TP-Link TL-WA860RE N300 Universal Range Extender with Extra

TP-Link TL-WA860RE N300 Universal Range Extender with Extra Power Outlet

TP-Link TL-WA860RE N300 Universal Range Extender with Extra Power Outlet, Broadband/Wi-Fi Extender, Wi-Fi Booster/Hotspot with 1 Ethernet Port and 2 External Antennas, Plug and Play, UK Plug


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  • Gigabit port
  • Up to 300 Meters



Weight: 170 g
Dimensions: 6.6 x 10.92 x 7.62 cm; 170 Grams
Brand: TP-Link
Model: TL-WA860RE
Colour: White
Batteries Included: No
Manufacture: TP-Link
Dimensions: 6.6 x 10.92 x 7.62 cm; 170 Grams

20 Responses

  1. JacintoLouis says:

     United Kingdom

    After plugging this in and downloading the app which Is easy to use, you do need to set up an account but after that it’s great really easy to use and you don’t need to sacrifice the socket which I think is amazing

  2. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    My WiFi on my smart tv broke. My Tv not near my router to plug in LAN cable. My WiFi is strong but I use this in a plug socket near my TV. It connects wirelessly as an extender but I use the LAN port on it to connect LAN cable to my TV. Works brilliantly.

  3. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    I have 2 of these which I use to extend my network to remote (well, upstairs on the other side of a 3 bed detatched house) LAN connected devices. They work fine – I never give the network a second thought.

  4. Andrew Blok says:

     United Kingdom

    Great WiFi extender / repeater.
    Have used this to extend the house wifi to the front door, for my Ring doorbell, since I live in an old house with very thick walls and lots of obstructions between the bell and the router (upstairs).

    Took less than 5 minutes to set up and install, using Tether App.

    The addition of a plug socket meant I could also plug Ring Chime into the same socket, so the alert can now be heard throughout the house.

    Highly recommend this

  5. Sharyn04Psknti says:

     United Kingdom

    I had a little trouble getting it to set up, but it was just me not following instructions. Now I have great signal in the dead spot up in the loft room. Much better than more expensive signal extenders I have bought in the past.

  6. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Plugged it in pressed wps button on router then on unit. Hey presto I now have wifi to the back gate of my garden!

  7. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Works great, full Wi-Fi signal in all of my garde

  8. KayleigSkertchl says:

     United Kingdom

    The item is not bad. I am in the attic and the wifi signal has always been poor, with the use of this item has improved on it greatly but there are still time the connection shuts down and I have to press retry on the tv and it come back on again. I think the item is pretty good on the whole. My wifi signal is poor in general anyway.

  9. VeloNews.com says:

     United Kingdom

    Enables me to get a better signal in other rooms in the bungalow.

  10. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Easy to set up and works well. Used the ethernet socket to connect a cat 6 cable to an outbuilding. Having the AC passthrough is a bonus.

  11. Rachael says:

     United Kingdom

    This product is amazing. Easy to set up using WPS and has extended the router range and boosted the signal. Does exactly what it says on the tin. Highly recommended.

  12. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    I have recently downgraded my broadband, however living in a bigger property the range isn’t great – I bought two of these and have only just set one up for the moment and I am amazed!! The range is excellent! – like I said, I have only just set up so need to give it time but so far so good, definitely worth the purchase!

  13. SherrieHeiman says:

     United Kingdom

    I was struggling to get a WiFi signal in my bedroom. This does the job perfectly.
    Simple to set up – even for a technophobe!
    Definitely recommended.

  14. KLQJoellen says:

     United Kingdom

    Easy to set up , no issues with it. Use it for my Xbox and has helped loads with multiplayer games as I used to lag a lot being far from the wifi

  15. StanleyDelprat says:

     United Kingdom

    I have an older one of these that I run in bridge or access point mode just in 2.4ghz so that I connect all my smart devices to that only work with 2.4ghz band. I got one too many smart cameras, sockets and sensors and saturated the bandwidth so I bought this which is the new version to run along side it. Install and setup was far simpler as it works with the app and the webpage via it’s up address. Has all the settings I needed, even set the custom DNS for all my gadgets to my pihole, so that the extra chatty xiaomi devices don’t send too much info out… Connect strength is good enough in our timber frame 3 bed house. Bandwidth is fine so issues with video playback and being pass through it doesn’t obstruct a socket which is a bonus. All around an easy and painless setup.

  16. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    This for 20 is a good buy. Simple enough to set up, if your reasonably good with tech.
    Mainly bought for a ring doorbell 2 which it’s boosted the WiFi signal by about 25%.
    Once it’s set up and working you have to connect each device to the extender, like you would connect to your WiFi router to your device, ie phone or ring doorbell
    But overall worth the 20 and working well so would recommend

  17. Pretty in Pink says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersWorking ok – WiFi now stronger upstairs. However during set up (using the Tether app) instead of extending the existing network it wanted to set up a “new” network name with original WiFi name and “_Ext” on the end, which would have meant adding that network to all devices in the house. I simply removed that so it was the same as the existing network name and it seems to work fine. So why did they try to make it a new network??? Weird. Still, relatively cheap and working ok.

  18. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersI bought two of these earlier in the year so waited to write a review. Before I bought them wifi signal was weak in my kitchen and upstairs, the garden was non existent. My property is build with engineering bricks which are much stronger than normal brick. Using WPS they were extremely easy to pair, I have put one upstairs and one in the kitchen, I can connect now from anywhere including my garden, I can stream and watch anything in the garden now. Only problem I am having is with my Ring doorbell where the signal is still weak, I moved the one from the kitchen into the hall and voil strong connection to my Ring so I guess I need another one. All in all I think a very good product and would recommend. To follow on from my Ring problem I bought another extender, this time it wouldn’t connect using WPS so I had to use the app which worked fine. It has reduced the RSSI on my Ring from 75 to 46 so all is good.

  19. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Bought this to replace an identical model which was used to connect my Youview box (which is wired Ethernet only) to my main internet wireless router for streaming Netflix etc. It worked faultlessly for 3.5 years (3 year warranty!), then dropped its wireless connection and would not re-connect to my wireless router.
    This new one worked perfectly first time and seems more responsive when setting up (it’s v6 hardware versus my old v2 hardware so they’ve obviously souped it up a bit).
    Major advantage is the mains passthrough.
    Main gripe is that the buttons and indicator lights are on the side and tiny so it’s awkward to see what’s going on unless it’s out on the bench. Not a problem if you fit and forget, but it makes troubleshooting more awkward than it should be.

  20. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 19 From Our UsersSUMMARY: Easy and fast setup and near enough to your full speeds, BUT the access point is treated as a seperate unit. WORKS WITH SKY Q ROUTER 1ST TIME

    REASON: Given that I didn’t want to pay full price for a sky q booster, I settled for a 3rd party one from TP-LINK as I already have some of their products.

    SETUP: It’s super easy regardless how you choose to set it up ie through web browser, WPS or the mobile app. You’re up and running in less than 5 minutes. The quick setup mode configures both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. I set this up with the Sky Q router and using the app the process was smooth. Take note you’ll want the app or run through the browser if you need to change any settings, more later….

    As for the speeds and stability it’s exactly what I expected from it, no drop outs whatsoever. On my wireless devices (console, phone, laptops etc.) I near enough get 80-90% of my max download speed and 90-100% of my upload.

    CRITICISM: This is almost perfect for a simple wifi extending solution, but the reason for not giving it 5 stars is how the network is managed. The problem is that the extender is effectively another wifi access point meaning that you need to make a choice between connecting to your main router or the extender. Even if you give it the same SSID (Name) it won’t recognise that you’ve moved to a different spot where the signal is weaker from the extender and stronger from the router; it doesnt “pass you on” to the next nearest point. For example you move from your bedroom to the kitchen with your smartphone, it doesnt automatically switch between the router and extender. For static devices like a smart TV, a desktop PC (if you run a wireless connection) or console this isn’t an issue.

    BEST SOLUTION: I recommend downloading the TP-LINK Tether app to manage the extender and the manually changing the names of the access point eg wifi 2.4 (router) and wifi 2.4ex (extender). The only pain is that youll have to keep switching between them if you shift from 1 place to the next. It completely up to you if you want to do this and the app makes it very clear that anyone could do it.

    CONCLUSION: The product delivers what it was designed to do; boost your wifi signals and eliminate dead spots in your home. Apart from the lack of “handing off” capabilities, I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a really easy “plug and play” solution.