Design Set-up
We were able to quickly set up the extender by turning it on near one of our routers and downloading the TP-Link tether app. One simple needs to connect it to their 2.4 or 5 GHz WiFi network and they’re good to go. It’s a user-friendly device, and the app is excellent at giving instructions on how to set up your extender. Users can also identify dead zones and customize the range if they want to keep the power usage under check.
Connectivity and Network
TP-Link’s RE605X range extender has a dual-band so one can easily clock around 1200 Mbps on the 5Ghz band and approximately 550Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band depending on their connection. We were able to resolve many dead zone issues in our large apartment with this as it opts for the faster signal on both bands. Users can also connect to it via an ethernet cable to use it as an access point, just in case. We really think the OneMesh feature is noteworthy as it lets us create a mesh network. It only supports WiFi 6-enabled routers, and they are relatively new, so it’s definitely a future-proof device. The network coverage it provides is simply excellent, and we were able to add more devices to it without the network dropping on any of them.
Verdict
The slightly higher price the RE605X has been introduced in cannot be ignored, but it does offer a lot of conveniences that we think make it worth it. It saves users from the hassle required in setting up, provides easy access to information about the network and extends it by an incredible range.
