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Electricity Meter, Fuse Box, GFCI Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
10.3
Electricity Meter, Fuse Box, GFCI Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
Can a powerline connection extend over an electricity meter,
fuse box or GFCI?
The signal of powerline adapters can be received even on the
other side of an electricity meter, fuse box or GFCI (or RCCB:
residual-current circuit breaker)–even by unauthorized users
like neighbors. However, data traffic in your FRITZ!Powerline
network is protected from unauthorized access. The
FRITZ!Powerline network is secured upon delivery with an in-
dividual network password (128 Bit-AES key).
10.4
Adapters from Other Manufacturers in the Powerline Network
Can I integrate adapters from other manufacturers in my
powerline network?
The FRITZ!Powerline comply with the IEEE P1901 standard and
thus can be connected with all standard 200 and 500 Mbit/s
powerline category adapters. For integration into the
FRITZ!Powerline network you must share the network password
with the other powerline adapter (see
Adapters from Other Manufacturers on page 11
).
10.5
Kinds of Devices on the Powerline Adapter
What kinds of devices can be connected to powerline?
All network devices that comply with the Ethernet IEEE 802.3
standard can be connected to the adapters.
The network devices in the computer field include, for in-
stance, network cards, network hubs, network switches, rout-
ers and printer servers.
Network devices in the consumer electronics field can in-
clude, for instance, set top boxes, game consoles, stereo sys-
tems, media receivers and Blu-ray players.
IP telephones are also network devices.
Most powerline adapters from other manufacturers allow data
exchange over powerline with no more than a standard, preset
network password. However, this does not protect access to
the network and data transmission. Use the “Security” button
to establish a secure connection as soon as possible.
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