Aztech™ 500Mbps Homeplug Adapter (Integrated 4 Port Gigabit Switch)

Description of Homeplug Adapter

• 500Mbps Homeplug Adapter With Integrated 4 Port Gigabit Switch
• Manufacturer: Brand May Vary Depending on Supplier Availability
• Brands Usually Include Tenda, Aztech, Edimax etc
• Package Contents
  • Homeplug Adapter
  • AC Power Lead (180cm)
  • Easy Start Guide
  • Resource CD
  • Ethernet Cable (100cm)
• Inputs / Outputs
  • Power LED
  • 4x Ethernet LEDs
  • Powerline Activity LED
  • Mains Socket
  • Ethernet Ports x4
  • Reset Button
  • Pairing Button
• Power: 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz
• Power Consumption: 5-7W
• IEEE 1901 & HomePlug® AV 500Mbps/200Mbps Compliant
• Co-exists With Existing 14Mbps HomePlug 1.0 & 85Mbps Turbo HomePlug 1.0
• IEEE 802.3 10/100/1000 Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3az Energy E Cient Ethernet (EEE) Standard
• AutoMDI/MDIx Support

How Homeplug Adapters Work

• The homeplug ethernet adapter provides a no new wires communications to any room, over the electricity cables, at the speed of up to 500Mbps

Uses of Homeplug Adapter

• The main uses of these homeplugs are where you would like to have an extra wired connection in another room of your home or office.
• To extend the range of your wireless system e.g. say you were in a big building or a building with very thick walls( older houses especially), then you may not be able to get the wireless signal in some areas.
• Possible applications include;
  • Multimedia payloads
  • TV over IP
  • Higher data rate broadband sharing
  • Online gaming
  • VOIP calls
  • Extending wireless LANs coverage
  • Audio / Video Transmission over a network
  • Network camera connectivity

Advantages of Homeplug Adapter

• Built in Quality of Service (QOS) features
• No need to run extra wires around your home or office
• Just plugs into any standard electrical wall socket
• Can extend the range of your wireless network
• Low cost compared to getting contractor in to run extra cables
• No drilling of walls or need to run CAT5 cables throughout your home or office
• Very reliable homeplug units from a leading manufacturer
• Compatible with other manufacturers that meet the official homeplug adapter standards
• Contains integrated network switch and has 3x gigabit ethernet ports on output side
• Saves having to buy an additional network switch at end of run if you have a few wired devices
• With this model, you only need one homeplug adapter to extend your network

Disadvantages of Homeplug Adapter

• If you are capable of running the CAT5 cabling yourself, these can be more expensive
• 4 output ports may not be enough for some folks, in that case you would need to buy an additional network switch