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vidapura
Tutor
Oct 15, 2019
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XAV5601 compatible wifi repeater/extender

Hi, I have a pair of XAV5601 powerline adapters and they work great. Just wondering if I could add something similar in another room but with wifi connection instead of ethernet. The wifi signal i...
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vidapura
Tutor
Oct 15, 2019

Thank you,

Just to be sure , all of those are compatible with the existing XAV5601 setup I already have yah?

Thanks

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 15, 2019

From what I could find, xav5601 is a homeplug AV device. Homeplug av is compatible with Homeplug AV and AV2. They will operate at the slowest devices speed though. The XWNB5602 is a homeplug AV device as well from its spec sheet. 

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    vidapura
    Tutor
    Oct 16, 2019

    Ahh ok, so Homeplug AV is a standard?

    Great. Thats very helpful cos the device I want to use with the wifi doesn't support N. 

    Its only 802.11g .. so now I have more options.

    Thank you very much!