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Solwise 200Mbps Home Plug AV Ethernet Adaptor
Home Plug AV Certified - certification completed July 2007
The Solwise Home Plug Ethernet Adaptor provides No New Wires communications to any room, over any powerline wires, at the speed of up to 200Mbps.
Targeted at the residential users, the Solwise Home Plug AV unit is using Intellons INT6000 high-speed powerline chipset. With transfer rates of 200Mbps, Ethernet Home Plug AV can easily support full multimedia home networking throughout the whole house including simultaneous High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) video distribution, whole-house audio, Voice Over IP and high speed Internet in addition to data networking. It uses the power lines already installed in a home as a path to transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices.
Enhanced Quality of Service (QOS) also provides the guaranteed bandwidth reservations for multimedia payloads including TV over IP (IPTV), higher data rate broadband sharing, Online-Gaming, VoIP Calls, extending Wireless LANs coverage, Audio-Video transmission across the network as well as Network camera connectivity.
It is a plug and play solution that can be used wherever there is a wall socket, acting just like a physical network cable, streaming bandwidth to any room in the house. I t comes with a 128-bit AES encryption ensuring that your network communications is free from eavesdroppers and hackers. The Auto MDI/MDIX functionality of the Solwise Home Plug AV also simplifies and ensures a hassle free installation. These units are sold as singles, you will require at least two to create your network.
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| Specifications |
| Protocol/Standards |
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Home Plug AV 1.0 specification, IEEE 802.3 10/100 Ethernet (100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet Compliant |
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10/100 Mbps AutoMDI/MDIx Support |
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Co-Exisits with existing 14Mbps Home Plug 1.0 and 85Mbps Turbo Home Plug 1.0 but they will not talk to each other.
All versions of the AV products will talk to each other so long as they are on version 2 firmware or newer. |
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| Modulation Support |
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OFDM 1024/256/64/16/8 QAM, QPSK, BPSK and ROBO Modulation Scheme |
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| Frequency Band |
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| Quality of Service |
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TDMA channel access with Contention-Free and Contention-Based (CSMA/CA) period |
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Channel Adaptation ensures that signal integrity is maintained even under harsh noise environment |
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Four Level prioritized random access method based on contention access and multi-segment |
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ToS and CoS Packet Classifier |
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Supports IGMP managed multicast session |
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| Security Support |
128-bit AES Encryption with key management for secure powerline communications (Utilise Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP to enable encryption) |
| Hardware |
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Intellon INT6000 Integrated Single-chip Powerline Network Transceiver |
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| Platform Support |
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OS Independent with TCP/IP protocol installed |
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| Power supply |
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| LED Indicators |
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1 x Power LED |
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1 x Powerline Link/Activity Status LED |
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1 x Ethernet Link/Activity Status LED |
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| External Connectors |
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1 x Electrical Power plugs |
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1 x RJ45 for 10/100 Ethernet (AutoMDI/MDI-X) |
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| Temperature |
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Operating : |
0o to 40 o Celsius |
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32 o to 104 o Fahrenheit |
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Non-Operating : |
-25 o to 70 o Celsius |
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-13 o to 158 o Fahrenheit |
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| Humidity |
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Operating : 30% to 80% Relative Humidity (Non-Condensing) |
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Non-Operating : 30% to 95% Relative Humidity (Non-Condensing) |
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| Power Saving Mode |
Advantages:
1. It will save at least 30% power as compare to when the device is in idle
state without activity.
2. Generate less heat within the device, thus
pro-longing the lifespan of the device.
How it works?
The device will go into Power Saving Mode after 15 mins when the ethernet
connection is switch off (either the cable is unplugged or the client device is
switched off). |
| NOTE : Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. |
| Press Mentions & Reviews |
PC Answers Editors Choice, Best Buy & 5 Stars! |
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November 2007 |
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05.11.07 |
| PC Live Magazine - 4 stars |
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October 2007 |
Personal Computer World - group test on Networking Via the Main using 200Mbps Adapters. The Solwise PL-200AV units were awarded editors choice and even made it to the front cover. |
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October 2007 |
The Times Online take a look at the Solwise Home Plug AV units and the VeseNET Home Plug 14Mbps Adapters |
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30.08.07 |
| digitallifestyles.info mention the Home Plug AV Certification and price drop |
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10.08.07 |
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Issue 152
June 2007 |
Windows XP Made easy review the PL-200AV - 7/10 overall, 8/10 for ease of use and performance
Review knocks the price but prices have come down in the meantime. |
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Issue 112 |
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14.04.07 |
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05.02.07 |
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Christmas 2006 Issue |
| IT Backbones mention the Home Plug AV 200Mbps adapters |
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12.09.06 |
| Bios Magazine mention the Home Plug AV 200Mbps adapters |
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11.09.06 |
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11.09.06 |
| Pocket-Lint mention the Home Plug AV 200Mbps adapters |
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11.09.06 |
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21.04.06 |
| Downloads |
| Utility for product using the Firmware versions 2 & 3 |
Download here |
09.03.09 |
| Home Plug Alliance Technical White Paper for Home Plug AV |
Download here |
Firmware ver2.0 Upgrade
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Click here for details and instructions
You will need the serial number and model number from the label on the unit |
06.04.09 |
| Set Up Utility for latest firmware |
Download here |
11.10.07 |
Firmware ver 1.4.5 SP2
Supposed to give even better streaming for IPTV. |
Click here for details and instructions
You will need the serial number and model number from the label on the unit |
07.03.07 |
Vista Setup Utility
Notes for Install:
When you need to run the utility upon installation, you will have to
run the application as administrator.
i.e.
1. right click on the application
2. click on "Run as Administrator" |
Download here |
06.03.07 |
| Manual and setup utility |
Download here |
| Firmware (Ver 1.4.1424) |
Click here for details and instructions
You will need the serial number and model number from the label on the unit |
| Firmware (Ver 1.4.1444) |
Firmware (Vr 1.4.5)
Gives a noticable improvement in through put speed. |
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