![]() In this upcoming scenario, a WD powerline product in conjunction with a consumer oriented ShareSpace model could work wonders. External hard disks are also not amenable to media streaming or periodic backups for multiple computers. However, the explosion of consumer HD camcorders and the willingness of people to back up their Blu-Rays on mass storage has brought with it a situation in which the average consumer is no longer satisfied with a terabyte or so of storage offered by external hard disks. Presently, the ShareSpace NAS product is intended for usage in SOHO environments. Therefore, it is the intent of WD to help solve this problem by providing the WD Powerline AV Network Kit.Īt AnandTech, we believe that the Livewire product family is intended to further its presence in the consumer NAS market. The official WD line is that consumers do not usually have network connections available in their living room or near where their TV is located. However, this market also involves content that gets distributed over the Internet and contents which streams across the internal home network. The WDTV, WDTV Live, WDTV Live Plus and the upcoming WD Elements Play (apparently meant for the non-US market) seem to indicate that Western Digital is becoming a leading brand in the digital media player space. However, a product such as the WD Livewire doesn't seem to fit into that mould at first glance. After all, storage is the bread and butter of Western Digital's revenue. The last step is to plug your computers, media players, network hard drives and game consoles into the adapters ethernet ports.Western Digital's strategy in releasing products such as the WDTV or the WDTV Live can easily be deciphered as a way to drive the sales of their storage products. If the two adapters are working correctly, the PLC-Link indicator on each should be illuminated. Once that is done, plug the second adapter into an outlet in another room where a wired network connection is needed. To begin, connect one of the Livewire adapters to your router using an ethernet cable and then plug it directly into an electrical outlet. The WD Livewire powerline AV network kit can be setup in a matter of minutes. For best performance, WD recommends that you plug the adapter directly into a wall socket and not use a power strip, surge protector or extension cord. The power switch and power jack are located on the other end of the Livewire adapter. To the right of these ports is the Sync button which is used to create a private network. This allows you to plug in your router as well as seven other networked devices. One big advantage the WD Livewire kit has over other powerline networking solutions is that each adapter has a four port, 100 Mbit Ethernet switch. Along the front of each there is a series of LED indicators which show when the adapters are powered on, connected to the network and a device is attached to the corresponding Ethernet port. They measure 1.30 x 4.70 x 3.40 32mm x 119mm x 86mm and are constructed out of lightweight, black plastic. Like most network hardware, the Livewire adapters are very utilitarian in design. Inside the box youll find two adapters, two ethernet cables, two power cables, a quick install guide, a documentation and software CD and a warranty and support guide. ![]() The front, back and sides of the box show the Livewire adapters from various angles and list many of the kits features. The WD Livewire Powerline AV network kit comes in a small, blue and white box. ![]()
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