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Much of the marketing around wireless routers, extenders, and other networking equipment focuses on dealing with range problems—your house is too big, so the back bedroom doesn’t get a strong Wi-Fi ...

NETGEAR, Inc. today announced the addition of two next-generation HomePlug AV-certified powerline kits to its award-winning family of powerline networking solutions: the compact Powerline AV 500 ...

The D-Link’s UPA technology offers far higher throughput than competing HomePlug kits, as well as push-button encryption setup and informative LEDs. On the surface, D-Link’s latest powerline ...

Netgear launches two new high-speed Powerline Adapter kits; one is compact and lightweight and the other incorporates a pass-through power outlet. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET ...

This capable powerline networking kit delivers very good performance for HD video streaming and gaming, but doesn’t stand out from the pack. Despite its moniker, Actiontec’s HomePlug AV Powerline ...

Back before HDTVs, set-top boxes, consoles and Blu-ray players sprouted ethernet ports, the only people who needed a network hook-up near their AV kit were those with media streamers. Now one cable ...

Unboxing and giving a quick overview of the Rosewill RPLC-500 500Mbps Powerline Networking Kit, more information on ...

While not as well known or widely used as Wi-Fi or Ethernet, powerline networking—using your existing home electrical wiring to transmit data, turning every outlet in your house into a potential ...

Using a powerline kit is indeed about as easy as it gets. All you do is connect one of the adapters to your router via an Ethernet cable, and plug it into a nearby AC outlet. You then plug the other ...

Are there places in your home or office where your Wi-Fi signal doesn’t reach? You’re not alone. Because of Wi-Fi’s limited range — and old-school building construction techniques like thick plaster, ...