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Set up a power-line network

You want to extend your home network throughout the house--without stringing Ethernet cables or dealing with the convoluted setup of a wireless network. Fortunately, there's a third way: your home's existing AC power lines can double as a network backbone.

Set up a power-line network

Panasonic HD-PLC Ethernet Adapter Starter Pack
What's it for:
Extending your home network into any room of the house.

The bottom line:
If you're not on the wireless bandwagon, you don't have to forgo a home network or pay to have a network professionally installed. With the Panasonic HD-PLC power-line Ethernet adapters, you can have a wired home network up and running in minutes.

More related products

Netgear XE102 Powerline Adapter

Belkin PowerLine Ethernet Adapter

Netgear WGXB102 wall-plugged wireless extender kit

Belkin SurgeMaster


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