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PLW1000v2 has no ethernet connection in PLP2000 network
Hi,
I have a huge problem with a PLW1000v2 adapter connecting to the already existing and secured network of PLP2000 adapters!
Since the first one cannot connect to the existing ethernet network ...
:) Yes, me too. Thanks again.
3 PLP2000 adapters are already running and working perfectly together.
And Yes, I installed all the adapters next to the router.
Neither the quick start nor the documetation are helpful in this case.
dxdana wrote:
A detailed manual would be a greate thing for such purposes!!! Even some hint notations would be a huge help!!!
A description on how to handle the router settings is needed here!
dxdana wrote:
A description on how to handle the router settings is needed here!
There is nothing to "handle" on the router. It just manages LAN traffic.
Is it just the wifi plug that refuses to play ball?
Well, Yes, my opinion but not the tech person's who offered to configure my router remotely. Which of course is not an option!!!
And Yes, it seems that the PLW1000v2 model just not working with the existing PLP2000s.
So my big question to the tech support is:
Is it just this adapter?
Can I buy a new one which should work without any problems?
Or is it really the case that the PLW1000v2 model is not compatible with the PLP2000 model?!?!?
A clear and honest answer is enough and safes a lot of irritation.
I have successfully mixed and matched different Powerline plugs, including a wifi plug. It is hard to know where it goes wrong for you.
At the moment, I have a PL1000 connected to the router. At the "remote" end I have another PL1000 that feeds an Orbi router that is in access point mode.
The network also happily accommodates an XWN5001. I did nothing special to get that to work. Just the usual button pressing to introduce it to the network. It should not matter which plug you use to add the wifi plug to the network. So it might be worth starting the process with one of your "guest" plugs.
If you haven't tracked it down already, the ZyXel Powerline utility is useful. It has something that is woefully absent from Netgear's stuff, a way of switching off "sleep".
You can even use Netgear's desktop genie to configure Powerline devices. Tell it to show the Network Map and then pick the Powerline button. (It is slow.) There's not a lot you can do, but it will show if the network contains the plugs you have added.
I have seen no suggestion that those two will not work together. They are AV standard. They should even work with different makes.
I should have added, that you will see no sign of LAN activity on a remote plug until you plug something into the LAN port. But that does not prevent the wifi bit from working.
I mention that because from time to time people turn up here saying "the plug isn't working because the LAN light has not come on". Tell them to plug in something and they reel back in amazement when the LED comes on.