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Bought this item under the assumption that it was not necessary to use the app and sign up for the tp link cloud and that I could just use a web interface like every other router and access point on the planet. Nope. There is no way around signing up for their app and cloud BS and the web interface is a joke. It's little more than a status display. It may sound tinfoil hat'ish but I am an IT guy so I am always concerned about my network security at home and this cloud service is likely based in China meaning that they have access to any information I put in which is not my idea of secure. This is unfortunate because I liked the idea of using "desktop" style mesh access points in my home but I will just have to install other wireless access points instead or buy a competitors product that doesn't require me to sign up for anything to be able to use it.