ZyXEL PLA4231 - Pros & Cons

WiFi signal dips in certain rooms
has terrible wi-fi strength
major packet loss and very poor performance
not compact enough to keep the power socket area clear
device's built-in Wi-Fi network
device's wired speed is limited by that of the Ethernet standard
need another power-line adapter to work
not the first power-line Wi-Fi extender kit

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ZyXEL PLA4231 - Full Specifications

Built-in switch	yes
Scope of the grid	300
Number of units	1

Colour of product	White

Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet connection	yes
Number of ethernet ports	2
Ethernet speed	10/100 Mbit/s
Connection standards	HomePlug AV IEEE 1901
Total data transfer rate	500.0 Mbps
Maximum operating distance	300
Wireless network	yes
Wireless networking standards	802.11n 802.11g 802.11b

Built-in power socket	no
Power consumption (typical)	8.0 W

Width	3.9 in
Height	1.46 in
Depth	2.36 in
Weight	4.44 oz

Encryption button	yes
Passthrough	no
Plug and Play	yes
Security algorithms	128-bit AES 128-bit WEP 64-bit WEP WPA-PSK WPA2-AES

Encryption	yes

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ZyXEL PLA4231 ZyXEL - Editorial Reviews (1)

ZyXEL PLA4231 Good, but not quite good enough

CNET

Published: 23.05.2013

Good, but not quite good enough

Already have power-line Internet at home and now want to extend the reach of your Wi-Fi farther? The ZyXel PLA4231 500 Mbps Powerline Wireless N Extender is the answer.