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| 1350121 | 2013-07-30 04:27:00 | Hi guys. What are good Brands of Powerline wifi adaptor kits , that work reliably, out of the box ?? I know of Dlink , but Dlink's reputation is a bit tainted these days TPlink : any success with these ?? Linksys perhaps ? I used Netcom in the past, but they now are too cheap to include the setup CD **thats needed to change wifi ssid & pass etc** I think if they dont want to put in the CD , so I can actually setup onsite, Id like to change brands. Cheers |
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| 1350122 | 2013-07-30 04:35:00 | TPLink's products, including their powerline adapters, are actually pretty good for a home user environment. I've used one set of their powerline adapters and works fine. Was just a 2-pack, was about $95 iirc, wasn't wifi. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1350123 | 2013-07-30 04:59:00 | With Netcomm's - The reason they dont include the CD is because its not needed. Set up a few extenders and adapters in the past, you simply plug in a laptop ( or something similar) into the Ethernet port, open a Browser, and usually it auto detects it, (if it doesn't then type in the default address -- From memory- 192.168.20.1 ) and open the configuration page and you change the settings as required, then unplug the Ethernet cable. :) | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1350124 | 2013-07-30 05:33:00 | With Netcomm's - The reason they dont include the CD is because its not needed. Set up a few extenders and adapters in the past, you simply plug in a laptop ( or something similar) into the Ethernet port, open a Browser, and usually it auto detects it, (if it doesn't then type in the default address -- From memory- 192.168.20.1 ) and open the configuration page and you change the settings as required, then unplug the Ethernet cable. :) Not according to the online how-to PDF's from netcomm, for the one I just tried. How to pdf says download the setup utility. That download failed every time .... Arrrgh , Then my laptops batt started to die :badpc::badpc: Once I had the utilty its very easy to setup, but come on, include a bl***dy CD please, especially when the online help says you use a program to configure it. There is no reason NOT to include a CD, extra cost of what, 50cents ?? The doc with it was useless . It would work as is, out of the box, but with some god awefull wifi password & a SSID that needed to be changed. No mention anywhere of a default IP that I could find . The included 3 page doc was worthless. The setup for these things may have changed somewhat. Ive used a browser to configure previous models. |
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| 1350125 | 2013-07-30 05:43:00 | Last one I setup about a month ago ( it was an extender) I used my laptop to set it up. Never could get the damn things to auto sync either. Maybe they have changed it lately ?? BUT saying that, simply have a laptop (with a good charge :p ) with the software pre-installed and take that along to setup on site. Personally I rarely use the supplied programs to configure routers, extenders etc, most have some sort of "lets make it awkward and not work" settings ;) Failing that all it takes is one simple download of the software, stored on a USB drive thats taken along with you. Then install it on the persons Computer - no real big task, and saves having to download each time. |
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| 1350126 | 2013-07-31 05:36:00 | Yeah I'm a fan of the TP-Links :) Cheap and work well. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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