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Thank you for the insightful write-up and the tests. I have recently deployed three UAP‑AC‑LITE in a location and was considering whether to go with the same access points for a larger location that would require about 10 access points. It's good to see that the competition is heating up in...

Any router will do. Some have the option of turning the router into an access point as a "feature", however once you disable the DHCP server on the new router it will work. Try searching for "turn router to access point" on google and take your pick on the guides available. There's a guide...

I just placed an order for this device. I'll post back once it arrives with my impressions.

Would be really interested to see the powerline networking performance of these units!

The spec sheet mentions a MIMO part with "Frequency Band: 2 MHz to 86 MHz". That is most likely Broadcom's BCM60500 chipset, as no other publicly announced MIMO chipset operates in that frequency band. Link to TL-PA9020P datasheet

My personal experience plugging in a three prong 1000 mbps powerline adapter into two prongs socket was performance that was about 1/3 as fast as when I have finally connected it properly. This does not quite line up with the theoretical difference in the speeds that I should have seen, but that...

I wanted to start a topic on this article to say thank you for the great insight, especially on a topic where there is much confusion even among reviewers and editors writing about this technology.

I'd be wary of putting much faith in the CNET review, especially since their only test is by plugging in the adapters on electric sockets a mere 10 feet apart. It seems like its using the same chipset as the D-Link DHP-701AV but is being sold for cheaper and with an electric pass-through. So it...

You are correct, this is 802.11n. This TP-Link device is from the previous generation in terms of the Powerline technology and Wireless technology. You are right that it there doesn't seem to be too many Powerline devices with 802.11ac. I only know of one such device; Devolo dLan 1200+ WiFi...

I don't have anything insightful to add (sorry) but I just wanted to say that I really love those diagrams.

The Zyxel's are based on Qualcomm Atheros chips capable of a maximum PHY rate of 1000 mbps. The D-Link is based on a Broadcom chip, that has not yet appeared in any widely available shipping product, capable of a maximum PHY rate by utilizing a wider frequency band. At this point, there's no...

Great find! Thank you.

Hi, The fastest solution on paper that has been announced yet is the Broadcom BCM60500. The closest product to being shipped that features this chipset is the D-Link DHP-701AV, capable of 1.5 gbps in theory but advertised as having 2 gbps. thiggins touched on it briefly in his CES coverage...

I have a similar set up I have a similar set up to some extent: I have a Fiber Optic service with ONT input and 4 LAN ports. I have it set up like this: Huawei Fiber Optic modem (100mbps internet) [wireless turned off] ----> Homeplug AV2 1200mbps link -----> via WAN to Linksys X3000 which...

Excellent review Glad to see that the tail-end scenarios are the ones where an apparent improvement can be observed. Hope that the AV2 MIMO adapters produce better results.