D-Link WiFi Range Extender, AC2000 Mesh Plug In Wall Signal Booster, Cover up to 2600 sq.ft. Dual Band Wireless Repeater Access Point for Smart Home (DAP-1820-US)

It will work with any router but setup may be complex. First off the app did not work could not get past the requirement I turn off cellular data. I dont have that option. Put it in airplane mode but that didnt work. Tried WPS it connected and was working so I upgraded. It cleared all the settings and I was unable to get WPS to work a second time. Connected it direct to my 24 port switch. It got a IP but the dlinkao.local didnt work had to scan my lan to find its IP. Then was able to connect to the UI and set up the device. However it kept changing its IP. Unplugged it from the lan rebooted it rescanned for the IP and was able to go into advanced network settings and set the IP to static. Setting the IP to static is the first thing you should do. Then I tried the app and it found the device I logged in but the APP has a bug under clients it will show devices on the lan and connected devices you cant tell whats connected to it. The Gui doesnt have this problem and has a wifi logo for connected devices even tells which are 5g. Recomend using the GUI and not the app. I have all green bars and its working however it takes longer to connect than normal. Perhaps this is the auto 5g switching. Likely will buy more. I suspect those that could not get pasr the orang blinking light were to far from there router. Im using the fling app to scan my lan.Update ordered a second one.Setup changed the password on my first one requiring me to reset it up also. The setup app is the worst. I had to manually go to the web setup to turn off the Smart Connect because it turns the 2.5 wifi on and off trying to force a 5g connection this the entire 2.5 devices on the connection. And I had to change the routers wifi name so they would not try to connect to each other. I found that direct wiring them works better so one is direct one is an extender. The signal lights are blank on direct connect and it would have been nice if they stayed on to show a connection.

This product wasted 3 hours of my time. Let's start with the ease of installation. Part 1 Words can’t describe. I found one of the most important pieces of information to be in the 88-page instruction manual (NOT PROVIDED), which I could not find on the website. The setup wizard is awfully slow, and I hit a massive roadblock when it said to get the device to blink orange. After 15 minutes of fiddling with it, I got it orange, and when I googled the video instruction guide, the menu guides were totally different from what it looked like on the phone. I have a 140 IQ and am excellent at puzzles, and it was being awful. Then later it said to connect to wifi scan the QR code. Which was on the phone screen, so I used my computer to take a picture of the QR code and then take a picture of the QR code on the computer with my phone when it said already connected..... Apparently, the QR code connected me to my home wifi which I was already connected to, and it was the end of the road, and I was stuck. So then I read through the 88-page manual the second time and decided to try a new approach. I went to the web-based configuration utility tool, and it said to enter password. So I unplugged it out of the wall and entered the 10-ish character password on the back, and it didn't work; then I tried to plug in my router's password, and it didn't work. apparently, on the back sticker is said password:abcde12345 and then right under it password:password. So I typed in the “password” and it worked. Who makes their Password password? I realised at that moment the first password was for the device and the second password was for my account, which I had to log into on Google (which was not in the booklet) to create my account—still trying to understand. So then I looked at the graphic on the computer, which was a series of checkmarks and lines and compared it to the manual, which said to be fully connected, It had to match the sequence of lines, which it did, and the extender had to match the sequence of colours which it didn't. So the computer is saying everything is complete, and the router extender is like Sike. So I delete the app and get it back and immediately get a popup which I didn't get at the beginning saying allow local network in settings, so I press the button that says go to settings. I kid you not, In settings, it was turned on, so I go back, and the popup hasn't left the screen. Still tells me to turn it on, so I turn it off and go back to the app, and the popup is gone. Disappeared out of thin air. So I delete the app, and that same popup appears, and then I get a phone call… GONE. Again. So I deleted the app and get again, and this time I clicked go to settings and then I turned it on, and the popup led me to the next stage where I was now still on the landing page. And I swear, out of the corner of my eye, all three LEDS turned green for a millisecond. Then I spent the next hour reading, googling, searching, resetting, rebooting, and exploring everything in the menu till I got to something. I did a full reset on everything, resetting to factory settings and retrying the setup wizard. Attempt two: everything is the same. Attempt three: Somehow, something is different, and then it gives me a new screen I’ve never seen before, telling me I now get to pick the wifi I want to connect it to instead of it choosing it for me and finally, some progress. I enter my password, then create a new password, then allow automatic updates, then wait for the green light… NO green light. That green light was just like my win at the weekly Chess arena kings. Non-existent. So I try to tap the troubleshooting button, but I misclick and click next, and It said I frakin kid you not: “Congratulations!” with confetti. LIKE I Just completed a game. I turn around, and the light was red. I lost my ever-given mind. The little piece left of me in my heart that I didn’t know existed was stolen from me. At that moment, I wanted to hunt the CEO down. Not any average human can withstand the pressure of D link. If anybody can hunt this man down, it’s the man that survived the D-link. Too bad the CEO is dead. Very sketchy I can’t find anything on this CEO even though the company is worth over a third of a billion. Another thing is that this company is worth so much and still managed not to have 24-hour customer service. SMHPart two: Sketchy stuff. If you investigate further, the business name is JMBO sales which is a method where random people who decide to adopt this voodoo drop ship model put a bunch of random letters together to get their application to the US Copyright Office to move faster. The business address is some random dude in Hickory Hills, Illinois. I could continue investigating, but it’s not worth my time.Part three: DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Easy to install and set up. Works extremely well and lasted longer than expected. Using in an extreme environment.

I have tried several D-Link range extenders and am using many no longer marketed. The DAP-1820 has a fantastic reach to handshake with an existing access point and has great throughput when connected. The web setup is a cinch to use (remember to disable smart connect). It works with Mesh and non-mesh routers. Have tried and returned the D-Link DAP-X1870 which is horrible in reach and through put and setup. The DAP-1820 has both gigabit Ethernet and wireless support (both at same time) and handles a lot of traffic very well. Great product for the money. If you reconfigure to Mesh this device will fit right in. Gets great signal even when the unit is not "dead on" to the direction of the router. The downside is that they don't provide a user manual in the box nor tell you how to get it. It's worth it to google it and download the manual.