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GP-L200N User Manual

(2)

Registrar Mode

Step 1

View the AP PIN on the

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

page, for example,

94519761.

Step 2

Select

Registrar

mode on the wireless client and enter the PIN code of

the GP-L200N. See the following figure:

(3)

PBC Mode

Step 1

In the

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

page, select the

PBC

mode and click

Apply

. You can also press the

WPS

button on the rear panel.

Summary of Contents for GP-L200N

Page 1: ...200M Powerline Wallmount Wireless 11n 1T1R 150M AP GP L200N User Manual ...

Page 2: ...2 5 How to Improve the Transmission Capacity 7 2 6 Wireless Roaming 7 3 Wireless Network Configuration 8 3 1 TCP IP Settings 8 3 2 Log In to the Web Page 11 4 Web Configuration 12 4 1 Internet Settings 12 4 1 1 LAN 12 4 1 2 DHCP Clients 15 4 2 Wireless Settings 15 4 2 1 Basic 16 4 2 2 Advanced 27 4 2 3 Security 35 4 2 4 WPS 43 4 2 5 Station List 47 4 3 Administration 47 4 3 1 Management 48 4 3 2 U...

Page 3: ... Utility 56 6 How to Use the Utility Software 59 6 1 Main Tab 59 6 2 Privacy Tab 61 6 3 Diagnostics Tab 63 6 4 About Tab 64 7 How to use the NMK Pushbutton 66 7 1 Forming a HomePlug AV logical network 66 7 2 Joining a Network 67 7 3 Leaving a Network 67 8 About PowerLine QoS 69 9 Parameters and Specifications 70 ...

Page 4: ...ion Describes how to configure network settings of your PC and how to connect to the GP L200N Chapter 4 Web Configuration Mainly describes how to navigate through the Web pages and how to configure the parameters Chapter 5 Install the PowerLine Utility Describes installation of the PowerLine Utility Chapter 6 How to Use the Utility Software Describes how to view the PowerLine parameter modify NMK ...

Page 5: ...ed CSMA CA channel access schemes maximize efficiency and throughput Integrated Quality of Service QoS Enhancements contention free access four level priority based contention access and multi segment bursting ToS and CoS Packet Classifiers Supports IGMP managed multicast sessions Wireless Features Support IEEE802 11b IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11n IEEE802 3 IEEE802 3u IEEE802 11i and IEEE802 11e Support...

Page 6: ...GP L200N User Manual v Support cross over cable detection and also support auto modification and polarity modification Support system log ...

Page 7: ...tion Package list Please check whether your package list includes the following items GP L200N x 1 CD ROM x 1 RJ45 x 1 Quid installation Guide x 1 Security Notes This device is intended for connection to the AC power line For installation instructions please refer to the installation section of this guide The following precautions should be taken when using this product Read all instructions befor...

Page 8: ...er risks Unplug the device from the wall outlet and refer the product to qualified service personnel for the following conditions If liquid has been spilled into the product If the product has been exposed to rain or water If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance ...

Page 9: ...r status you can know whether the device runs normally The following table describes the status of LED indicators on the front panel Indicator Color Status Description Red On Power is on Green On The device runs normally PWR Off Power is off or the device is down Green On Radio switch is turned on WLAN Green Blink Data is being transmitted ...

Page 10: ...tion Note The PLC LED indicator turns On when powerline link is detected If the device is serving as a STATION the LED indicator blinks to indicate transmit or receive powerline activity If the device is serving as a CCO the LED indicator lights steadily ON even in the presence of powerline activity 2 2 Interface Description 2 2 1 The Ethernet Interface Ethernet The Ethernet port connects to an Et...

Page 11: ...C mode Note Do not press the Reset button unless you want to clear the current settings The Reset button is in a small circular hole on the rear panel If you want to restore the default settings please press the Reset button gently for 3 seconds with a fine needle inserted into the hole and then release the button The system reboots and restores to the factory defaults ...

Page 12: ... ground Keep the device clean Avoid the device from direct sunshine Avoid any metal in the device Place the device in the center of the area and try to optimize the wireless coverage Install Powerline Utility when you want to see the quality of PLC communication 2 4 Operation Range The operation range of the GP L200N depends on the actual environment When the device is placed in the house or in th...

Page 13: ...nother AP correctly In that case the wireless client terminal can communicate with the other devices within the GP L200N and APs coverage In order to realize the wireless client roaming among different APs you need to set the GP L200N and APs properly Do as follows Set the same SSID for the GP L200N and all APs The SSIDs of all the computers and PDAs should be consistent with the APs All the BSSs ...

Page 14: ... is enabled It is recommended that you set the network adapter to be Obtain an IP address automatically Your PC obtains IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS address automatically via the extender If you know the setting of the current LAN interface you can manually set the TCP IP properties of the network adapter so that your PC can communicate with the extender To manually set the network adapt...

Page 15: ...otocol TCP IP to display the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties page Step 4 Select Use the following IP address and enter the IP address of the network adapter The IP address should belong to the IP network segment 192 168 1 X X is a number between 2 and 254 ...

Page 16: ...ormal Choose Start Run from the desktop and enter ping 192 168 1 1 in the corresponding field See the following figure Note The default IP address of the LAN interface is 192 168 1 1 If this IP address is changed and you need to ping the IP address of the extender enter the current IP address Step 7 If the PC pings through the default IP address of the extender and the following page appears the c...

Page 17: ...n the browser and enter the http 192 168 1 1 in the IE address bar In the login window enter the user name and the password Note The default user name and password are admin and admin respectively Click OK and you can log in to the Web page of the GP L200N ...

Page 18: ... Internet Settings The following figure shows the navigation menu of the Internet Settings The sub menus of the Internet Settings contain LAN and DHCP clients 4 1 1 LAN Choose Internet Settings LAN to display the Local Area Network LAN Settings page ...

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Page 20: ...ernal network LAN 2 Subnet Mask The subnet mask of the second IP address of the LAN interface MAC Address Display the current MAC address that LAN interface uses DHCP Type Enable or disable DHCP service The default setting is Server which indicates that DHCP service is enabled After enabling DHCP service you can configure the following parameters of the DHCP server Start IP Address The start IP ad...

Page 21: ...ing Enable or disable IGMP Snooping After enabling this function the packets of the IGMP broadcast will not sent to the LAN interface that does not belong to that group UPNP Enable or disable the UPnP function After enabling this function AP will provide automatic port mapping for P2P software on the interior network After setting click Apply to save the settings 4 1 2 DHCP Clients Choose Internet...

Page 22: ...eway mode the following figure shows the navigation menu of the Wireless Settings The sub menus contain Basic Advanced Security WPS and Station List 4 2 1 Basic Choose Wireless Settings Basic to display the Basic Wireless Settings page ...

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Page 24: ... describes parameters in the Wireless Network pane Field Description Radio On Off Enable or disable the wireless LAN interface Network Mode You can select a proper network mode in the drop down list 11b g mixed mode 11b only 11g only 11a only 11a n mixed 11b g n mixed mode default Network Name The maximum length of the SSID is 32 characters The ...

Page 25: ...P Isolation Enable or disable isolation among different SSIDs After this function is enabled the client terminals with different SSIDs cannot communicate with each other BSSID The MAC address of the wireless interface Frequency Channel You can select a proper channel from the drop down list The default is Channel 6 Wireless Distribution System WDS WDS modes include Lazy Mode Bridge Mode and Repeat...

Page 26: ...er AP Then click Apply to save the settings Step 2 Choose Wireless Settings Security In the Wireless Security Encryption Settings page that is displayed set the Security Mode of the GP L200N to accord with the peer AP 2 Bridge Mode In the bridge mode you can use the GP L200N to connect to your router for extending wireless coverage Meanwhile it can also decrease the working load of the AP that acc...

Page 27: ...nter the encryption key AP MAC Address The MAC address of another AP that connects to the GP L200N by using WDS Step 2 In the Basic Wireless Settings page set the same physical mode and encryption type as the peer AP enter the MAC address of the peer AP and then click Apply to save the settings The GP L200N then works in the Bridge mode Step 3 Choose Wireless Settings Security In the Wireless Secu...

Page 28: ...ual 22 3 Repeater Mode In the Repeater mode you can use the GP L200N to connect to the primary router for extending the wireless coverage Step 1 Choose Wireless Settings Basic to display the Basic Wireless Settings page ...

Page 29: ...the Basic Wireless Settings page set the WDS mode to Repeater Mode set the same physical mode and encryption type as the peer AP enter the MAC address of the peer AP and then click Apply to save the settings The GP L200N then works in the Repeater Mode Step 4 Choose Wireless Settings Security to display the Wireless Security Encryption Settings page ...

Page 30: ...cord with the peer AP Note Do not set the WDS mode to mixed modes for example WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Do not set all the WDS APs to Lazy mode Ensure that at least one WDS AP acts as the Root Bridge and enter the MAC addresses in the WDS table in the Basic Wireless Settings page HT Physical Mode ...

Page 31: ...The default is Auto Reverse Direction Grant RDG You can select Disable or Enable The default is Enable Extension Channel When the channel bandwidth is set to 20 40 MHz the extension channel provides a channel that is adjacent to the primary channel but is not overlapped The wireless network acquires diploid bandwidth by this extension channel that is 20MHz bandwidth Note IEEE 802 11n can bind two ...

Page 32: ...ge format of 802 11 one by one A MSDU aggregates multiple A MSDU Subframes and encapsulates them into an 802 11 message In this way PLCP Preamble PLCP Header and 802 11 MAC overhead that are needed to send an 802 11 message decrease At the same time the acknowledge frames also decrease and the efficiency for sending message is improved Auto Block ACK Enable or disable Auto Block ACK In order to en...

Page 33: ...f HT TxStream and HT RxStream Field Description HT TxStream The stream number that the wireless antenna transmits HT RxStream The stream number that the wireless antenna receives 4 2 2 Advanced Choose Wireless Settings Advanced to display the Advanced Wireless Settings page ...

Page 34: ...GP L200N User Manual 28 In this page you can configure advanced wireless parameters such as the beacon interval data beacon rate and the Tx power Note ...

Page 35: ...ragment threshold is 2346 The range is 256 2346 RTS Threshold The default RTS threshold is 2347 The range is 1 2347 TX Power Set the Tx power 100 indicates full power Short Preamble Enable or disable short preamble The default is Disable Preamble defines the length of CRC correction block for wireless devices Short preamble adopts 56 bit synchronization field The network whose network stream is de...

Page 36: ... power supply device DLS Capable Enable or disable DLS WMM Parameters Click WMM Configuration to display WMM parameters configuration page 1 WMM Access Categories At present WMM defines traffic into 4 access categories Access Category Description 802 1d Tags WMM Voice Priority Highest priority Allows multiple concurrent VoIP calls with low latency and toll voice quality 7 6 WMM Video Priority Prio...

Page 37: ...n the client is permitted to transmit If the channel is sensed as busy the station has to defer its transmission The random interval provides a fair transmission chance for all the devices When each priority queue waits for sending packets it has to wait a fixed time AIFSN and a random time CW They define time values by multiple time slots For 802 11b its time slot is 20ms The time slot of 802 11a...

Page 38: ...values for AC_BE and AC_BK CWMin Cwmin Mini Contention Window also affects the delay time of WMM access category The difference between AC_VI and AC_VO should be smaller but the difference between AC_BE and AC_BK should be greater CWMax It indicates the Maximum Contention Window Txop Txop Opportunity to Transmit can optimize the WMM access Compared with the WMM access that needs a higher priority ...

Page 39: ... refer to the WMM settings of your WMM products 3 DLS Direct Link Setup The GP L200N provides DLS function Suppose that there are two WMM devices Enter the MAC address of a WMM device in the DLS setting of the other device and then connect the two WMM devices to the GP L200N In this way the two WMM devices can transmit message directly If you want to configure WMM DLS do as follows Step 1 Prepare ...

Page 40: ...view the MAC address of wireless card A in the WMM page of wireless card B and vice versa Multicast to Unicast Converter Enable or disable Multicast to Unicast After this function is enabled the transmission quality of wireless multicast stream is improved ...

Page 41: ...e In this page you can set wireless security mode and the encryption key to prevent unauthorized access or monitoring Select SSID SSID choice select an SSID that you want to configure Security Mode This page provides 10 security modes including OPEN SHARED WEPAUTO WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPAPSKWPA2PSK WPA1WPA2 and 8021 X 1 OPEN ...

Page 42: ...e Field Description Security Mode Select OPEN Default Key Select a key as the default key WEP Keys WEP Key 1 4 Set 64 bit or 128 bit key The key format is Hex or ASCII 2 SHARED The following table describes parameters of the SHARED mode Field Description Security Mode Select SHARED ...

Page 43: ... Type You can select WEP or None Default Key Select a key as the default key WEP Keys WEP Key1 4 Set 64 bit or 128 bit key The key format is Hex or ASCII 3 WEPAUTO Parameter descriptions of the WEPAUTO mode are similar to those of the OPEN mode 4 WPA ...

Page 44: ...terval Set the key renewal interval in unit of seconds IP Address The IP address of the Radius server Port The default port number is 1812 You can change it according to the server setting Shared Secret The shared key that is required for authentication at the Radius server Session Timeout The value of 0 indicates no session time limit Idle Timeout Set the idle timeout 5 WPA PSK ...

Page 45: ...ameters of the WPA PSK mode Field Description Security Mode Select WPA PSK WPA Algorithms Select TKIP or AES Pass Phrase Set 8 bit or 64 bit key Key Renewal Interval Set the key renewal interval 6 WPA2 The following table describes parameters of the WPA2 mode ...

Page 46: ...the roaming speed Pre Authentication Enable or disable pre authentication IP Address The IP address of the Radius server Port The default port number is 1812 You can change it according to the server setting Shared Secret The shared key that is required for authentication at the Radius server Session Timeout The value of 0 indicates no session time limit Idle Timeout Set the idle timeout 7 WPA2 PS...

Page 47: ...Interval Set the key renewal interval 8 WPAPSKWPA2PSK Parameter descriptions of the WPAPSKWPA2PSK mode are similar to those of WPA2 PSK 9 WPA1WPA2 The following table describes parameters of the WPA1WPA2 mode Field Description Security Mode Select WPA1WPA2 ...

Page 48: ...thentication at the Radius server Session Timeout The value of 0 indicates no session time limit Idle Timeout Set the idle timeout 10 802 1X The following table describes parameters of the 802 1X modes Field Description Security Mode Select 802 1X IP Address The IP address of the Radius server Port The default port number is 1812 You can change it according to the server setting Shared Secret The ...

Page 49: ...access control to the wireless devices in the MAC list Allow Allow access control to the wireless devices in the MAC list Reject Reject access control to the wireless devices in the MAC list Add a station Mac Enter the MAC address of wireless device that you want to allow or reject After setting click Apply to save the settings 4 2 4 WPS Choose Wireless Settings WPS to display the Wi Fi Protected ...

Page 50: ...page you can modify the WPS settings WPS enables your client to automatically synchronize with the AP setting and establish connection WPS Config WPS Enable or disable WPS After enabling WPS you can configure parameters related to WPS ...

Page 51: ...supports three operation modes including Enrollee mode Registrar mode and PBC mode In Enrollee and Registrar modes PIN code negotiation should be applied 1 Enrollee Mode Step 1 Select the Enrollee mode on the wireless client and the software of wireless client generates a random PIN code for example 12345678 Step 2 In the Wi Fi Protected Setup page enter the PIN code of wireless client for example...

Page 52: ... Setup page for example 94519761 Step 2 Select Registrar mode on the wireless client and enter the PIN code of the GP L200N See the following figure 3 PBC Mode Step 1 In the Wi Fi Protected Setup page select the PBC mode and click Apply You can also press the WPS button on the rear panel ...

Page 53: ...nt status of WPS 4 2 5 Station List Choose Wireless Settings Station List to display the Station List page In this page you can view the wireless networks that connect to the GP L200N If a new wireless network connects to the GP L200N refresh this page and the connection information of the new wireless network is also displayed 4 3 Administration The following figure shows the navigation menu of t...

Page 54: ...tus Statistics System Command System Log and SDK History 4 3 1 Management Choose Administration Management to display the System Management page The following table describes the parameters in this page Field Description Account Enter the account that you want to change Password Enter the password for the new username ...

Page 55: ...To upload the firmware of the GP L200N click Browse to select the correct firmware and click Apply The system begins to upgrade firmware After upgrading the system reboots and automatically enters the Web page The procedure for upgrading the Bootloader is similar to the procedure for upgrading the firmware Note After the firmware is upgraded the AP restores to the factory defaults To avoid data lo...

Page 56: ...e Field Description Export Settings Click Export to export the settings to your local PC Import Settings Click Browse to select the configuration file on your PC and click Import to import the settings to AP Load Factory Defaults Click Load Default and the system restores to the factory default settings 4 3 4 Status Choose Administration Status to display the Access Point Status page ...

Page 57: ...GP L200N User Manual 51 This page displays the system information Internet configuration and local network settings 4 3 5 Statistic Choose the Administration Statistics to display the Statistic page ...

Page 58: ...GP L200N User Manual 52 This page displays the memory status the numbers of transmitted and received data packets of the WLAN LAN and WAN ...

Page 59: ... Command Choose Administration System Command to display the System Command page In this page you can run 4 types of commands including ls ps reboot and ping 4 3 7 System Log Choose Administration System Log to display the System Log page ...

Page 60: ...l 54 In this page you can set the log server and view the system log After enabling the remote log server and entering the IP address of the server click Apply and then the log information is sent to the remote log server ...

Page 61: ...200N User Manual 55 4 3 8 SDK History Choose Administration SDK History to display the SDK History page In this page you can view the new features updates and fixed bugs in the current version of the device ...

Page 62: ...puter If another utility is already installed please uninstall it and restart your computer Insert the Utility CD ROM into the CD ROM drive select the PowerLine Utility Installation folder and runs the setup exe Follow the steps to install the Utility Program No password or CD Key is needed The installation utility similar to the following figure appears Click Next to continue ...

Page 63: ...GP L200N User Manual 57 Select the installation folder and click Next Confirm the installation and click Next Wait until the following figure appears ...

Page 64: ...GP L200N User Manual 58 Click Close to complete installation ...

Page 65: ...to the local device the utility automatically scans the powerline periodically for any other HomePlug devices If no local HomePlug device is discovered the status area above the Connect button displays a message NO HOMEPLUG ADAPTERS DETECTED The lower panel displays all the remote HomePlug devices discovered in the current logical network The total number of remote devices connected on the same ne...

Page 66: ... table Password This column is blank by default and you can click Enter Password to set a password To set the Password of the device required when creating a private network click the name of a device in the lower panel to select the device and click Enter Password In the window that is displayed enter the password and click OK The Password field accepts is not case sensitive and can contain dashe...

Page 67: ...und in the powerline network If a device is not found you are notified along with the suggestions to resolve common problems Note The 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 device could not be located a warning message is displayed Scan This button is used to perform an immediate search of the HomePlug devices c...

Page 68: ...twork name network password of devices The user can always reset to the HomePlug network Public by entering HomePlug as the network name or by clicking Use Default Note If the network name is changed to anything other than HomePlug the Network Type in the main tab is displayed as Private Set Local Device Only This button can be used to change the network name network password of the local device I...

Page 69: ...l operation For devices whose device passwords are not entered this operation fails and a failure message is displayed 6 3 Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics tab shows the system information and a history of all remote devices detected over a period of time See the following figure The upper panel shows the technical data of the software and hardware in the host computer that is used to communicate o...

Page 70: ...r a device that no longer exists is displayed in the Rate column The following remote device information is available in the Diagnostics tab Device Alias Name Device MAC Address Device Password Device Last known rate Device Last Known Network name HomePlug chipset manufacturer name Date device last seen on the network MAC Firmware Version The diagnostics information displayed can be saved to a tex...

Page 71: ...GP L200N User Manual 65 Preferences The lower part of the panel displays options for setting the auto scan feature ...

Page 72: ... The Power LED on both devices will flash evenly at 1 second intervals until the operation succeeds or fails It will illuminate steadily on successful completion If an error occurs the Power LED on the adder will flash unevenly until the pushbutton on the adder is pressed again or the joiner is reset by holding the pushbuttons down for more than 10 seconds A PLC B PLC C PLC A and B are not part of...

Page 73: ...nts to join the AVLN Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec Press NMK button on C less than 3 sec B becomes adder C becomes joiner C accepts NMK from B A PLC A PLC B PLC B PLC C PLC A and B form an AVLN C wants to join the AVLN Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec Press NMK button on C less than 3 sec B becomes adder C becomes joiner C accepts NMK from B 7 3 Leaving a Network A network exists The ...

Page 74: ...wants to leave the AVLN Press NMK button on A more than 10 sec A computes random NMK A resets and restarts A PLC A PLC B PLC B PLC C PLC A B and C form an AVLN A wants to leave the AVLN Press NMK button on A more than 10 sec A computes random NMK A resets and restarts ...

Page 75: ...efault CAP 3 sets the channel access priority for IGMP frames these are the group management frames not the stream data Unicast default CAP 1 sets the default channel access priority for unicast frames not matching any other classification or mapping IGMP managed Multicast Stream Fixed to CAP 2 sets the default channel access priority for stream data belonging to a snooped IGMP multicast group Mul...

Page 76: ...ation Schemes Supports 1024 256 64 16 8 QAM QPSK BPSK and ROBO Encryption 128 bit AES QoS Support contention free access four level priority based contention access and multi segment bursting Support VLAN Priority Support ToS and CoS Packet Classifier Work Mode TDMA and priority based CSMA CA Multicast Support Supports IGMP managed multicast sessions WiFi Module SPEC Chipset Ralink RT3050 Protocol...

Page 77: ...nk and Activity WLAN indicator Wireless Link and Activity WPS indicator the status of WPS Authenticator LAN indicator the Ethernet Link and Activity Power Socket Support British Euro Japan US and China power connector Ethernet Interface 1 x RJ45 for 10 100 Ethernet Auto MDI MDI X Antenna interface R SMA x 1 Push Button Reset reset system or restore default setup NMK use to synchronized network pas...

Page 78: ...nsing Storage Humidity 5 to 90 Non Condensing Input Rating 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz EMC and Safety Regulatory Compliance FCC Part 15 Class B CE Safety Regulations UL Green Standard RoHS Physical Characteristics Physical Dimension L W H 170mm 147mm 36 5mm Weight 291g ...

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