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CrossPower C4L5200-ETH 

Ethernet-to-Powerline Bridge Manual 

 

Summary of Contents for CrossPower C4L5200-ETH

Page 1: ...C4Line CrossPower C4L5200 ETH Ethernet to Powerline Bridge Manual...

Page 2: ...all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose C4Line reserves the right to revise or update its products software...

Page 3: ...s 1 4 Applications 1 5 Usage 2 Installation Guide Step 1 Plan the Installation of Your Powerline Network Step 2 Installing C4L5200 ETH Setup Utility Software Step 3 Using C4L5200 Configuration Utility...

Page 4: ...on the computer By offering 56 bit DES encryption it is also much more secure than other home networking technologies such as wireless Ethernet This manual is intended to provide basic information to...

Page 5: ...available ETH interface At least one other powerline enabled device HomePlug 1 0 Compliant Windows 98SE ME 2000 or XP Additional router may be required to connect multiple users 1 4 Applications Share...

Page 6: ...LINE ACTIVITY ON PowerLine activity transmit or receive BLINKING looking for more PowerLine devices OFF Device is in reset or device is not attached to AC power DS3 POWERLINE LINK ON Another PowerLine...

Page 7: ...the following CrossPower C4L5200 ETH adapter Node mode for each PC with an Ethernet port or CrossPower C4L5200 USB adapter Node mode for each PC with USB port To set up files to be sharing two things...

Page 8: ...lder open My Computer and navigate to the folder to share right click on the folder and select Sharing and Security Click the checkbox saying Share this folder on the network and click OK To access ot...

Page 9: ...nection Using the CrossPower C4L5200 ETH Bridge Node mode and C4L5200 USB Node to play game remotely to share Broadband Internet access through the whole house and to extend the WiFi network as follow...

Page 10: ...t before installing this software Insert the Setup utility CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive The setup utility should run automatically If it doesn t click the Start button and choose Run In the...

Page 11: ...Click the Next button to continue 10 Enter a Username and Organization then click the Next button to continue...

Page 12: ...Click Install 11...

Page 13: ...H cable into the C4L5200 ETH and an available ETH port on your PC Click OK Important Because the C4L5200 ETH sends data over the powerline it is recommended that you plug its power cord directly into...

Page 14: ...sh button to exit the Setup Utility Software You may be asked to restart your computer Click the Yes button to restart now or click the No button to restart later 13 The installation of the C4L5200 ET...

Page 15: ...mmended that the same PC chosen for initial execution of this utility remain the PC of choice for subsequent network encryption updates Network setup information is stored on the PC and is used to fac...

Page 16: ...rts the Device dialog screen Figure Initial screen when wizard is started State shows the MAC address of the device that your computer is connected to Referesh scan for the Powerline Adapter that is c...

Page 17: ...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 and measure its data rate performance Press Refresh button to...

Page 18: ...twork button to refresh the listed information Figure Network dialog screen Important In case a C4L5200 device in your home is not listed in the screen above make sure that its network password has no...

Page 19: ...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 C4L5200 device con...

Page 20: ...ox and hit Add This will add the passwords to Remote Passwords text list box and set them to the currently defined Network Password Note The device must be present on the powerline in order for the pa...

Page 21: ...creen After completing the installation successfully through Setup Configuration Utility Software you may need to perform additional steps to ensure that your Powerline network is fully functional The...

Page 22: ...line node using the same computer that the node is connected to If this fails there is a problem with the network interface Repeat the same process with the other Powerline nodes on the network If all...

Page 23: ...thernet Port Link Data Rate Access Methods Operating Frequency Up to 14Mbps CSMA CA 25MHz Frequency Band Modulation 4 3 to 20 9 MHz OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing with automatic Chann...

Page 24: ...to your computer For use with a router connect a straight through UTP Category 5 cable to the uplink port of the router or connect a crossover UTP Category 5 cable to a LAN port on the router 2 I can...

Page 25: ...mum limits of the HomePlug 1 0 1 Specification each C4L5200 can communicate with 15 simultaneous bridge or node devices at full speed Each entry in the simultaneous device list is aged every 10 second...

Page 26: ...nicating over the powerline with the full rate adaptive speed enabled by a valid tone map 3 ROBO mode device connections are those that communicate at 1Mbps using the ROBO mode tonemap C4Line Korea 90...

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