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    Least complicated TV interface for elderly?

    Thanks. Notes have been written and buttons color-coded. At >90, none of that seems to help.
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    Least complicated TV interface for elderly?

    My elderly father is having trouble turning on his TCL/Roku tv - at power-on, it requires user to select an input/source (cable box, netflix, prime, etc). He often forgets which input to select and randomly begins hitting remote buttons until one of us drives over to fix the issue for him...
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    Idiot's guide to using a wireless access point to extend wifi coverage of Uverse router?

    My uverse gateway/router is the NVG589. I want to hardwire a TP-Link TL-WA901ND to the Uverse router and use the TPLink solely to extend my wireless coverage. By that, I mean that I want both the Uverse router and the TPLink to transmit the same wireless coverage. Specifically, the Uverse is...
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    Zyxel PLA4231 Powerline WiFi Extender Problems

    Just an FYI to anyone else using powerline and uverse. My setup worked fine for a couple of days (thanks to BuddhaSkoota) and was a simple powerline adaptor to uverse gateway, powerline to second powerline hard wired to STB, and powerline to powerline wireless extender. Then, for no reason, I...
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    Zyxel PLA4231 Powerline WiFi Extender Problems

    Thanks -- it did obtain an IP address that is almost identical to the network except the network has two additional numbers in the last spot - .2 on the power line extender and .2XX on the network. Subnet matches exactly. But the zyxel network is still showing up separately on WiFi Analyzer -...
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    Zyxel PLA4231 Powerline WiFi Extender Problems

    Sorry for all the questions -- but I can't figure it out from the manual. I have located the screen that allows me to change the IP address. Currently the static IP box is checked, there is an IP address filled in (192.168.1.2) and a subnet mask filled in (255.255.255.0) Gateway IP address is...
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    Zyxel PLA4231 Powerline WiFi Extender Problems

    Ooops - found it - on the disk, not online.
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    Zyxel PLA4231 Powerline WiFi Extender Problems

    Thanks - this is very helpful - BUT, it appears that the utility is only for Windows -- all I have is a Mac. Any suggestions?
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    Zyxel PLA4231 Powerline WiFi Extender Problems

    I set up a powerline network off of my Uverse NVG589. It works well with the ethernet adaptors. I plugged in a wireless extender (PLA4231) which linked to network and is transmitting a reasonably strong signal according to WiFi Analyzer. The problem is that it appears as a separate network...
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    WAP on powerline with antenna?

    My new (old) house isn't wired so I'm going to use powerline adaptors. I want to put a wireless acess point on the third floor. But the only ones I've seen that are powerline WAPs do not have antennas - they are just small plug in boxes. I'm concerned they won't have enough range. So, 2...