D-Link DHP-P308AV manual

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    U ser Manual DHP‑P308AV / DHP‑P309AV V ersion 2.10 | 02/25/2014 P ow erLine A V 500 P assthrough Mini A dapter[...]

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    2 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual D-Link reser ves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the cont ent hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such r evisions or changes. Manual Revisions T rademarks D-Link and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corpora tion or[...]

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    3 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual T able of Cont ents Pr eface ......................................................................................... 2 Manual Revisions .......................................................................... 2 T rademarks ..............................................................................[...]

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    4 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view D H P -P 30 8A V • D- Li nk D HP - P 3 0 8 A V P o w e r L i n e A V 5 00 P as st hr o u g h Mi ni A d a p t e r • Et he rn et C a b l e • Q u i c k In st al l Gu id e D H P -P 30 9A V • D- Li nk D HP - P 3 0 8 A V P o w e r L i n e A V 5 00 P as st hr o u g h Mi ni [...]

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    5 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction D-Link announces a fast Po werLine A V 500 Passthr ough M ini A dapter which allows you to connect your home computers , network ing devices and gaming devices through the most per vasive medium in your house - the electric pow erlines - and share Internet conne[...]

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    6 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs P ower LED • Solid . The device is rec eiving elec trical power . • Blinking . The device is setting itself up af ter reset or simple connect button was pressed or power saving mode enabled. • O . The device is not receiving electrical po[...]

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    7 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tion Ethernet P or t Connect Ethernet cable to your PC or Ethernet device. Simple Connect Button Pr ess to secure y our network or reset your device back t o the factor y default settings. Ref er to page 9 for more inf ormation.[...]

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    8 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Har dwar e I nstallation P ow er Plug in the DHP -P308A V into an A C wall outlet or pow er strip. Note: P ow er source is c onrmed when the Po wer LED on the DHP -P308A V is illuminated . Connect the Ethernet Cable Connect the included Ethernet cable to the network cable co [...]

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    9 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Understanding P ow erLine A V 500 P assthrough Mini Adapt er Securit y The Po werLine A V 500 P assthrough Mini Adapters on the same network must use an identical encr yption key . The default encr yption key of each P owerLine A V 500 P assthrough M ini A dapter is HomePlug A V[...]

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    10 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 3. Second Adapt er Within t wo minutes of pushing the Simple connect button of the rst adapter , press Simple connect button of second adapter in your P owerline network for no mor e than three seconds . The P ower LED will start blink ing af ter you r elease the button. Not[...]

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    11 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 1 ROOM C DHP-P308A V PC 2 ROOM A ROOM B ROOM C DHP-P308A V DHP-P308A V Router Internet PC PC DHP-P308A V EXISTING PLC NETWORK[...]

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    12 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation P o w erline Installation C onsiderations Plan the location of y our P owerline devices: 1. Connect P owerline devices t o electr ical outlets that are not c ontrolled by a w all switch to a void accidentally turning o po wer to the device . 2. Do not connect the Po werline [...]

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    13 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 7. Impor tant safety instructions Please read all of the saf ety and operating instructions before using y our device: 1. D o not open the device or attempt t o repair or ser vice the device . 2. Only use the included power adapter to po wer your devic e. 3. Ensure that the dev[...]

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    14 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Section 5 - T roubleshooting T roubleshooting • I c a n ’ t c o n  g ur e a n y p ar a me t e r o f th e P o w e r L in e A V 5 0 0 P a s s th r ou g h Mi ni A d a p t e r , a n e r r o r i s s h o w n w he n I t ry t o c o n g u r e i t : Please make sure y ou hav e not unplugged the P owerLi[...]

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    15 D-Link DHP-P308A V/DHP-P309A V User Manual Appendix A - T echnical Specications Network P or ts • One Ethernet por t P assthrough P ower Socket EU T ype • 250V/16A maximum UK T ype • 250V/13A maximum FR T ype • 250V/16A maximum US T ype • 125V/12A maximum A U T ype • 250V/10A maximum A C Input EU T ype • 100-240V ac, 50/60Hz, 16[...]