When you want to network your home or business, you’ve got a couple of options. First, you can go wireless. But problems arise with dead spots, interference, and concerns about the ability to establish a secure network. The next option is to run lines to each peripheral device – and most of us don’t think drilling lots of holes, eating lots of dust, and pulling lots of wire is a great idea. Linksys offers a third option that is very, very attractive. The Linksys PLTK300 PowerLine Kit will use your home or business’s existing power lines to produce a fast, secure, dependable network that is capable of handling incredible capacity. Your digital devices will love the HomePlug AV technology that is optimized to deliver quality media feeds to each port. The single-port adapter plugs into an electrical outlet and connects your router, DSL internet feed, or cable feed. The 4-port adapter provides access to the network for 4 devices, and transfers data at an impressive 200 Mbps maximum.

The network functions that will operate very comfortably, and at the same time, include HD video, VoIP, online real-time gaming, large file sharing, music streaming, and printing. The 128-bit encryption is as secure as it gets. Start with this one-port and four-port kit, and add more adapters when your home or business requires more connectivity. The Linksys PLTK300 PowerLine Kit offers great performance at a very reasonable price, ranging from $89 to $109.

Today’s wired families need a networking system they can rely on to supply excellent Ethernet performance to all their network devices. Plenty of bandwidth and high speed connectivity are essential when family members are variously engaged in watching HDTV, gaming online, downloading large files, sending color print jobs to the printer, and more. The Linksys PLK300 PowerLine AV Kit is up to the challenge, and uses your house’s existing power lines to provide a high-capacity home network. No additional wiring or expensive equipment is required. When you connect one of the adapters to your router, and plug it into the nearest electrical outlet, sharing DSL internet connection and your cable feed is done instantaneously.

The Linksys PLK300 PowerLine AV Kit includes one single-port adapter for your router and a 4-port adapter for four separate devices. The network is expandable by simply adding more adapters to the system, plugging them into outlets in your home office, family or recreational room, and bedrooms. This kit uses HomePlug AV technology that offers data rates up to 100 Mbps, enough to keep all your Ethernet enhanced devices running in real-time, without delay, frame loss, or interference. Innovative technology is yours in this kit that offers excellent speed and capacity by simply plugging in the adapter and attaching whatever it is your accessing the larger world with. No additional software is required for running in the secure mode. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and enjoy your network within minutes with a few simple steps. The Linksys PLK300 kit is one of the highest rated units by actual users, and the price won’t turn you off. Kits start at $135 and range to $149 or more.

Linksys is the go-to manufacturer for many tech-savvy networkers who want top-quality equipment that outperforms the competition. The Linksys PLK200 PowerLine AV Kit employs office or home wiring system to network your computers and all Ethernet enabled devices. Data rates hum through at 100Mbps with security supplied by 128-bit encryption that will prevent even determined internet intruders from accessing and compromising your network. The kit supplies 10/100 Ethernet to powerline networking that is safe for the wiring system and your network devices – they will not be harmed by power-fluxes or surges. Multiple users on the network have the ability to simultaneously download large files, access HDTV, IPTV or other video-streaming sources, or engage in online gaming through their gaming consoles. Sharing files, transferring stored data, or gaming head to head with your sibling two bedrooms over is convenient and fast. Run printers, faxes, DVR’s, and more from one central location. Add a router to the mix, and share DSL internet connection or cable throughout the network.

Your entire home or business becomes network infrastructure as soon as you plug in these compact adapters into any outlet. Ethernet enabled devices are online just like that, with interference-free clarity and speed often unavailable with wireless. HomePlug AV rated, too. This isn’t the latest offering in this line, but it gets the job done as well as any in its class. Look for new units starting about $279.