Chapter 23 Troubleshooting
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Advanced Suggestions
Check the settings for bandwidth management. If it is disabled, you might consider
activating it. If it is enabled, you might consider changing the allocations.

23.4 Powerline Issues

VI cannot start my powerline device.
1Check your power supply. Powerline adapters operate from the power supplied by your
home wiring and cannot operate without a working power supply.
2Make sure that you are using the power cable included with your P-660HWP-Dx to
attach your P-660HWP-Dx to the power supply. Standard plugs do not have a powerline
network capability.
3Remove the P-660HWP-Dx’s plug from the outlet. Then plug an electrical device that
you know works into the same power outlet. This checks the status of the power outlet.
4Plug a second HomePlug AV adapter into an outlet adjacent to your P-660HWP-Dx and
see if the Link LED lights up. This checks whether the P-660HWP-Dx can detect the
powerline adapters on your electrical circuit.
VI cannot access my powerline network.
1Make sure that the devices on your network are all on the same electrical wire.
2Check also that the network does not extend past the power meter. Powerline signals
cannot pass this.
3Make sure that all the powerline adapters you are using are HomePlug AV compliant.
The P-660HWP-Dx does NOT recognize earlier versions of HomePlug powerline
adapters such as HomePlug 1.0 or 1.0.1. (Although they can coexist on the same
network.)
4Make sure that the network password is the same on all of your powerline adapters.
VThe signal on my powerline network is weak.
1Do not plug the devices in electrical surge protectors, as they may decrease the
powerline signal.
2Place the powerline devices away from appliances such as refrigerators or air-
conditioners that consume a lot of power.
3Place the powerline devices away from electrical insect-killers as the radio waves will
interfere with the powerline signals.