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    350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, C A 95134 USA September 2014 202-11314-03 P ow erline P assThru Adapt er s User Manual Models : X A VB5401 X A VB5421 X A VB5602 X A VB5622 X A VB6504[...]

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    2 P owerline P assThru Adapter Suppor t Thank you f or pur chasing this NET GE AR pr oduct . After inst alling your device, locat e the serial number on the label of your product and use it to r egister your pr oduc t at https ://my .netgear .com . Y ou must r egister your pr oduc t befor e you can use NET GE AR telephone support . NET GE AR r ecom[...]

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    3 Cont ents Chapter 1 Getting Started Har dware F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 XA VB5401 Pow erline 500 P assThru One-P or t Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 XA VB5421Pow erline 500 P assThru One-P or t Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 XA VB56[...]

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    4 P owerline P assThru Adapter If Y ou Do Not See the P owerline Ic on on Y our Network Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Symant ec Endpoint Pr ot ec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Appendix A Supplemental Information XA VB5401 T echnical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 1 1. Getting S tar t ed This chapter describes your Powerline PassThru adapter and how your adapter fits into a home network. It also explains the security features and how to secure your Powerline network with a private encryption key . This chapter includes the following sections: • Hardware Features • How the Powerline PassThru Adapter Fit[...]

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    Getting Started 6 P owerline P assThru Adapter Har dwar e Fe atures This section describes the hardware features of the Powerline PassThru adapters. Adapters vary by region. Y our adapter might look different. X A VB5401 P ow erline 500 P assThru One-P or t Adapter The hardware features of the XA VB5401 adapter are shown in the following figure. Et[...]

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    Getting Started 7 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB5421P ow erline 500 P assThru One-P or t Adapter The hardware features of the XA VB5421 adapter are shown in the following figure. Ethernet port Extra outlet Power LED Pick A Plug LED Ethernet LED Factory Reset button Security button[...]

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    Getting Started 8 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB5602 P ow erline 500 Nano P assThru T wo-P or t Adapt er The hardware features of the XA VB5602 adapter are shown in the following figure. Ethernet ports Power LED Ethernet LED Pick A Plug LED Extra outlet Security button Factory Reset button Figure 1. XA VB5602 hardware features[...]

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    Getting Started 9 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB5622 P ow erline 500 Nano P assThru T wo-P or t Adapt er The hardware features of the XA VB5622 adapter are shown in the following figure. Ethernet ports Power LED Ethernet LED Pick A Plug LED Extra outlet Security button Factory Reset button Figure 2. XA V5622 hardware features[...]

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    Getting Started 10 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB6504 P ow erline 600 Pas sThru Four-P or t Adapt er The hardware features of the XA VB6504 adapter are shown in the following figure. Factory Reset button Security button Extra outlet Ethernet LED Power LED Pick A Plug LED Gigabit Ethernet port Ethernet LED On/Off switch Ethernet port Figure 3. [...]

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    Getting Started 11 P owerline P assThru Adapter LED Descriptions The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline adapter T able 1. LED descriptions Item Description Power LED • Solid green . The electrical power is on. • Blinking green . The adapter is setting up security . • Blinking amber . The adapter is in power saving mode. If the Etherne[...]

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    Getting Started 12 P owerline P assThru Adapter Ex tr a Outlet The extra outlet can remove some electrical noise that might affect Powerline performance. Plugging the power plugs of nearby devices into the filtered AC socket improves performance. Pr oduc t Label The product label provides unique details specific to your device, including the follow[...]

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    Getting Started 13 P owerline P assThru Adapter The following illustration shows a Powerline network with one Powerline device in Room 1 and a second Powerline device in Room 2. Room 1 Room 2 Figure 4. A Powerline network with two Powerline PassThru adapters T o form a Powerline network, you need at least two compatible Powerline devices. For best [...]

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    Getting Started 14 P owerline P assThru Adapter Set Up the P ow erline Network Y ou can set up a new Powerline network that includes the Powerline PassThru adapter or you can add the Powerline PassThru adapter to an existing Powerline network. Set Up a New P ow erline Network Different Powerline models can share the same Powerline network. All NETG[...]

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    Getting Started 15 P owerline P assThru Adapter When the Power and Pick A Plug LEDs stop blinking, the process is complete. If the Pick A Plug LED is green or amber , the devices are successfully connected to the Powerline network. A red Pick A Plug LED indicates a slow link rate. In this case, move the Powerline device to another electrical outlet[...]

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    Getting Started 16 P owerline P assThru Adapter P ow erline Network Securit y A Powerline network consists of two or more Powerline devices using the same network encryption key . Securing your network is crucial. By encrypting the information that you send over the Powerline network, you help to keep it secure from hackers. If you do not set up se[...]

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    Getting Started 17 P owerline P assThru Adapter 2. Press the Security button on the first Powerline device for two seconds. The Power LED starts blinking after you release the button. then the Powerline device automatically creates a new , randomly generated encryption key that all other Powerline devices on the network will use. At this point, the[...]

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    18 2 2. Using NE T GEAR genie This chapter explains how to install NETGEAR genie and use it to manage your Powerline network. NETGEAR genie works with all Powerline devices. Y ou can use NETGEAR genie to manage a local Powerline device that is connected to your computer with an Ethernet cable and also to manage other Powerline devices on the same n[...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 19 P owerline P assThru Adapter Install NET GE AR genie NETGEAR genie allows you to set a private encryption key for your Powerline network and manage devices on your Powerline network. Y ou can manage the Powerline network using any computer that is connected to your Powerline network. Y ou can manage all devices on a Powerline[...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 20 P owerline P assThru Adapter P ow erline Map Y ou can use genie’s Powerline map to view and manage your Powerline network.  T o navigate to the Powerline map: 1. On a computer that is connected to your Powerline network, launch NETGEAR genie. 2. From the NETGEAR genie Home screen, click Network Map on the dashboard. The [...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 21 P owerline P assThru Adapter 4. T o view management options, right-click the icon of the device that you want to manage. If all devices are not shown, click the Refresh icon to update the screen. 5. T o view more information about a device, move your cursor over a device icon. Refresh icon Device information Powerline icon Se[...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 22 P owerline P assThru Adapter View the Link Rat e Between P owerline Devic es  T o view the link rate between your Powerline devices: On the Powerline map, click the icon of the device whose link rate you want to view . A pop-up screen displays. Tx indicates the rate at which the device is transmitting data. Rx indicates th[...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 23 P owerline P assThru Adapter Change the Name of a P ow erline Device Powerline devices are identified by their model number and name. NETGEAR genie detects any Powerline devices that are connected to the Powerline network and displays them on the Powerline map. If you did not name the device, no name displays below the model [...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 24 P owerline P assThru Adapter T urn LEDs Off or On Y ou can turn off or turn on the LEDs of any device on your Powerline network.  T o turn the LEDs off or on: 1. On the Powerline map, right-click the icon of the device. 2. On the pop-up menu that displays, select either T urn LED off or T urn LED on . A pop-up screen displ[...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 25 P owerline P assThru Adapter 2. On the pop-up menu that displays, select Security . The Security screen displays. The top section of the Security screen shows information about each device that NETGEAR genie detects: • Device Name . The list of Powerline devices that NETGEAR genie detects after completing a device scan. The[...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 26 P owerline P assThru Adapter Note: If your computer is not connected locally (with an Ethernet cable) to the device that you want to configure, you must enter the device password. The device password is printed on the product label. 5. Click the Apply Security to Selected Devices button. When the encryption key is set, a mess[...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 27 P owerline P assThru Adapter Add a Devic e t o the P ow erline Network If you are adding a device to your Powerline network and your network uses the default encryption key , plug the new device into a power outlet. If your Powerline network uses a private encryption key , you can set the security in one of two ways: • Use [...]

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    Using NETGEAR genie 28 P owerline P assThru Adapter 9. On the Powerline map, click the Refresh icon. 10. V erify that all the devices on your Powerline network display on the screen. It might take a minute or two for NETGEAR genie to detect all devices on the network.[...]

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    29 3 3. T r oubleshooting This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve problems that you might encounter . If you do not find the solution here, visit the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear .com for product and contact information. This chapter includes the following sections: • Basic Functioning • T roubleshooti[...]

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    T roubleshooting 30 P owerline P assThru Adapter Basic Func tioning After you plug in the Powerline device, the following sequence of events occurs: 1. The Power LED lights. 2. After approximately ten seconds, verify the following: • The Power LED is solid green. The device is powered on. • If the device is connected to a Powerline network, the[...]

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    T roubleshooting 31 P owerline P assThru Adapter If the Power LED is blinking amber , the adapter is in power saving mode. The adapter enters power saving mode occurs when the Ethernet link is inactive for more than ten minutes. The Ethernet link is inactive if any of the following occurs: • The Ethernet cable is unplugged. • The peripheral dev[...]

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    T roubleshooting 32 P owerline P assThru Adapter If Y ou Do Not See All Y our Devices with the NET GE AR genie If you click the Refresh icon on the NETGEAR genie Powerline map and you do not see all the devices that you expect, some Powerline devices might be using different encryption keys. If the encryption keys are different, do one of the follo[...]

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    T roubleshooting 33 P owerline P assThru Adapter 2. Select Configure Firewall Rules from the menu. The following screen displays: 3. Click the Add button.[...]

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    T roubleshooting 34 P owerline P assThru Adapter The following screen displays: 4. In the General tab, do the following: a. In the Rule name field, type a name for the firewall rule. b. Select the Allow this traffic radio button. c. Configure the firewall settings as shown or as you prefer . 5. Click the Ports and Protocols tab.[...]

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    T roubleshooting 35 P owerline P assThru Adapter The following screen displays: a. From the Protocol drop-down menu, select Ethernet . b. In the Ethernet type field, type 0x88E1 . c. Click the OK button. The rule displays in the firewall rule list. 6. Make sure that the check box next to the rule is selected and click the OK button. 7. Restart the [...]

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    36 A A. Supplement al Inf ormation This appendix provides technical specifications and safety information for Powerline PassThru Adapters. This appendix includes the following sections: • XA VB5401 T echnical Specifications • XA VB5421 T echnical Specifications • XA VB5602 T echnical Specifications • XA VB5622 T echnical Specifications • [...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 37 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB5401 T echnical Specifications The XA VB5401 adapter meets the technical specifications defined in the following table. T able 2. XA VB5401 technical specifications Feature Specification Data and routing protocols IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-Tx) AC input 100–240V , 0.[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 38 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB5421 T echnical Specifications The XA VB5421 adapter meets the technical specifications defined in the following table. T able 3. XA VB5421 technical specifications Feature Specification Data and routing protocols IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-Tx) AC input 100–240V , 0.[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 39 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB5602 T echnical Specifications The XA VB5602 adapter meets the technical specifications defined in the following table. T able 4. XA VB5602 technical specifications Feature Specification Data and routing protocols IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-Tx) AC input 100–240V , 0.[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 40 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB5622 T echnical Specifications The XA VB5622 adapter meets the technical specifications defined in the following table. T able 5. XA VB5622 technical specifications Feature Specification Data and routing protocols IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-Tx) AC input 100–240V , 0.[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 41 P owerline P assThru Adapter X A VB6504 T echnical Specifications The XA VB6504 adapter meets the technical specifications defined in the following table. T able 6. XA VB6504 technical specifications Feature Specification Data and routing protocols IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-Tx) AC input 100–240V , 0.[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 42 P owerline P assThru Adapter Saf ety Inf ormation Follow these safety guidelines to ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your system from potential damage: • For national approvals (approval schemes other than CB), relevant national standards for plug, socket-outlet, and direct plug-in units (for exampl[...]

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    Supplemental Inf ormation 43 P owerline P assThru Adapter • Observe extension cable and power strip ratings. Make sure that the total ampere rating of all products plugged into the extension cable or power strip does not exceed 80 percent of the ampere ratings limit for the extension cable or power strip. • T o help protect your system from sud[...]