XAV1004 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Guide
Installation and Basic Configuration
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v1.1, September 2009
Installing Your Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter
To prepare for installation:
1.
Familiarize yourself with the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter. The front panel has three lights:
Ethernet, Powerline, and Power. The back panel has four Ethernet ports, a Security button, and
a Reset button.
2.
Plan the location of your Powerline devices:
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Do not connect the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter to a power strip, extension cord, or
surge protector as this might prevent it from working correctly, or degrade the network
performance.
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Use an electrical outlet that is not controlled by a wall switch to avoid someone
unknowingly turning off the power to the outlet.
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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 working correctly, or degrade the network performance.
Quality of Service (QoS)
The XAV1004 supports both Powerline network-based and port-based Quality of Service (QoS).
Powerline network-based QoS configures the priority of forwarded packets in the network. For
more information about this type of QoS, see
“Prioritizing Traffic on the Powerline Network
(QoS)” on page 2-12
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In port-based QoS, a different level of service and pre-assigned priority is offered on each Ethernet
port.
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Port 1
(dark green) offers HIGH priority to provide uninterrupted service for any device that is
connected to it. If you are using a server-type device, such as a media server or NAS storage
device that would stream HD media, you would want to put this device on Port 1.
Figure 1-5
