Pretty decent discount, but it seems that you will also need the DHP-501AV for this to work (2-pack currently $79 at MSY).
D-Link DHP-540 Powerline 4-Port Gigabit Switch @ MSY $43
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It's compatible with other 500Mbp/s powerline adapters (tested in this review):
http://reviews.cnet.com/bridges/d-link-dhp-540/4505-3304_7-3…All powerline/EOP adapters have to be on the same power phase though (not a concern for most modern homes but may be an issue in commercial buildings).
Can you plug 3 of these in rather than buying the DHP-501AV?
You mean 3 single port adapters for 3 rooms? Yes. Am doing now (2x netgear AV200, 1 Belkin AV500)
What I mean is can 3 DHP-540's connect to each other?
Rep was talking about D-Link DHP-346AV might be worth reading the manual
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/115626#comment-1578829
you can use these us either transmitter or receiver.
As long as both are connected to the same circuit.
i.e. Unit 1 is connected to your powerline and Router close to your exisitng router and then unit 2 is connected in the location where you want your powerline signal to be received at.
Short answer, No.
From what I gathered, you will need a PowerLine adapter to work with this, as OP has posted, D-Link DHP-501AV seems to be a good choice.
I guess you can think this DHP-540 as a receiver, and the Powerline adapters like DHP-501AV as a transmitter, you will need transmitter so can send the signal down to the receiver.
more like:
Ethernet from your Modem/switch <—via Ethernet cable—> Powerline Adapter (DHP-501AV) <—via power socket—> DHP-540 Gateway <—- TV, DVD, PCedit: this may help explaining a bit more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ98NHkN7d0
The manual suggests you can connect them together.
The Switch will create a private, randomly generated encryption key that each PowerLine AV 500 4-Port Gigabit Switch will use.
I'll take the chance (if MSY actually can fill the order).
you could call dlink.
Just picked up two, yes they work together!
I am confuse. This doesn't actually include a powerline adapter. So how is it different to a standard 4-port switch?
the power cord does it
The power cord does what exactly? The literature says you still need a (separate) powerline adapter for this thing to talk over the 240V lines.
This device provides one end of the power line network. You'll need another device on another power point to complete the power line network.
Lots of people are really confused about this bargain…
Why is thing advertised as Gigabit when it can only do 500 Mbps maximum?!?
the router is gigabit the Ethernet of power in 500Mbps
Any one got experience with 500Mbps powerline ethernet streaming of uncompressed bluray isos (using samba)?
better in reality to my WD livewire i wonder??? this is 500 Mbp/s than my 200 Mbp/s livewires sounds very tempting :)
I maybe able to provide some answers:
Three are 2 component forms the Powerline (Ethernet over Powerline) network, first you'll need something to connect your current network to the house's electricla circuit (Powerline), so you need:
Powerline adapter: this is where you connecting the physical Ethernet cable from your adsl modem/switch to the Powerline. You plug the Etherne cable into the Powerline adapter, and your plug the Powerline adapter into the power socket on your wall.
- Example Dlink DHP-500 or DHP-501AVNow the data can be transmitted via the electrical circuits in your house, you also need something on the other end to receive the data, and "convert" from Powerline to Ethernet, so you'll need either:
A Gateway switch like the DHP-540 in this deal, which will receive the signal from the electrical circuit, "convert" to Ethernet.- OR -
Another Powerline adapter which "converts" Powerline signals to Ethernet so you can plug into your PC, smart TV, xbox etc.
The different between the Gateway and the Powerline adapter here is the gateway has 4 Ethernet sockets so can connect 4 devices together on a single unit. Where as the Powerline adapter only can connect 1 device since it only has 1 Ethernet socket.
You could of course buy 4 x Powerline adapters to do the same thing but it will not be economical.
The adapter and the gateway will communicate through t the Powerline at 500Mbps, which is good enough for most p streaming and gaming.
So what about the gigabit switch part for this gateway? Since the gateway has 4 Ethernet sockets, when you connect 4 devices to this gateway, it can form a Gagabit Network. Put it simply, the 4 devices that are connected to this gateway via Ethernet can communicate at Gagabit speeds.
But! If you are communicating with another device not connected to this gateway, but it's connected to your modem/switch on the other end, since the maximum speed the adapter and the gateway can communicate at is 500Mbps, it will only communicate at that speed.
Also if you just need to setup a home network (don't connect to the Internet) then you can buy two or three of gateway mentioned in this deal, it will then become a private net perk and the gateways can talk to eachother without any issue.
Hopefully this help to answer some question, sorry about the long post.
Edit due to typo, hard to type all this on the phone.
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Are these inter-operable with products by other manufacturers, e.g. Netgear?