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TP-Link Archer C9 AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Router (w/AV500 Powerline WiFi Kit) Review

We have already reviewed the powerline adapter portion of the AV500 WiFi kit which can be viewed here.  In this section we will focus on the AV500 WiFi adapter which is supplied as part of the kit.

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The WiFi adapter is finished in gloss-white plastic and features a series of LED indicators on the front.

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Like the powerline adapter, the WiFI adapter features twin Ethernet jacks in the bottom which let you use it for a physical connection too.

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Perhaps the most interesting feature of this range extender kit is that it connects to the router through a building's electrical wiring rather than simply repeating a wireless signal.  This means you can position it further away from your main router, giving you wider wireless coverage.

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2 comments

  1. Steve L. "Chuck" Charles

    There is a comment where the author types “Tenda” instead of “TP-Link”. I believe they are completely separate companies, absolutely no connection and from all the radio-chipset tests, use completely different components. TP-Link is earning a great reputation while Tenda has earned an opposite one.

    I don’t criticise the Mounting Orientation limitation. Just about every router is meant to be mounted one way OR another way. This can be laid on its side, after all. AND the stand (or frame) can be clamped sturdily to any other object for any multitude of mounting orientations.

    What you SHOULD criticise is the antennas are NOT moveable. They are screwed into the frame then into the case (like most swivel antennas) but the frame locks them into one and only one orientation. It’s not the router that is the problem – it’s the lack of swivelable-moveable antennas, and more and more studies show it’s the antenna orientation that is THE problem or THE solution for better signals.

    Not this “vertical only” mounting complaint.

    Also, your comments about powerline adapters make them sound like Be-All / End-All solutions. They’re NOT. With most dwellings’ wiring configurations, they work in some rooms, but not others because of circuit breakers, wiring construction faults or whatever. Fortunately, the setup is indeed very easy – “two buttons and they work.” Or rather, they may not work. But this too is rather a luxury – Powerline Adapters have that rather wonderful feature – they work out of the box, or they don’t! There’s no settings to adjust, only locations inside a dwelling to test. They’ll either work after a few minutes of sync’ing attempts, or they never will; and then move them to a different power-outlet and try again with the “two button” setup. Very quick, compared to most other networking products! Buy locally, and it’s much easier to return them IF they don’t work.

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