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Adding PL1000 adapters to existing AV200 Network (xav1004, xav2001)
I have 3 existing AV200 adapters on my network and I just bought the compatible "PL1000" adapters. I have found many links and sometimes contradictions in how to add an adapter, but let's start with the basics: I have my PL1000 plugged in (and not in powersave mode) I go to the "main" AV200 adapter (or another) and press and hold the button for 2 (and more and less) seconds The power LED does not blink, why not? The instructions make it seem such a simple step and just says to try again. I have actually got it to blink a few times in about the 4 hours I tried, but then I couldn't do the same on the PL1000 adapter... I have the latest version of the Netgear powerline utility for my AV200 devices (https://kb.netgear.com/21606/Powerline-Universal-Utility-v3-1-0-4), it doesn't detect the new adapter. As I know the encryption key (as I set it up manually originally), I also tried an ethernet connection from the PL1000 to my computer, the utility still didn't detect it. There is little information on the Netgear site that is detailed and what is there tends to be outdated, there needs to be troubleshooting for why the led won't flash after 2 seconds, I can't believe that this is not documented and that is all that stops me getting it working! Apparently, this adapter has no software, not happy about that either. Its possible that Netgear powerline utility is not compatible with the software but I have the latest version and its not documented to support or not support the PL1000 adapter. I believe I have the latest AV200 firmware as the powerline utility says its up to date.