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adding extra powerline adapter and WiFi adapter to AV200 nano XAV 2101
Have existing AV 200 XAV 2101 from Virgin router to PC works well, now need broadband to TV and WiFi downtairs, what sender unit do i need on router to feed the 2 XAV 2101 units used as feeds for PC ...
You do not need another "sender" if by that you mean the Powerline plug connected to the router. The existing plug can feed extra plugs on the network, you just need to introduce them to the existing network.
When adding new plugs to an existing network, you need to follow this advice:
>>> Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network <<<
Most recent Powerline devices follow the AV standard, which means that you can mix different makes and different generations. The only issue if that if you add "1000" plugs to a network with "500" plugs they will talk to each other at the speed of the slowest plugs on the network. In your case, it will all run at 200 Mbps over the Powerline network, buy that may well be fast enough.
I'm not sure that I get what you are trying to do, if you are looking for a pair of plugs – one with wifi, the other with a wired outlet – just buy a bundle with those plugs. You can't buy 200 Mbps plugs these days, and 500 Mbps plugs may be in short supply. So you may have to go for the faster plugs. But it the network does what you want, who cares about the mixed speeds?
My inclination would be to get a pair of fast plugs and to use them as the "source" and wifi extender, and to use the old plugs as "clients" for the smart TV and stuff.
One other thing to consider, in theory you can mix brands but it isn't always easy to get set them up.