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Powerline with 2 panels
Hi everyone,
I am new to the forum and wiring. I hope you guys can help.
My home has some dead spots for WiFi.
I had a addition put in place a few years ago and the addition has a separate electrical panel. Both the new and the old panels are feed from the same power pole and tie into the same meter
The modem/router is located in the addition and have to stay there due to DSL hard-wiring to a particular jack. I have had a Powerline unit from another vendor before that did pick up the signal however according to my son it was very slow.
I recently got a new modem/router (Netgear Gateway model 7500) from my phone company and wanted to give the Powerline thing another try. I was thinking I could add Netgear XWBN5201 Powerline 500 Access Point.
Since I am on two different panels what things should I take into consideration? I need the WiFi to work in all areas of the house as well as ethernet for a gaming unit.
I am new to the forum and wiring. I hope you guys can help.
My home has some dead spots for WiFi.
I had a addition put in place a few years ago and the addition has a separate electrical panel. Both the new and the old panels are feed from the same power pole and tie into the same meter
The modem/router is located in the addition and have to stay there due to DSL hard-wiring to a particular jack. I have had a Powerline unit from another vendor before that did pick up the signal however according to my son it was very slow.
I recently got a new modem/router (Netgear Gateway model 7500) from my phone company and wanted to give the Powerline thing another try. I was thinking I could add Netgear XWBN5201 Powerline 500 Access Point.
Since I am on two different panels what things should I take into consideration? I need the WiFi to work in all areas of the house as well as ethernet for a gaming unit.
3 Replies
- Whether this will work or not depends on the exact arrangement of the power system.
I have something that sounds to be very much like your arrangement. Two buildings. Each has its own separate circuit. But they both come off the same meter. I can connect through powerline, even though I did not expect this to work.
I discovered this because I was trying to create two separate powerline circuits, one in each building, and discovered that the two circuits are not as isolated as I thought. - I don't think with two circuits it would not see it.
- There's only one way to find out - try it and see - buy your equipment from someone who will allow you to return it if it does not work. Powerline networks are not known for either predictability or reliability - it will sometimes work up & down the entire block, across half a dozen different homes, and other times it won't work on opposite sides of the same room - and in either case, it can be affected by any change in the appliances in your home/office or your neighbors.
