I unpacked the package immediately. There is no CD here! I like that, because that protects the environment and if necessary, I can always current program or firmware version (drivers are not required) to download from the Internet. For me, the items such as cables and adapters were not additionally packed in plastic bags. This is also a win for the environment. Thus I am fully agree!
After unpacking I have connected everything immediately. It went with me right away. I had to do nothing more. OK then! The adapter could be easily reached via my FritzBox 7390. Here you can without the Fritz powerline software to install, see the link speed, turn off the LEDs / Enable or the transmission speed to 100 Mbit / s limit (power save). Unfortunately, a firmware update is only possible with the Windows software from the website. Pity!
For me, the (modern) power line going from the living room across the hall to the laundry room. In general, the specified capacity is about 260 Mbit / s in each direction. The value for the reception is slightly higher in the control. If I use the outlet of the adapter (CD player), seems the bandwidth by about 20 - to sink 30 Mbit / s. Sometimes I have values of more than 300 Mbit / s for each direction and also just below 200 Mbit / s. There are quite a few variations. The power cord is not precisely correct data line but that was with already clear. The Powerline connection seems as far as I can tell after after short sample to be much more stable and more resilient than my WiFi.
When energy consumption were confirmed in about the measurements of various tests (applies to each individual adapter):
Idle (LAN active): about 2.2 watts
Rest (LAN inactive): 0.3 watts (0.6 watts for 2 adapter, I can live with!)
This idle state achieved the adapter after a few minutes of inactivity. Devices enabled with Wake On Lan prevent this (Did I read.).
1Gbit with traffic: about 3.1 watts
I have the values with a KD-302 by Reichelt measured. The device at the time cut in a test in c't from fairly well.
The traffic is (for large files) actually fairly constant at 12 to 13 MB / s, but also goes up to 19 to 20 MB / s. For devices with Fast Ethernet represents my powerline connection so no bottleneck (here fairly constant about 11.5 MB / s).
I hope that my first very positive impression is confirmed in the near future. If not, I'll get back.
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Addendum October 2013
I use the devices for quite a time. Everything I have described above, still applies. But there are two problems surfaced. When I connect the adapter to a switch, this prevents both the switch and the Powerline adapter to it to switch to power save mode. This is very ugly. In addition, has now clarified that the noise while listening to formwork panels are not due to a defective turntable or amplifier, caused by the special powerline adapters. There is significant noise, the louder with increasing traffic. The noise did not disappear when I plug in amplifier and turntable to a different circuit. Only when I pull both adapters, there is no more noise. This too is very ugly.
For these reasons, I have downgraded my rating from 5 to 3 stars.
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