How The Powerline Adapter Fits In Your Network; Prepare To Install Your Powerline Adapter - NETGEAR XET1001 - Powerline Network Adapter User Manual

How the PowerLine Adapter Fits in Your Network

You can use the XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter to implement or extend an Ethernet
local area network (LAN) anywhere in your house using your existing electrical power line in
place of a dedicated LAN wiring infrastructure. An example is illustrated in the following diagram
for a minimal network consisting of two PowerLine devices:
PowerLine Network
(always encrypted)
Figure 4
Follow the instructions below to set up your PowerLine adapter.

Prepare to Install Your PowerLine Adapter

Check that these minimum requirements are met.
• Your Ethernet network is set up and an Ethernet port is available on your router.
• Your Internet connection is working.
• Each computer or device to be used on your network has an Ethernet port.
XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide
XET1001
Ethernet Network
Computer
XET1001
Ethernet Network
v1.0, January 2008
Internet
Access
Router
Computer
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