TP-Link AC1750 Universal Dual Band Range Extender
TP-Link AC1750 Universal Dual Band Range Extender, Broadband/Wi-Fi Extender, Wi-Fi Booster/Hotspot with 1 Gigabit Port and 3 External Antennas, Built-in Access Point Mode, UK Plug (RE450), White
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- Gigabit port
- Up to 300 Meters
| Weight: | 220 g |
| Dimensions: | 7.64 x 16.3 x 6.65 cm; 220 Grams |
| Brand: | TP-Link |
| Model: | RE450(UK) |
| Colour: | White |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | TP-Link |
| Dimensions: | 7.64 x 16.3 x 6.65 cm; 220 Grams |
My house is a nightmare for WiFi as the floors and walls are solid concrete but this has made it so much better for getting the WiFi from one end of the house to the other.
I bought this for my neighbour who was having difficulty with her wifi reaching the conservatory & Ring door bell. We found an ideal socket to place it in the kitchen and now she has really good Wifi strength throughout the house. I would definitely recommend.
This is perfect for the job!
I was getting no internet in the other side of my flat as the walls were really thick, used this and I now get it everywhere! Saved me money too, as the WiFi company just wanted me to buy stronger WiFi, which a free booster came with it so was not free in the long run!
I’ve tried quite a number of these devices now, many of the generic ones that look identical but have different manufacturer logos on. None worked.
This, on the other hand, works a treat.
Really easy to set up. Connected directly to my router a get connection speeds of 25.55 mbps. Connected to this device I get speeds of 68.81 mbps. Absolutely fantastic.
Highly recommended from a trustworthy brand. Don’t waste you time and money on the generic fakes.
There was a very poor WiFi signal in my home office
Router is downstairs at back of the house.
Office is upstairs at front of the house
BEFORE
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Speed at Router: 270 Mbs (Avg)
WiFi in Office : 30 Mbs (Avg)
With WiFi Extender
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Speed at Router: 270 Mbs (Avg)
WiFi in Office : 260 Mbs (Avg)
Note that I am connecting using 5GHz
All speed tests done using Ookla Speed Test on Mac Mini
I was having a problem getting Wi-Fi around my home as it’s an old building with very thick walls no phone signal in parts or wifi for the tv after 15-20 all sort and stable great extende
Easy to set up and good mobile app which allows you you configure everything on this extender like LED display, power off times, etc. It’s a lot larger than other extenders I’ve used in the past but not an issue if plugged into a socket not on prominent display within a room from a purely aesthetics point of view.
It does a good job with the Wi-Fi just annoying that if u plug it in a double socket can’t use the other socket because it’s so big bad design if u ask me thought u should know wish somebody told me then I would of never bought it who designed this to make stupid mistakes like that I expect bette
The extender itself is larger than expected, but bot too intrusive. For me the anaesthetics are irrelevant anyway.
Quite simple to set up, I used the app, although I’m sure wps would have been easier.
My boys room went from zero wifi with 100% in seconds. Playing fortnite and such I haven’t seen any issues whatsoever in terms of lag etc.
I tried it downstairs too, as my garage gets zero coverage. Plugged it in my kitchen and hey presto – epic coverage.
I think I’ll buy another (but I’ll see how this one fairs for a week or so 1st).
Highly recommend, especially when reduced.
Make sure you have the space to plug this in as if using a double socket, it might stop the other one being used. Otherwise, download the app first before doing anything then use to set it up. Coverage seems really good, time will tell
Has excellent range and strength and at a reasonable price. I had no problem on getting the Extender set up and linked to the router, but had great difficulty getting my devices to link to the Extender. On contacting the Customer Support Team on the phone, was helped through the set up process by a very knowledgeable lady, Ice (Eleanor) Taloban. She helped me to configure the extender so that the password for the router was replicated for the Extender. If contacting Customer Support, would definitely ask to speak to Ice Taloban again – excellent helper!
Would recommend this device, but if you have any queries make use of the excellent Customer Support Service.
I changed broadband provider and after testing I got nowhere near PlusNets claimed 300Mbs – around 17Mbs using a TP-Link Powerline plug – suspected that our mains setup was likely the problem ( 2 linked consumer units (CU) – the router on one CU, my PC on the other CU. I have found TP-Link products good value and reliable so I chose the AC1900. I was still testing under 100Mbs but I then decided the wi-fi receiver built into my ASRock motherboard was probably slowing things down. So I used the ethernet socket on the AC1900 to connect to my PC. Result now up to 300Mbs at best. Retested just now (17:45 21/12/2023 – peak time). The Speedtest app shows 243.15Mbs download and 51.55Mbs upload. I therefore highly recommend this product.
I got this to boost the wifi coverage around my home. It was so simple to setup and works as part of the TP-link One Mesh system so I don’t need multiple networks, and switching between different parts of the house is seamless.
It is really fast too, allowing me to connect to the internet at over 300Mb/s when previously without it I could only get 40mb/s.
Arrived quickly, vert well packaged. Set up was very straightforward I used the web browser as covered in the instructions. Two plus points over other extenders I have had 1) separate indicator lights for 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz showing connection and status 2) thru the web browser you can switch either band on or off. This can be important if you have a piece of kit that only uses one band – I have home EV charger which only uses 2.4ghz
Got and tested the TP-Link AC1900 and found the best solution was to connect to the Virgin Router via Network cable and use it as an access point. Even on different floors, I only lost around 15Mbps on the process and the ground floor devices almost nothing. No extenders needed.
Happy with the purchase.
Very simple set-up instructions. Within a few minutes I had it up and running, linked to my existing home network and extending the wi-if to an area on my patio which had previously been without wi-if reception.
The range extender is very easy to set up and use. You can either use the WPS button on the device and your router to establish a connection or use the web-based management console to configure the settings manually. You can also download the TP-Link Tether app on your smartphone or tablet to monitor and control the extender from anywhere. The app lets you check the signal strength, change the SSID and password, enable access control, update the firmware, and more.
The device has three external antennas that can be adjusted to optimize the signal direction and coverage. It also has a smart LED indicator that shows the connection status and helps you find the best location for the extender. The device is compatible with any standard Wi-Fi router or access point, and can work in two modes: range extender mode or access point mode. In range extender mode, it picks up the Wi-Fi signal from your router and amplifies it to extend the coverage. In access point mode, it connects to your router via an Ethernet cable and creates a new Wi-Fi hotspot.
It has some drawbacks, however. It is quite bulky and blocks the second outlet in a two-outlet receptacle. It also lacks a pass-through outlet that would allow you to plug in another device or power strip. Moreover, it only has one Ethernet port, which might not be enough for some users who want to connect multiple wired devices.
Pros:
1- Easy setup and management
2- Fast throughput and range performance
3- Dual-band support and gigabit Ethernet port
4- Adjustable antennas and smart LED indicator
Cons:
1- Bulky design and no pass-through outlet
2- Only one Ethernet port
Reasons to buy:
– You want to extend your Wi-Fi coverage and performance in areas with weak or no signal
– You have a dual-band router and want to take advantage of both bands
– You have wired devices that need a reliable internet connection
Reasons to avoid:
– You have limited space or outlets in your desired location
– You need more than one Ethernet port for your wired devices
– You prefer a more discreet or compact design
Conclusion: The TP-Link AC1750 Dual Band Range Extender is a great device that can boost your Wi-Fi signal and performance in areas where your router can’t reach. It is easy to set up and use, and offers fast throughput and range on both bands. It also has a gigabit Ethernet port that lets you connect wired devices. However, it is bulky and lacks a pass-through outlet, which might be an issue for some users. It also only has one Ethernet port, which might not be enough for some scenarios. Overall, this is a solid choice for anyone who needs a simple and effective way to improve their Wi-Fi network.
Literally an essential and a life saver if you play games and lag. On my ps4 at the time I was getting 30mb. Used this and an Ethernet cable to connect from the adapter to my ps4 and was getting 150mb with no lag. Do not use Wi-Fi and just invest into this and it will be worth every penny!!
Love love love this product! Has changed the quality of wifi in our house. We now have 5 bars everywhere in the house, even corners that had zero wifi.
Easy to set up.
Read the reviews and needed a wifi extension for a wifi cctv camera at the end of the drive, was surprised at the strength of the signal boost and does the job perfectly while also boosting the signal in other parts of the house.
I had issues due to changing over my BT router (change to Digital Voice) and re-setting up my TPLink extender as an access point. Natasha Liu at TP Link helpline spent more than a hour guiding me through the set-up procedures and trouble-shooting my issues. Incredibly helpful and patient and very much appreciated. Stua
Was a little dubious buying this as I have a really bad signal for the Internet at the back of my house. Surprised, it actually works. Took a while for me to sort it out (getting older) but it connects straight away now once ive turned it on. Signal is now great.
working well,easy to connect to using WPS button on router,runs a little hot when in use and had to use an adaptor on power socket to be able to reach off switch on socket.now have good signal in room that had poor signal before.
So living in an old cottage with ultra thick walls as per some of the reviews on here we needed a little boost. I was a little apprehensive that this would have any effect but surprisingly it has. We have only been using this unit for a week now but can definitely see a different in signal strength. Very easy to use and set up via the app and for a non technical person was just right! For the price vs effectiveness worth it 45 to boost, well worth it!
You’ll discover there are a number of ways to set up the unit, but it’s fair to say that the phone ‘Tether App’ is probably the easiest — save your eyes trying to read the eligible text in the Amazon video for the most complicated method.
The illuminated blue LEDs at night are VERY bright and light up our bedroom and had the occasional plane circling. Although this cannot be dimmed, thankfully TP-Link has a feature on the Tether app that allows you to set a period for when this can be turned off and back on (‘Tools’, ‘LED Control’).
All was going well until British Summertime began last Saturday night, 28 March and the Extender ‘clock’ did not automatically adjust to the additional hour. I had wrongly assumed the unit would take the new time information from the host router like other appliances in the house (e.g. Hive, Alarm System etc.). After much research and futile reboots and resets of this unit and the main router, I contacted TP-Link for an online chat. With regular comments like, “Just checking” and repeated “Please bear with me for a moment”, it became clear after half an hour that they were hesitant and that it was not actually possible to adjust the system clock inside the TP Link extender (not the host router) using the Tether app!? Clearly the online advisor wasn’t too sure, but I managed to piece together the information in the end. So, for those of you who have successfully set up the unit and do use the LED Control feature to turn the LEDs on and off at certain times, here is a simple 5 step solution to adjust to Daylight Saving Time:
(i) You will need to connect your laptop/pc direct to the Extender. Contrary to the advice given, don’t waste hours (as I did) attempting to connect wirelessly using the details and IP address they gave. Grab an Ethernet cable to connect your laptop/pc directly to the socket on the side of the powered up and functioning Extender.
(ii) Go down to the ‘Task Bar’ lower right of your pc screen and right click the ‘Network/Internet Access’ icon to then open the ‘Network and Internet settings’. This will open the ‘Status’ screen — click ‘Show available networks’ and look for your Extender’s name (usually has ‘_EXT’ at the end of that name). Select it to connect direct to it.
(iii) Once connected, go into your computer’s browser and in the address bar at the top type ‘tplinkrepeater.net’. Just type this without ‘http://www. “. This will open the TP-Link page where you will be prompted the existing Extender’s password details, type the one you had previously used during the Extender’s initial set up process. This should then open up the main TP-Link ‘Management’ pages as it did for me. You may also be able to try typing ‘tplinkwifi.net’ also advised by TP-Link.
(iv) Look to the column on the left and open ‘System Tools’ and then ‘Time Settings’. It seems that the settings default to Greenwich Mean Time and not Daylight Saving Time — click the latter and click save, it will immediately update the clock (see images).
(v) Notably you can also change the ‘LED Control’ times on the next tab down if you want to. This feature is immediately accessible on the Tether app where, for the life of me, I don’t understand why TP-Link have not bothered to add a button as an option for Daylight Saving Time on the phone app!!
You’ll note there are other management settings you can also change. I have suggested to TP-Link that they should consider updating their App to include this simple feature. This will apparently be referred to the R&D Team with no guarantee it will be implemented. Notably there is no mention of any of this in the Installation Guide accompanying the unit.
“Sometimes I wonder what I’m a gonna do, But there ain’t no cure for the summertime ‘bright’ blues” . until now..
The house in which I live has 4 floors, and has underfloor heating. The underfloor heating includes aluminium heat spreaders which make it almost impossible to get a WiFi signal from one floor to the next. The access point is in the office on the 1st floor, and I want WiFi in the second floor bedrooms. Running a cable would be ugly as there is no convenient cable path.
The first RE-450 is on the first floor landing, outside the office and receives from the AP in the office.
The second RE-450 is on the second floor landing, outside the bedrooms and receives from the first RE-450.
This works, and works very well.
Now, I wanted the connection from the AP to the extenders to be 5G only, but the RE-450 (as with other extenders in the same range) makes this task difficult. The extender will connect to the AP on 5GHz, and relay to both 5GHz and 2.4GHz but when it is used in this mode is seems to always select channel 2 (not what I want) and to offer 40MHz channel width (also not what I want).
To get the RE-450 to do what I wanted, I used a little trick. First I set up my phone’s AP to be on channel 1 which is the channel I wanted the first RE-450 to use. I then set up the RE-450 to extend the 5GHz signal from the AP and the 2.4GHz signal from my phone. Once that was settled down (about 2 minutes) I turned off my phone’s AP. This leaves the RE-450 using channel 1 on 2.4GHz to extend the connection from the AP.
Similarly, on the second floor, I set my phone’s AP to be on channel 6 which is the channel I wanted the second RE-450 to use, also giving it a different SSID (name) so the first floor RE-450 wouldn’t connect to it. I then set up the second RE-450 to extend the 5GHz signal from the first RE-450 and the 2.4GHz signal from my phone. Once that was settled down (about another 2 minutes) I turned off my phone’s AP. This leaves the second RE-450 using channel 6 on 2.4GHz to extend the connection from the first RE-450.
So now channel 52 is used by the AP and both RE-450s on 5GHz. The AP uses channel 11 on 2.4GHz, the first RE-450 uses channel 1 on 2.4GHz and the second RE-450 uses channel 6 on 2.4GHz. Speed is good even for clients connected to the second extender as the AP to Extender to Extender is always on the 5GHz band.
Result. I’m happy with performance.
Reliability seems very good. I have not had to reset or power cycle either of the extenders for several months.
Configuration is irritating. There is no good reason why it should be impossible to simply configure the extender to connect to the AP on 5GHz and relay to both 5GHz and a user configured channel (and channel width) on 2.4GHz.
Status information is lacking. It is possible to get only a simple list of clients connected giving the device name (or UNKNOWN) along with a MAC address and which band (5G/2.4G) No indication of uplink/downlink speed is available. Likewise, there is only a very basic information for the connection to the AP saying the signal level is “Strong” but no indication of actual speed. This lack makes fine tuning of antenna angle or extender position a very hit and miss affair.
The OpenWrt/LEDE project offers alternative formware for some (but not all!) hardware revisions of the RE-450. Sadly, Amazon doesn’t tell us which version they supply so this a pot luck situation. The one I bought from Amazon turned out to be version 3 for which there is no OpenWRT/LEDE version. The other one (which I picked up from eBay) is version 2 for which there is alternative firmware. One day I’ll try it and see if it offers a better configuration experience.
Summary: For simple cases it just works. If you want to tinker it is not the ideal device.
However, I am not all that impressed by the range, or the improvement in coverage it gives.
It is disappointing in two ways: first in the distance you can move it from the wifi router, and second in the extended range it gives. For context: I have an old stone-built cottage, and a brick-built garage block about 10 feet from the house.
1) It will only connect reliably (solid blue ring LED) when no more than about ten feet from my wifi router. Any further and the blue ring turns red, indicating a weak signal.
2) I was hoping that it would boost the range enough to get a good wifi signal out in my workshop and garage block, but I can only connect to it when I am in the very closest part of the workshop.
We are not talking long distances here.
Conclusion
The device works reliably and connects easily, but I don’t get anything remotely close to the “10,000 sq feet extra coverage” it says on the box. The caveat “up to” has never been more true. I had far better coverage all over the garage block from a cheapo Chinese extender, but that one was completely unreliable – kept dropping out, overheating and was hard to connect. I hoped that paying a bit more I would get a better service. Maybe I have to pay a LOT more? I will experiment further with placement of the device in the hope that I can make it useful.
First off, it is relatively easy to set up and the app is very intuitive – you can even see and block devices from the network which is very handy. Yes, it is large in the plug socket so be prepared for that and its three antennas make it look like something out of a sci-fi film. But it does what no other extender has been able to do – it gave me a full strength signal where there was none. Handy for the working from home desk I have in the bedroom. However, the reason it drops a start is despite it advertising that it can duplicate your router/broadband’s speed up to more than you need, it doesn’t. Despite a strong signal, the speed is so slow, its almost painful. Makes working a lot harder for sure. BUT – it does give me a connection which is more than can be said for others. So I am not going to totally rip this to shreds, but beware you might not get the speeds you are are hoping for.