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App is exactly what it needs to be
Just talking about the app here, this does everything I need it to and exactly like I want. If I want to change the name or password of my network it’s right there. I can see how many devices are using my network and can even block some if needed. I’m sure there’s other more technical things the app can do, but for the layman user, I think the app is excellent.
Just don’t forget the password to your router itself!!!!! It’s different than your network password!!Show lessRatedCforCasual
Made set up and control so easy..
I was able to change all the thermostats, doorbell cams, tv’s, phones, ect… It was easy. Using the app let me avoid dragging out computer😂 for set-up. I can control guest network, 2.4 or 5g and see what devices use what and how much.. Even allows me to set “priority” devices so they take precedence over not as important devices.. I upgraded a 10 year old router, and wow.. Just wow. Don’t forget to keep your wifi routers up to date ppl!! It was the “choke” point.. Was.Show lessHydropower0229
Great price and easy setup
Ok let me start off by explaining my situation and why i got this. My room is the farthest away from the router as possibly could be, so my playstation would barely get anything and it would disconnect every 5-20min from the wifi. So i went to the store and got the wifi extender for $30… THIRTY DOLLARS! That was so cheap compared to the other things that were available. Its very budget friendly. I got home, plugged it in, and downloaded the app. From there it took less than 10 min to set it up. It was so easy. Perfect for a teenager like me. I’m writing this review after playing my play playstation for an hour or two. I had no connection issues whatsoever. If you need a wifi extender i HIGHLY recommend the AC750 wifi range extender. Like i said, this app is so easy to use and it is so simple to set up any device. Have a great day to anybody reading thisShow lessDarthMatt17
Very usable and easy interface
I don’t have a very complex setup but using this to connect to my FiOS router and 2 other ‘one mesh’ extenders has really worked out well for us. In particular what has helped me is that I can have the router automatically run security, ring doorbell, and other smart home devices on the 2.4 GHz channel and everything else on 5GHz channel. Now, to be fair, my old net gear setup up did the same thing but this software and user interface seems to make it easier for me so I have to say I’ve been impressed with TP-Link and the tether app. The VPN and port forwarding is very responsive and easy to control from tether app. I would like to see them have widgets for iOS in the future that let you check which devices are connecting and how much band width they are taking on the network.Show lessDiverDownski
Very Frustrating
For the most part the app is easy to use and self explanatory. However, I am unable to manage clients because the app continually says “no clients” when we have active devices running on the wifi (macbook, playstations etc.). If it does generate the list of clients I have about 5 second before it “times out” or it will say it “can’t connect” giving me an option to Cancel or Retry which send me right back to my router device. A constant vicious circle. I am extremely frustrated because I want to label devices to do parental controls which, BTW, is the same type of Limbo. I have power-cycled my modem and router as well as deleted and reinstalled the app. I am just stunned that the app is not working at top notch.Show lessBrandayla
Great Capabilities, Difficult to use
I really like the design and layout of this app, but don’t know why it seems to be constantly resetting or refreshing, losing any progress I made while I am trying to change a setting or view a report, I get sent back to the beginning again, to try to navigate to the setting I was trying to edit again. Each step seems to take a while to load as well. This happens even more from my browser based attempts to edit settings, so perhaps this all doesn’t have to do with the app itself, but the software running on the router, or relayed through the tp-link website and interface.Show lessEzraEngle
AD7200 ~ Tether
I don’t know why but this software forgets my white-list and waits until I reboot to recognize devices on 5 GHz. The ones constantly streaming don’t have a problem staying connected. 60 GHz doesn’t connect to any common device on the market (yet). My ISP or the AD7200 is dripping 2.4 GHz and unusable. It’s in a central location and not heated. This app doesn’t give you full access to the (other) things that matter; logs & white-list (Client List). Yes, PSK’s are crucial to security too and offer that control in-app now. Yes, the interface is easy to use. The ability to change each icon on your client list is helpful in remembering devices purpose. For full functionality, this app is not needed after setting up your hardware. Go to their website/router address instead. 我不知道为什么，但这个软件忘记了我的白名单并等到我重新启动才能识别 5 GHz 的设备。 那些不断流媒体的人保持连接没有问题。 60 GHz 尚未连接到市场上的任何常见设备。 我的 ISP 或 AD7200 下降到 2.4 GHz 并且无法使用。 它位于中心位置，不加热。 这个应用程序不会让您完全访问（其他）重要的事情； 日志和白名单（客户名单）。 是的，PSK 对安全性也至关重要，现在可以在应用程序内提供这种控制。 是的，该界面易于使用。 更改客户端列表中每个图标的能力有助于记住设备用途。 要获得完整功能，设置硬件后不需要此应用程序。 而是转到他们的网站/路由器地址。Show lessSir Ving
App is Buggy, limited features, frequent crashes
Homeshield can only be setup through the app, but it’s very buggy. Constantly crashes when attempting to view reports. Device monitoring is limited and shows inaccurate data, doesn’t actually show top visited sites or accurate online time for most days. Usage time is usually off as a result so good luck limiting network access for kids or whatever.
Almost no functionality for configuring Wi-Fi settings from the app, requires you to setup most features via a desktop web interface.
Device names are often missing or inaccurate making it difficult to identify connected devices, there should be an option to label devices or rename device names associated with MAC addresses. This is also a problem in the desktop web ui too.
Setting up the router was actually very time consuming via the app with a lot of false starts.
Also no dark mode, so be prepared for your eyes to be blinded at night.
I probably wouldn’t bother with the app, just use the desktop local web ui to setup and manage the router.
TPLink Router seems good though. Wish the app was modernized and more feature rich.Show lessk3vinmartin
Easy setup and device works great
My only snag was that I bought this from Target and I guess someone had returned it so when I tried the initial setup, I had to use the Reset feature to new a brandnew setup. Luckily I realized the problem straight away so it only took me a total of 20-30 min altogether to get everything setup. I had a previous TPLink account, so that part was faster. So if setting up new TP link account maybe add 5-10 min… speeds are great I think its good for adding wifi for extended family (for example I set this one up at my mother in laws house to fix her “dead spots”).Show lessPdx345677
Great
I really like this app. I like that you can add multiple devices and see what’s going on. We were trying to set up a new device and it wouldn’t work, I didn’t realize there was new firmware because my notifications were off. But I love that there is a notification option for this! My old arris router was dual and the router portion stopped working and jr was pretty difficult because it would go out and we had no idea why. My brother recommended TP Link. It’s affordable, easy to set up and overall great !Show lessStaceedeeee
