As I am writing this review, PLC operate continuously, without the slightest concern or break for three weeks in wired with two PCs, a media drive and a TV decoder; and WiFi: a game console, two smartphones and two printers.
- Installation is a breeze: just plug CPL duo starter (not WiFi) first, directly into a wall outlet and connect it to your wired or wireless network box; Then you can add as many CPL dLAN 500 WiFi you want, they wedge automatically on the previous one, after pressing the encryption button of both.
- The speed wired as hard as I could see in the Cockpit software is 450 Mbit / s, which is very good, since we must take into account the length of the electrical installation (max 300 m), and I have underfloor heating. Small note: be careful not to connect them near a power tool or a toaster, they do not work well, if at all.
- WiFi-n speed is 72 Mbit / s (reading on the Internet at the IP address of the catch, via Cockpit).
- They heat quite recently, even during intensive use.
- Via the Cockpit software, it is possible to turn off the LEDs. For a room, for example.
- The build quality is truly remarkable.
The only downside is that the CPL duo starter whistles louder or softer, depending if it's good or bad. It is not unbearable, from the moment it is not installed in a room!
After a rapid response by mail service, who want to exchange it, they tell you that it's a normal little noise on this machine then, unlike the dLAN 500 WiFi to them, fortunately, are completely silent.
Caution: for wired network, it is imperative to connect directly into a wall outlet, do not go through a power strip or extension cord, otherwise they would work very badly, with cuts and a rate not exceeding 100 Mbit / s! By cons, for WiFi, it is not at all annoying, since the antenna is included in the same housing, the flow is not disturbed.
For my part, I had a simple WiFi network, with cuts everywhere, reception and never miss the regular rate. Now, even in the corners, with only two CPL, the whole house is covered of 80 m², floor included! So, given its affordability and its impeccable quality German made, I find this perfect system.