HomePNA Switch Installation and Setup Manual
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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the HomePNA Switch for your MDU Solution. We
have been on the forefront of HomePNA technology since its inception, and
will always strive to create quality, cost-effective solutions for HomePNA
installers and users.
By choosing the HomePNA Switch, you have enabled your network to have
the ultimate in flexibility. The HomePNA Switch has plenty of Ethernet ports, to
offer you many paths for upgrading your network, as well as 12 VLAN
HomePNA ports ready to plug in to your existing wiring system using current
Cat.3/RJ-11 installations.
Some highlights of the HomePNA Switch included:
Supports security with port based VLAN function.
Supports Virtual LAN (VLAN) Grouping.
Auto Noise Leveling (Automatic & Manual).
Twelve 1Mbps HomePNA Ports
Four 10/100 Mbps Base-Tx Ethernet Ports
One Console Port for HomePNA Switch.
Easy installation – no new wire required inside the building.
Easy To Use Menu System and Command Interface.
HomePNA and Ethernet ports status Monitoring.
Frequency division multiplexing for uninterrupted simultaneous
voice/data transmission.
Layer 2 Switching.
Supports Full and half duplex modes.
Store-and-Forward mechanism.
HomePNA port
transmission speed
up to
1Mbps
Back pressure and IEEE 802.3X compliant flow control.
Supports 8K MAC addresses entries.
Standard 19” Rack-mountable.
Less distance restriction (500 ft or 160 m) than regular Ethernet (100 m).
