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spikerules
Aspirant
Aug 12, 2015

Powerline AV200 Power LED always Bronze

Hello,   I just purchased 2 AV200 extenders to add to my already working Powerline network. When I plug in the extenders all LED'S light then the power LED immediately goes to amber (power saving m...
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spikerules
Aspirant
Aug 20, 2015

Thank you, so a ethernet cable must be attached at all times? It will not work by using just the WiFi connection? 

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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Aug 21, 2015

spikerules,

 

If the powerline adapter has wireless capability, the no need for ethernet cable. Just make sure that there is a wireless device active or connected to the network of the adapter. It will go to power saving mode once the adapter detects that there is no active connection for a longer time.

 

Regards,

 

JamesGL

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