TP-Link RE615X AX1800 WiFi 6 Range Extender w/Ethernet Port | 1.8G Dual-Band Wireless Repeater Amplifier | Up to 2100 Sq. Ft., 64 Devices | Internet Signal Booster | APP Setup | EasyMesh Compatible

Appears to be a good value if it lasts long. The AX1800 took 5 minutes to setup with TP-Link Mesh system router and the DECO App. After following the initial plug in and waiting for the AX1800 and the LED light instruction settings; I opened the DECO app on my cell phone and then clicked on more. There I enabled WPS in the app and then pressed the WPS button on the AX1800. The AX1800 unit connected within seconds and was fully functional within a couple of minutes. I have it about 40 feet and behind 3 walls away from the router. The speed is nearly equal to that of the router. Hope this is useful for anyone setting this up with TP DECO Mesh!

Works great - it changed the WiFi at far side of our house from 40Mpbs to 200Mbps, which makes a big difference for both computing and WiFi cell phone use. Not too hard to install, and it extends your existing WiFi instead of creating a second network (which complicates EVERYTHING). If you don't want the SSID broadcast for security (like we don't), you do have to explicitly turn that off after installation (which we found out much later).

This extender works very well. I use it with an Orbi router in my office to connect with my workshop, which is about 60 feet from the house. Although it is at the end of its receiving range, it delivers excellent wifi quality. The instructions that come with it are clear and easy to follow, and set-up took only a few minutes. It's a great product and reasonably priced.

Okay, this extender connected right away with my modem/router. It shows up well n the Tether app. Has great signal. But, even though it connects to your existing WiFi router it is basically a separate router. So if you have a device that was connected to your main router and you want to use this device to get a stronger signal you will need to redesignate the new router name that will be created by this extender. You can change the name of the New extender/router to whatever you want. There will be two new devices that will appear on your list of available routers. They will most likely be named the same name as your main router with the suffix of _EXT and _5GEXT, or something like that. You will need to create new or use existing passwords for the during setup. Then, to connect to one of these go through the same process as when connecting to any WiFi. Even though this extender is connected to your main router you don’t use the connect SSID from that router, you use what you have created for this extender.

Due to the size and layout of my home, there was no way to get a centrally placed router to reach certain areas with a strong enough signal. I decided to buy this extender to help fix these issues and it has worked out quite well. Now, most devices that had weaker signals have had better connectivity, especially the many smart devices that I have outside of my main living space (basement, video doorbell, external cameras, etc.). Installation was very easy, and setup with my TP-Link router was simple. The only surprise really came from the size of the product - it is much bigger than I thought it would be. I had space for it, but if you want this to be inconspicuous, that is going to be a tough one. This doesn't detract from the value, as I have it in a location that is not very visible, but if form factor matters to you, take close note of the size (including antennas) before buying.

This extender bonded seamlessly with my router. It worked fantastic from the very beginning and was easy to set up. It had a significant range in my network.

In my situation, which can’t be the only one, I wanted to extend my signal to another room in my shop. The shop is roughly 80x100 with steel walls deciding the sections. The problem is my main WiFi router wouldn’t get any signal going through the walls to the other room. Even though they were 20ft and 50ft away respectively. So I bought this to hardwire an Ethernet cable from my router to this extender to use the same network signal and essentially have a another WiFi emitting device in another room on the other side of a steel wall to get signal. The problem that you must be aware of is there is absolutely no way to set this up in access point mode UNTIL you have wirelessly connected to your network. I figured I could go into the initial setup and change modes immediately before going through the entire setup process, a process that ONLY works if your extender can connect to your wireless router, connect to it, finalize its settings, reboot to save them, then go back into your setup and finally be able to change modes to “access point” mode. So first point of contention, the device will NOT finish setup (errors and times out) if you have an active ethernet cable attached to it. In my case, that was the signal from one of the lan ports of my router plugging into this extender (remember, no signal through steel walls). So easy enough fix. Simple set the device up next to your existing router, then after finalizing setup, rebooting, changing to AP mode, moving router to its new location, and plugging in Ethernet cable, it works fine. My advice would be to have your team update the drivers / setup to immediately ask, as in the 1st step, the mode someone will be using this device. That would save tons of time and headache as I’m sure many people would use this device hardwired from a long lan port run off their router like I am. After that, seems to work fine and exactly what I was looking for. Just be aware the install instructions don’t exactly give you this info. And above all, if you plan on using the Ethernet port on the extender, DO NOT plug anything into it until AFTER your setup has completed and finalized. I had to do 2 hard resets of the device before I figured out that was what was stopping me from the initial setup as well. Just an FYI….

I live in an old house built in the forties that has a lot of lathe and plaster walls making dead spots prevalent all over the house. When you’re near the modem/router we get crazy good speed but as soon as you go down a hallway you start to drop off precipitously. I bought one of these range extenders as a shot in the dark to extend our wifi coverage to the backyard for these nice Ohio summer days on the iPad watching our Guardians play. The range extender worked so well I bought another one to further our household coverage! The range extender is slightly on the larger side as compared to an older extender I bought years ago that really didn’t work. This one also has two antennae that stick out and swivel up and down. I guess this is a nice feature to have but I wish there was a way to tell how your signal strength was being affected by a slight movement up or down of the antennae. Otherwise I just leave one pointed straight up and the other slightly angled at about 45º in the hopes this works best. Normally I’m opposed to downloading yet another app with the newest piece of hardware I buy but I did download Tether, the associated app with this device. To my surprise the app is extremely intuitive and well laid out and very user friendly. The app makes setting up the device extremely easy. Of note, when I did purchase the second extender it was just as easy to add the second one to the app. The app is a big reason I purchased another of the same extender rather than try another brand. Super easy to use and keeps things nice and tidy on the phone. The hardware/software combination has a ton of settings that I’m sure more advanced users will revel in but I was able to set up the extenders in almost no time flat and I was up and running. My main modem/router has the capability to enable OneMesh software as does these extenders but I chose not to enable this feature. A big problem I have with the OneMesh feature is that all the smart devices in the house (of which we have about 40) all seem to float on different connection points and if the phone isn’t on the same connection point the devices often don’t work correctly. I’ve had no issues with connection, speed, or signal strength since purchasing these two range extenders for the house. I am truly pleased with this TP-Link range extender product and couldn’t be happier with the results. I can now freely go about the house and keep a solid connection and I can sit about 100’ from the house and stream content on my iPad in the backyard now. Couldn’t recommend more highly. I do hope this review was helpful for you in some way. Cheers!