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Installation Guide

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December 2010

LED and Button Descriptions

Item

Description

Power LED

Solid green

. The electrical power is on.

Blinking green

. The adapter is in power 

saving mode or setting up security.

Off

. There is no electrical power.

Ethernet 
LED

Solid

. The Ethernet port is linked, but there is 

no activity.

Blinking

. There is traffic on the Ethernet port.

Off

. There is no Ethernet connection.

Powerline 
LED

Solid

. The adapter is connected to a Powerline 

network.

Blinking

. The adapter is sending or receiving 

data.

Off

. The adapter has not found any other 

compatible Powerline devices using the same 

encryption key.

Powerline LED

Power LED

Ethernet LED

Reset

Security

Powerline AV 200 Mini 
Adapter XAV1101

Troubleshooting Tips

Power LED is off

Make sure that power is supplied to the electrical outlet, 
and that the Powerline devices are not plugged into an 
extension cord, power strip, or surge protector.

Power LED is 
blinking once 
every 3 seconds

Power saving mode occurs when the Ethernet LED is off. 
This can occur when:

• The Ethernet cable is unplugged. 
• The device connected through the Ethernet cable is 

turned off. 

• The adapter is idle for 10 minutes. 

It returns to normal mode within 2 seconds once the 
Ethernet link is up.

Powerline LED is 
off

• If you have set network security, make sure that all Power 

line devices are using the same encryption key; see the 
online 

User Manual 

for details.

• Press the 

Reset 

button on each device for 1 second to 

return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings. 

Powerline LED is 
amber or red

Move the Powerline device to a closer location.

Ethernet LED is 
not blinking

• Make sure that the Ethernet cables are working and 

securely plugged into the devices.

• Press the 

Reset 

button on each device for 1 second to 

return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings. 

  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.

The 

Pick A Plug

 feature lets you pick the electrical 

outlet with the strongest link rate, indicated by the 
color displayed by the LED:

Green

Link rate
> 80 Mbps 
(Best)

Amber

Link rate > 50 
and < 80 Mbps 
(Better)

Red

Link rate 
< 50 Mbps 
(Good)

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 AV adapter, press the 

Security

 button for 2 seconds, then press the secu-

rity button on one of the other AV adapters in your 
existing network for 2 seconds. Both buttons must 
be pressed within 2 minutes. 

Note

: The 

Security

 button does not work in power 

saving mode (see “Power LED is blinking once every 
3 seconds” in the “Troubleshooting Tips” table 
below).

Item

Description

Powerline

AV 200 Mini

Adapter

Ethernet Cable

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