TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router (Archer A7) -Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router for Home, Works with Alexa, VPN Server, Parental Control, QoS

Es un buen router, tiene buen rango de alcance, muy fácil de configurar, solo tengo 2 quejas, una pequeña y la otra grande, la pequeña es que le faltan buenas gomas en sus bases, el router se resbala fácilmente en superficie lisa y la queja grande es que las antenas no son desmontables como en su versión previa a cual estoy reemplazabdo solo por el uso de Alexa, ya había comprado unas antenas de mayor capacidad de la misma marca y ahora con este nuevo router no las puedo utilizar, en general gané la función de Alexa pero perdí un poco de rango por falta de mis antenas adicionales de TP-Link.

I bought this router after a thunderstorm took out both my routers, apparently a surge blasted thru my CAT5 cable and fried everything. Lucky for me my $250 mega monster Linksys router (main router) was still under warranty at Bestbuy, (very easy to claim BTW). My access point router was pretty old and probably needed to die anyhow. I started looking and didn’t want to break the bank on some really expensive router, just one that would push 100Mbps (my max ISP speed) and had relatively good distance, so I bought this one. I think I was out the door at $62 on Amazon, and one day delivery. Had this sucker set up in no time as an access point, and very easy to do, click the box that says access point on set up, rename the SSID to the same as your main router with same password, and presto, your golden. This is my first TP Link router, and I must say I am impressed with the set up. The routers log in page is very user friendly and easy to navigate. Unless you are going to do some serious router configurations and whatnot, then this is an excellent choice if you are in the market. I am writing this on October 21, 2018, and should something happen or if I get some dropped signals from it, or have any issues with it, I will definitely keep this review updated as I believe that YOU should deserve to know what you are considering for a purchase.

I originally bought this for the use of my vpn subscription. It was very challenging to get all components to work. (modem, router and vpn)On it’s own. It’s fine and the support was call in or chat. I found the fact that I could actually speak to someone (even at 11pm) extremely helpful! Was not the case with my vpn provider. Where it was all computer chat. Not helpful at all and takes much longer to resolve. Though I finally was able to get all components to work. Unfortunately, I was still not able to satisfy my initial desire in not having any geographical restrictions on the content I stream. Perhaps it was me? Maybe not. It’s a good router. Just wasn’t helpful for my purposes.

I have Mediacom 200 Mbps service. Setup was fast and easy. Connected to three smart TV’s, two Home Theater Receivers and three desktop PC’s without issue.
One PC is wired direct through the LAN port I get 240-255 Mbps. My second PC is at the opposite end of my 1740 sq/ft house from the router and I use a TP-Link Archer T4UH adapter I get 170-180 Mbps download speed. My third PC is only about 25 feet away using a Belkin model F9L1109v1 adapter I get 142-145 Mbps download speed: I also tried a Netgear AC1200 adapter model A6210 that gets about 120 Mbps on this PC.
My point is the wireless adapter you use will make a difference. This router is on most top 10 lists for 2018 and cost a lot less than the others on those lists.
I am happy with the performance so far. I just hope it lasts longer than the last TP-Link router I purchased.

The router arrived while I was at work, so my teenage son transferred all the cables from the old router to the new one, configured the password, and everything worked perfectly without any advanced config. Our network printer connected flawlessly to the router, and I then reconfigured the printer on 3 computers running Windows 10. It has never been so easy to set up that printer. Much easier than my old Netgear router ever was.

After getting the router setup I had the hardest time getting access to the Net. The password didn’t work at first and my PC couldn’t connect.
Half the problem was my fault. I wanted a dual network and simply misconnect the PC. Once that was done I still had issues with the router. I had Wi-Fi signal but couldn’t connect. After reaching to TP-Link , which didn’t get back with me, I searched online and figured out that I had to go to the router link ( http://tplinkwifi.net ) to gain total access. After this was achieved I was able to setup passwords and instantly my PC was connected to the NET. I’m not tech savvy and the instructions were vague but I am happy with this router. My other router is the TP-Link Touch which I truly love.

TECH NOTE:
For those who are not tech savvy just remember to have all your connected devices off..including the modem. Once you have made the correct connections plug in the router and wait for all lights to come on then plug in the router and wait for all lights to come on especially the internet light, then lastly turn on all device that you have connected to your router.
Another note: Your cable line goes into your modem…then the Ethernet cable from the modem goes into your WAN/Internet port…and the Ethernet cable from your PC goes into one of the ports on your router. Remember to go the routers link and type in the IP Address.