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7 Frequently Asked Questions
Q.
What's the speed of Powerline operate over a standard home power line network ?
A.
Powerline operates up to 50Mbps or 85 Mbps bandwidth over a standard home power line network .
Q.
What's the Estimated Range of Powerline ?
A.
Approximately 300 meters in wall power lines ( one household ) .
Q.
Will Powerline signal pass through circuit breakers ?
A.
Yes , Powerline signal work will have no problem passing though circuit breakers but not through
power transformers .
Q.
Does Powerline work with AC input 100 - 240 V ?
A.
Yes , Powerline works with AC input 100 - 240 V .
Q.
Does Powerline cause any interference with other my other home networking device ?
A.
No , Powerline operated in a different frequency band than other power line control devices and can
co-exist technologies as X - 10 , CEBus , and LONworks .
Q.
Can my neighbor receive my Powerline signal ?
A.
It is possible for your neighbor receive your Powerline signal between two adjacent homes . To
prevent this happen , please enable the 56 – bit DES security encryption on your Powerline Device . To
do that , you must run the Powerline Configuration Utility on each Powerline device in your power line
network . This will only allow computers with the same security password to be able to receive
information .
Q.
How do I find out what's my current speed and my signal strength of my Powerline device ?
A.
Run the PLCConfig , it will show your current speed and your signal strength .
Q.
One of the Powerline LED's doesn't light up after I plug the Powerline directly into a wall outlet ?
A.
Test that wall outlet with other electric devices first , make sure that wall outlet is working properly .
Then , try to plug your Powerline device again , if the same problem happens again , plug both Powerline
units into adjacent sockets , and see if the lights light up . If you are still having problems please contact
Technical Support
.
Q.
The Ethernet LED doesn't light up on my Turbo Powerline Ethernet Bridge ?
A.
Most likely , if the Ethernet LED doesn't light on your Turbo Powerline Ethernet Bridge is because the
Ethernet port on it doesn't a LAN connection .Check your Ethernet adapter on your computer , and make
