Product Details - NETGEAR XAV2501 User Manual

Powerline AV+ 200 Adapter Kit XAVB1501

Product Details

The following figure shows the adapter in detail:
Filtered
AC Socket
Power LED
Figure 2. Adapter filtered AC socket, LEDs, and buttons
Filtered AC Socket
The filtered AC socket can remove some electrical noise that can affect powerline
performance. Plugging the power plugs of nearby devices into the filtered AC socket may
improve performance.
LEDs
Item Description
Power LED • Solid green. The electrical power is on.
• Blinking green. The adapter is in the process of restarting or setting up security.
• Amber. The adapter is in power saving mode.
• Off. There is no electrical power.
Powerline • Solid. The adapter is connected to a Powerline network.
LED
• Blinking. The adapter is sending or receiving data.
• Off. The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices using the same
encryption key.
The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the strongest link rate,
indicated by the color displayed by the LED:
Green:
Link rate > 80 Mbps (best)
Ethernet LED
• Solid. The Ethernet port is linked, but there is no activity.
• Blinking. There is traffic on the Ethernet port.
• Off. There is no Ethernet connection.
Ethernet LED
Powerline LED
Security button
Factory Reset button
Ethernet port
Amber:
Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps
(better)
Red:
Link rate < 50 Mbps (good)
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