Powerline Mesh P9 power

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Powerline Mesh P9 power
Powerline Mesh P9 power
2020-07-02 18:30:10
Model: Deco P9  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.1.0 build20200513 Rel. 52023

Is there any detrimental effect to powerline backhaul if I plug the P9 units into a surge protector strip, extension cord, etc as opposed to plugging them diorectly into the wall outlet?

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Re:Powerline Mesh P9 power
2020-07-02 22:12:00

@PDXJD 

 

The P9 will probably not utilize the powerline backhaul and just stick with the Wi-Fi backhaul due to the surge protector. So they will pretty much work as if they were M5s.

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Re:Powerline Mesh P9 power
2020-08-13 02:46:09

@PDXJD I couldn't find the link again, but when I was researching this I found an article show technical electrical things I kind of understand that showed how surge suppressors can block the frequency that powerline runs at, and I found articles that said it might work but performance would be impacted to varying degrees.  It sounds like it depends on how a particular surge suppressor works.  I had a small APC battery backup surge suppressor and a heavy-duty one I took from a datacenter we shut down and the P9 wouldn't work on either of them.  I'm in an older house/apartment so I'm plugged straight into the wall to get maximum performance until I can get the landlord to let me make some holes in the floor to run ethernet through the basement.

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