Страница 1: ...______ _ _ __ _ _ _ MODEM __________ _ Use of powerline communication devices in an office environment is not recommended Installation Recommendation P m l m lr Isolate the PEA device from other AC adapters chargers with an extension cord Outlet Noise filtering Extension Cord Connect the PEA device to an extension cord Outlet D II II Jb 1 0 0 1 L f PEA Noise filtering Extension Cord Please visit w...
Страница 2: ...CM 6100 POWERLINE ETHERNET ADAPTER KIT CM 6104 4 PORT POWERLINE ETHERNET SWITCH KIT USER MANUAL ...
Страница 3: ...RE 10 PRODUCT OUTLOOK 11 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 12 STANDBY MODE 14 PRODUCT INSTALLATION 15 SETTING LOGICAL NETWORK GROUP 15 REMOVE A DEVICE FROM A LOGICAL NETWORK GROUP 16 SETTING DIFFERENT NETWORK GROUP 17 APPLICATION 1 LOCAL POWERLINE NETWORK AMONG PCS 17 APPLICATION 2 PC TO XDSL ROUTER CONNECTION 19 APPLICATION 3 WIRELESS ACCESS POINT RANGE EXTENSIONS 21 SPECIAL CARE FOR BUSINESS INSTALLATION 21 SPEC...
Страница 4: ...tion packets PLC packets which then run on home electrical power lines and converts the PLC packets back to Ethernet packets The Internet to TV 4 Port Powerline Ethernet Switch device is a four port Ethernet Switch device bridged together with the Powerline interface It converts the Ethernet packets from any of its Ethernet ports to PLC packets and from PLC packets back to Ethernet packets Also Et...
Страница 5: ...s to PLC packets and vice versa CM 6104 converts the Ethernet packets from any of its Ethernet ports to PLC packets and vice versa This device can send any packet from any of its Ethernet ports to the Ethernet port of any Powerline Ethernet device PRODUCT SUMMARY ...
Страница 6: ... INCLUDED ITEMS 2 Ethernet cables 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Quick Start Guide 2 Ethernet cables 1 Internet to TV Powerline Ethernet Adapter 1 Internet to TV 4 Port Powerline Ethernet Switch CM 6104 CM 6100 2 Internet to TV Powerline Ethernet Adapters ...
Страница 7: ...ctions marked on the product For safety reasons when the device is being powered on this product should NOT be installed in any electric socket which makes the surface with venting holes on the product to face downward facing the floor Unplug the Powerline device from the wall outlet before cleaning Use a dry cloth for cleaning DO NOT use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners DO NOT operate this pro...
Страница 8: ...er for protection against surges Only a qualified technician should service this product Opening or removing covers may result in exposure to dangerous voltage points or other risks Unplug the product from the wall outlet and refer the product to qualified service personnel for the following conditions When the interconnect cords are damaged or frayed If liquid has been spilled into the product If...
Страница 9: ...tible power supply UPS or backup power supply device 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 into a noise filtering power strip to prevent these devices from interfering with this Powerline device See the following illustration figure For better perf...
Страница 10: ...come most noise interference from electronic devices AC adapters or chargers Noise filtering Power Strip Noise filtering Power Strip Noise filtering Power Strip wer Strip Noise filtering Power Strip wer Strip Connection Via Power Strip If you must connect this device to a power strip please keep the following recommendation in mind ...
Страница 11: ...ical Interference Certain electrical devices emit electrical noise If this noise is spread over to the electrical wiring in your home it may interfere with the 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 phon...
Страница 12: ... For more information refer to the troubleshooting section Note on Installing PLC Device Utility Software PLC Device Utility Software can be used for setting up or installing the PLC Device Utility Software on your PC make sure your PC meets these requirements 1 Your PC s operating system should be one of the Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Vista and 7 2 Pentium III 450 MHz processor equivalent ...
Страница 13: ... powered The PLC Link ACT LED indicator turns ON when Powerline link is detected If the device is serving as a STATION the LED indicator will flash to indicate transmit or receive Powerline activity If the device is serving as a CCo Central Coordinator the LED indicator will steadily light ON even in the presence of Powerline activity ...
Страница 14: ...OWER LED D Blinking HomePlug 1 0 Traffic detected Off HomePlug 1 0 not detected HomePlug 1 0 DET LED E Press 2 seconds to join a device into a logical network or clear grouping information GROUP Button F Press to reset Firmware setting to Factory default Reset to factory default Button PRODUCT OVERVIEW This Powerline device is virtually an Ethernet cable replacement and an Ethernet hub replacement...
Страница 15: ... be able to talk to one another The maximum number of nodes in a Powerline logical network group is defined in the SPECIFICATIONS section in this 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 The GRO...
Страница 16: ...or Frequently Asked Questions See page 24 and device Trouble Shooting See page 28 Standby Mode If there is no Ethernet cable connected to the Internet to TV Powerline Ethernet Adapter device over two minutes this device will go into standby mode automatically to save power consumption and its POWER LED will blink ON and OFF at a slow rate To exit the standby mode insert the Ethernet cable or plug ...
Страница 17: ... network do the following three steps Note It will be more convenient if user places devices which are to be configured into same logical network group side by side during the above procedures After network is set the devices can be deployed anywhere in the home Step 1 First clear the logical network group of device B by pressing its GROUP button more than 10 seconds After release of the button al...
Страница 18: ... procedure device C joins well into device A s logical network and device B is also in device A s logical network Thus device A B and C are in the same logical network group Users can assign up to the maximum number of Powerline devices into this logical network group as stated in the SPECIFICATION section See page 23 Remove a device from a logical network Group For example device A and device B a...
Страница 19: ...ices can be added to the new network by using the same procedures as in Step 2 and 3 This method allows users to form two separate logical network groups on the same in house electrical network Following are some application examples and installation diagrams Application 1 Local Powerline Network Among PCs Using the included Powerline devices for connecting computers in different rooms or floors a...
Страница 20: ...V Powerline Ethernet Adapters 18 Room A APPLICATION 1 Room A Room B Room B Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cables CM 6104 CM 6100 IP STB Notebook Notebook Notebook PC MAC PC MAC CM 6100 CM 6100 Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable ...
Страница 21: ...ng multiple PC or Ethernet devices to an xDSL router in any other room Installation Procedure Connect the included Powerline device to a PC like the example shown in Room A Now connect the second included Powerline device to a broadband xDSL router like the example shown in Room B Room A of the second example shows multiple network devices linked to the xDSL router in Room B via a single 4 port Po...
Страница 22: ...owerline Ethernet Adapters 20 Room A APPLICATION 2 Room A Room B Room B Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cables CM 6104 CM 6100 IP STB Notebook xDSL Router xDSL Router PC MAC PC MAC CM 6100 CM 6100 Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable ...
Страница 23: ...rline device with a broadband xDSL router like the example shown in Room B Special Care for business installation We DO NOT recommend these Powerline devices for business environments due to several uncertainties which degrade Powerline performance or block its operation This device has NO GUARANTEE to operate in a business environment such as offices or factories However many businesses will find...
Страница 24: ...terference 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 business environment may be very possible to involve more than one power meter system which sometimes cause communication difficulties of Powerline devices ...
Страница 25: ...perating 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 green 2 Powerline 1 Power blue 2 Powerline Activity Activity green 3 Ethernet blue 3 AV 1 0 ...
Страница 26: ...e coverage 2 What is the throughput this device can transmit ANS The device s throughput depends largely on several factors 1 The distance with another device 2 Interference by other appliances 3 Number of same Powerline devices which share the common electric wiring and 4 application packet types TCP or UDP TCP applications will be slower than UDP applications Longer distance larger interference ...
Страница 27: ... outlets can I plug this device into ANS This Powerline product works with AC 100V to 240V with 2 prong or 3 prong electrical outlets depending on whether the plug is 2 prong or 3 prong type 5 Can this power line device work with circuit breakers ANS In many countries Powerline signals will not communicate between different phases Please have installers or a local expert in your country to check y...
Страница 28: ...up 8 How many devices can be assigned into a single group ANS Please see the SPECIFICATIONS section on page 23 for the maximum number of devices that can be assigned to a single logical network group There can be multiple groups in the same electric wiring environment 9 Does any device in a group communicate to any other device in a group ANS Yes For example four Powerline devices A B C and D form...
Страница 29: ...ndard used in this device 12 How many of these device s can I install in my home ANS Although multiple devices can be used in a single power wiring network in a building multiple installed devices share the bandwidth and cause unintended performance degradation 13 Can I install this device in a business environment ANS Powerline devices are not recommended for use in a business environment However...
Страница 30: ...rotocol may have problems communicating with each other although they all can co exist on the same electric wires Check the table in the Troubleshooting section for capability of communication between different PLC standards Capability of Communication between PLC Standard 1 0 Turbo AVturbo UPA HomePlug 1 0 NO NO OK OK NO HomePlug turbo OK OK OK NO NO HomePlug AV NO NO OK NO NO UPA NO NO NO OK NO ...
Страница 31: ...e causing the problem Examples of potential problems are Old fuse boxes Old wiring that does not meet current wiring building codes First make sure the devices are functioning properly Plug the units into nearby electric outlets in the same room or into the same power strip with noise filtering If the two devices can communicate go to long distance debugging steps if the two devices still can not ...
Страница 32: ... outlets may be harder for the devices to communicate over than the farther outlets It all depends on electrical wiring topologies Try using different outlets on different walls or different rooms Swap devices to isolate the problem to a particular Powerline unit If there are problem areas have a qualified electrician review the building s electrical plans assessing the noise conditions for each p...
Страница 33: ...ctrical 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 the 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 advanced features may not work between Powerline device man...
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