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NP90W Quick Start Guide

 

YML848Rev 1

Chapter 2 – NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug Overview 

2.1  Light Indicators and Ports 

The NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug has four light indicators (LEDs). See Figure 2 below.

Power LED
PL-Act LED
Wireless LED
Ethernet LED
Ethernet Port

Figure  : Light Indicators 

Icon 

LeD Status  Description 

ON 

When power is supplied to the NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug. 

ON 

When detected and connected with another HomePlug Adaptor within the 
network. 

Flicker 

When the NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug is transmitting / receiving data. 

Flash 

When the Wireless LAN is operational. 

ON 

When the Ethernet cable is properly connected from your NP290W Turbo 
Wireless HomePlug to the Ethernet Card. 

Flicker 

When the Ethernet is transmitting / receiving data. 

The 

ethernet Port 

is a 10/100 Base-T Auto-MDI/MDIX (allows either cross or straight cable) Ethernet jack 

(RJ-45) to connect to your Ethernet Network card or Ethernet Router/Modem or Ethernet Hub/Switch. 
The 

Reset

 button is used to reset the NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug to its factory defaults. To reset the 

NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug, simply press the reset button for about 5 seconds.

Note: 

all customised settings that you have saved will be lost!

Summary of Contents for NP290W

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug ...

Page 2: ...equipment Make sure equipment is properly grounded BEFORE opening Failure to observe safety precautions may result in electric shock to user CAUTION Check voltages before connecting equipment to power supplies Wrong voltages applied may result in damage to equipment Important Safety Instructions Please read these instructions carefully 1 The HomePlug Ethernet Adaptor relies on the building s elect...

Page 3: ...pport for Setup Utility Windows 98 Second Edition Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP OS independent for Ethernet Web Browser support Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or later versions Netscape Navigator 3 02 or later versions 1 2 Typical NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug Connection Below is a typical NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug connection 1 3 Package Contents Your NetComm NP290W package includes th...

Page 4: ...ss HomePlug is transmitting receiving data Flash When the Wireless LAN is operational ON When the Ethernet cable is properly connected from your NP290W Turbo Wireless HomePlug to the Ethernet Card Flicker When the Ethernet is transmitting receiving data The Ethernet Port is a 10 100 Base T Auto MDI MDIX allows either cross or straight cable Ethernet jack RJ 45 to connect to your Ethernet Network c...

Page 5: ... automatically For instructions please refer to Configuring TCP IP 2 Plug the HomePlug Wireless Adapter into the electrical outlet 3 Open a browser 4 Enter the IP Address of the HomePlug and press Enter The default IP Address is 192 168 1 254 Enter the IP Address you used if you changed the default 5 Enter the Administrator password The default Administrator password is admin 6 From the Web User I...

Page 6: ...ce 1 Open a browser 2 If you are connected to the computer ensure that it has a static IP address first For help on how to manually set your IP address Please refer to Configuring TCP IP 3 Enter the IP Address of the HomePlug and then press Enter If the HomePlug is connected with the computer use 192 168 1 254 default Enter the IP Address you used if you changed the default If you are connected to...

Page 7: ...bnet mask When you click the field for Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 automatically appears 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP IP dialog box 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box Chapter 5 Connecting Wireless Devices Wireless AP Mode HomePlug Wireless Adapter gives you the capability to connect wireless enabled devices into your computer network HomePlug Wireles...

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