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I'm after a bit of advice on how to get a mesh system and powerline adapter working together.
I have a Linksys Velop triband system (3 node) in my house working brilliantly for the last year. Have my Virgin superhub in modem mode feeding the parent node and the other nodes located so my wireless is great throughout the property.
I have just made myself a workshop down the bottom of the garden approx 25m away from the nearwst node in the house. I get wifi in the workshop....just, but as you can imagine it's a bit flakey and drops in and out. Not surprising really! I have an old set of TP-Link AV500 powerline adapters from about 10 years ago I thought Id see if I can get working in my workshop. But I've had no luck getting them up and running. Unsure if a mesh system and powerline are compatible or the old powerline adapters are knackered. Or I'm doing something daft.
I have basically plugged the base powerline adapter into one of the nodes' ethernet ports as opposed to one on the back of the router as I'm told once in modem mode the router only has port 1 working, although I have tried port 2 but have the same non working situation. In my mind, I can't see why I'm not getting the powerline working from plugging into one of the nodes. Surely the node provides internet to the base powerline, then pumps it down the ring main, back to the consumer board, then down the 6mm SWA cable to my workshop..... obviously the powerline internet is not on the same circuit, but they all come from the main consumer unit - does it need to be? The signal would have to be sent round the kitchen ring main, back to the consumer unit then down the radial circuit to the workshop.
Another node in my workshop isn't going to be a great idea as it would only be receiving weak signal. I'm pretty sure a node needs to be in a good signal area to then extend its range.
Hope this makes some sense. I can't fathom why my idea isn't working! Any help appreciated.
I have a Linksys Velop triband system (3 node) in my house working brilliantly for the last year. Have my Virgin superhub in modem mode feeding the parent node and the other nodes located so my wireless is great throughout the property.
I have just made myself a workshop down the bottom of the garden approx 25m away from the nearwst node in the house. I get wifi in the workshop....just, but as you can imagine it's a bit flakey and drops in and out. Not surprising really! I have an old set of TP-Link AV500 powerline adapters from about 10 years ago I thought Id see if I can get working in my workshop. But I've had no luck getting them up and running. Unsure if a mesh system and powerline are compatible or the old powerline adapters are knackered. Or I'm doing something daft.
I have basically plugged the base powerline adapter into one of the nodes' ethernet ports as opposed to one on the back of the router as I'm told once in modem mode the router only has port 1 working, although I have tried port 2 but have the same non working situation. In my mind, I can't see why I'm not getting the powerline working from plugging into one of the nodes. Surely the node provides internet to the base powerline, then pumps it down the ring main, back to the consumer board, then down the 6mm SWA cable to my workshop..... obviously the powerline internet is not on the same circuit, but they all come from the main consumer unit - does it need to be? The signal would have to be sent round the kitchen ring main, back to the consumer unit then down the radial circuit to the workshop.
Another node in my workshop isn't going to be a great idea as it would only be receiving weak signal. I'm pretty sure a node needs to be in a good signal area to then extend its range.
Hope this makes some sense. I can't fathom why my idea isn't working! Any help appreciated.