Omada compatible PowerLine adaptor
Hi,
I would like to create a wired link to a room, but hardwiring is not possible.
Can I use a set of TP-Link Powerline adaptors, so I can connect a Omada switch in that room (Without losing any Omada functionality, ie. completely transparent/invisible to Omada OC200)...
So the connection would be:
1. Omada Switch
2. Powerline Master
3. Powerline Slave
4. Omada Switch
If possible, which PowerLine kit (No WiFi needed) would be suitable (Europe/Netherlands region)?
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Hi @FredsterNL,
The powerline adapters are not managed devices and should be unseen by network devices using them. The oc200 only has a 100MB port and all of the powerline adapters on the TP-Link site have a "theoretical" speed that should allow it to work. It also appears they are made/sold for your region too. The problem is in the TP-Link disclaimer: "Actual data transfer rate will vary from network environment including: distance, network traffic, noise on electrical wires, building material and construction, quality of electrical installation and other adverse conditions."
I would just get one that can be returned and try it. Plug in devices that can run iPerf on each end and test the throughput. You may want to test the speed while using appliances that might generate any interfearance (see https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/882/). If you consistantly get over 100MB/s keep it.
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Hi @FredsterNL,
The powerline adapters are not managed devices and should be unseen by network devices using them. The oc200 only has a 100MB port and all of the powerline adapters on the TP-Link site have a "theoretical" speed that should allow it to work. It also appears they are made/sold for your region too. The problem is in the TP-Link disclaimer: "Actual data transfer rate will vary from network environment including: distance, network traffic, noise on electrical wires, building material and construction, quality of electrical installation and other adverse conditions."
I would just get one that can be returned and try it. Plug in devices that can run iPerf on each end and test the throughput. You may want to test the speed while using appliances that might generate any interfearance (see https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/882/). If you consistantly get over 100MB/s keep it.
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Hi,
Thanks for your quick answer and advice: I will go ahead and give it a go.
The distance isn't all that far away, but indeed interference can be a complicating factor, so doing an iperf for some time is good advice as well :)
Thanks!
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If you get a good enough connection as D-C said above, you can further help it run more stable with a few tweaks on your omada switches
Plug in the powerline adaptors, and link them to the switches
Plug in a laptop/pc on the "receiving" end switch, and do an internet speed test or an iperf to a server on the lan. Run the speed test like 10 times and calculate the average in both directions
Once you have the average, reduce it by a little bit (like 10mbit), and assign a port porfile to each omada switch on the powerline connected ports and set the bandwidth limit in the port profile to what you calculated and enable flow control. Remember, send/recieve are swapped at both ends, so you will need two port profiles! (sending side is send/recieve, receiving side is recieve/send, just image the data flows its going out of one port into the other)
This will help prevent massive amounts of buffer overflows, packet loss and TCP retries over the powerline (especially if its noisy). Its better for the switches to do that directly by regulating the overall data flow to something the powerline connection can reliably handle rather than constantly trying to shove 1gbit or more down it - you should see more consistent results on things like ping, latency, online gaming etc
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