and I can sit out on my back patio in peace without law enforcement, ring personnel or any other perverted yahoo spying on me ALL without having to climb up a ladder twice to re-remove and replace the battery as there is no way to block cameras in the Ring security alarm system or app or anywhere else without actually removing the battery. you didn’t think they’re just security cameras did you?

It’s nice but has some bugs…. I’ll start by saying I’ve been using this app for a few years now and it’s been fine. Not amazing or like revolutionary, but sufficient. I just hopped on to do a network reboot and realized I hadn’t set up new device connection alerts or known device connection alerts. All seemed to go well as I set up different alerts for a few devices, until I left the app, went to another app and then returned to the Tether app. Now all devices in the alert list show as an asterisk. If one of them disconnects or connects, I get an alert for that device. That’s great - but in the list itself, if I wanted to modify any device, I’ll never know which device I’m actually modifying because it doesn’t show the MAC address either. Maybe fix that?

Pretty Solid. I just got this router about a week ago now and it’s been pretty solid. I got it to replace the network router my ISP provided cause it kept dropping signal when I’d play my games and I just got tired of it. Me and my son use a lot of network when he play his ps4 and I play my PS5. Since I have gotten it my signal haven’t dropped once and I love the extra parental control it come with. Also love the reports it give weekly, though I wish it were a little more detailed (I just want to know every little detail about my network), they still provided a lot of valuable information about my network. I will comeback and give an update after a while of using it

Owner. With the router being sort of massive and having all the antennas it has, you would think that the wifi signal would be very strong, but it seems to have an average presence. Although there are only a couple of dead spots in our 2 bedroom apartment, there should be none considering the size of our home. Also you can’t tell what wifi format you’re transmitting, nor you don’t have any control over assigning wifi-6 as a designated priority. Nonetheless, the router is reliable, but it is somewhat difficult to manage without an advanced degree in router science. Better explanation and clear terminology of the myriad functions, (breaking all them down in layman’s term) will help someone who don’t know much about setting up their home network, be more capable of at least understanding what is necessary and how those parameters will fit into their network prowess. I feel it is more important as the responsible party in the home, to have a hands on involvement in the functionality of my network without having to bring a technician in to set it up. After all, your product is more or less advertised as a DIY networking device that provides independence in our world of expensive outsourcing. Nonetheless, it is much better than that piece of junk I left from a few years back, that offered more problems then it was worth! That said, thanks for your reliability. Just work a little on functionality and you will have a product the novice homeowner can feel comfortable indulging in!

4.5 but deserves a 5, get real.. It would seem appropriate that an app needed for connecting to the internet would be an unnecessary extra step for customers. This may feel true, but in reality the setup is easy and relatively fast. The only downside is that whenever I lose power in my apartment (seems like monthly electrician shenanigans) the router forgets everything app related so you gotta set it up again. This is easy enough, sure, but seems like a bug or oversight. Then again maybe it’s a safety protocol, idk. That’s why it’s 5 stars though, it works 100% of the time under normal circumstances.

Empowering. This is was truly wonderful! I have never had setting up WiFi be so incredibly easy! No spectrum rep, no help from parents! It was so easy my fiancé who knows nothing about electronics was able to set it up with me! We just plugged our modem and routers in and followed the instructions! This app isn’t getting enough hype! Thank you TP for making my fiancé and I’s life so easy! Amazing app! I also love that I can control who is on the wifi, which device gets connection precedence, and even turn on game acceleration through your TP link GX90 while other things are going on in the house and we still don’t lose connection! Truly wonderful!

Better than some, needs better QA. I may revise this later, as I'm new to TP_Link Tether. However, here on the 1st day, a "gotcha" emerges: I see _no_obvious_way_to_log_out_! This could be just annoying, but at a certain point, when I wanted to do something beyond logging in and looking around, it advised me that I'd reached Tether's limits, and I should go to the webpage, a link to which it helpfully provided. However, when I got to the webpage & attempted to log in, it informed me that my device allows only a single admin user at a time. Alright, so HOW DO I LOG OUT? Bit of a "gotcha", eh? The other thing that could use refinement is handling passwords. I would think this would be a prime UseCase for a router interface, deserving of easy visibilty, but apparently I am mistaken. I see no obvious way to manage passwords -- creation, updating, etc. My guess is that both of my complaints are trivial to the insiders who use it every day and programmed this tool. For those of us "outsiders", however, it occasions some head scratching. What do you say, guys, want to let the rest of us use the tool as easily as you do?

Better than some but missing features the web page version has. It’s really rather annoying that the router I own keeps pushing this app. If anything has changed connection wise, the web page changes to this you should use tether app and nothing else. Then the tether app can log into the device, but you can’t see information you are looking for, like what the current wan ip address is to see if it’s no longer configured properly. There are a bunch of other features that logging in through the local ip address in a web page has, that the app either doesn’t or has buried in a different location. Of course the “use tether” web page presents it like tether will have more features than logging in through a web browser, that just isn’t the case at all and is quite the opposite.

AD7200 ~ Tether. I don’t know why but this software forgets my white-list and waits until I reboot to recognize devices on 5 GHz. The ones constantly streaming don’t have a problem staying connected. 60 GHz doesn’t connect to any common device on the market (yet). My ISP or the AD7200 is dripping 2.4 GHz and unusable. It’s in a central location and not heated. This app doesn’t give you full access to the (other) things that matter; logs & white-list (Client List). Yes, PSK’s are crucial to security too and offer that control in-app now. Yes, the interface is easy to use. The ability to change each icon on your client list is helpful in remembering devices purpose. For full functionality, this app is not needed after setting up your hardware. Go to their website/router address instead. 我不知道为什么，但这个软件忘记了我的白名单并等到我重新启动才能识别 5 GHz 的设备。 那些不断流媒体的人保持连接没有问题。 60 GHz 尚未连接到市场上的任何常见设备。 我的 ISP 或 AD7200 下降到 2.4 GHz 并且无法使用。 它位于中心位置，不加热。 这个应用程序不会让您完全访问（其他）重要的事情； 日志和白名单（客户名单）。 是的，PSK 对安全性也至关重要，现在可以在应用程序内提供这种控制。 是的，该界面易于使用。 更改客户端列表中每个图标的能力有助于记住设备用途。 要获得完整功能，设置硬件后不需要此应用程序。 而是转到他们的网站/路由器地址。

Easy and it works well.. My expensive big router failed after it was shocked by a few rapid on off power failures. The rest of the system was working after some careful analysis. Located a C-7 at my local Home Depot picked it up and went home to install it. Downloaded the app onto my phone. Went through the setup procedure and bingo I was on my new WiFi network. There were a few small glitches, but easy to understand and move forward. In the end got all my devices working really well. Used both 2.4 and 5.0 channels with out a problem. The C-7 cost one third the router it replaced. Works very well maybe better than before. It is a modern design with up to date features that are uncomplicated and straight forward. Very good product.

Works well but needs work. As a parent of a 13-year-old, tech savvy teenager, I find this app to be useful with parental controls, however with technology changing constantly it needs to catch up. Devices are now coming with a standard setting which changes the MAC address for that device whenever connecting to a specific network. There isn’t a feature on this router to automatically detect a device of the same name, and merge it with a child profile which has downtime and limited time settings. There also isn’t a way to delete old devices that have been identified in the past, which causes there to be many devices of the same name showing as devices to add or delete from a child’s profile. This is quite confusing. There should also be a way to go into a specific device client connected, and see reports on the app of time spent online and browsing history.

Thrilled with accessibility. When my old router died, I Purchased a TP Link product, and have really enjoyed the ability to set up the router independently. I am totally blind, and use voice over, The screen reader for Apple products. The TP link router packaging included a card with temporary access ID and password, which I was able to place on my scanner and read with Kurzweil 1000. The set up through the Tether app was both very accessible and straightforward. I cannot seem to find a way to make smart connect work. Thank you so very much for including accessibility and your products from the ground up, it was a very pleasant surprise, and while I had some technical folks answer a few questions, it was a really wonderful experience to accomplish this task on my own.

Parental Controls doesn’t work right. I’d like to see a way to add a bulk list of blocked websites to the parental control profiles (instead of one by one) and to be able to add new devices to those profiles after they have been initially created. I created a profile in parental controls w/2 devices. When I tried to add more devices to that profile, I was not able to. All the devices were selected, not allowing me to unselect any of them. I figured I’d add them all, then remove the devices not intended for that profile. But when I tapped done, NONE of the devices were added to the profile, even though they were all selected. Having 4 children, constantly online due to school, homework and socializing, it’s very important to be able to block many unsuitable sites on their devices and those of friends who come by. It’s not useful to have to create a new profile for each new devices. Especially when that profile includes over 20 blocked websites. Please fix this problem. Thanks.

If you updated & can’t access router without being on WiFi…. I updated tether and after that I could only access router while on WiFi at home. I was frustrated and left a negative review. Upon further playing around in the app, I found, somewhere in the app (sorry, I can’t remember just where it was), a place to login to cloud service. I forgot my password, but clicked on “forgot password” and was emailed a link to reset password. I did this, and can now again access my router from anywhere. So the reason ppl can’t access their router away from the routers physical location and can access only on the system’s WiFi must be because we’re no longer logged in after the app update. I hope this helps others having this problem after updating their app. Shame on TPlink for forcing customers to go through all this.

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Works well and easy setup. No problems with setup once I had registered. Could not before see the device and setup the Tether application before this step.

Very basic app not worth it. The app is so basic you actually get more info from the router display lights. The app is basically stuck in basic mode. If you log into the router using the IP address then you can use the same basic mode as select advanced and actually do stuff such as see you SIM card network connectivity. It’s just too basic to waste your time. Well unless you just want to change your wireless network name or password. A whole app just for that. Even then it does not always work, even though it says that it has.

Easy to use. I can easily block a user, check our connection etc without fuss but the only downside is when blocking a user you have only two options - weekends or weekdays, it would be great to be able to choose times too.

Networked (RJ45) Enterprise Printer WiFi’d. OK, have a large format HP enterprise printer with a standard wired network connection (RJ45). It’s a bullet proof printer! Now, office has adopted WiFi 6 access points (TP-Link Omada) and the printer had to be connected. Tether had it up and running in a little over three minutes with a TP-Link range extender. Has been 100% reliable since connection to WiFi via the range extender - ZERO issues and large prints jobs print as if connected to a wired network. Brilliant little device and this App is perfect! Makes setup, observation and changes a breeze.

Simple and effective. Extremely intuitive UI which makes it accessible for a networking novice like myself. Highly recommend it

Useless. Buggy. Not worth setting up.. This router app is literally useless and does not have any real use. There is nothing more added to this app that the online setup cannot do. It would however open the backdoor for potential hackers to get through. The app devs did not listen to my last review re adding any important features, and therefore this app is dead in the water and is not being utilised properly. You are also not able to use this app when there are parental controls set up. No push notifications informing of anything, no way of being able to monitor bandwidth. The router I also use is a TP Link Archer C1200 Router, and there are indeed major flaws in this router maintaining a connection with our ISP (as sometimes it will just disable for a day completely, but the ISP States that everything is fine on their end!), there has not been a firmware update for like forever via the router - which goes to show the obviously non existent firmware development team for TP Link (let alone the app dev team!), plus the wifi can be very poor in parts of the house. Would Not recommend!

It’s decent, easy to use. App works without issue with my device, but please add the ability to run a speed test on the router directly (from the Tether app). I want to be able check the speeds i’m getting from my provider.

Very basic app, but nice and easy to setup. Quickest and easier network extender setup I’ve used. I’ve got a network that’s got to cover a large area and only a small budget to make it happen. I’ve ended up with 3 different extenders from different brands each with a different way to set it up, 2 have apps & 1 needed a browser. Using the tether app I was able to setup the TP-Link extender so quickly and easily that I was sure it had missed something, but it worked 1st try and when I had to reset the network it was just as easy the second time. Not so many bells and whistles or extra controls, but when all we need is to extend the wifi, keep it secure and block anything unrecognised this does exactly what we need

Room for improvement. The app is good but there is issues with mesh devices showing wire connections and sometimes other devices don’t show when connected to mesh device (mainly wire connections) Even if I turn dhcp off and manually assign ip with the mesh on it’s own static ip devices simply don’t show up or show up once than never show up again. (Specifically the wired connections but also when you have other devices connected to mesh it says it’s the same ip as the mesh device, even tho it has been assigned it’s own IP and is showing its own IP address) This is more of a visual problem as the devices ARE working. This is a visual glitch where you can not see the wired connections to the mesh device since the last firmware update but they are connected and working… There needs to be a fix for mesh devices showing as the same ip as the mesh extender despite having its own IP assigned, maybe there is also a dhcp problem with the mesh.

Helpful customer service. Brought the device overseas and was able to get in touch with customer service fairly quickly over email. Troubleshooted to get the device to work!

Works perfectly. Works as it should. I can manage the router from anywhere and can then on parental control when needed :) perfect for little kids and their wifi iPad devices

Tether App for TP-Link AX72 works but One Mesh not so?. This app work for the normal Wifi internet IP address configuration but ,One Mesh DOES NOT seem to be accessible unless on goes via first principles via the Browser and it a pain to restart again.I have at least 4 POWER LINE wifi interconnects and I can seem to get them to connect in the In Smart network [ middle portion between Wireless and Guest Netork

Handy little app. After spending time trying to do it manually from the isp website and the quick start guide that came with the modem, the tether app sorted it in a matter of seconds.. handy 👍

A brief Tether review. I have been using tether to connect to my modem and range extender for over 12 months flawlessly. Tp link’s software not only makes sense but is intuitive and functional. Please don’t bother with other brands like net gear and their woeful applications. Do yourself a favour and get a tp link.

Forced to create an online account to manage your local device.... So, here is a gem these geniuses didn’t think about. You are there, looking at your router as you need to check why your internet is down, fish out your iPad to tether your router and now, you are requested to create an online account to be able to use the app... on the flipping device you are trying to connect to the internet. Probably this was some kind of senior marketing manager thinking “I got the perfect way to increase our reach ability and user engagement, let flipping force them to sign up to use any of our devices that are meant to be providing internet. HaHaHa marvellous idea! What a big dock head am I !HaHaHa! I swear there is zero reasons I can think off to buy one of your devices in the future. Great way of shooting yourselves in the foot I hope whoever came up with this outstanding idea will be looking for an outstanding place to work when you realise the f-up you just made

Best tool available to parents. I only bought this router for the amazing parental control functionality! Would love to see the individual device data usage.

Basic but good. Could do with more features akin to the ASUS Router app, and a dark mode, but it is simple to use and works well. The live per-device usage is also fantastic. Only gripe is it seems to reconnect most times when you leave and then reopen the app. Note that their web admin controls are fully featured and also well laid out though, so I can highly recommend using that.

Now requires TP-Link account. Latest update (May 2020) still requires users to sign up for a TP-Link account and then log in with a TP-Link ID. If TP-Link actually provided some decent justification for the account requirement, I’d probably be okay with it. But the lack of communication and transparency is disappointing. _____ [original review] Hey TP-Link, no idea when this change occurred but I used to just open the app and have access to my router’s settings. Now whenever I open the app, a log in screen appears — and not the router’s log in screen, but rather a generic “TP-Link ID” log in screen. What benefit does the requirement to have a TP-Link account offer? I guess I won’t be using the app anymore... Please consider removing this hurdle. I’ll still give the app 2 stars given that — account requirement aside — it was/is quite useful!

Try again. This is my second ax5400 in a week. Last one faulty. Easy return and help in one go. Went with same one again for that reason. So far customer service has been great! Not doing full stars as the other one was working perfectly and then suddenly power went , but I am expecting this to work as good!!

Simple but it works perfectly. I’m an IT professional but comfortably ignorant of network tech. This app, together with a cheap TP-Link extender, handles the setup and ongoing management without a hitch. I haven’t needed to use the browser setup interface at all. Signal is now extended throughout the house.

Makes everything easy to DIY. Thank you so much for this wonderful app. Having to set up the internet myself for the first time in 20yrs was daunting but this app was an absolute pleasure to use. I didn’t need to know anything just be able to follow the steps

Worked straight out of the box. Very easy setup, works better than anything Telstra had, and I tried the lot. Solved all my issues in minutes. Great product thanks!

Works perfectly fine!!. I don't have no problem using this for my TP-Link #RE:450 just works and extends my Home internet around my place. App works just fine! Thanks for making a fine and easy app. Merry Christmas!

Great little device. We have had many modem/routers since the internet began an this one has been the easiest most reliable one we have had. Changed from modem router to router only with help from our ISP and it’s been flawless. Would definitely buy her same brand again if we had to

Can’t set date n time. This app works well except it cannot set date and time. Its permanently on jan 1, 2020. And its about 10 hours out when i set my locality. Even if i change the locality to Rangoon which is “close enough” time, a reboot sets the time back as it was (but not the locality, oddly). If only it were possible to set a manual date and time, i could use the power saving sleep settings easily.

Disappointing Experience – No Need for a Forced Account!. I downloaded the TP-Link Tether app hoping for an easy way to manage my router locally, but I’m incredibly disappointed. The app *forces* you to create a TP-Link account just to access basic local functions. I don’t need or want cloud services for something as simple as checking my home network. All I wanted was local access, and it’s frustrating that TP-Link is pushing unnecessary accounts for something that should be straightforward. The app itself could be great, but this extra step makes it inconvenient and feels like a privacy grab. If you’re someone who values simplicity and local control without jumping through unnecessary hoops, this app is not for you. I will be looking for alternatives that respect my desire for local access without forcing me to sign up for anything.

10/10. App is amazing straight forward was having problems connecting but the app followed me through the instructions 10/10👍

Fantastic!. I love this router! It’s amazing! Exactly what we were looking for! With 5 kids at home all with iPads and an attitude the fact that I can disconnect individual people from the net is fantastic!! Highly recommend this app!! And highly recommend the TP Link router!

Great setup instructions. Great setup instructions but reminder to write down the password before plugging in as it can be awkward trying to read the fine print when setting up with app.

Works if you’re lucky. 90% of the time won’t tether, won’t let you do anything. Have tried everything we can to get our TL-WA850RE to connect. It will connect for about 5min then drop out again. Says it has full signal but won’t stay connected. I have been trying for the last 18mths to get it to work even slightly. I can’t work from home without the extender as the nbn box was put in the shed by the previous owner and we are only renting. So extenders is what we are relying on. Was told tp link was better than dlink and so we went with this. I can’t afford the $600+ to move the nbn box either.

Just doesn't work. Trying to connect an RE450 to a Starlink router using the Tether app, connected to the RE450 (after factory reset) over my phones wifi, and the app has full network permissions, and this piece of faeces tells me that it cannot find the network. Holy faeces Batman it's right there, you're on it already. Imagine having competent coders in 2024, going to take the RE450 to goodwill (though I feel doing that might grant me bad karma) and grab something not related to TP-Link.

Easy setup. Works well. Easy set up. 1st one was faulty as the lights just kept flashing (never went solid green). Took it back for replacement and the extender works perfectly. Very happy.

Home router management made simple. I’ve always been a ‘log into the router and do things’ kind of user. This was before Tether. Very simple & for the first time I can manage multiple devices from the one spot.

One little thing.. Overall I like the convenience of this app BUT you cannot set the time from it and if you use the schedule power off function after setting the time via the web portal you are back to square one and the year 2020. Also happens if there is a power outage of course. One little thing to fix. Thanks.

Wifi connection. I’ve spent the best part of the day on the phone with my ISP trying to get my router up & running with their service and all it took was a 15 minute session on your tether app to get me successfully connected. One very happy lady.

Ideas for improvements. This basic App works ok but provides minimal features and it would be nice to implement more features to make it more useful, here are some ideals; - Ability to monitor period usage per device - Sorting/Grouping the device list - Add option to specify smart home devices with suitable icons and add ‘Other’ as a device type Get rid of the annoying message ‘the device is not bound to any tplink id’

Easy. Set up was easy through the app and budget friendly Would highly recommend

Easy set up. Not being a tech head I thought this too hard but the app worked through successfully

Easy to install. After buying a competitor extender and the hassle trying to install it, I returned it and bought this one. Easy steps to follow to install and was cheaper. So win win

Great price & user friendly setup. Paint by numbers is harder than setting up this device. Extender range crosses my backyard and into the home office where I’ve been able to connect, work and play without a hiccup!

Seems great. I got my new TP-Link wifi extender today, and although the set up was a little lengthy, it was very easy to do and worked perfectly. I’ll be interested to see how strong Internet signal is.

Quite good. I use this a lot, it can handle both a main router and a slave. It’s not perfect , I would like to see it cleverer at managing devices on the network, ,Ike a warning when a new device connects or a device connects which has not connected for some time. But overall it’s very useful, especially for parental controls, although it can parental control the slave , only the main . 4 stars

Poorly thought out password system. You may wonder why you can’t log in to your router. Turns out the long password you set via a browser actually gets trimmed off at 15 characters. So you can log in via the browser, but then you’ll be pulling your hair out with this app wondering why the same password from the same password manager doesn’t work. The phone sends the full password, larger than 15 chars, deemed incorrect. The browser only accepts the first 15 characters. Companies dealing with networking infrastructure should know better.

Very disappointing. It was super easy to set up, perfect for what I needed, was very happy with it! But after only a few weeks, after no problems at all, it suddenly dropped out and nothing I tried would fix it. No support by phone, and the online tech support was completely useless. Kept asking the same questions like they weren’t paying attention to my responses and when their few suggestions didn’t work they seemed to give up. Very long response times so that the chat would time out. Extremely disappointed, it was a waste of money.

Simple and Quick!. The TP set up was extremely easy and quick due to the process! Really recommend the device for all users!

Easy installation. So far so good. I have poor signal in my home & I’ve been using a different extender but it’s now 7 yrs old, so I upgraded my modem & now the extender. Very easy instructions & no hassle setting it up.

Works fabulously but…. The AC2600 RE650 V2 does exactly what I needed. My only little issue is that it wasn’t as simple to set up as I had hoped. Having said that, I can’t fault it’s performance with the signal happily penetrating 1 brick wall and 3 metal sandwich panel walls with 52Mbs/s at the router and 50Mbs/s 4 walls away.

Easy setup and great connection. I have found the new TP-Link VX1800v ver simple to use and setup. I have used other brands in the past but have found most of them difficult to use and setup. Very happy with this product A+

Could be so much better. It’s easy to set up and mostly user friendly. Wifi Detective in the Tether Lab displays fewer clients than the page for my router and it identifies so few clients with the majority just listed as “generic” and there’s no way to identify each one when you’ve a lot of lights and other smart devices on the network. Finally, it shows my phone as being a wired connection when it’s definitely not. I don’t pretend to be a technical person (I have networked my own home and utilise every resource available on my children’s devices as well as my home network to monitor and regulate their internet exposure so I’m not a total idiot, I hope) so I’ve no idea how difficult it would be to fix the issues above, I just wish I could label all of the clients to ensure everything is working as it should be and be confident nothing is hijacking my connection for other purposes.

Great App very easy setup. Set it up for my family I am 18 keep in mind so perhaps people not so sure on how wifi works and all that should do a quick google search or ask a younger family member

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Très facile à installer. Wow pour quelqu’un comme moi qui est pas trop connaisseur c’était facile en suivant les étapes maintenant il ne me reste qu’à l’essayer pour voir si le tout fonctionne bien et améliore ma connexion internet 🛜

I’m not a techi. Everything is a challenge with these things but I was able to figure it out. It works.

Easy peas. Not hard to do by yourself

Easy peasy?. A bit early to tell but the app seems ok even for a beginner. Now i will see if my devices work.

EASY SETUP. Installation was fast and easy

Ouf!. Espérons que ça va fonctionner

Set up. Set up was fairly straightforward. So far so good.

Just installed. Will give better review later on. Set up is fairly ok

Just installed. Not prepared to review yet I need to use it

Overall great app and extenders. The extenders themselves are great. I now have 3! The last update to the app is a great improvement and I especially like the option to choose shorter time for reboot. An hour off is unnecessary BUT if I try to choose a shorter time it doesn’t save. It will only let me choose an hour for reboot even though the option to choose any time length is now available. Please fix!

Works just as intended!. Excellent for managing my network, works flawlessly with no crashes. Highly recommended the app and TP-Link!

Fast. Easy setup. Using as an Access point. Really happy with the speed of Wi-Fi

Good product. Very good wifi router brands

Broken. Doesn't seem to block clients anymore. As reported by others, has trouble connecting to routers, having to try logging in several times before it will allow access. Try getting the current functionality to work better before trying to add new features.

Easy use. Excellent

Consumer. I love it

Range extender. Working great

Satisfied. Easy set up. Amazing product

Excellent App. Very useful and very intuitive.

Très bien. Fonctionne très bien

Why does this latest version require a TP-Link account?. No complaints with previous versions but this latest version unnecessarily requires signing up for an account to use it. Is that a “bug fix” or is it a “stability improvement”? Guess I won’t be using this app anymore until they remove this useless requirement.

Forcing you to register. To use my own device I have to register. What a cheap move.

Needs a bit of work to be almost perfect. Manual configuration would be a great feature. Otherwise, love it!

Great app but……. Helpful but this a could provide more security feature such as wifi camera detection.

Slow speed relay. Only getting 1/4-1/2 speed or less from main modem. This is a small house. Kind of useless. Rarely use it as main modem provides me with better results at a distance. This was supposed to boost or give me access to same speed as main modem. Have reset a number of times always same results.

Ok. Ok

Set up easy. Easy set up

Easy setup. East steps to follow .. gets connected quickly

yup. good enuff

T-P Link review. Thank you for the Great user friendly extender….😎

Easy setup. App is easy, network is great

Great app but…add mac spoofing. You should consider mac spoofing so I can clear a hotel login using the private mac from my phone

Used to work good... Ever since my last update I can not connect to my device at all.. Might as well buy a different device now with a different brand beings I can’t use the app for it to control anything..

Hello nice. It works

AX5400. Great and easy to set up

Wonderfully simple setup. Set up the whole system was a breeze compared to a competitor’s that I have had to replace after a short time.

Facilité. Facile

TP-Link RE650. AC2600 Dual band, absolutely love this device. Great signal with the router being in the basement and it’s super easy to setup

Add 30 minutes in the parental control, internet allow time category. It would be great if we can have the option of 30 minutes in the internet allow time category since I need to allow my son access to the internet from 8 to 8:30 morning daily instead of 8 to 9. Otherwise the features and controls are great and easy to reach

Worst app. It has no parental controls that actually work! Block means nothing. It is a nightmare to manage the network when it does not do what it is saying it is supposed to do. I tried the pro, no difference, i refuse to pay for basic functionality. Not worth it, it was a waste of money. They used to have much better software, all the new ones are junk. Time to switch to another brand.

Impossible to connect. Since the last update, the application can no longer connect and the loading spins indefinitely without being able to connect. I uninstalled and reinstalled the app but it still doesn't work.

Amazing. Absolutely Love this

Good. Very nice

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Latest update promised bug fixes. Unfortunately what they meant by bug fixes is to drop support for various devices that used to work prior to update and route you over to the website which appears to be broken.

AllGood. All Good

Easy. Easy to set up with the app. I was anxious about it but honestly it took about 2 minutes.

Sue. Works great !

Easy setup. Setup is so easy , instruction was good too.

Very good. Very helpful

Good. Good

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Disappointed. I purchased this product three years ago specifically because it included a parental control feature. However, after updating the app last week, I discovered that the company has removed these previously free features and placed them behind a paid subscription. This change is extremely disappointing and feels unfair to long-time customers who bought the product with the expectation that these features would remain available. Removing core functionality after purchase undermines customer trust and raises serious concerns about the company’s business practices. I intend to explore what options are available to address this situation, including whether there may be legal avenues to challenge this change.

Parental Controls Not Working. I bought a specific TP-Link router times 3 to have control over my children’s screen time at the touch of my phone. Everything worked great for a couple months until last update when parental controls went kaput. I have spend nearly $600 to have this control and be a responsible parent. I have turned the bug in multiple times and was not helped once. The answer from the tech support is find a phone that didn’t update and use it until we can release a bug fix. Well no dice. On iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XR, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone 6S the same bug exists. You can hit the up address directly and access parental controls that way but that is cumbersome, time consuming, and not at the touch of an app. If on Apple devices and wanting to use parental controls, don’t bother with this app.

4.5 but deserves a 5, get real.. It would seem appropriate that an app needed for connecting to the internet would be an unnecessary extra step for customers. This may feel true, but in reality the setup is easy and relatively fast. The only downside is that whenever I lose power in my apartment (seems like monthly electrician shenanigans) the router forgets everything app related so you gotta set it up again. This is easy enough, sure, but seems like a bug or oversight. Then again maybe it’s a safety protocol, idk. That’s why it’s 5 stars though, it works 100% of the time under normal circumstances.

I was favorably impressed with Ease of Set-up!. I only possess the knowledge and skill set level of plugging the power cord into the wall and turning on the power to the devices. :-) I don’t have the tech savvy intelligence in setting up a router, a modem, the internet cable, whatever LAN-WAN means, and not knowing my Internet Connection Type, or whatever else I need to do to fly this thing! But I sure am happy, especially as a senior citizen, that TP-Link made it “user-friendly” for me in easily getting everything up-and-running, and I didn’t even have to make a phone call for their assistance. Thank you TP-LINK. :-) I’m connected!

Good app for tech or non-tech types. Using Tether to setup a new modem and network connection makes the whole thing pretty easy. Only suggestions might be to help non-tech types by making clear the distinction between logging into the router vs. the network. And specifying which internet URL is being accessed through the app can help clear up any confusion regarding accounts and logins. Setting up the router and network results in at least 3 new accounts/logins/passwords. Giving very basic details about which account is which would be helpful for the real beginner types. Other than that-great app!

Latest version blocks Zoom. I set up parental controls for my children’s school-issued chromebooks using the previous version of this app a few weeks ago. After getting the latest app update 4 days ago, they suddenly could not connect to Zoom for their remote schooling. The school IT department could not figure out the problem. Since our other devices can connect to Zoom, I decided to check the parental controls settings. Even after changing the settings to only block “pay to surf”, “gambling”, and “adult content”, the connection to Zoom was still unsuccessful. I had to completely turn off the parental controls to make it work. This is unacceptable. Parents should not have to give up the ability to restrict internet access to enable school tools to work. What changed?

Works wherever I am!. I am not a techy. However, I can typically troubleshoot and figure out most modern devices. I’ve had approximately 6 or 7 different routers over the years. This is the only one that I actually feel like I have some control over how it operates. Everything makes sense. The app allows me to perform most functions, specifically reboot, from anywhere. I don’t have to be connected to the same network. It definitely deserves a 4.5 or better rating. A 5 star rating means perfection, and perfection is an unattainable goal used for motivation. In my opinion.

App is Buggy, limited features, frequent crashes. Homeshield can only be setup through the app, but it’s very buggy. Constantly crashes when attempting to view reports. Device monitoring is limited and shows inaccurate data, doesn’t actually show top visited sites or accurate online time for most days. Usage time is usually off as a result so good luck limiting network access for kids or whatever. Almost no functionality for configuring Wi-Fi settings from the app, requires you to setup most features via a desktop web interface. Device names are often missing or inaccurate making it difficult to identify connected devices, there should be an option to label devices or rename device names associated with MAC addresses. This is also a problem in the desktop web ui too. Setting up the router was actually very time consuming via the app with a lot of false starts. Also no dark mode, so be prepared for your eyes to be blinded at night. I probably wouldn’t bother with the app, just use the desktop local web ui to setup and manage the router. TPLink Router seems good though. Wish the app was modernized and more feature rich.

Best router for my Verizon Fios. I'm only giving 4 stars because they should offer the security and parental control etc for free not as paid subscription. Nevertheless I does a very good job. To my surprise I had a seamless and smooth transition from the original Fios router G3100 I downloaded the app and followed the steps in less then 10 minutes I had all up and running. Hint to avoid having to change on all smart devices and smartvs to the new network what you do is put the same network name and password at least for the 2.4ghz so automatically they will reach the "same network" but coming from your new router. You're welcome !

Sweet Vengence. Didn’t realize how much I’d love this app and router until i went through a breakup. My ex girlfriend claimed all my stuff in the house was hers thru “shared ownership” and decided to keep my thousands of dollars of electronics i bought us though the years while she blew her money on concerts and weed. Once i realized i could control the router remotely via this app, i can now lock out every device on the network from anywhere i please including the 3000 dollar gaming pc i built shes using, and the 500 dollar tv. God i love technology. 10/10 thank you tp link would recommend. Keep this installed and enable remote access if your relationship is on thin ice!

Struggles to recognize its own device. Difference between your Tether app and TP Link passwords? Stupid instructions telling me to reset the router to reset pw and oops, now no internet. Where to go back to my chosen pw... all this to try to measure the wifi speed of the router since it must be throttling down my Comcast new modem speed by 1/4!. A 400 speed plan gets me 100 download speed on your pretty new router. And customer support...where are you? NO INTERNET FOR YOUR FREAKING ONLINE CHAT SO SHUT UP ABOUT IT. Pick up the call. OLDER Ah, you don’t know if tether supports a tp-link router I had it linked to before? Just because I had to reset it up? So now the message is it is an unknown device it might not work with it? Can’t your software play nice with your own HW router for crying out loud?

Missing whitelist. I like the app, it’s straightforward, clean ui, and fast. Easy way to see what’s on the network, and even get push notifications when new devices join the network. However, I find it a bit odd to get push notifications when something connects that isn’t on my white list… kind of defeats the purpose. I’m not sure if the whitelist feature just isn’t working or what. Also, I have to go to the web app to update the whitelist mode, which is super frustrating. Please update and add this feature to the tether app to make it 5 stars

Outstanding Router. We’ve had nothing but issues with other routers. This router coupled with our current internet service has been amazing. We have 40 different devices (TV’s, Gaming Consoles, iPhones, iPads, Apple Laptop, home devices like garage door openers, smart plugs, washer/dryer, Alexa devices, chromebooks, vacuum, and a one mesh network system of 4 devices). Connection to all devices has been strong and there’s no more lag with streaming daily on at least 12 devices at a time. I would recommend this product to anyone experiencing lag, connection, or streaming issues.

Not as bad as everyone makes it sound. I haven't had a single technical issue with this app so far. It does everything it's supposed to do without giving me any problems. Maybe I have a newer version than the people who already posted a review for the app? However, like everyone says, it doesn't have a whole lot of features. But I think that's how it was intentionally designed. They clearly advertise what the app can do... So they are aware of its capabilities. I think it was intended to be a simple app with some basic features and a user friendly interface. Not necessarily a replacement for the router's built in settings page that you get to from a browser.

Easy setup and device works great. My only snag was that I bought this from Target and I guess someone had returned it so when I tried the initial setup, I had to use the Reset feature to new a brandnew setup. Luckily I realized the problem straight away so it only took me a total of 20-30 min altogether to get everything setup. I had a previous TPLink account, so that part was faster. So if setting up new TP link account maybe add 5-10 min… speeds are great I think its good for adding wifi for extended family (for example I set this one up at my mother in laws house to fix her “dead spots”).

Works as intended and described!!!. Honestly love how handy this app is for peeking in on my network if I’m ever just curious about something also love that it will notifies me every time a new device connects to the network wired or Wifi. I would say I wish that could bring all the functionality of the browser interface to the App so I can watch my network traffic without having to log into a browser over a cell network. Or maybe even if they just made a separate network traffic app. (Widget for my Home Screen wink wink) anyways the app works well and I have had no issues with it.

Tether App is simple and parent control is awesome!. The app is simple, it provides a simple approach to the useful things, it is not for very advanced people who look what kind of encryption I am using in my wifi devices, but it serves the purpose for mundane activities What I really loved was the parental control… I couldn’t find an easier way to restrict the internet usage for my kids until I arrived to this extra Add-on, and I loved, and using the reports I could see which of my IoT are visiting too many foreign sites and easily block them thanks to it, so I am very pleased!. I highly recommend it.

Easy, user friendly interface. Added an extender in minutes a few months ago. Different brand than anything else on the network, but it's been working great at keeping the devices connected that I was having issues with. This app isn't too complicated and I'm not really the most tech knowledgeable person. The only caveat I have so far is not receiving push notifications. I had it enabled and there was an update put out I happen to stumble on today. I suspect networks equipped with higher end TP-Link products wouldn't go un-notified..or at least I would hope not for such top dollar prices they charge.

Great app, Request for dark mode. I’ve been using the TP-Link Tether app for a while now, and overall, it’s a really handy tool for managing my router and network settings. The setup process is straightforward, and I like how easy it is to monitor connected devices, adjust settings, and troubleshoot issues—all from my phone. The real-time network monitoring is a nice touch, too. That said, I really wish there was a dark mode. I often check my network settings at night, and the bright interface can be a bit harsh on the eyes. It would be great if TP-Link could add this feature in a future update.

App works and the router too. This is really easy to use and controlling your router/network accessibility remotely from your phone is a nice feature. But it’s not 5 stars because I wish you could toggle the router’s WiFi signal off/on from your phone by using your mobile data plan to access your router via the internet. You have to go and push the button manually. So if I am in my bedroom and I want to turn the WiFi off at night for better sleep, I have to go to the room with the router to manually turn off the WiFi. If you could use your phone data to do that then this app/product would be perfect.

WiFi the easy way. My how far we've come. I've been putting off getting a new router because I hate faffing about setting them up. I've been a techy person my whole life and as it turns out, with this TP Link router and the Tether App, I've never had an easier time setting up a new networking device. Absolutely brilliant. Instead of spending upwards of an hour setting it up and then getting all the devices amon line, I think with the help and ease of this app, it took me literally 5 min to get the router set up and maybe another 10 to get all the devices back online.

Great app. There are a few things that really help by having the app. One of them is the app will show you if you can move the extender farther away from the router in turn giving you a larger area of coverage. I was fairly certain that I needed to purchase 2 extenders to cover my entire house however, after checking the app, I was shown I could move the extender much farther away. This free app saved me money with that one function. If you have a TP-Link router and/or extender I would highly recommend downloading this helpful app.

Connecting issues. It took me two days to connect this device RE315. I had to call Support and Alberto walk me through it and I got done. The instructions that came with advice seemed to only allow connection for a limited number of routers. I have a CV7000 v2, so connecting to it was not able to be done with the instructions in the installation manual. However, Alberto was a great help and all is connected now and working fine. I’m looking forward for this device to solve my connection problems in my garage.

Very Frustrating. For the most part the app is easy to use and self explanatory. However, I am unable to manage clients because the app continually says “no clients” when we have active devices running on the wifi (macbook, playstations etc.). If it does generate the list of clients I have about 5 second before it “times out” or it will say it “can’t connect” giving me an option to Cancel or Retry which send me right back to my router device. A constant vicious circle. I am extremely frustrated because I want to label devices to do parental controls which, BTW, is the same type of Limbo. I have power-cycled my modem and router as well as deleted and reinstalled the app. I am just stunned that the app is not working at top notch.

My experience. I was forced into a situation where I had to move (NOT AN EVICTION) , my new home promised me speeds of 300 mbps , when I’m reality PlayStation said Kilobytes…. And computer was fluctuating between 1 to 19 mbps with close to 4 mps as the average ……. Now I have a good 21mbps which I’m HAPPY ABOUT because my last home only had 16 - 18 mbps . I’m likely too far from the router or the material of this room is limiting signal . As Tech support I know I little something about what the issue may be . Just glad this extender works , never thought I’d need one till now . LOVE IT!

Connected to the world. Living out here in the country “sticks” cell service and internet access is limited. I have fought with a couple major providers since we moved here. You would think they would honor their contracts, but that is yet to be the case. I can remember the rage of my first router was 400’ and now I’m lucky to have service if I leave the room. This new AG1500 is a God send. I now have service throughout the house and so far at least an acre surrounding. I’m sure this isn’t the last time that I’ll be thanking you all.

Why changing MAC addresses???. Okay, the app is relatively decent, if you're too lazy to do the paring using WPS, that works better than the app. Other than that, it usually can't find its own device on the network if you aren't connected to the extended network of the extender. What the heck are you looking for TP-Link? Another part of the review is more towards extenders, RE380D particularly, with the latest firmware that's still not working. Okay, why the heck you're changing devices MAC address? That confuses router's DHCP and forces it to unnecessary issue new IP address that's already issued, but because of changed MAC that's new device. So instead of moving between networks without even notice it, you're on new IP address and that's not good. At least add control in Networking part "Don't change MAC address of connected devices", if anyone really wants to reserve 2 IP addresses on router's DHCP for the same device. Or whatever crazy scenario anyone wants to do with extender, not the router itself. Firmware update TP-Link, ASAP. You don't need a fancy app that doesn't support everything as web interface of the extender. Totally useless app. Better spend time and money on the firmware that works, that on fancy, unnecessary app.

Dumb as a brick. Every update the app and the router interface becomes more & more dumbed down. I used to be able to manage network devices down to the minute and choose the time my kids’ devices shut down for the night. Now, I can only choose hour increments. There is also no longer an option to choose what bandwidth and amount of data to assign to particular devices. It’s either a priority device or not - on or off. It’s completely bricked this router for my needs and I’m disgusted with how dumbed down they’ve made it. I’ll never buy another TP-Link device after using this one for a couple years and it becoming worse over time. I highly recommend buying a gaming router such as Netgear if you have any network knowledge whatsoever. This one is for morons.

Limited functionality makes this fairly useless. I work in the tech industry, but I can’t figure out a solid use case for this for network insight, usage, advanced functionality configuration or security. Only thing that is cool after the easy setup is When it informs you that a new device joined the network, but it doesn’t, gives you any other information for any insight and no ability to rename the device by clicking on the notification, so you have to track it down the long way. It is a good app for novices to use for initial setup, which is understandable. Logging directly into the router itself in a browser gives you much more useful functionality and information.

Ok app when it works. Like some have said, my Archer C9 router will be working perfectly fine. The issue is that it seems like every few days (or every week or so), connectivity to this app, and the local website for that matter, will not work. You will still have internet at your place, you just can't manage it. The only way to remedy this is to reboot the router (short network outage) to regain access. I have made sure I was on the latest firmware and the issue still persists. Again, I love the router and everything about it, but something like this happening constantly is a turn off when thinking of when I want to upgrade routers in the future if it doesn't get fixed.

A garbage app made to keep everyone out except for developers. With grossly lazy Gen Z & Millennials resorting to claim their IT & Network knowledge is at an expert level, they all have absolute zero idea of how to actually do any real programming because they use 3rd party software to do their work for them. Then they polish their organic waste of a title to “developer” where they inflate their meek puny egos on their social media profiles to make it look like they’re very important. Yet, in reality, they don’t have any idea to do any real physical nor menal labor and run back to mommy & daddy for financial help because they’re a complete waste of oxygen! Finally, they shine their very lazy actions by having you do their work for them. It’s time for you to put your adult britches on and start doing some real work!

OOps!. have the Archer4400 and many brag about others but i love this router. almost as easy to set up as my olg “airport”. That’s easy, so am I❤️❤️❤️ Anyway I messed it up trying to make it work the TV internet (never let me get near a remote and wires. YET. It took a little time but I DID IT DAVID WITHOUT YOUR HELP! Guys👺 Anyways, even he said it really worked well across the entire house. Then he started to take all the wires down around the house while I was screaming at him!!! He said I didn’t need them, it’s sll wireless whatever that means. But we had fun wrapping the wires around Things🤭🤭🤭🤭

Tether. I love the teether!!! Its absolutely amazing when your on one side of the house and the modem is on the other end u tend to lose signal or upstairs downstairs vice versa, the teether will not let you down as far as signals go once you connect with teether its amazing how far you can go and still have signal!!! You can rename the network if you want (in case you are trying for signal that somebody may not know you have their password) lol or if they do ur good too!!! It wont let ya down you have to try it trust you wont be sorry!!!' Thanx Teether

Almost without issue. This was one of the most easiest and simplified installations I have done. The instructions were clear with step by step guidance and automation through the app. I had one hiccup, but proceeded anyway, and everything set up correctly. May have been a timeout issue since I wasn’t rushing back and forth to cycle the modem and return to the instructions. I only gave it 4 stars because it did not include step-by-step guidance on Double NAT and Bridge mode. They went the distance to include all of that great instruction; Certainly they could have automated some of that other instruction. They were right there.

It works! Got me online fast.. After trying to connect my TCP Link extender without success for about a half hour, I realized the problem just might be that the ‘easy’, online, step by step instructions were not only incomplete but had text errors in the important places where you just can’t have text errors. You know, like in the links you need to go to to complete the easy step by step instructions. In places the instructions read like they were dictated and never checked for mistakes. Nice. Sooo… I finally ran across a page somewhere that suggested using an app called ‘Tether’ which in some places is shown as this app’s name but is listed in the App Store a little differently. — ‘TP-Link Tether’. Handy. After jumping through a few hoops, Tether came to the rescue and made everything work perfectly in about 2 minutes. It was easy. Tether makes sense, didn’t cost me anything, and lets you do a few other things too. Thanks.

AX1800 dual band Wi-Fi 6 router. I switched Internet companies today. The installer Matt recommended that I buy a router that was better than the one they had in order to not have to use their little pod connectors that increase the Wi-Fi area. I ordered it this morning at 10am and received it by 2 pm. The set up was seamless plug-in play it could not have been easier. I also had a margarita for lunch and still had ZERO glitches in setting it up. Technology and I usually don’t get along very well so this is an incredible victory for me. Thank you TP Link for an easy plug-in play router.

Pretty Solid. I just got this router about a week ago now and it’s been pretty solid. I got it to replace the network router my ISP provided cause it kept dropping signal when I’d play my games and I just got tired of it. Me and my son use a lot of network when he play his ps4 and I play my PS5. Since I have gotten it my signal haven’t dropped once and I love the extra parental control it come with. Also love the reports it give weekly, though I wish it were a little more detailed (I just want to know every little detail about my network), they still provided a lot of valuable information about my network. I will comeback and give an update after a while of using it

WiFi Extender and Mesh. I had an Netgear Orbi router mesh system for years…. Reason why a mesh system is needed is because I am connecting 3 different building that are over 100 ft away from each other… And my house, the Orbi system kept dropping signal… So we decided to go with the TP Link deco system and it’s head over heels better that the previous Orbi system I had… My studio is over 200 ft away so I decided to hook up an extender to help boost the signal and wallah!!! Best signal I’ve had at my studio… Now streaming will be no problem thanks to this beautiful and economic system we have now… 5 Stars… easy!!

A few bugs with cloud v local account and UI. Setting up a BE900 router within the app that already held my cloud ID, the app asked me to create a local password for the device. Then in the Tether app, I was no longer a “manager” of the device. Pfft. Logging out and back in did not fix that. Then, for both the router and the EasyMesh extender, it showed devices as being wired that were most definitely only connected to WiFi. Otherwise, this app still works well for my older router. As others mentioned, most major tweaking of the network can only be done in the device’s web interface.

Tp liknk wifi extender. So far so good! Linked it to my AT&T ALL-FI Wi-Fi router and it works great. I had used previously a Wi-Fi extender that I ordered from AT&T to work together with the ALL-FI Wi-Fi router that have service with from AT&T, and there’s, AT&T’s Wi-Fi extender, did not work in the place that I put it which was about the only place that I could put it to cover my dead zone. The TP link Wi-Fi extender works like a charm. If only TP link had their own Wi-Fi router and service I would much rather go with theirs judging by how this work in contrast to how AT&T’s equipment work I wish I had more Then five stars to give it because I would!

SO EASY!!!. Living on a college campus, network services are provided to me. I wanted to be able to secure my connection, use smart home devices and help stabilize my connection. Not being a tech person, I purchased a TP-Link router HOPING I could figure out how to connect it to the network to accomplish my goal. TP-LINK tether allowed me to quickly and easily set up my router, prioritize devices like my laptop over my son’s Xbox 😂 TP-Link tether guided me through a SEAMLESS setup, so easy—in fact—I thought FOR SURE I’d missed something, but I hadn’t! So far, everything is working perfectly and this app made it quick and easy!

Slickest wireless network setup I've ever done!. I installed version 2.11.1 just 9 hours after the most recent update was available and it worked great! Setup for my new Archer C1200 was really fast and simple (for me). Sharing the password with family members automatically (with approval) worked nicely. I only have one suggestion for a future update, and it's really a minor thing. It would be great if you could register for the cloud services through the app instead of needing to open a browser and do it via the website. But that's not a big deal - I'm very satisfied and glad I used this app to setup my new wireless router.

Works great!. This clever little device enable me to enjoy better WiFi coverage throughout my condo. You might think that an apartment of condo doesn’t need more coverage because it’s a small place. BUT haven’t you noticed that every broadband connection is inevitably installed in the corner of your home?!? Doesn’t matter if it’s a mansion or a college apartment; the “modem”/router is always placed in the corner of your place, and on the floor. So half of your WiFi coverage is aimed at the ground (or the sky if you’re on the top floor), and another half is pointed outside your home, so you’re really getting only 25% of the coverage you’re paying for. This little fella fixes that! It takes your current WiFi signal and boosts it so that your whole place is getting good signal. It’s so clever that it’s even designed so you can still use the other plug in the outlet you choose for this device! Very smart engineering.

Perfect for me!. I was a little hesitant at first, read a mixed bag of reviews and I was nervous of testing it out for myself. I bought two AC750’s for my apartment and I was hoping they could cover my extended area, I was pleasantly surprised when I hooked them up and connected everything. They’re Great! They work perfectly! The app works amazingly, the instructions in the box are very well done, very informative and user friendly. And if you need a little extra security you could go online and look up how to improve your network’s security with a few clicks.

Effective Excellent Affordable Device. The WiFi Extender works very well, with clear detailed instructions to setup. It helps effectively to create uniform coverage throughout home to extend the signal to dead zones. OneMesh allows for the convenience of universal network name and password setting across all devices while moving around home, without the hassle to change into a different network setting on devices. Thanks and appreciate all the indicator features on the extender as well, under budget-friendly affordability.

If I could set it up you know it’s easy!. This adapter was so easy to understand and I believe they actually thought about how to make it as easy to set up as possible. It worked because I can barely turn on my tv and I had zero problem. So user friendly and straightforward. No confusion about any direction because it was so clear that you just couldn’t make a mistake. I appreciate that because I fear setting up anything and when I can do it it makes me feel like I accomplished something😀

App always gets timed out before finishing. The app always has a “timed out” error message during the setup process. It find the router through Bluetooth, but once you select it, the app eventually times out on every attempt. I had to set my router up using the Ethernet method because I couldn’t get the app to work. Once inside the browser based setup, the password that I set for the device had been changed by the app, so you can’t use the default password to get in. All of the network Wi-Fi bands will still have the default password until they are changed manually in the browser interface. This app is worthless, so I plan to delete it immediately. Buyers should just make sure that they have a laptop with an Ethernet port and an Ethernet cable nearby, as the app is useless and will just waste their time.

Needs landscape mode and advanced settings. I am configuring my wifi using a spreadsheet of all of my MAC addresses, another spreadsheet with a wifi signal heat map of locations all around my house, and the TP-Link Tether app. However, I am doing so on an iPad Pro with a smart keyboard attached, in landscape mode. This app only runs in portrait mode, which is sideways from my keyboard. This is unacceptable. Also, where are the advanced settings? Since this is the only way to administer the device without performing web browser voodoo, this device threatens the security of my primary router by not allowing me to enable MAC address filtering. I just don’t understand how this thoughtless app landed in the App Store and on my device without more careful consideration of your responsibilities. I will most likely have to give up on this device and return it.

Need Internet to connect to the Internet. I hate that something as simple as using a router requires an online account and an app. Routers worked great without apps for years and years, why do we suddenly NEED them now? If you’re trying to get your router to work, it’s because you don’t have internet access. Yes, *most* people have phone service and can set this up, but there are a surprising number of places in the US without adequate phone service coverage. Requiring an app connected to the Internet in order to get the Internet is putting the cart before the horse. Maybe the app is nice to have for certain functions (like monitoring speeds), but there is no reason to require it. Shame on you, TP Link. I won’t be a customer in the future.

Great Capabilities, Difficult to use. I really like the design and layout of this app, but don’t know why it seems to be constantly resetting or refreshing, losing any progress I made while I am trying to change a setting or view a report, I get sent back to the beginning again, to try to navigate to the setting I was trying to edit again. Each step seems to take a while to load as well. This happens even more from my browser based attempts to edit settings, so perhaps this all doesn’t have to do with the app itself, but the software running on the router, or relayed through the tp-link website and interface.