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Powerline Communication   

 

Powerline to Ethernet Bridge with 4-port Switch 

PL-401E 

 

 

 
 

USER

S MANUAL 

 

 

Содержание PL-401E

Страница 1: ...1 Powerline Communication Powerline to Ethernet Bridge with 4 port Switch PL 401E USER S MANUAL ...

Страница 2: ...Manual is accurate PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred Information in this User s Manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of PLANET PLANET assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this User s Manual PLANET makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in...

Страница 3: ...on 3 Chapter 2 Planning your Powerline Network 4 Chapter 3 Powerline to Ethernet Bridge Installation 5 Chapter 4 Encrypting Your Powerline Network 6 4 1 PowerPacket Configuration Utility Installation 6 4 2 PowerPacket Configuration Utility Usage 9 4 2 1 Device Screen 10 4 2 2 Network Screen 11 4 2 3 Security Screen 12 4 2 4 Advanced Screen 13 4 2 5 About Screen 15 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 16 ...

Страница 4: ... DES encryption the same system used to protect banking systems all over the world and is interference free avoiding the problems of wireless systems 1 1 Powerline to Ethernet Bridge with 4 port Switch PL 401E PL 401 is a Powerline to Ethernet bridge with four 10base T 100Base TX RJ 45 Ethernet interface for directly connecting to computer s Ethernet card or existing Ethernet switch hub or broadba...

Страница 5: ...etain the carton including the original packing material and use them against to repack the product in case there is a need to return it to us for repair 1 1 3 Hardware Description PL 401E front panel LED definition LED Color Description PWR Green Steady on indicates PL 401E is powered on LNK Green Steady on indicates PL 401E has detected other Powerline devices in range ACT Green Blinking indicat...

Страница 6: ...TP Cat 3 or better Speed Powerline 14Mbps actual throughput is about 6Mbps LAN 10 100Mbps Powerline Frequency Band 4 3MHz to 20 9MHz Encryption 56 bit DES with Key configuration software LEDs PWR PLC LNK ACT COL LAN LNK ACT 100 Dimension 197 x 120 x 35 mm Certifications FCC Class B CE Operating Temp 0 50 degree C Storage Temp 20 70 degree C Operating Humidity 10 90 non condensing Storage Humidity ...

Страница 7: ...mputer or use PL 401E for an Ethernet enabled computer The PL 401E is also ideal for any user who already has a router and wants to share high speed Internet access across the powerline network Connect PL 401E to the router after you have configured it using the Security Configuration Utility Connect a straight through UTP Category 5 cable to the uplink port of the router or connect crossover UTP ...

Страница 8: ...ernet ports on PL 401E 3 Plug the power cord into the powerline port on PL 401E 4 Plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet Note1 Use only the supplied power cord to connect PL 401E to the power outlet Note2 Because PL 401E sends data over the powerline of your house it is best to plug its power cord directly into a power outlet Do not plug PL 401E into a UPS power strip with surge ...

Страница 9: ... To install the utility click on the PowerPacket Configuration Utility hyperlink in PL 401E field to activate the installation procedure for the application program If the above screen is not shown you can start the installation as follows Click on Start Menu Run Enter E Utility PL 401E setup exe in the appeared box where E is the letter of your CD ROM drive Click on OK button 3 On the Welcome scr...

Страница 10: ... Agreement then click the radio button to the left of I accept the terms in the license agreement and click the Next button 5 On the Customer Information screen enter the required information and select whom this application is installed for Then click the Next button ...

Страница 11: ... review or change any settings click the Back button Click the Cancel button to exit the Wizard Otherwise click the Install button 7 The InstallShield Wizard would ask you to plug your PL 401E to PC to complete the installation After ensuring PL 401E is well connected click the OK button ...

Страница 12: ...o restart your computer to have the new configuration take effect 4 2 PowerPacket Configuration Utility Usage After successfully installing the utility your computer desktop will display this icon PowerPacket Configuration Utility Double click the icon to activate the utility ...

Страница 13: ...ne device only is listed In case you have more click on one of them and hit Connect Make sure that the State box indicates 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 refresh the search of the powerline devices connected to your computer The p...

Страница 14: ...ess Scan Powerline Network button to refresh the listed information In case a PowerPacket device in your network is not listed in the screen above make sure that its network password has not been made private previously with a different password than your current private network password You can always reset a PowerPacket network password to the universal one by running the PowerPacket Configurati...

Страница 15: ...y is running Click Restore Default button to restore the original network password HomePlug and apply it locally Click Set Local button to change the network password locally Note Your private network password must have between 4 and 24 characters The password is case sensitive The password can include any letters of the alphabet numbers or punctuation marks Remember this password as it will be ne...

Страница 16: ...sswords for all devices you want to manage and type them one by one into the Device Password text box and click 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 password to be confirmed and added to the Remote Passwords list The Status indicates whether each dev...

Страница 17: ...14 click Remove to remove it from the list ...

Страница 18: ...15 4 2 5 About Screen The About screen shows the software version ...

Страница 19: ...ist with phone line and wireless networking technologies PL 401E operates in a different frequency band than powerline control and co exist with technologies such as X 10 CEBus and LONworks w How do the PL 401E devices handle signal interference between two adjacent homes How is eavesdropping prevented A PL 401E is using 56 bit DES security encryption to ensure network separation between homes You...

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