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zenpicker
Dec 05, 2017Follower
Use of Powerline-based wifi range extender PLW1010 in Brazil - any concerns?
My mother in law lives in Brazil and has a ZTE ZXHN H108N router (DSL). I'm not there and she's not too computer savvy, so I've been asked to recommend a strategy to extend its wifi signal, which is ...
michaelkenward
Dec 06, 2017Guru - Experienced User
zenpicker wrote:
2. Is there an option that supports the Brazilian plug format? If not, are there performance risks if one uses a plug adapter, which we commonly do for American gizmos?
As long as it is a passive adapter – not one of those surge suppressors that tries to protect kit from lightning strikes – you should be fine. Netgear advises against extension blocks and the like, but I use them all the time with Powerline Ethernet.