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350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134

USA

July 2011

202-10872-01

v1.0

Powerline AV+ 500 Nano

XAV5601

User Manual

Summary of Contents for XAV5601

Page 1: ...350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose CA 95134 USA July 2011 202 10872 01 v1 0 Powerline AV 500 Nano XAV5601 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...p answers detail a_id 984 Trademarks NETGEAR the NETGEAR logo and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NETGEAR Inc and or its subsidiaries in the United States and or other countries Information is subject to change without notice Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders 2011 NETGEAR Inc All rights reserved ...

Page 3: ...ity Screen 12 Security Icon 12 Change the Name of a Powerline Device 13 Turn LEDs Off or On 13 Set the Powerline Encryption Key 14 Reset a Device to Factory Settings 15 Add a Device to a Powerline Network 16 Set Up Quality of Service QoS 16 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Basic Functioning 19 Troubleshooting Tips 19 LEDs 19 If You Do Not See All Your Devices with the Powerline Utility 20 Appendix A Supp...

Page 4: ... into a home network For more information about the topics covered in this manual visit the Support website at http support netgear com This chapter includes the following sections Hardware Features Powerline Adapter in a Home Network Powerline Network Security Use the Security Button to Set the Encryption Key ...

Page 5: ...se it Your adapter might look like one of these UK France Germany Europe Australia Figure 1 Adapters for different geographic regions The following figure shows the adapter features in detail Filtered AC Powe Powerli ne LED Ethernet LED Security Factory Reset button Left view Right view Figure 2 Adapter LEDs buttons and Ethernet ports ...

Page 6: ... Mbps best Amber Link rate 50 and 80 Mbps better Red Link rate 50 Mbps good Ethernet 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 Gigabit Ethernet Port Plug one end of the Ethernet cable that comes with the Powerline Adapter into this port and the other end either into your router or into the computer ...

Page 7: ...erline Adapters to extend your Ethernet network anywhere in your home using your existing electrical power lines Here an Ethernet cable connects the router to the Powerline network In another room an Ethernet cable connects a gaming console to the Powerline network Powerline communication You can plug a power strip into the filtered outlet but do not plug your Powerline adapter The filtered AC soc...

Page 8: ...The two Powerline devices form a Powerline network 4 Install any additional Powerline adapters that you plan to use 5 Test to make sure that the computer or peripheral can access the Powerline network For example on a computer use the Internet Another way to test this is to install the Powerline Utility and use it to view all devices on the Powerline network 6 NETGEAR recommends that you secure yo...

Page 9: ...d in and communicating with each other Pressing the Security button too soon can temporarily disable Powerline communication If this should occur reset the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings press the Reset button for 1 second then release 2 Press the Powerline Adapter Security button for 2 seconds The Power LED starts blinking after you release the button The adapter automatically ...

Page 10: ...es Remote devices are on the Powerline network but are not directly cabled to the computer on which you are using the Powerline Utility You can use the NETGEAR Powerline Utility to Change the name of a Powerline device Turn LEDs on or off Set encryption keys Set up Quality of Service QoS Restore a device to default configuration settings This chapter includes the following sections Install the Pow...

Page 11: ...this procedure assumes that you are working from the computer that is connected to a Powerline adapter To install the Powerline Utility The Powerline Utility is a free download available from the NETGEAR support website 1 Launch an Internet browser and visit http support netgear com app answers detail a_id 19255 2 Scroll down to display the download instructions 3 Click the Click here to download ...

Page 12: ...Click the image of the device that you want to manage If all devices are not shown click the Refresh button to update the screen The Information box at the bottom of the screen provides tips and information for using this utility screen Security Icon You can click the Security icon on the Powerline Utility main screen to go to the Security screen or the QoS Quality of Service screen ...

Page 13: ... and the following pop up menu displays 2 Select Device Name The utility responds that connectivity will be temporarily lost if you continue 3 Click OK The following screen displays 4 Enter a new name for the Powerline device and click OK Turn LEDs Off or On For each device in your Powerline network you can turn the LEDs off or on To do this follow these steps 1 Click the Powerline device icon on ...

Page 14: ... then forget what it is you can return your Powerline devices to their factory default Powerline encryption key of HomePlugAV To set the encryption key 1 Click the Powerline device icon or the Security icon on the Powerline Utility main screen The top section of the Security screen shows information about each device that the Powerline Utility detects Device Name This lists the Powerline devices d...

Page 15: ...adapter 4 Click the Apply Security to Selected Devices button When you are finished setting the encryption key the utility displays a message indicating that the operation was successful 5 Click OK Reset a Device to Factory Settings This option returns the network encryption key to its factory default of HomePlugAV Note If you customized your network encryption key the local Powerline device is di...

Page 16: ...efresh button and wait for the utility to detect the new device 4 Click the device and select Security from the drop down list 5 Set the encryption key for the device see Set the Powerline Encryption Key on page 14 Verify that the devices in the Powerline network are in the device list by clicking the Refresh button It might take a minute or two for all devices in the network to be detected Set Up...

Page 17: ... the utility to detect the Powerline AV Ethernet adapters connected to the network 2 Either click the device or click the Security icon 3 Select QoS Quality of Service The following screen displays You can use these methods to set up QoS Destination MAC address TCP UPP port number 802 1Q VLAN tag or ToS 4 To set the traffic prioritization rule for the selected Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter device ...

Page 18: ...AV5601 These options apply only to QoS configured networks IEEE 802 1p uses prioritization bits in Layer 2 frames Type of Service ToS routing uses prioritization bits in Layer 3 IP packets The deprecated ToS values range from 0 to 7 6 Click Apply ...

Page 19: ...onger than 2 seconds does not activate security LEDs The LEDs indicate activity and can be used for troubleshooting LEDs Are Off When the Adapter Is Plugged In First check to make sure that the electrical outlet has power If power is supplied and the LEDs stay off someone might have used the Powerline Utility to turn off the LEDs Use the Powerline Utility to see if that is the case If so then use ...

Page 20: ...he adapter s cable is securely connected to a router LAN port The PC connected directly to the router can access the Internet Press the Reset button on each Powerline device for 1 second to return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings If You Do Not See All Your Devices with the Powerline Utility If you click Refresh on the main screen of the Powerline Utility and do not see all the...

Page 21: ...humidity 10 90 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Storage humidity 5 95 maximum relative humidity noncondensing Security encryption type 128 bit AES MAC addresses 64 number of nodes that can be added to a single network Bandwidth 500 Mbps Compatibility Not HomePlug v1 0 or HomePlug v1 0 Turbo compatible Data transfer rate Up to 200 Mbps with real throughput greater than 80 Mbps Frequency band...

Page 22: ...ll be installed near the equipment and be easily accessible Only power cords are allowed to be inserted into the filtered AC outlet no other equipment with a direct plug in is allowed Power cord needs to be a maximum of 1 m long and a minimum of 0 75 mm square of cross sectional area Do not plug devices into the XAV5601 filtered AC outlet that exceed the product ratings The output voltage of the f...

Page 23: ...d 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 Do not spill food or liquids on your system components and never operate the product in a wet environment Do not push any objects into the openings of your system Doing so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting ou...

Page 24: ... 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 against the end user by the applicable National regulatory authority This product s firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country Therefore all options described in this use...

Page 25: ...nterference 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 following methods Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an electrical outlet on a circuit different from that which the ...

Page 26: ...PL License Agreement GPL may be included in this product to view the GPL license agreement go to ftp downloads netgear com files GPLnotice pdf For GNU General Public License GPL related information please visit http kbserver netgear com kb_web_files open_src asp ...

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