350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
January 2011
202-10708-01
v1.0
XAV5001 Powerline AV 500
Adapter
User Manual
Page 1: ...350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA January 2011 202 10708 01 v1 0 XAV5001 Powerline AV 500 Adapter User Manual...
Page 2: ...984 Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo ReadyNAS ProSafe Smart Wizard Auto Uplink X RAID2 and NeoTV are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc Microsoft Windows Windows NT and Vista are r...
Page 3: ...owerline Utility Installing the XAV5001 Powerline Utility 12 Powerline Utility Screen 13 Change the Name of a Powerline Device 14 Turn LEDs On or Off 14 Set Encryption Keys 15 Set Up Quality of Servic...
Page 4: ...topics covered in this manual visit the Support website at http support netgear com How the Powerline AV 500 Adapter Fits in Your Network You can use one or more Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters to exte...
Page 5: ...LEDs Security button Factory Reset button Figure 2 XAV5001 Powerline AV 500 Adapter XAV5001 Product Label The product label on the rear panel of the XAV5001 contains the items listed below Model numbe...
Page 6: ...Best Good for HD video Amber Link rate 50 80 Mbps Better Good for SD Video Red Link rate 50 Mbps Good Good for data Ethernet LED Solid The Ethernet port is linked but there is no activity Blinking Th...
Page 7: ...e lights Power Powerline and Ethernet The side panel has a Security button and a Reset button The Ethernet port is located on the bottom of the adapter See Figure 2 on page 5 3 Plan the location of yo...
Page 8: ...the Internet The Power and Ethernet LEDs on the Powerline adapter should turn on XAV5001 Powerline AV 500 Adapter Supplied Ethernet cable Router Laptop PC Desktop PC Note It is not necessary to disco...
Page 9: ...port located on the other computer or peripheral device 4 Wait for each Powerline adapter to be recognized by the Powerline network The Power Ethernet and Powerline LEDs should turn on This could take...
Page 10: ...are two ways to secure your Powerline network Use the Security button located on the adapter to automatically generate a random encryption key See Set the Encryption Key Use the XAV5001 Powerline Util...
Page 11: ...urity button on the first adapter press the Security button on the second adapter for 2 seconds In order to pair the devices both buttons must be pressed within 2 minutes This securely configures your...
Page 12: ...tures to prioritize Powerline network traffic Reset adapters to factory default settings Installing the XAV5001 Powerline Utility This utility allows you to set your own unique Powerline network encry...
Page 13: ...shortcut icon appears on your desktop 7 There are two ways to launch the Powerline Utility Click the Powerline Utility shortcut icon located on your desktop Navigate to Start Programs NETGEAR NETGEAR...
Page 14: ...owing Change the Name of a Powerline Device Turn LEDs On or Off Set Encryption Keys Set Up Quality of Service QoS Reset a Device to Factory Settings Change the Name of a Powerline Device Powerline dev...
Page 15: ...or off To do this follow these steps 1 Click the Powerline device icon on the Powerline Utility main screen 2 On the pop up menu click Turn LED off Note This feature is a toggle You can turn off LEDs...
Page 16: ...n your screen you have two options Use the Default Encryption Key option When you click this option the factory default encryption key is automatically populated in the field The default network encry...
Page 17: ...multimedia playback is smooth even while document files are being transferred over the network then give priority to multimedia traffic Conversely if it is more important for your network to be respon...
Page 18: ...reset to factory defaults 1 On the Powerline Utility main screen click the Powerline device icon 2 From the pop up menu click Factory Reset 3 Click OK to reset the device A message indicates whether...
Page 19: ...owerline Utility click the Refresh button and wait for the utility to detect the new device 4 From the Device Name column select the device 5 Re name the device if you wish see Change the Name of a Po...
Page 20: ...ou can reset a remote device you must enter its password The password is printed on the product label located on the back of the adapter 3 Click the Security icon and select Security from the pop up m...
Page 21: ...r Registration is required before you can use our telephone support service Registration via our website is strongly recommended Product updates and Web support are always available at http support ne...
Page 22: ...e using the same encryption key If the problem occurred after you changed the network encryption key reset each device to its factory default settings Ethernet LED is not blinking There is no data tra...
Page 23: ...key is not the same for every Powerline device on your Powerline network To fix this problem 1 Make sure all Powerline devices are plugged in 2 Use the Powerline utility to set the encryption key for...
Page 24: ...IEEE 802ab 100BASE T AC input 100 240V 0 2A Max Power consumption 5W Dimensions Height 98 mm Width 72 mm Depth 40 mm Weight 0 4 lbs 0 18 kg Environmental Specifications Operating temperature 0 to 40...
Page 25: ...replace the part or contact your trained service provider The power cable extension cable or plug is damaged An object has fallen into the product The product has been exposed to water The product has...
Page 26: ...that is approved for use in your country The power cable must be rated for the product and for the voltage and current marked on the product s electrical ratings label The voltage and current rating...
Page 27: ...ct has been dropped or damaged The product does not operate correctly when you follow the operating instructions Keep your system away from radiators and heat sources Also do not block cooling vents D...
Page 28: ...ith National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices Failure of the end user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action agai...
Page 29: ...cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the...
Page 30: ...n type 24 ethernet network extension 4 F features 5 frequency band 24 front panel 5 H humidity operating storage 24 I install Powerline adapter 7 Powerline utility 12 L LED descriptions 5 troubleshoot...
Page 31: ...x 31 XAV5001 Powerline AV 500 Adapter User Manual T technical specifications 24 technical support 2 temperature 24 trademarks 2 troubleshooting 21 U UL listed 25 W weight 24 X XAV5001 features 5 insta...
