Netgear Powerline 500 XAVB5221 manual

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    Inst allation P owerline 500 Model X A VB5221[...]

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    2 P ackage Cont ents In some r egions, a r esour ce CD is included with your pr oduc t .[...]

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    3 Getting St ar ted P owerline ne tworking solutions give you an alt ernative to E thernet-only or wir eless networks by e xtending your signal using the electrical wiring. Plug 2 or mor e compatible P owerline 500 devices int o electrical outlets t o cr eate or e xtend your wir ed home network . In addition to P owerline 500 devices, you c an add [...]

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    4 Meet Y our Adapter Bef or e you inst all your adapter , f amiliarize yourself with its LEDs, buttons, and port . Powe r LE D F actory Res et butt on Ethernet port Pick A P lu g LED Ethernet LED Security button[...]

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    5 P ower LED Solid green . The electrical pow er is on. Blinking amber . The adapter is in pow er saving mode. Blinking green . The adapt er is in the pr ocess of se tting up security. O . The adapter is no t r eceiving electrical power . Ethernet LED Solid . The Ethernet port is linked. O . No Ethernet c onnection is detected. Pick A Plug LE[...]

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    6 Ethernet port Connect your comput ers, networking equipment , and other equipment that uses an Ethernet cable, t o your P owerline network. Security button Use the Security button to cr eate a secur e P owerline network. W arning : Do not pr ess the Security button on the P owerline adapt er until installation is c omplet e and the adapters ar e [...]

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    7 Install Y our Adapt ers Room 1 Room 2[...]

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    8 Secur e Y our Network ¾ T o creat e a secur e network: 1. Plug in your new adapters. 2. W ait until the Pick A Plug LEDs ar e blinking. 3. Pr ess the Securit y button f or two seconds, then pr ess the Security button on one of the o ther adapters in your e xisting netw ork f or two seconds. Bo th buttons mus t be pr essed within two minut es. N [...]

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    9 Add Adapt ers T o add adapters bef or e you have c onfigur ed the security featur e, just plug them in and connect the adapters t o your equipment . ¾ T o add adapter s to a P owerline network with security set : 1. Plug in and connect the new adapters. 2. On all of the pr eviously installed adapt ers, pr ess and hold the F ac tory Reset butt o[...]

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    10 T r oubleshooting Tips P ower LED is o . Make sur e that power is supplied to the electrical outlet , and that the P owerline devic es ar e not plugged into an e xtension c or d, power strip , or sur ge pro tector . P ower LED is blinking amber . P ower saving mode oc curs when the Ethernet LED is o . This can oc cur in the f ollowing circ[...]

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    11 Ethernet LED is o . • Make sur e that the Ethernet cables ar e working and secur ely plugged into the devic es. • Pr ess the F actory Reset butt on on each device f or one second t o r eturn the P owerline adapt er to its factory def ault settings.[...]

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    July 2014 Netgear , Inc . 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA 201-18268-02 T echnical Suppor t Thank you f or purchasing this NET GEAR product . Aer installing your devic e, locat e the serial number on the label of your pr oduct and use it to regis ter your pr oduct at https ://my .net gear .com . Y ou must r egister your pr oduct b[...]