TrendNet Ships Powerline 1200 Adapter

[btarunr]

TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces the availability of the Powerline 1200 AV2 Adapter Kit, model TPL-420E2K. TRENDnet's Powerline 1200 solutions create an extreme performance Powerline 1200 network using an existing electrical system. Installation couldn't be easier-adapters auto-connect (on the same electrical system) out of the box over a pre-encrypted Powerline networking signal. Plug in the first adapter and network it to an existing router. Plug in other adapters on the same electrical system for instant extreme Powerline 1200 networking.

Powerline MIMO technology uses all three electrical wires (live, neutral, and ground wires) to achieve ground breaking networking throughput speeds and to further expand networking coverage. A Gigabit port, on both models, extends high performance networking to the respective connected device. TRENDnet adapters connect over electrical lines for homes up to 5,000 square feet (465 sq. m) or over an electrical power line for a linear distance of up to 300 meters (980 ft.).



"Powerline 1200 offers double the speed existing Powerline 600 solutions," stated Zak Wood, global marketing director for TRENDnet. "We are confident in the performance of our TPL-420E2K and look forward to product reviews."

TPL-420E2K
Powerline 1200 AV2 Adapter Kit

• Includes two TPL-420E adapters
• Extreme Powerline 1200 networking over existing electrical lines
• Enhanced performance and range with Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Powerline technology
• Simply plug in the adapters-TRENDnet adapters auto-connect out of the box
• Pre-encrypted Powerline for your convenience
• Gigabit port maintains high performance wired networking
• Connects over electrical lines for homes up to 5,000 sq. ft. (465 sq. m)
• Ultra stable Powerline signal
• Power Save mode reduces electrical consumption by up to 80% when idle
• Press the Sync button to change existing encryption keys
• Compatible with Powerline 600, 500, and 200 solutions

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[xfia]

interesting.. not exactly sure what this is for haha

makes me think of power over ethernet I have seen used with cameras but that is quite expensive and from what I have heard doesn't always make the happiest of customers.

 

[RCoon]

AV600 adapters barely reach 200Mbps, so I'm assuming these 1200's won't be much better.

interesting.. not exactly sure what this is for haha

If you can't be bothered to run a network cable through your entire house, you plug one of these into a power socket, and connect it to your router. You then get another adapter, plug it in a power socket near your PC, and run a network cable from that to the PC. It uses the power cabling in the house to act as a network cable. It works wonderfully, but the advertised speeds are a total farce. I'm using Gigabit port AV600's and hit ~178Mbps, not the magical 600Mbps they claim they do in a lab.

 

[eidairaman1]

As long as you dont have a open neutral or ground youre fine. Hot sends current into a load (the device hooked into a wall outlet) neutral is a return path from the load back out.

 

[Uplink10]

These adapters cost the same as UTP cable installation in a house. Why can`t they be at 15 USD a piece?

 

[eidairaman1]

Utp in most homes is a pita, especially when you have to do wall fish and drops.

 

[newtekie1]

AV600 adapters barely reach 200Mbps, so I'm assuming these 1200's won't be much better.

The difference is these finally use more than just one of the power wires so they should be better.

These adapters cost the same as UTP cable installation in a house. Why can`t they be at 15 USD a piece?

This kit costs $110. I'm not sure where you live, but you aren't getting someone to come out and install even a single UTP run in your home for $110.

 

[Nordic]

I have an older 100mbps one I got for $25. It has been incredibly helpful in networking my house. I get wired internet 3 rooms away into a 5 port switch.


Sorry that was rude.

 

[xfia]

well thanks for being rude. I said I didn't know what it is for and what it reminded me of and @RCoon explained it well.

if it makes you laugh and be rude in a world that you could learn something new everyday of your life then you should probably grow up.

 

[eidairaman1]

The difference is these finally use more than just one of the power wires so they should be better.



This kit costs $110. I'm not sure where you live, but you aren't getting someone to come out and install even a single UTP run in your home for $110.

I doubt he has ever ran lines or had lines ran in a old 1 or 2 story. Unless a friend discounted him.

 

[Uplink10]

This kit costs $110. I'm not sure where you live, but you aren't getting someone to come out and install even a single UTP run in your home for $110.

You buy 3 kits and the price is now 330$. This just isn`t viable alternative to UTP cable isntallation because of it`s price.

 

[eidairaman1]

Try doing it yourself in a home that was built from early 2000s and older internally. No external wraps.

 

[newtekie1]

You buy 3 kits and the price is now 330$. This just isn`t viable alternative to UTP cable isntallation because of it`s price.

Yeah, and you get 6 network drops out of it. 1 at your router and 5 in other rooms. The cheapest place in my area to running cables is $80 an hour. The estimate to wire my 3 bedrooms, living room, and office back to the basement where my router is was $750. These kits are way cheaper than UTP installation.

 

[Uplink10]

I guess they are convenient if you don`t like WiFi or UTP installation in a small home. But if you have bigger home and more rooms you may want to install UTP cables because you can connect up to 8 adapters. I am interested in speed consistency. And with UTP cables you have less hassle once they are installed.

 

[eidairaman1]

Not everyone has 300 laying around

 

[PLAfiller]

Utp in most homes is a pita, especially when you have to do wall fish and drops.

That's my main grape. It's gonna be PITA if I decided to drill everywhere. That's why I am really intrigued into these PowerLines, but I am not very literate about wheter they will work at my place. The electrical framework is kinda old. I am not sure where are the cables running. There is no ground wire (the green-yellow one is not there), I think? At least that's what it looks like.

Do I need to have the cables running continuously from the room with the router to the other one in order to work? I'd probably pick some cheap alternative (like TP-Link's lower priced models) to see if it it's gonna work out.

 

[Aquinus]

AV600 adapters barely reach 200Mbps, so I'm assuming these 1200's won't be much better.

I have some that claim it's connected at ~200Mbps, but I'll never see more than 50Mbps on a speed test when on wireless I get my full 124Mbps. All in all, I think there is a level of misadvertising with respect to Netgear's adapters, because their utility always claims that there is 4x more bandwidth that what is actually usable.

You buy 3 kits and the price is now 330$. This just isn`t viable alternative to UTP cable isntallation because of it`s price.

You clearly don't own an older house like I do. Running wire through a >100 year old house has its own issues.

 

[Mussels]

my 500Mb "gigabit" adaptors start getting packet loss when traffic reaches 1MB/s, tested at three houses and even on the same power board/wall sockets... so yeah, i'm really hoping the tech behind these has improved somewhat beyond "MOAR SPEED"