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GWCowling323
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Dec 28, 2015

Setting Streaming Priorities for XAV2501 Powerline AV+200 Adapter

Have an XAV2501 Powerline AV+200 adapter connected to an N600 Wi-Fi DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem Router in the home office. Have an XAV2501 Powerline AV+200 adapter connected to a desktop PC in the family room. Recently moved furniture in family room and saw a huge degradation in streaming. Have been trying to prioritize streaming to the Powerline in the family room with normal priority for web browsing and low priority for everything else. I am totally confused by the manual instructions for QoS settings. For streaming, do I set highest prioirty for MAC Address or Port Number? Do I select Highest priority for the office or family room Powerline adapter? To set the Port Number priority, how do I determine the port number?

 

Is it normal for the Powerline adapters to work better in some outlets than in others? If so, is there a common cause that I can address?

 

One of the things I tried while troubleshooting was connecting a laptop PC (with wi-fi disabled) to the family room Powerline adapter. Used downloading of a small file to benhmark performance. Laptop was about 2-1/2 times faster than the desktop. Is there something I can do with the PC to improve streaming?

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  • clithes's avatar
    clithes
    Prodigy
    Jan 03, 2016

    If streaming to the PC is your number one priority, I would set the priority of the PC to high in your QoS Settings on your router by MAC address of the PC.  Allow everything else to remain as normal.  This should prioritise internet bandwidth to the PC

     

    If you are streaming HD and the powerline adapters themselves are strugging to cope then you may want to consider upgrading the units to gain a higher transfer rate.

     

    Powerline performance can vary from socket to socket, as their ability to transfer data is reliant on the quality of the wiring in your house and the route they need to take to connect to one another.  Electrical noise can also interfere with the adapters.  Is the new socket closer to a utility room / kitchen with washing machines, dryers, fridges or similar ?  This could have a negative effect on transfer rate