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Features
- Use your existing powerlines to network your computers and other devices
- Share standard or HD video, files, printers, storage, and networked games throughout your home
- Easily add more devices to your network by plugging additional adapters into electrical outlets
- HomePlug AV technology for data rates up to 200Mbps
Product Description
The Powerline AV Network Adapter lets you easily create a high-speed, HD video capable network, using the existing electrical outlets in your home. Now you don't have to drill holes in walls and climb through the attic or cellar to install network cables -- just use the wires that already run through the building. The Powerline AV Adapter connects computers or any other wired Ethernet device, using the HomePlug AV network standard. Adding a device to the network is as simple as plugging the Powerline AV Adapter into an electrical outlet, and connecting your Ethernet-equipped device using the included network cable. Additional devices can be connected to the same network using additional Powerline AV Adapters plugged into an electrical outlet anywhere in the house.SimilarProduct
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Customer reviews
Completely Satisfied! 
by .. P. Kensler (United States)
We've struggled getting wireless to work in our home - a 2-story with the router upstairs and a second computer downstairs. We tried different vendors in both G and N but all had limited / sporadic connectivity (must be some undiagnosed interference).
The Powerline kit is hands down the easiest thing I've ever set up. In fact, it was so easy I thought I must have been doing something wrong. Plug it into your router, and plug it into the wall. That's it - your network is connected to your electric circuits. There are no software drivers, no utilities, no setup programs. Being a long-time experienced PC user, this was alarming at first, but given how well it works, I'm not going to look a gift-horse in the mouth!
I understand that performance will depend on your particular wiring, and that performance is better when both adapters are on the same circuit. However, running a network performance test, I am consistently getting 22-26 Mbps across different circuits which is more than adequate for our needs.
I already had a 2-adapter Powerline kit running, and was so happy with it that I bought this item as a third adapter, so we could hook up our DVR and Wii in the living room.
I wish I hadn't spent so much time, money and effort trying to get wireless to work - this device is fantastic.
The only Powerline Adpater that worked for me.... by .. K. Foster (Sacrametno, CA)
I tried both the netgear and former linksys version and neither worked. This was the first I got to work. I opened the box, followed the simple quickstart guide and it just plain worked. No hassles, no settings to configure, and no web interfaces to manage... I will be adding more and dumping my wireless.
This is a Godsend! by .. Frank M. Cannizzaro (New York USA)
I installed these units about 3 months ago and so far, I've not had a problem with them. They work as advertised. Every electrical outlet in my house is now capable of broadband access. If you have a home that's 2 stories or better, and you need to install broadband access through out the house, this is the quickest, easiest solution that I know of.
Fast networking with the easiest install ever by .. Jason Warner (Lodi, CA United States)
This is a product for men who don't read manuals. I literary took the device out of the box, plugged it in and it worked. If you are like me and have a house with a cement slab floors then you know laying wires is almost impossible. Also our house is very long so it is difficult to get wireless to work in all areas of the house. A couple of notes for this device, don't plug it into a surge protector of any kind, you think you are protecting the device from electric spikes but IT WILL NOT WORK. Surge protectors isolate the electrical signal which will prevent them from communicating, these devices have their own surge protection built in so nothing to worry about there. This is in the manual if you take the time to read it! :) Also these devices run at 200Mbps which is faster than wireless G, and while wireless N can run at 300 Mbps you will rarely get close to that, typically it is hard to get better than 50% throughput on wireless but these devices can be run up to 100% with no risk of interference that can occur with wireless. I use these devices where I have fixed equipment such as Tivo's, PS3's, workstations, printers, and I use my wireless where mobility is needed with items such as my laptop and iPhone. You may also want to us the 4 port version of this product.Linksys PLS300 PowerLine AV 4-Port Network Adapter
I love this thing! by .. T. A. Jones ()
I love stuff that just works. Powerline networking is the coolest thing EVER! It works all over my house and does not appear to matter what circuit it is on. The push button set-up is cool but did not exactly work as described in the quick start, not hard to figure out.
This was an add-on to the kit I bought as a start. This one has only 1 port so if you need more, you might want to get the one with 4 ports. I saw some guy give it a poor review because of this! Come on man, read the description and buy the right stuff............sheeeeesh!
I have this thing serving my AVPC from a broadband router down in my basement. It streams HD content without a hitch and N*tflix really seems to love it for streaming (even the new HD streams they have).
BULLETPROOF reliability!