TP-Link TL-PA4010P KIT AV600 Powerline Kit with AC Pass-Through

My mother-in-law used to have a 30m blue ethernet cable running from her modem to a switch behind the TV.

We considered replacing it with another colour so it was less noticeable... but you know what's better than that? No cable (on the outside of the wall)!

Install was super easy, plugged in both adapters. One connects to modem, the other to the switch and... everything's talking.

Not losing a power socket is a nice reason to bump up to this model over the slightly cheaper ones. Even if that's not a big deal now... future you might regret your power socket greed! My mother-in-law used to have a 30m blue ethernet cable running from her modem to a switch behind the TV.

We considered replacing it with another colour so it was less noticeable... but you know what's better than that? No cable (on the outside of the wall)!

Install was super easy, plugged in both adapters. One connects to modem, the other to the switch and... everything's talking.

Not losing a power socket is a nice reason to bump up to this model over the slightly cheaper ones. Even if that's not a big deal now... future you might regret your power socket greed!

By: WindosNZ 21/05/21

Verified Owner

I was skeptical about this product but have been using it for about a month now for my TV and it seems to work great, not blazing fast but good enough for 4K Netflix and Youtube. I was skeptical about this product but have been using it for about a month now for my TV and it seems to work great, not blazing fast but good enough for 4K Netflix and Youtube.

Great device, just works out of the box and pretty self-explanatory. Great way to give my PC an ethernet connection. Great device, just works out of the box and pretty self-explanatory. Great way to give my PC an ethernet connection.

Ideal for any situation where you aren’t able to directly plug your desktop/laptop into the router. I wired connection is a must have for anyone wanting a faster, more reliable source of data. Speeds are much faster than a wireless connection. Ideal for any situation where you aren’t able to directly plug your desktop/laptop into the router. I wired connection is a must have for anyone wanting a faster, more reliable source of data. Speeds are much faster than a wireless connection.

These work very well, almost as fast a connection to the internet as one connected into the modem. I have two different models of these, they are compatible, however the host one has and orange light for connection issue, they seem to work just fine regardless. These work very well, almost as fast a connection to the internet as one connected into the modem. I have two different models of these, they are compatible, however the host one has and orange light for connection issue, they seem to work just fine regardless.

So I bought this because I was suggested by a good friend, so I recently started streaming and was lagging like crazy. This was because my room has always been further away from the router, and I knew that a long asss lan cable would not be the way. I was worried about the price, but it is definitely worth it. Very easy setup and I enjoy it a lot So I bought this because I was suggested by a good friend, so I recently started streaming and was lagging like crazy. This was because my room has always been further away from the router, and I knew that a long asss lan cable would not be the way. I was worried about the price, but it is definitely worth it. Very easy setup and I enjoy it a lot

I used to have to run ethernet through the house to get internet on my PC. This product fixes that issue efficiently and effectively. I used to have to run ethernet through the house to get internet on my PC. This product fixes that issue efficiently and effectively.

Where my computer is was close to the limit of our WiFi system. The data was sluggish, video would pixelate, and I'd have dropouts when watching sports. I was thinking of trying to run a long ethernet cable underneath the house. Then I thought of using some device that would use the mains wiring in my house to send data between the router and my computer. I looked on PB Tech's website and saw some. I then saw there were some which came with "AC Pass-Through", so they came with a plug connection built into them. While the price was higher, it seemed to me that might be worth while, sort of like future proofing. I had PB Tech courier them to my...view more Where my computer is was close to the limit of our WiFi system. The data was sluggish, video would pixelate, and I'd have dropouts when watching sports. I was thinking of trying to run a long ethernet cable underneath the house. Then I thought of using some device that would use the mains wiring in my house to send data between the router and my computer. I looked on PB Tech's website and saw some. I then saw there were some which came with "AC Pass-Through", so they came with a plug connection built into them. While the price was higher, it seemed to me that might be worth while, sort of like future proofing. I had PB Tech courier them to my house, which wasn't very far from one of their stores. They arrived on the day they said. The packaging was all the sort you could put straight into the recycle bin. The instructions were more or less "plug and play". I plugged in to the wall socket by the router, and the benefit of the AC pass through plug became apparent. I connected the router to the one of the two Powerline Kit devices with one of the supplied ethernet cables. I then plugged the other Powerline kit into a wall socket by my computer, and again the benefit of the AC pass through was apparent. I connected the Powerline kit to my computer with the second ethernet cable. I didn't need to press any buttons, the two units made contact and I was on line. I did a speed test using the Chorus speed tester and, using WiFi got a download speed of 28.2 Mbps, upload speed of 19.8 Mbps, a ping time of 2 ms, and jitter of 3 ms. Using the Powerline kit (everything else the same) I got a download speed of 86 Mbps, upload of 20.8 Mbps, a ping time of 3 ms, and a jitter of 1 ms. I just now redid the test using the Speed test website (www.speedtest.net) and for the WiFi got 32.19 Mbps download, 17.2 upload, and a ping time of 3 ms; while using the Powerline kit got 75.39 Mbps download, 20.83 Mbps upload, and 3 ms ping time.
Overall, I think these are excellent. On rare occasions I have had the momentary dropout, but on the whole these have been extremely reliable and as you can see from the speed tests the speed is so much better than what the WiFi provided.
I have to admit my results don't show 600 Mbps, but I suspect I'd need an ideal environment to achieve that. The results I showed just above show the Powerline kit devices are approximately twice as fast as using WiFi.

Such a simple but effective solution to the problem of cable-free ethernet connection. I installed 6 of these at a client site recently (on the same circuit) and the entire network is super fast and ultra stable. The devices recognised each other with a simple 1-second press of a button. Will definitely be using these again! Such a simple but effective solution to the problem of cable-free ethernet connection. I installed 6 of these at a client site recently (on the same circuit) and the entire network is super fast and ultra stable. The devices recognised each other with a simple 1-second press of a button. Will definitely be using these again!

Works well straight out of the box. Slightly slower than direct cable connection, but worth every cent. Works well straight out of the box. Slightly slower than direct cable connection, but worth every cent.

Easy to use and set up. No loss of a port is useful, although a little chunky for our small wall sockets, so takes up two sockets unless you have a really skinny plug to use above it. Easy to use and set up. No loss of a port is useful, although a little chunky for our small wall sockets, so takes up two sockets unless you have a really skinny plug to use above it.

prior to purchasing this product I had terrible lost connection issues - apparently walls, stairs, cupboards etc all affect the ease your internet can get to your device
have had zero problems since I put it in, it was easy to use and really makes a massive difference. would thoroughly recommend prior to purchasing this product I had terrible lost connection issues - apparently walls, stairs, cupboards etc all affect the ease your internet can get to your device
have had zero problems since I put it in, it was easy to use and really makes a massive difference. would thoroughly recommend

By: CapriceS5 03/09/20

Verified Owner