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Page 4: ...t may not be included and sold in certain countries due to government regulations or marketing policies The use of the product or its features described in this document may be restricted or regulated...

Page 5: ...calParameters 13 2 Installation Overview 14 2 1 Step 1 Connecting the Access Point 15 2 2 Step 2 Configuring the Computers 15 A UsingthePowerlineConnection 16 B UsingtheWirelessConnection 16 2 3 TCP I...

Page 6: ...Previous Settings 65 Firmware Update 66 System Settings 68 3 9 Powerline Setup Using Corinex Setup Tool 69 Installing the Setup Tool 69 Running the Setup Tool 72 3 10 Setup of Access Point SNMP Power...

Page 7: ...Powerline AP 7 Appendix D Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Wireless Adapter 103 7 1 For Windows 95 98 and Me 103 7 2 For Windows NT 2000 and XP 105 7 3 For Linux PC 105 7 4 For Macintos...

Page 8: ...Corinex Wireless to Powerline Access Point supports 802 11b standard based wireless client devices and the entirely new designed and enhanced Corinex Powerline products family consisting of Corinex Po...

Page 9: ...wireless access point provides a standard 40 bit Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption for enhanced data privacy for wireless network segment and uses 64 128 bit WEP Wireless and 56 bit DES Powerlin...

Page 10: ...andwidth Powerline Wireless Up to 14 Mbps 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps Auto Fall Back Powerline Frequency Range 4 5 MHz to 21 MHz HomePlug 1 0 1 DHCP DHCP Client Wireless Port Properties Data Rate 1 2 5 5 11 M...

Page 11: ...onnector for both powerline networking and power supply Power External Power Supply 6 3 VDC 1 A Dimensions WxDxL 148 01mm x 106 47mm X 52 62mm Weight 280 g 1 3 Package Content When you receive your Co...

Page 12: ...for initial configuration the Access Point AC 220 110 V power outlet Powerline and or Wireless connection for each computer Windows 98 ME 2000 NT XP Mac OS X or Linux operating system Web browser sup...

Page 13: ...ACT Yellow Off No data transmit to powerline Blinking Receiving Transmitting data Wireless LINK Green On Indicating the wireless port is initialization Blinking Receiving Transmitting data via WLAN Re...

Page 14: ...ternal one is a small 2dB detachable omni directional antenna suitable for indoor installations and limited distances supplied with each Access Point If you want to increase the signal coverage you ca...

Page 15: ...and current values for your Access Point You can also read 2 MAC Addresses WLAN PLC and serial number SN as well as network password required for remote powerline password change as defined in the Co...

Page 16: ...l Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Relative Humidity 10 90 non condensing Storage Temperature 25 75 C 13 167 F Relevant Humidity 0 95 non condensing Altitude Sea level to 40 000 feet Electrical Parameters...

Page 17: ...Installation CD Fig 1 7 Installation Overview The next chapters will explain to you how to connect your Corinex Wireless to Powerline Access Point in three easy steps Step 1 Connecting the Access Poi...

Page 18: ...Corinex Wireless to Powerline Access Point is powered ON verify LED functionality described below The LED on the Powerline side labelled LINK should be ON The LED on the Wireless side labelled POWER s...

Page 19: ...whether your Adapter has a powerline connection to the Corinex Wireless to Powerline Access Point by searching for the MAC addresses of the Access Point in the last window of the Corinex Setup Tool Yo...

Page 20: ...figuring the TCP IP networking for your system in the following section 2 3 TCP IP Settings Configuring Windows XP PCs 1 Click the Start button then open the Control Panel From here click the Network...

Page 21: ...18 TCP IP Settings Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button Fig 2 3 Local Area Connection Properties...

Page 22: ...Powerline AP 5 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and click the OK button Click the OK button again or the Close button if any settings were changed to complete the computer configuration Fig 2...

Page 23: ...er on the network then select Use the following IP address Set the IP address manually in the shape 192 168 1 X and mask 255 255 255 0 of local TCP IP settings and click the OK button On the next appe...

Page 24: ...illennium PCs 1 Go to the network screen by clicking the Start button Click Settings and then Control Panel From there double click the Network icon 2 On the Configuration tab select the TCP IP line f...

Page 25: ...IP appears by itself select this line If there is no TCP IP line listed refer to Appendix D Installing the TCP IP Protocol or your Ethernet Adapter s User Guide to install TCP IP now Click the Propert...

Page 26: ...ne AP 4 If you do not have DHCP server on the network then select Use the following IP address Set the IP address manually in the shape 192 168 1 X and mask 255 255 255 0 of local TCP IP settings and...

Page 27: ...eway 6 Click the OK button again Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files Supply them by pointing to the correct file location e g D win98 D win9x c windows o...

Page 28: ...ial up Connections icon 2 Select the Network and Dial up Connections icon for the applicable Ethernet adapter usually it is the first Local Area Connection listed Do not choose a TCP IP entry which na...

Page 29: ...26 TCP IP Settings Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP as shown in Figure 2 11 and click the Properties button Fig 2 11 Local Area Connection Properties...

Page 30: ...27 TCP IP Settings Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP 5 Select Obtain an IP address automatically as shown in Figure 2 12 then click the OK button Fig 2 12 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties...

Page 31: ...work then select Use the following IP address Set the IP address manually in the shape 192 168 1 X and mask 255 255 255 0 of local TCP IP settings and click the OK button On the next appearing screen...

Page 32: ...arious Linux distributions we give the Mandrake as an example Check your distribution channel how to change IP settings Note Ensure that you are logged in as root before attempting any changes or you...

Page 33: ...ect Control Center Fig 2 14 If you are not logged as root the following screen will appear Enter your root password Fig 2 15 Entering Root Password 3 The following screen Fig 2 16 will appear Select N...

Page 34: ...e following screen Fig 2 17 select DrakConnect for setting up Network Internet connection Fig 2 17 Configuring Linux Control Center 5 Select the Interface entry for your Network card Generally this wi...

Page 35: ...Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP 6 Clickthe Wizard buttonthenonnextdialogueclickthe Next button Select LAN connection Fig 2 19 and click the Next button Fig 2 19 Network Configuration Wizard Choosing...

Page 36: ...33 TCP IP Settings Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP 7 On the next screen select Automatic IP Click on the Next buttons on all screens until you click Finish Fig 2 20 Network Configuration Wizard...

Page 37: ...IP Address If you wish to continue by using a fixed IP Address make the following changes in your configuration Set your Default Gateway to the IP Address of the Corinex Wireless to Powerline Access P...

Page 38: ...gs Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP Configuring Macintosh Clients By using of Macintosh computers the procedure is running as follows 1 Open the Network Control Panel in System Preferences Fig 2 22 Sy...

Page 39: ...rinex Wireless to Powerline AP 2 Select Ethernet from the pop up menu Fig 2 23 Network 3 Select Using DHCP from the TCP IP tab field Configure The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank Fig 2 24 Netwo...

Page 40: ...x Wireless to Powerline Access Point IP address Ensure your DNS settings are correct Fig 2 25 Network TCP IP Manually Configuring other clients For fixed IP Addresses Ensure the Gateway field for your...

Page 41: ...Access Point Web based configuration Utility will start Fig 2 26 HTTP Address Field B A window requiring to enter your password will appear Enter password in lowercase letters in the Password field pa...

Page 42: ...screen selection tabs on the left screen side and the display screen Fig 3 1 TABS and SCREEN As you click on the selection tabs different screens will be displayed For a network setup most of the user...

Page 43: ...s and return focus to the 1st or previous field on the screen 3 2 Password Entry To access the web based utility of the Access Point launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator and enter the Access...

Page 44: ...Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of Access Point Default Gateway It shows the default gateway setting for the outgoing data packets DHCP Client It shows the DHCP status of Access Point The Wir...

Page 45: ...Home tabs The following screen will appear Fig 3 4 Help Table This is a help system online for your convenience You can scroll down until you will find the explanation of the term you are interested...

Page 46: ...server running on this Access Point You can change the IP address of your Access Point The default value is 192 168 1 1 mask 255 255 255 0 If DHCP Client is not enabled the IP address settings are se...

Page 47: ...ons You are also using another manufacturer s wireless products The Corinex Wireless to Powerline Access Point is being installed in existing wireless network Here you may change wireless encryption s...

Page 48: ...werline Access Point On your PC some Wireless status screens may display this name as the name of the Access Point in use The alias name can be 32 characters long Basic Rates The basic rate is the min...

Page 49: ...tor Message TIM Set the Beacon Interval value can be written between 20 and 1024 ms RTS Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2000 Should you encounter inconsistent data flow on...

Page 50: ...e in any one of the two modes as a wireless access point or as a wireless client Access Point This mode is used to create a wireless LAN Access Point is the default setting Wireless Client The Wireles...

Page 51: ...48 Wireless Tabs Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP Fig 3 8 Site Survey After selecting the values in Wireless Mode screen set them up by clicking Apply button...

Page 52: ...Access Point provides three levels of security authentication privacy and access authorization The first level consists of checking and issuing the user s authentication by EAP PSK and 802 1x similar...

Page 53: ...from the pull down menu If you do not wish to utilize WEP encryption make sure Encryption Type is selected None You may choose between 64 or 128 WEP Encryption Type 64 Bit Encryption By selection of E...

Page 54: ...A F Encryption Key 1 Secret key 1 of WEP security encryption function Encryption Key 2 Secret key 2 of WEP security encryption function Encryption Key 3 Secret key 3 of WEP security encryption functio...

Page 55: ...s Point determines which clients use WEP 802 1X and which clients use WPA The disadvantage to support a mixture of WEP 802 1X and WPA clients is that the global encryption key is not dynamic This is b...

Page 56: ...aces punctuation Note WPA keys are case sensitive Use passphrash Check to enable uncheck to disable the wireless Passphrase Passphrase can be used for WPA and PSK encryption type only Please see the p...

Page 57: ...the corresponding fields Please put the default values are public and netman however we recommend you to change them as they are well known and enable to configure your Access Point from other comput...

Page 58: ...ure that all devices have the same passwords Note For Corinex Wireless to Powerline Access Point the default Network Encryption Key is HomePlug The 56 bit DES encryption is always enabled for Powerlin...

Page 59: ...m the Powerline tabs The following screen will appear Fig 3 12 Powerline Statistics You can see the throughput as measured with the powerline protocol for all adapters that Corinex Wireless to Powerli...

Page 60: ...Fig 3 13 Powerline Priority Settings This screen enables you to change the powerline priority settings of the embedded powerline adapter in the Access Point You can choose which adapter you want to c...

Page 61: ...to limit access to the WAN for host computers based on their MAC addresses you can perform it in this screen by In the first step select the Enable MAC Address Filtering field and add the MAC Address...

Page 62: ...lock Content field In the latter case you will not be able to access all sites beginning with www co This feature can also block whole domains so for example mars will block the whole domain mars cori...

Page 63: ...in the Access Point such as computers logging in and out and any attempts from the Internet WAN LAN to access the Access Point The log is viewable in the display screen By using a Download button you...

Page 64: ...owing screen will appear Fig 3 17 Restarting Access Point Sometimes it might be necessary to reset or reboot the Access Point if it begins running improperly Resetting or Rebooting the Access Point wi...

Page 65: ...ing screen will appear Fig 3 18 Restoring Factory Default By using this option this will restore all of the settings in the Access Point to the factory default settings It is recommended that you back...

Page 66: ...iguration by using this feature Saving your configuration will allow you to restore it later if your settings are lost or changed It is recommended that you backup your current configuration before pe...

Page 67: ...eless to Powerline AP Click on Save and the following dialogue will appear Fig 3 21 Downloading Location You can then choose the name and the location where you want to save the configuration file The...

Page 68: ...tabs The following screen will appear Fig 3 22 Restoring Previous Setting This option will allow you to restore previously saved configuration or to load a file sent to you through the Corinex Technic...

Page 69: ...toring Firmware Update Select the Firmware Update tab from the Utilities tabs The following screen will appear Fig 3 24 Firmware Upgrade This feature enables you to change upgrade the Firmware Access...

Page 70: ...to fix it in the factory These repairs are not included in the warranty period Also be sure that you do not switch on and or switch off the computer or Access Point in the time of the file transfer It...

Page 71: ...n the Login Timeout field Default password from the factory is password Note Passwords are case sensitive You can use all alphanumeric characters a z 0 9 If required you can setup also the time zone a...

Page 72: ...with each other Then by using Corinex Setup Tool you can discover the powerline port of the powerline adapter as it will appear in the first window of the Tool Make sure you are configuring just the p...

Page 73: ...Powerline AP 2 The next screen will ask you where the Setup Tool should be installed Click Next to continue Fig 3 28 Setup Tool 3 This next screen will ask you where the Setup Tool should be installe...

Page 74: ...Setup program should place the program s shortcuts Sellect the Start Menu Folder or simply click Next Fig 3 30 Select Start Menu Folder 5 The following screen will appear to inform you that Setup prog...

Page 75: ...this guide and your secure network will be setup correctly 1 Make sure that your local powerline adapter is connected to the computer directly through the Ethernet or USB cable and start the Setup Too...

Page 76: ...ey This is the screen where your network password is selected Choose a password between 4 and 24 characters the password is case sensitive so remember exactly how it was typed as it will be needed for...

Page 77: ...generate your private and secure network all HomePlug certified devices in the network must be set to the same network encryption key either at the default key HomePlug or your own key selection Fig 3...

Page 78: ...werline Management software answers wide ranged needs of service providers when they expand their services based upon the new Powerline devices in the network Corinex Open Powerline Management OPM off...

Page 79: ...ll appear and administrator has to choose the option Add Local Network as shown in Fig 3 36 Fig 3 36 Add Wizard Option Add Local Network After the Next button click choose a name for the Local Network...

Page 80: ...will be created and you will be asked if you want to add a powerline network If you click Yes you will continue with adding a powerline network Adding a Powerline Network Use the same wizard Add butto...

Page 81: ...e Local Network list allows you to choose a Local Network necessary if there is more than one A Completing dialogue will be displayed by the Next button click Fig 3 40 Choosing a Name for a Powerline...

Page 82: ...g Add button in the main window Fig 3 35 Then choose an Add Powerline Device option Fig 3 41 Fig 3 41 Adding a Powerline Device In the following steps the user chooses a powerline network i e Powerlin...

Page 83: ...werline device that is not connected to the powerline now you need to click on the Disconnected device check box This action will give you the possibility to remember the Powerline devices for future...

Page 84: ...oint You should enter the IP address of your Corinex Wireless to Powerline Access Point in the Agent name address field in this dialog box The insertions for the fields Port Read and Write community m...

Page 85: ...twork and the system will list all devices accessible with used SNMP read string and active communication ports In the following window Fig 3 44 select Yes search for devices option and press Next but...

Page 86: ...ault name which is MAC address of the device You can change it to any text string for e g Device1 If the device naming is pre defined by Corinex the Corinex name will appear automatically in the text...

Page 87: ...ew will contain the selected device Fig 3 48 as recognized by the network Next devices which are the part of the same powerline network will appear in a few seconds max 25 Fig 3 48 Finishing of Adding...

Page 88: ...allation CD Ping from the command prompt ipconfig WinNT 2000 XP winipcfg Win9x Me fromthecommand prompt for PC 1 The power LED does not light up after installing the Instant Access Point device Check...

Page 89: ...network through a power cable Unplug all Corinex Powerline Adapters and plug them back in again one by one Then run the Setup Tool Program again The devices might be programmed with different password...

Page 90: ...configured to handle DHCP capabilities You can use it as DHCP Client Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network This depends on whether the application is designed to be...

Page 91: ...ing on air Instant wireless products feature two fold protection in security On the hardware side as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology it generates security feature of scrambling On the...

Page 92: ...Your technology be beneficial for me as internet user Our technology lowers the cost significantly and reaches the points where there is no other alternative In which frequency band operates Your pow...

Page 93: ...cts most of the systems and networks together and handles the most data Bandwidth 1 Measure of the information capacity of a transmission channel in terms of how much data the facility can transmit in...

Page 94: ...e access point Buffer A storage area used for handling data in transit Buffers are often used to compensate with differences in processing speed between network devices Byte A fundamental unit that co...

Page 95: ...er is likely to require the Internet connection at a particular location It is especially useful in education and other environments where the alternation of users is more frequent Using very short le...

Page 96: ...eloped jointly by Xerox Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation Ethernet networks operate at 10 Mbps using CSMA CD to run over coaxial cable Ethernet is similar to a series of standards produced by IE...

Page 97: ...rred to as Extended Service Set ESS Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks Internet Protocol IP A Layer 3 network layer...

Page 98: ...uction and virtual hosting JavaScript A JavaScript is a scripting language that allows dynamic behavior to be specified within HTML documents In order to view the JavaScript effects on Web pages JavaS...

Page 99: ...lation Port A pathway into and out of the computer or a network device like a switch or router For example the serial and parallel ports on a personal computer are external sockets for plugging in com...

Page 100: ...address field into a field for subnets TCP Transmission Control Protocol A method protocol used along with the Internet Protocol Internet Protocol to send the data in the form of message units between...

Page 101: ...te to a file on the web or any other Internet facility URLs are typed into the browser to access Web pages and URLs are embedded within the pages themselves to provide the hypertext links to other pag...

Page 102: ...ical Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 11i wireless networking standard specifies improvements to wireless local area networking LAN security The 802 11i standard is currently in a draft form with ratifi...

Page 103: ...However IP and web addresses can be long and hard to remember sometimes From this reason certain ISPs will shorten their server addresses to single words or codes on their users web browser or e mail...

Page 104: ...hen Run and type command This will bring up the DOS window 3 At DOS command prompt type ping corinex com assuming that your desired IP address location is configured as corinex com and press Enter As...

Page 105: ...193 56 where 81 0 193 56 is the IP address you just pinged Information such as the following data will be displayed Fig 6 2 Pinging for a Web Address 2 Write down the web address returned by the ping...

Page 106: ...ss for your adapter of your Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Linux or Macintosh Computer 7 1 For Windows 95 98 and Me 1 Click Start then go to Run In the Open field enter winipcfg as shown in Figure 7 1 Th...

Page 107: ...down the Physical Address as shown on your computer screen Figure 7 2 it is the MAC address for your wireless Ethernet or USB adapter This will appear as a series of letters and numbers The MAC Addres...

Page 108: ...esktop bar choose Terminals Xterm or any other convenient terminal Fig 7 3 Starting Terminal Login as superuser by issuing su command then press Enter Provide the password and press Enter Enter ifconf...

Page 109: ...Wireless to Powerline AP Login as superuser by issuing su command then press Enter Provide the password and press Enter again Enter iwconfig then press Enter You can see the wireless port parameters...

Page 110: ...For Macintosh OS X computer Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP 7 4 For Macintosh OS X computer 1 In Applications open Utilities Fig 7 6 Applications 2 In Utilities select Network Utility Fig 7 7 Utilit...

Page 111: ...rline AP 3 Select the interface connected to the Access Point through the wireless or through the powerline In this section you can see the wireless connection type Fig 7 8 Network Utility 4 Field Har...

Page 112: ...Restart Access Point 3 61 Restore Factory Defaults 62 Restore Previous Settings 65 S Save Backup Current Settings 3 63 Security Log 3 60 Server 7 34 37 52 87 96 98 SNMP 3 6 54 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82...

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