Powerline 1200 Pick A Plug lights are green. When I plug in ethernet cables they go red.Why?

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castingflame wrote:

From what the documentation states I understood that the 'Pick A Plug' is indicative of the state of the connection between devices. It does not state that it should reflect quality of service as the data is transceived.

 

I don't understand the distinction between these two statements.  The documentation states that the color of the 'Pick A Plug' reflects the link speed.  Red signifies a link speed of < 50 Mbps (Megabits per second).  Make sure the adapters are plugged directly into the wall outlet.  Do not plug them into a power strip or extension cord.  You may need to experiment with different outlets to achieve better speeds.

Achieving good performance is entirely dependent on the quality and layout of your electrical mains wiring and the presence of electrical noise that could interfere with the Powerline signal.  Unfortunately, there's very little that the average person can do to change those variables, which makes Powerline very much a hit or miss affair.