TP-Link TL-PA8030PKIT manual

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter REV1.0.0 191001 1 105[...]

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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digita l device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion. This equipment genera tes, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if n[...]

Safety Information  When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut of f the product; when there is no power button, the only wa y to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source.  Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. Y ou run the risk of elec[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: A V 1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-P A8030P T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibilit y that the above pro ducts satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within t he sco[...]

CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 1  1.1 System Requirement ..................................................................................... 1  1.2 Important Safety Instructions ..................................................................... 1 ?[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This device is an A V 1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure . Simply plug this A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter into an or[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 2 9. When pluggi ng this product into a wall socket, make sure that the electric al socket is not damaged, and that there is no gas leakage. 10. Place the connecting cables properly so that people won’t stumble or walk on it. 11. This product should be operated from the type of p[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 3 Item Statu s Indication Y ellow-green Powerline ne twork is in good condition. Red Powerline network is in poor condition. We recommend trying another wall socket. Powerline LED Off The powerline adapter is not connected to any powerline network or is in Power-Saving Mode. Ethern[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 4 Interface Description Integrated Electrical Socket Use as an electrical outlet expans ion for power strip or household appliances. It can remove some elec trical noise that might affect powerline performance. * The provided power plu g may differ from the picture due to different[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 5 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The powerline adapter supports up to 1200Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this powerline adapter allows you to set up a high s peed home network by usi ng your home existing electrical wiring. Simply plug th is [...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 6 2.3 Hardware Connection – Computer For those computers you wish to be networked by powerline adapter , each of the computers must be properly connected with a powerline adapt er through an Ethernet (RJ45) cable. Following are the steps to properly connect the powerline adapter [...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 7 3 ． Plug the powerline adapter into a wall socket next to the computer . 4 ． T urn on your computer . 5 ． Check and confirm that the Power LED , Ethernet LED , and Powerline LED on the powerline adapter are ON . The hardware connection mec hanism is shown bel ow:  Note :[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 8 Chapter 3 Inst alling Management Utility Please verify that no other powe rline adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Power line Utilities are installed, uninstall them and restart your personal computer bef[...]

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TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 11 S tep 3: After the installation, a sh ortcut to the “PowerLine Utility ” application icon is provided o n the windows desktop.[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 12 Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the powerline adapt er hardware and Managem ent Utility software, you can set up or configure the devic es according to your need. This PowerLine Utility enables t he users to identify powerline de vices[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 13  MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the pow erline adapter connected to the current computer where this m anagement utility is running.  Network Name: Displays the network name of the current network or yo u can give a name for the network in which the powerline adap[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 14 4.2 Network The Netw ork tab window shows informati on of all the powerline devices found on the current logical network. Furthermore, here you can change the device name of the list ed powerline devices as well as add another device to the current network.  Type: Displays th[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 15 network name of th is device on the System configuration page. To c hange the name of a powerli ne device or enter its password, please follow the steps below: (1) Select the desir ed device and click the Modify button to display the following dialog. (2) Enter a new name for th[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 16 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled “ Advanced ” is for Quality of Service. With the prop er configuration, the limit bandwidth can be took full advantage. QoS requirem ents are dif ferent for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and ra w data. T [...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 17  Simple Application Mapping: The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you will use your local HomePlug de vice for by pitching one of the following radios. Please select the radio type according to your demand.  Advanced Priority M[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 18  NVM : None-volatile memory. It is us ed for upgrading the firmware.  PIB : Parameter Information Block. It contains configuration values that establish device network identity, general capab ilities and operational modes. If you want to upgrade the version of firmware for[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 19 4.4.3 Set All Devices’ Network Name The Set All Devices’ Network Name function allows you to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Network configuration homepage whose Device Password had been entere d for the same logical network. A dialog window will[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Button 5.1 Set Up a Secure Powerline Network The Homeplug A V standard uses 12 8-bit AES (Advanced Encryption S t andard) to safely transmit data between powerline adap ters. For the powerline adapter s to communicate with each oth[...]

TL-P A8030P A V1200 3-Port Gigabit Pa ssthrough Po werline Ad apter 21 Appendix A: T roubleshooting The Troubleshooting provides answers to comm on problems regardin g the powerline adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: a) Make sure that the powerline adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet. b) Make sure the[...]