Product Specifications
General
BrandNetGear
Item Height
7.3 centimetres
Item Width9.9 centimetres
Technical Details
- Allows shared Internet access via home power outlets, works with 3 prong standard 240 volt electrical outlets
- 56-Bit DES Encryption network ensures privacy and security
- Transfers data at speeds up to 14 mbps, faster than 802.11b wireless, compatible with 10 Mbps or 10/100 Mbps Ethernet products
- Doesn't increase your electricity bill, requires no new wiring or cabling to install
- Compatible with wired/wireless routers and modem routers
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Product Description
Product Description
For a truly simple way to bring the Internet to any room in your home, look no further than NETGEAR's PowerLine Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge. The XE102 PowerLine device plugs into a home electrical socket and uses your existing wiring to give your entire household access to your cable or ADSL broadband connection.
With no expensive new wiring or cabling to install, your family can surf the web, send and receive email, share documents and print over the network, all from different rooms at the same time. XE102's are easy and very quick to install, they plug right into a wall power outlet, reducing clutter. As with all NETGEAR products the XE102 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge is designed for ease of use, with easy to read icon LEDs.
Manufacturer's Description
For a truly simple way to bring the Internet to any room in your home, look no further than NETGEAR's PowerLine Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge. The XE102 PowerLine device plugs into a home electrical socket and uses your existing wiring to give your entire household access to your cable or ADSL broadband connection.
With no expensive new wiring or cabling to install, your family can surf the web, send and receive email, share documents and print over the network, all from different rooms at the same time. XE102's are easy and very quick to install, they plug right into a wall power outlet, reducing clutter. As with all NETGEAR products the XE102 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Bridge is designed for ease of use, with easy to read icon LEDs.
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
I recently moved house to an old Victorian house and didn't really think much about what problems it would create with the PC network. Well, you wouldn't... would you? As soon as we'd got settled and everything was up and running (yeah, the PCs took priority of course!) I immediately noticed a BIG problem with the WiFi signal.
In the last place, the max download speed was 2mbit/sec and this new place allowed for 8mbit/sec so I was really looking forward to trying out this new found speed. Unfortunately, the WiFi connection rarely stayed active for more than a few minutes, cutting off completely for 5-10 minutes at a time. I thought I could live with it and just try to be patient, but it started happening more frequently and with much longer periods of disconnection.
I considered getting someone in to hard wire the house but really didn't want the expense or the hassle that came along with it. I'd heard of the ethernet extenders before and was told that they only worked if the rooms were on the same electrical circuit, which wasn't the case with this new house, so I discarded that idea. I then thought that I'd rather take the chance and spend £54 on two extenders and have them NOT work than spend hundreds on hard wiring that may not actually be necessary!
Needless to say... they turned up, and they worked straight away! No software installations, no messing about with PC settings, just straight into the BT Home Hub at one end and straight into the PC at the other end. I was so impressed that I bought a couple more to have that freedom throughout the house without having to unplug stuff and move it around if I was in another room for a while.
One thing I WILL say is that the instructions say not to add them to a circuit breaking bench socket (ie a 4 way plug with surge protection) because they apparently kill the signal and they won't work. I never actually found any problem with this, and I've got ALL of mine plugged into bench sockets with surge protection and never experienced any problems whatsoever.
SO there you have it... it DOES work outwith a same circuit connection, and it DOES work on a bench socket with surge protection. I really couldn't be happier. For cross-network file transfers I think it could be faster, but I don't really do that very often so I can live with it. I was considering giving it four stars because of this, but that doesn't affect MY use of it so I can't really give it a lesser rating on how it may perform for someone else.
In the last place, the max download speed was 2mbit/sec and this new place allowed for 8mbit/sec so I was really looking forward to trying out this new found speed. Unfortunately, the WiFi connection rarely stayed active for more than a few minutes, cutting off completely for 5-10 minutes at a time. I thought I could live with it and just try to be patient, but it started happening more frequently and with much longer periods of disconnection.
I considered getting someone in to hard wire the house but really didn't want the expense or the hassle that came along with it. I'd heard of the ethernet extenders before and was told that they only worked if the rooms were on the same electrical circuit, which wasn't the case with this new house, so I discarded that idea. I then thought that I'd rather take the chance and spend £54 on two extenders and have them NOT work than spend hundreds on hard wiring that may not actually be necessary!
Needless to say... they turned up, and they worked straight away! No software installations, no messing about with PC settings, just straight into the BT Home Hub at one end and straight into the PC at the other end. I was so impressed that I bought a couple more to have that freedom throughout the house without having to unplug stuff and move it around if I was in another room for a while.
One thing I WILL say is that the instructions say not to add them to a circuit breaking bench socket (ie a 4 way plug with surge protection) because they apparently kill the signal and they won't work. I never actually found any problem with this, and I've got ALL of mine plugged into bench sockets with surge protection and never experienced any problems whatsoever.
SO there you have it... it DOES work outwith a same circuit connection, and it DOES work on a bench socket with surge protection. I really couldn't be happier. For cross-network file transfers I think it could be faster, but I don't really do that very often so I can live with it. I was considering giving it four stars because of this, but that doesn't affect MY use of it so I can't really give it a lesser rating on how it may perform for someone else.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
I started using these in 2006. They are now obsolete in terms of speed; the XE102 is rated at 14mbs, but the current 'standard' for domestic powerline adaptors is now 200mbs (as is the case for most network devices, this is purely a theoretical optimum speed which is seldom, if ever, achieved under real world conditions). However if you are not in the habit of running massive downloads with highspeed broadband, but simply want convenient network access around the home and for web browsing, email, file access within the LAN, etc. then these may well still prove perfectly satisfactory---and now very cheap!
There are some gotchas though:
1. you MUST buy at least two (one for the router/modem end of things, and one for each PC, or other device, that you intend to connect);
2. houses with old or idiosyncratic wiring setups may prove problematic, but as someone who has used these in three houses (from old to new), I can't say I have encountered any problems;
3. WARNING: the units are VERY vulnerable to being fried if you absent-mindedly pull (or just knock), one out of its mains socket while the power is on---next stop, the bin! Over the years I've killed two this way;
4. sellers seem to have a habit of flogging these with two pin 'European' mains connections, WITHOUT making it clear that you will not be getting the UK version. You will then need to buy the little converter plug and tape it onto the XE102 (duct tape is good). This will make the whole thing secure, but it will still stand out much further off the wall and be vulnerable to knocks (see #3);
5. (and finally) although it is said you should only use these plugged directly into the wall, don't be afraid to experiment with an extension cable if that would make life easier. I, and many others, have had no problems, although clearly the more scope there is for dodgy connections between the adaptor and the rest of the network the more likelihood there is of errors/total failure.
Have fun!
PS - just in case: DON'T 'mix and match'. If your network uses XE102s and you want to expand, you must buy more XE102s, other models/brand will not be compatible. This applies generally to powerline adaptors of any type/brand.
There are some gotchas though:
1. you MUST buy at least two (one for the router/modem end of things, and one for each PC, or other device, that you intend to connect);
2. houses with old or idiosyncratic wiring setups may prove problematic, but as someone who has used these in three houses (from old to new), I can't say I have encountered any problems;
3. WARNING: the units are VERY vulnerable to being fried if you absent-mindedly pull (or just knock), one out of its mains socket while the power is on---next stop, the bin! Over the years I've killed two this way;
4. sellers seem to have a habit of flogging these with two pin 'European' mains connections, WITHOUT making it clear that you will not be getting the UK version. You will then need to buy the little converter plug and tape it onto the XE102 (duct tape is good). This will make the whole thing secure, but it will still stand out much further off the wall and be vulnerable to knocks (see #3);
5. (and finally) although it is said you should only use these plugged directly into the wall, don't be afraid to experiment with an extension cable if that would make life easier. I, and many others, have had no problems, although clearly the more scope there is for dodgy connections between the adaptor and the rest of the network the more likelihood there is of errors/total failure.
Have fun!
PS - just in case: DON'T 'mix and match'. If your network uses XE102s and you want to expand, you must buy more XE102s, other models/brand will not be compatible. This applies generally to powerline adaptors of any type/brand.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
This is an excellent device. The router is upstairs and the Internet radio is downstairs in a wifi deadspot. This device lets me connect the radio to the network by way of the radios onboard LAN card and the house electrics. The radio streams perfectly so the throughput is sufficient for audio media streaming. I can't comment on video streaming as haven't tried. The device works between floors (my house is 10 years old so relatively new) and also the device is working via a 4 way gang socket which it's not supposed to do according to the manual. Brilliant !
Don't forget you need to buy 2. One to connect to the router, the other to connect to the device.
Don't forget you need to buy 2. One to connect to the router, the other to connect to the device.
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I purchased these to improve on the BT supplied wireless network. Sadly they never functioned correctly. Read more
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