AC wires can be accessed from multiple spots in any room where a computer is in use. What's more, by deploying what are known as "powerline adapters," system builders can deploy those AC wires inside ...

ZyXEL’s Homeplug powerline adapter is an alternative solution for having your house completely networked using existing power lines. The advanced Homeplug powerline adapter is capable of transmitting ...

Imagine that all the hassle associated with computer networking -- adapters, cables and the configuration issues -- suddenly disappeared, and all you had to do to connect multiple PCs to each other ...

How simple is it to network your home via existing power lines? I connected my PC’s Ethernet port to a powerline adapter and plugged that adapter into a power strip that already fed several other ...

ZyXEL powerline adapters hit the high points, with a four-port ethernet switch, connection-quality indicator light, and useful software. Since a powerline network requires at least two adapters, we ...

Anyone who’s wriggled through spider-infested crawl spaces and drilled into beams and walls in order to run Ethernet cable through a home or office has undoubtedly thought, “There’s got to be a better ...

A device that extends an Ethernet network or a USB connection to another room in the home or office using AC wall outlets and the building's electrical system. Powerline adapters are used in pairs; ...

When Wi-Fi alone can’t manage your streaming-media needs, a network using your home’s electrical wiring can often help. HomePlug AV2 MIMO powerline networks—the latest and fastest version of the ...

Remember when, not so long ago, home networking using power lines seemed down for the count due to slow throughput rates, especially as Draft N wireless devices entered the market? Thanks to improved ...

HomePlug networks that use the electrical wires in your home to transfer data are distributed by some of the world’s biggest broadband providers and available at major retail stores, but even HomePlug ...

Western Digital announces its first powerline adapter kit, the WD Livewire Powerline AV, that offers support to up to seven devices at a time. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with ...

Many systems builders involved in small office, home office (SOHO) networking are aware of the two main choices for building out a network: wired or wireless. But they should also be aware of a third ...