NETGEAR Powerline AV 200 Installation Manual Download Page 1

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March 2013

Installation Guide

NETGEAR, Inc.

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 USA

LED and Button Descriptions

Item

Description

Power 
LED

Solid green

. The electrical power is on.

Solid amber

. The adapter is in power saving mode. 

Power saving mode is disabled by default. 

Blinking green

. The adapter is in the process of 

setting up security.

Off

. There is no electrical power.

Ethernet 
LED

Solid

. The adapter is connected through the 

Ethernet port to a powered-on Ethernet device.

Off

. There is no Ethernet connection.

Powerline LED

Power LED

Ethernet LED

Factory Reset button

Security button

Powerline AV 200 Mini Set XAVB1301

Support

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After installing your device, locate the serial number on the 
label of your product and use it to register your product at 

https://my.netgear.com

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telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your 
product through the NETGEAR website. 

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.

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NETGEAR support resources.

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 or through a link in the 

product’s user interface.

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  Package Contents

WARNING: 

Do not press the 

Security

 button on the Powerline 

adapter until installation is complete and the adapters are 
communicating with each other (indicated by the blinking Powerline 
LED). Pressing this button too soon can temporarily disable Powerline 
communication. If this should occur, use the 

Factory Reset

 button to 

return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings.

Powerline 
LED

Solid

. The adapter is connected to a Powerline 

network.

Off

. The adapter has not found any other 

compatible Powerline devices using the same 
encryption key.

The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical 
outlet with the fastest link rate, indicated by the color of 
the LED.

Green

: Link 

rate > 80 Mbps 
(Fast)

Amber

: Link rate > 

50 and < 80 Mbps 

(Medium)

Red

: Link 

rate < 50 
Mbps (Slow)

Factory 
Reset

Press the 

Reset

 button for 1 second, then release it to 

return the Powerline adapter to its factory default 
settings.

Security 
Button

After you plug in your new adapter, press the 

Security

 

button for 2 seconds, then press the 

Security

 button 

on one of the other adapters in your existing network 
for 2 seconds. Both buttons must be pressed within 2 
minutes. 
To enable power saving mode, press and hold the 

Security

 button for 10 seconds or more, then release 

it. Pressing the Security button again powers the 
adapter back on.

Item

Description

Powerline 

AV 200 Mini 

Adapters

Ethernet

cables

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