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NHP5010 User Manual 

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Summary of Contents for NHP5010

Page 1: ...NHP5010 500Mbps Powerline AV Wireless N AP Router User Manual V1 0...

Page 2: ...Transmission Performance of Network 8 4 Configuring the LAN PC 9 5 Web Configuration 14 5 1 Logging In to the PLC Wireless Router 14 5 2 Setup 15 5 2 1 Wizard 15 5 2 2 Internet Setup 33 5 2 3 Wireless...

Page 3: ...rmation 109 5 5 2 LAN Client 110 5 5 3 Routing Table 110 5 5 4 Logout 111 5 6 Help 112 6 Using the Security Pushbutton 113 6 1 Forming a HomePlug AV Logical Network 113 6 2 Joining an AVLN Network 114...

Page 4: ...n Chapter 2 Overview Provide a general overview of the NHP5010 PLC wireless router and the packing list Chapter 3 Hardware Description and Device Connection Mainly describe the hardware of the PLC wir...

Page 5: ...channel self adaptation and channel estimation for maximizing real time throughput Support priority based CSMA CA channel access scheme for maximizing efficiency and throughput Support four level QoS...

Page 6: ...uct near a radiator or heat source Do not use an extension cord between the device and the AC power source Only a qualified technician should service this product Opening or removing covers may result...

Page 7: ...g n protocols It supports CCK and OFDM modulation schemes Its PLC physical link rate is up to 500Mbps and its wireless physical rate is up to 300Mbps in the 802 11n mode The NHP5010PLC wireless route...

Page 8: ...Description and Device Connection 3 1 LED Status Description and Pushbutton Description There are 5 LED indicators on the front panel of the PLC wireless router By observing their status you can check...

Page 9: ...AN2 WAN Green On Connection via the LAN2 WAN interface succeeds Green Blink Data is being transmitted via the LAN2 WAN interface Off No connection is established via the LAN2 WAN interface Data Green...

Page 10: ...ssword of network member Press and hold the Security pushbutton for less than 3 seconds and then the PLC wireless router becomes a member of the existing AVLN Reset Press the Reset pushbutton for more...

Page 11: ...WAN RJ45 LAN interface for connecting a hub switch or computer on a LAN OFF ON Turn on or turn off the device 3 3 Hardware Installation 3 3 1 System Requirements Before installing the device please e...

Page 12: ...his device on the ground Keep the device clean Keep away the device from direct sunshine Avoid any metal in the device Place the device in the center of the placement area and try to optimize the wire...

Page 13: ...ication the PLC transmission distance may vary due to the number of PLC devices connected to the power line network For wireless transmission straight transmission distance in the open air for some de...

Page 14: ...XP are depicted as an example The configuration process may vary depending on operation system of your PC To manually set the network adapter on Windows XP system do as follows Step 1 Right click the...

Page 15: ...multiple network cards are installed on your PC a window other than the Local Area Connections Properties window may appears Step 3 Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP and the Internet Protocol TCP...

Page 16: ...the network adapter Set the IP address to 192 168 99 X X is a number in the range of 2 to 254 and set the subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 Configure the default gateway and IP addresses of the DNS server...

Page 17: ...the default IP address of the PLC wireless router to check whether the current connection between your PC and the PLC wireless router is normal Choose Start Run from the desktop and enter ping 192 168...

Page 18: ...of the LAN interface If the IP address changes enter the current IP address instead Step 6 If your PC can ping through the default IP address of the PLC wireless router the following page appears ind...

Page 19: ...ages 5 1 Logging In to the PLC Wireless Router If you log in to the PLC wireless router for the first time do as follows Step 1 Open the IE browser and enter http 192 168 99 1 in the address bar Step...

Page 20: ...uter by two level user names and passwords admin admin and user user 5 2 Setup 5 2 1 Wizard You can set the basic network parameters for accessing the Internet by following this wizard To configure th...

Page 21: ...onnection properities are provided by your Internet service provider ISP For example your ISP should tell you whether the Internet connection mode is static IP or dynamic IP and whether the protocol u...

Page 22: ...in In order to ensure your network security it is recommended to change the default password Step 4 In this page you can change the password of the PLC wireless router If you do not want to change the...

Page 23: ...atic IP PPPoE and Bridge In this page you can select the proper Internet connection mode and configure the relevant parameters according to the actual requirements If you are not sure of your Internet...

Page 24: ...op down list Service Type INTERNET It is mainly used for the Internet service for example surfing the Internet TR069 It is mainly used for the TR069 service for example TR069 remote management TR069_I...

Page 25: ...ain names should be resolved first by the primary DNS server DNS Secondary IP If the ISP provides another DNS server enter its IP address in this field If the primary DNS server fails to resolve the d...

Page 26: ...atic IP from the drop down list Service Type INTERNET It is mainly used for the Internet service for example surfing the Internet TR069 It is mainly used for the TR069 service for example TR069 remote...

Page 27: ...erver or let the DNS server automatically assign one to your router DNS Primary IP Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server Domain names should be resolved first by the primary DNS server DNS Se...

Page 28: ...ion of PPPoE type Connection Type Select PPPoE from the drop down list Service Type INTERNET It is mainly used for the Internet service for example surfing the Internet TR069 It is mainly used for the...

Page 29: ...f domain name server or let the DNS server automatically assign one to your router DNS Primary IP Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server Domain names should be resolved first by the primary DN...

Page 30: ...NTERNET LAN Port The PLC wireless router supports 2 LAN ports which can be bound to different interfaces WLAN Port The PLC wireless router supports 4 WLAN ports which can be bound to different interfa...

Page 31: ...sensitive Visibility Status If Visible is selected the PLC wireless router broadcasts its SSID on the wireless network If Invisible is selected the PLC wireless router does not broadcast its SSID on...

Page 32: ...e maximum rate is 270Mbps 300Mbps for short preamble Wireless Channel Select the working channel of the wireless network The default is Auto Scan which indicates that the wireless router automatically...

Page 33: ...opted the network is not secure and any station can access the network This option is not recommended 2 WEP Select WEP from the drop down list of wireless security mode to display the following page T...

Page 34: ...o enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits When the key format is 128 bit you need to enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits WEP Key 1 2 3 4 Set 64 bit or 128 bit key according to...

Page 35: ...red key The PLC wireless router uses this key to authenticate the identity of workstation 4 WPA2 PSK Select WPA2 PSK from the drop down list of wireless security mode to display the following page The...

Page 36: ...to display the following page The following table describes parameters related to the WPA WPA2 Mixed mode Field Description WPA Mode Only WPA WPA2 Mixed Personal is available Encryption Mode You can...

Page 37: ...ollowing page Step 12 In this page you can view the configuration information of the PLC wireless router If you want to modify some settings click Back If you want to make the settings take effect cli...

Page 38: ...ernet access modes In this page you can add multiple WAN connections and set the default gateway mode You can manually or automatically set the default gateway mode If you select Manual you need to se...

Page 39: ...age you can select the proper Internet connection mode and configure the relevant parameters according to the actual requirements 1 DHCP If you select DHCP the PLC wireless router automatically obtain...

Page 40: ...onnection Type Select DHCP from the drop down list Service Type INTERNET It is mainly used for the Internet service for example surfing the Internet TR069 It is mainly used for the TR069 service for e...

Page 41: ...address of the primary DNS server Domain names should be resolved first by the primary DNS server Domain Name Server Secondary IP If the ISP provides another DNS server enter the IP address of the DN...

Page 42: ...of static IP type Connection Type Select Static IP from the drop down list Service Type INTERNET It is mainly used for the Internet service for example surfing the Internet TR069 It is mainly used for...

Page 43: ...enter the IP address of domain name server or let the DNS server automatically assign one to your router Domain Name Server Primary IP Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server Domain names shoul...

Page 44: ...ion of PPPoE type Connection Type Select PPPoE from the drop down list Service Type INTERNET it is mainly used for the Internet service for example surfing the Internet TR069 It is mainly used for the...

Page 45: ...ame server or let the DNS server automatically assign one to your router Domain Name Server Primary IP Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server Domain names should be resolved first by the prima...

Page 46: ...RNET LAN Port The PLC wireless router supports 2 LAN ports which can be bound to different interfaces WLAN Port The PLC wireless router supports 4 WLAN ports which can be bound to different interfaces...

Page 47: ...2 3 1 Wireless Basic Settings Choose Wirelss Setup Wireless Basic on the left pane or click Wireless Basic in the WIRELESS SETUP page to display the following page In this page you can configure the b...

Page 48: ...11b only The maximum rate is 11Mbps 802 11g only The maximum rate is 54Mbps 802 11n only For 20M bandwidth the maximum rate is 130Mbps 150Mbps for short preamble for 40M Upper or 40M Lower bandwidth t...

Page 49: ...ge to display the following page Wireless security settings are very important in protecting the wireless base stations on your network and wireless communication between your router and wireless netw...

Page 50: ...eans data encryption is not adopted and the network is not secure Any station can access the network This option is not recommended 2 WEP Select WEP from the drop down list of wireless security mode t...

Page 51: ...from the four keys as the default key of the wireless network WEP Key Format When the key format is 64 bit you need to enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits When the key format is 128 bit...

Page 52: ...table describes parameters related to the WPA mode Field Description WPA Mode Only WPA Personal is available Encryption Mode Only TKIP is available Group Key Update Interval Set the update interval of...

Page 53: ...Description WPA Mode Only WPA2 Personal is available Encryption Mode Only AES is available Group Key Update Interval Set the update interval of group key Pre shared Key Set the pre shared key The PLC...

Page 54: ...le with TKIP or AES Group Key Update Interval Set the update interval of group key Pre shared Key Set the pre shared key The PLC wireless router uses this key to authenticate the identity of workstati...

Page 55: ...y the following page The following table describes parameters in this page Field Description Wireless SSID Select a wireless SSID from the drop down list WPA Mode Display current WPA mode Enabled WPS...

Page 56: ...C wireless router to start WPS connection Press the WPS button on the network card or click the PBC button in the configuration utility page of network card within two minutes to start WPS connection...

Page 57: ...configuration utility page of network card within two minutes to start WPS connection After WPS connection is established the following page appears The client can now visit the LAN 5 2 4 LAN Setup Ch...

Page 58: ...cribes parameters in this page Field Description Router IP Address Set the IP address that a LAN user uses to access the router The default IP is 192 168 99 1 You can change it if necessary Subnet Mas...

Page 59: ...ting the parameters click Apply to save the settings 5 2 5 Time and Date Choose SETUP Time and Date and the following page appears In this page you can set the Network Time Protocol NTP server and you...

Page 60: ...ack is one type of external attacks launched by hackers and it is usually used to prevent the legal users from enjoying the service The way of common attack is to make the system server overload or le...

Page 61: ...you can enable or disable the fire wall settings such as ICMP Echo Fraggle and Echo Chargen After setting the parameters click Apply to save the settings 5 3 2 Access Control Choose ADVANCED Access Co...

Page 62: ...cess Control address filter is used to filter the transmission data according to the physical address of wireless network card Choose Access Control MAC Filtering on the left pane or click MAC Filter...

Page 63: ...can add the MAC addresses of devices to the MAC filtering list The devices in the MAC filtering list are not allowed to access the Internet Check Enable MAC Filtering and the following page appears C...

Page 64: ...net Comment Enter the comment about the MAC filtering rule After setting the parameters click Apply to save the settings 5 3 2 2 DHCP Filtering DHCP Filtering is used to control network access based o...

Page 65: ...pears List of IP Address Reserved for MAC If a MAC address of a LAN device is consistent with the specified MAC address the PLC wireless router assigns the bound IP address to the device Click Add und...

Page 66: ...ter an IP address for binding to a MAC address MAC Enter a MAC address for binding to an IP Black List The black list means that if a MAC address of a LAN device is not consistent with the specified M...

Page 67: ...ing the parameters click Apply to save the settings 5 3 2 3 IP Filtering The IP filter function can prevent the internal users from accessing the Internet Choose Access Control IP Filtering on the lef...

Page 68: ...NHP5010 User Manual 63 Check Enable IP Filtering and the following page appears Click Add to display the following page...

Page 69: ...parameters click Apply to save the settings 5 3 2 4 Port Filtering The port filtering function allows you to control all data transmitted through the PLC wireless router If a PC s port is in the speci...

Page 70: ...display the following page The following table describes parameters in this page Field Description Port Range Enter the port filtering range TCP UDP You may select TCP UDP or Both Remark Enter the co...

Page 71: ...ng function is used to block some websites that you do not want the LAN users to access Choose Access Control URL Filtering on the left pane or click URL Filtering in the ACCESS CONTROL page to displa...

Page 72: ...g rule After setting the parameters click Apply to save the settings 5 3 3 Advanced Wireless Usually it is not recommended to modify the default settings of advanced wireless configuration page The de...

Page 73: ...NHP5010 User Manual 68 5 3 3 1 Advanced Wireless Settings Choose Advanced Wireless Advanced on the left pane or click Advanced in the ADVANCED WIRELESS page to display the following page...

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Page 75: ...2346 Fragmentation Threshold Set the threshold of fragmentation length If the length of a packet is greater than the value the packet is automatically fragmented into several packets Because too many...

Page 76: ...t communicate with each other Off indicates that the computers wirelessly connecting to the same SSID can communicate with each other Disable WMM Advertise This function is not available If this funct...

Page 77: ...gs 5 3 3 3 Access Control Choose Advanced Wireless Access Control on the left pane or click Access Control in the ADVANCED WIRELESS page to display the following page In this page you can configure th...

Page 78: ...from the drop down list Access control Mode You can select Disable Allow or Deny MAC Enter the MAC address that needs to be filtered in the WLAN Comment Enter the comment about the filtering rule Afte...

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Page 80: ...TWORK page to display the following page In this page you may enable or disable the ALG settings such as TFTP Pass Through FTP Pass Through and PPIP Pass Through After setting the parameters click App...

Page 81: ...t icon to display the following page The following table describes parameters in this page Field Description WAN Connection Display current WAN connection Enable DMZ Enable or disable DMZ function of...

Page 82: ...eld of WAN QoS according to the actual bandwidth provided by the ISP Reserving bandwidth is recommended so that the gateway can reserve bandwidth for other transmission applications Choose Advanced Ne...

Page 83: ...dwidth You may select a proper rate from the drop down list or manually set a proper data rate Full Rate indicates that there is no limit to the downstream bandwidth Upstream Bandwidth You may select...

Page 84: ...that there is no limit to the incoming rate Outgoing Rate Limit Set the outgoing rate limit Full indicates that there is no limit to the outgoing rate After setting the parameters click Apply to save...

Page 85: ...destination network or host through the gateway Choose Advanced Network Static Routing on the left pane or click Static Routing in the ADVANCED NETWORK page to display the following page In this page...

Page 86: ...et the number of forwarding hops that network data packets are forwarded by the router Use Interface Select a local legal interface for the routing rule After setting the parameters click Apply to sav...

Page 87: ...UPnP protocol a host on the LAN side can require the router to realize the conversion of specific port so that an external host can access resources on the internal host when necessary For example if...

Page 88: ...Protocol CWMP TR069 defines the general frame and protocol for next generation home network devices By using the TR069 the PLC router can realize the remote centralized management to the home network...

Page 89: ...request authentication After Connection Request Authentication is checked you need to enter the username and password for authentication Connection Request User Name Enter the user name that is used f...

Page 90: ...NHP5010 User Manual 85 Click Add to display the following page...

Page 91: ...gement and control When the Ethernet switch of the second layer receives the IGMP packets transmitted between the host and router IGMP Snooping will analyze the packets to establish and maintain the a...

Page 92: ...connections After setting the parameter click Apply to save the settings 5 3 4 10 Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS can map a dynamic IP address to a fixed host name and all users on the Internet can access th...

Page 93: ...ress Select the proper DDNS service provider according to the actual situation You may select oray cn or dyndns org Hostname Enter the host name or domain name provided by the DDNS service provider Us...

Page 94: ...re the local network password and to view the information of the local device such as local device MAC and firmware version WAN Port Switch WAN port switch function is used to switch the WAN interface...

Page 95: ...ollowing page You can set the passwords of remote PLC devices according to their MAC addresses and DEKs Device Equipment Key The following table describes parameters in this page Field Description Dev...

Page 96: ...ty settings in this page only apply to PLC data stream QoS function contains VLAN tag and ToS tag Each VLAN tag or ToS tag contains 8 bits and defines 4 level QoS priority settings By default QoS prio...

Page 97: ...fault password You may write it down and keep it well for future use If you forget the login password you need to restore the factory default settings of the PLC wireless router After the default sett...

Page 98: ...You can also enable or disable the service types of remote hosts For example enable the Telnet service and then the remote host can log in to the PLC wireless router by the Telnet service After setti...

Page 99: ...estore the factory default settings of the router Caution When operating in this page do not press the Reset pushbutton 5 4 3 Firmware Update Choose MAINTENANCE Firmware Update and the following page...

Page 100: ...Upgrade Mode Select LOCAL Select File Click Browse to navigate to the latest firmware Clear Config If you check Clear Config the PLC router restores to the default settings after upgrade Otherwise th...

Page 101: ...ress Enter the IP address of TFTP server Server Port Enter the port number of TFTP server Directory Enter the firmware directory Clear Config If you check Clear Config the PLC router restores to the d...

Page 102: ...port number of FTP server User Name Enter the username for connecting to the FTP server Password Enter the password for connecting to the FTP server Directory Enter the firmware directory Clear Config...

Page 103: ...rt number of HTTP server User Name Enter the username for connecting to the HTTP server Password Enter the password for connecting to the HTTP server Directory Enter the firmware directory Clear Confi...

Page 104: ...of HTTPS server User Name Enter the username for connecting to the HTTPS server Password Enter the password for connecting to the HTTPS server Directory Enter the firmware directory Clear Config If yo...

Page 105: ...nly the firmware with the format img 5 4 4 Configuration Update Choose MAINTENANCE Configuration Update and the following page appears In this page you can update the configuration file of the PLC wir...

Page 106: ...ribes parameters in this page Field Description Upgrade Mode Select LOCAL Select File Click Browse to navigate to the latest configuration file TFTP Upgrade Mode If you select TFTP from the drop down...

Page 107: ...FTP Upgrade Mode If you select FTP from the drop down list of upgrade mode the following page appears The following table describes parameters in this page Field Description Upgrade Mode Select FTP S...

Page 108: ...de Mode Select HTTP Server IP Address Enter the IP address of HTTP server Server Port Enter the port number of HTTP server User Name Enter the username for connecting to the HTTP server Password Enter...

Page 109: ...username for connecting to the HTTPS server Password Enter the password for connecting to the HTTPS server Directory Enter the directory of configuration file Click Apply and then system begins to up...

Page 110: ...s The log modes contain Local Remote and Both When you select Local the events are recorded in the local memory When you select Remote the events are sent to the remote system log server with specifie...

Page 111: ...NHP5010 User Manual 106 In this page you can view the system log Click Refresh to refresh system log 5 4 6 Diagnostics Choose MAINTENANCE Diagnostics and the following page appears...

Page 112: ...rewall interfering somewhere in between Choose Diagnostics Ping on the left pane or click Ping in the DIAGNOSTICS page to display the following page In this page you can set the parameters of Ping dia...

Page 113: ...s to reach its destination Choose Diagnostics Traceroute on the left pane or click Traceroute in the DIAGNOSTICS page to display the following page In this page you can set the parameters of Tracerout...

Page 114: ...then the result of Traceroute diagnosis is displayed in the page Click Stop button to stop Traceroute diagnosis 5 4 7 Logout Choose MAINTENANCE Logout to log out of the Web configuration page 5 5 Stat...

Page 115: ...rver Information Click Refresh to refresh the information in this page 5 5 2 LAN Client Choose STATUS LAN Clients and the following page appears In this page you can view the status information of wir...

Page 116: ...nual 111 In this page you can view the routing information of the PLC wireless router Click Refresh to refresh the information in this page 5 5 4 Logout Choose STATUS Logout to log out of the Web conf...

Page 117: ...the help information can help you know more about each configuration page of the PLC wireless router Choose HELP and the following page appears In this page you can click the menu that you are intere...

Page 118: ...hbutton on A or B for at least 10 seconds The device will reset and restart with a random NMK Step2 Press the Security pushbutton on the first device A for less than 3 seconds Step3 Press the Security...

Page 119: ...Step3 Press the Security pushbutton on any network device for less than 3 seconds making it the adder Please press this pushbutton within 1 minute Step4 Wait for the connection to complete The Power L...

Page 120: ...Security pushbutton on the leaver for more than 10 seconds The device will reset and restart with a random NMK Step2 Wait for reset to complete The Power LED indicator on the leaver will momentarily e...

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Page 122: ...Check the network cable that is connected to the PLC wireless router and other devices Why you fail to access the Web page Follow the steps below to check the connection between the computer and the...

Page 123: ...18 2 The default IP address of the PLC wireless router is 192 168 99 1 and the subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 3 The user name and password of the super user are admin 4 The user name and password of the...

Page 124: ...ES QoS Support four level QoS Support VLAN priority Support ToS and CoS packet classifications Operation Mode Support priority based CSMA CA channel access scheme Multicast Support IGMP management mul...

Page 125: ...WLAN and WPS connection status Power Socket Support power sockets of English style European style Japanese style and Chinese style Ethernet Port 2 x RJ45 for 10 100 Ethernet Auto MDI MDI X Antenna PCB...

Page 126: ...r Manual 121 Rated Input 100 240 V AC 50 60Hz EMC and Safety Compliance FCC Part 15 Class B CE Safety Authentication UL Green Standard RoHS Physical Characteristics Dimension L W H 107mm 62mm 48 5mm W...

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