202-10470-01v1.1September 2009
NETGEAR
, Inc.
350 East Plumeria DriveSan Jose, CA 95134 USA
XAV1004 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Guide
Page 1: ...202 10470 01 v1 1 September 2009 NETGEAR Inc 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA XAV1004 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Guide...
Page 2: ...roduct s or circuit layout s described herein Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your system from potential damage To reduce...
Page 3: ...p prevent electric shock plug the system and peripheral power cables into properly grounded electrical outlets Observe extension cable and power strip ratings Make sure that the total ampere rating of...
Page 4: ...IC Notice This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Europe EU Declaration of Conformity Marking by th...
Page 5: ...lling Your Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter 1 6 Quality of Service QoS 1 6 Connecting Devices to the XAV1004 1 7 Chapter 2 Securing and Configuring Your Powerline Network Understanding Powerline Network...
Page 6: ...ng Product Registration Support and Documentation 3 1 Basic Functioning 3 1 Troubleshooting Tips 3 2 Problems After Changing Network Encryption Key 3 2 Changing the Network Encryption Key One Unit at...
Page 7: ...e following paragraphs Typographical Conventions This manual uses the following typographical conventions Formats This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages Italic Emphasis b...
Page 8: ...Revision History Danger This is a safety warning Failure to take heed of this notice may result in personal injury or death Product Version XAV1004 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Manual Publication Dat...
Page 9: ...raffic with Quality of Service QoS features see Chapter 2 Securing and Configuring Your Powerline Network Package Contents The product package should contain the following items NETGEAR XAV1004 Powerl...
Page 10: ...t Adapters to extend your Ethernet network anywhere in your house using your existing electrical power line The following figure shows an example of a Powerline network that uses both an XAV101 and an...
Page 11: ...g or receiving data Off The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices using the same Powerline network encryption key The Pick A Plug feature shows by the color of the LED the speed...
Page 12: ...formation about connecting devices to these ports see Connecting Devices to the XAV1004 on page 1 7 Security button Configure security see Changing the Default Encryption Key using Push N Secure on pa...
Page 13: ...internet phones or storage devices The ports use a QoS priority algorithm to determine levels of service For more information about connecting devices to these ports see Connecting Devices to the XAV1...
Page 14: ...let Using the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter plugged into an electrical outlet that is located near an appliance that uses a lot of power such as a washer or dryer might prevent the adapter from workin...
Page 15: ...ity quality of service and readily handle networking data devices such as printers Connecting Devices to the XAV1004 You can connect multimedia devices such as media servers storage devices gaming con...
Page 16: ...tallation and Basic Configuration 1 8 v1 1 September 2009 2 When all peripheral devices are connected connect the XAV1004 power cord into the unit and into a power outlet 3 Wait up to 80 seconds for t...
Page 17: ...ure This is especially important in locations with many people such as apartment buildings A Powerline network consists of Powerline adapters with the same network encryption key The security used by...
Page 18: ...button The adapter will produce a new randomly generated network encryption key that each Powerline adapter will use b Press the Security button on any other Powerline devices in your network as descr...
Page 19: ...1004 1 The CD automatically starts and displays the following screen If the CD does not start automatically Go to My Computer on the Windows Start menu and double click the drive that represents the l...
Page 20: ...n the Upgrade Tool 1 Go to the XAV1004 program group and select the Upgrade Tool 2 Click Next to proceed The Upgrade Tool finds the adapter 3 Follow the screen prompts to proceed with the upgrade 4 At...
Page 21: ...remote Powerline device to highlight it 2 Click Factory Reset and a confirmation message displays 3 Click OK to reset the device A message indicates whether or not the operation succeeded 4 After you...
Page 22: ...g a connected Ethernet cable plugged into the device will keep it active Main Powerline Tab The following table describes the features in the Main Tab Figure 2 3 Table 2 1 Configuration Utility Main T...
Page 23: ...The device can handle high definition video traffic smoothly This status will be shown if the transmit and receive link speed is faster than 80 Mbps SD Video The transmit and receive link speed is fa...
Page 24: ...om the Security tab 1 To change the encryption key for a remote device you must enter the password for the device The password is printed on the product label 2 Click the rectangle in front of the rem...
Page 25: ...rk encryption key has been left at its default setting all you need to do is plug the new device into a power outlet If the network encryption key has been customized You can use the Security button t...
Page 26: ...ab 4 Select the check box next to the Device Name column for the device marked as Local in the Location column 5 Type the network encryption key into the Apply the Encryption Key Setting field and cli...
Page 27: ...tom Network Encryption Key When all the devices are set to the default network encryption key and are plugged in they are listed on the Main tab Follow these steps to set up a custom network encryptio...
Page 28: ...owerline device in your network On the QoS tab you can configure the priority for packets forwarding in the powerline network by setting priority values for each device in your network You do this by...
Page 29: ...bit from the drop down lists 6 Click Apply to set the QoS priority for the selected device Powerline Utility Logs The Log tab shows system information and a device history table You can delete a devic...
Page 30: ...ernet Adapter is connected to the Internet click the Knowledge Base or the Documentation link under the Web Support menu to view support information or the documentation for the Powerline AV Ethernet...
Page 31: ...anged the network encryption key using the XAV1004 Configuration Utility on the CD press the Reset button to return the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters to their default settings If this fixes the probl...
Page 32: ...ey as described in Changing the Network Encryption Key in Chapter 2 If the utility does not detect them all see the following section Changing the Network Encryption Key One Unit at a Time Changing th...
Page 33: ...42 mm Depth 102 mm Weight 0 48 lbs 217 g Environmental Specifications Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Operating humidity 10 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Storage humidity 5 95...
Page 34: ...cifications A 2 v1 1 September 2009 Modulation type OFDM symbol modulation Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requirements of FCC Part 15 Class B CE EMC Class B 3 home FCC Certificate Safety Agency Appro...
