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My powerline network doesn’t work when I connect it to a surge protector or power conditioner. Why must I directly connect the adapter to the wall outlet?

April 26, 2017conditioner Connect directly doesn’t Network power Powerline protector surge

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My powerline network doesn’t work when I connect it to a surge protector or power conditioner. Why must I directly connect the adapter to the wall outlet?

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The surge protector sees the data sent over the powerline adapters as excess power that it needs to block. As such, your powerline network will perform either poorly or not at all, depending on your surge protector, when you attempt to plug the powerline adapter into the surge protector.