Adding onto an existing PL1200s network

[txbmc]

I have the PL1200s.  My modem is in my office and is currently connected to my entertainment center in the living room.  I would like to put and additional port in my bedroom.  Can I buy one more port and connect it to the existing network or do I have to buy 2 more units and have them connected seperate from the original network?  I thought I saw a single unit option to add on to the network when I originally bought the system, but I can't find one now.

[michaelkenward · Accepted solution]

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Can I buy one more port and connect it to the existing network or do I have to buy 2 more units and have them connected seperate from the original network? 

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A bit of both. You can add plugs to your existing network, with just one router plug, but you will have to buy them in pairs. Netgear doesn't sell singletons.

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I thought I saw a single unit option to add on to the network when I originally bought the system, but I can't find one now.

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See above.

Perhaps you saw something from a different maker. Netgear and most Powerline producers supply multiple packs. But if you can find someone that sells oncers, or can find a second hand plug, they should be compatible. Powerline uses an industry "AV" standard that lets different makes, and models, play together.

When adding new plugs follow these instructions:

>>> Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network <<<

[michaelkenward · Accepted solution]

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wrote:

Can I buy one more port and connect it to the existing network or do I have to buy 2 more units and have them connected seperate from the original network? 

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A bit of both. You can add plugs to your existing network, with just one router plug, but you will have to buy them in pairs. Netgear doesn't sell singletons.

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wrote:

I thought I saw a single unit option to add on to the network when I originally bought the system, but I can't find one now.

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See above.

Perhaps you saw something from a different maker. Netgear and most Powerline producers supply multiple packs. But if you can find someone that sells oncers, or can find a second hand plug, they should be compatible. Powerline uses an industry "AV" standard that lets different makes, and models, play together.

When adding new plugs follow these instructions:

>>> Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network <<<