TP-Link Devices not showing in Powerline Utility
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TP-Link Devices not showing in Powerline Utility
Region : United Kingdom
Model : TL-PA411KIT
Hardware Version : V2
Firmware Version : 500A-1.0.0.337-01-20120309-FINAL
ISP : Plusnet
Hi All, Newb here,
Just purchased 2x TL-PA411 Kits which are connected as follows:
Plug 01: Attached to Plusnet Router,
Plug 02: Attached to Desktop PC,
Plug 03: Attached to WD TV Live Streaming Media Player.
Plug 04: Spare
All appear to be working and communicating with each other but having installed the Powerline Utility I can only see two devices attached under the Network Tab?! One of which is showing 227 Mbps whilst the other is showing 11 Mbps! I have tried manually adding the third device which is connected to my desktop PC but when it does the search all three devices disappear! This is very confusing for a first time user, so much for 'plug and play'!
I don't know if this relevant but under the Status Tab - Network Name it says "Unknown". I did try changing it to something more memorable but then I could no longer connect to the internet and had to reset the device to get it working again.
Additionally I have noticed that none of the units enter sleep mode which would be useful if I can get it to work somehow.
Hopefully someone has experienced these issues and can advise, fingers crossed!
Slinky
***UPDATE***
Thanks to Detective Dee in this post most of the above questions have now been solved: http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?74797-PowerLine-utility-only-lists-one-device®ion=china
All I need to do now is find out why my devices don't sleep. Could they be insomniacs like me?
Model : TL-PA411KIT
Hardware Version : V2
Firmware Version : 500A-1.0.0.337-01-20120309-FINAL
ISP : Plusnet
Hi All, Newb here,
Just purchased 2x TL-PA411 Kits which are connected as follows:
Plug 01: Attached to Plusnet Router,
Plug 02: Attached to Desktop PC,
Plug 03: Attached to WD TV Live Streaming Media Player.
Plug 04: Spare
All appear to be working and communicating with each other but having installed the Powerline Utility I can only see two devices attached under the Network Tab?! One of which is showing 227 Mbps whilst the other is showing 11 Mbps! I have tried manually adding the third device which is connected to my desktop PC but when it does the search all three devices disappear! This is very confusing for a first time user, so much for 'plug and play'!
I don't know if this relevant but under the Status Tab - Network Name it says "Unknown". I did try changing it to something more memorable but then I could no longer connect to the internet and had to reset the device to get it working again.
Additionally I have noticed that none of the units enter sleep mode which would be useful if I can get it to work somehow.
Hopefully someone has experienced these issues and can advise, fingers crossed!
Slinky
***UPDATE***
Thanks to Detective Dee in this post most of the above questions have now been solved: http://forum.tp-link.com/showthread.php?74797-PowerLine-utility-only-lists-one-device®ion=china
All I need to do now is find out why my devices don't sleep. Could they be insomniacs like me?
