Pros: -Strong signal strength
-Capable Wireless NICs can reach 300 mbps

Cons: -Signal drops frequently, multiple times within an hour
-Does not appear to handle 6+ concurrent sessions (drops with "heavy" loads)

Other Thoughts: I would not recommend this WAP unless you only have a couple concurrent sessions

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Anonymous,

We thank you for your review and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by our product.
We wish our support team had the opportunity to assist you while these issues were occurring, however, we understand your frustration and respect your decision to return this product.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our products in the future, please feel free to contact our support team at the number and/or email provided for you below and an available technician will be happy to assist you.
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Pros: I bought two of these access points from two different sellers. The one with hardware version 2 is absolutely perfect, blazing fast and incredibly simple to setup.

Cons: The second one arrived the next day and when I saw that it was a newer version I assumed it would be even better. I was completely wrong about that. Still simple to setup but the max download speed I could get was not even 1Mbps and that's very noticeable with a 50Mbps internet connection.

Other Thoughts: It really pains me to give this product one egg because version 2 was perfect and for only $25 it's unbelievable. However for TP-Link to redesign its hardware and then slap a newer version label on it is also unbelievable. Stay away from this piece of garbage unless you're lucky enough to find a version 2, its like gold in the pile of dirt that we call access points.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Zachary,

We’re sorry to hear about the difficulties you encountered with the version 2 revision of our TL-WA801ND.
Our support team would truly appreciate the opportunity to follow up with you for further details regarding the isolated incident with the version 2 device.
Please email us your contact information so we may have an available support agent follow up with you to properly address this concern.
We look forward to your response.
Best Regards!
TP-LINK Support Team
866) 225-8139
ussupportteam@tp-link.com

Pros: - PoE a huge plus
- Multiple SSID ability

Cons: 10/100 ethernet port only. Watch out for some of these "budget" access points that advertise 300Mbps or above, a lot of them do not have Gigabit ports. After noticing this minor detail, I will be migrating to a new AP with a Gigabit connection and using these AP's for our slower connections in other buildings.

Other Thoughts: Great price if you have an internet connection under 100Mbps. If have faster internet, look into an AP with a Gigabit ethernet port. This unit has a lot of features and is easy to setup.

Pros: Both this device to replace my old Linksys WRT54G access point. It work perfectly with my HP Laptop and my Lumia 830.

Cons: None

Pros: So far this product is working great!!!

Cons: NONE!

Other Thoughts: If your goal is to run rj45 wire out to the garage and provide a wireless hotspot then this is what you need to buy... its very easy to setup.

Pros: Supports passive PoE with included injection adapter. Decent range.

Cons: Web management interface stops responding after about one week. I have to either reset manually, or set the ping watchdog feature to ping a non-existent device with all the parameters at maximum, which causes auto reboot about every 24 hours. Given that I bought this as an AP on larger network, I need reliable remote access for management/configuration. Also this unit has single wired LAN port so can not daisy chain LAN wiring through this unit.

Other Thoughts: I haven't tried the multiple SSID's with VLAN support, but it sounds impressive. Doesn't seem TP Link posts many firmware updates.

Pros: Easy set up.

Cons: Comes set on 192.168 network. If you aren't using this network you have to configure a device to talk to it. Not that big a deal.

Other Thoughts: Configured it and forgot about it. I would recommend.

Pros: Has been working flawlessly for about 5 months with not a single reset needed due to slow access or lockup.

Cons: A bit tricky to set up to configure a new base IP and setting the mode to access point, but that's probably due to my inexperience with AP's in general.

Resets for saving config changes take 80+ seconds to complete.

Other Thoughts: For newbies: To access this router's web GUI, be sure to disable WiFi and disconnect any LAN cable goingr from your PC to a regular router.

PC-to-PC large file transfer rate with a PC-AP-PC LAN connection is right around 200 GBytes/sec. When one of the PCs is WiFi-connected to my internet router and the other by LAN to the AP, large file transfer rate averages around 1.8MBytes/sec. "Your mileage *will* vary" due to your router's distance, obstructions, PC wireless adapter, etc.

Pros: These thngs were a breeze to configure. They worked flawlessly on POE, even though you must use the passive adapters, it is still great way to place remote AP's. There were put into a small Drs office environment and they love them. The VLAN aspect is great and it is fast. Perfect.

Cons: Passive POE, but not a deal breaker

Pros: Worked with pcs and laptop.

Cons: Refused to work reliably with smart phones of several types tested. Only worked with PCs and notebooks.