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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 ...
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.
Ah ha, that's what threw me the term 'pair'ng vs sync'ng.
The first, and seemingly reinforced by the packaging, I took them to be a pair of 2 mates, while other descriptions did mention the 2-sec setup etc, but wasn't overtly describing individual adapters being added.
So I will plug-in a 3rd adapter near the hub/router with its adapter, press security button for 2 sec and wait ... whoa, 3rd lite is now red on newest adapter, oh and red on primary (hub/router adapter); so I presss security button on primary and wait ... now all adapters have all lites lit ... oh and now primary has red light lit (Pick A Plug), and now latest also.
The triage suggests to reset them to factory, or press security etc. It appears however my home is wired where I put the 3rd to temporarily sync up is causing problems, but I get the general gist that an odd number of adapters is possible, thanks.
/los
Please note that I did get this working.
My home has some new kind of smart breaker switch; I suspect that causing some problems.
When I plug my 3rd adapter at some outlet its 3rd lite goes red; (degrated < 50mbs mode); also see same at other adapters. The lite goes to green (>80mbs) when I move it to a different adapter.
It appears the degraded circuit usage downgrades all ?
So, the noob guide is to *not* go button happy, mea culpa - just press the security button on a *single* existing adapter, then plug in the *latest* adapter and press its security button. After a few moments the latest adapter's 3rd lite will either be green or red - but it's communicating!
You don't even need to have a computer attached to sync up a new adapter. You might however as I did then move it to gain better (overall) performance.
/los