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Size: AV Adapter Kit
- Includes two TPL-401E adapters
- 500 Mbps** networking speeds from any electrical outlet
- High performance Gigabit Ethernet port
- Seamlessly stream HD videos, play games online, and download media files
- Use one to transmit and up to 15* TPL-401Es to receive a networked signal
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Size: AV Adapter Kit
Amazon.com Product Description
The 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter Kit, model TPL-401E2K, uses any electrical outlet to create a secure building-wide high speed network. Connect one of the included adapters to your network, and plug the other in to any outlet on your electrical system for instant high speed network access.
Connect the included adapters quickly using the convenient one-touch Sync button. Use up to 16* adapters to network devices in different rooms without running new cabling.
A Gigabit Ethernet port on each adapter maintains high performance wired connections. Manage the Powerline adapters with the included Windows utility. LED displays convey device status for easy troubleshooting. Advanced 128-bit AES encryption secures your network. The included adapters are ideal for use in buildings that interfere with wireless networking signals.
Key Features
- Includes two TPL-401E adapters
- High speed building-wide networking over an existing electrical system
- 1 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-MDIX Gigabit port
- Connect one 500Mbps** Powerline AV Adapter to the Internet and then plug in up to 15* additional 500Mbps** Powerline AV adapters for instant building-wide connectivity
- One-touch Sync button networks adapters quickly
- Share data intensive files, play games, download music, and more at ultra fast data transfer rates
- Advanced 128-bit AES encryption to ensure total network security
- Power Saving mode reduces electrical consumption by 80%
- Neighbor network support for up to 4 overlapping networks
- Compatible with both 120 volt and 240 volt electrical systems
- Tri-color LED indicator
- Network signal transmits up to 300 meters (984ft.)
- Auto QoS support through traffic classification and multiple priority queuing
- Configuration utility compatible with Windows 7, Vista, and XP (32/64-bit) operating systems
- 3-year limited warranty
* Maximum of 16 adapters (nodes) recommended for streaming video across your network. Additional adapters may decrease performance.
** 500Mbps is the maximum theoretical Powerline data rate. Actual throughput will vary depending on environment.
*** Networked Powerline devices need to be plugged into power outlets that are on the same electrical system.
****It is not recommended to use this product on electrical systems that use AFCI circuit breakers or plugged into GFI protected outlets as this may cause performance degradation or loss in connectivity.
What's in the Box
2 x TPL-401E, Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide, CD-ROM (Utility & User’s Guide), 2 x Cat. 5 Ethernet cables (1.5 m / 5 ft.)
Warranty
3-year limited warranty
Full Specifications
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Product Description
The 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter Kit, model TPL-401E2K, uses any electrical outlet to create a secure building-wide high speed network. Connect one of the included adapters to your network, and plug the other in to any outlet on your electrical system for instant high speed network access. Connect the included adapters quickly using the convenient one-touch Sync button. Use up to 16* adapters to network devices in different rooms without running new cabling. A Gigabit Ethernet port on each adapter maintains high performance wired connections. Manage the Powerline adapters with the included Windows utility. LED displays convey device status for easy troubleshooting. Advanced 128-bit AES encryption secures your network. The included adapters are ideal for use in buildings that interfere with wireless networking signals.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:AV Adapter Kit|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am tremendously happy with the Trendnet Powerline AV 500. I've used it in two houses, a century old converted schoolhouse in Masschusetts and a decade old California house with far newer wiring.
In the Massachusetts location, even with the top Netgear wireless N routers on the 2.4GhZ band, I couldn't get a consistent signal from the top corner to the bottom corner of the place. The signal strength would report "3 bars" but the connection was spotty at best and would cut out constantly.
With the Trendnet, I can stream video consistently and the setup was as easy as plugging in both adapters into a standard wall outlet. Pushing the "connect" button seems optional. There's at least fifty feet of wiring between the two locations and the Trendnet handled it amazingly well with Skype video displaying consistently and beautifully.
In the California location, I have about the same fifty feet of wiring although the wiring is far newer and I can stream 1080p video from my PC to my PS3. I've never encountered a hiccup and once again the connection was amazingly easy to set up.
I've never done a stress test but while streaming video, the stream has gone to ~8MB/sec without stuttering.
The downside is that there's no power passthrough port. Some reviews complain about the powersaving sleep mode taking too long to respond but I've never encountered that.
In the Massachusetts location, even with the top Netgear wireless N routers on the 2.4GhZ band, I couldn't get a consistent signal from the top corner to the bottom corner of the place. The signal strength would report "3 bars" but the connection was spotty at best and would cut out constantly.
With the Trendnet, I can stream video consistently and the setup was as easy as plugging in both adapters into a standard wall outlet. Pushing the "connect" button seems optional. There's at least fifty feet of wiring between the two locations and the Trendnet handled it amazingly well with Skype video displaying consistently and beautifully.
In the California location, I have about the same fifty feet of wiring although the wiring is far newer and I can stream 1080p video from my PC to my PS3. I've never encountered a hiccup and once again the connection was amazingly easy to set up.
I've never done a stress test but while streaming video, the stream has gone to ~8MB/sec without stuttering.
The downside is that there's no power passthrough port. Some reviews complain about the powersaving sleep mode taking too long to respond but I've never encountered that.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:AV Adapter Kit|Amazon Verified Purchase
I got this kit plus one additional adapter to test along with a new Linksys WRT-400n router and a pair of Airlink AWLL6075 Wireless N mini adapters to do comparison testing. I was amazed when I first plugged the two adapters that come with the kit. They were registering a 279Mbs connection between them. I am able to max out my 24Mbs comcast connection consistently on speedtest.net. I am also able to do the same wirelessly, though the connection Tx rate is only 65Mbs and the Rx rate is 117Mbs. However, test results are not consistent using the Airlink AWLL6075's connected to a Mac Pro tower and PC located less than 30 feet from the router. I have more testing to do with actual video streams but so far the TrendNet adapters are looking very promising. Will update later. Did not do any actual file transfers to measure real world throughput but will get to that next.
----Update (7/20/11)------
I finally got around to doing a bit of real world testing. I have so many projects going on I have not yet actually put these into production use yet. However, once I finish building my NAS box for I will need them for streaming full time. I did a file copy test of a 3GB disk image from a Mac Pro to a MacBook Pro and measured actual throughput at 68Mbps. Though nowwhere near 500Mbps it is good enough for HD streaming. This was with standard Apple file sharing. The NAS will be sharing NFS mounts so my hope is that the throughput will increase with NFS. We'll see. Also there is a firmware update available that I have not done. Hopefully that boosts performance also. I'll add another update when the NAS is online. So far still satisfied with them.
----Update (7/20/11)------
I finally got around to doing a bit of real world testing. I have so many projects going on I have not yet actually put these into production use yet. However, once I finish building my NAS box for I will need them for streaming full time. I did a file copy test of a 3GB disk image from a Mac Pro to a MacBook Pro and measured actual throughput at 68Mbps. Though nowwhere near 500Mbps it is good enough for HD streaming. This was with standard Apple file sharing. The NAS will be sharing NFS mounts so my hope is that the throughput will increase with NFS. We'll see. Also there is a firmware update available that I have not done. Hopefully that boosts performance also. I'll add another update when the NAS is online. So far still satisfied with them.
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Size Name:AV Adapter Kit|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have a 20 year-old, 4000 sq ft home on three levels, with my internet connection and a media server on the main level. The electrical panel is in the basement in the middle of the house. I use SageTV to stream video from my server to the TVs in my house. Wireless has been problematic, because of the 14 other wireless networks in my neighborhood. I therefore decided to try the TRENDnet 500 Mbps Powerline AV Ethernet adapters to see if they would improve performance. Setting them up is easy and installing the software on a Windows 7 Laptop allowed me to verify that I had a connection and try different things to see the effect on connection speed.
With both adapters on the same circuit the software said the speed was 450. I then plugged in one adapter next to my server and ran a network cable from my network router to the adapter. First I tried using the second adapter upstairs in the master bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Initially the software identified the connection speed as low, fluctuating around 50-80. After I unplugged the two touch lamps that were on the same circuit the speed was identified as 129. Unplugging touch lamps on other circuits didn't seem to make any difference. Unplugging other devices on the circuit also made little if any difference. I then tried streaming video. DVD streaming worked without problems. However Bluray video kept cutting out, and was entirely unwatchable.
Next I tried placing the second adapter next to my home theater system in the basement, which is fairly close to the circuit breaker. Initially the TRENDNET software identified the connection speed at around 30. Moving to a nearby plug on the same circuit increased it to a 50. Unplugging the Monster Cable Surge suppressor which all of my AV equipment plugs into, brought the level up to a 79 (all touch lamps in the house were still unplugged). Plugging the TV and Sage TV extender directly into the wall rather than into the surge suppressor did not affect the network speed. However, when I tried to run SageTV the network connection was so slow that it took over ten minutes just to load the initial menus and I was never able to get it to display a list of videos, let alone attempt to play one.
Thus I am returning these adapters, because they don't work well enough in my house. I have friends who are using powerline networking with SageTV, so I know it can work. But in my case, performance was just too slow for my needs and actually slightly worse than the wireless network.
With both adapters on the same circuit the software said the speed was 450. I then plugged in one adapter next to my server and ran a network cable from my network router to the adapter. First I tried using the second adapter upstairs in the master bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Initially the software identified the connection speed as low, fluctuating around 50-80. After I unplugged the two touch lamps that were on the same circuit the speed was identified as 129. Unplugging touch lamps on other circuits didn't seem to make any difference. Unplugging other devices on the circuit also made little if any difference. I then tried streaming video. DVD streaming worked without problems. However Bluray video kept cutting out, and was entirely unwatchable.
Next I tried placing the second adapter next to my home theater system in the basement, which is fairly close to the circuit breaker. Initially the TRENDNET software identified the connection speed at around 30. Moving to a nearby plug on the same circuit increased it to a 50. Unplugging the Monster Cable Surge suppressor which all of my AV equipment plugs into, brought the level up to a 79 (all touch lamps in the house were still unplugged). Plugging the TV and Sage TV extender directly into the wall rather than into the surge suppressor did not affect the network speed. However, when I tried to run SageTV the network connection was so slow that it took over ten minutes just to load the initial menus and I was never able to get it to display a list of videos, let alone attempt to play one.
Thus I am returning these adapters, because they don't work well enough in my house. I have friends who are using powerline networking with SageTV, so I know it can work. But in my case, performance was just too slow for my needs and actually slightly worse than the wireless network.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Works like a charm
Set it up across subpanels (home has 3 sub panels and the circuits were not on the same subpanel) and worked like a charm. No issues as far as set up. Read more
Published 3 days ago by ECH
Great product
We live in a 100 year old house. Wireless connection does not work very well. It would have been expensive and messy to tear apart walls and run wires. This made it very easy. Read more
Published 2 months ago by William C Moore
disappointing speed
I am not sure it is this set alone, but the speed I see on this quite disappointing. If I connect the two adapters to two plug points in the same room, I get about 128Mbps, and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by thomman
Good when it works
Plug and play piece of hardware, but is not very durable. One of the units died after 5 months of use. Trendnet needs to create longer lasting products.
Published 3 months ago by Nivlek
Buyer Beware Adapters Prone to Dying
Received my Trendnet 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter Kit yesterday afternoon. Plugged the set in that evening to setup a FOSCAM wireless IP camera. Read more
Published 4 months ago by RJ
Great for PC, not so much for DirecTV DVR
I bought this hoping that I would be able to use it for a DirecTV DVR in one of the few rooms in my house without a hardwired ethernet port available. Read more
Published 4 months ago by IDGuy
Trendnet products are garbage
I bought a set of trendnet powerline adaptors half year ago. It worked at first, then after half year, one is broken. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. liu
Not happy with this product
Just because it's 500 Mbps it won't transfer files faster than my old adapter which is 200 Mbps around 2 MB/sec, not to mention loosing sync often. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pitri
Easy home networking, without WiFi interference.
I purchased two of these kits (4 adapters) as a cheaper way of getting network connectivity installed in my existing 2-story house. (Since everybody has WiFi now, the 802. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. McDonald
Didn't work in my house..
It seemed too good to be true, so wanted to try, I installed both adaptors in the same room and they communicated at over 400 MBps. Read more
Published 4 months ago by MSB 90266
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