TP-Link PG1200 KIT Advanced Protocol G.hn 1200 Mbps Powerline Adapter Kit, 1+1 Gigabit Ethernet Port, Power Save, Powerline WiFi Extender, Not Works with HomePlug AV/AV2, 8K Streaming, Plug & Play

The basic simplest 500Mbps TP-Link PA4010 Powerline kit works a treat; we didn’t need pass through sockets, nor extra wifi, nor gigabit speeds, just enough bandwidth for a Smart TV. Initially I plugged them into adjacent sockets, let them synchronise with the pairing buttons, and then moved the distant one to its new home and it all just worked. So simple. Wonderful. If one wishes to make the system more secure than the default, or to change the names or passwords on each unit, or to add more units into the power line, or to change the priority mapping, or to monitor QoS (Quality of Service) etc, then the mini-CD has a full pdf User Manual and a Management Utility that can run on the PC. This also allows one to upgrade the firmware etc in the devices if TP-Link produce updates. I wanted to connect my new Smart TV to the network, but the wifi from one side of the house to the other was not good enough, too much steel and masonry in the way, so while it was marginally OK for phone and tablet, the TV just sulked, and adding another Ethernet cable was going to be a nightmare. Hence this network extender. It matters that the pair are on the same ring main because the signal does not seem to pass at a high enough speed through the MCBs in the fuse box. The signal is also too slow through the surge protectors etc in the Belkin mains extension block that powers my core IT stuff. So the pair are using a couple of the normal 13A sockets on the upstairs ring main, full speed, no problems even though they are about forty feet of wire apart. I've not noticed any interference on any other equipment, nor has anything else interfered with this net connection - the pictures from BBC iPlayer HD are stunning. It was supplied with a CD with info and software, and some microscopic paper instructions, but these are not really necessary as the pair simply just worked. There are three LEDs on each unit; power, Powerline, Ethernet, and the steady on or off or blinking and colours are intuitive. Note that Az in their infinite wisdom has mixed up all the reviews for the five different types of TP-Link power-line adaptors, so don’t be surprised if some do not seem to be relevant to what you are looking for. One minor niggle I would never normally mention, but I ordered this from Az early on Monday morning as an 'In Stock' item and today late Friday evening it still has not been dispatched, whereas the identical item I am now using was bought over the counter at Maplins on Monday afternoon, because I only saw how long Az were going to take AFTER I had placed the order. I can still use the Az one when it eventually arrives next week so I did not cancel. Addendum. 30th August 2016 The Az bits arrived today, and yes a third unit (and fourth) can be added to the ring main and work happily with the other two, just press the pairing button on an original member of the network and then the button on the additional one. Note that if a standard network switch is added to the distant Ethernet port then the power saving mode will not happen, because even if nothing is happening on the switch it will still be polled by the router and will keep the Powerline awake. I just added a third Powerline instead of the switch, and then all three can sleep when the connected devices are off. Addendum 2. 9th December 2016. I downloaded the TP-link PowerLineUtility (tpPLC.exe v2.1.2484 dated 24/10/2016) for these devices and also the 2016 firmware updates. The update has changed these PA4010 from nominal 500Mbps to 600Mbps, the version goes from v1.2 (as printed on the units) to v1.3 The Utility shows that the data rate between them and also a PA4020 (where there had been two PA41010) with the master plugged into a Gigabit network is between 339Mbps (3 metres) and 313Mbps (14metres) depending on the distance (PC-router-PA4010-PA4010 etc). Note that the Utility on the TP-Link website for the PA4010 is newer than that for the PA4020 and it works perfectly well on both. Addendum 3. 26th March 2018. Be aware that these can overheat if anything blocks the ventilation. I had a problem where occasionally one shut down after about half an hour and discovered that it was only when some clothes were hanging next to it. Moving the TP-Link to an unobstructed place cured the problem.

Major house renovations (lots of steel joists) mean Wi-Fi isn't great at home, so I stream all my TV over wired ethernet, but my router is in one room and the TV, Firestick, Sky Puck, etc are all in the next room. I solved this problem originally using an old WD Powerline set-up I had, which had a capacity of 200-300 MB/Sec. I've just replaced that with this TP-Link Gigabit kit. The TP-Link system was very quick and easy to install and set-up (took about 3 minutes), and while there is no change in picture or audio quality, streamed content loads more quickly (pretty much instantly now) and fast-forwarding or rewinding is smoother and quicker. Not life-changing, but a useful improvement in functionality. It's only been a couple of weeks, but so far the signal has been rock-solid, with no drop-outs or other issues, but then the old WD system had no issues in nearly ten years. Overall, very happy with this upgrade.

Definitely a reliable piece of kit that translates to a piece of mind. However, in relality most people can utilise the 600mbps as the wiring within the household circuit limit the speed to around 100mbps. However is definitely a reliable product that says what it does well

I read hundreds so many reviews here with many stating that this kit was just a waste of time. But then I thought, hiw could this have 4 and a half stars with nearly 8k reviews, something must be good about. I really needed a wired output behind my TV to provide a fast and consistent wired internet to my many devices. I firstly sought confirmation as to whether a powerline adapter could be connected to a switch thereby providing extra ports to serve each device. Thus was duly confirmed so half way there. The next and most important question was whether these would provide the same speed as I was paying for which is 100mb from Virgin Media. From the many reviews I have read here it appeared that I was only going to get about a third of the speed which I would expect from a direct connection to my router. There were however a few reviews which stated that they have achieved excellent speeds with this TP-link poweline adapters. I took a gamble the current price of £29.99 thinking to myself that if they are worthless I’ll just return them, what could I possibly lose and I wouldn’t know unless I tried them out myself. Well what can I say about these beauties. They are so small and beautifully designed so that was a great start. Two 5e cat cables included in the box. Even better. Now for testing these. Plugged one behind my tv and the other two rooms away in my study where I have my router and connected this to one of the spare router ports. Pressed on the pair button and then walked to to my lounge and pressed on the the pair button of the second adapter. Bingo both paired up within a minute. This was really easy. Now to check the speed and find out if these really are the bees knees. Hooked up my laptop and did a speed test. Oh boy only 37mb per second download speed and the usual 9mb upload speed. Well that was disappointing. Ready to return them as they were no way near my download speed I get when hooked up directly to my router. Oh wait I thought to my self, I did read somewhere that if you connect to an extention lead then you will not get the best speed and the adapters should be plugged in directly to a wall socket. My router is connected to an extension lead and the adapter I plugged in was sitting right next to it on the same extension cord. I unplugged it, hooked the adapter to a longer cat5e cable and plugged it to a wall socket. Let’s check the speed again I thought. Did the speed test and WOW full 105mb download speed and 20 up. What can I say about these adapters they are absolutely brilliant. People say you get what you pay for, but I feel I literally paid peanuts for this excellent pair of powerline adapters. Who needs to get their homes hard wired with internet cables when these will do the same job using you wall AC cables to run internet through them. Genuine!

Could be easier to setup. Plug in both, one to router, one to pc , laptop or sky q mini box ( yes it is possible and works far better than wifi ). Press pair on the router one and within two minutes press pair on the other one. 1 minute later they are paired and you can look forward to fast and reliable wired connection ( subject to your main power supply working well ). I bought two of these, so four in total. They all work together and have solved our wifi and sky problems.

I have tried out various other non Gigabit Home Plugs with varying degrees of success previously, and I gave these a try out as I wanted as close as I could to a wired Gigabit connection to my Home Network downstairs, without running a Cat 5e cable up my stairs. Unfortunately my experience was not a great one. It's partly nothing to do with the Home Plug, but also partly to do with what comes with the Home Plug as a package. (All testing was done with marked and tested Cat 5e Ethernet Cables). 1: It is very much dependent on how your home is wired what speeds you will be achieving via the Home Plug. My home is a new build, so the wiring is new, however I was getting less than 10/100 mpbs speeds via the Gigabit plug. This could be down to what is plugged in around the home, safety mechanisms on the Consumer Unit or just the wiring in some way. At first testing I was getting a data transfer rate of 5mbs on my home network. I then tried the home plugs in several different outlets (which could not have been used as a permanently by the Home Plug, but just for testing purposes). I eventually got the speed of data transfer up to 10mbs, still only 10/100 and a long way of a Gigabit connection. That's from the Home Network perspective, performance of the actual internet connection was usable enough, but there was still no difference between using a Gigabit Home Plug and a cheaper home plug that is not capable of Gigabit speeds. I tested using a couple of different game streaming applications, Nvidia GeForce Now & Google Stadia. Performance in this sort of application was not great, despite internet speed tests showing the connection was strong with a low ping, the actual end result of game streaming left a lot of be desired. It rarely kept the resolution up to 1080p, had just about noticeable input lag and would drop far too many frames every second or two to consider it even slightly playable . Compared to the old Cat 5 cable I have running up my stairs at the moment, it's a no contest. Plugged into the old Cable I have then performance is smooth at 1080p almost constantly with next to no input lag. As a home office solution for general internet usage, they seemed fine, but for maxing out the potential of Gigabit speeds, whether for a home network or internet, then it's going to be hit and miss depending on the wiring of your home. 2: This part confused me, and left me quite disappointing with the product as a whole in the end. The Home Plugs come with two Ethernet cables in the box. Both cables are unmarked, but logic would dictate that as the big Selling point of these home plugs are that they are capable of Gigabit Speeds, they would supply Cat 5e Ethernet cables. However it seems as though the cables were Cat 5, and could never transfer Gigabit speeds in the first place?! This was the case with both cables supplied. I tested this several times on my home network (Raspberry pi NAS connected directly to my P.C via a switcher). The best data transfer speed I could obtain on both cables was 10mbs. Very odd and not at all clear, also frustrating as I had to run all my tests again after I swapped out the included cables with Cat 5e marked ethernet cables. If you want to give it a try, then as long as you keep everything in a like new condition in case you need to return the units, then it's worth a go. But just make sure you also test different cables if you are not getting the speeds you expect first time round.

Brilliant bit of kit. I have four of these now. Just plug them in to the power sockets, plug your computers into the ethernet ports with the supplied cables, and I now have 2 Macs, 1 PC, and the Router (Sky) all connected across the house. PC in the garage, two Macs upstairs in widely separate rooms. Works like a charm. I have DHCP of course on the router, but I prefer a fixed IP in one case, so all I had to do was change the mac:address for the main Mac so that a refresh finds the correct IP each time, and presto - refresh - and it worked. Too nice. Wireless is nice, but it was never strong throughout the house. Now I have what appears to be a very fast signal right through the system. I didn't bother fiddling with the "join a secure network" part of the set up. I'm not on a secure network. The Wireless part of course has the WEP/SID things operational, but as this isn't a bank etc - the firewall is good enough. So the Ethernet set up is good. Strongly recommend these - just plug in and go.

Previously had Av600 powerline kit but as provider speeds from Virgin increased to 250mbs over time, with the 10/100 ethernet the 4220 kit couldn't use the full speed so had recently bought a Deco M4 kit which was great (and would highly recommend) To improve the speed on the top floor bedroom where I'm working from home, I got this kit (with the gigabit connection) to provide an ethernet backhaul on the Deco satellite. Plugged in and connected easily but was getting about half the speed over the powerline as I was on the WiFi backhaul (40-50 on the powerline compared to 50-80 on the WiFi). And had got 30-40 on the Av600 kit so the gigabit kit wasn't worth the upgrade. Tried multiple sockets to get the best powerline connection and on the middle floor satellite (to try to boost the top floor that way) but all attempts were slower with this powerline kit. Checked with TPlink support to see if there was something else I could do, but ultimately they said no, that the powerline wasnt needed.