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Most homes do not have cabling for wired Ethernet connections. Devices in two different rooms can be connected using Ethernet bridging of two wireless Routers, Homeplug Powerline Ethernet or Ethernet over coaxial cable also known as MOCA. For smooth DLNA Media streaming from one room to other you need to have a home network with good bandwidth. Powerline Ethernet which uses exiting electrical lines is good to way to setup high speed home network.

This section provides information on Home Powerline Networking and demonstrates how to use Powerline Ethernet Adapters or Powerline Homeplug AV Adapters to extend Ethernet network anywhere in the house using existing electrical power line.

Home plug Power line is a good choice for home networking because

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• Home plug Power line uses existing electrical wiring inside the home.
• Homeplug Ethernet Adapters are easy to Setup
• Homeplug Powerline Ethernet provides good speeds (upto 200Mbps), therefore suitable for Media Streaming.
• Powerline Ethernet Adapters are easily available from major manufacturers like Netgear, Linksys and Zyxel.

In order to connect two sites in a home, you need two Power Line Ethernet Adapters, one Wired or Wireless Router and a Ethernet Hub or Switch. Following pictures shows home network setup of a PS3,Home Theater PC, Satellite Receiver,TV connected to Network Printer, Network Attached Storage and Internet through two Powerline Ethernet Adapters

Instructions to setup Powerline Home Ethernet AV Network

Follow the instructions given below to extend Home Ethernet Network using two Powerline Ethernet Adapters. Steps given here are generic and apply to most Homeplug networks.

1. Connect Powerline Ethernet Adapter to nearest wall power socket in both the rooms. In the picture one adapter is placed near wireless router and second is placed near Media Center where PS3,Satellite receiver are located.

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