NETGEAR XAV2001 - Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter, User Manual

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Chapter 1. Getting Started | 5
XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter
Hardware Features
The following figure shows the adapter in detail:
Ethernet port
LEDs
Security
button
Factory
Reset
button
Figure 1. Adapter LEDs, buttons, and Ethernet port
LEDs
Table 1. XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter LEDs
Item Description
Power LED • Solid green . The electrical power is on.
• Blinking green . The adapter is in the process of restarting or setting up security.
• Amber . The adapter is in power saving mode. The adapter enters power saving mode if
the Ethernet port is not linked for more than 10 minutes.
• Off . There is no electrical power, or has been turned off through the Powerline Utility.
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.
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)
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.