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PA200AV(b) 

 

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor

 

 

User Manual

 

 

 

Single Pack or Twin Pack 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet Powerline Adaptor

 

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Summary of Contents for PA200AV

Page 1: ...PA200AV b Ethernet Powerline Adaptor User Manual Single Pack or Twin Pack Ethernet Powerline Adaptor i ...

Page 2: ...ruct this product ventilation slots as insufficient airflow may harm this product 7 Do Not put anything on this product 8 Plug directly into wall socket 100Vac 240Vac Do Not use an extension cord between this product and the AC power source 9 When plugging this product into wall socket make sure that electrical socket are not damaged and no leakage for gas or water pipes to begin with 10 Place the...

Page 3: ...nication Commission warns the user that changes or modifications to the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Ethernet Powerline Adaptor iii ...

Page 4: ...tion Internet 8 Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility 9 Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility 13 4 1 Main 14 4 1 1 Rename 16 4 1 2 Enter Password 17 4 1 3 Add Device 18 4 2 QOS 19 4 3 Privacy 21 4 4 Diagnostics 23 4 5 About 25 Advance Feature How to Use the Push buttons 26 Pair Secure with 128 bits AES 26 Set Up a Powerline AV Network with the Pair button 26 Pair Button Behavior 27 Reset 27 App...

Page 5: ... the existing household power circuit With data rates of 200Mbps full multimedia application can easily be supported throughout the whole house in addition to Internet access This Ethernet Powerline Adaptor uses the existing power lines installed in a home as a path to transmit digital data voice audio and video between devices To ensure data communication s security and multimedia applications th...

Page 6: ...p to 200m over household power supply grid y Support two Push Button Pair and Reset y RoHS Lead Free compliant System Requirement y At least two AC 100V 240V power outlets with standard home power wiring y A computer with the following Operating System with TCP IP installed Pentium III compatible processor and above Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP IP protocol 64 MB RAM or more 50 MB of free d...

Page 7: ...ontains the following items One Ethernet Powerline Adaptor or Two for Twin pack One CAT 5 Ethernet LAN Cable or Two for Twin pack One Quick Start Guide One CD ROM Utility Manual Quick Setup Guide Acrobat Reader If any of the above items are damaged or missing please contact your dealer immediately ...

Page 8: ... network to any other electrical outlet in any rooms of your house Take notes that this Ethernet Powerline Adaptor works in pairs You need to plug one Ethernet Powerline Adaptor into a power outlet for each computer Connect to the computer LAN card you want to connect Network access you will also need another Ethernet Powerline Adaptor connected to your Cable xDSL broadband Ethernet port in order ...

Page 9: ...receiving data ON The Ethernet Powerline Adaptor is power on Power OFF The Ethernet Powerline Adaptor is not receiving power ON The Ethernet port is on and ready to receiving transmitting data OFF The Ethernet port is not connected or not power on Ethernet Blinking The Ethernet port is receiving transmitting data OFF Did not detect any HomePlug 1 0 device on the same powerline network HP 1 0 DET B...

Page 10: ...l interfaces on this Ethernet Powerline Adaptor Interface Description Ethernet One 10 100Mbps Ethernet port connected to PC LAN card or broadband device Power Plug Power Plug connected to any 100V 240V AC power socket Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 6 ...

Page 11: ...or to your computer 1 Power off your PC or Notebook 2 Connect the provided Ethernet RJ 45 cable to the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor s Ethernet port 3 Connect the other end of the Ethernet RJ 45 cable to you computer s LAN port 4 Plug the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor into a wall socket next to the computer 5 Turn on your computer 6 Check and confirm that the Power and Ethernet LEDs on the Ethernet Powe...

Page 12: ...werline Adaptor s Ethernet port 3 Connect the other end of the Ethernet RJ 45 cable to an available Ethernet port of your ADSL broadband Router 4 Plug the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor into a wall socket next to the computer 5 Turn on your computer 6 Check and confirm that the Power Powerline and Ethernet LEDs on the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor are ON The hardware connection mechanism is shown below R...

Page 13: ...ties are installed uninstall them and restart your personal computer before installing this provided software Follow the following procedures to properly installing the provided Management Utility Step 1 Power on your computer and insert the provided CD into the CD ROM drive the following screen will pop up automatically Click on Management Utility to install the Management Utility Ethernet Powerl...

Page 14: ...Step 2 The program installation process will carry out and copy all the necessary files to your system Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 10 ...

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Page 16: ...Step 3 After the installation a shortcut to the Power Packet Utility application icon is provided on the windows desktop Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 12 ...

Page 17: ...guration Utility enables the users to identify powerline devices on the powerline network measures data rate performance ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure powerline networks Double click on the Power Packet Utility from your windows desktop the following screen display This Management Utility consists of a set of five property sheets viz Main QOS Privacy Diagn...

Page 18: ...Ethernet Powerline Adaptor The status message will be shown above the Connect button indicates that your PC is connected to the same device Once the chosen Ethernet Powerline Adaptor is properly connected this Management Utility will automatically scan the power line periodically for any other existing powerline devices x Powerline Devices detected This display all the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor f...

Page 19: ... password Initially left blank To set the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor password Which is required when creating a private network click and select the device shown in the lower panel and click on the Enter Password button Follow the pop up dialog box to complete your password setting Add Click this button to add a remote Ethernet Powerline Adaptor to your network that is not on the lower panel displ...

Page 20: ... you to change the name of the listed Ethernet Powerline Adaptor Click and select the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor you wish to change from the list then click on the Rename tab and editing in place to change the name Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 16 ...

Page 21: ...ord tab the following screen display Enter your Password Take note to the password format and click OK after setup Note The Ethernet Powerline Adaptor device must be present on the power line plugged in in order for the password to be confirmed and added to the network If the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor device could not be located a warning message will be shown Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 17 ...

Page 22: ...oted that the Ethernet Powerline Adaptor must be present on the power grid in order to activate the set password and added to the local network Enter your Device Name and Password Take note to the password format and click OK after setup The following screen display after the naming and password setting process which is also the Diagnostics configuration homepage Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 18 ...

Page 23: ...rnet tags must be mapped to the 4 levels of CAP priority where CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is the lowest CAP 3 priority might be used for voice and network management frames CAP 2 is used for streaming video and must while CAP 1 can CAP 0 are used for data Mapping VLAN tags or TOS bits to CAP levels is easily done using the VLAM Priority Mapping function on the QoS tab window The Prior...

Page 24: ...Unicast default CAP 1 sets the default channel access priority for unicast frames not matching any other classification or mapping z IGMP managed Multicast Stream Fixed to CAP 2 sets the default channel access priority for stream data belonging to a snooped IGMP multicast group z Multicast Broadcast sets the default CAP for multicast frames not in a snooped group and for broadcast frames After mak...

Page 25: ...he Ethernet Powerline Adaptor that is currently connected to this computer into a private network Reset the private network to universal public network by clicking on the Use Default Public Network or entering editing HomePlug under column of Private Network Name is always available Note that every Ethernet Powerline Adaptor on your home network MUST have the same Network Password for connectivity...

Page 26: ...were in the old logical network Devices previously set up with the same logical network same network name will appear in the device list afterward selecting this option Set All Devices The Set All Devices button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Main configuration homepage whose Device s Password had been entered for the same logical network A dialog window wi...

Page 27: ... a technical support conference The Upper Panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the host computer which were used to communicate over Ethernet Powerline Adaptor on the Powerline network It may include 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 ...

Page 28: ... shown with a in the Rate column The following remote Ethernet Powerline Adaptor devices information is available from the diagnostics screen Device Alias Name Device MAC Address Device Password Device Last known rate Device Last Known Network name Date device last seen on the network The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later use or can be printed for reference fo...

Page 29: ...ersion AutoScan When enabled Place a check the Management Utility will automatically scan for Ethernet Powerline Adaptor devices on the local network every few seconds and updated the scanning information on the Main configuration homepage Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 25 ...

Page 30: ...you can use the Pair button on only two devices at a time Create a Powerline network using the Pair button Step 1 Place Powerline adaptor A close to another Powerline adaptor B Step 2 Press the Pair button of Powerline adaptor A for 10 seconds the Power LED will start blinking Step 3 Press the Pair button of Powerline adaptor B for 10 seconds the Power LED will start blinking Step 4 Press the Pair...

Page 31: ...table summarizes the actions that occur when the Pair button is pressed for specific time Pair button Action Status Power LED Light Behavior less than 3 seconds The adaptor joins a network It shares the same network name as other adaptors on the Powerline network The Power LED turns on if your adaptor is connected to another Powerline adaptor or a Powerline network more than 10 seconds The adaptor...

Page 32: ... Ethernet cable RJ 45 is properly connected to the computer LAN card or to you Cable xDSL Ethernet port 3 Make sure your computer LAN card is properly installed and configured 4 Make sure your Cable xDSL broadband access is working and configured correctly 5 Contact your local dealer for technical support if the Ethernet LED still failed to lights up after the above procedures 3 Powerline LED does...

Page 33: ... in any form or by any means mechanical magnetic electronic optical photocopying manual or otherwise without the prior written permission Trademarks All products company brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies They are used for identification purpose only Specifications are subject to be changed without prior notice Ethernet Powerline Adaptor 29 ...

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