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Arismac
May 21, 2015Aspirant
How to connect to closest extender
Hi, i have setup without any problems the powerline XAVB5001 So i have one plug connected to router and another plug in another room. The problem is my devices, iphone and such, connect to the ...
michaelkenward
May 22, 2015Guru - Experienced User
fordem wrote: Neither of the "plugs" in the XAVB5001 kit is "WiFi" capable - the kit contains a pair of identical powerline Ethernet adapters - you need to re-define the problem.
Netgear has a habit of bundling things in various ways in different markets and with confusing names. My XWNB5201 has a XAV5201 and XWN5001 (wifi). But I have various other Netgear bundles to confuse me even further. Maybe Arismac had the same "brain fade".