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Adding wifi facility yo PL 1000 system
A Power line 1000 was added by Virgin Media to provide link from Virgin Hub 3 to the new V 6 TV Box system which is around 40 feet from Hub 3 Modem/Router. But no wifi.
Hope to add a unit to the same ring main circuit to provide wi fi in the same room as the TV / V6 box which will hopefully work from the PL 1000 unit close to the modem/router which will hopefully receive signals and provide wi fi.
Could you please suggest Negtear units that would allow the provision of wifi at the rear of our house. Getting a bit old so hope I'm made the situation clear. Pleased to be getting wifi from the new Hub 3 in the rooms above the modem/router.
Thanks in anticipation
NufGriff
NufGriff wrote:
... it would be useful to be able to access wifi in the TV (connected via PL 1000/LAN) room for our mobile 'phones etc.It seems that the purchase of a PLW 1000 would make the present PL1000 system redundant...
You've got it. The PLW1000 suggested by clithes would deliver wifi into the TV room as well as a wired link to the TV.
The "remote" end of the PLW1000 is an Access Point for wifi and a LAN socket for the TV. It can do both at the same time. A perfect choice for your needs.
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A PLW1000 will add wifi for you, as well as provide a wired connection
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/PLW1000.aspx
Hope this helps
That's good advice. It is how I do things. I chip in only to add this link to the page that tells you how to do add the new plugs to your existing Powerline network so that you have only one plug connected to the router:
>>> Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network <<<
I will also bring you some bad news, well, maybe not that bad. You will not be able to buy a single PLW1000 plug. Netgear, and most Powerline makers, sell bundles of pairs of plugs. So you may end up with a spare plug. (You need only one connected to your router if you follow the stiff in the link above.) Perhaps you have something else that could use that.
Thanks for the prompt response.
I've been walking around the house with a wifi device to find wifi good in the router room and nearby as well as in the rooms above but, when I get to the the second PL 1000 next to the TV set and Virgin Box, 40ft approx from source unit, there is no wifi. However, the specific wifi information on my hand held device says wifi good! I was actually told by the VIrgin installer that there would be no wifi as the TV V6 is "attached" by LAN cable to the remote PL 1000 close by, about 3 ft. Apparently the PL 1000 via our ring mains is to allow the downloading of BBC and ITV "iPlayer" which we could not obtain on our previous TiVo box because of no link to the internet. The three lights are all green at source and at remote end. I've noticed that in one internet store, there are remote devices that have an aerial on either side. The PL 1000 devices do not have aerials.
Hope I've explained OK as at my age I sometimes cannot remember specific words.
Thanks again and best wishes
NufGriff
NufGriff wrote:
I was actually told by the VIrgin installer that there would be no wifi as the TV V6 is "attached" by LAN cable to the remote PL 1000 close by, about 3 ft. Apparently the PL 1000 via our ring mains is to allow the downloading of BBC and ITV "iPlayer" ...That is exactly my setup, but with older "500" Powerline plugs.
One plug connected to the hopeless BT modem and another to the "TV". (Actually a BluRay player that also does iPlayer, Amazon and stuff.)
This is a better arrangement than using wifi to connect the TV. Easier to setup, faster and more reliable.
Do you actually want wifi in the same room as the TV? If so, clithes has suggested probably the best answer.
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I've noticed that in one internet store, there are remote devices that have an aerial on either side. The PL 1000 devices do not have aerials.
Yes, those things confuse people. They look like Powerline plugs but they aren't. They "listen in" on wifi from a router and pass it on to nearby wifi clients. They do not get their Internet over the Powerline network. They won't add wifi to the PL1000 network.
Had you known about the wifi thing earlier, you could have bought the PLW1000 bundle rather than the PL1000. Then you could have used the LAN from the plug for the TV and the wifi bit of the plug for everything else nearby. Any chance that Virgin would do a swap?
Hope I've explained OK as at my age I sometimes cannot remember specific words.
You've explained everything very clearly, but I'd lay money on having more years under my belt than you.
