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TRENDnet 200 Mbps Powerline Ethernet AV Adapter TPL-303E (White)

3.9 out of 5 stars 159 customer reviews

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Technical Details

Size: 1 Adapter
  • Brand Name: TRENDnet
  • Model Number: TPL-303E
  • Connectivity Technology: Wired
  • Number of Ports: 1
  • Network Data Transfer Rate: 200 Megabits Per Second
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Product Information

Size:1 Adapter
Product Dimensions 1.5 x 2.5 x 4 inches
Item Weight 3.8 ounces
Shipping Weight 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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ASIN B003KU4DO6
Item model number TPL-303E
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3.9 out of 5 stars 159 customer reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #246 in Electronics > Computers & Accessories > Networking Products > Network Adapters > Powerline Network Adapters
Date first available at Amazon.com May 17, 2010

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Size: 2 Adapters (Kit) Verified Purchase
I have not been following powerline networking technology since the mid 1990's, when it was a relatively new technology and there were a bunch of proprietary, non-standard products from many different brands. I recently had a networking problem that required me to take another look, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the technology had matured beyond my expectations.

I have Cat5 network cabling installed in my house, but it does not extend to the garage. I had a fairly noisy file server that has to be on all the time, and I wanted to move it to the garage. After learning about the available HomePlug AV options, I bought this TRENDnet kit from Amazon since it was one of the most inexpensive options available.

These TRENDnet adapters seem to be built really well. They are fairly plain looking, but you probably don't care how a piece of hidden network equipment looks anyway. Installation was problem-free, I basically plugged one of the adapters to a wall outlet (these have to be directly connected to the outlet, surge protectors interfere with signaling) and connected it to one of the Ethernet jacks that are directly connected to my router. I then plugged the other adapter to an outlet in the garage; and connected my server to the Ethernet jack on the adapter. No drivers are needed.

As expected, the network performance is nothing to write home about. If you've read the reviews of this technology here on Amazon and elsewhere on the net, you probably know by now that the "200 Mb/s" mentioned on the boxing and marketing materials is sort of a theoretical limit and the actual performance is somewhat lower.
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Net: These TrendNet TPL-303E work after you've gotten them configured. Getting there may be difficult, at least with Win XP. Here are my notes so you can try some additional troubleshooting without contacting tech support.

The first step in configuring the two units to work together is to connect directly to the router the local unit is connected to, and enter a password for the remote unit. At first, the remote unit was detected and I quickly entered the password. It was rejected. Again, and again, and again. I tried switching local and remote. I rebooted the router. I moved outlets. Nothing worked. Password rejected. And that's about as far as the included documentation will get you.

Finally, I realized that the unit had only a few seconds in which the power light wasn't blinking. So, I had the password entered in the software's dialog box, and plugged the remote unit in, and hit enter to try the password ASAP. Finally! Password accepted. Once the password is accepted, you can pretty easily move the unit to other outlets. To get a device working, just plug it into the remote unit and then plug the remote unit in. Reset by unplugging from the outlet and plugging it back in with the ethernet cable already attached.

Do not reset by holding down the sync button!

If you make the mistake of holding the sync button down for 15 seconds to cause a "reset," you may have just destroyed your network settings, and you have to reconfigure everything. This is perhaps even worse than discovering a physically possible way to enter the password on a computer within seconds of plugging in the remote unit.

In my experience, after the reset, neither unit could be recognized as the remote unit.
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I read some of the other reviews here and ran into the same problems when following the instructions: The passwords would never take. Once you start resetting and doing what the troubleshooting guide says, everything is messed up. After spending 2-3 hours trying to get them to communicate, here's what I did to start over:

1. I attached each unit to the router, in turn (I had three altogether), used the software to give the network a name (all the same name, or accept the default), and clicked on the "private" button in the privacy settings. Apparently, that just sets the one unit that is currently directly connected to the router. But since all units must use the same name, that works.

2. After doing that, just put the remote unit(s) where you want them and attach the device (computer, TV, or whatever). You should get three lights and it will work.

If you follow the instructions, write down the passwords for the units, etc., it just won't work. Whenever you try to enter the password, it will say that it's wrong. I spent 2 hours on this alone before reading some other reviews with good suggestions.

TIP: When you get these out of the box, ignore the instructions and the software. Attach one to an ethernet cable with the other end connected to your router or switch. Then just plug the other units in and attach the devices to them with the ethernet cables. If that doesn't work, load the software and do the above procedure.

I am giving it 3 stars because the software and instructions are worthless ... actually they are worse than worthless because they actually have you mess things up, get frustrated, and probably return the units to Amazon. The devices, once they are working, work great.
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