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Strange Timezone issue with Netgear PLW1000v2 on firmware 1.0.0.18
I noticed today that the time on the device was an hour earlier than it is supposed to be. My timezone is Pacific / Los Angeles (normally -8 GMT) but during daylight savings time it is -7 GMT (PDT) I choose the option for GMT -8 Pacific Time in the NTP setup and the check box for "Automatically adjust for daylight savings time" is checked. Technically this should be all that is needed and the device should compensate every 6 months for addition or removal of the daylight savings time hour. If I reboot the device - the time is wrong - it is one hour earlier than it should be. If I change from the NETGEAR Preferred timeserver to the preferred timeserver (time-b.netgear.com) and click apply - the time is magically set correctly. Anyone have any ideas if there's a bug in the timezone / dst system or is there something I am doing wrong? My expectation is that I don't have to fix this every 6 months when we change to/from PST to PDT.
Powerline PLP1200 5Ghz compatability?
Hello, I was getting low internet speeds with my PLP1200 so I upgraded my ISP service plan to 400 mbps. They sent me a modem and a router and I still get 30 mbps through this device while my Macbook air is sporting 230 mbps through its inbuilt wifi adapter. Does the PLP1200 not support 5 Ghz? I even connected a garbage Canakit wifi dongle with 2.4 GHz compatability and it was hitting around 30 mbps this is why I suspect the powerline adapter is not registering the internet with higher speed. Is there not a firmware for this device?PLP2000 Firmware, monitoring, how many PLP2000
I have a set of the PLP2000. One in the basment connected to my router and one on the third floor about 70 plus feet away. The 3 lights stay solid and when I connect my laptop to the one upstairs it works at my full internet or really close on speedtests, so that seems good. BTW, not crazy internet speeds but all I can get in my area is 120/10 but seems fast enough for me. Questions: How do I check/upgrade the firmware on these units - what utility? Should I get another set and put a couple or one more on the main floor - will this help? When I bring up Windows Genie, and click on the Powerline piece (I don't have anything else Netgear) I see the two Powerline adapters but the line in the middle is dotted with a lock that shows it's unlocked between them. Does this mean that the encryption is not on and should the line not be solid? When I click on the lock, I get another screen with a password set on the master unit and no password set on the slave unit. I did go through the encryption process with the button on the units and it worked based on the middle light lighting up on both as it was setting the encryption. I assume all is okay but the diagram seems to show that it's not locked/secure. If these lose power, do I need to turn encryption on again? I have my 5300 Asus ROG routers connected with these units and they all read okay as far as my Aimesh showing a wired connection to my Aimesh node all the way upstairs.Multiple Powerline Adapters Help?
Sorry this is long, would appreciate any help, thank you! I have two sets of powerline adapters that are different brands (One Netgear and other Briteview), one set is already in use, connected to the router itself and the other downstairs, used to extend the WiFi signal. I want to use the other set, which is supposed to connect one to the router and the other to my PS4. There’s only one slot available on the back of the router (4 total) that I can plug into, obviously I could switch them around if needed. Now when I tried connecting the pair of adapters I wanted to use (to the router and PS4) other people in the house noticed the WiFi stopped working (Ex: Using google to search something would not work, the status bar would move a little and then never load) yet the WiFi was still on and showed 3 full bars. I searched for answers and tried just using 1 of the unused powerline adapters on the PS4 (NOT connecting the remaining one to the router) while the original set was still in use. I then tried to reset all 3 by pressing reset on the original one plugged into the router and the reset on the one in the PS4. It seemed to be working and all the adapters showed they were on and connected. Next I went to “Setup Internet Connection” on my PS4 using wired connection settings and I received an error saying it could not find my ip. So next I did it manually, entering my ip, dns, etc. and it found my up but then said no internet connection. I tried raising my ip by 100 but got the same result. Nothing has worked yet, any suggestions would be appreciated!PLW 1000 FIRMWARE UPDATE 1.0.1.6 NOT WORKING
Bought in the UK - Devce states PLW1000 and instructions show EX6100 Wifi Range Extender...... both have different firmware updates bit that's an aside. Received email for update this 30th March to update to 1.0.1.6 and yesterday internet just in the room where we use the extender started dropping out. My current netgear PLW1000 is on V1.0.0.6 despite initial release being 1.0.0.18.......?? Have never had previous update emails. Have downloaded release and saved to desktop, every time I upload the release file to device, web browser closes and that's it game over.....when I click on IMG file it states 'Couldn't Mount File' 'The disc image file is corrupted' Any help would be appreciated. Thanks