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ABLE OF CONTENT

RDERING INFORMATION

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NCLUDED

TEMS

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MPORTANT

AFETY

NSTRUCTIONS

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IRST THING TO KNOW BEFORE INSTALLATION

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AC outlets connection

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Connection via power strip

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Electrical interference

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Electrical wiring

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Note on installing PLC Device Utility software

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RODUCT

UTLOOK

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RODUCT

VERVIEW

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Sleep Mode

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RODUCT INSTALLATION

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Setting logical network group

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Remove a device from a logical network Group

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Setting different network Group

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Application 1 – local Powerline network among PCs

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Application 2 – PC to xDSL router connection

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Application 3 – Wireless Access Point range extensions

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Special Care for business installation

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PECIFICATIONS

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

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ROUBLE SHOOTING

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Summary of Contents for ZPL-200

Page 1: ...ZPL 200 ZPL 204 User Manual Powerline Ethernet Bridge Switch 200 Mbps 2 85 cm Thickness Lowest Power Best Performance ZPL 200 Powerline Ethernet Bridge ZPL 204 Powerline Ethernet Switch V 1 0 2 ...

Page 2: ... software 8 PRODUCT OUTLOOK 10 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 12 Sleep Mode 12 PRODUCT INSTALLATION 13 Setting logical network group 13 Remove a device from a logical network Group 14 Setting different network Group 14 Application 1 local Powerline network among PCs 14 Application 2 PC to xDSL router connection 16 Application 3 Wireless Access Point range extensions 18 Special Care for business installation 19 ...

Page 3: ...hich converts the Ethernet packets from any of its Ethernet port to PLC packets and from PLC packets back to Ethernet packets Two or a single of above device or their combination is sold as a package Please see the following table and the INCLUDED ITEMS section Product model number for ordering Description ZPL 200 Powerline to Ethernet Bridge single device package ZPL 200D Powerline to Ethernet Br...

Page 4: ...00D DUAL PACKAGE ZPL 200 SINGLE PACKAGE DEVICE Two devices One device ETHERNET CABLE Two cable One cable CD CD X 1 including 1 utility Software 2 Software user guide CD X 1 including 1 utility Software 2 Software user guide ...

Page 5: ... devices ZPL 204 1 device ZPL 204 A ZPL 204 plus a ZPL 200 ETHERNET CABLE Two cable One cable Two cable CD CD X 1 including 1 utility Software 2 Software user guide CD X 1 including 1 utility Software 2 Software user guide CD X 1 including 1 utility Software 2 Software user guide ...

Page 6: ... or heat register This product relies on the building s electrical installation for short circuit over current protection DO NOT allow anything to rest on the product interconnect plug DO NOT locates this product where people may walk on the cords Because this product sends data over the power line it is recommended that you plug directly into a power outlet Do not plug the device into a UPS or po...

Page 7: ... For best results we recommend connecting the adaptors directly to a wall outlet Avoid connecting high power consumption appliances to the same wall outlet Plug these power consuming devices onto a noise filtering power strip to prevent these device interfere with this Powerline device See the following illustration figure For better performance the following connection is recommended although not...

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Page 9: ...he performance speed and reliability of this device For best results we recommend connecting an electrical noise filter to noise emitting appliances The following appliances are more likely to produce noise Battery chargers including cell phone chargers Hair dryers Power drills Halogen light vacuum cleaner Additionally this product may interfere with the following appliance Lights or lamps which h...

Page 10: ...ts these requirements 1 Your PC s operating system should be one of the Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Vista 2 Pentium III 450 MHz processor equivalent or higher 3 At least 256MB RAM 4 At least one free Ethernet port for this Powerline device ...

Page 11: ...Powerline Ethernet Switch B Side View ZPL 200 and ZPL 204 same Four Ethernet Ports A Ethernet Port Electrical plug B C D A C E E F Venting holes Face of Venting holes shouldn t face down when device is powered Face of Venting holes shouldn t face down when device is powered ...

Page 12: ...er off D HomePlug 1 0 DET LED Blinking HomePlug 1 0 Traffic detected Off HomePlug 1 0 not detected E GROUP Button Press 2 seconds to join a device into a logical network or clear grouping information F Reset to factory default Button Press to reset Firmware setting to Factory default 1 The PLC Link ACT LED indicator turns ON when Powerline link is detected If the device is serving as a STATION the...

Page 13: ...is user s manual Powerline network group is defined by its Network Name stored in the device Each device is shipped with default Public network name of HomePlugAV and thus belong to the same logical network and be able to communicate with each other If user finds two newly purchased devices are not able to communicate with each other please use the GROUP button on the device or the PLC Device Util...

Page 14: ... all LED lights simultaneously blink off and on showing start of procedure to clear network group The following steps join device B to device A s logical network Step 2 Firstly press GROUP Button of device A for 2 to 3 sec make sure POWER LED starts blinking Step 3 In less than two minutes after the previous step press GROUP Button of device B for 2 to 3 sec make sure POWER LED starts blinking Aft...

Page 15: ...res as Step 2 and 3 users can form two groups of logical network The following are some application examples and their installations Application 1 local Powerline network among PCs Using the included Powerline devices for connecting computers in different rooms or floors at home Installation procedure Connect the included Powerline device to a PC such as shown in Room A of the following two pictur...

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Page 17: ...o package please connect another included Powerline device with a broadband xDSL router like the picture shown in Room B The Room A of the second picture in the following shows multiple network devices link to the xDSL router in Room B via a single Powerline Ethernet Switch device ZPL 204 If the user buy a single device package which includes only one Powerline device she he will be able to make P...

Page 18: ...17 Note Under good power line signal conditions Room A and Room B can be many rooms away from each other without communication problem See the FAQ section ...

Page 19: ...rline device to a wireless Access Point like picture shown in Room A If users buy the package which includes two Powerline devices dual or combo package please connect another included Powerline device with a broadband xDSL router like the picture shown in Room B If the user buy a single device package which includes only one Powerline device she he will be able to create Powerline network by usin...

Page 20: ...n to implement networking with no costly changes to wiring infrastructure The distance between two Powerline devices is limited by the noise in the electrical wiring in that business environment Interference may be intermittent for example highest at one time of day or one day of the week Normally a business environment covers a wider area than the recommended home application Electric wiring in a...

Page 21: ... Operating System OS independent Max devices in a network Group Up to 63 slaves with 1 master 64 total devices IGMP Support for IPv4 IGMP v1 v2 v3 snooping Support for IPv6 and MLD v1 v2 snooping Max 16 source addresses and Group Members Encryption 128 bit AES Link Encryption with key management LEDs 1 Power blue 2 Powerline Activity blue 3 Ethernet Link Activity blue 1 Power blue 2 Powerline Acti...

Page 22: ... to rewire my home electric outlets or install special filters for using this device ANS Powerline uses a home s existing electrical wiring to network computers in different rooms so that they can share files printers and Internet connections This Powerline products use existing electrical sockets outlets If your wiring is modern there is no need to rewire outlets or to install special filters 4 W...

Page 23: ...eed password ANS Since the device can be configured by a PC utility software password protects the device being configured by unauthorized people 11 What standard does this device use ANS Powerline devices from multiple manufacturers using this same PLC standard will be able to communicate with each other Please see SPECIFICATIONS section for the exact PLC standard used in this device 12 How many ...

Page 24: ...electric wires Check the following table for capability of communication between different PLC standards Capability of communication between PLC standard HomePlug 1 0 HomePlug turbo HomePlug AV UPA HD PLC HomePlug 1 0 OK OK NO NO NO HomePlug turbo OK OK NO NO NO HomePlug AV NO NO OK NO NO UPA NO NO NO OK NO HD PLC NO NO NO NO OK To understand what type of PLC standard this device use please check ...

Page 25: ...eck the following Checking Ethernet cables are securely plugged in Checking power supply Checking LEDs are properly lit blinking or turned off Uninstalling and reinstalling the device Doing a ping test to see whether your device is connected to the network Gradually increase the distance between Powerline units Your testing will determine whether the distances you can achieve Long distance debuggi...

Page 26: ...aluate your electricity s noise in your building and to suggest remedies 2 If you ve moved a Powerline unit or disconnected the cables your other network devices may need about 5 minutes to refresh their information about the Powerline s current status 3 Use all the same Powerline models for best connectivity Also software for one model may not work for another model In particular remote and advan...

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