I've been trying to troubleshoot a problem I'm having with Hikvision IP cameras randomly dropping off the network. The cameras are connected via TPLink AV500 and AV600 powerline adapters. I have two in one room, two in another room and three complete WiFi discs. The cameras usually play up in pairs, one room will be affected, then will work for weeks or months and then keep dropping off again. The other day one pair was playing up, so I replaced the AV600 with 2 x AV500 adapters and then the other room dropped off the network and I couldn't do anything to get it working.
Whilst trying to figure out the problem, I noticed that the powerline adapters show up as HS-100 on the network. Two were directly connected to the SmartHub, but one was connected to one of the discs. How is this possible? I'm wondering if this is the cause of the issue, when a powerline adapter connects to a disc rather than the router. I do have PlayStations connected via ethernet to two of the discs (including the one that the adapter was connected to), but I thought only WiFi devices, plus whatever is in the LAN port could connect to it?
