Powerline AV200 range extender

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Can I add to my existing network with another plug-in extender (if so which one?) or will i have to update the whole thing.

 

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Do you want another plug that delivers wifi? Another access point (AP)?

If so, a couple of comments.

Neither Netgear, nor any other manufacturer, sells single access point plugs. You'll have to buy another bundle.

But that might be good because your current plugs are two or three generations behind the current, faster plugs. 200AV gave way to 500AV and now you can get 1000 and 1200, which also have LAN ports that run at 1000Mbps.

You should be able to add new plugs to an existing Powerline network, connected to the same "host" plug on the router. But it will run at the speed of the slowest plugs.

So you might be better running two separate Powerline networks, with two plugs on the router, if you have space for that on the LAN.

The other thing to consider is that there have been reports of people coming up against problems when trying to run two Powerline access points. I have never got to the bottom of this, and the reports are not conclusive. I'm just throwing that in as a warning.

One thing that you could do would be to use ordinary Powerline plugs, no access points, and to use a "remote"plug to feed the LAN to a standalone access point. I have done this successfully with routers put into AP mode.