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Summary of Contents for PL-102U

Page 1: ...Powerline Communication Powerline USB Adapter PL 102U USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...nual is accurate PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred Information in this User s Manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a comm...

Page 3: ...ork 5 Chapter 3 Powerline USB Adapter Installation 6 3 1 Connecting USB to Powerline Network Adapter 6 3 2 Powerline USB Adapter Installation 6 Chapter 4 Encrypting Your Powerline Network 9 4 1 PowerP...

Page 4: ...port It provides a power socket for connecting to wall outlet Security of PLANET s Powerline communication technology is assured by the use of 56 bit DES encryption the same system used to protect ban...

Page 5: ...ine nodes Able to communicate between different electrical phases Compact size Compatible with Windows 98 ME 2000 and XP 1 1 2 Package Contents Check the contents of your package for following parts n...

Page 6: ...ME 2000 and XP PL 102U rear panel One 2 pin power inlet for both powerline network and power supply 1 1 4 Specification Model PL 102U Standards HomePlug 1 0 USB 1 1 Ports One Powerline Port One USB T...

Page 7: ...4 1 1 5 System Requirements Pentium class 90 MHz or higher Minimum 32 MB RAM USB ready PC Windows 98 ME 2000 and XP CD ROM Drive for installing Encryption Utility...

Page 8: ...puter or use PL 401E for an Ethernet enabled computer The PL 401E is also ideal for any user who already has a router and wants to share high speed Internet access across the powerline network Connect...

Page 9: ...outlet w Windows 95 and NT do not support the USB adapter 3 2 Powerline USB Adapter Installation The installation procedure for the network driver will vary depending on which operating system you are...

Page 10: ...to search Select Specify a location Click the Next button to continue 4 Enter the path as E Driver PL 102U if E is the letter of your CD ROM drive Click the Next button to continue 5 Windows will sho...

Page 11: ...8 NOTE Windows 2000 and XP will inform you that there is no digital signature found Click the Yes button to continue the installation 5 Click the Finish button to complete the installation...

Page 12: ...ollows 2 To install the utility click on the PowerPacket Configuration Utility hyperlink to activate the installation procedure for the application program If the above screen is not shown you can sta...

Page 13: ...the Next button 5 On the Customer Information screen enter the required information and select whom this application is installed for Then click the Next button 6 The InstallShield Wizard shows your c...

Page 14: ...nstallShield Wizard would ask you to plug your PL 102U to PC to complete the installation After ensuring PL 102U is well connected click the OK button 8 When finished click Finish to end the Installat...

Page 15: ...n Utility Usage After successfully installing the utility your computer desktop will display this icon PowerPacket Configuration Utility Double click the icon to activate the utility Note Make sure yo...

Page 16: ...hem and hit Connect Make sure that the State box indicates that your PC is connected to the same device Now you are ready to manage the powerline network connected to this device ensure its privacy an...

Page 17: ...ss Scan Powerline Network button to refresh the listed information In case a PowerPacket device in your network is not listed in the screen above make sure that its network password has not been made...

Page 18: ...is running Click Restore Default button to restore the original network password HomePlug and apply it locally Click Set Local button to change the network password locally Note Your private network...

Page 19: ...swords for all devices you want to manage and type them one by one into the Device Password text box and click Add This will add the passwords to Remote Passwords text list box and set them to the cur...

Page 20: ...17 click Remove to remove it from the list...

Page 21: ...18 4 2 5 About Screen The About screen shows the software version...

Page 22: ...different frequency band than powerline control and co exist with technologies such as X 10 CEBus and LONworks w How do the PL 102U devices handle signal interference between two adjacent homes How i...

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