tpPLC Reviews

I have the TL-WPA4220 KIT to get internet to a dead spot in one bedroom. There is very little app or firmware support for issues on these devices, but I did get it up and running and was able to use tpPLC and the link to web based settings from inside tpPLC for some time. I had the base unit in an old router from maybe 2005 (router being used as AP) and in general I could load tpPLC and check settings and status. I upgraded the AP router to an old NetgearR6300 for better AP speeds. After that, I can not see any of the PLC through tpPLC. I can see on the PC program (off and on) and I know the WiFi is working on the PLC, but it doesn't load on tpPLC . Tried resetting, re-syncing, etc etc. again, can see when connect a computer to the WiFi or LAN port on the PLC, but not tpPLC .
I also find on my phone only the internet from the PLC constantly loses access and comes up with some random funky IP. Again, only on my iPhone which is the only phone with tpPLC . But all other devices work.
Anyway, 1 star since the devices are working and can access settings via LAN but not the phone app after just a change of the AP it's running through.
One more note. If I move the 2 devices to one same outlet spot and connect, then tpPLC sees them sometimes.
It's useless unsupported tech and program. Very disappointing....

Just installed this on my iPhone and it asked me to go to settings and give it local network access. I went to settings and tpPLC isn’t there. Seems like it could work if it was … but who knows …

It worked fine for about a month but then anything you clicked on would tell you “operation timeout” I can’t even change my password because of this please fix ASAP

Requires access to the local network, but app is not listed in the iOS Settings menu so that you can provide permission to access the local network. Hopefully vendor will update app to solve this.

tpPLC was worthless. I called customer service to find they are not available. Waited 20 minutes in queue for an agent on chat. I got a response from ‘Daryl’ once every 4 minutes, and was ultimately disconnected with no resolution.

Ridiculous product and service support

Despite the TL-PA* manuals all indicating that you can manage the device using tpPLC, tpPLC itself only lists a handful of TL-WPA* devices (i.e. those thst also include a wifi radio) as supported, with "More coming soon..." As tpPLC is years old, I'm not holding my breath, and may be returning the devices themselves.

Wireless off scheduler is badly programmed. It will not accept wifi off from: 23h00 until 06h00 the next day. Error message that the next time is before the first. Which is technically correct. But it is the only way I see to have it off those times. Since it has no option to have WiFi on from 06h00 until 23h00.

I have a compatible power linedevice and got tpPLC by scanning my box and instructions. tpPLC saw my device and kept asking me to create a new password. Many very careful attempts later it still would not let me create one. The apps features are pretty low end but nice IF they work. They indicate you can turn off the lights which is nice for a bedroom. But that never worked.

Just spoke to my son who has the mesh units in his house which he bought yesterday. The units work great but exactly the same issue with this confounded app.

It is total crap and should be pulled from the store.

Try changing Powerline name from default on two PLC devices after they are linked up via powerline. The initial PLC adapter device loses its IP after it links up with a second PLC device, such as WiFi extender. You can see it in tpPLC as one of your powerline devices, but you can’t configure or do anything with it from tpPLC. Nor from the web GUI, as it does not have and IP address anyone once it’s linked up over powerline.
For how elementary tpPLC is, it can’t even do one thing which is directly related to powerline configuration.
The WiFi extender settings could have been covered by Tether app (not that Tether offers anything beyond just the very very basic WiFi configuration, even there with very limited options).

Easy to set up. However, after a while you start having connectivity issues and extremely hard to get app support

Updated due to user error. Once I plugged in my new device, tpPLC could see every TP-LINK device on my network, through the new device. I was able to go in and rename everything to create a seamless experience for users (they only see two networks, one for normal, one for 5G). I have one device that is dramatically underperforming out of 4, and tpPLC helped identify, but not troubleshoot that.

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Like other reviewers, tpPLC does not see any of my devices, old or new.

Just go the hardware and installation was a snap. After pairing and configuring the device settings the hardware worked well.

Once logging in to tpPLC with admin Id and password, there is no way to log out of it.
Closing tpPLC by swiping up does not log you out of tpPLC .
The only way is to delete tpPLC entirely and reload from tpPLC Store.
Also, The Wi-Fi password is visible when app is open. It should be hidden.

Took a couple minutes to set up the extender and clone the existing network settings. LED toggle is a nice feature and name changes etc seem pretty responsive

It linked up on my first attempt with no issues and it has been working ever sense. The kids are no longer complaining about buffering during movies. According to tpPLC the link speed through the electrical wiring is running over 300 Mbs. Being an old timer from the 1940s I am really impressed with the simplicity of this system.

My garage is 200’ from the router making a reaper almost impossible. Literally plugging in both devices took 5 minutes, and my garage has internet!

Installation was easy. It works as expected. It does what it says it would do in the description. I am using it with tplink model TL-WPA8631P KIT, which is excellent. tpPLC allows to administer your tplink network at the basic level. It also gives you access to the web interfase for a more complete configuration. Just remember that the password to enter the web interfase is the same one as the 2.4 Ghz or 5 GHz networks. This password comes in the label on the side of the extender unit, and you can change this password with tpPLC. Overall, I am very satisfied with tpPLC.

I have a home internet computer system with WiFi capability using a router and a WiFi extender. My house is not wired with Ethernet cable. To operate a WiFi sprinkler controller, located in my garage, from my house or yard; I needed to get a WiFi signal to go through a brick wall. Using the house and garage electrical wiring, this power extender worked very well and the price was much lower than any other alternative.

I was skeptical 🤨 at first, due to past experiences with new and innovative products that get your money and leave a person stupefied in wires and bad instructions. Not the case with this “tp-link 300Mbps Wi-Fi” outfit. After opening the box and gandering at the instructions a bit. I followed the easy to understand instructions and BAM!!! Done.
I moved the Extender to my desired location and again, things worked as explained.
So far so good 😊 I’m a happy camper, and so is the rest of the family. I didn’t have to unplug or shut down my WiFi connection to do it. That was impressive and SEAMLESS!!!

I’m not sure why there are so many negative reviews on tpPLC. It’s not designed to do much, but it does do what it says. I found it very helpful in diagnosing the bottleneck in my power line network. I have 5 devices, and seeing the up and download rates of each device to the other 4 was very helpful.

As a side note, I discovered this helpful bit of info in the forums. If you see a big discrepancy between up vs download speed between two devices, the source of noise is likely closer to the one receiving the slower rate. eg if A->B is fast but B->A is slow, the noise source is likely near A.

Setup was simple! Addition of 4220’s simple. My condo is covered with WiFi. My TV’s are wired now and are working much better.