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How the Powerline Extender Fits in Your Network

Besides its function as a Powerline adapter, the XEPS103 acts as the power adapter for your router. Thus power can be provided to both the XEPS103 and your router through one AC power outlet. You can use the XEPS103 Powerline Extender with other HomePlug Powerline adapters (such as the XE103 Wall-plugged Ethernet Adapter) to implement or extend an Ethernet local area network (LAN) anywhere in your house using your existing electrical power line in place of a dedicated LAN wiring infrastructure. An example is illustrated in the following diagram for a minimal network consisting of two PowerLine devices:

Figure 1-1

Follow the instructions below to set up your Powerline extender.


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