Question 1

If I want to use this product on 2 different computers - do I need 2 full kits or 1 adapter and one kit ?

Accepted Answer

The kit has 2 adapters in it. So one of the adapters goes next to the router/switch and the other next to the computer you want to connect. If you need to connect a 2nd computer you just need 1 more adapter. Since the price of the kit is only $17.00 more than a single adapter, you might want to get a 2nd kit to have a spare adapter. The chose is yours.

Question 2

How does this conect to a smart tv?

Accepted Answer

You have to get two of them. One you would have to connect to the electric socket nearest your router and connect that to the router as well using the ethernet cord provided. The next one you would connect to an electric socket nearest your TV and connect that to an ethernet port on your TV using the provided ethernet cord. It's usually a more stable and better connection than your wifi.

Question 3

How exactly can it get 500mbps with only a 10/100 port?

Accepted Answer

Manufacturer's FAQ - http://www.tp-link.us/faq-461.html

Some customers are asking or having quite strong opinions on the homeplug manufactures idea of TL-PA411(TL-PA4010) is homeplug 500Mbps however only having 100Mbps Ethernet ports, the points below may help you to understand better.

First, the stated rate on the product is the actual physical layer bit rate speed for homeplugs, this is the raw data rate possible. During the data transmission, the top layer protocol will adds a lot of extra bits to the transmission reducing the actual throughput. So in real terms, the Maximum throughput of Homeplug AV500 circa 240Mbps. And the powerline might be affected by various electrical equipments. With comparatively serious interference, the speed can’t reach up to the max value, in other words, the actual speed might be lower than 240Mbps.

Also if there are multiple powerline adapters(three or more) working in one circuit, none of the adapters can get the total 240Mbps bandwidth since the total bandwidth is shared by all the networks. In that case, adapter with Gigabit Ethernet port might not be an economical choice as you can’t fully utilize it.

By all accounts, TL-PA411(TL-PA4010) has higher cost performance. In most cases, TL-PA411(TL-PA4010) with Fast Ethernet port can completely satisfy the requirement.

Of course, if you have higher demand for speed, we also provide TL-PA511, TL-PA6010 with Gigabit Ethernet Port to meet it.

Question 4

Does this kit come with 2 adapters?

Accepted Answer

I currently use TL-wpa271, I want to know if I can add TL-PA4010 to extend to another room or do I have to keep with the same model to extend, i.e. do I have to buy another TL-wpa271?  The reason I want to change models is the increased speed for the tl-pa4010 over the tl-wpa271.

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