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    202-10376-01 January 2008 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA XET1001 W all-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide[...]

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    ii v1.0, January 2008 © 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved.. T echnical Support Please refer to the support informat ion card that shipped with your prod uct. By registering your product at http://www .netgear .com/r egister , we can provide you with faster expert te chnical support and timel y notices o f product and software upgrades. NET[...]

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    v1.0, January 2008 iii (z.B. T estsender) kann jedoch gewisse n Beschränkungen unterlieg en. Lesen Sie dazu bitt e die Anmerkungen in der Betriebsanleitung. Das Bundesamt für Zula ssungen in der T elekommunikation wurde davon unte rrichtet, daß dieses Gerät auf den Markt gebracht wurde und es ist berechti gt, die Serie au f die Erfüllung der V[...]

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    v1.0, January 2 008 iv[...]

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    v v1.0, January 2008 Content s XET1001 W all-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide About This Manual . ............. ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ..... 1 Conventions, Formats, and Scope ............... ................ ................ ................ ............... 1 How to Print T[...]

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    1 v1.0, January 2008 About This Manual The XET1001 W all-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the NETGEAR ® XET1001 W all-Plugged Ethernet Ad apter. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills. For information about product features, see[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 2 v1.0, January 2008 • Scope. This manual is written for the XET1001 W a ll-Plugged Ethernet Ad apter according to these specifications. Product updates are available on the NETGEAR website at http://www .netgear .com/support. How to Print This Manual T o print this manual, you can choo se one of [...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Adapter User Guide 3 v1.0, January 2008 Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • One or two XET10 01 85 Mbps W all-Plugged Et hernet Ad apters, depending on whether you purchased a single unit or a bundle. •A Resour ce CD , which includes: – A PDF version of this manual – A [...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 4 v1.0, January 2008 Front Panel S t atus Light s The front panel of the XET1001 con t ains status lights. Y ou can use them to verify co nnections. The table below desc ribes the lights on the front panel. T able 2-1. Front Panel St atus Light Descriptions Front Panel Status Light Description Power[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Adapter User Guide 5 v1.0, January 2008 How the PowerLine Adapter Fit s in Y our Network Y ou can use the XET1001 W all-Plugged Ethernet Ad apter to implement or extend an Ethernet local area network (LAN) anywhere in your ho u se using your existing electrical power line in place of a dedicated LAN wiring infrastruct[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 6 v1.0, January 2008 Connect an XET1001 to the Router 1. First, connect an XET1001 W all-P lugged Etherne t Adapter to a LA N port on the router so that the PowerLine network can access the Internet. Do not connect the PowerLine ad apter to a power strip, extension cord, or sur ge protector as this [...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Adapter User Guide 7 v1.0, January 2008 a. Plug the blue Ethernet cable that came in the box into a LAN port on your router o r switch in your network. b. Plug the PowerLine adapter into an electrical outlet near the router . c. Plug the other end of blue Ethernet c able th at came in the box into the PowerLine adapte[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 8 v1.0, January 2008 Connect other Ethernet PowerLine Adapters 1. Before plugging in your other PowerLine devi ces, take a note of the device password printed on the label on the back of each device. Y ou will need this password later if you want to change the PowerLine network password. If you are [...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Adapter User Guide 9 v1.0, January 2008 T o install the PowerLine Encryption Utility , follow these steps: 1. Insert the Resour ce CD into a CD drive on the computer that is connecte d to your ro uter 1 . The CD starts automatically . The fo llowing screen is displayed: If the CD does not start automatically: • Go t[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 10 v1.0, January 2008 2. Click Install Software, and the W elcome screen appears. 3. Click Next and follow the instructions on the scree n. 4. Enter your user name and organization and then click Next. Figure 9 Figure 10[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Adapter User Guide 11 v1.0, January 2008 5. Specify where the files will be saved on your computer: • Change. Choose the location. T ype a new folder name or select another location using the folder options and then click OK. • Next. Accept the default location. 6. The InstallShield W izard indicates th at the pro[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 12 v1.0, January 2008 Set Y our Network Password The fastest and most reliable way to set the network password is to set the password for a ll devices at once. T o do this, you need the device passwor d on the back label of each PowerLine device. There are two steps to setting th e password: first e[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Adapter User Guide 13 v1.0, January 2008 e. Click Enter Password. f. Enter the password recorded from the label on the back of the selected PowerLine device. g. Click OK. h. Repeat this step for all devices that you want attached to you r netw ork. 2. Set the network password. a. Select the Security tab. b. T ype a pa[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 14 v1.0, January 2008 Add a Device to an Exis ting PowerLine Network T o add a device to a PowerLine network with the de fault network pas sword, all you need to do is plug the new device into a power outlet. If the network password has been set, then you w ill need to run the PowerLine encryption u[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Adapter User Guide 15 v1.0, January 2008 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information abo ut troubleshooting your XET1 00 1 85 Mbps W all-Plugged Ethernet Adapter. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documen[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 16 v1.0, January 2008 If the Power LED sti ll does not come on, an d yo u have confirmed the power outlet is live, you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support. HomePlug Light Not On If the power light is on but the HomePlug light is not, check the following: • Make sure that p[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Adapter User Guide 17 v1.0, January 2008 T echnical Specifications This section provides default settin gs and technical specifications for the XET1001 85 Mbps W all- Plugged Ethernet Adapter. Default Configuration Settings T echnical S pecifications T able 2-1. PowerLine Device Default Configurat ion Settings Feature[...]

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    XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethern et Adapter User Guide 18 v1.0, January 2008 HomePlug Security DES (56 bit) Electromagnetic emmissions FCC Part 15 Class B; CE-EMC Class B Power and Safety UL Listed (UL 1950) /cUL IEC950; CE L VD[...]

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    v1.0, January 2008 1 Images/NetgearLogo.jpg @ 96 dpi i images/HDXB101_images_13April06.jpg @ 300 dpi i images/icon_pointer.gif @ 96 dpi 1 images/icon_warning.gif @ 200 dpi 1 images/icon_danger.gif @ 200 dpi 1 images/Fig2-1Front.jpg @ 96 dpi 4 images/Power_ai11_091304.ai 4 images/Powerline_ai11_091304.ai 4 images/Ethernet_ai11.ai 4 images/power stri[...]

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    v1.0, January 2 008 2[...]