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Noob rolling out several adapters
Ok, so I have an Apple Airport Extreme router; it has 3 RJ45 ports in addition to the RJ35 for a cable modem. I purchased 6 of these adapters - PL1010, as 3 pair kits, I wanted to migrate away from ...
Hi slashlos,
You can only use one adapter for the router and the 3 adapter for the devices.
JamesGL
Community Team
Hmm, that's not specifically answering my question about pairing.
Leaving adapter 1 at the hub/router, 2 at a pc, it would appear that adapters 3 and 4 could be placed at two other PCs? I think that's what you're saying?
It didn't appear so in my small test - I added a 3rd adapter to a different pc - adapter #3, and waited. Not all of its lights lit - 3rd lite specifically not lit. This led me to believe that I need to add an adapter to the hub. In this scenario, adapter are added in pairs. Maybe I didn't wait long enough?
What you're describing, and I hope you're right my experience not withstanding, is that you can add adapters once an adapter is added to a hub/router and routing *amongst( adapters will take place, so the 3rd adapter would route traffic to the 1st - the one physically connected to the hub/router, just as the 2nd adapter does to the internet.
As a corollary, locally, would adapters route between them, so PC#2 would route traffic directly to PC#3 in my scenario ?
Finally the model cannot be interered in the dialog, but all are the PL010 (1gb) model.
/los
Hi Slashlos,
Check this KB on adding additional powerline adapter.
JamesGL
Community Team
You should read the piece at the end of the link that JamesGL provided.
Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network | Answer | NETGEAR Support
It might help to explain the reason for that process.
When you buy a pair of powerline devices they are set up to talk to one another. But they will not talk to other plugs without being introduced.
What you have to do is to take each plug and get it to play nicely with the plug that you attached to the router/modem.
You can do this one at a time using either of the first pair.
When you go through the process detailed in JamesGL's link, your new plug gets cosy with the original pair of plugs. It will then join the family and talk to all plugs on the network created by the plug at the modem/router end.
You'll have to do this with each plug you want to add to the network. But you don't have to run around the house pressing buttons.
Take each plug that you want in the network and plug it in somewhere near your "base" plugs, get the new one to join the network, then move it to where you want it. The new plug will remember that it is supposed to be a part of the network family.
