AVM Fritz! Powerline 500E manual

© AV M GmbH · Alt-Moabit 95 · 10559 Berlin · T elefon 030 39976-0 · info@avm.de www.avm.de Installation and Operation 411298001 FRITZ!Powerline 500E Inst alla tion and O p eratio n[...]

2 T able of C ontents Symbols and Highlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 FRITZ !Powerline 500E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Before Y ou Connect the FRITZ!Power line . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.1 Pack age C ontents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 6 The AV M FRITZ !Powerline Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7 Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 8 Pow er-sa ving Feat ures of FRITZ!Po werline 500E . . . . . . 23 9 Optimizing Tr ansmission C apac it y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 10 FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 Symb ol s a n d Hi ghl i g ht in g Symb ols and emphas ized text are used to mark certain inform ation in this m anual. Sym bo ls High light ing This symbol marks useful h ints and tips. This sym bol indicates important instructions that mu st be observed to a void malfunctions. Highlighting Example Quotation marks des ignate elements in the user[...]

FRITZ!Po werline 500E 5 1 FRITZ!Powerline 500E FRI TZ!Pow erline 500E allows data to b e tran smitt ed over the ele ctrica l wiring in your home. Wit h FRITZ! Powe rline 50 0E y ou c onnect net work devic es lik e co mput - ers, game consoles and tel evisions via electrical wiring in what is known a s a powerline netw ork. The powe rline network c [...]

6 Before Y ou Connect the FRITZ!P owerline 2 Before Y ou Connect the FRITZ!Powerline • Check the contents of your F RITZ!Powerline 5 00E package. • Read the securit y instructions before connecting FRITZ!Powerline 500E. 2.1 Package C ontents • two FRI TZ!P ower line 500E • two ne twork cables • print ed produc t inform ation 2.2 Security [...]

LEDs, Buttons and Network P ort 7 2.3 LEDs, Butto ns and Netwo rk Port LEDs FRITZ!Pow erline 5 00E has three LEDs t hat display the operat- ing status: LED C ondition Meaning on FRITZ!Powerline h as electrical power flashing FRITZ !Powerlin e is resta rt ing o r confi- guring security settings fla shing (e very 15 second s) FRITZ!Powerline is on st[...]

8 LEDs, Buttons and Network P ort Butt on FRITZ !Powe rline 50 0E has two bu ttons: LAN Port FRITZ !Po werline 500E h as a n etwork port (LAN port) f or co m- puters a nd othe r networ k devices . Th is po r t is a gi ga bi t E th e rn e t p o r t. Button Function “Reset” Button Restores the f actory settings to FRITZ!Pow erline. “Security”[...]

Co nnecting the FRITZ!Powerline 9 3 C onnecting th e FRITZ!P ow erline With FRITZ! Powe rline 50 0E Set y o u can s et up a p owe rli ne n etwo rk and expand it with further adapters. 3.1 C onnecting FRITZ!Powerline 500E Set 1. Insert the first FRITZ!Powerlin e adapter in an outlet near you r FR IT Z! Box. 2. Connect your FRIT Z!B ox to the FRIT Z![...]

10 Expand ing a F RITZ !Powerl ine Ne twork Now you can use t he In ternet connect ion of t he FRIT Z!Box on the ne twor k device. 3.2 Ex pand ing a FRIT Z!Po werli ne Netwo rk An existing FR ITZ!Powerl ine powe rline net work can be ex- panded with additional FRITZ!Powerline adapters. 1. Inse rt the new FRITZ!P owe rlin e in an el ect rical outle [...]

Conn ecting Powerline Adapters from Other Manuf acturers 11 3.3 C onnecting Pow erline Adapters f rom Other Manuf acturer s In a FRITZ!Powerline network you can also integrate powerline adapters from othe r manufacturers. The prerequisite for th is is that they are powerl ine dev ice s of the 500 and 20 0-Mbit /s ca te go r y . 1. Plug the powerlin[...]

12 Security in the Powerline Network 4 Security in the Powerline Network FRIT Z!Powerlin e 500E is delivere d with a p reset ind ividual n etwork passwo rd. This prote cts conne cti ons with in th e FR ITZ !Powe rlin e fro m the outset. The ne twork passwo rd wi thin a po wer line net work has tw o fun ctio ns: • The n etwork pas sw ord i s the c[...]

Ch anging the Network Pas sword 13 Changing the Netw ork Password by Button Plug all FRITZ!Powerline adapters in a ny outlet in your home. For this operation it make s sense to plug all adapters that are supposed to receive the new net work password nex t to each othe r in a m ulti-o utlet strip. 1. Plug t he fir st tw o adap ters into th e so cket[...]

14 Ch anging the Network Pas sword Changing the Ne twork Password i n the AVM FRITZ!Powerl ine Program 1. Plug b oth FRITZ !Powerl ine adap ter int o ou tlets i n your home. 2. Use a network cable to connect o ne FRITZ! Powerline adapter to a c omputer on which the AVM FRITZ!Pow er- line prog ram is installed. 3. Rest art the A VM FRITZ!P owerli ne[...]

Ch anging the Network Pas sword 15 9. If there are more than two adapters in your network, then the ada pte rs that still have t he old netw ork pass word will no longer be vis ible in t he AV M FRI TZ!Powerline pro- gram. In order to ch ange their password s as well, pro- ceed as fol lows for each individual adapter: C onnect the adapt er with th [...]

16 Applic ation Ex amples 5A p p l i c a t i o n E x a m p l e s The ne twork d evices connected in a network can exchange data among each other and share network resour ces. C o mputers exc hange data, and share an Internet connection or a p rinter . The stereo syst em has ac ces s to the c ent ral mus ic col lection , and the T V play s back vid-[...]

Networking Computers 17 connect ion is not lim ited by structura l comp onen ts like rein force d concre te or clay plaster, del ivers high transmiss ion speeds and can be s et up easily and economically. 5.2 Networking C omputers C ompu ters connected with each other i n a network can ex- change data among each ot her and share hard dri ves or pri[...]

18 Game C onsoles on the Internet C o nnection or in the Home Network 5.3 Game C onsoles on the Internet C onnection or in the Home Netw ork With FRITZ!P owerline 500E yo u can integr ate your game c on- sole in to yo ur netwo rk. If the network i s co nnected t o the In- ternet, you can play against users all ov er the world and download g ame add[...]

TV s and Stereo Systems in the Network 19 5.4 TV s a nd Ster eo Systems i n the Ne twork With FRIT Z!Powerlin e 500E you can in tegrate your TV and your stereo system into your ne twork. When the net work is con- nected with th e Intern et, the TV can use servi ces lik e video on demand, IP TV or ser vices av ailable in the Inte rnet like Y ou - T [...]

20 The A VM FRITZ !Powerline Program 6T h e A V M F R I T Z ! P o w e r l i n e P r o g r a m For FRITZ!Powerline there is the A VM FRITZ!Powerline progr am, a user inter face for the FRITZ!Powe rline netw ork. The p rogram offers you an overview of the FR ITZ!Powerl ine adapters used i n the ne twork and the adapters from other manufactur ers. An [...]

The A VM FRITZ !Powerline Program 21 • Dis pl ay of the in div idua l devic e pr ofile f or eac h adap ter • Factory set tings can be restored to each adapter • Firmware update s of visible FRITZ!Powerline adapter When you use FRITZ!Po werline in a FRIT Z!Box home net work, the FRITZ!Box user interfac e gives y ou additional information abou [...]

22 Factory Settings 7 Fact ory Settings The adapt ers from the FRI TZ!Powerline Set are del ivered with preset values for th e adapter name, L ED control, power-saving function (green mode) and n etwork pa ssword settings. These fou r settings can be changed as nee ded. T here are two ways to restore the factor y set- tings l ater . Restoring Facto[...]

Power -sav ing Feat ures of FRITZ!Pow erline 500E 23 8 Power-s aving Features of FRITZ!Powerline 5 00E FRITZ!Powerline is equipped with modern power-saving fe atures and adjusts its energy consumption to the given state of operation. Maximum Power C onsumption • in normal operation: less than 4 W • in standby: less than 1 W Standb y Mode FRITZ![...]

24 Op tim izi ng Tra nsmi ssio n Ca pacit y 9 Optim iz ing T ransmi ssi on C apac ity The power mains and the instal led wiring are not designed for fa st da- ta t ransmi ss ion. Howe ver, if you f ollow the tips in this c hapter , wi th FRIT Z!Powerline you can use the po wer outlet as a fast data por t. Findi ng t he Ideal Power Ou tlet The power[...]

FAQs 25 10 FA Qs This section presents answers to questions that may ari se about pow- erline adapters and powerline networks. 10.1 Multipl e Powerl ine Network s in Onc e Cir cuit Can multiple powerli ne net works exist in a single circuit ? Multip le FRITZ!P owerline network s can e xis t with in one c ircuit. A powerline network consist s of mul[...]

26 Electricity Meter, F use Box, GFC I Ground Fau lt Circuit Interrupter 10.3 Electric ity Met er, Fuse Bo x, GF CI Gro und Fa ult C ircuit Int erru pter Can a powerli ne connec tion extend over an ele ctricity me ter, fuse box or GFCI? The signal o f powerlin e adapt ers can be received e ven on th e othe r side of a n ele ctricity mete r, fuse bo[...]

Kinds of Device s on the Powerline Adapter 27 10.5 Kinds of Devic es on the Po werli ne Adapter What kinds of de vices can b e conn ecte d to po wer line? All network d evices that comply wit h the Ethe rnet IEEE 802.3 standard c an be connected to the adapters. The ne twork de vices in th e computer fie ld includ e, for in- stanc e, network cards,[...]

28 Powerline: T echn ical Back ground 11 Powe rline : T ech nical Background Powerline is a n etwork te chnology t hat uses existing elec trical w ires for da ta transm ission . The data signals ar e modu lated onto the p ower line s. Dat a T rans mis sion through Mo dula tion (OFD M) Pow er li ne us es OF DM (O r th og ona l freq u en cy di visi o[...]

Electromagnetic Interferenc e 29 12 E lectromagne tic Inter ference There are norm s that limit t he emission of hig h-frequency i n- terferen ce for all electronic devices. For F RITZ!Powerline t he norm EN 55022 (I nformation te chnology e quipmen t - Radio dist urbance char acteristics - Limits and methods of mea sure- ment) appl ies. FRITZ! Pow[...]

30 Comp arison with other Network T echnologies 13 C ompari son with other Network T echnologi es powerli ne is su itable for building small to med ium-sized n etworks, lik e priv ate home netw orks, netw orks in off ices, pr actice s, hotels, schools and simila r institu tions. For thi s siz e of network the WLAN ra- dio t echnolo gy or Ethe rnet [...]

Comp arison with other Network T echnologies 31 Range Powerline up to several hundred meters WLAN not specified, becau se rates depend so strongly on structura l conditions Eth erne t up to 100 mete rs FRITZ!Powerline 500E-e.fm Seite 31 Dienstag, 28. August 2012 6:41 18[...]

32 T echnical Specifications 14 T echnical Specifications • Up to several hundred meters range on the power line • Gigabit LAN P ort • Encrypti on: AES 12 8 Bit (ex works) • Transmissi on rate: up to 5 00 Mbi t/s. Th is is a gross val- ue; the at tainab le user data rate is lower. The power lines and amb ient conditio ns can also lower the [...]

Cust omer Service 33 15 Customer Ser vice Be it prod uct documentatio n, frequently ask ed qu estions, tips or sup- port: this chapter presents information on all important ser vic e top- ics. 15.1 In formation in the Inter net On its w eb site AVM presents comprehensive informati on on your AVM p ro du ct . A VM Knowledg e Ba se W e would like to [...]

34 Support from the Suppor t T eam Support by E-mail Y ou can send us an English-language e-mail request at any time using the “S ervice” area of o ur web site. The “Se rvice” area can be reac hed at: www .avm. de/en/se rvice 1. Sele ct the p roduct grou p and y ou r produ ct for which you need suppor t from t he “Suppor t” area. Y ou w[...]

Manufac turer’ s Warranty 35 15.3 Manufact urer’s W arranty Withi n the warr anty period, w e will remove de fects to the pro duct which are demo nst rab ly due to faul ts in m ateria ls or manufacturi ng. Our warranty does not cover defects which oc- cur due to incorrect inst allation, improper use, non-obser- vanc e of instructions in the use[...]

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37 Decla ration of CE C onformit y The manuf acturer AVM G mb H Alt-Mo abit 95 D 10559 Berlin herewith declares th at the product FRITZ!Powerline 500E Powerline adapter comp lies with th e foll owing dire ctive s: 2004/108/E C EMC Directive: Electromagnetic C ompatibil ity 2006/95/EC Low V o ltage Dire ctive: Elect rical equipmen t designed for use[...]

38 Dis pos al Inf ormat ion In acc ordance with European regulat ions an d the W aste Elec- trical and Ele ctronic Equi pment D irective (WEEE ), the FRITZ!Pow erlin e 500E , as well as all devices an d ele ctronic c omponen ts co ntai ned in the pa ck age, m ay not be dispo sed with h ouse hol d waste . Please b ring FRITZ !Powerl ine 5 00E to a c[...]

39 Index A appli cation exam ples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 game consoles on the In ternet connec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Internet connection for all network devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 netwo rkin g mu ltiple co mput ers. . . 17 TV s in the net work . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 B buttons . . . . . .[...]

40 S securit y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Securit y button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 securit y instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 stereo system s in th e network . . . . . . . 19 suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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