Linksys PLUSB10 manual

Instant PowerLine TM Series Use this guide to install: PLUSB10 ver . 2 User Guide PowerLine USB Adapter[...]

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PowerLine USB Adapter Instant PowerLine TM Series Chapter 7: Using the PowerLine Configuration Utility 16 Overview 16 Accessing the P ow erLine Conf iguration Utility 16 Device 17 Netw ork 18 Security 19 About 20 Appendix A: T roubleshooting 21 Common Problems and Solutions 21 Frequentl y Asked Questions 21 Appendix B: Glossary 22 Appendix C: IP Ad[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 1 Chapter 1: Introduction The P ow erLine USB Adapter lets you turn the existing po werlines in y our home or off ice into a high-speed netw ork. Now y ou don't hav e to drill through the walls, and climb through the attic or cellar to install netw ork cab les, just use the wires that already run through the building! The[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 3 The Adapter’ s LEDs (sho wn in Figure 2-4), w here netw ork acti vity is displa y ed , are located on the Adapter’ s front. Link Gr een. The Link LED will light up when the P o w erLine USB Adapter is po wered on. Activity Gr een. The Acti vity LED will light up when there is po wer- line netw ork traff ic. Collision Or [...]

PowerLine USB Adapter Chapter 4: Using the Setup CD-ROM T o be gin installation of the Po w erLine USB Adapter , you will use the Setup CD-R OM to r un the Installation W izard. 1. Insert the Setup CD-ROM into the computer’ s CD-R OM dri ve. The Setup CD-R OM should run automatically . If it does not, click the Star t button and choose Run . In t[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 4. Enter your User Name and Or ganization on the screen sho wn in Figure 4- 4. Select An yone w ho uses this computer (all users) to install a shor tcut to the P ow erLine Conf iguration Utility on ev er y user’ s desktop. Then click the Ne xt button to continue. 5. The screen in Figure 4-5 will appear ne xt. It will list th[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter Windo ws XP users: W indo ws will notify you that the dri v er has not passed W indows Lo go testing (on the screen sho wn in Figure 4-8). Click the Continue An ywa y button. Click the STOP Installation button if you w ant to stop the installation. 7. Click the Finish button, from the screen sho wn in Figure 4-9, to exit the I[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 11 Instant PowerLine TM Series 8. Y ou will be ask ed to restart your computer (sho wn in Figure 4-10). Click the Ye s button to restart now , or click the No button to restart later . Pr oceed to “Chapter 5: Connecting the USB Adapter . ” 10 Chapter 5: Connecting the PowerLine USB Adapter 1. Insert the end of the USB cabl[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter W indows Millennium will automaticall y detect the presence of the USB Adapter in your computer after y ou hav e completed the hardw are installation and will automatically install the dri ver for y ou. The Windo ws Millennium driv er installation is no w complete. Pr oceed to Chapter 7: Using the P o werLine Configuration Uti[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 15 Instant PowerLine TM Series 1. W indows XP will automaticall y detect the presence of the USB Adapter in your computer after y ou ha ve completed the hardw are installation. Click the radio button next to Install the softw are automaticall y (Recommended) on the screen sho wn in Figure 6-5. Then click the Next button. 14 2.[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 17 Instant PowerLine TM Series 16 3. The De vice screen will appear . Y ou ha ve a choice of four screens: • Device - Select w hich local pow erline device to use w hen connecting your PC to the po werline netw ork. • Netw ork - Disco ver what po w erline devices are on the po werline netw ork. • Security - Set the passw[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 19 Instant PowerLine TM Series 18 The Security screen (F igure 7-5) allo ws you to set the Netw ork Passw ord of the po werline de vice being used by y our PC. All of the po w erline devices on y our po werline netw ork must use the same Netw ork Passw ord. Netw ork P assw ord - This must ha ve betw een 4 and 24 characters. Th[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 21 Instant PowerLine TM Series 20 Appendix A: Troubleshooting This section pro vides possible solutions to prob lems regarding the installation and operation of the P ow erLine USB Adapter . Read the description belo w to solve y our problems. If you can’ t f ind an answ er here, check the Linksys web- site at www .linksys.c[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 23 Instant PowerLine TM Series 22 user is likel y to require the Internet connection at a par ticular location. It’ s espe- cially useful in education and other en vironments where users change fre- quently . Using very shor t leases, DHCP can dynamicall y reconf igure networks in which there are more computers than there ar[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter Netw ork - A system that transmits any combination of v oice, video and/or data betw een users. Netw ork Mask - also known as the “Subnet Mask. ” Plug-and-Pla y - The ability of a computer system to conf igure expansion boards and other devices automaticall y without requiring the user to tur n of f the system during insta[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter A different “plug-and-pla y” standard , FireW ire/IEEE 1394, is designed to sup- port much higher data rates and devices such as video camcorders and digital video disk (digital versatile disk) pla yers. Both standards are e xpected to exist together , ser ving different de vice types. UTP - Unshielded twisted pair is the [...]

PowerLine USB Adapter Appendix D: Specifications Standards: USB Spec . 1.1, HomePlug 1.0 P orts: One USB Port Cabling T ype: Standard USB Cable Speed: Powerline Up to 14Mbps USB Up to 12Mbps LEDs: Activity , Link, Collision Encryption: 56-Bit Data Encryption with Key Management, Network Password to secur e local powerline networking 29 Instant Powe[...]

PowerLine USB Adapter 31 Instant PowerLine TM Series Dimensions: 2.68" x 4.25" x 2.60" (68 mm x 108 mm x 66 mm) Unit Weight: 0.5 lb (0.142 kg) Certifications: FCC Class B , UL Listed, HomePlug 1.0 Operating T emp.: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) Storage T emp. : -4°F to 158°F (-20°C to 70°C) Operating Humidity: 10% to 85% Non-Co[...]

Instant PowerLine TM Series Appendix F: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Suppor t 888-793-4632 RMA Issues 949-271-5461 Fa x 949-265-6655 Email support@linksys.c[...]