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P A200A V(b) Ethernet Powerline Adaptor User Manual Single Pack or T win Pack Ethernet Powerline Adaptor i[...]

FCC Radiation Norm This equipment has b een tested and found to comply with limit s for a Class B dig ital device pursu ant to 47 CFR, Part 2 and Part 15 of the Fede ral Communicati on Commission (FCC) rules. Operati on is subject to the following T wo conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interfere nce 2. This device must ac cept any in[...]

CAUTION! The Federal Communication Commission warns the user that chang es or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the p arty responsible for compliance could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. Ethernet Powerline Adaptor iii[...]

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor iv Chapter 1 Intr oduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Featur es .....................................................................................................................................2 1.2 Packet Contents .......[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Congra tulations on your p urchase of this outsta nding Ethernet Powerline Adaptor . This device is a 200Mbps Po werline Ethernet Adaptor which transforms your house’ s existing electri cal wiring into a ubiquitous networking inf rastructure. Simply plug this 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adaptor into an ordinary AC power outl[...]

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 2 1.1 Features  Powerline AV y High speed dat a transfer rate up to 200Mbp s y HomePlug A V standard compliant y Works with AC input of 100V ~ 240V y Plug-and-Play (PnP) configuratio n y High-speed Powerline ada pter with Ethernet interface y Low power consumption y OFDM techniques for high dat a reli ability in noisy [...]

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 3 1.2 Packet Contents The 200Mbps Ethernet Po werline Adaptor package cont ains the following items:  One Ethernet Powerline Adaptor or T wo for T win pack  One CA T -5 Ethernet (LAN) Cable or T wo for T win pack  One Quick S tart Guide  One CD-ROM (Utility / Manual / Quick Setup Guide/Acrobat Re ader) If any [...]

Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Ethernet Powerline Adaptor support up to 200Mbps dat a rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Ethernet Powerline Adaptor allows you to setup a high speed home network by using you r home existing electrical wiring. Simply plug this Ethernet Powerline Adaptor into an ordi nary power outle[...]

2.1 LED Indicator The LED indicator displ ays information about the device’s status. Label St atus Description ON Another powerline port is detected on the sam e powerline network OFF Did not detect any other powerline po rt on the same p owerline network Powerline Blinking The powerline port is transmitting/receiving dat a ON The Ethernet Powerl[...]

2.2 Physical Interface There are two physical interfaces on this Ethernet Powerli ne Adaptor . Interface Description Ethernet One 10/100Mbp s Ethernet port connected to PC LAN card or broad band device. Power Plug Power Plug connected to any 100V ~ 240V AC power socket. Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 6[...]

2.3 Hardware Connection – Computer For those computers you wish to be networked by Ethernet Powerline Adaptor , each of the computers must be properly connected with an Ethernet Powerl ine Adaptor through an Ethernet (RJ-45) cable. Following are the step s to properly connect the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor to your computer: 1. Power of f your PC [...]

2.4 Hardware Connection – Internet This section describes how to co nnect the Ether net Powerline Adaptor into your existing ADS L broadband conne ction via ADSL Ethernet port. Follow the p r ocedures describe below to connect the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor to your ADSL broadb and connection: 1. Power of f your PC or Notebook. 2. Connect the prov[...]

Chapter 3 Inst alling Management Utility Please verify that no other Ethernet Powerline Ad aptor or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Powerline Utilities are in stalled, uninstall them and restart your personal comp uter befor e installing this provided software. Follow the following[...]

S tep 2: The program install ation process will carry out and copy all the necessary files to your system. Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 10[...]

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S tep 3: After the installation, a sh ortcut to the “Power Packet Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop. Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 12[...]

Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Ethern et Powerline Adaptor hardware and Managem ent Utility software, you can setup or configure t he device s according to your need. This Ethernet Powerline Adaptor Config uration Utilit y enables the users to identify powerline d evices on the powerline netwo rk, me[...]

4.1 Main The Main tab shows all the Ethernet Powerli ne Adaptor that are logically connected to the current computer where the Mana gement Utility is running. ; Local Device(s) on your computer: This shows all local Ethernet Po werline Adaptor found connected to the compute r’s LAN card. In most cases, only one device will displ ay in this panel.[...]

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 15 ; Autoscan: Shows the scanning status (Default is “ON” ).  Device Name: Shows th e default device name. One may redefine or cha nge the name by clicking on the name and editing in place or by clicking the “Rename” button.  Password: Shows the current password of the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor.  Quality[...]

4.1.1 Rename This Management Utility allows you to change the na me of the listed Ethernet Powerline Adaptor. Click and select the Ethernet Powerline Adapt or you wi sh to change from the list, then click on the “Rename” tab and editing-in-place to cha nge the name. Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 16[...]

4.1.2 Enter Password T o set or change your Ethernet Powerline Adaptor’s password, click a nd select the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor you wish to change from the list, then click on the “Enter Password” tab, the following screen display. Enter your Password (Take note to the password format) and click “OK” after setup. Note: The Ethernet Po[...]

4.1.3 Add Device The following dialog box pop-up wh en clicking the “Add” button under Main configuration homepag e. The dialog box allows you to enter both the selected device’s nam e and password. Noted that the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor must be present on the power gri d in order to activate the set password and added to the local network[...]

4.2 QOS The second t abbed window , labeled ‘QoS’ for Quality of Service, is sh own in Figure. QoS requirement s are diff erent for various dat a types such as streaming vide o or music, voice and raw data. T o provide higher QoS for streaming dat a, priority levels can be set using t ags at the beginning of dat a frames. Virtual Local Area Net[...]

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 20 The ‘Default CAP’ group al lows for default priority ma pping of p ackets that do not have a VLA N or TOS bit (or if these are disabled). Setting are av ailable for Unicast (di rected to a host). z IGMP - (efaul t CAP 3) – set s the channel access priority for IGMP frames – these are the group management frames[...]

4.3 Privacy The Privacy configuration page provides a means for managin g the local network and providing additional security for the logical network and also to sele ct the device s that has to be included in the network. All Powerline devices are shipped using a default logi cal network (network name), whi ch is normally “HomePlug” The Privac[...]

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 22 ; Set Local Device Only: Click this tab to change the network name of the local Ethern et Powerline Adaptor device only. All Ethernet Powerline Adaptor devices seen o n the Main configuration homepage prior to this will be no lon ger present in the new network, effectively making the local devices not to communicat e t[...]

4.4 Diagnostics The Diagnostics homepage shows the System Information and Remote Dev ice History of all remote devices seen over a period of time wh ich are only readable. Click on the “Diagn ostics” tab and the following screen display. The Diagnostics information displayed can be saved to a text file. One can email the saved text file to the [...]

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 24 The Lower Panel contains a history of all remote Ethernet Powerline Adapto r devices seen on the computer over a certain period of time. All devices th at were on the powerline n etwork are listed here along with a few other parameters. Ethernet Powe rline Adap tor devices that are active on the current logical network[...]

4.5 About The About homepage show the Management Utility software version. ; AutoScan: When enabled (Pla ce a check), the M anagement Utility will automatically scan for Ethernet Powerline Adapt or devices on the loca l network every few seconds and updated the scanning information on the Main configuration h omepage. Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 25[...]

Advance Feature: How to Use the Push buttons sh buttons Pair( Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Powerline A V standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption S t andard) t o safely transmit data between powerline adapter s. For the powerline adapt ers to communicate with each othe r they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NM K). Otherwise,[...]

Join an existing Powerline AV Network ： Step 1. Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline a daptor C for more than 10 seconds until both the Powerline and Power LED are off, then release t he button and the Power LED will start blinking. S tep 2. Press the Pair button of Powerline adaptor B for 2 seconds. S tep 3. Press the Pair button on Power[...]

Appendix A: T roubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide provide s answers to common problems regardi ng the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: 1. Make sure that the Ethernet Powerli ne A daptor is properly plugged into a power outlet. 2. Make sure the power outlet is active (wo rking) by p[...]

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