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mikec123
Sep 22, 2018Follower
Setting Up a set Power 500 adapters
Hi,
I puchased a set of 2 powerline 500 adapters and just tried to set them up in my home. The problem is I can't get them to connect to each other. First I tried to put them each in the rooms I wa...
michaelkenward
Sep 23, 2018Guru - Experienced User
mikec123 wrote:
Nevertheless I plugged both adapters INTO THE SAME OUTLET to see if that would work with but I got the same result as before. What gives?
If the pick a plug LEDs don't come on, it sounds like broken hardware to me.
I'd try a factory reset. If that fails, return the plugs for a replacement.
There is a manual for the XWNB5201 somewhere at the end of this link:
>>>> XWNB5201 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<<