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Chapter 1: Introduction  

 
 

Overview 

 
Thank you for purchasing PLANET 85M Powerline Ethernet Bridge.  With Planet 
powerline communication products, your power outlets are no longer to be 
viewed only as power receptacles but also as network connection point. The PL-
201 is a Powerline to Ethernet Bridge with a RJ-45 Ethernet interface which 
directly connecting to your computer’s network card. With multiple outlets in 
almost every room, PL-201 allows you to use your existing electrical wiring to 
give your entire household or Office access to your network connection without 
the clutter of messy wiring around the house and Office. 
 
By using Planet ‘s powerline communication Products, you will not need to spend 
time and money to installing Ethernet Cabling to share network, just simply by 
plugging the PL-201 into the wall anywhere in the house or office. The 56-bits 
DES data encryption improves the security and reliability, to protect the data 
leaked by someone else, and you will not need to worry about the data will be 
leaked; up to 85 Mbps data rate can provide you the higher speed in data 
transferring. This product is cost-effective, easy to install and do not require any 
new wired. 
 
 

Features 
 

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  Direct attached to power outlets 

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 HomePlug Powerline Specification 1.0 Turbo compliant

 

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  Connect 10/100 Ethernet network to Powerline network 

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  Up to 85Mbps data rate on the powerline 

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  Up to 200 meters between powerline nodes 

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  56-bits DES link Encryption for security and reliability  

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  Throughout the whole house, just use your power circuit to access the 

Internet or PC network 

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  Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing for high data reliability in noisy 

media conditions 

 
 
Specification 

 

Mode

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 PL-201-UK/US 

Standard HomePlug 

Powerline 

Specification 1.0 Turbo 

compliant

 

IEEE802.3 10 Base-T 
IEEE802.3u 100 Base-TX 

Ports 

One RJ-45 port 

Speed 

UP to 85Mbps  

Encryption 

56-bits DES encryption 

LED 

PWR, ETH, PL

 

Powerline 
Frequency Band 

4.3Mhz to 20.9Mhz 

 

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Summary of Contents for 85M Powerline Ethernet PL-201-UK/US

Page 1: ...85M Powerline Ethernet Bridge PL 201 UK US User Manual...

Page 2: ...T makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in this User s Manual and reserves the right to make improvements to this User s Manual and or to the products described in this User s...

Page 3: ...numerous hardware and software products by their trade names In most if not all cases these designations are claimed as trademarks or registered trademarks by their respective companies Revision User...

Page 4: ...e Diagram 7 Chapter 2 Installation 8 Overview 8 Running the InstallShield Wizard 8 Chapter 3 Configuration 12 Overview 12 Diagnose Powerline Network 12 Part 1 Diagnose a local Powerline device 12 Part...

Page 5: ...ata encryption improves the security and reliability to protect the data leaked by someone else and you will not need to worry about the data will be leaked up to 85 Mbps data rate can provide you the...

Page 6: ...non condensing Input Voltage 100V 240V AC 50 60Hz Package Contents PL 201 x 1 CD ROM x 1 user s manual utility RJ 45 Ethernet cable x 1 Quick installation Guide x 1 System Requirements At least 2 Powe...

Page 7: ...er outlet Steady on indicates the RJ 45 port has correctly connected to the network card of your PC or the Ethernet network ETH Blinking indicates the data are transferring Steady on indicates there e...

Page 8: ...ions section Running the InstallShield Wizard Please verify that no other Powerline Management Utilities are installed before installing this product If other utilities were installed uninstall them a...

Page 9: ...ill work under the circumstances which multiple logins are applied For example If the user wishes only he she can use the utility with that particular account then bubble in Only for me For those with...

Page 10: ...you don t want to change it click on Next to continue the installation This section allows a user to go Back or Install the utility In case if the user wishes to change the previous options then go a...

Page 11: ...This screen shows the progress of the installation This screen shows that the installation was completed successfully Click on Finish to exit the wizard 11...

Page 12: ...sword All your powerline devices must use the same network password in order to be connected together Diagnose Powerline network Part 1 Diagnose a Local Powerline device Double click the Powerline Uti...

Page 13: ...l represent them by MAC Address and will also show the available bandwidth to each unit Units farther away from another powerline device might have a lower Data Rate If you add or remove units from yo...

Page 14: ...contact technical support Otherwise if you view the unit working distance might be the only issue Setting Up Security on a Local Powerline device The Privacy tab will allow you to change the Network P...

Page 15: ...nd the DEK Device Encryption Key Key located on the bottom of each device Enter this Key into the Device Password area Click Add This Device Key will then appear in the bottom window Add all the DEK K...

Page 16: ...Note The DEK is unique for EACH Powerline device To use this you will need to input the DEK for each unit 16...

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