Are the TP-Link powerline adapters compatible with each other?

Q&A of functional explanation or specification parameters

Updated 09-08-2022 01:50:06 AM

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TL-PA4016P KIT V2.0 , TL-WPA4220 , TL-WPA7519 KIT , TL-PA9020 , TL-PA4025P , TL-PA7010P , TL-WPA7510 KIT , TL-PA7010KIT , TL-PA7020P KIT(FR) , TL-PA4015PT KIT , TL-PA4010P TKIT , TL-PA4010P KIT , TL-WPA7617 , TL-PA9020P KIT , TL-PA7027P KIT , TL-PA8030PKIT , TL-WPA4220 KIT , TL-WPA4235P , TL-WPA8635P KIT , TL-PA7010 KIT(US) , TL-PA7025P KIT , TL-PA8010P KIT , TL-PA7027P KIT(FR) , TL-PA7010P KIT(FR) , TL-WPA4235P KIT , TL-PA7017P , TL-WPA8630KIT , TL-PA4020PT KIT , TL-WPA9610 , TL-PA4010P KIT V2 , TL-PA8030 , TL-PA9025P , TL-PA6010 , TL-PA7020P , TL-PA551KIT , TL-WPA8631P , TL-PA4025P TKIT , TL-PA4016P KIT V1.20 , TL-PA8033P , TL-WPA761 , TL-PA717 KIT , TL-PA4010 KIT V1.20 , TL-WPA8630 , TL-WPA4230P KIT , TL-PA4010 KIT , TL-PA4010PT Kit , TL-WPA8630P , TL-PA8010PKIT , TL-WPA4220 V1.20 , TL-PA7015P , TL-PA8033P KIT , TL-PA8030P KIT , TL-PA8010P , TL-WPA7517 KIT , TL-PA6010KIT , TL-WPA4220 TKIT V2.0 , TL-WPA8730 KIT , TL-PA8010 , TL-PA4020 KIT , TL-WPA4220KIT , TL-PA7020 KIT , TL-PA9020 KIT , TL-WPA8630P KIT , TL-PA8015P KIT , TL-WPA4226 KIT , TL-PA4020P KIT V2.0 , TL-PA511KIT , TL-WPA4230PKIT , TL-PA7020P KIT , TL-WPA4220 TKIT V1.20 , TL-PA8010 KIT , TL-PA8035P , TL-WPA7617 KIT , TL-WPA4226T KIT , TL-PA6030KIT , TL-PA4010P , TL-WPA8730 , TL-PA9020P , TL-PA7019P KIT , TL-PA7019 KIT , TL-WPA7619 KIT , TL-PA4010 TKIT , TL-PA4010P KIT V2.20 , TL-PA7010 KIT , TL-WPA4220 KIT V2.0 , TL-WPA9610 KIT , TL-PA7017P KIT , TL-PA4015PKIT , TL-PA7025P , TL-WPA4230P , TL-PA7017 KIT , TL-PA8030 KIT , TL-WPA4530 , TL-WPA4221 KIT , TL-PA9025P KIT , TL-PA4020P KIT , TL-PA4015P , TL-PA4010 KIT V2 , TL-PA411KIT V3 , TL-PA7020 , TL-WPA4226 KIT V1.20 , TL-WPA4220NET , TL-PA7017 , TL-PA4020 , TL-WPA7517 , TL-WPA8630 KIT , TL-WPA8630 KIT(FR) , TL-PA8035P KIT , TL-PA7017P KIT(Fr) , TL-PA4025P KIT , TL-WPA4227KIT , TL-PA551 , TL-PA4022P KIT , TL-PA7010P KIT , TL-PA7010 , TL-WPA1300P KIT , TL-WPA8635P , TL-WPA4220 KIT V1.20 , TL-PA4016P KIT , TL-WPA4530 KIT , TL-WPA8631P KIT , TL-WPA4220 TKIT , TL-WPA7817 KIT , TL-PA4020P KIT V1.20 , TL-WPA4225 KIT , TL-PA711 KIT , TL-PA8030P , TL-PA4020P

Recent updates may have expanded access to feature(s) discussed in this FAQ. Visit your product's support page, select the correct hardware version for your device and check either the Datasheet or the firmware section for the latest improvements added to your product.

TP-LINK AV500, AV600, AV1000, etc powerline adapters adopt HomePlug AV2 Standard, so they are compatible with each other. However, the powerline rate will drop to the lowest one’s rate when using different AV adapters together, and in rare cases, it may cause unstable or pairing issues because of the low powerline rate.

Therefore, to ensure good performance, we strongly recommend purchasing the same series of powerline products.

For example, if you already have a set of 8 series like TL-WPA8631P KIT and need to purchase an additional one, it will be better to select 8 series as well.

For adapters of other brands, if they adopt the same standard, they should also be compatible with TP-LINK adapters theoretically. However, different brands’ products will have different ways to pair and configure or the other brands may have any limits, it might be much easier to use adapters from the same brand. We don’t recommend you use the different brands together.