XAV1004 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Guide
Securing and Configuring Your Powerline Network
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v1.1, September 2009
You should install this utility if you want to do any of the following:
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Set your own unique Powerline network encryption key
•
Check the link rate of traffic passing through the Powerline network.
•
Enable or disable the LEDs.
•
Upgrade the firmware to the latest version.
To install the Powerline Utility:
1.
Insert the
Resource CD
into a CD drive on the computer that is connected to your router or
Powerline device (XAV101 or XAV1004)
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 location of the
Resource CD
or
1. All devices on a Powerline network can be managed from one computer. If you add another Powerline AV
Ethernet Adapter to a Powerline network, you can install the Powerline configuration utility on the computer
connected locally to the new adapter, or open the utility on the computer originally used to set up the Powerline
network encryption key. You can use any computer to manage the network, but this procedure assumes that you
are working from the computer that is connected to a Powerline adapter.
Figure 2-1