WAVLINK AC1200 Outdoor WiFi Extender with Passive POE Wireless High Power Outdoor Weatherproof Wi-Fi Range Repeater Access Point, Dual Band 2.4GHz 5GHz, 4x7dBi Detachable Antenna

I bought this device it so I could connect to an Access Point on my network from the neighbor's house while I am hanging out there to access my network resources (file server, etc.) directly instead of using her much slower WiFi and a VPN to my system.The good: Seemingly good construction. Gaskets/seals at the antenna connections and at the bottom where the cables come in to seal it from moisture. Very good WiFi signal. I used double-stick tape and stuck it to the inside of a window on the side of the house facing the neighbor's . The signal is strong both inside of her house (about 100 feet away) and the opposite end of my house. Much better signal than any of the APs I have in service now, including a top-of-the-line and $$$ Ubiquiti device mounted outside which was supposed to have an amazing range but has been a disappointment in that regard. So far so good.The not so good: The PoE injection box and wall wart are a little cheap and flimsy, but they work. Inside use only, they are not waterproof. Better is a PoE switch, which is what I used and it makes for a cleaner install.If you know anything about IP networking and manage your own network, the instructions and UI are lacking as very few advanced options are present. I set the device up as an Access Point. The UI was easy to get to (I connected using a laptop, powered up the device and set my laptop's browser to the 192.168.10.1 IP address, as stated in the user's guide). Setup was a breeze, just change admin password, time zone, set up SSID and WiFi password, and WiFi encryption mode. I could not find a way to make changes to the device's internal IP address/default gateway/DNS server, etc. on the WAN port. However it does have an option for "Self-management" in the initial setup, that probably puts it in DHCP mode. Once the config is saved, device re-booted, still connected to the laptop Ethernet jack and the device running, the web-based UI shows some info about the system but not the WAN port IP settings.So for now until I do a hard-reset and re-do the config set up and turn off the "Self Management" toggle to experiment, I'm stuck with it being a DHCP device on my LAN. No problem, I could find it by doing a network scan to find it's assigned IP address, but that's more work than should be necessary.Nonetheless, it's working very good for now so like many devices on my network I will leave well enough alone until something hiccups.

These are amazing and pretty inexpensive.I put one on the roof last year and it has worked flawlessly.This one is repeating the network via POE to supply Ethernet to a router inside a metal building.Fast set up, secure, fast speeds. Highly recommended.

JUNK DO NOT BUY

Once set up, this router is performing well and provides the extended network performance I needed. It did, however, take me days to set it up. The instructions provided with the router are printed in a tiny font and I would guess have been poorly translated from another language. I had to use a third party YouTube video to complete the assembly. I needed customer assistance to complete set up. There is no live chat or phone contact available as the helpdesk is far out of my EST time zone. I had to wait overnight for email responses to my questions.

I have a large yard with a steel building (no windows and no WiFi/cell signal penetrates it). By placing one unit of this just outside the steel building and connecting it to a router inside the steel building, I was able to extend my houses WiFi 100+ yards in my backyard and relay it to a router inside the steel building.

We have 3 of these on our farm. 1 acts as an access point directly connected to our router and 2 act as repeaters that give us excellent WiFi coverage over a couple of acres.We intend to add more as we add buildings for additional animals throughout our 14 acres.

It certainly LOOKS impressive as all get out! Four antennas, good apparently weatherproof construction, nice blinking blue lights, and a very good bracket for mounting.However, set up was a horror show. Being able to access the management console via the browser was inconsistent and very slow. Sometimes you had to use the default IP address and sometimes you had to use the URL. Once you made the necessary configuration changes and refreshed the device it would take sometimes 15 minutes before I could access the management console again. The device would just blink the status light at me and not respond to any attempts to continue the set up and configuration.Finally I get it set up and operational and all seems well. Then for no apparent reason it stops working and I see the only lights on the device working are the power light, steady, and the status light blinking at me again. I power it on and off. Give it was now seems to the required half hour for it to recover itself and then try to access the management console. No dice. It seemingly accepts my password but the screen just flashes and it brings me back to the log in screen.Earlier in this drama I contacted their technical support team and after two days got an email apologizing for the slow response. I responded back with my situation and never heard back from them again.Finally fed up I returned and am now looking for a different device from a different company.It gets two stars because it actually worked albeit briefly.

It really works. It boost my WIFI signal ten times the original one. I'm well please with it.