I originally purchased this product to use as a wifi router without an internet connection. I wanted to stream videos from a laptop to a smart TV while we were camping. The device worked as advertised, however, my TV required an active internet connection in order to use wifi. I am now using it as a wifi extender and it is working well. I think its best use would be in a hotel connected to an ethernet connection and used as a wifi router. I have not tested that yet. Overall, it was easy to set up.