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NETGEAR Powerline AV 200 Adapter Kit

This product has solved my issue. I have a PS3 that is relatively far from my router that got horrible reception for online gaming and Netflix. I plugged these two Powerlines in, and immediately had incredible speed. My ethernet on my computer tests out at 10 mbps and the powerline adapter three rooms over gets 8 mbps. These are consistent speeds tested several times. Once again, excellent product and setup could not be easier. --Tim

We use the adapter to share an Internet connection in a large, century-plus old building that eats most wireless signals as a snack. Set up was quick and easy, and the computer connected had immediate Internet access. I don't know about the 200 mbs speed; we've only see about half that here, which is plenty fast enough for our purposes. Could be because of the extensive old wiring and the distance from transmitter to receiver. Bought another receiver after this purchase to further extend the network and, again, had absolutely no problems and great results. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a faster, more reliable web connection for computers or multi-media devices.

Needed to provide better connection to downstairs in household network. The wireless reaches but not well enough. Read instructions, plugged and voila. All set. Xbox 360 works fine with it, enabling gameplay and streaming movies no problem. Source is a Dlink router and no issue at all. Been using it about 2 months as of this writing.

I purchased this product from a major office supply company. I found it moderately easy to install and to encrypt the network with a personalized encryption key. I did not have any problems with power line fluctuations. However, it stopped working after less than 2 months. One of the wall plugged adapters suddenly quit. Meanwhile, I purchased the "Powerline AV+ 200 Adapter Kit" from Amazon and it works well, too. I just hope it lasts more than 2 months!

I set these two units up in a very old house with 1930's wiring, and they are 3 floors apart. Works perfectly, and the speed gain was astonishing compared to the wifi I was using. I highly recommend this.

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING ONTO THE INTERNET WITH MY WIRELESS CONNECTION SINCE MY COMPUTER IS ABOUT 100 FEET FROM MY SERVER. WITH THE NETGEAR POWERN LINE THE CONNECTION IS EASY AND THE SPEED IS THE SAME AS IF I HAD CABLE DIRECT CONNECTION. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT

For the money it shoud have: 1) Better design. It will render the other electrical wall outlet useless on both the outlets (transimitter & receiver side). 2) Plus it sticks out 2 inch. on either side of the outlet which in my case was a problem as I had a leg of a big table that I couldn't move. 3)Addtionally, it is one port instead of 4 that you get on other powerlines e.g. "Slinglink" by Slingmedia. The only positive is that it does work & installation is a breeze (plug & play)

i bought this item because my roku hd box wouldn't stream amazon video rentals in HD. i have 20Mb (download) coming into the house going out over 802.11g. netflix instant streams HD over wireless quite nicely. however, even with a wired connection through the netgear powerline adapters i still wasn't able to stream HD from amazon. that's why i returned them.

I was curious how compatible this device would be with other Powerline AV products. I'm happy to say that this device works fine with the Linksys Powerline AV products. I also prefer to set an alternative encryption key instead of using the default. This should make the network less susceptible to unintended connections from neighbors. The Netgear utility from their support website easily detected the Netgear Powerline AV devices and set the encryption key to my preferred value, and the encrypted Netgear and Linksys units network together just fine. I opted not to buy the Netgear devices with the piggyback power outlets, although I think that would be convenient. The LED status is quite nice, giving an idea of throughput. I don't have high expectations for throughput, nor do I require it for my purposes. My main use is for Internet access, and the bandwidth of my Internet connection is far less than my home network which incorporates the Powerline devices. The Netgear utility shows bandwidth of 90-100Mbps for the Powerline devices.

I tested it using Speakeasy - I don't know how great they are at speed tests compared to others. I got the link from a techie at work who likes to use it. I plugged my laptop into the router directly and then tested the powerline product and wireless g (which is built-in in my laptop). Speakeasy gives you a mini report on the Download and upload speeds. Cabled: Dn: 18219 Up: 4415 using powerline bridge: Farthest room from router.....Next Room from router: Dn: 21257..........................Dn: 21209 Up: 4205...........................Up: 4648 Wireless: Farthest room from router.....Next Room From router: Dn: 8819...........................Dn: 12032 Up: 4484...........................Up: 3913 So, just based on my little sample, I would say that you get throughput as fast as (or maybe faster, somehow) than direct ethernet cable to your router, pretty much anywhere in your house. The device is also not polarized or grounded, so you might be able to flip it upside down and get faster throughput one way or the other. The downside of this system is that you MIGHT be at greater risk of suffering damage to equipment from lightning strikes (we have had some near strikes that have zapped some of our equipment from time to time). We also do not currently use any sort of power load management from our energy company or any other system that uses powerline data transfer, such as a telephone jack or X10 home control system. If you do have any of those things, your results may vary from mine.

I'm a bit of a networking guru (as deemed by friends, family, and coworkers) and in my tenure, I've had significant hands-on experience with just about every kind of home/small office networking kit including wireless routers, network switches, wireless Ethernet bridges, specialized antennas, etc. I'm relatively new to networking over power lines, but I do have prior experience with an older 85Mbps Linksys system. After using the NETGEAR Powerline AV200, my opinion remains the same: I'm sold on the concept of Homeplug's power line networking solution since it is a fantastic way to expand the reach of an existing network, but your mileage will depend on the quality of internal wiring. (Giving credit where credit is due: Homeplug's technology powers most of the power line networking devices such as my older Linksys system and NETGEAR's AV200.) Setting up a new power line network is extremely simple... just plug one of the AV200's into the wall with its Ethernet cable into your router/switch, and plug the other module anywhere you'd like to add an Ethernet connection. The beauty of Ethernet is that you can either directly connect the AV200 to a single device, or you can hook it up to a multi-port switch so multiple devices can be served by a single AV200. It should be noted that there's nothing stopping you from plugging in a second wireless router set to AP mode into the AV200 and effectively expanding your existing wireless coverage. Since the AV200 (and all power line networking units) use your existing electrical wiring as the physical transmit medium, there are inherent advantages and disadvantages compared to traditional wireless internet. One advantage is relative immunity to common sources of radio interference, so Bluetooth, microwave ovens, and other devices that potentially wreak havoc on 2.4GHz 802.11B/G/N networks won't cause your connection to spontaneously drop. Another advantage is wiring simplicity-you don't need to make dedicated Ethernet cable runs and chances are the device you're trying to network is already connected to the AC wiring. One of the disadvantages is that power lines were not designed to carry data and the overall topology can vary wildly, so this is really a case of "your mileage will vary." For example, it's entirely possible that different outlets will work better than others since sources of interference on your power lines are relatively localized. Also, since the network medium is power lines, the maximum range of your network is a little fuzzy and can extend beyond the boundaries of your residence or office. Although the signal will degrade over distance, a shared common element such as a transformer can propagate the signal, theoretically putting your network in range of multiple residences. You can mitigate this issue, in part at least, by turning on the security/encryption function which is thankfully very easy to use, but I suspect many users will not. Overall, I think that the NETGEAR Powerline AV200 is a fine product that's powerful and easy to use. From my experience, it's much easier to use this device to extend my network versus wireless Ethernet bridges or repeaters and it's more reliable to boot. I am disappointed, however, that the AV200 doesn't have a built-in 4-port switch like as my old Linksys kit, considering the AV200 costs significantly more. In the end, I am very satisfied with the AV200 and am happy to conclude that power line networking is ready for the prime time. Below, I've come up with a list of my Power Line Networking Best Practices 1) Things with big motors such as blenders, fans, vacuums, etc. are notorious for generating electrical noise and this can impact performance. 2) Some surge protectors / UPS units will block the signal that the AV200 needs to operate. For best performance, plug the unit into the wall. 3) Circuit breakers and fuse boxes will degrade the signal, but it's entirely possible to use Homeplug devices that are on different electrical circuits eg. upstairs/downstairs. 4) The 200Mbps AV200's didn't work with my 85 Mbps Linksys.

This is my 2nd set of NETGEAR Powerline equipment. 7 years ago I picked up two of the 14 Mbps XE 102 adapters which did *ok*. The performance was about 1/8th of advertised speed and degraded quickly as the distance increased. That is not the case with these AV 200 (XAV2001) adapters. Configuration was so easy I thought I did something wrong. I ran a cable from my router to the first adapter plugged into the wall, then went and plugged the other one a few bedrooms away and hooked that to my laptop to test: it worked. Enabling security was dead-easy as well, simply press the "Lock" button on the side for 2 secs on all the devices that you want to securely connect to one-another in a 2-min window, and every device put into that mode within that 2 min window will seek each other out and make a secure (encrypted) connection. You can use the included Windows/Mac software to change the Encryption Key used to something custom if you want. As for performance, my quick-summary is that for very-close distances (in the same room, or 1 room over) a good Wireless-N connection will be faster. But as you move further and further away and put more walls between you and the wireless base station, the Wireless-N signal degrades really quickly and becomes erratic while the NETGEAR AV 200 Powerline adadpters degraded from almost 70 Mbps (maximum speed I could get with two plugged into the same socket) to 52 Mbps but didn't dip below that; while my Wireless-N signal would bounce between 500 Kbs and 10 Mbps at the same distance. If you are a bandwidth junkie and need Gig-E speeds, you will either need to wire Gig-E in your house, or try out the Powerline 500 devices NETGEAR just announced (will hopefully have some in for review soon). But if you don't necessarily need Gig-E speeds, but want a fast (HD streaming capable) and stable home network with a dead-easy secure setup, I would absolutely recommend these devices to you. For what it's worth, I also tested these devices in a "hostile" environment by plugging in and turning on my vacuum cleaner, portable 1 Ton AC unit and HDTV which are all in-lined on the same wiring with the wire I had my powerline devices on, and it didn't impact performance at all; it stayed right at 52 Mbps. I know in the past "noisy" appliances like these used to be a big issue with Powerline technology, it seems that either Powerline tech is getting better or NETGEAR has mastered the intricacies of it. NOTE: If you haven't worked with Powerline before, some things you have to watch out for are trying to pass a signal across a circuit breaker boundary or old wiring in older homes that may not be very clean. Other than that, it's a pretty plug and play experience.