Questions & Answers
What is a Powerline Adapter?
Q1. What is a Powerline Adapter and how to choose it?
Q2. Which Powerline Adapter would you recommend?
Q3. Can I mix Powerlines with different speeds?
Q4. Can I mix ADDON’s Powerlines with others from different brands?
Q5. What is included in the ADDON NHP5010BD1 Powerline bundle?
Q6. How to install ADDON NHP5010BD1?
What is APR3000N Wi-Fi Range Exdender?
Q1. What is APR3000N ( Wi-Fi Range Extender ) and how it works?
Q2. Which Wi-Fi Range Extender would you recommend?
Q3. How to install the ADDON APR3000N Wi-Fi Range Extender?
Q4. Why I cannot connect to APR3000N after I have typed the encryption key?
Still have Questions?
What is a Powerline Adapter?
Q1. What is a Powerline Adapter and how to choose it?
A1. Powerline Adapter (also called Homeplug) is a device that carries the internet signal through the existing home electrical wiring in the same electrical ring in the same building.
They work as a pair, which means that you need at least two powerline, but you can add additional ones to work together.
The first Powerline should be connected to the router and the second Powerline plugged into a power socket in hard-to-reach areas of your house/office. This second powerline would create an additional internet connection point.
When you choose the second or more Powerline, you can choose:
A. Wired powerline: Connect to your device by Ethernet cable
B. Wireless powerline: Connect to your device by Ethernet cable and by wireless
When you need additional internet connection points, you can add the 3rd, the 4th powerline and so on.
There are different speeds for powerlines. However, 500Mbps is the ideal speed and good for HD or 3D video streaming and is faster than 200Mbps and 85Mbps, which we don’t recommend.
Q2. Which Powerline Adapter would you recommend?
A2. We always recommend the ADDON NHP5010BD1 for many reasons:
It is a twin pack that includes wired powerline x1 (HP5100S) + wireless powerline x1 (NHP5010) that allow you to create an additional wireless internet connection point in your house/office
It is a Plug & Play solution. Unlike other powerlines which may cause trouble/IP conflict with their routers in settings, this model significantly reduce the possibility to have such problem
For a future prospective, you will not spend any extra money to improve the speed of your network connection in your house/office
Q3. Can I mix Powerlines with different speeds?
A3. You can combine 500Mbps Powerline with 200Mbps Powerline, but you cannot combine 85Mbps Powerline with 200Mbps (or 500Mbps) powerline.
85Mbps & 200Mbps use different frequencies and cannot talk to each other. 200Mbps & 500Mbps use a common frequency and they can work but with the speed restriction of 200Mbps only.
Q4. Can I mix ADDON’s Powerlines with others from different brands?
A4. ADDON Powerlines are compatible with most of the Powerlines from the major brands. Just make sure about the speed (check the previous point Q3).
Q5. What is included in the ADDON NHP5010BD1 Powerline bundle?
A5. The NHP5010BD1 Powerline bundle includes:
Q6. How to install ADDON NHP5010BD1?
A6. Any ADDON Powerline Adapter is Plug & Play and very easy to install:
You may need additional advanced features, such as setting up security key for wireless connection or changing the SSID (ID) of each NHP5010.
Click on our Technical Support page for more information about it. click here
What is APR3000N Wi-Fi Range Extender?
Q1. What is APR3000N ( Wi-Fi Range Extender ) and how it works?
A1. APR3000N Wi-Fi Range Extender (Wireless Repeater or Wi-Fi Booster) takes existing wireless signal from your router and repeats it to other areas of your house/office. It needs to be placed where you can receive a decent wireless signal; so it uses different technology from Powerline. In most cases, you only need one unit to work in normal size house /office.
Q2. Which Wi-Fi Range Extender would you recommend?
A2. We always recommend the ADDON APR3000N for many reasons:
Q3. How to install the ADDON APR3000N Wi-Fi Range Extender?
A3. You can easily install the ADDON APR3000N Wi-Fi Range Extender by following these simple steps:
Q4. Why I cannot connect to APR3000N after I have typed the encryption key?
A4. This happens when you type the wrong encryption key. Just press the reset button hole for 10 secs and start over the configuration.
Please type the encryption key very carefully and make sure that it is correct.
For further information about it and for more APR3000N features please click on our Technical Support page here.
