What is Powerline?
With Powerline technology (also known as PowerLAN, PLC, or dLAN), it is possible to use the regular electrical wiring for data transmission, effectively giving you internet from the power outlet. This creates a home network without the hassle of laying additional cables, allowing all devices (such as PCs, smartphones, and gaming consoles) to connect—either via WiFi or LAN.
How does Powerline work?
To use Powerline products, all you need is an internet connection and a standard power outlet. The smart devolo solution distributes the internet signal from your router through the electrical wiring to any room, where it then transmits it via LAN or WiFi to your devices. An existing home network made up of devolo products can easily be expanded with additional adapters.
- What distinguishes Powerline from a repeater?
- Do I need a LAN or WiFi connection?
- Is my router compatible?
What distinguishes Powerline from a repeater?
WiFi repeaters are excellent for extending the WiFi signal on a single floor when there are few obstacles, like walls, to disrupt the signal transmission. However, repeaters are not well-suited for cross-floor WiFi connectivity issues; for this, the room layout would need to be very open.
The ideal solution for improved WiFi reception is the Powerline adapter, which transmits the internet signal over long distances—unaffected by walls and other obstacles. This way, you can enjoy optimal internet and WiFi in every room, directly from the power outlet.
Do I need a LAN or WiFi connection?
Powerline adapters from devolo allow flexible use of LAN and WiFi in every room. The type of connection you should choose depends on your devices and how you plan to use them.
WiFi allows devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops to be used flexibly throughout the house. For outdoor browsing—such as on the balcony, garden terrace, or in the hobby garage—WiFi is often the preferred choice.
Whenever high data transfer rates are essential, a LAN connection is preferable. This is often the case when gaming on a console or streaming in 4K on a smart TV.
Is my router compatible?
Good news: With devolo, you can always be sure of compatibility, as all common router models are supported.
Even if you already own devolo products and now want to expand your network with newer devices, this is possible. Because all
Magic adapters from Series 1 and 2 are fully compatible with each other (including LAN and WiFi adapters).
dLAN adapters from speed classes 200, 500, 550, 650, 1000, and 1200 are fully compatible with each other.
However, the dLAN and Magic adapter series are not compatible with each other.
With devolo, the future begins in your own home
Where structured network cabling is not available, Powerline adapters are a suitable and cost-effective alternative for networking, bringing your internet and WiFi from the power outlet into the right rooms. Especially in buildings or apartments where network cables are not planned, or retrofitting cables would be expensive and complicated, Powerline adapters provide a network with high transfer rates.
Compared to pure WiFi networking, the advantage is that no walls or reinforced concrete ceilings interfere with data transmission. Additionally, neighboring WiFi access points cannot affect the functionality of your own WiFi by using the same frequency ranges.
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Would you like to learn more about the various applications of Powerline?
Use our application guide for tips and product recommendations.