NETGEAR Powerline 200Mbps Nano Adapter – Starter Kit (XAVB2101)
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Powerline 200 Nano
XAVB12101
The NETGEAR Powerline 200 Nano Adapter Kit extends a high-speed Internet connection to any power outlet with a convenient nano design. Ideal for HD multimedia streaming and connecting HDTVs, smart TVs, Blu-ray players, DVRs, PCs and game consoles to your home network and the Internet. Easy setup, just plug and play.
Perfect for connecting smart TVs and consoles
Extend Internet access to any power outlet
Ideal for HD multimedia streaming enlarge enlarge
The NETGEAR Difference – XAVB2101
- Pick-a-Plug LED for simple troubleshooting
- Push-and-Secure button for easy setup
- Energy-saving features
- Compact, elegant design
- Best-in-class performance and reliability
Compatible Powerline Products
- Powerline 100 Mini (XAVB1201)
- Powerline 200 Mini (XAVB1301)
- Powerline 200 Nano PassThru (XAVB1601)
- Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender – Powerline Edition (XAVNB2001)
- Powerline 500 Nano (XAVB5101)
- Powerline 500 (XAVB5201)
- Powerline 500 PassThru 2-port (XAVB5602)
- Powerline Music Extender (XAUB2511)
- Powerline 500 Wi-Fi Access Point (XWNB5201)
Features
Extend your network — Extend your home network to any power outlet in your home
Multimedia — Ideal for HD multimedia streaming and connections of media devices like smart TVs and game consoles
High-speed connections — Speeds up to 200 Mbps enable Internet applications such as HD multimedia streaming and multiplayer gaming
Compact design — Convenient nano design blends in nicely with any surrounding
Plug-and-play — Sets up in minutes, no need to configure or install software
Push-and-Secure button — Secures the Powerline network connection with the touch of a button, no need to remember passwords
Pick-a-Plug LED — Automatically tests the connection between the two adapters and indicate the performance for best positioning in the house
Other features — Automatic Powerline shutdown when not in use and 80% recycled packaging
Choose the Powerline Adapter that fits your needs
XAVB1201 XAVB1301 XAVB2101 XAVB5101 XAVB5201 XAVB5004 Powerline 100 Mini Powerline 200 Mini
Powerline 200 NanoPowerline 500 NanoPowerline 500Universal Internet Adapter for Home Entertainment – 3-D Speed Up to 100 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps Up to 500 Mbps Up to 500 Mbps Up to 500 Mbps Multiplayer Gaming Energy Savings HD Video Streaming Multiple HD & 3-D Video Streaming Best for TV Over IP Gigabit Connection
Package Contents
- Two (2) Powerline AV 200 Nano Adapters (XAV2101)
- Two (2) 2 m (6.5 ft) Ethernet cables
- Setup documentation
System Requirements
- To connect via Ethernet: RJ-45 Ethernet Port
- To enable encryption (via software): Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP or Mac OS X
Specifications
- Dimensions: 67 x 55 x 34 mm(2.64 x 2.17 x 1.34 in) each
- Weight: 0.1kg (0.22 lb) each
- One (1) 200 Mbps Powerline AV interface each
- One (1) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port each
- Typical coverage up to 5000 square foot home
- HomePlug AV compliant
- IEEE 802.3 compliant
NETGEAR
The product is multiple voltage compatible that voltage arrange is100-240V
Extend your network ? Extend your home network to any power outlet in your home
Compact design ? Convenient nano-design blends in nicely with any surrounding
Plug-and-play ? Sets up in minutes, no need to confi gure or install software
High-speed connections ? Speeds up to 200 Mbps enable Internet applications such as multiplayer gaming
Supports Windows 8
Extend your network — Extend your home network to any power outlet in your home
Compact design — Convenient nano-design blends in nicely with any surrounding
Plug-and-play — Sets up in minutes, no need to confi gure or install software
High-speed connections — Speeds up to 200 Mbps enable Internet applications such as multiplayer gaming
Customers say
Customers like the performance, ease of setup, connectivity, and quality of the network interface controller adapter. They mention that it works beautifully with good internet speed, it functions well for HD streaming, and that there was no additional installation required. They also appreciate the reliable connection and steady connection. Opinions are mixed on signal strength.
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Unit works flawlessly, very easy setup
After struggling for months with a very weak WiFi connection at the far end of the house from where my router is, I knew I had to take a new approach. With multiple plaster walls, plus an 8″ thick stone wall, separating the router and the intended destination, I had tried everything I knew how, including adding reflectors on the antennas at the sending and receiving end. I’m an electrical engineer, so I knew that would help, and it did, but it still wasn’t enough. The signal would make it – usually – but just barely, and would drop the network connection frequently.The NETGEAR Powerline AV200 Wireless N extender kit (XAVNB2001) arrived today. With my existing NETGEAR router, setup was a snap, using Method B in the instruction booklet that came with the unit. Plugged the Extender unit (the bigger of the two units) into a wall socket near the router, then a push of the WPS button on the router and the Extender unit quickly configured automatically to the router, no cable hookup needed. Without a WPS router, you’d have to run the enclosed CD and manually enter some of the wireless settings you are using with your router, but that shouldn’t be too hard. Then I moved the Extender to the area of the house where the WiFi was weak, and connected it to the PC with one of the two included Ethernet cables that came with the unit. Then I plugged the Adapter into the wall socket where the Extender had been previously, used the second Ethernet cable to connect it to the router, and I was in business!According to the LED indicator, the link rate was better than 80 Mbps. And that’s going through TWO circuit breaker boxes, separated by several hundred feet of wiring, one serving the portion of my home where the router is located, and a second breaker box serving the intended receiving PC.Don’t forget you have to “enable” the Ethernet connection in the receiving PC, if you had been using a USB plug-in wireless connection previously, since you are now relying on a wired Ethernet connection. The directions that came with the unit also tell you to be sure to plug both the Extender and the Adapter directly into a wall socket, NOT into a power strip. I presume that is because the power strip may degrade the signal strength.Note further that the units also transmit a WiFi signal, so you don’t have to use the wired Ethernet connection at the receiving end if you don’t want to. However, the best connection to the Adapter is via a wired Ethernet cable, if possible. That’s how I’m hooked up, since it was a desktop PC I was trying to get the signal to. But just for fun, I walked around my house with my iPad, to see what kind of WiFi signal I could now get in the (formerly) weak signal end of the house, and it was VERY good. An added bonus for when I want to roam the house with some WiFi unit such as an iPad!Keep in mind, however, that the units are broadcasting WiFi WITHOUT encryption, as shipped from the factory. However, if you are interested, the detailed manual (available online via the enclosed CD) documents how to add WPA encryption (or whatever) to the Powerline Extender Kit if you desire. I’m out in the boonies, so that’s not an issue for me – I suspect the transformer out at the street degrades the signal sufficiently that it’s not going anywhere other than within my house and the immediate vicinity.One other consideration, if you are intending to use the unit to connect via WiFi rather than Ethernet cable – you *may* have to assign a different SSID (wireless network name) to your router WiFi and the Extender Kit WiFi, lest your client devices switch back and forth between the two access points (your existing wireless router and the Extender Kit wireless) but I didn’t notice a problem with that in my setup, even though both wireless access points have the same SSID.No more dropped connections! And it was a VERY easy setup, and the options are there if you WANT to beef up security on the unit.
C Huson –
Good alternative for those in crowded wireless environments, but may have problems.
I have a friend in a west suburb of Chicago who lives in a condo. The current connection to her internet (ATT U-verse) is a small wireless adapter. There are about fifty wireless access points accessible from the room where her computer is, and her router is two rooms and a closet away from the computer, so understandably she gets poor connection speed (about 10 mbps) and frequent drops.I have been experimenting with this adapter kit before giving it to her, so I can understand its limitations. First, I synced the encryption by plugging both in to the same surge protector, and pressing the sync buttons. No problem there. Then, for fun I plugged my computer into one of the adapters, and plugged the other into my gigabit wired port to my cable modem. The connection light came up green, and I got the maximum rate on speedtest.net (for me it is 57 mbps.)Then I took one of the adapters out and plugged it in to another surge protector near another wired outlet. I could not get the adapters to connect. So I learned my first lesson: these guys like to be plugged in directly to the outlet, no filtering.I plugged both computer adapters into the wall outlet, and presto, connection, green light, 57mbps connection speed.I have used the adapters on my main computer (I’m using them right now) for several weeks. Once in awhile I unplug my computer from the adapter to simulate turning it off, and then plug it back in to simulate turning it back on after varying times. The adapters work fine in this configuration.I then changed the outlet the far adapter was plugged in to. I must have connected it to a circuit on a different phase, because I get an amber connection on my computer room adapter, and a green on the other one. (I didn’t know they could think they are communicating at different speeds.) I only get about 32 mbps when the light is amber. My explanation why it isn’t 50 mbps (the speed claimed for an “amber” connection) is there must be communication overhead in the wired protocol, though I haven’t researched that, it’s just “gut instinct.”When the devices have had a problem (only once or twice over the month or so I’ve been playing with them), you just unplug them, plug them back in, and run “ipconfig /renew” to get a new IP address. Very easy.I don’t know if these would work in every power line configuration, but it seems they work really well in a “normal house.” We also have your standard noise-producing equipment (refrigerators, heaters, fans) running here, and they don’t seem to cause problems. I would recommend them as an alternative for people with lots of wireless interference.UPDATE 3/30/2014 – After all the good luck with the adapters I finally got the chance to take them to our friend and try them out. The first clue it wouldn’t be easy was when I looked for a place to plug the adapter in near the computer I found ANOTHER adapter in the outlet. I unplugged that adapter, put in the new adapter, “ipconfig /renew” and try Speedtest.net. I got 1.2 MBPS! That is, 1.2 megabits, not megabytes.My friend had described some problem the AT&T installers had with finding a suitable outlet for the router, and had described the process they tried with the other power adapter, but it was impossible to figure just what she was talking about. It must be hard to convey info like that if you have no technical knowledge. I cannot fault her for that.My brother and I talked about it, and I think we came up with a plausible explanation. Though we cannot be sure unless we take the outlets apart, but given the age of the building it is likely they used aluminum wiring. Aluminum is relatively safe once you get it all installed and working, but any change can cause bad junctions, heat and eventually fire.The relevant property for us is what is called the “skin effect.” As AC gets higher in frequency, the current is carried by less and less of the wire. It starts flowing only on the surface of the wire, increasing the resistance. (That is why all the wiring you see in the US is made with multiple strands; more surface area for conduction.)The frequencies used by power line adapters are much higher than 60Hz. (According to the Homeplug Powerline Alliance the PHY layer uses 2-28 MHz.) The skin effect, and thus the resistance, will be much higher for that frequency range.I cannot fault these adapters for failing with an ancient wiring system. But unfortunately they didn’t work for my friend. Caveat emptor.
Christopher –
The powerline av 200 nano adapter kit performs on par with CAT. Extremely easy setup along with oustanding internet performace.
Gergan –
I received it well and on time.It’s easy to install and it works as expected. I did not have any issues with it.