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Western Digital Live Wire Power Line AV Kit

Features:

As easy as plugging in a lamp.

  • Simply plug the adapters into your electrical outlets to create a high-speed network connection anywhere in your home. No tools needed. No holes in your walls.

The speed you need to stream HD.

  • Media-optimized HomePlug AV technology offers up to 200 Mbps* performance for smooth HD video streaming over your network.

* 200 Mb/s is the ideal physical data rate. Network traffic, interference, building materials, and other conditions lower actual data throughput rate.

Expand your home network instantly without running wires.

  • Create high-speed Internet connections anywhere in your home without running wires between rooms. Just use your home’s electrical wiring to create a network.

Multiple secure connections.

  • A total of 8 ports means you can connect up to 7 devices and your router, all protected with 128-bit encryption.

Encrypted for security.

  • The data transfer between the WD Livewire adapters is protected with the same 128-bit encryption that you trust for your online banking and shopping. And because the encryption is automatic, there’s no need to remember a password.

 

Specifications:

System Requirements

  • Ethernet router
  • AC power outlet

Compatibility

  • HomePlug AV certified
  • IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u compliant

Kit contains:

  • Two 4-port HomePlug AV adapters
  • Two Ethernet cables
  • Two power cables
  • Quick Install Guide
  • CD with WD Livewire utility software
  • Warranty and support guide
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8 Comments... What's your say?

  1. Oh, and unless you have a high speed disk setup, (SSDs or a fast raid setup) I also suggest using a test method that won’t bottleneck on disk write speed.

  2. Last time I checked 24Mbps =/= 20% of 1000Mbps.
    Judging from your straight Gig “control” speed test, I suggest investing in new Ethernet cables.

    • Thank you for your input, allow me to clarify the 1000Mbps that a router allows is a theoretical maximum transfer speed. The speed boasted by the manufacturers does not account for potential signal degradation given the distance between two devices, the read write capabilities of the two devices, or the other network traffic that the router is passing. The utility I have been using to test Network speeds is called “lan speed test”, and utilizes the windows networking functionality to transfer files. My associate used a client and server software made by passmark to perform his benchmarks, he received more accurate results. I will be performing these benchmarks and posting an update soon. I hope you will come back and see the more accurate results.

      • FYI “lan speed test” is also using client/server for testing. (SMB?) I think the delineation you are looking for is that passmark bypasses the need for a hard drive to be in the testing path. Lan Speed Test requires that the hard drive be in the testing path.

        Passmark would be a much better test than a file transfer. I look forward to seeing the results. Thanks

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