PLC and Wi Fi

[kestrel26]

Is there a Netgear device which make directly PLC to Wi-Fi ? i.e a PLC emitter and a PLC receiver which is a Wi-Fi extender.

If not, which devices may I use ?

Thank you.

Kestrel26

[kestrel26 · Accepted solution]

PLC means Power Line Communication or Power Line Carrier.

But thanks to PatrycjaG who gave me the answer in the french section.

Kestrel26

[michaelkenward]

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@kestrel26 wrote:

Is there a Netgear device which make directly PLC to Wi-Fi ?

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What's PLC?

Google offers plenty of options, none of which makes sense in this context.

[kestrel26 · Accepted solution]

PLC means Power Line Communication or Power Line Carrier.

But thanks to PatrycjaG who gave me the answer in the french section.

Kestrel26

[michaelkenward]

Is that the same as Powerline Ethernet?

Powerline Networking - NETGEAR Communities

Powerline Networking | Powerline Ethernet | NETGEAR

Always helps to avoid initials that mean many things.

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But thanks to PatrycjaG who gave me the answer in the french section.

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Care to post a link?

[kestrel26]

Hi,

The device indicated by Patrycja is PLW1000 and it corresponds to what I wanted.

I agree to avoid initials but the references of the devices are also initials and it's difficult to understand what they mean just on a glance.

So I asked a question on the forum and i got and answer, a good answer.

Thanks for your help and your tips, I'll take care next time. Have a good year.

Kestrel26

[michaelkenward]

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@kestrel26 wrote:

I agree to avoid initials but the references of the devices are also initials and it's difficult to understand what they mean just on a glance.

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You are not wrong there.

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The device indicated by Patrycja is PLW1000 and it corresponds to what I wanted.

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Netgear makes several Powerline plugs that incorporate a wifi access point (AP). But my experience is that AP plugs are not the most capable devices around.

In my case I use regular (non AP) plugs to connect a more powerful AP – an Orbi router in AP mode  – to the router.