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Setup Netgear PLW1010 WITHOUT WPS Button
My router does NOT have a WPS button and I bought two PLW1010 kits. Right now my WIF search shows two different WIFI systems and my WIFI calling drops when I go to the other room.
I plugged th...
Thank you Michael for being willing to help!!!
>How are these set up? Do you have two separate Powerline networks? Or do they all feed back to one plug connected to the router?
Right now I have the Netgear Powerline "base unit" (I do not know what this thing is called) that is connected to the singuliar router/WIFI base station located in the kitchen. In one bedroom I have the Netgear Powerline WIFI unit (I do not know what this is called) located in the bedroom.
My router/WIFI base station is a DuraSpeed C428.
I want to add a second and third WIFI unit in two other rooms.
Can you please tell me what units I need to buy to make this happen.
I bought TWO WPL1010 packages however each package has a base unit and a WIFI unit so that does not seem correct because one base unit will be wasted.
THANKS
Gear1011 wrote:
I bought TWO WPL1010 packages however each package has a base unit and a WIFI unit so that does not seem correct because one base unit will be wasted.
My first move would be to introduce the second wifi plug to the one that is connected to the router.
Here's how to do that:
>>> Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network <<<
You can set up the new plug near to the router plug, then when you know it works move it to where you need it.
You can take the second (no wifi) plug through the same process and put it where it is useful. Maybe you have a smart TV or something that you now connect with wifi, but that also has a wired LAN socket. Get it to work and it will be more reliable than wifi.
Thanks for the information and the tip.
It seems strange that Netgear only sells the "WIFI plugs" in a kit with the "LAN base unit"...you would think that the WIFI plugs can be nought seperately and then you can buy as many as you need and set them up.
Again...THANKS!!!
Gear1011 wrote:
It seems strange that Netgear only sells the "WIFI plugs" in a kit with the "LAN base unit"...
There is no "LAN base unit". Any plug can do that job. But you wouldn't want to connect a wifi plug to the router.
I don't know how the split is between wifi bundles and LAN-only bundles. I have a handful of LAN only plugs. I then have several "guest" plugs scattered around the place.
But the point is spot on. Why won't Netgear, and other makers, sell single plugs of any flavour?
I dont know the terminology...
The box has tow units in it.
There is a unit that plugs into the wall and it has a CAT 5 plug but no WIFI transmitter...I call this the BASE unit because it is the unit that gets the internet signal from the router.
Then there is another unit in the box that has two WIFI antenna but no CAT5 plug and I call this the EXTENDER unit because it is the thing that you plug into a wall socket at the far end of the building and that will extend your wireless signal.
So if you buy the "package" to extend WIFI and it has one BASE and one EXTENDER but you need more EXTENDERS why does Netgear only sell the package (like I bought) and then also sell individual WIFI EXTENDERS instead of making us buy complete packages so now I need three WIFI EXTENDERS so I buy three packages and then I waste the money and natural resources because I throw out the two unneeded BASE units?