Planet PL-501v2-EU User Manual Download Page 5

Chapter 1: Introduction 

Overview 

Thank you for purchasing PLANET 200M Powerline Ethernet Adapter. 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-
501v2 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-501v2 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. It is simply by 
plugging the PL-501v2 into the wall anywhere in the house or office. The 128-Bit 
AES data encryption improves the security and reliability, to protect the data 
leaked by someone else. Customers will not need to worry about the data will be 
leaked. The speed up to 200 Mbps data rate which provides customers the 
highest speed in powerline 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 AV compliant 

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  Connect 10/100 Ethernet network to Powerline network 

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  Up to 200Mbps data rate on the powerline 

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  Up to 200 meters between powerline nodes 

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  128-Bit AES link Encryption for security and reliability 

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  Co-existence with HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug 1.0 Turbo 

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 Built-in QoS 

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

Internet or PC network 

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  16 bridged devices per station 

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  IGMP snooping for multicast to multiple uni-cast mapping 

 
 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for PL-501v2-EU

Page 1: ...200M Powerline Ethernet Adapter PL 501v2 EU US UK User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ET 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 Manual at any time without notice If you find information in this manual that is incorrect misleading or incomplete we would appreciate your comments and suggestions FCC Compliance Statement This equ...

Page 3: ...merous 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 s Manual for PLANET 200M Powerline Ethernet Adapter Model PL 501v2 EU US UK Part No 2081 AE0160 001 3 ...

Page 4: ...ram 8 Chapter 2 Installation 9 Overview 9 Running the InstallShield Wizard 9 Chapter 3 Configuration 12 Overview 12 Diagnose Powerline network 12 Part 1 Diagnose a Local Powerline device 12 Part 2 Diagnose a Network Powerline device 13 Setting Up Security on a Local Powerline device 14 Setting Up Security on a Network Powerline device 15 Security Button 16 Reset Button 17 4 ...

Page 5: ...network It is simply by plugging the PL 501v2 into the wall anywhere in the house or office The 128 Bit AES data encryption improves the security and reliability to protect the data leaked by someone else Customers will not need to worry about the data will be leaked The speed up to 200 Mbps data rate which provides customers the highest speed in powerline data transferring This product is cost ef...

Page 6: ...0MHz Dimensions 73 5 x 105 x 36 5 mm W x D x H Weight 120g net weight Operating Temperature 0 40 C Operating Relative Humidity 10 90 non condensing Storage Temperature 25 70 C Storage Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing Power 100 240V AC 0 1A 50 60Hz Package Contents PL 501v2 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...

Page 7: ...r off Steady on indicates there exists another powerline device HP Blinking indicates the data are transferring 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 7 ...

Page 8: ...utton Description Press security button during 1 3 seconds Join another HomePlugAV network Security Press security button more than 10 seconds Set its security to random value Reset Reset to factory default Wire Diagram 8 ...

Page 9: ...ield Wizard Please verify that no other Powerline Management Utilities are installed before installing this product If other utilities were installed uninstall them and restart before installing this software To install insert the utility CD into the computer s CD ROM drive The main page shall pop up then to press the link to install the software Alternatively this can also be done manually by dou...

Page 10: ...Once the software is loaded it will display a dialog as following Please click on Next to continue the installation 10 ...

Page 11: ...e program is installed Or go Back If you don t want to change it click on Install to continue the installation 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: ...By default the protection is enabled however it is recommended to change the default network key All your powerline devices must use the same network key in order to be connected together Diagnose Powerline network Part 1 Diagnose a Local Powerline device Double click the PL 501 Device Manager icon on your Desktop and utility screen will show up as below 12 ...

Page 13: ...while please make sure the cable is the right type and working correctly If all seems to be correct and you still receive nothing in the Device window try rebooting your computer Part 2 Diagnose a Network Powerline device The Network tab shows all the other powerline units on your Network Topology It will represent them by MAC Address and will also show the available bandwidth to each unit Units f...

Page 14: ...t is most preferable If the problem still persists and that unit is still not shown on the network then the unit might be defective please 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 Encryption tab will allow you to change the Network Key to the unit that is currently connected to this compute...

Page 15: ...Powerline device If the DAK Password is left blank the Network Key will be saved to the local Powerline device only All Powerline devices must use the same Network Key or they will not be able to communicate with each other Click Close to exit the PL 501v2 utility Setup is now complete If your PC is not the device you wish to use with the 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter connect the Ethernet cab...

Page 16: ...flash 4 After a few seconds the PWR and HP LEDs should be on The connection of Network AB is success z Use random value of security network Network AB 1 Press the security button on adapter a more than 10 seconds until all LEDs off 2 Press the security button on adapter a during 1 3 seconds 3 Press the security button on adapter b during 1 3 seconds 4 The PWR LEDs start to flash 5 After a few seco...

Page 17: ... PWR and HP LEDs should be on The configuration is successful Reset Button This section describes how to use Reset button this button can be used to clear ALL data and restore ALL settings to the factory default values The procedure is as follows 1 Hold the reset Button down while Power On for a few seconds 2 Release the reset button 3 All the LEDs will off and then start again 4 PL 501v2 is now u...

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