Planet Powerline Ethernet Bridge PL-104E manual

P o w erline Communication P o w erline Ethe r net Br i dge – PL-104E USB P o w erline A d a pter - P L-1 0 4U USER ’ S M A NU A L[...]

Cop y right Copyright (C) 2004 P LANE T T echnology Corp. All righ t s reserved. The produc t s and p r ograms described in this User ’ s M anual are licensed produc t s of PLANE T T echnolog y , This User ’ s M anual con t ains proprie t ary in f ormation protected by copyright, and this User ’ s M anual and all accompanying hard w are, so f[...]

I mport a nt S a fety Inst r uct i ons 1. Read these instruct i ons carefull y . 2. Follow all warn i ngs and i nstructions m arked on the product. 3. Unplug this product fro m the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aero s ol cleaners. Use a da m p cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use this product near wate r . 5. This p r oduc[...]

4 T able of Content 1. Introdu c tio n ................................................................................................. . 1 1.1 Po w erline Ethernet Bridge – PL-104 E ............................................... . 1 1.1.1 Feature s .................................................................................. . 2 1.1.2 Pac[...]

1 1. Introduction Po w erline communicati o n is re v olution in home and small o f fice net w orkin g , greatl y simpli f y in g the ta s k o f i nstallin g a hi g h -spee d local area n e t w ork. W i t h PLANET ’ s po w erline communication produ c t s , y ou can uti l i z e e x istin g AC po w er outlet s an d wires to connect y our c omput e[...]

2 1.1.1 Features w HomePlug Po w erline Alliance S pec i f ic a tion 1. 0 c o mpliant w Built-in po w er plu g for b o th po w erline net w ork an d po w er suppl y w Connect s 10/10 0 Eth e r n et n e t w ork t o po w erline Net w or k for se a mless integration w 56-bit d a t a encr y ption to ensure d a t a secur i t y and reliabilit y w Eas y t[...]

3 1.1.3 Hardware Description PL-104E front p anel: LEDs s t atus LED Description COL Blin k in g indicates ther e ex ists collision in po w erli n e net w or k ACT Blin k in g indicates ther e ex ists po w erline net w or k tr af f ic PLC LNK S tead y on indicate s PL- 1 04E has conn e cte d t o a po w erline ne t w or k ETH LNK/ACT S tead y on ind[...]

4 1.2 USB to P o werline N e t work Adap t er – PL- 1 04U The ne w est an d f a s te s t w a y to net w ork y our PCs is t h ro u g h po w erline net w or k i n g , w h ich all o w s y ou to turn the po w erline in y our home int o y our net w ork cable. Th e easiest w a y to i n t e g r a t e an y PC o r la p to p int o suc h a po w erline net w[...]

5 immediatel y , i f possible, r e tain the c a rto n includin g the o ri g inal p a c k i n g mat e rial, and use th e m a g ainst to re p a c k the product in c as e there is a n eed to ret u rn it to u s for re p a i r . 1.2.3 Hardware Description PL-104U fr o nt p anel LEDs s t atus LED Description P W R S tead y on indicate s PL- 1 04U has c o[...]

6 1.2.4 System Re q uirements § Pentium-class 9 0 M H z or h i g her § M inimum 32 M B RAM § USB-read y PC § W i ndo w s 98SE, M E, 2 000 and XP § CD-RO M Dri v e ( f or in st allin g dri v er and En c r y ption Utilit y ) 1.3 Specificati o n Product Po w erline Ethernet Bri d ge Po w erline USB Adapter M od e l PL-104E PL-104U Standards HomeP[...]

7 OS supp o rt An y s y stem th a t p ro v ides an Ethern e t interface W i ndo w s 98SE, 20 0 0, Me and XP Utilit y compatibilit y W i ndo w s 98SE, 20 0 0, Me and XP[...]

8 2. Planning your Powerline Network W i th PLANE T Po w erlin e produ c ts, a net w or k ca n be creat e d using home po w erline. Computers can b e n e twor k ed o v er po w erline usin g a USB Ada p ter or a n Eth e rne t con v erte r . Use PL-10 4 U f or a n USB-enabled comp u ter o r us e PL-104E f or a n Ethernet-enable d comp u te r . Th e P[...]

9 3. Powerline Ethernet Bridge Installation 3.1 Hardware I nstallation 1. Pl u g on e end o f a n U T P cat e g or y 5 cable int o the comp u te r , s w itch or h ub ’ s LAN port. 2. Pl u g the o ther end o f the net w or k cable i n to th e 10/10 0 RJ-4 5 Eth e rnet port s o n PL-104E. 3. Pl u g the P L -104E to the po w er outlet. NO T E: Becau[...]

10 4. Powerline USB Adapter Installation 4.1 Connecting USB to P o werl i ne Ne t work Adapter 1. Pl u g the o ther end o f the USB cable int o th e c o mputer ’ s USB p o rt. 2. Pl u g the USB cabl e into th e USB port o n PL-1 0 4U. 3. Pl u g the P L -104U dir e ctl y into a po w er o u tlet. NO T E: Because PL-1 04 U sends d a t a o v er th e [...]

11 2. W i ndo w s w ill start to search the C D t o f ind th e suitable dri v e r . 3. W i ndo w s ma y a s k y ou t o select the su i table dri v er to in s tall. Please sele c t “ pl_104u.i nf ” f o r W i ndo w s 2000 an d X P , “ 104u_98.i nf ” for W i ndo w s 98SE and M e. Clic k “ Ne xt ” t o co n tinue. NOT E : W i ndo w s 2000 a [...]

12 4. W i ndo w s w ill tell y ou w hen it has f inished installin g the ne w dri v e r . Clic k th e F inish button. 5. If W i ndo w s a s k y ou t o r e start th e s y stem, pleas e clic k the Y es butto n t o r e start y our comp u te r , o r cli c k t h e No butto n t o re s t a rt late r .[...]

13 5. Powerline Configur a tion Utility 5.1 Install the Powerline Configuration Utili t y The in s tallation proced u re f or the Po w erline Confi g ur a tion utilit y will v a r y dependin g on w hich operating s y st e m y ou ar e usi n g o n y our comp u te r . Th e f ollo w in g proced u r e is f or in s tallation under W i ndo w s X P . In s [...]

14 2. T he Net w ork tab shows all Po w erline de v ices present on y our net w ork. Click Scan P o w erline Ne t w ork to update Po w erline net w ork.[...]

15 3. T he Secu r ity tab s ho w s the default net w ork p ass w ord is HomePlug . Ente r y our o w n pri v ate net w ork pass w ord i f needed and click Set L o cal .[...]

16 4. T he A d vanced tab al l o w s y ou to add other remote de v ice p ass w ord. Y ou don ’ t need this p ass w ord unless other de v ices set d if ferent net w ork pass w ord w ith y ours. Each de v ice p ass w ord is di f ferent and listed on the bottom c ase l abel s tu c k on each Po w erline Adapte r . Enter the de v i c e pass w ord (The[...]

17 5. Click OK to close the Utilit y program.[...]

18 6. Troubleshooting w W h y oth e r Po w erline Adapter s aren ’ t listed on the net w or k o f m y Co n f i guration Utilit y ? A: M a k e sur e oth e r de v ices ar e w or k ing prop e rl y and c orr e ctl y installed. Please also che c k i f e v er y de v ice uses th e s a me n e t w or k pa ss w ord. T r y to s e t e a c h de v ic e with th[...]

19 PL-104E/U o p er a te s in a d if f e rent fr e q uenc y b a nd th a n po w erline co n trol an d co-e x ists w ith technol o g i es suc h as X-10, CEBus and LON w or k s. w Ho w do the P L -104E/U de v ices handle si g na l interferenc e bet w een t w o adjacent homes? Ho w is ea v esdroppin g p re v ented? A: PL-104E/U 5 6 -bit D E S securit y[...]