TP-Link Tether

TP-LINK GLOBAL INC.

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About this app

TP-Link Tether provides the easiest way to access and manage your TP-Link Router/ xDSL Router/ Range Extender with your mobile devices. From quick setup to parental controls, Tether provides a simple, intuitive user interface to see your device status, online client devices and their privileges.
- Setup SSID, password and Internet or VDSL/ADSL settings of your devices
- Block unauthorized users who are accessing your devices
- Manage permissions of client devices
- Parental control function with schedule and URL-based Internet access management
- Find the best location to place your range extender
- Automatically turn off the LEDs at specific time
- Manage most of TP-Link devices simultaneously

Compatible Routers
https://www.tp-link.com/tether/product-list/

*To learn how to find the hardware version of your device, go to http://www.tp-link.com/faq-46.html
More devices supported by Tether are coming soon!

Important Notes
● Upgrade firmware is required. Go to the download page to choose the correct version and download the latest firmware: http://www.tp-link.com/support.html
● TP-Link Tether does not work when connected to guest network
● For any issue, please contact http://www.tp-link.com/support.html

Ratings and reviews

I don't recommend it. TPL is usually pretty solid, but I've had nothing but trouble with my wifi extender the last couple months. Even though the network I set up over a year ago still works, the app to control it no longer even recognizes it. Stability has dropped drastically and I constantly need to power cycle it to keep it up.

Only issue: Can't delete/remove a device that I no longer have. Had router working for over 4 and a half years and was starting to disconnect. That's a decent lifecycle. Replaced that router with same brand and this app added the new router. Fine so far. But now it just shows the old one as"offline". Google for answer and the one they give does not work in the app (press and hold and a menu will come up with(-)

EDIT: Held down the reset, tried again the next day, and it hooked up fine. No idea why it didn't work the first time. Leaving the old review because the experience was still frustrating, but bumping up rating. Asking me for the password I created, but I never created a password. Default password doesn't work and there's no "Forgot Password" option. Manual has no other advice than a factory reset.

What's new

-Fixed some bugs and improved the stability.