Product Description

Netgear 85Mbps Wallplugged Ethernet Switch XE104UK Networks Routers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25317 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: NetGear
• Model: XE104UK
• Dimensions: .84 pounds

Features

• Allows shared Internet access via home power out
• Data rates up to 85 Mbps (Faster than 802.11g wi
• Connect one XE104 to your router & another to up
• Works with 2 & 3 prong standard 110 volt electri
• Requires no new wiring or cabling to install

Manufacturer's Description
The XE104 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet Switch delivers everything you need to extend the Internet to any room in your home without having to run new wires. Simply plug one XE104 into your router and another XE104 (up to 4 can be used) to any Ethernet-ready devices including a PC, a gaming console, NETGEAR's SC101 Storage Central, a Slingbox, a DVR or NETGEAR's PS121 USB Print Server.And, the XE104's attractive white casing blends easily into any home decor without consuming floor or desk space.Never have to worry about a signal being lost among household interferences again. The fast 85 Mbps speed can transmit multiple video streams at once and without interruption.The XE104 wall-plugged Ethernet switch turns any power outlet into a 4-port home network connection. And, because there is no software to install, the XE104 is easy to set up.The XE104 switch extends your network to provide connections where wireless can't reach - without the cost or hassle of running new wiring. Just plug the XE104 wall-plugged Ethernet switch directly into the wall outlet, and you're ready. The XE104 connects multiple devices to your network.The XE104 works with 2 or 3 prong standard 110-volt electrical outlets and is compatible with any standard 10 or 100Mbps Ethernet drive. The switch reaches data rates up to 85Mbps with other XE104 PowerLine devices. The XE104 4-port switch is ideal for setting up a LAN party in minutes.

Customer Reviews

These babies were the answer to my IT prayers
BOTTOM LINE: These babies were the answer to my IT prayers
REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: much better than I expected.
DETAILS: Well. I have never had such a bad time with my computer and internet as i did trying to hook up my windows vista ultimate RTM 6000 PC with MCE to my xbox360. It's been a nightmare. I have messed around with the ports, firewalls, wires, wireless, routers, splitting routers, access points and ethernet switches. If you have the same problem as i did, STOP! It's not worth the trouble. I was trying to get a wireless signal through a router to a wired connection and in all scenario's i had limited success of streaming media. Quick outline: 3 storey 1 yr old house. Wireless/wired router on ground floor, at front, xbox360 in lounge on first floor at back and Vista PC in office on top floor. I bought one xe103 for the router. 1 xe104 for the lounge (just for future proofing) and 1 xe104 for the office. I was worried they wouldn't work as the house was split to 2 socket ring mains and the adverts for these products state 'on the same ringmain'... Rubbish, they work on the earthing system (a complete circuit). I plugged in and all lights lit up i have 79mbps speed throughout streaming MCE and HDTV from the office to the ground to the lounge. I can permanently connect xbox360 to xbox live and the computer to the net. These are a must for ease and portability. If i move i take my network. its so damn easy! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I am impressed (big time) oh and vista MCE is fantastic with a NOVA-T-500 Hauppauge dual DVB-T card it works a dream.. Oh and one last thing.. Transcode 360 worked straight away with these babies, i have my divx and HD divx streaming without a fault! Matt

XE104 - will it support an Xbox 360?
I wanted to use this product to replace the wirless extender on my xbox 360 and connect to xbox live, a media center and stream music with media connect (through various switches and a netgear router). I bought 2 - one as the sender and one for the xbox. As delivered, its a very nice unit that has a real quality feel to it. But...whilst it supports xbox live, it does not allow an xbox 360 to see other devices on my network (therefore media center and media connect devices do not work).

This is a known fault (even acknowledged on the Netgear website) - but there is no obvious fix until you email Netgear and miraculously they send you a firmware update.

Once installed, it works and does what you would expect it to do and is very easy. It even links with my existing 11Mb homeplug units. I use the XE104 as the sender (attached to one of my network switches) and it communicates with the old 11Mb units attached to my MP3 devices.

It is not as fast as I had expected (I thought it might stream HD video), but easily copes with non HD video (well within the tolerance the media center needs).

So, overall it feels much nicer than the devolo products, has a four port hub as well, but why don't they make the (necessary) upgrade (from v1.5 to v1.6) easier to locate. I was expecting to have to send this back...but happy now.

Wireless? Where we're going, we don't need wireless....
I bought one of these to connect to my Solwise HomePlug 85Mbps Turbo Adapters (ASIN number B000I7J85I) and they worked together brilliantly. The XE104 is slimline and, to my mind anyway, looks very good.

I live where I work, so the network I use to connect to the internet / e-mail already has a network router. I couldn't make any wireless routers work as they had their own IP addresses which always conflicted with the one on the network router.

This is "invisible" to the network; it doesn't have its own IP address, it just acts as if the network cable was extended around the house.

Although I haven't measured speeds exactly, I can see no difference in my internet speed and the Windows Media Player 11 download (24 MB) came through in under 4 minutes; you do the working out!

One word of advice; you can buy two of these to link together, but if you don't need 4 ethernet ports on every adapter, then the Solwise adapters (as above) are better value; 1 adapter, 1 connection.

Also, be aware that if you get the Netgear XE102 adapters (ASIN B000ENQSJ0) , they don't match this in terms of design, but more importantly, they are only 14mbps not 85mbps, so although they will work with the XE104, they won't be as fast as they might be. Netgear confirmed to me that the Solwise products are compatible, which is what I have found.

If you are thinking about using these to stream audio / video, there are a couple of glitches about SSDP; there is a firmware update that will sort it, but you will need to get it from netgear direct.

Apart from that, they "do just what they say on the tin". I am no network expert (although I have a little experience); but these really were, quite literally, "plug and play".

Enjoy!........