I am using it for my wife's desktop that reside next door about 20 feet away.  The signal has always been excellent and almost never a drop signal (knock on wood)just use the standard connecting software from Windows 7/8/8.1 and ignore the TP-LINK software all together.  Overall this is an excellent piece of hardware especially factoring the price. 

Question: How was the connection?
Answer: The signal has always been excellent and almost never a drop signal