Devolo Homeplug Wi-Fi Extender

Web User's Andy Shaw tests out Devolo's Wi-Fi Extender kit, which can extend your Wi-Fi network beyond its normal reach using your home electrical wiring. Find more product reviews at www.webuser.co.uk/reviews.

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[NOHOMOSLVRL7]

Can you plug an ethernet cable from the labtop into the receiving adaptor or do you have to use wifi ?

[WebUserMagazine]

It has one Ethernet socket, so you can use that instead of Wi-Fi if you wish.

[vanderslagmulders]

Can you still use encryption like WEP or WPA?

[WebUserMagazine]

Yes, the unit supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption.

[smidge146]

so does the signal run through the mains? like the powerline system?

[WebUserMagazine]

That's right. So you've got your router elsewhere in the house, sending signals through your electrical wiring to the Wi-Fi Extender. This then acts as a Wi-Fi hotspot, so you can get a good Wi-Fi signal, even if you're not getting it direct from your router.

[Ayrshore]

@metroidgoodsuit Yes they are. Read the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006.

[metroidgoodsuit]

@Ayrshore

no they aint

[Manuker1]

@WebUserMagazine can you use both at the same time? eg, ethernet plugged into a laptop and the wifi signal for smartphone?

[Dazzathfc1882]

Having big problems with the internet dropping using a usb wi-fi dongle. Will one of these solve this?

[TheBac06]

Can you use the ethernet socket and the wi-fi at the same time?

[RyanObvious]

do you know where i could get one?

[TheFowlyetti1]

They don't work in all the plug sockets in my house.. it depends how your house is wired.

[fridgehorse]

Don't bother ringing Customer Technical Services for Devolo unless you want to spend all day on the phone waiting whilst paying per minute for the call. A good way of making money.