ActionTec 14 Mbps HomePlug Ethernet Adapter manual

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i T able of C ont en ts 1 Introduction 1 P ackage Con tents 1 F eatures 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the Ethernet A dapter 3 T echnical Support 4 2 C onnecting the HomePlug Adapters 5 Connecting the Adapters 5 Installing the Configuration U tility 6 3 Using the Configur ation Utility 7 Device 7 Network 9 Security 10 About 11 4 T roublesh[...]

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1 Intr o duc tion Th ank y ou f o r p ur ch asi ng t he A cti on t ec H ome Pl ug Et her net A dap te r . Th e H om eP lu g E the rnet A da pt er is on e of the ea s ie st w a ys t o en jo y ho me or sm al l bu sin ess ne tw or ki ng. I t o pera te s o n the H om eP lug P ow er li ne S pe c if ica tio n 1. 0 st and ar d, pr ovi din g da ta tra n sf[...]

2 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatures s H om ePl ug 1. 0 c om pl ian t s 14 M bp s da ta rat e (m axi mu m) s 56- bit DE S e ncrypti on s T w o -p ro nge d US po we r pl ug (f its un gr oun ded po we r ou tle ts ) s P o w er a nd Li nk in dic at or s Sy stem Requirements s A t le as t 2 a vai lab le p [...]

2 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Ethernet Adapter Th is se cti o n c on ta ins a q ui ck d esc ri pt ion of th e A da pte r’ s ex te rn al f ea tur es . F ront Panel Th e A da pt er ’ s fr on t pan el f ea tur es 2 li ghts ( L ED s ): Po wer Light Th e P o we r l ig ht glo ws gr een [...]

4 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual Bottom Panel Th e A da pt er ’ s bo tt om pa ne l c on tai ns o ne E th ern et po r t: Ethernet Por t Th e Et h er n et po rt i s us ed to c o nn ect th e A da pt e r t o a c o mp ut er o r g at ew a y/ r out er via Et her n et ca b le . T echnical Supp or t A ct io nt ec E l e ct r o n i cs pr id[...]

5 C o nn e cti ng t h e Ho m e P lu g A da p t er s T o c onn ect th e A da pte rs , th ey mu st be c onn ect ed t o a c o mp ut e r , pl ugg ed in to a st and ar d w a ll ou tle t, and th e Co nfi gur at i on U til ity l oa d ed on th e co mpu te r . C onnecting the Adapters T o us e th e A da pt er s pr op e rl y , one A dap te r mu st be c o nn [...]

6 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 5. I ns ert t h e o th er e n d o f th e Et her ne t ca bl e in t o an Et her ne t po rt o n a r ou te r/ ga t ewa y c on ne cte d to a c omp ut er . N ext, follow the instruc tions in the next section, “Installing the Configuration U tility . ” Installing the Configur ation Utility A ft er c o [...]

7 U sing the C onfigur ation Utility On ce th e A dap t ers ha v e bee n pr op e rl y co nn ec t ed an d ins tal led , th e u se r ca n fu r - th er c on fi gur e th e A dap te r s u si ng t he A cti ont ec H ome Pl ug Co nf ig ura ti o n U ti l ity . Th e U ti lity al so p r ovi d es in f o rm at ion ab ou t th e n et wo rk. T o ac ce ss t he U ti[...]

8 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 Using the Configur ation Utility State Th e “S ta te ” te xt bo x in th e D evi c e tab di spl ay s th e M A C (M ed ia A c c e ss Co ntr ol ) ad dr es s of the A da pt er c o nn ect ed t o th e c om pu te r . Device List Th e Devi c e Li st (t h e l is t bo x a t t he c en te r of t[...]

8 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 9 Chapter 3 Using the Configur ation Utility Exc ellent W he n th e L in k Qu al ity i s “E x ce ll e nt , ” t he ba r gr ap h is sh ad ed gr ee n. Thi s ki nd of ne tw or k co nne cti on r e su lts in hi gh co mm uni c at i on sp ee ds (a t or ne ar 14 Mb ps) be tw ee n t h e d evi c es o n t h[...]

10 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the Configur ation Utility Security Se l ec ti ng Securit y fr om th e r o w o f tab s ne ar th e t op of th e U ti li ty’ s win d o w ge n er - at es th e “ Se curi ty” ta b . Network Passw ord Se c uri ty (5 6 -b it e n crypt io n) i s s et b y d e fa ult wh en a H om e P[...]

10 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the Configur ation Utility Setting up Securit y T o se t up se cu rity o n a H ome Pl ug ne tw or k: 1. En te r th e D evi c e ID o f one of H o me Pl ug A dap te r s o n th e n et wo rk in th e De vic e ID t e xt bo x. 2. Cl ic k A dd . 3. Th e A da pt er ’ s de vic e ID ap pe[...]

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13 T roubleshooting Th is c h ap t er c on ta ins a li st o f pr ob lem s th at ma y be en co unt er ed wh ile us ing th e H om eP lu g E the rnet A da pt er , and te ch ni que s t o s ol v e t h em . N ot e th at th e se te ch - ni que s ma y no t be s uc c ess ful in all ca ses . A lso in cl ud ed i s a li s t o f fr eq u en tl y a sk ed qu est i[...]

14 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Th e P owe r an d Li nk lig ht s ar e on, but I c an ’t ac ces s th e ro ut er/g at ew ay fr om th e c om put er s T ry p l ug ging th e A da pt er s in di f fe re nt p o we r o u tl ets , pr ef era b ly cl ose r t og eth er . s M a k e s ur e a ll A d a pt e r s o n[...]

14 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Can my neighbor receive the Adapter’ s net work signal? I t i s p o s si b le f o r a n e i gh bo r t o r ec ei v e t h e n e tw or k s i g n al . T o p r ev e n t t hi s , c h a n g e t he d ef au l t 5 6 -b it D ES s ec u r i ty e nc ryp ti o n p as s w o r d o n t[...]

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17 Setting Up Sta tic IP A ddr ess T o c omm uni cat e wit h a H om e P l ug Et he rn et A dap te r f r om a c o mp ut er o n t h e n et - w o rk , th e u s er ma y h a ve t o s wit ch th e IP a dd re ss se tti n gs fr om DH CP -en abl ed t o st ati c IP , so t ha t th e c om p ut er an d t he A da pt er ar e on th e sa me su bne t . T o se t up st[...]

18 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A not her me nu a p pe ars . Se le ct Control P anel . 4. W hen th e “C on tr ol P an el” win d o w ap pe ars , do ubl e-c lic k N etwork .[...]

18 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. The “N et w ork ” win d o w ap pea rs . I n t he “The fo llo win g n et wo rk c om pon ent s ar e in sta lle d” li st bo x, lo ca te an d do u bl e-c lic k T CP/IP . 6. The “ T CP /I P P r ope rtie s ” wind o w a p pe ar s. Se le ct IP Addr e[...]

20 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 9. Ent er th e f oll o wing nu mbe rs i n t he “S ub net ma sk ” te xt bo x: 25 5.2 55 .25 5. 0 P re s s t he sp ac e b ar on th e k eyb oar d to ad d the pe ri od s bet wee n th e nu mb er s. 10. Cl ic k OK . Th e T CP/ IP P ro pert ie s win do w di sa[...]

20 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A not her me nu a p pe ars . Se le ct Control P anel . 4. W hen th e “C on tr ol P an el” win d o w ap pe ars , do ubl e-c lic k N etwork .[...]

22 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “N etw or k ” wind o w a p pe ar s. In th e “ Th e fo ll o wing ne tw or k c om po ne nt s ar e in sta lle d” li st bo x, lo ca te an d do u bl e-c lic k T CP/IP . 6. The “ T CP /I P P r ope rtie s ” wind o w a p pe ar s. Cl i ck IP A dd[...]

22 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 9. En te r th e f ol lo w in g nu mbe r s i n t he “S ub net ma s k ” te xt bo x: 25 5.2 55 .25 5. 0 Do no t i nc lu d e t he pe ri od s; th ey ar e au to mat i ca lly en te r ed. 10. Cl ic k OK . Th e T CP/ IP P ro pert ie s win do w di sa ppe a rs . 1[...]

24 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A not her me nu a p pe ars . Se le ct Control P anel . 4. W hen th e “C on tr ol P an el” win d o w ap pe ars , do ubl e-c lic k N etwork and Dial- up Connections .[...]

24 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. I n t h e “N etw or k a nd Di al -up C on nec ti ons ” w in do w , do u bl e-c lic k Local Area Connection . A n um ber ma y be di spl a ye d af t e r t he Lo cal Ar ea C on nec ti on. If th er e is mo r e th an on e Lo ca l A re a Co nne ct ion li s[...]

26 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 7. The “L oc al A re a C onn ect io n P r ope rtie s” win do w ap pe ars . Cl i ck General . 8. In th e “ Co mpo n en ts c hec ke d ar e us ed b y t hi s c on nec ti on ” li st bo x, do ubl e- c li ck I nternet Protocol ( T CP/IP ) . 9. Th e “I nt[...]

26 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 12. En te r th e f ol lo w in g nu mbe r s i n t he “S ub net ma s k ” te xt bo x: 25 5.2 55 .25 5. 0 P re s s t he sp ac e b ar on th e k eyb oar d to ad d the pe ri od s bet wee n th e nu mb er s. 13. Cl ic k OK . Th e “I nt ern et P ro to c ol ( T [...]

28 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. W he n th e “ Co nt ro l P an el ” wind ow ap pea r s, dou bl e- cli ck N etwork Connections . 4. I n t h e “N etw or k C onn ect io ns ” wind o w , dou ble -c li ck Local Area Connection . A n umb e r m a y be di sp la ye d af t e r t he Lo cal [...]

28 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “Lo cal Ar ea C on nec ti on P r o pe rtie s ” wind o w a pp ear s. Sel ect General . 6. I n t h e “Th is c o nn ect io n us es th e fo ll o wing it em s ” lis t bo x, do ub le- cl ic k Inte rne t Prot ocol ( TCP/IP ) . 7. Th e “I nt er ne[...]

30 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 8. I n t h e General ta b , mak e su r e th e c ir cl e ne xt t o “U se t he fo llo win g I P A dd r ess ” is se le cte d. W hen ac ti v e, a bl ac k do t ap pea rs in th e c ir cl e. If th e c i r c le al re ad y c ont ain s a bl ack do t, le a ve it al one . 9. En te r th e f ol lo w in g add[...]

31 # Setting Up F ile and Printer Sh ari n g Th is c h ap t er d e sc ribe s ho w t o s ha re fi les , ha r d dri v es , an d p rint er s ov er th e H om eP lu g n et w ork . F ile Sharing T o sh ar e f i le s, dir ec t o ri es , or ha r d dri ve s on th e H om ePl ug n et wo rk, se le ct th e o pe rati ng s ys te m run nin g on th e c om p ut er ,[...]

32 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 3. Cl ic k Change . 4. W he n th e “ Co m pu te r N am e C han ges ” win do w ap pea rs , en te r a ne w c om pu t e r na me i n t he “ C o mp ut e r n am e ” t e xt bo x. 5. En te r a w o rk gr ou p n am e in th e “ W o rkgr ou p ” te xt[...]

32 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Windo ws 2000 A ft er in sta ll ing an d c on f ig urin g th e A da pt er , W in do ws 2 00 0 au to ma tic all y en ab les fi le s ha ring . The on ly i t em t ha t ne ed s to be al t e r ed is w or kgr oup se tt ing s. A ll th e c omp ut e rs on th [...]

34 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 4. Th e “I de nt ifi c at i on Ch ang es ” wind o w a pp ear s. In th e “ Co mpu te r N am e ” te xt bo x, type a na me di f fe re nt t ha n th e o th er c om put er s on th e net wo rk. 5. I n t h e “ W o rkgr ou p ” te xt b o x, ent er [...]

34 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Windo ws 98, 98SE, and Me 1. Cl ic k Start , se le ct Settings , th e n Control P anel . 2. I n t h e C ont r ol P an el win d o w , do ub le- cl ic k th e Netw ork ic on . Th e N etw ork win do w ap pe ars . 3. I n t h e “ Co nf igu rat io n ” t[...]

36 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 4. Se l ec t Ser v ice , th e n c l ic k Add . The “S el ect N etw or k S ervi c e ” win d o w ap pea rs . 5. H ighl ight File and printer shar ing for Microsoft N etworks , th e n c lic k OK . 6. Th e “Fi le an d P ri nt Sh arin g” win d o w[...]

36 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 7. Cl ic k OK . Th e N etw ork win do w re ap pe ar s. 8. I n t h e N et w ork win d o w , sel ect Ide ntification . The “I de nti fi cat ion ” ta b ap pea r s. 9. I n t h e “ Co mp ut er N am e ” te xt b o x, type a na me d if fer en t th an[...]

38 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 15. A ft er y our c om pu t e r r est arts , W in do ws p r om pt s fo r a us er n am e an d p as s- w o r d. Ent er a us er n a me an d p as sw or d, the n writ e th em o n a sh eet of pap er , as th ey wil l be ne ede d t o ac ce ss t he ne tw or k[...]

38 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Depends on P asswor d - Al lo ws y ou t o set bo th R ead On ly a nd F u ll ac ce ss o n th e sh ar ed fi le or dri v e . The le v el o f ac ce ss wi ll de pen d on th e p as sw or d s en te re d i n t he ap pr op ri at e fi eld . 20. W he n fi ni sh[...]

40 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 4. A “P r ope rtie s ” wind o w a p pe ar s, wit h t he “S hari ng ” tab di sp la ye d. 5. Se l ec t Shared A s or Share this Printer . Th is au to ma tic all y in se rts a de fau lt na me f o r t he pri nt e r s ha re na me . Y ou c an se t a pa ss wo rd fo r the pr in te r at th is ti me [...]

41 Specifications General Model Number HPE 1 00 I (14 M b ps H o meP l ug E th e r n e t A da p t e r ) Standards H om eP lu g 1 .0 IE EE 8 02 .3 10 Bas e T Security 56 -bi t DE S d at a en crypt io n F requency Band 4. 3 MH z - 2 0. 9 MH z Modulation OF DM sym bol mo du lat ion Carrier Modulation DQ PSK , DBP SK , RO BO Acc ess Metho ds CS MA / CA[...]

42 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual LED Indicators P o w er , Li nk En vironmental P ow er E xt ern al, 110 - 24 0v 0 .2 a, 50 - 60 Hz Certifications FC C part 15 , CE Operating T emperatur e 0º C t o 40º C ( 32 ºF t o 10 4º F) Stor age T emperature -2 0ºC to 70 ºC ( -4 ºF t o 15 8º F) Operating Humidity 10 % to 85 % no n- co[...]

43 Glossar y Acc ess Point A d evi ce th at al lo ws wir ele ss c lie nts t o c on ne ct t o o ne an oth er . A n a c c ess po in t ca n al so act as a br id ge b et wee n wir ele ss c lie nts an d a “wir ed ” ne t w o rk , su ch a s an Et he rn et ne tw or k. W ir ele ss c li ent s ca n b e m o ve d an yw he re wit hi n th e c ov er - ag e ar [...]

44 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 45 Appendix b Glossar y Ethernet Network A s ta nda rd wir ed net wo rki ng c o nf igu rati on us in g ca bl es a nd hu bs. F irewall A m et hod pr ev en ti n g u se rs o u ts ide th e net wo rk fr om ac ce ssi ng an d/o r da m ag - in g fi le s or c o mp ut e rs on th e net wo rk. Gatewa y A c en [...]

44 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 45 Appendix b Glossar y PPP oE (Point-T o-Poin t Prot ocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPP oA (Point-T o-Poin t Prot ocol ov er A TM) M et ho ds o f se cur e da ta tr an smi ssi on. Router A c en tra l devi ce th at ma nag es t he da ta tr af fic of y ou r net wo rk. Subnet Mask A s et of fo ur nu mbe rs c on[...]

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47 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pm ent ha s bee n te st ed an d fo un d to c o mp ly wi th th e lim its fo r a Cl ass B di gita l de vic e, pu rsu ant t o P art 1 5 of the FC C R ule s. The se l im its ar e de sign ed t o pr o vi de r ea so na ble pr ot ect io n ag ai nst ha rm ful in te rf er enc e in a r e[...]

48 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 48 Th is d evi c e co mp li es wit h P art 15 of th e F CC R ul es . Ope rat io n is su bje ct t o t he fo l- lo win g tw o co nd it i on s: 1 . Th is d evi c e ma y no t cau se h ar m fu l in t e rf e r enc e 2. Th is d evi c e mu s t ac c e pt an y in t e rf er e nc e r ec ei v ed, inc lu di ng i[...]

49 Li mi te d W arr ant y Har dware : A cti on te c E le ctr oni cs, In c., warr an ts t o th e e nd us er (“ C ust om e r” ) th at th is h ar d wa re pr od uct will be fr ee f r om de f ec ts in w or k ma nsh ip an d ma t eria ls, un de r n or m al us e a nd se r vic e, fo r tw el v e (1 2 ) m on ths fr om th e d at e o f pu r ch as e fr om A [...]

50 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual TH IS A CT IO NTE C E LE CTR ON IC S PR OD UC T M A Y I NC L UDE OR BE BU NDL ED WI TH TH IRD -P AR TY SOF TW AR E, THE US E O F WH ICH IS GO VE RNE D B Y A SE P AR A T E END -US ER LI CE NSE A GRE EME NT . TH IS A CT IO NTE C E LE CTR ON IC S W A RR ANT Y DO ES NO T A PP L Y T O S UC H T HI RD- P [...]

50 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 51 Limited W arran ty NE ITH ER ASS UME S N OR A U TH OR IZE S ANY O THE R P ERS ON T O A SSU ME FO R IT ANY O THE R L IA BIL IT Y IN C ON NEC TI ON WI TH TH E SAL E, INS T ALL A T IO N, MA INT EN ANC E O R U SE OF IT S PR ODU CTS . A CT IO NTE C E L E C T R O N I C S S H A L L N O T B E L I A B L [...]

52 Actiontec HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual Gov er ning L aw : Thi s Li mi te d W arra n ty s ha ll be go v e rn ed b y t he la ws o f th e Sta te of Ca lif orn i a, U .S .A. , e x cl udi ng i ts c on fli cts of la ws an d p rinc ipl es, and ex cl udi n g th e U ni te d N ati ons C on v en tio n on C on trac ts fo r th e In te rn ati o na l [...]