TP-Link TL-PA4010PKIT Passthrough Powerline Adapter Starter
TP-Link TL-PA4010PKIT Passthrough Powerline Adapter Starter Kit, No Configuration Required, UK Plug, Pack of 2
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| Weight: | 300 g |
| Dimensions: | 5.8 x 4.2 x 9.5 cm; 300 Grams |
| Brand: | TP-Link |
| Model: | TL-PA4010PKITV5.0 |
| Colour: | White |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | TP-Link |
| Dimensions: | 5.8 x 4.2 x 9.5 cm; 300 Grams |
It works out of the box paired already, and was installed remotely by grandson whose 10 to fix his xbox signal problems. No parents were harassed in this process! (Eyebrow may have been raised, as ever with child unplugging stuff) The ‘thru’ socket design doesnt reduce the number of sockets available.
Great idea for a point to point connection.
You just need to plug each unit into a mains socket. Connect one unit to your modem using an ethernet cable. The other unit is then connected to the network without any need for passwords/apps etc. I’m very happy with this purchase.
I purchased the model TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT and the results are better than expect!! I can play video games without connecting a very long Ethernet cable from first floor to second! The speed is around 30-35% the speed of the line, but still perfect without delays, or signal cuts.
Due to the location of my router I was getting a poor WiFi signal to my television and human box. Many channels I was unable to get and on occasions I had failed recordings due to a poor signal.
Since I installed this device I have managed to get over 30 channels which I could not get before. I still am unable to get some channels but these are not ones I do not use.
I had tried a WiFi booster prior to this device but it did not seem to improve matters.
This device is excellent and highly recommended if you have poor signaling.
I was changing from wireless connection to wired on my PC and was looking for decent Ethernet adaptors. A friend recommended these too me and they have been nothing less than brilliant.
I now have great fast speeds to my PC upstairs and a more stable, reliable connection. Connectivity from the box to plug downstairs and plug upstairs is good doesn’t drop out and doesn’t cause slow speeds. I am extremely happy with these and if you are looking to move to a wired connection, these are a great option to start off with.
Very happy
Just what we needed to connect our BT YouView box to our BT SmartHub.
The 2 devices were originally next to each other and connected together with a short LAN cable. We decided to move the YouView box to another room. As it doesn’t support WiFi, we opted for these PowerLine adapters rather than running a new physical LAN cable through the house.
I am impressed, installation and set up took all of 2 minutes and everything works a treat. The connection appears to be reliable and quick.
Time will tell but so far, we are rather chuffed
I looked at Extenders / boosters but wasn’t confident about their reliability, this is a direct pass-through which provides an ethernet point in a location the router cannot reach, using the mains ring. I was fed up with my son moaning about slow wifi on his gaming PC so the PA7017 looked the best solution. This model does not provide or receive a wifi signal, you need a spare mains socket and ethernet so it wont help with an unwired phone / device.
But for the PC it was a transformation. I haven’t had a single complaint in 3 months, in fact I have had nothing but praise for it so its done the job perfectly. Meanwhile however my son is turning into a lazy slob who won’t leave his room so please take this as a warning.
The TP-Link TL-PA7017P is a game-changer for home networking. With its easy setup and reliable performance, it’s perfect for extending your network to areas with weak Wi-Fi signals or limited Ethernet ports. This really helped with my gaming and increased the wifi speed to my PlayStation 5
I was fed up with wi-fi boosters that kept needing to be reset and providing unreliable speeds. I bought this with some scepticism and was surprised at the easy set up, speed and reliability. Fortunately, the router and my device are on the same circuit so this has worked perfectly.
The powerline adaptors give me a reliable and convenient solution for extending the network connection throughout my house.
Pros:
Easy Setup: The powerline kit is wonderfully easy to set up.
You simply plug one adapter into a power outlet close to your router and connect the adaptor via an Ethernet cable.
The second adaptor goes into a power socket in the desired room and again using an ethernet cable connect to your device.
There is no complicated setting up or wiring, you simply plug and go.
I’ve had mine running for a while now and the connection is fast and Stable.
The powerline adaptors cleverly utilise the electric circuits in your home to extend the internet network.
This creates a strong and steady connection, ideal for my internet needs such as online gaming and streaming TV.
Socket outlets are a premium in my house so it was important not to lose the only one close to the TV and Xbox, so I opted for the pass through adaptors, this allows you to use the power outlet for other devices without sacrificing an available socket.
The adaptors are both the same so it doesn’t matter which one goes where, they both have the same pass through so you don’t lose the use of a socket and each have a single Ethernet port, this allows you to connect a single device or you can add a multi port ethernet box which are inexpensive and work well, this will provide extra flexibility for connecting multiple devices, such as gaming consoles, smart TVs, and computers.
The adaptors have green led lights showing that power is on and network is ok which is handy, plus they aren’t too bright in the bedroom.
Cons:
Need to be on the same circuit to work.
So if you want to use it in the shed or your upstairs sockets are on a different one to downstairs then it won’t work.
The longer the circuit then the effectiveness of the adaptor may diminish but in a standard house is not an issue.
Overall, the 600mbps Passthrough Powerline Adaptors are a solid reliable solution for extending network connectivity throughout your home.
With its easy plug and go setup, solid connection, passthrough outlet, and god Ethernet speed it’s an easy option for improving network reach.
I would recommend these as a great addition to any home network.
On the down side, they are rather bulky so if installing on a wall behind, say, a TV cabinet there will have to be a gap, especially if you use the pass-through power socket.
It would be nice if they were addressable at the TCP/IP level using, say, a web interface or SNMP so that they could be configured and monitored from other subnets in a routed environment but that’s a minor niggle.
my wifi upstairs was super unstable and made both gaming and productivity an awful experience but this device made my wifi perfectly stable and present the speeds that im paying for to me
Bought these because I work from home & moved from sky dish internet to sky fibre & everything is so more tech than it used to be. Plug it in where the fibre came into the building & at my work station & hey presto it’s works. It does need to be running on the same electric circuit ( our bungalow is split into 2 Kitchen & garage is one circuit & front room, bathroom,bedrooms are on another. I didn’t know that when I bought it, it could have made a big difference
I have a 900mbps (90mbps upload) internet connection, very fast, but one room in the house is a wifi dead zone.
It’s a 3 storey house, wifi router ground floor at the front, room is 2nd floor at the back.
Very poor wifi performance from both a streaming Sony TV set and MacBook Pro. Lots of buffering or no connection at all. I tried a wifi booster, but too flaky to be useful.
These powerline adapters work great for me. 150mbps download and 90mbps upload.
Ok, nowhere near the stated 1000mbps, but these are respectable speeds, and most importantly, they are stable and consistent.
It means I can now happily stream 4k video content and have video meetings without annoying dropouts or that stupid buffering icon.
Well worth the money.
These are brilliant. Should have got them sooner. My PC has never had a wireless card, plus it was in a dead zone anyway. I’ve messed about with WiFi extenders that also have ethernet ports but it always seemed like a temperamental setup. Straight out of the box, bam! 60mb/s download / 20 mb/2 upload, and that’s through a spurred socket off an ancient power circuit. My broadband is technically 200 mb/s at the hub but almost never gets near that. I’ll take 60 mb/s anyway. No convoluted setup or downloading apps or creating accounts with some company or other. Just plug and play.
I can only compare this to what I had as my previous set up but this is a huge upgrade for me personally. I have used this to connect my pc upstairs where the router is situated in the living room. I have a 500mb connection and the previous wireless connection was giving me speeds averaging 30-35mb. After setting this up in literally 5mins, I now get 170-180 so it is now over five times faster. It’s never going to hit the 500 I get in the living room but as secure hardwired connection with low ping and no jitters is a big win for me for streaming, gaming and general pc use downloading large files.
This has solved my wifi problems.
The router is at the bottom of my house but my “office” is in the loft (don’t ask…) which meant that my wifi connection was intermittent. The TP PowerLink has solved all my connectivity issues. Brilliant!
Obviously as wtih any powerline system, the speeds you will get depend on the wiring in your house. If you have an old house with old wiring, or a weird layout to the circuits, you may come across issues.
That said, in the 50s/60s ex council house i am currently in, i am getting an average of 75mbps while the receiver is plugged into an extension cord on opposite corners of the house., so i’m pretty impressed.
connecting the two was very easy, plugged them both in in the same room, pressed the pari button on the bottom of them both and within seconds the two lights stopped flashing.
unplugged the receiver and took it upstars and plugged it in. again, within a coule of seconds, both lights lit up and when i connected the cable to the receiver, it connected right away.
time will tell if they last, and i have no idea if adding any more to the system will cause any issues or cause the speed to go down, but they are working for me!
Not sure when you’d ever get the ‘gigabit’ speed, but i suspect you;d need much more recent wiring than we have, abnd probably would need to be on the same ring circuit to minimise interference, but for most people it will be more than enough.
just need to reorganise the room or get a longer ethernet cable so i can plug the receiver directly int a socket.
They are a bit large, so if your socket has limited clearance below it, you may run into problems as i have due to furniture. i can plug it in, just, but no space to then connect the cable where the ethernet socket is underneath.
Doesn’t make a sound, pretty good for the price, instantly made my WiFi 10 times better in my room and I would have high pngs but now I have low ones, and it’s just made gaming and other stuff easier as I would get bad signal in my room. Easy to use, only problem I have is that the wire is just a bit too small so I’m afraid it might break. Potentially buy agai
Great solution if you are looking to boost your network speed if you are struggling with the WiFi signal, as this clever device transmits over the power grid. Simplest of all to install, plug one in a socket (network cable from router plugged in device) and then plug the other one (network cable from this device to the PC/console/tv box or WiFi extender even) on a socket that is on the same wiring and just press a button to pair. Easy as that – no cables involved and amazing speeds.
This product is great. Set up was incredibly easy I just plugged one into my router and the other in my room where a gaming PC is being used and both adapters found each other in a couple minutes. Immediately doing a speed test I’m getting 70 down 18 up which is exactly the same as a direct Ethernet connection. My ping issues and packet loss drops are completely solved and my online games aren’t lagging anymore. I imagine this product wouldn’t be suitable if you a connection over 100mbps because the Ethernet port on the adapters is only 10/100 so if they ever install any faster internet to my road then I will upgrade the adapters but for now I’m extremely happy with them. I’d tried several wifi adapters and have come to the conclusion that using WiFi for gaming is just terrible and these adapters are the way to go if you cannot run a cable.
I bought this kit to stop lag whilst gaming. It’s worked perfectly and I don’t think I can ever go back to using the WiFi for such a thing.
The installation was so fast and simple. Would highly recommend them.
I have a cable box incompatible with my Internet provider. Since a new router new settings the WiFi does not hold v long sometimes 1 hour. But more oelr less every day inhale to input my WiFi code. I was beyond fed up!
On speaking to the umpteenth agent at the Internet provider he suggested these fancy plugs!I have noticed an improvement so now 4 or 5 days it lasts and then I put WiFi code better than before.!
I think IF I could get the ethernet lead in it would be awesome but does not stretch so just the plug in the wall and hey presto better signal.
Very easy to use, just plug and use really.
No problem with the speed and connection neither. Bought them to work from home for months and had no issue at all so fa
Exactly what I needed it for and havent looked back. Highly Recommend
Our Sky router wifi is hopeless i was getting between 1 and 25 mbs all over the house. With this i am now getting a constant 47mbs for my laptop. I plugged it into an extension too! No more lag for work zoom calls.
I bought these to replace some old Belkin ones after I upgraded my broadband to 500mbps. They are definitely a lot faster and have the added bonus of being able to plug in to so your not losing a space. Definitely recommend.
Comes with two ethernet cables so everything is ready, literally plug in and you’re away.
I have used Tp-Link devices for many years to avoid installing network cables all over the house. These units with through connections for 13 amp plugs are ideal for space saving.
Order arrived this evening. Opened box, plugged it all in, pushed the button, and hey presto everything worked first time. No hassle.
I bought this as I had old BT power line adapters but it only had one Ethernet connection so I had to choose which device I had connected via Ethernet.
The set up was quick and easy, I connected the plug with the signal Ethernet port to the router in the bedroom and the second plug with the dual Ethernet ports on in the living room and connected the Ethernet cables to the PS5 and Xbox.
I didn’t even have to press the sync button to sync the two plugs within 5 seconds they were connected and ready to go.
I ran a Speedtest and get no drop in internet speed or performance from running it through these plugs. I also like the fact that you don’t lose plug sockets as these have built in sockets.
Used to get better mbps on my xbox, ive noticed a more secure connection since using it, the speed isn’t as high as i would like but it’s still up there with a better sturdier connection than wireless
They don’t run at full speed but they run at a fast enough speed that’s good enough. One is plugged in at the front of the house, the other is plugged in upstairs at the back. Reasonably new build house (~2003) with modern wiring.
It’s connected to an Ethernet switch at the remote end and straight into router on the other end. 6 devices in total, works well.
It’s been stable, hasn’t dropped out and have no complaints.
Why do I say this? Well, in case you have had the same issue as me frankly. These things seem to work for a finite time and then begin to break down with flaky connections.
Enter this set. I just needed a fairly basic set of powerline adapters and settled on these. They were, after all, just bought to see if a new set would work, or whether it was something to do with my electrics (unlikely as the house is less than 4 years old). I plugged the first adapter in the garage and plugged the ethernet cable in from my EAP-110 outdoor antenna, two LEDs came on. I went indoors and plugged in the second adapter to the socket near my switch, plugged the Ethernet cable in and two LEDs came on. I waited 60 seconds, nothing, no third LED to show they were linked.
All I can think of is these things take several minutes to find each other as, just as I was giving up, the third LED lit up!
I checked, and all the cameras worked fine, a lot faster than they were before as I was using a TP-Link Deco X55 in the garage to try to get the signal through, it was only reading one bar so not a great signal. So I’m very pleased as I don’t need to purchase the Outdoor X50 Deco now (an expensive test that might not have worked so well).
So it seems these things do have a finite life, but I would rather buy a set of these every two years than faff about with trying to get a wi-fi signal into what is effectively a Faraday cage (a house with foil lined insulation throughout). And if you had a set of these that suddenly packed up, buy a new set, you might just solve the problem.
Set up is simple. You just plug the first passthrough into your wall socket, connect it to one of the LAN ports on your router, install the second plug wherever you want your second broadband access (you don’t need to connect this one to the router!) then just press the pairing button on both plugs (you have two minutes to press the second one after you press the button on the first plug) to create the secure network. It doesn’t matter which plug you start with when pairing them. It’s that simple!
I bought this kit to test if I can improve the speed of local file transfer between my laptop and NAS. As you can see from the images, the tpPLC utility reports a 459 Mbps speed between the two powerline adapters. In reality, that was 92/128 Mbps (upload/download). The powerline adapters are plugged into the wall socket and this is a newly built house (2020), so the electrical wiring is up to current standards. One of the adapters is plugged in downstairs, and the other one is upstairs. The approximate distance between the two is 10-15 m.
In comparison, I get 150/317 Mbps (upload/download) transfer speed via wifi (Orbi RBR50 + satellite).
Conclusion:
This is a fairly cheap, easy-to-use product, however, a mesh wifi system would probably be a better choice for most people, provided that the router and the nodes can reach the area you want to cover. For hard-to-reach areas, this product could be the only viable option to extend the network and provide internet connectivity.
These use your power grid as ethernet extensions so you can direct connect without the need for wifi which is less stable. You don’t need the quick install guide as these are pretty much plug and play devices. The Ethernet cables provided are a bit on the short side though as you need to plug directly into sockets rather than using extensions or power bars. For this reason, the passthrough version is definitely advisable over the regular even if you think you have plenty of socket space via bars but if you already own longer Ethernet cables this is not an issue.
The connection on these is very stable and I dont get any disconnects or drop outs. Ping time is very stable. So much better than what I could do with Wi-Fi so perfect for gaming.
These are quite compact devices considering they have a passthrough plug and they are well priced. However I have used better performing Zyxel devices in the past that are no longer available and were twice the price. The Zyxel ones also failed after a couple of years, to early to tell reliability of these.
They also have a power saving mode which is enabled by default, they go into standby when the device connected to them goes offline after some time. This is working great for me but can be disabled if required using the TP link app.