Product close-up; kit contents
Take a look at the three pictures immediately below. Note that there's a standard Ethernet socket at the base of the adaptor. This is its only connector, apart from the integrated three-pin plug that goes into a mains socket and, in effect connects the adaptor to your new network - the ring mains in your house!
We've put circles around the two
sets of threegreen LEDs - and explain their functions below
The three left-hand LEDs are:
100/Act - this is lit whenever an Ethernet connection exists and flashes to signal 100Mbps data rate.
10/Act - this is lit whenever an Ethernet connection exists and flashes to signal 10 Mbps data rate.
Col (collision detection) - this flashes at a faster rate as the network is experiencing increasing use and is intended to show if there's too much network traffic.
The three right-hand LEDs are:
Power - this is lit when the adaptor is ready for action.
Act - this flashes when data is being sent or received over the power lines.
Link - this is lit if the adaptor is connected as a part of a dLAN network.
Here, we've ringed the label that
provides theadaptor's security ID and MAC address
The security ID of each adaptor is needed if you are going to use the supplied Configuration Wizard software to set up a common password for the dLAN network.
The adaptor isn't as big or as
cumbersome as a lotof plug-mounted mains units, making it relatively easy
to fit in to a wide variety of socket arrangements
There's lots of good info on this
side of the box. Helpful for people buying in store and for sales staff.
Click to enlarge and see the contents list; the requirements; and more
The overall selling story is
repeated on this side
Boring white box shot?
Well, it's the inner carton and we include it becausewe were impressed by the
quality of packaging, not
just the outer P-O-S sleeve
But what do you get, as well as the two adaptors? Well, there's that pair of previously-mentioned Ethernet cables (each 3m in length); a double-sided A4-size quick-start guide; a 26-page sub-A4 printed manual; and a CD.
The CD contain a PDF version of the manual (in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish); four self-installing Windows programs; some apps for Mac and Linux; and - for those who don't like reading - two six-minute instructional videos, one in English, the other German.
The two supplied 3m Ethernet
cables
Side one of the quick-start guide
And side two
Software, documents and
instructional videos come on the CDOkay, that's more than enough preamble, let's get hands on.