NETGEAR Powerline 500 Nano 1 GigE Port Starter Kit (XAVB5101)
$99.99
Available in stock
Description
Price: $99.99
(as of Aug 24, 2024 23:46:53 UTC – Details)
The NETGEAR Powerline Nano500 Set extends your Internet access to any electrical outlet for the most demandingapplications. It offers easy, plug-and-play setup and faster speeds, all in a convenient small design. Perfect for connectingsmart TVs, HD set-top boxes, 3D HD videos, Blu-ray™ players, DVRs, PCs and gaming consoles to your home networkand the Internet.• Extend your network — Extend Internet access throughout your home to any electrical outlet for desktop PCs, smart TVs, gamingconsoles and set-top boxes• HDTV & 3D HD — Speeds up to 500 Mbps enable applications such as HDTV, multiple HD and 3D HD video streams, streamingmultimedia, 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 — Secures the network connection with the touch of a button, no need to remember passwords• Pick-a-Plug — Automatically tests the connection at any electrical outlet to ensure the highest possible performance• Energy-saving features — Automatically powers down when not connected or not in use, disable LEDs, less than 0.5 Watt instand-by, packaging manufactured with at least 80% recyclable material• Expand your existing Powerline network — Backwards compatible with Homeplug AV including NETGEAR Powerline AV products
refer the installation instruciton at the bottom of the page.
Pick-a-Plug LED identifies best outlet for optimal performance
Elegant nano design fitting your surroundings
Get the most out of your powerline connection with a Gigabit port
Ideal for HD or 3D HD multimedia streaming and perfect for connecting Smart TV and Consoles
Push-and-Secure button for easy secure connection
Energy saving features with stand-by consumption
Customers say
Customers like the performance and ease of installation of the network interface controller adapter. For example, they mention it performs flawlessly and is very easy to setup. That said, some complain about the value and connectivity.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
Hyoun Kim –
Awesome Device – Saves Me Time & Works Great!
I’ve been a Network Engineer for over 10 years and ever since I’ve dealt with computers, cabling is one of the worst aspects of the job. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve run/extended CAT3/CAT5/CAT5e/CAT6 cabling and ended up terminating both ends and testing them. Some situations are easier than others when you’re allowed to run a cable across the floor or above ceiling tile… but in other situations like getting networking in a certain room in your house can be a total pain in the butt.For the average home user, the only way to get networking from point A to your house to point B is either wired with cabling or use WiFi & bridging if the WiFi didn’t extend far enough. When Powerline technology came out it added convenience of existing power cabling but still was a little flaky and troublesome. But since then, Powerline has jumped leaps and bounds since and is much more reliable & faster.When it came time to buy, I put a lot of research into looking into the latest powerline solution for my home. I wanted something with high performance and the current version of “high performance Powerline devices” allows 500Mbps transfer rate. Even still, I was having trouble selecting which manufacturer to go with (Belkin, Cisco, Netgear, etc). After my homework (and despite Netgear’s horrible sales support), I ended up with a Netgear anyway.The Netgear Powerline AV device I wanted was not on Amazon (Powerline AV+ 500 Nano (which has the extra outlet built-in)). It seemed nobody had it despite being listed on Netgear’s website. I spoke with Netgear Sales Support and they said it wasn’t discontinued, but on backorder. I’m not sure why but because I was on a time table, I decided to get the other version, the Powerline Nano 500 Set which I’m reviewing.Installation is a snap. Despite the bulky unit, you just plug it in on one outlet and plug it in in another. There are 3 LEDs that consist of power (telling you it’s on), a powerline indicator (letting you know the current speed), and the Ethernet LED (letting you know if the device conencted to the adapter is powered on). Within seconds of plugging both in my outlets, they came on and connected to each other. That’s all it takes!For those of you worried about security, there is a button to encrypt your traffic but it’s really unnecessary unless you’re really really paranoid. Since your traffic is going over electrical cable, the theory is that someone can intercept your packets and steal your information if they have the right equipment and are also tapped into your power phase in your neighborhood. But in reality, this is highly unlikely.Unlike wardriving (where people actively drive around town trying to hack/break into wireless routers – yes, people do this), this method of “wardriving” is much more difficult. First and foremost the person needs to tap into your neighborhood’s power via an outlet. Secondly, they need the right kind of equipment to intercept your data.I know these days you can’t really trust anyone, but what are the odds that your neighboors (even several houses down) are the malicious hacking type? Furthermore, you increase the odds that they are using a powerline device (lots of people still dont’ use them) and even further increase the odds that they have the right equipment? I know I don’t… but still… if you’re paranoid just enable the security. It takes just a coupe seconds to do so.Throughput is awesome. I have a Gig NIC card and although you can’t actually do a GIG over the powerline, it’s still plenty fast. What some people many not know is that you can attach a small hub/switch to the powerline device and expand your number of outlets in that room. Furthermore, you can have more than 2 of these in your house for those of you wanting to expand the availability of ethernet ports in your house.
Dave P –
A viable wireless alternative
Previously I was running cat 5e cable around the house to media streaming devices from my home server. Originally I was having intermittent connection issues through wireless so went to a wired solution which solved the problem. Aesthetically this isn’t the best solution so researched EOP devices which could sustain multiple users streaming 720/1080p. After seeing the reviews @smallnetbuilder I decided on 2 sets of the XAVB5101.Setup was ridiculously easy and didn’t require me to even go near a computer. I plugged all the devices into the wall and pressed one button on each of them as the lights were flashing. Done, they were now set and I could remove them and plug them in wherever I wanted.I tested by plugging my laptop into the router and downloading a file on usenet to max out my line speed. I then did the same on the adapter which was furthest from the modem and there was no drop in throughput. Overall I am very happy with this solution and would recommend it to everyone, however as with wireless just dependant on your situation you may achieve better or worse results.Currently this is almost the top performing EOP device and if you have mulitple users in a house then a 500Mb device is a must.Note- the XAVB5101 is 110-240V
Book Glutton –
Grow Your Network without Running CAT Cable or Wireless Annoyance
Many of us would like to use our computer in a certain room or area of the house, but it really is too expensive, or too difficult, or not practical to run Cat5/6 Cable to the location (drilling holes, going through walls, floors, ceilings, etc.). There are also those situations, because of building structure and/or materials that wireless tends to drop internet connections or is unable to supply a desired or required amount of bandwidth.In my own case, a few years ago, I needed a solution to bring the Internet to the 3rd floor of a 140 year-old building, which had wiring (only two-prong) more than just a few decades old. From previous experience, I knew wireless would not work (at least work well). There was also little or no hope, in the near future, of running a CAT5/6 line for a hardwired connection.A fair amount of research first led me to find theÂ
Baron –
Works exactly as described. It turns all the electrical outlets into internet connections. Faster than wifi and more secure.
Glenn W. Radford –
Provides a more stable connection than wireless, using the house’s power wiring to transmit the signal.Wireless works for most purposes, but to establish a network for streaming video, this is the way to go if you don’t feel like doing an ethernet network.