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7HP120 User Manual

Figure 1 PLC Network Architecture

1.3 System

Requirements

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Operating system: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP 32/64 bit and Vista

32/64bit

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CPU: Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2.0GHz recommended

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RAM: At least 128MB

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Screen resolution: Any resolution

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Free disk space: At least 20MB

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Network interface: At least one Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) network card, and

a Ethernet Cord

1.4 Packing

List

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2 x 7HP120

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1 x CD ROM

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1 x Quick Installation Guide

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2 x RJ45 Ethernet cable

Summary of Contents for 7HP120

Page 1: ...7HP120 User Manual V1 0 ...

Page 2: ... How to Install the Utility 7 5 How to Use the Utility 15 5 1 Main Tab 15 5 2 Privacy Tab 19 5 3 Diagnostics Tab 21 5 4 About Tab 23 6 Forming a HomePlug AV logical network 25 6 1 Using the Security Reset Pushbutton 25 6 2 Using the Utility 26 7 Joining a Network 28 7 1 Using the Security Reset Pushbutton 28 7 2 Using the Utility 29 8 How to Improve the Transmission Capacity 30 Appendix A Specific...

Page 3: ...f both residential at home and commercial offices apartments hotels warehouses network applications 1 1 Product Features Without new wiring every power socket becomes a connection node in the household Plug and play to your routers computers and other network devices Provides power save mode In the power save mode the output consumption of the device is less than 0 5W The physical data rate is up ...

Page 4: ...64bit CPU Intel Pentium III or better clock rate faster than 2 0GHz recommended RAM At least 128MB Screen resolution Any resolution Free disk space At least 20MB Network interface At least one Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps network card and a Ethernet Cord 1 4 Packing List 2 x 7HP120 1 x CD ROM 1 x Quick Installation Guide 2 x RJ45 Ethernet cable 2 ...

Page 5: ... between the device and the AC power source Only a qualified technician should service this product Opening or removing covers may result in exposure to dangerous voltage points or other risks Do not plug the device into a power strip or surge protector because these devices may consist of filter and impair signal Avoid plugging the device right next to noisy sources such as cell phone charger Hal...

Page 6: ...Buttons The following figure shows the adapter s buttons Figure 2 Side Panel of the Device Security Reset Set the status of the device members or restore the factory default settings Pressing and holding the Security Reset button for less than 3 seconds makes the adapter a member of the existing AVLN Pressing and holding the Button for between 10 seconds and 15 seconds makes the adapter restore th...

Page 7: ...ED Color Behavior Description Green On System runs normally Green Blinking System is resetting System is in the process of password synchronization Power Off The PLC adapter is powered off On Ethernet connection has established Green Blinking Data is being transmitted Ethernet Off No Ethernet connection Green On The PLC adapter has connected to the powerline network Data Off The PLC adapter does n...

Page 8: ...7HP120 User Manual 6 powerline network Note When data is being transmitted the Data indicator keeps on but does not blink ...

Page 9: ...tility installed please uninstall it and restart your computer Follow the steps below to install the utility No password or CD Key is needed Step 1 Please insert the utility CD into the computer s CD ROM drive Select the PLC Utility Installation folder and then double click the WinPcap_4_1_2 exe The page for installing the utility software is displayed Step 2 Click Next to display the following pa...

Page 10: ...7HP120 User Manual 8 Step 3 Select I Agree and click Next to display the following page ...

Page 11: ... Install to display the following page Then click Finish to complete the installation Step 5 Select the PLC Utility Installation folder again and then double click the setup exe The page for installing the utility software is displayed ...

Page 12: ...7HP120 User Manual 10 Figure 4 Open the Setup Wizard Step 6 Click Next to display the following page ...

Page 13: ...7HP120 User Manual 11 Figure 5 License Agreement Step 7 Select I Agree and click Next to display the following page ...

Page 14: ...7HP120 User Manual 12 Figure 6 Selecting the Folder Step 8 Click Browse to select the installation folder and then click Next to continue ...

Page 15: ...7HP120 User Manual 13 Figure 7 Confirm Installation Step 9 Click Next to display the following page ...

Page 16: ...7HP120 User Manual 14 Figure 8 Completing the Installation Step 10 Click Close to finish the installation ...

Page 17: ...evices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running The top panel shows the local HomePlugAV devices connected to the network interface card NIC of the computer Click Connect The utility automatically scans the powerline periodically for other HomePlugAV devices connected to it If no local HomePlugAV device is discovered the status bar displays NO HOMEPLUG ADAPTERS DETECTED ...

Page 18: ...isplayed above the remote device panel Network type Public or Private depends on the network status of the local device Autoscan shows whether the autoscan function is on The following information is displayed for all the devices that appear in the lower panel Device Name This column shows the default device name which may be modified To change the name click Rename or click the name and edit it i...

Page 19: ... the device in the lower panel Step 2 Click Enter Password A dialog box appears showing the device name and password Figure 11 Figure 11 Setting the Device Password Step 3 Click OK to verify the password The password field accepts the device password in any case formats with or without dash A confirmation box appears if the password is entered correctly If a device is not found a message appears p...

Page 20: ...e is not found a message appears providing suggestions to solve the common problems Figure 12 Adding the Remote Device Note The device must be in the powerline plugged in so that you can confirm the password and add the device to the network If the device is not located a warning message appears Scan This button is used to perform an immediate search for HomePlugAV devices connected to the powerli...

Page 21: ... Privacy Tab All HomePlugAV devices are loaded using a default logical network network name which is normally HomePlugAV In the Privacy screen you can modify a private network by changing the network names and the passwords of the devices You can always reset to the HomePlugAV network Public by entering HomePlugAV as the network name or by clicking on the Use Default button Note ...

Page 22: ...y making the local devices not to communicate to the devices which are in the old logical network Click Set Local Device Only the devices previously set up with the same logical network same network name appears in the device list Set All Devices This button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear in the main panel If these devices whose passwords have been entered for the...

Page 23: ...municate through HomePlug on the powerline network It includes the following Operating system platform version Host network name User name MAC address of all NICs Network interface card connected to the host Identify versions of all driver DLLs and libraries used NDIS and optionally HomePlug chipset manufacturer name Turbo Only devices MAC firmware version Turbo Only devices MAC addresses of all d...

Page 24: ... listed Devices that are active on the current logical network show a transfer rate in the rate column Devices on other networks or devices that no longer exist are shown with a in the rate column The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics screen Device alias name MAC address Password Device last known rate Device last known network name HomePlug chipset manufacturer...

Page 25: ...o delete the devices which are no longer part of the network A dialog window pops up with a confirmation message if the user wants to delete a device whose password has been entered 5 4 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides a html link to a website such as http www qua qualcomm com Clicking the web address you can visit the web site Figure 15 About Tab Preferences ...

Page 26: ...7HP120 User Manual 24 The lower part of the panel displays options for turning the autoscan function on or off ...

Page 27: ...ogical network Figure 16 Forming a HomePlug AV logical network Do as follows to form a logical network using the Security Reset button Step 1 Press the Security Reset button on Device A for less than 3 seconds Step 2 Press the Security Reset button on Device B for less than 3 seconds The button on B must be pressed within 2 minutes Step 3 Wait for connection to complete The Power indicator on both...

Page 28: ...ers can only use the Utility to form a logical network Do as follows to form a logical network using the Utility Step 1 Connect Device A to the network card of a PC Step 2 Open the Utility The Main tab page displays information about Device A after connection succeeds Figure 17 Local device on your computer Step 3 Click the Privacy tab page Enter a name in the Private Network Name field Figure 18 ...

Page 29: ...ting succeeds Now Device A has been removed from its logical network Figure 19 Network name setting success Step 5 Repeat the procedures above to configure Device B Configure Device B with the same Private Network Name as Device A After the operation succeeds Devices A and B form a new logical network ...

Page 30: ...ted in any networks attempts to join Network N Any devices on Network N can become the adder Figure 20 Joining a network Do as follows to add Device C to Network N using the Security Reset button Step 1 Press the Security Reset button on Device A or Device B for less than 3 seconds making it the adder Step 2 Within 2 minutes press the Security Reset button Device C the joiner for less than 3 secon...

Page 31: ...e Privacy tab page Enter a name in the Private Network Name field See Figure 18 Step 4 Click Set Local Device Only When the page as shown in Figure 19 is displayed the setting succeeds Now Device C has been removed from its logical network Step 5 Press the pushbutton on Device A or B for less than 3 seconds making it the adder Step 6 Within 2 minutes press the pushbutton on Device C the joiner for...

Page 32: ...ortant to use the PLC product complying with the following correct rules because it can significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network For the PLC device without female socket it is recommended to plug the device directly into a wall socket not to power stripe ...

Page 33: ...ion Band 2 68MHz Modulation Schemes Supports OFDM 4096 1024 256 64 16 8 QAM QPSK BPSK and ROBO Encryption 128 AES LED s Power Ethernet Data Push Button Reset Restore the factory default settings Security Set the network password automatically Consumption 3W Operating Temperature 0ºC to 40ºC Storage Temperature 20ºC to 70ºC Operating Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Storage Humidity 5 to 95 non con...

Page 34: ...7HP120 User Manual 32 Certifications CE UL FCC Part 15 Class B Green Standard RoHS Physical Dimension L W H 80mm 43mm 37mm Weight 85g ...

Page 35: ...lision Avoidance DAK Device Access Key DM Device Manager IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol NEK Network Encryption Key NID Network ID Identification NMK Network Membership Key PLC Powerline Communication PIB Parameter Information Block STA Station a STA in the network with a connection to the powerline and being able to source or sink traffic TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TEI Terminal Eq...

Page 36: ...default CAP 3 sets the channel access priority for IGMP frames these are the group management frames not the stream data Unicast default CAP 1 sets the default channel access priority for unicast frames not matching any other classification or mapping IGMP managed Multicast Stream Fixed to CAP 2 sets the default channel access priority for stream data belonging to a snooped IGMP multicast group Mu...

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