yeah, I thought the cables were gonna be connected to the router but not the are connected directly

Since only one unit is powered, I think it's not going through a simple router. Maybe with POE connection?

I have the same question I bought one and it didnt...

No, this kind of extender system is exclusively point-to-point. Even though it utilises Cat5e/Cat6 cable and RJ-45 connectors, there is no Ethernet network to speak of. They make use of a standard called HDBaseT, which allows video and data signals to be transmitted down the wires of a network cable. If you tried connecting these units to a network switch or router, it simply wouldn’t work and you may well cause damage to your network gear in the process due to the fact that these kind of devices supply power down the cable using proprietary methods not comparable to Power over Ethernet. If you want this kind of functionality to work over an actual network as opposed to isolated network cables, what you need is an HDMI over IP extender kit. Such systems encode video signals to send them over an Ethernet network in the form of data packets at the transmitter, before decoding them back to a regular HDMI signal at the receiver. A couple of advantages of HDMI over IP systems include being able to conveniently place transmitters and receivers wherever you might need them and use existing network cabling if you already happen to have a large network with many ports connected around a building, without the need to install individual dedicated network lines for purely video (as is the case with HDMI over Cat5 systems), and, in the case of some products - this capability does vary a lot though - one transmitter can connect to multiple receivers, allowing a single HDMI signal to be duplicated in many locations if so desired. The main disadvantage of HDMI over IP is that the quality of the video signal will be considerably degraded compared to HDMI over Cat5 due to the fact that the bandwidth of HDMI is actually huge and such signals need a large amount of compression to be applied in order to squeeze them within the confines of a standard 1Gbps network. Also, you might there is a noticeable level of latency due to the nature of network traffic. This is probably far more information than you possibly could have wanted to know, but I hope my explanation provides insight to you and anyone else who poses similar questions, as these two distinct kinds of video extender systems are confused so often, understandably so due to them sharing many of the same components and terminology.

@@aaronm9353so if i use my main LAN adapter on my computer but install a pci network card, that way i can get internet to the pc as well as being able to use the kvm from another room to a tv?

I want to know too

This is not a wireless solution, it requires a ethernet cable. Its HDMI Over ethernet.

It wouldn't, it's CAT 6 Ethernet cable yes, the system isn't IP Based :/ a simple HDMI 10 meters long cord would do the same

Do you think an hdmi switch would work with this? I have multiple consoles that I am trying to get in my bedroom without the consoles actually needing to be in the same room@@LaGrangeDeSteepy

Probably no. I guess this requires a real ethernet cable with full speed and a PLC has losses

yes you can basically is the same as a long HDMI cable

Yes, all our HDMI devices transfer both Audio and Video signals.

Yes as long as its coming from HDMI.

Yes

Yes, you can also plugin other peripherals such as a USB Stick or a webcam.

Unfortunately, these won't work over Power Line Adapters.

@@OREI-COM ok thanks for your reply.

That requires a second machine and also introduces way more latency.

Not this model, we do have extenders over IP that will work with network switches.

@@OREI-COM what is the model of kvm over ip?

@@OREI-COMHi what’s the model of the version that works over & what speed does it run at? I’m in a Cat6 structured cabled building & the RJ45 version video is blurry, but sound is ok.