powerline plw1010

Question

&nbsp;The second light from the left comes on tan but goes on and off. and I cant connect with my tablet. Ever though it shows the netword and the signal is excelent.

michaelkenward · Answer

jbander1&nbsp;wrote:
&nbsp;The second light from the left comes on tan but goes on and off. 
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That is the Pick A Plug LED.
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Is the PLW 1010 delivering a wired network?
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There is support and a manual for the PLW1010 somewhere at the end of this link:
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 &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; PLW1010 | Product | Support | NETGEAR &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; 
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jbander1 · Answer

I have the manual that came with it. If there is something different that you were sending me to then , I get "no such page"&nbsp; I have to think that my wired system&nbsp; won't let&nbsp;wifi go through my wiring sucessfuly for some reason. Which kind of makes my purchase quite a waste of money.

michaelkenward · Answer

jbander1&nbsp;wrote:
I have the manual that came with it. If there is something different that you were sending me to then , I get "no such page"&nbsp;
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Looks like they moved it.
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Try this:
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PLW1010 | Product | Support | NETGEAR
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jbander1&nbsp;wrote:
I have to think that my wired system&nbsp; won't let&nbsp;wifi go through my wiring&nbsp;successfully for some reason.
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I have no idea what that means. The wired system does not "let wifi go through" it.
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It lets the two plugs work as wired LAN devices. Then the remote plug connects to the router's plug and has a wifi access point that spits out its own wifi signal.
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The wifi bit will not work if the wired bit fails. So sort that out first and then set up the wifi.
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I'm&nbsp;afraid I&nbsp;don't understand your first message. YOu say:
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The second light from the left comes on tan but goes on and off. and I cant connect with my tablet.
For a start, what does "comes on tan" mean? Amber?
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If I am right and that is the pick-a-plug light the&nbsp;colour will indicate the quality of the connection over the mains. Look at the manual to work out what is going on. Amber is OK but&nbsp;not great. Green is best.
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I assume that you are trying to connect your tablet with wifi.
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Set the plugs up in the same room, then move the wifi one to where you want it. The plug will remember its settings.
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Don't give up. These&nbsp;things are notoriously difficult to set up.
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jbander1 · Answer

&nbsp;Well first I think we are talking about two different things a powerline runs the wifi through your electrical system. We have to start at that point.

michaelkenward · Answer

jbander1&nbsp;wrote:
&nbsp;Well first I think we are talking about two different things a powerline runs the wifi through your electrical system.

No it doesn't.
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Did you read what I wrote?
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Powerline runs the ethernet through the mains. (You can get powerline systems that do not support wifi.)
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The ethernet connects the two plugs. In the PLW1010 and other powerline wifi systems the "remote" W plug is also an access point.
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You can even use Powerline to run strandard wifi access points. I currently have a powerline network that has an Orbi router at the "remote" end.
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jbander1&nbsp;wrote:
We have to start at that point.
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We have to start understanding how these things work. You will not get wifi to work over powerline until you get wired LAN to work over powerline.
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I have explained how to do that. If you cannot manage that process, then you would do better to return your plugs and buy something that is simpler to set up.
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