Product Details
- Brand: Netgear
- Model: XAVB2501-100NAS
- Original language:
English - Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .55 pounds
Features
- Extends a high speed Internet connection to any power outlet (2 units required, or purchase kit XAVB2001)
- Perfect for connecting HDTVs, Blu-ray players, DVRs, PCs and game consoles to your home network and the Internet
- Compact design with push-button security
- Just plug into any electrical outlet
NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 200 Adapter Kit XAVB2501
Product Description
NETGEAR's Powerline AV 200 Adapter extends a high speed Internet connection to any power outlet (2 units required, can purchase 2 unit kit in part# XAVB2001) , Perfect for connecting HDTVs, Blu-ray players, DVRs, PCs and game consoles to your home network and the Internet, Compact design with push-button security, Just plug into any electrical outlet.NETGEAR Green Features: Automatically powers down when not connected or not in use, Disable LEDs to help save energy,Packaging manufactured with at least 95% recycled materials.Disclaimers:1 Requires use of HomePlug AV compatible Powerline devices (two XAV2001 devices included).
Customer Reviews
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful.
This does EXACTLY what I was hoping it would! Signal strength transmitted is GREAT!
By M.D. Edwards
*Further Update*It's been nearly three years since I originally wrote my review, and these are still going strong in my home. There's been no loss in signal transmission quality over the years, so, after such a long period of use, I feel it's safe to say that anyone that purchases these can fully expect to get their money's worth out of them! ; DWhen I saw this item, I leapt at the opportunity to get my hands on a set of these, in hopes that this Netgear Powerline AV+ 200 Adapter Kit would give me a stronger Internet connection than I was getting wirelessly to my Wii. I've only just recently begun subscribing to Netflix, and the signal that I've been getting wirelessly has left something to be desired with regards to image quality of downloaded media from the Instant queue.When I received my package, I couldn't wait to get these in place and put them to use. Luckily for me, setting these up was a breeze. The adapters themselves are pretty tall, and fairly wide, as you probably determined by the photo - about 2.5" wide, 5" tall, and about 1.75" deep. They fit VERY snugly into the outlets (I placed each of mine in the bottom outlet, so I could still access the top outlet), so be prepared to apply a little force to the adapters if you're trying to get them into outlets that are in an awkward spot to get to.The instructions also clearly state that these adapters need to be placed in the wall outlets themselves, NOT into a power strip that items are then connected to. Looking at them, it's pretty obvious to me that the recommendations are wisely made. I simply wouldn't want to fry these adapters out if I put them into an outlet that didn't look adequate for them. So, I unplugged the power strip that I'd had plugged into each outlet that the adapters were going to be occupying, connected one of the enclosed Ethernet cables to each adapter, popped the adapters into the outlets, looked for the LED indicators that showed that these were working well where I'd put them, plugged the power strips into each adapter's built-in outlet (ingenious!), and I was in business! It was then as simple as connecting the Ethernet cable from the adapter near my computer to a port on my wireless router, and then connecting the Ethernet cable from the adapter near my entertainment center to my Wii and its LAN USB adapter, to create the network connection.When I first got my Wii and was considering my Wii-Internet connectivity options, I'd thought about buying a ridiculously long Ethernet cable to wind around my apartment and its walls, and the challenge it would be to staple/nail around the cord to keep it in place. I could've done that, but I knew how unsightly it would be, so I opted to go for the wireless router that I now have (and still use and enjoy), and connected my Wii to the 'net that way. It was more than adequate, too, until I started my Netflix subscription, and could literally see that my wireless signal was lacking, for Netflix-viewing purposes. Thanks to this adapter kit and a Wii-compatible LAN adapter, though, I've now got the best picture that I've seen on the Netflix Instant queue accessed through my Wii, and a super-strong connection to the Internet with it. Long story short, I couldn't be more pleased by just how well these adapters do what they say they will. I remember originally thinking, "there's no way that these things can make an Internet connection without them being directly connected to each other with a cable." Netgear, you've proven me wrong, and I'm thrilled that you did! Two thumbs up!* UPDATE*It's knocking on a year after my install of these NETGEAR Powerline AV+200 adapters, and I'm still happily using them. Perhaps even better, I'm still LOVING them! They continue to provide a strong and consistent signal to my Wii, which I still use daily to watch TV/movies on via Netflix.If you happen to be having any viewing quality issues, be sure that you've got fast enough Internet service. The NETGEAR adapters will transmit everything they possibly can, as reliably as they can, but if your Internet is just not fast enough, your viewing quality might be a bit on the grainy/pixellated side. I had been using such low-grade Internet when I initially installed these that it wasn't even listed in my cable provider's options - I had to specifically request it in a sales call with them - but I've since bumped my service up to one of the top two options, and that totally fixed the issues that I had with viewing quality.These NETGEAR adapters were great last May when I first got them, and, eight months later, they're still keeping my entertainment center up-to-date with the latest technology, and doing so beautifully! Good stuff!
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
easy setup, but poor transfer speed in my house with central AC
By Handyman
One of my IT friend highly recommended this stuff to me, as he was getting consistent 100mbps over powerline in HIS house and could watch DVD (even Blurays) without any lag. Well, that's not the case in MY house which is built in 1970s. My house is a pretty typical single family ~2,000 sq ft in size. The two adapters were located 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs with about 100feet or so in distance between them.Setup was easy. Plug both adapters to the AC outlet and the computers. Then press a button on the first adapter (it will start to blink). Then QUICKLY run downstairs to the second adapter and press its button too. Wait for about 10 seconds and both devices are synchronized (solid green).According to the user manual I should get GREATER than >80mbps when lights are solid green. In reality, I only got about 10mbps (~1.2MB/S actual transfer rate). I can understand every house wiring is different but this is way too slow for it to be of any use. To verify this, I moved the two adapters to two outlets within the SAME room. The speed went up about 30mbps....still not fast enough for video streaming purposes. At distance this close, either the products were defective or something is causing MAJOR interferences.The only source of interference that I can think of is the central A/C unit located right in the smack middle of the [...] house. This might explain why I get such poor transfer speeds. Regardless, I am sad to see such stellar product perform so poorly in MY house. Hope YOUR house is better than mine in wiring and AC locations.*** 1/1/2011 update ***Netgear is coming out with a new version capable of 500mbps transfer speed. Anyone thinking of buying this item should postpone their purchase and give the new one a try. The new ones should IN THEORY perform much better than this one.
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful.Would not work on xbox 360 a floor away, but worked perfect with blu-ray a room away...
By Daniel W. Kelly
Considering the NetGear Powerline is more expensive than the already expensive xbox 360 wireless router, it wouldn't make sense to get it if you had wireless access in your home. But since I got this product at no charge, I was very excited to try to make it work with my 360 so I wouldn't have to buy the wireless network adapter. Unfortunately, things never panned out.First let me explain how the product works. Rather than being a `wireless' network, it uses your home electrical system to communicate. The system includes two `Powerline' units, what are basically two really big electrical power plugs. One plugs into the wall near your home modem/wireless router. You then connect either end of one of the two included Ethernet cables (which are about 4 feet long) into the Powerline and into your router or modem. In the other room, where you have another computer, game system, blu-ray player, etc., you plug the second Powerline into a wall and then connect the second Ethernet cable to the Powerline and into your component or PC. Then all this great stuff is supposed to happen--three lights on each unit are supposed to light up, create a connection, start to blink to let you know they've succeeded, etc. Once all lights are blinking the way they should be to verify your Powerlines are communicating, then...well, this is where it got tricky for me.My xbox 360 simply could not find the network when I chose the automatic IP address setup option on my 360. But I was determined to make this work. I installed the software that comes with the Powerline onto my network source computer. This software is simple and minimal. It showed me that the two `devices' were present, showed that they had Mbps speed--but not a lot. The manual that comes with the Powerline discusses 80 Mbps delivery, but mine were only ranging from between 10 and 30. The problem may be that the electric outlets just aren't up to snuff in my house--I only have 100 amp service. So that COULD be the problem, even though the green lights on both Powerlines were beaming brightly to indicate all was well. The software didn't offer me any kind of troubleshooting. So I turned to my 360. The xbox website offers plenty of troubleshooting if you're having trouble getting online. I spent a couple of hours trying everything, digging in deep to get all different kinds of IP addresses and gateway number out of my computer and router to manually enter into my 360 to create a connection. All failed. It was at this point that I had to give up--in part because the xbox website gave up, telling me there simply weren't any other options. The Powerline doesn't promise to be plug-n-play, but it also doesn't claim not to be, and if it's not.I ended up buying an xbox 360 wireless router, which worked like a charm for my game system.Maybe my Powerlines were just too far apart? The documentation doesn't indicate that distance could be an issue. My house is not very large, and I was using one Powerline on one floor, and the second one almost directly above it on another floor--a distance my wireless router handles beautifully.UPDATE: I decided to give the Powerline another shot, because in the room right next to the room with my main computer and modem I have a Blu-Ray player that was not connected to the internet. So, being a sort of pro at the setup now, I quickly hooked one Powerline up to my computer and modem, and the other to my Blu-Ray player. After waiting for all the lights on each Powerline to glow, I quickly used the Netgear Powerline Utility software I had installed on my computer to check the connections--and both were super powerful at over 150 Mbps. So I excitedly turned on my Blu-Ray play...and knew immediately that my connection was all ready to go because I got a notice that a firmware update had been detected and did I want to download and install it. Wahoo! My Blu-Ray player is now connected to the net. So, at least in my case, I'm convinced that either my old electric had something to do with the first failure, or it was a distance issue, but I can't be sure.Some other things to note. The Powerlines are rather big with the prongs at the top of the rectangular box, so unless you plug them into the bottom socket in a standard two-socket outlet, you'll cover one of the sockets completely with the lower half of the Powerline, making it inaccessible for plugging in other devices for power. Also, the Ethernet cable jack is on the bottom of the Powerline, not the side, so you have to take clearance into account depending on how your outlet is situated. Conveniently, the Powerline offers a socket right on front so you can plug your Powerline into the wall and then plug something into it to get all the power you need--so you won't be sacrificing a socket that way. The manual makes it pretty clear that it would advise that you plug a power strip into the Powerline instead of directly plugging in a component. Also, you are supposed to plug the Powerline directly into the wall, not into a power strip or extension cord, which can cause the system to fail in communicating.Finally, there's security. The system includes a default encryption code that can be activated either by pressing the security button on each of the Powerlines--which has to be done no less than two minutes apart--or by using the Utility software on your computer. The utility software also allows you to CHANGE the encryption if you want it personalized.
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