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1.1 Introduction

One of the major drawbacks in setting up home network is the absence of required wiring inside the house to interconnect networked computers. In recent years several technologies have attempted to address the issue. The most prominent technology so far is the family of WIFI (802.11 X) products. Recently, however, another technology called HomePlug has come forth. It uses electrical grids, already available inside walls to transmit data from computer to computer. HomePlug technology modulates computer data in a way to enable them use power grid as a medium of transmission from point to point. Using this technology, two computers have a virtual Ethernet connection without the need to be physically connected to each other at the speed of up to 200Mbps. With transfer rates of 200Mbps, HomePlug AV allows you to conveniently and simultaneously perform HD video streaming, Voice over IP calling, broadband Internet browsing, and file sharing within the network.

HomePlug AV comes with the HomePlug AV Utility. This software allows you to enable the 128-bit AES encryption technology and configure the device settings of local and remote devices.

The PowerLine Ethernet Adapter has 3 indicator lights (LEDs) and an Ethernet port. The LEDs depict the connection status, as well as other information, enabling detailed diagnosis of system malfunction. The Ethernet port is to connect to a device in the home network. The PowerLine Ethernet Adapter has a standard power plug for connection to a power outlet.Computer networking in the office or at home has the following advantages:

Share centrally stored data

Share one printer

Multi-access to one Internet connection

Multi-user games over the network

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