Customer Ratings & Reviews

For years, I've relied on TP-Link devices - in both wired and wireless forms - to power my home network. I've generally found them to be solid, easy to set up and super stable when in use, rarely requiring any extra attention. This Wi-Fi 7 range extender is a great example of what they can do with the latest and greatest tech. The basic reason to buy a Range Extender is because you need more coverage on your existing Wi-Fi network. At that task, this BE11000 excels, offering excellent speeds (though still less than off the primary router, which you'd expect since it's re-transmitting the signal) and a huge boost in coverage with it's 4 external antennas. Setup is easy via WPS or the app (which is recommended) and you can plug it in and (as long as you have your Wi-Fi network ID and password) be up and running in just a few minutes. If you're using other "Easy mesh" products form TP-Link, this process is even a touch easier as it will automatically join the network, set the SSD and so on. In extender mode, you can use the wired Ethernet port for high speed wired internet. You can also use the BE11000 like I'm using it - leveraging the 2.5Gb ethernet port as an INPUT, connected to my network then turn the repeater into a high volume / high performance access point to create a new network. With this configuration, you get all the control to set up your second network just the way you like it in a clean and straightforward manner. Range is still excellent and speeds are even better (up to 2.5Gb each way, though it depends on many factors including age of the device, type of Wi-Fi chips on the device and so on. Is if you could use more range and are looking for either a repeater OR an access point, this is a great option - and future proof with Wi-Fi 7 but plenty usable as it will connect to USB-C (gen 3.2) easily. Give it a try today! There are other ways to use this

Did not even equal the performance of its far less counterpart. Used wired in mesh, slight improvement. returned

I am using this to extend a Deco Wi-Fi 7 mesh network. It has worked flawlessly. When using as a extender, I have it set up with the same network name as my Deco. The speed is pretty solid, not quite what you would get by adding a node, but the tradeoff is very acceptable considering I was looking for something to make my network available around my pool area for streaming music or working while relaxing. Not exactly a need for another node for the mesh. While this is not advertised to work with the Deco, it was a very easy setup thru their tether app. I already had the app installed to manage the outlet for the lights by the pool. Unfortunately, you can not access the repeater from the Tapo app. That would be nice to only need one app to rule them all. Once again, I am using as a extender/repeater. This just makes it a little more straightforward of a setup. Also, I can access all my network devices without a bunch of special routing and no cabling required. It would also be nice to manage through the Deco app, it might make more sense to keep networking equipment out of the iot managing app. I am very pleased with this and would definitely recommend to anyone, no matter the network type.

This is one of those products that's hard to write a review for, because it just works. No fuss, no jumping through hoops. Basically just plug it in, download the Tether app to set it up (e.g. connect it to your existing network), and then you're done. The App will tell you if you set it up too far or too close to your existing access point, so you can find a better location for it. Once you've got that perfect spot (I only moved it once), there is nothing more you have to do. It just broadcasts the existing Wifi, so there aren't multiple networks to connect to, you don't have to update any of your devices... you just get stronger signal in the area you setup this range extender. This is of course assuming you were able to set it up as a EasyMesh device, if your main router supports EasyMesh. I believe you can also set it up as an actual extender/repeater, where it connects to your main wifi, and then broadcasts its own wifi signal as a different network. This is less idea and will result in poorer performance (and also means you have to manage which devices connect to which network). You can also set this up as a standalone access point. Meaning you can connect it via ethernet, and have it broadcast a manually configured wifi. This is good if you want to run ethernet to a particularly far away location, and have wifi there. So, this device can be used for a host of different network configurations/scenarios, which is equally nice. But I'd wager that it best suited as an EasyMesh device, where it is really only a couple taps away from plug-n-play. I will note that my main router is another TP-Link router, so that may have contributed to the ease of setup. If you are using a non TP-Link main router, there may be added steps needed on the main router.

This is quite a fully featured device, aside from standard wi-fi extender functionality a lot of these kinds of devices have this can act as a mesh node for compatible TP-Link Easy Mesh capable routers or be just an access point using the onboard ethernet as the back end. I've been using it to extend a wired network, the Wi-fi Reaches where I need internet, but the devices use wired connections, so I have it setup and connected to the main network over wi-fi like most range extenders, however, I instead have it connected to a switch rather than having it rebroadcast the Wi-Fi again. Devices connected to the switch in turn have connection and are managed by the main network router in another room, and I did not have to drill holes and run cables to extend the network. Which is great because the landlord would likely not approve of me putting holes in the walls. The wired connection on this is a 2.5gig connection, and it has Wi-Fi 7, including the host of speed increasing features available there like link aggregation to use connections from multiple antennas to increase overall bandwidth. Devices I have connected to the extender don't seem to be getting any worse speeds than those wirelessly connected to the main router directly, and I'm not noticing any significant latency increase either, I don't typically recommend people use range extenders, but if you have an easy mesh compatible router, or have a niche use like my own, this actually works a treat. My only complaint is that the thing plugs directly into the outlet itself rather than use a separate power adaptor and that kind of limit's the placement to wherever an outlet is directly unless you run a lead to mount it somewhere more specific.

Easy to setup. There is a QR code on the quick install guide to see setup videos. I setup using the Tether App on my smartphone. You can also setup via web browser or using the WPS button on the device and the WPS button (or software WPS function) of your router. Note that if using WPS, you cannot use with router's 6 Ghz band, since WPA3 doesn't allow WPS connection, and WPA3 is required for using 6 Ghz band. I used this to extend WiFi to place that was a bit of a dead spot WiFi wise due to the material in my floors/ceiling in my 1960's house. For some reason it really causes the WiFi to "die out" going through the floors/ceiling from the basement to upstairs. With this I was able to use the 6 ghz signal for the best speed and put this extender right up close to the ceiling downstairs and get a good signal from the router upstairs about 9 feet away. Now I have good speed to my WiFi 5, 6, 6E, and 7 devices in that basement room (about 600ish up and down on WiFi 6E and 7 clients) AND an ethernet port for the gaming console down there. The ethernet port on the extender is capable of 2.5 Ghz link speed as advertised, I checked it with a desktop with a 2.5 Ghz ethernet port. If trying to get that working, make sure you have a good quality CAT6 cable or better to get the higher link speed. A win-win for sure. Very happy with the outcome with this extender for my use case.

The next generation range extender for the home with the latest and greatest needs for speed. This this sets up super easy and works great with all recent wifi technologies. The only real negative I found was that it was only a two prong plug which means because of the weight it could come loose from the wall. I have a power block that allows me to place the range extender on its side and that distributes the weight. I am also particularly excited because this range extender has an included 2.5G port which matches my mesh wifi 6E system which also has a dedicated 2.5G port. The quality is great and I expect this range extender to compliment my existing system quite well. I do plan to do additional testing for my streaming television services but again this seems like a best in class use case. A feature that some people will appreciate if the ability to manage or watch and make adjustments based on power consumption. If price is not a concerning factor for this range extender then I would highly recommend it as probably the best available in my opinion and based on my current and previous tests.

I have this weird dead spot in my bedroom despite being 20 feet from the router. Wifi signal just drops to 1-2 bars and not sure why. Rather than sit on the phone with my ISP, figured a range extender would solve the problem better than any CS rep could. I had a smaller TP-Link range extender years ago that worked well so I figured I stick with the brand this time around. As far as performance goes, this works great. Wifi speeds are great and it "reaches" that dead spot in my bedroom so now I can surf the internet at peace. I have gigabit internet so the speeds I'm getting are around the 700-800 Mbps which is great for me. Previously I was only getting 100-200Mbps just relying on the modem router. However, the biggest issue I have with this is the design. This thing is unwieldy to say the least. it only has one prong on the back and covers up an entire outlet, and then some, just being so big. the fact this thing is so big, and you lose access to the second outlet AND it's not really sturdy when you plus it in makes this thing awkward. That and there is only one ethernet outlet on this extender. Fortunately, the only outlet I had free to use this was next to my dresser so I can sort of push the dresser against the extender to prevent it from falling out. Considering the design, I would've much preferred a power cord and the ability to wall mount this thing someplace higher. Yeah, it would've looked ugly but I think that would've been a better use case than this thing hogging one whole outlet.

Ive had previously the similar looking model of this same TP Link Range Extender; just in the Wifi 6E version. So same as before I've configured it also with also a TP Link Wifi Router, which is also WiFi - 7 router (recently upgraded also from a previous 6E version). Its not noticeably any different from what I can tell but after using it for gaming with my PS5 with the wired ethernet port, it does go the same hi-speed as if it were wired being near a gig download speed (wireless wise I'd get 500-600mbps); I have been on it for a couple of hours and just an FYI it does get pretty warm (just as similar). Its plugs into an outlet, and depending on your outlet it can wobble or stay in firmly plugged in. I'd rather get a wall mountable type of short power strip or have it laying on a mounted shelf with nothing obstructing for some air flow. Asides from that, you can extend the network and it is more ideal of having distinguishing extended wifi names by default, but of course you can configure your smartphone to auto connect whichever network is closest. And this has four antennas which you can orient them "up and down" or both pointed forward or up if this is plugged in a wall outlet, or a laying flat power strip. But this is the way to eliminate some wiring with the ethernet backhaul as long as your'e within decent proximity of the router; line of sight with the router could help but probably won't matter.

If you like technology, a product that already comes with a big change, I recommend it to you, the change is noticeable to the maximum.