Powerline Network Adapter
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6: Phicomm PLC Utility
Diagnostics
The Diagnostics homepage shows the System Information and Remote Device History of all
remote devices seen over a period of time which are only readable. Click on Diagnostics tab
and the following screen displays.
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System Information
The system Information shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the
host computer which were used to communicate over HomePlug on the powerline network. It
includes powerline network name, computer user name, MAC Address of all Network card
connected to the computer, versions of all drivers and utilities, etc.
Remote Device History
The remote device history contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over a
certain period of time. All devices that were on the powerline network are listed here along with
a few other parameters. Devices that are active on the current logical network will show a
transfer rate in the Rate column; devices on other networks, or devices that may no longer exist
are shown with a ? in the Rate column. The following remote device information is available
from the diagnostics screen:
Device Name
Device MAC Address
Device Password
Device Rate
Device Network Name
