TRENDnet Power Line 1200 AV2 Adapter Starter Kit, 2 Adapters Included with Gigabit Port, Plug and Play, MIMO, Beamforming (TPL-420E2K)

This is my first TRENDnet product and it is very impressive. Installation was so easy and quick, it is literally less than two minutes!! The package comes with two adapters. I connected first adapter to my router's Ethernet port and plugged the adapter to a power outlet. All the LEDs turned solid green. I then connected second adapter to another power outlet and connected my laptop to Ethernet port on the adapter and boom! it was connected to the internet. I checked the speed and it was 1 GBPS, that's maximum possible with my router's Ethernet port. I was amazed how easy it was, it paired itself automatically and I did not have to do anything. There is one downside with this adapter; it does not have its own power outlet, so you do lose one power outlet. It has many positives: 1) If you have two outlets (top and bottom), you connect this to the bottom one and you can use the top one without any issues. In other word, it does not block the top one. 2) I connected second adapter to the farthest power outlet from the first adapter and it worked flawlessly with the same speed! 3) I noticed that if I disconnect my laptop then within a few minutes the adapter goes into sleep mode; all LEDs go off and come alive as soon I connect again. So it seems to save the power usage. 4) I used it with 1200AV adapter from another vendor and it all worked together without issue, I did not have to pair or do anything else! I am very impressed with this TRENDnet adapter and would recommend to anyone anytime.

I've been using powerline adapters all over my home for years- on both metal sheathed (BX) and plastic sheathed Romex wiring and they all connect. Just plug them in and they work! Super easy. And the connection is fast and solid, so can replace hard-wiring for devices requiring exceptional connections like servers, HTPCs and TV extension boxes. This model is the fastest AV protocol small form factor adapter from Trendnet, called AV2 at this gigabit/1200 speed. You must connect one directly to your router or switch with an Ethernet cable to send the signal through your house. Then you can plug the other one anywhere to connect devices. You can achieve max speeds if you have a gigabit router, (and gigabit switch if connecting to one) and use cat 5E or cat 6 cables (included), and all adapters in the network are gigabit (1200AV/AV2). These are backward compatible with all powerline AV (200, 500) adapters and I've found an AV500 adapter on the network decreases download speeds about 10% but only when its device is in use. They are also compatible with other brand's AV adapters. These mix with TP-Link easily. They are deeper than the 500AV model but same general size- in inches 3L x 2 1/4 W x 1 11/16D. These are very good basic super-fast adapters.