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Appendix B Cabling / Connection   

Network cables connect PCs in an Ethernet network Category 5, called "Cat5" for short is commonly used type of 

network cable today. 

 

Cat 5 cables are tipped with RJ-45 connectors, which fit into RJ-45 port.   

Straight-through vs. Crossover Cables:   

 

 

LAN Connection: 

 

 

 

 

 

To check LEDs light up when you finish connecting two pieces of hardware.   

 

 

Straight-through 

Wire 

Becomes

 

Straight-through 

Wire 

Becomes

 

Содержание HIGH-SPEED 300N POWERLINE ACCESS POINT

Страница 1: ...User s Manual DN 15018 1 HIGH SPEED 300N POWERLINE ACCESS POINT ...

Страница 2: ...Basic Settings 12 3 4 2 Wireless Advance Settings 14 3 4 3 Wireless Security 17 3 4 4 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup 22 3 4 5 Wireless Station List 23 3 5 1 Management 24 3 5 2 Upgrade Firmware 25 3 5 3 Settings Management 26 3 5 4 Status 27 3 6 1 TCP IP Settings for Windows Operating System 28 Chapter 4 Powerline Networking Utility 34 4 1 Configuration Utility Setup 34 4 1 1 Installation of the Utilit...

Страница 3: ...2 6 Trouble Shooting 49 Appendix A Glossary 50 Appendix B Cabling Connection 57 ...

Страница 4: ...es harm to the telephone network the telephone company may discontinue your service temporarily If possible they will notify you in advance But if advance notice isn t practical you will be notified as soon as possible You will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC The telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the ...

Страница 5: ...at shielded interface cables be used with your modem If interference does occur we suggest the following measures be taken to rectify the problem 1 Move the receiving antenna 2 Move the modem away from the radio or TV 3 Plug the modem into a different electrical outlet 4 Discuss the problem with a qualified radio TV technician CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party re...

Страница 6: ... access and segment bursting Eight levels of prioritized random access contention free access and segment bursting Powerline Modulation OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing with patented signal processing techniques for high data reliability in noisy media conditions Supports QAM 256 64 16 DQPSK DBPSK and ROBO modulation schemes Security Provide 128 bit AES link encryption for Powerline...

Страница 7: ... by UI Password protected access 1 3 System Requirements 1 Personal computer PC 2 Pentium II 233 MHz processor minimum 3 32 MB RAM minimum 4 20 MB of free disk space minimum 5 Ethernet Network Interface Controller NIC RJ45 Port 6 Internet Browser ...

Страница 8: ...refully to ensure that the contents include the items you ordered If any of the items are missing or damaged contact your local distributor The contents of your carton may vary depending on your service provider Contents description 1 Powerline 200M Wireless N Extender for home office use 2 Powerline 200M Wireless N Extender Installation and Operation Guide this publication 3 Ethernet cable Ethern...

Страница 9: ...a transfer OFF No link to Ethernet Wireless ON Wireless Function Enable Flashing Data transfer 2 3 The Rear Ports Connector Description RJ 45 Port Connect to the Ethernet Cable Secure Button Button can auto secure and group the Powerline devices Reset WPS Button WPS Press 1 second can enable the WPS search function Reset Press 5 seconds can reset the device to factory default ...

Страница 10: ...consists of more than simply plugging everything together 3 3 Configuring with Web Browser It is advisable to change the administrator password to safeguard the security of your network To configure the router open your browser type http 192 168 16 168 into the address bar and click Go to get to the login page Save this address in your Favorites for future reference At the Password prompt the User...

Страница 11: ... Subnet Mask of LAN2 DHCP Type To give your LAN Client an IP you have to enable DHCP server If not manual setting up your client IP is necessary when you want to use the router as your client s default gateway Start IP Address Specify the DHCP Client start IP address End IP Address Specify the DHCP Client End IP address Note The number of the End IP must be greater than Start IP and cannot be the ...

Страница 12: ...LAN LLTD Enable Disable Link Layer Topology Discovery LLTD is a proprietary Link Layer protocol for network topology discovery and quality of service diagnostics It was developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows Rally set of technologies The LLTD protocol operates over both wired IEEE 802 3 Ethernet as well as wireless IEEE 802 11 networks ...

Страница 13: ...12 3 4 1 Wireless Basic Settings ...

Страница 14: ... Set Identity BSSID of this router This parameter is the same as the MAC address of LAN port WDS Wireless Distribution System WDS Mode Default is Disable there are 3 Mode can choose Lazy Mode Auto Bridge Mode Bridge Only and Repeater Mode AP Bridge Phy Mode Select the option in the drop down list to enable CCK OFDM HTMIX or GREENFIELD mode for physical layer transceivers EncrypType Select the opti...

Страница 15: ...cally select On to support protection or select Off to disable this function Beacon Interval Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a wireless network Specify a beacon interval value Default 100ms is recommended Data Beacon Rate DTIM Enter a value between 1 and 255 default 1 for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next win...

Страница 16: ...put power of wireless radio This value should remain at its default setting of 100 If you Short Preamble The length of CRC blocks in the frames during the wireless communication Short Slot Indicates that the 802 11g network is using a short slot time because there are no legacy 802 11b stations present Tx Burst Select to enable or disable connecting to a Tx Burst supported device Pkt_Aggregate To ...

Страница 17: ...configure WMM parameters by clicking on the button The configuration window pops up as shown below Manually configure the parameters and click on the Apply button to execute Multicast to Unicast It can receives Multicast streams from the network backbone converts them to Unicast format and routes them to the set top boxes of end users over the last mile infrastructure e g DSL Ethernet WiFi ...

Страница 18: ... Wireless Settings Basic Settings from the drop down list The SSID will be shown on the wireless network for recognizing Security Mode There are 10 modes for you to select Open Shared WEP Auto WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK and WPA PSKWPA2 PSK WPA1WPA2 802 1x Please refer to the following description ...

Страница 19: ...lue ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F Access Policy Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station you want to allow or reject ...

Страница 20: ... ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0 127 Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0 9 and the letters A F Access Policy Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station you want to allow or reject ...

Страница 21: ...Phrase Enter a pass phrase encryption key format 8 32 bytes Key Renewal Interval Enter a value to setup the WPA key renewal interval The device regenerates the key in every interval seconds that you have setup without disconnection Access Policy Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill out the MAC address of wireless station you want to allow or...

Страница 22: ...l The device regenerates the key in every interval seconds that you have setup without disconnection Radius Server IP Address Radius Server IP address Port The default port number is 1812 Shared Secret The default is ralink Session Timeout default is 0 Idle Timeout The idle timeout setting Access Policy Policy Default is Disable you can allow or Reject the wireless station Add a station Mac Fill o...

Страница 23: ...formation of WPS current status configured SSID authentication mode and pre shared key Click on Reset OOB button to Reset WPS AP to the OOB out of box configuration WPS Progress Show the WPS current status WPS mode PIN method Personal Identification Number read the PIN from either a sticker on the new STA or a display PBC method Push Button Communication in which the user simply has to push a butt...

Страница 24: ...23 3 4 5 Wireless Station List Monitor Stations which associated to this AP Router here ...

Страница 25: ...24 3 5 1 Management Language Settings Can select language which you want Administrator Settings Set the account and password to set and manage the Wireless Device ...

Страница 26: ...25 3 5 2 Upgrade Firmware User can upgrade the firmware in this page Be careful don t power off when doing the upgrade process ...

Страница 27: ...26 3 5 3 Settings Management Users can Export Settings or Import Settings here If want to load the factory defaults please click the Load default button ...

Страница 28: ...27 3 5 4 Status You can check the device status in this page The firmware version Internet Configuration and LAN settings ...

Страница 29: ...the window as shown then click OK The IP Configuration window will appear displaying your Ethernet Adapter Information Select your adapter from the drop down menu If you do not see your adapter in the drop down menu your adapter is not properly installed After selecting your adapter it will display your IP Address subnet mask and default router Click OK to close the IP Configuration window ...

Страница 30: ...k OK From the Command Prompt enter ipconfig It will return your IP Address subnet mask and default router Type exit to close the command prompt Make sure you take note of your computer s Default Router IP Address The Default Router is the IP Address of the router By default it should be 192 168 16 168 ...

Страница 31: ...click on the Network Neighborhood icon Win ME My Network Places and select Properties Highlight TCP IP and click the Properties button If you have more than 1 adapter then there will be a TCP IP Binding for each adapter Highlight TCP IP your network adapter and then click Properties ...

Страница 32: ...r Example If the router s LAN IP Address is 192 168 16 168 make your IP Address 192 168 16 X where X is between 2 99 Make sure that the number you choose is not in use on the network Click OK twice When prompted to reboot your computer click Yes After you reboot the computer will now have a static private IP Address ...

Страница 33: ...P Address in Windows 2000 Right click on My Network Places and select Properties Right click on the Local Area Connection which represents your network card and select Properties Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties ...

Страница 34: ...ou may be asked if you want to reboot your computer Click Yes 5 How can I assign a Static IP Address in Windows XP Click on Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network connections See the steps for assigning a static IP address in Windows 2000 and continue from there Access the Web management Open your Web browser and enter the IP Address of your router device in the address bar T...

Страница 35: ...ll the vista 64 utility you can easy to see it in the CD auto run screen Please use the correct utility to install otherwise it can not work properly 4 1 Configuration Utility Setup 4 1 1 Installation of the Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Management Utilities are installed before installing this product If other utilities are installed uninstall them and restart before installing th...

Страница 36: ...35 Figure 1 Install Shield Screen ...

Страница 37: ...the utility icon Figure 2 shows the main screen of the configuration utility This screen shot shows a Powerline Ethernet device connected as a local device and other Powerline Ethernet devices as remote devices Figure 2 Main Screen with High Speed Powerline Ethernet device Local ...

Страница 38: ...as a USB and also an Ethernet device the user may click to select the one to manage through and then click the Connect button to its right The status area above the button indicates that your PC is connected to that same device Once connected to the chosen local device the utility will automatically scan the powerline periodically for any other Powerline Ethernet devices If no local Powerline Ethe...

Страница 39: ...de between low speed and high speed devices By default the icon is displayed with the name MAC Address column shows the device s MAC address Password column shows the user supplied device password initially left blank A user may enter the password by using the Enter Password button To set the Password of the device required when creating a private network first select the device by clicking on its...

Страница 40: ...box will appear as seen below The dialog box allows the user to enter both a device name and the password A confirmation box will appear if the password was entered correctly and if the device was found If a device is not found the user will be notified and suggestions to resolve common problems will be presented Figure 5 Add Remote Device Note The device must be present on the power line plugged ...

Страница 41: ...owerline Ethernet devices connected to the computer By default the utility automatically scans every few seconds and updates the display A typical screen after naming and supplying passwords might appear as in Figure 6 Figure 6 Main Screen of the Configuration Utility ...

Страница 42: ...ePlug The Privacy dialog screen allows user to make the network private by changing the network name network password of devices The user can always reset a Powerline Ethernet network to the universal one public by entering HomePlug as the network name or by clicking on the Use Default button Note Changing the network name to any other name other than HomePlug will show the network type on the mai...

Страница 43: ...y will be on a different logical network Devices previously set up with the same logical network same network name will appear in the device list afterward selecting this option The Set All Devices button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Main panel The user must have entered the device s Password in order to set it to the new logical network A notification me...

Страница 44: ...al data concerning software and hardware on the host computer used to communicate over Powerline Ethernet Network It shall include the following Operating System Type Version Host Network Name User Name MAC Address of all NICs network interface card Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used NDIS and optionally MAC Firmware Version Figure 8 Diagnostics Screen ...

Страница 45: ...r exist are shown with an in the Rate column The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics screen Adapter Alias Name Adapter MAC Address Adapter Password Adapter Last known rate Adapter Last Known Network Date device last scanned MAC Firmware Version The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later emailing to technical support of a manufactur...

Страница 46: ... screen shows the software release date Figure 9 About dialog screen 4 4 2 Preferences The lower part of the panel may display options for user preferences such as turning the auto scan feature on or off as shown Figure 9 above ...

Страница 47: ... device is in reset process Secure button can auto secure and group the Powerline devices the follow is the scenario for secure button Two Push Button trigger state conditions Adder state for a device providing the NMK for an existing AVLN Joiner state for a device that will join an AVLN Pushing buttons on any two devices results in one of them becoming an adder and the other one a joiner Three po...

Страница 48: ...ice joining existing AVLN Possible Use Case Scenario 2 Two devices joining to form new AVLN Before this scenario begin please make sure to press each device secure button 10 sec till all LEDs re flash to generate the random network password key first ...

Страница 49: ...48 Possible Use Case Scenario 3 Reset ...

Страница 50: ...he throughput of Powerline 200M bridge is bad Ans Please follow the steps to check the problem 1 Due to the master slave structure you need to avoid plugging two Powerline bridge in the same time so you had better plug the Powerline to the power outlet sequence 2 Please unplug the Powerline bridge and plug again please remember plug them in sequence Check the Powerline utility and check the throug...

Страница 51: ...WG American Wire Gauge The measurement of thickness of a wire Bridge A device connects two or more physical networks and forwards packets between them Bridges can usually be made to filter packets that is to forward only certain traffic Related devices are repeaters which simply forward electrical signals from one cable to the other and full fledged routers which make routing decisions based on se...

Страница 52: ...atically assigned to a client station computer printer etc in a TCP IP network Dynamic IP addresses are typically assigned by a DHCP server which can be a computer on the network or another piece of hardware such as the Router A dynamic IP address may change every time your computer connects to the network Encapsulation The technique used by layered protocols in which a layer adds header informati...

Страница 53: ... numbers to user organizations accessing the Internet These addresses are established by the United States Department of Defense s Network Information Center Duplicate addresses can cause major problems on the network but the NIC trusts organizations to use individual addresses responsibly Each address is a 32 bit address in the form of x x x x where x is an eight bit number from 0 to 255 There ar...

Страница 54: ...nation host POTS Plain Old Telephone Service This is the term used to describe basic telephone service PPP Point to Point Protocol The successor to SLIP PPP provides router to router and host to network connections over both synchronous and asynchronous circuits PPPoE PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always on connection by simulating a dial up co...

Страница 55: ...ent Protocol The network management protocol of choice for TCP IP based Internet SOCKET 1 The Berkeley UNIX mechanism for creating a virtual connection between processes 2 IBM term for software interfaces that allow two UNIX application programs to talk via TCP IP protocols Spanning Tree Bridge Protocol STP Spanning Tree Bridge Protocol STP Part of an IEEE standard A mechanism for detecting and pr...

Страница 56: ...t is often used to boot diskless workstations and other network devices such as routers over a network typically a LAN Telnet The virtual terminal protocol in the Internet suite of protocols Allows users of one host to log into a remote host and act as normal terminal users of that host Transparent bridging So named because the intelligence necessary to make relaying decisions exists in the bridge...

Страница 57: ...k via the most appropriate route The sending and receiving devices do not have to be aware of the options and the route is chosen only when a message is sent There is no pre arrangement so each virtual connection exists only for the duration of that one transmission WAN Wide area network A data communications network that spans any distance and is usually provided by a public carrier such as a tel...

Страница 58: ...nly used type of network cable today Cat 5 cables are tipped with RJ 45 connectors which fit into RJ 45 port Straight through vs Crossover Cables LAN Connection To check LEDs light up when you finish connecting two pieces of hardware Straight through Wire Becomes 1 1 2 2 3 3 6 6 Straight through Wire Becomes 1 1 2 2 3 3 6 6 ...

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