Amazon.com: Customer reviews: TRENDnet Wi-Fi Everywhere Powerline 1200 AV2 Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless Access Point Kit, TPL-430APK, Includes 1 x TPL-430AP and 1 x TPL-423E, Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 Access Point,3 x Gigabit Ports

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2023

I have an extender for cameras on my fishing pier, but the signal is weak and unstable. I have lost the signal and had to take the camera down and reconnect to LAN to reestablish the Wi-Fi signal. Since I have 120v to the pier, I took a chance on this working. It is at least 200 feet from my shop to the cameras on my pier. I have a 2nd router as an access point in the shop. I plugged the Trendnet powerline into the same circuit as my pier, and plugged a 50' extension cord into a receptacle on the pier (Weather Proof Covers will not accommodate TPL-430AP to plug in). Also, I only used a short LAN cable to test LAN to see if I could reconfigure the camera and reconnect to Wi-Fi. I would say I had at least 200 feet between the TPL-423E base and TPL-430AP access point. The LAN connected great, I didn't test any speed, only functionally. I have 2 cameras on the pier, I plan on installing a weather proof box that will contain the TPL-430AP and use 2 of the LAN Ports to connect the cameras. Being able to send the signal over 120v was my main obnective and it works.

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Eric Tiffany

Total waste of time.

Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2017

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Nearly total junk. Was not able to automatically set up ("clone") my wifi settings via the WPS button on my router. This is the only method "documented" in the materials that accompany the device.

Accessing the web I was able to download the user guide PDF, which is fairly woeful. The examples and text are inconsistent, and none of the combinations of IP address and manual/dhcp settings on my laptop would allow me to connect to this thing to set the wifi SSID and Password. I *did* get the login page for the web interface to appear at one point, but typing in the provided credentials and submitting the page resulted in an infinite wait for something to happen, which never did.

No amount of power cycling or hard-reset had any effect.

Called support line and was informed that an "engineer" would contact me within 2 hours. At that point I had had enough, before he was able to call back I had boxed up this junk, returned it to Amazon, and ordered a TPLink version (TL-WPA8630P KIT) which has much better -- or at least more -- reviews and might work better. It's cheaper, too.

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Hlórriði Sönnungr

Great performance, so-so reliability, not so great troubleshooting

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2020

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The best thing I can say about these is that when they work, they work great! It's that "when they work" part that's the issue.

I got two of these sets in order to get two of the WiFi extenters (I didn't realize at the time that they sell this one separately ), one for downstairs plugged into my Linux box (which also acts as my Internet router) and one upstairs in the opposite side of the house. These replaced a mix of some older AV600 and AV1000 devices, and definitely improved the overall network speeds throughout my house! (I think part of this is due to the three-phase connectivity you get with the grounding prong included in the wall plug). Even though these are on different circuits and opposite corners of the house, I get roughly 70-80 Mbps download and ~40 Mbps upload speeds (the latter is limited by my Internet connection).

Occasionally the WiFi connectivity on the downstairs device would conk out. The Powerline signal would still be alive, so I would still have WiFi signal upstairs though the second extender, but in order to restore the signal downstairs I had to unplug/replug that first device. Making things worse, the Web-based UI is pretty useless, providing only a bare-bones setup page with little or no troubleshooting information. (This is in sharp contrast to the previous Zyxel device I replaced, where I could monitor all aspects of the PowerLine network including master node, other available nodes, network speed, etc).

I ended up solving the problem the same way a typical Field Service Engineer would, by swapping the upstairs and downstairs units. This was about two months ago, and since then I have not experienced any further dropouts (fingers remain crossed on this point).

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Amazon Customer

works fine, user interface and security questionable

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021

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this product works fine. BUT the user interface and security are questionable. i have used competitors versions of this device, and their security interfaces are much better. documentation is POOR, missing data, confusing words. it took me 3 rounds with tech support to get a "straight answer" on security for multiple devices. in the end, i did get a good answer, and the implementation is fine. there is no way to confirm security, and merging another device in is pretty iffy. of course, their solution is to start over 100% if something goes wrong.

i give this a ehhh minus

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Floridasittingduck

Works

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021

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I have used Trendline Powerline products for years. Recently bought the WIFI over the power line version for my detached garage which is at least 300 feet from the house electrical panel. Works like a charm.

******* Update*******

OK, the unit started to drop off the Internet every night and defeated the purpose since I had cameras in the garage. Trendnet has a firmware update that needs to be done on this unit that they claim will solve the problem. I had massive trouble getting the firmware update done and spent forever on the phone to I presume India. Here are some things I learned.

1. You need the sending unit plugged in to the wall and the Internet plugged into that.
2. Use a laptop to then plug into your TPL-430AP which is the unit with the antennas. It is best to do this in the same room. The TPL-430AP need to be plugged into an outlet.
3. They will tell you that you need a PC to do this and not an Apple product. They are wrong. The issue as to why you can't get the management software up using your Safari browser is NOT that you have an Apple but rather when you first installed it the default IP address has been changed thus the one in the instructions is wrong. You need to use a IP scanner to figure out what is on your network. You are looking for the "new" Trendnet address. Write it down. You can find a scanner in the App Store. I borrowed my neighbors PC and used a free one for Windows 10 but later plugged my Mac in and it worked like a charm. You just need to know the address.
4. The file you download needs to be extracted. That means it should end in .IMG. If you have the file listed as compressed it has not been extracted.
5. Once download according to the way too simplified instructions you are good to go EXCEPT.
6. With the download done you previous cloning to your home router is wiped out. You need to do it again. Start by syncing the 2 Trendnet units. Push one sync button and then the one on the other unit.
7. Now press your clone button..... they say for 10 seconds but that is too short. Keep the button pressed until both 2.4 and 5.0 band LED's are flashing then run over and press your home router WPS button. Give it time.... they are slow to act.

Hope this helps.

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Beth M.

Much slower speeds than google wifi/mesh

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020

Verified Purchase

Let me preface this with
1. I know the stated speed will never be close
2. I’m a pretty tech savvy person, but the method I used may actually not be workable

I have 600mbs speed and use a nighthawk router that is rated for gig speed and then also google mesh wifi. I wanted to find a way to increase speed but we have literally one Ethernet port. Already using google mesh I knew this was essential just another mesh device but wanted to see if it could beat my google unit since this one is rated for high speed and would be dedicated for that.

Here is an average of tests I did before buying (using ookla):
Wired directly into my modem: 285mbps

Wifi speed directly next to my modem/router: 230bps download

Wifi speed two rooms away (right next to a google mesh unit) 95mbps

Wired into google mesh unit: 150bps

I then purchased this unit to see if I could outpace that and have really solid speed and connection.

At the time of test this unit I redid the wifi on google mesh test (in the room away from router/modem) and averaged 85mbps

Then set everything up and wired myself in to the new trendnet unit.
I did three tests just like all others with
58mbps
56mbps
50mbps.

So wayyyyyyy below even wifi speeds. Again although I am pretty tech savvy using essentially two mesh systems within one another I’m not sure how or if that had a significant impact, but if it didn’t then the speed was pretty awful.

I can’t recommend this unless maybe you want to use this as your only mesh system and if you’re doing that might as well go with google or orbi mesh

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J. Tebary

It works well, and is backward compatible with other TRENDnet gear

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021

Verified Purchase

I've used this tech for almost a decade now, and I was really surprised when the wifi-extender allowed my old kit to work with the new. I had to use the new "sender" unit in order to get it all to work, but once I did, cloned my WiFi network, and then used the sync button on the old outlets, everything is working great. My house was built in 1959 and about 1/2 of the outlets in the house work with the ethernet connection. I have a 1gig connection and my son gets right around 250Mbs with double my ping at 16ms, mine is between 5 and 8. I have 18 smart home devices/networked devices and always at least 5 additional phones/tablets connected and those are benefitting from the wifi range to the backyard and basement.

I've used powerline ethernet in no less than 6 different houses/condos and it's always worked to one degree or another. The last house was built in 1919 and about 1/2 of the outlets worked fine, the others didn't work at all. If you don't want to run expensive ethernet cable through your older house, or are renting and can't run anything at all, you owe it to yourself to try this setup. Some may scoff at this, but consider the cost of a spool of shielded CAT6, the terminators, the tools required to make the connections, the time, energy, and thought required to wire an existing home, and I think even a $150 investment in this tech is worth a shot.

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Cdr

AT&T UVERSE USERS READ THIS!! Wireless Access Point (WAP) problem solved!!!

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020

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Okay for anyone who is an AT&T Uverse subscriber read this! I have to wireless Uverse receivers upstairs in my residence. The Uverse wireless access point, or more commonly referred to as the WAP, has to connect directly to the ethernet port of the the AT&T modem. I needed to move the WAP for the wireless Uverse receivers upstairs due to the wireless receivers CONSTANTLY loosing signal. FYI- The AT&T receivers only use the signal from the WAP and has NOTHING to do with the WIFI strength at the location of the receivers.

Well I took a chance and purchase the Trendnet TPL-430AP with the hope of moving the WAP upstairs and plugging the WAP into the ethernet port of the Trendnet TPL-430AP. (Note: I had tried this before by moving the WAP upstairs and connecting into the ethernet port on an AT&T wireless extender. DID NOT WORK.) IT WORKS PERFECT. I have FULL signal on both of my Uverse wireless receivers. FINALLY!!! I have researched and tried to figure this out for a year. So short story long I purchased the item to use the powerline function. It did the job for what I needed it for!

The setup was SIMPLE! I cloned my WIFI SSID with my AT&T router (BGW-210) and all is well with my WIFI signal as well. Hope this helps someone with the same problem and they don't have to research as much as I did to solve this AT&T Uverse wireless receiver problem.

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melonheadsr

First unit failed - second works great

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020

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What drew me to this item was the ability to clone my existing SSID. While not a true mesh network it does seem to work seamlessly as I move through the house. Our main Wi-Fi gets 100+ Mbs, but the remote office was spotty and in the single digits. The first unit i received was faulty. The base unit and the extender would not talk to one another. I was a bit frustrated with the tech support and it took nearly two hours to convince them the unit was faulty. Amazon shipped a replacement. The second unit was set up and running in less than five minutes. We’re getting 85 to 90 Mbs in a remote part of the house. In the basement under that same room we now have similar speeds as well where we had nearly zero before. I’ll add our home is 14 years old so “modern wiring” is available.

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CBSPWL

and as a general rule don't recommend them as we have experienced shortened life of the ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018

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Although I am a tech, I've have not had any issue with these devices. The support techs for these types of products, PowerLine, have been saying for years that they need to be on the same breaker but that is not true. they just need to be in on the same breaker panel. If you have multiple panels in your house (likely if it is bigger home), then just make sure the electrical outlets for each device is on the same breaker panel.

I had no issues setting them up using the ip address, etc. However, I've done this with a ton of different products over the years and know how to get to where I want and get it configured quickly. I did see a reference to TP-Link products, and as a general rule don't recommend them as we have experienced shortened life of the product. We have come to experience good results from TRENDnet.

I can't speak to tech support because I've had very little interaction with them.

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