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User’s manual 

HP-1000

Powerline USB Adapter 

Summary of Contents for HP-1000

Page 1: ...User s manual HP 1000 Powerline USB Adapter ...

Page 2: ...in an isolated home network you will need the following A Powerline to USB adapter for each PC with an available USB port To share a cable or DSL connection between PCs you will need the following Cable DSL modem Broadband router Powerline to Ethernet adapter connected to the broadband router Powerline to USB adapter for each PC or device you want to share the broadband connection with 2 ...

Page 3: ...wer strip as these devices may contain circuit filters that attenuate the powerline signal 4 Set the encryption password Optional IMPORTANT To ensure data security and privacy Powerline signals will not travel out onto the public power grid nor pass through power meters Data stays within the home keeping it local and secured Under circumstances where you and your neighbor happened to be sharing th...

Page 4: ...CD One USB Cable One Power cord Quick installation card If any of the above items is missing or damaged please contact your dealer for replacement Drivers and Installation guides are available at the vendor s website Requirements USB Ready PC CD ROM Drive Windows 98 Millennium 2000 or XP Another HomePlug 1 0 compliant powerline adapter 4 ...

Page 5: ...l auto run and the following window will appear Click on Install Powerline Network Configuration Utility under the Powerline USB Adapter menu and click on Run to continue The following window will appear This utility is co used by the Ethernet adapter and the USB adapter Click Next to start the installation 5 ...

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Page 7: ...ow all users using this computer to use the adapter select Anyone who uses this computer all users If you want to allow a specific user in this case Mina select Only for me and only the user who logs in as Mina will be able to use this utility Click on Next to continue 7 ...

Page 8: ...This window displays all information about the installation if you wish to change anything click on Back Otherwise click on Install to continue 8 ...

Page 9: ...Click on OK to complete installation of the utility 9 ...

Page 10: ...Click on Finish to exit the installation Restart your system after completing the installation Click on Yes 10 ...

Page 11: ...f the provided power cord into an AC outlet Note Do not plug the device into a power strip or surge protectors as these devices may contain circuit filter and thus cause attenuation of signals and plug the other end to the Powerline USB Adapter Plug the provided USB cable into the Powerline USB Adapter and plug the other end of the cord into an available USB port on your PC 11 ...

Page 12: ...4 USING THE POWERLINE NETWORK CONFIGURATION UTILITY To run the Powerline Network Configuration Utility press the Start button select Powerline and click on Powerline Network Configuration Utility 12 ...

Page 13: ... Configuration Utility you will be able to See details of powerline devices on your powerline network Measure data rate performance Set a private network password to ensure privacy in the network A network password can be set up for the device connected to the computer where the utility is running Please make sure that all powerline devices are properly installed before running this utility on the...

Page 14: ...he Powerline Network Configuration Utility icon on your desktop The utility has 5 different tabs to access the different screens options available Device Network Security Advanced and About The following sections will explain each tab s purpose and functionality 14 ...

Page 15: ...y starts with the Device Tab Fig 1 Initial window when utility is started An analysis is done and a window similar to Figure 2 will appear In the list box you will find a list of all powerline devices connected to the computer where the utility is running usually only one device is found If you have more than one powerline connected to this computer click on the one you wish to use enable and clic...

Page 16: ...erly connected you will be able to manage the powerline network connected to this device set a network password to ensure its privacy and measure its data rate performance as well as the average data rate performance of the entire powerline network To refresh the search of the powerline devices connected to your computer please click on Refresh The status bar will show the quality of the connectio...

Page 17: ...dicates the data rate measurements for each device in Mbps To refresh the list click on Scan Powerline Network Fig 3 Network Tab Remark If a connected powerline device is not shown in the list make sure that its network password is not different than your current private password To reset the powerline password to a universal one you can do it through the configuration utility running in the compu...

Page 18: ... HomePlug as universal network password for your powerline network 18 ...

Page 19: ...lease click on Restore Default To make the restored default password local please click on Set Local All powerline devices are shipped using HomePlug as a network password The Security dialog screen allows you to change this network password and set your own private password and apply it to the powerline device connected to the computer where the utility running Hit Restore default button to resto...

Page 20: ...ust have between 4 and 24 characters and can be composed with any letters of the alphabet number or punctuation marks This password is case sensitive Please remember this password as it will be needed when adding other powerline devices to the network in the future 20 ...

Page 21: ...the one you have chosen You will be able to see a list of added devices in the Network Password text list box Remark The device being added must be present on the powerline network in order to be found and added to the Remote Passwords list Please make sure that the device being added is properly installed and connected to the network The Status column indicates whether each device s Network Passw...

Page 22: ...Fig 5 Advanced Tab 22 ...

Page 23: ...About Tab This tab provides the version of the utility running on the computer Fig 6 About Tab 23 ...

Page 24: ...ted Blink Green Ethernet traffic detected Ethernet OFF No Ethernet link detected On Power On Power OFF No Power TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION Activity ACT LED is OFF Port connection is not functioning Make sure both ends of the power cord are properly connected Make sure the RJ45 cable is properly inserted at both the PC and the Powerline Ethernet Adapter Make sure the PC is powered on Re...

Page 25: ...n see and share see example below 2 Make sure all other computers are connected to that computer How do I set up my computer for file sharing Select the folder to be shared right click on it and select Properties You may put any files you wish to share with other users in this folder This shared folder can be named as you wish to In this case we will name it FOLDER TO SHARE To change the name of t...

Page 26: ... The following window will appear Select Share this folder Click on Apply Once the setting is effective a hand will appear below the icon of the folder to be shared 26 ...

Page 27: ...How do I access other computers shared files Double click on My Network Places Double click on Computers Near Me 27 ...

Page 28: ...with folder to share This is the name of the computer that is set up for file sharing In this case the computer has been named Computer with folder to share Double click on FOLDER TO SHARE Click on the file you wish to access 28 ...

Page 29: ...wish to connect to your network Please follow these instructions 1 Install an ADSL Cable modem as directed to connect to the wall port directed by the ISP 2 Connect the modem to the port nominated by the manufacturer of the router as per the installation guide 3 Connect the Powerline Ethernet Bridge directly to a free Ethernet port on the router using a CAT5e patch cord 4 Install other Powerline a...

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