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Chapter 13 Connecting to PG-9171nWireless-N

Powerline Adapter by web browser

After the network connection is complete, the next step you should perform is to setup the Wireless-N
Powerline Adapter with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment.

Before you can connect to the Wireless-N Powerline Adapter and start configuration procedures, your

computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set to use static
IP address, or you’re unsure, please follow the instructions below to configure your computer to use
dynamic IP address. Windows 7 is used for reference; other operating systems might have slightly different
configuration options or interfaces.

Summary of Contents for PG-9171n

Page 1: ...PowerGrid 9171n Powerline Ethernet Adapter User Manual 261072 035 Version A2 0 November 3 2015...

Page 2: ...oid using a telephone other than a cordless type during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightening Also do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicin...

Page 3: ...owever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by...

Page 4: ...e information 17 6 2 Software information 18 6 3 Security 18 6 4 SW update 18 Chapter 7 Multicast Interface 19 7 1 MCAST Configuration 19 Chapter 8 QoS menu 20 8 1 QoS Configuration 21 Chapter 9 VLAN...

Page 5: ...ient 39 13 5 4 LAN Settings 41 13 6 Wireless 42 13 6 1 Basic settings 42 13 6 2 Advanced settings 45 13 6 3 Security settings 47 13 6 4 Access Control 50 13 6 5 WPS 51 13 7 Tools 53 13 7 1 Configurati...

Page 6: ...t has neither received nor generated network key parameters domain name and encryption key Blink Node is in configuration mode able to exchange network keys COVERAGE Green On The current connection es...

Page 7: ...p Off The device is powered down 1 2 Bottom Panel Item Name Description Config Press more than 2 seconds Security LED starts slow blinking and released the One Button Security Setup OBUS procedure is...

Page 8: ...The speed is measured in Megabits Per Second Mbps Color Information RED The current connection has standard quality normal Internet activities ex 20Mbps are possible but the Powerline is unable to tr...

Page 9: ...mated throughput is greater than 20 Mbps but less than 40 Mbps The PLC channel is able to transmit an SDTV channel but not two SDTV channels simultaneously or one HDTV channel The COVERAGE LED will be...

Page 10: ...ed level of the PLC link receiving from G hn adapter 1 CASE 2 The COVERAGE LED in G hn adapter 1 will show the estimated level of the PLC link from which it is receiving the most amount of traffic at...

Page 11: ...rating systems OS Check your OS support documentation for further details STEP 1 From the Network Connections window open Local Area Connection You may also access this screen by double clicking the L...

Page 12: ...he default IP address for the device in the Web address field For example if the default IP address is 192 168 0 5 type http 192 168 0 5 STEP 2 A dialog box will appear such as the one below Input the...

Page 13: ...12 Chapter 3 G hn Interface...

Page 14: ...X 100MHz and PHONE 100MHz 3 2 NDIM Configuration NDIM mode set to Automatic for enabling automatic DOD selection functionality and set to Manual for manual configuration of DOD Domain ID DOD manually...

Page 15: ...14 Chapter 4 IP Interface...

Page 16: ...ing NO IP configuration in the following parameters the IPv6 Address prefix Default Gateway and DNS should be configured fill these fields in In the case of choosing YES they will be filled automatica...

Page 17: ...the coverage Info of the Ethernet interface including Interface Speed Duplex Interface Type Mode Internal PHY Link Powersaving Ethernet powersaving can be disabled enabled by Ethernet link or enabled...

Page 18: ...17 Chapter 6 Device Interface 6 1 Hardware information In this tab basic information such as MAC Address and Serial Number of the selected node is shown...

Page 19: ...e user 6 4 SW update Current loaded firmware version is shown Any flash section can be upgraded the first flash section should be selected and after clicking on the OK button the corresponding file sh...

Page 20: ...eport allowed set to NO for enabling reports dropping until the video source is detected this is a recommended setting when IGMP MLD is enabled Set to YES for broadcasting reports until the video sour...

Page 21: ...20 Chapter 8 QoS menu...

Page 22: ...instance the same field will be in a different position if normal Ethernet frames or 802 1Q tagged frames exist Packet detection 1 first packet detection rule can be configured offset bitmask and patt...

Page 23: ...iterion 802 1p all other options are grayed out and follow the QoS rules below According to G 9960 specs the priority mapping recommended by IEEE 802 1D subclause 7 7 3 is presented in Table III 1 for...

Page 24: ...rt 2 2 lowest EE Excellent Effort 3 3 Third CA Critical Applications 4 4 second VI Video 100 ms latency and jitter 5 5 second VO Voice 10 ms latency and jitter 6 6 highest IC Internetwork Control 7 7...

Page 25: ...can be also enabled or disabled Enable VLAN Configuration Select No from the drop down menu to disable completely the VLAN functionality removing all tags Remove VLAN tag at egress Select Yes from th...

Page 26: ...erface 10 1 Notches In this tab a table with all configured Notches of selected node will be shown The table is composed of next columns for every notch Notch Number Type of notch Start Frequency KHz...

Page 27: ...ve a User Notch section should be used setting notch number to be removed from 0 to 9 and pressing the Ok button Chapter 11 Log file Interface 11 1 Log File In the Log File configuration the following...

Page 28: ...ion feature can be managed Broadcast traffic higher than the selected value will be dropped Hardware Reset Click on this button to perform a reboot in the node Factory Reset Input the password betera...

Page 29: ...etwork environment Before you can connect to the Wireless N Powerline Adapter and start configuration procedures your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically use dynamic IP address If...

Page 30: ...icon and select Properties The Local Area Connection window will appear 3 Check your list of Network Components You should see Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 on your list Select it and click th...

Page 31: ...erface Please start your web browser and input 192 168 0 10 in the address bar then press Enter key The following should be displayed Input the user name and password in the respective fields default...

Page 32: ...k The Subnet Mask for the Wireless N Powerline Adapter Default Gateway Specify the IP address of the default gateway of your network here DNS Input the IP address of the domain name server DHCP Disabl...

Page 33: ...02 11g band will be able to connect to this Wireless N Powerline Adapter If you want to allow 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11 Draft N clients to connect to this Wireless N Powerline Adapter select 2 4GHz B...

Page 34: ...el number is being used by other wireless access points nearby please refrain from using the same channel number 13 3 3 Security Settings Turn on WEP or WPA encryption to prevent unauthorized access t...

Page 35: ...e Band Displays the transmission mode 802 11b 802 11n or 802 11g SSID Displays current SSID the name used to identify this Wireless N Powerline Adapter Channel Number Displays current wireless channel...

Page 36: ...s of WLAN interface 13 4 2 System Log This page shows the system s operational information start up time system events and also lets you enable or disable certain logging features To enable the System...

Page 37: ...ireless LAN Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the wireless LAN interface Ethernet LAN Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the Ethernet LAN i...

Page 38: ...t to get current time After clicking Time Zone on the left of web management interface and the following will be displayed Time Zone Select Select the time zone in your country Automatically Adjust Da...

Page 39: ...cess the web server of your Wireless N Powerline Adapter Emptying the user name and password fields will disable the protection Click the Apply Changes button to create the new password setting Click...

Page 40: ...to the ACS using the CPE WAN Management Protocol This parameter MUST be in the form of a valid HTTP or HTTPS URL An HTTPS URL indicates that the ACS supports SSL The host portion of this URL is used...

Page 41: ...the ACS Periodic Inform Interval The duration in seconds of the interval for which the CPE attempts to connect with the ACE if periodic inform is enabled Connection Request User Name Username used to...

Page 42: ...s N Powerline Adapter Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask for the Wireless N Powerline Adapter Default Gateway The LAN default gateway DNS Specify the IP address of the default gateway of your network here DH...

Page 43: ...t band setting you ll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 802 11...

Page 44: ...rline Adapter will broadcast its own SSID or not You can hide the SSID of your Wireless N Powerline Adapter set the option to Disable so only people those who know the SSID of your Wireless N Powerlin...

Page 45: ...yed When you see this message the settings you made are successfully saved You can click the Reboot Later button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click the Reboot Now bu...

Page 46: ...eless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2346 RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it i...

Page 47: ...dio Unless you re using this Wireless N Powerline Adapter in a really big space you may not have to set output power to 100 This will enhance security malicious unknown users in distance will not be a...

Page 48: ...r will become unreadable for those people who don t know correct encryption key encryption password You can click Security Settings on the left to enter the security settings menu and the following wi...

Page 49: ...don t support WPA but only support WEP so WEP is still a good choice for you if you have such kind of client in your network environment When you select WEP as the encryption type the following will b...

Page 50: ...ods to ensure the safety of your data In our example below we select WPA Mix as the encryption type The following will be displayed WPA Authentication Mode Click to select the WPA Mixed Authentication...

Page 51: ...ment interface and the following will be displayed Wireless Access Control Mode Click Disabled Allow Listed or Deny Listed from the drop down menu This is a security control function only those client...

Page 52: ...Adapter to WPS mode and push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode You can push the Reset WPS button of this Wireless N Powerline Adapter or click the Start PBC button in the web...

Page 53: ...ton style WPS setup procedure This Wireless N Powerline Adapter will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients for 2 minutes The WLAN LED on the Wireless N Powerline Adapter will be steady on for 2...

Page 54: ...guration of your Wireless N Powerline Adapter to a file named config dat You can then use the Restore tool to recover the saved configuration to your Wireless N Powerline Adapter Click the Backup butt...

Page 55: ...to the new version Please note do not power off the device during the upload as it may crash the system After clicking Upgrade Firmware on the left of web management interface and the following will b...

Page 56: ...55 13 7 3 Factory Defaults This page allows you to reset the current configuration to factory defaults Click the Apply button to reset the configuration...

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