TP-Link Tether

TP-LINK SYSTEMS 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

The app is pretty good but has room for improvement. #1. A dark Theme would be great for people who prefer to use that. #2. It would be great if we could edit the following router settings; Change the channels, Adjust the bandwidth, and maybe even import and export the list of clients. #3. An app system backup and import feature saved as a .bin file. That way, we could restore the app data if anything goes wrong.

I thought I would give this app a second chance because I wanted more flexibility in managing our router unit. And, even though my unit is on their compatible list, the app could not find it, so it could not connect to it. After multiple reboots, it still could not find my unit. The router (Archer C9) itself seems to work fine, but for some reason, this app can not find it and connect. TPLink doesn't seem to offer any solutions.

Heaven help you if you forget any one of the three different passwords required to manage a TP network. There's a router, Tether, and Wi-Fi password and for the life of me can't understand why the router needs a password when using Tether. Access to the network is already provided at that point so it acts like a system filled with credential walls because they didn't know how to manage access.

What's new

Fixed some bugs and improved the stability.