PowerLine AV 500 Adapter Starter Kit

Create or Extend your Home Network Though Electrical Outlets

The D-Link PowerLine AV 500 Adapter Starter Kit comes with 2 PowerLine AV 500 Adapters (DHP-500AV). The PowerLine AV 500 Adapter (DHP-500AV) turns any electrical outlet into a home network connection to provide fast, reliable speeds of up to 500Mbps¹ to any room in your house. Since it is compliant with the HomePlug AV standard, you can use it to extend an existing PowerLine network², or simply create a new one. It turns every power outlet into a possible network connection so you can access digital media devices, game consoles, print servers, computers and network storage devices from any room in your home. Simply connect one adapter to an existing power outlet², connect it to your home network router, and plug another adapter to any other room in your house to get instant shared network connections.

HD Movies and More 

Blazing speeds and a gigabit port provides smooth HD video streaming, along with the added benefit of having connectivity from any room in the house, makes the PowerLine AV 500 Adapter ideal for high-bandwidth network-ready devices such as the Boxee Box by D-Link, Blu-Ray Players, Xbox 360®, or Playstation® 3. In addition, the built-in Quality of Service (QoS) engine automatically prioritizes your internet traffic, ensuring that your HD movies and online gaming do not experience glitches while web surfing and downloads are in progress. This device provides plenty of network bandwidth, enabling you to tap into existing electrical wiring for high-quality multimedia streaming.

Security

The PowerLine AV 500 Adapter plugs directly into a power outlet², and does not require any additional cables. Extend your home network by connecting multiple devices in the farthest corners of your home via Ethernet cable. Setting up a secure connection is quick and easy. Once the adapters are plugged in, press the button on each device to sync up with the other to establish a safe, secure network connection. The adapter uses 128-bit AES encryption to protect the network from unauthorized wire tapping. With hassle-free plug and play installation, the DHP-500AV is an ideal solution to create a wall-to-wall home network.