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BT Mini Connectors & D-Link DHP-306AV Homeplug AV Connectors

MaktarChant — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:30:29 GMT

Hi,

I use a pair of BT Mini Connectors to link my BT TV box to my BT wifi over the domestic power circuit, which works fine. I also have an old pair of D-Link DHP-306AV connectors which I have, some years ago, used to connect a wireless-card-free PC to my router via the power lines. I had fond hopes of using the BT and D-Link devices together but have had no success in doing so - the D-Link devices just flag an unrecognised network, no matter how often I press the buttons on the devices. My entirely uneducated guess is that the BT Mini Connectors are not Homeplug AV-compatible, and so I am wasting my time. Does anyone know if this is the case?

Many thanks.

Re: BT Mini Connectors & D-Link DHP-306AV Homeplug AV Connectors

licquorice — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:34:57 GMT

Are you trying to connect the devices as 2 'pairs', if so , that is not possible. With powerline adapters you can only have one 'Master' connected to the router with multiple 'slaves'.

Re: BT Mini Connectors & D-Link DHP-306AV Homeplug AV Connectors

MaktarChant — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:44:42 GMT

I don't think I'm doing that. I plug one of the D-Links into the power socket and power it up. Then I press the "ADD" button on the side of the mini connector which has the router connected to it, then the "Reset" button on the side of the D-Link. The power and network lights show green on the D-Link but the little house light, which I assume is the broadband indicator, stays dark. Obviously, I've thrown away the instruction booklets for both devices, if I ever had them...

Re: BT Mini Connectors & D-Link DHP-306AV Homeplug AV Connectors

Les-Gibson — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:55:41 GMT

You can download the user manual for both from the internet

BT Mini Connectors for BT TV | BT Help

DHP-306AV PowerLine AV Network Adapter | D-Link UK (dlink.com)

Re: BT Mini Connectors & D-Link DHP-306AV Homeplug AV Connectors

MaktarChant — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 16:10:49 GMT

Thanks, Les. I'll have a look and see if any light can be shed.