| Specifications |
  
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| Protocol/Standards |
Home Plug 1.0 specification, IEEE 802.3 10/100 Ethernet (100Mbps) and IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet Compliant
10/100 Mbps AutoMDI/MDIx Support
85Mbps Home Plug 1.0 compatible
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| Modulation Support |
OFDM 256/64/16, DQPSK, DBPSK and ROBO Modulation Scheme |
| Frequency Band |
4.3 Mhz to 20.9 Mhz band |
| Quality of Service |
Forward Error Correction (FEC) support
Channel Adaptation ensures that signal integrity is maintained even under harsh noise environment
CSMA/CA with prioritization and ARQ for reliable delivery of Ethernet packets via Packet Encapsulation
Four Level prioritized random access method
Segment bursting and contention-free access ensures high throughput while maintaining low latency response and jitter performance
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| Security Support |
56 bit DES Encryption with key management for secure powerline communications (Utilise Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista to enable encryption) |
| Hardware |
Intellon INT5500 Integrated Single-chip Powerline Network Transceiver
Intellon INT1200 Analog Front End IC
PLATFORM SUPPORT
OS Independent with TCP/IP protocol installed. ( Download the utility for Vista below )
POWER SUPPLY
Switch Mode 90V-264V Supply for Europe/UK/US/Australia plugs |
| LED Indicators |
1 x Power LED
1 x Powerline Activity Status LED
1 x Ethernet Link/Activity Status LED
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| Temperature |
Operating : 0 o to 40 o Celsius
32 o to 104 o Fahrenheit
Non-Operating : -25 o to 70 o Celsius
-13 o to 158 o Fahrenheit
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| Humidity |
Operating : 30% to 80% Relative Humidity (Non-Condensing)
Non-Operating : 30% to 95% Relative Humidity (Non-Condensing)
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I have just purchased two of your 85Mbps Home Plug adapters. I ordered over the internet on Monday morning and they were at home waiting for me when I got home from work on Tuesday evening. I connected one to my router - took about a minute. So far so good. I plugged the second one in next to my computer in the 'den' above my garage, about 70m away from
the house but all wired in. The light came on to signify it had made a connection with the other Home Plug. Plugged the other end into my ethernet port on the computer. And hey presto, connected to my network. The hardest work in all this was walking to the garage!!! I am totally amazed by both your level of service and the simplicity with which this all happened. I had no idea your product even existed until a work colleague mentioned Home Plugs. I will definitely be recommending them to anybody who is setting up a network. Many thanks for your service.
Comment recieved from Paul Davison (Retail Customer) |
"I've been using six Solwise PL-85PE 85Mbps Ethernet Home Plug Adapters for the last few months. They connect together a Mac iBook in my wife's office, laptops used in the lounge and bedrooms, the Linux network in my office, the laser printer in the hallway, the two PCs in my son's room and, of course, the broadband router. Unlike the Wi-Fi network they replaced the adapters have been reliable, trouble-free, trivially easy to set up and suffer no signal attenuation or blackspots.
Thanks for an excellent product."
Comment recieved from Lincoln Rickwood (Retail Customer) |
'I have to say I am impressed with the devices. I plugged one in the house next to the ADSL router (off an extension lead) and the other in my office which is 150ft away from the house on a separate spur and has a local distribution box (again this one was on an extension lead to get it near the office switch). Without doing anything else, the network came alive and the office now shares the house internet connection. Later I installed the client software and discovered, to my delight, that they were connection at 39Mbps. So, in all I am very impressed with the product and your service; well done.'
Comment recieved from Simon Smith (Retail Customer) |
| Press Mentions & Reviews |
| Gadgetoid compare the PL-85PE with the SlingLink |
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24.09.08 |
| PL-85PE made it into the 10 ten most popular reviews on Technical Itch |
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25.12.07 |
| Technical Itch review the PL-85PE's |
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11.01.07 |
Home Cinema Choice take a look at the PL-85PE and PL-85PEW |
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April 2007 Issue |
MacWorld review the PL-85PE & PL-85PEW |
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December 2006 Issue |
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Nov 06 issue |
| bit-tech.net - PL-85PE review with Devolo Turbo Home Plugs |
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29.08.06 |
Trusted Reviews - review of the PL-85PE 8/10 |
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August 2006 |
X360 Magazine, review of PL-85PE working with XBox 360 |
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June 2006 |
Web User, PL-85PE review (Silver Award) |
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June 2006 |
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'The Solwise PL-85PE units behaved precisely as one has come to expect with the Home Plug devices, they are proving to be some of the simplest to use networkng devices we have seen.Reliability wise, the units seem flawless, and able to cope with heavy network use. '
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| Downloads |
| Home Plug Alliance Technical White Paper for Home Plug 1.0 |
Download here |
Vista utility for 32 and 64bit
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 |
09.07.07 |
| CE Certificate |
Download here |
01.09.05 |
| User Manual |
Download here |
18.08.05 |
| Set-up Utility |
Download here |
18.08.05 |
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