Detailed Description
Play Link helps you get your gaming console, laptop or set-top box online with no wires, no mess, no sweat. Compatible with Xbox, PS2, Nintendo GameCube, PC and Mac.
The Play Link Wireless Network Extension from Logitech allows you to easily connect your ethernet equipped game system to your broadband modem for online gaming. You won't have to worry about complicated network settings, just plug one unit into your console and the other into your broadband router or modem.
The Play Link can even be used to allow Media Centers and PVRs to communicate with your computer, bring network-equipped printers into your network without running a cable or to let Mac and PC computers communicate. Each set works as a matched pair to allow for encryption and operation free of interference. These features make not only make the Play Link a great way easily game online, but also to bridge devices over a network.
Key Features
Plug and Play
There are no software programs or drivers to install, simply plug your gaming console or other device into one Play Link and the device with which you want it to communicate in the other and you are ready to go.
Fast Data Rate
The 1.5 Mbps data rate eliminates the bottlenecks associated with slower 54 Mbps or 11 Mbps wireless networking standards, helping to reduce lag when playing online games on broadband connections.
Pairing and Encryption
Each set of Play Link receivers is specially paired to reduce the chance of interference with other devices. Data is transmitted in an encrypted fashion to protect sensitive data such as passwords and credit card numbers that may be transmitted wirelessly.
Ethernet Connection
Each Play Link receiver has a standard ethernet connection, letting you easily integrate it with a standard computer network without the need for special adapters or cables.
