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Powerline Ethernet Bridge   

 

Powerline Ethernet Switch

 

 

V. 1.0.4 

Powerline 
Ethernet  
   
Switch 

Содержание Powerline Ethernet Bridge

Страница 1: ...PLC Device User Manual 200 Mbps World s smallest Green product Standby mode Best Performance Powerline Ethernet Bridge Powerline Ethernet Switch V 1 0 4 Powerline Ethernet Bridge Switch ...

Страница 2: ...OK 8 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 11 Standby Mode 11 PRODUCT INSTALLATION 12 Setting logical network group 12 Remove a device from a logical network Group 13 Setting different network Group 13 Application 1 local Powerline network among PCs 14 Application 2 PC to xDSL router connection 16 Application 3 Wireless Access Point range extensions 18 Special Care for business installation 19 SPECIFICATIONS 20 FAQ Fr...

Страница 3: ... converts the Ethernet packets from any of its Ethernet port to PLC packets and from PLC packets back to Ethernet packets Also Ethernet packets between any two of the four Ethernet ports are communicable just like a normal Ethernet switch See the following table for a summary Categories Description Powerline Ethernet Bridge It sends any packets from its Ethernet port to the Ethernet port of the ot...

Страница 4: ...POWERLINE ETHERNET BRIDGE DUAL PACKAGE POWERLINE ETHERNET SWITCH SINGLE PACKAGE POWERLINE ETHERNET SWITCH POWERLINE ETHERNET BRIDGE COMBO PACKAGE DEVICE Two devices One device Combined devices ETHERNET CABLE Two One Two ...

Страница 5: ... never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register z This product relies on the building s electrical installation for short circuit over current protection z DO NOT allow anything to rest on the product interconnect plug DO NOT locates this product where people may walk on the cords z Because this product sends data over the power line it is recommended that you plug directly into a power ...

Страница 6: ... 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 onto a noise filtering power strip to prevent these device interfere with this Powerline device See the following illustration figure For better performance the following connection is recommended although not...

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Страница 8: ...d 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 phone chargers Hair dryers Power drills Halogen light vacuum cleaner Additionally this produc...

Страница 9: ...e Ethernet Switch type II Four Ethernet Ports B A C E Face of Venting holes shouldn t face down when device is powered Ethernet Port A C E Face of Venting holes shouldn t face down when device is powered B Four Ethernet Ports D A C E Face of Venting holes shouldn t face down when device is powered ...

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Страница 11: ...eled To enter or cancel Group pairing procedure just press the GROUP button 2 3 sec OFF Power off D HomePlug 1 0 Detected LED BLINKING HomePlug 1 0 Traffic detected OFF HomePlug 1 0 not detected E GROUP Button Press 10 seconds clear the current and randomly generate a new network group name Press 2 to 3 seconds this will enter Group pairing procedure In this procedure the device starts joining int...

Страница 12: ...d 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 GROUP button on the device can be used to change a device s network group attributes For using the GROUP button please see first portion of the PRODUCT INSTALLATION chapter If user finds two newly purchased devices don t co...

Страница 13: ...wing steps To make Powerline device B join device A s logical network do the following three steps NOTE it is more convenient to bring devices which are to be configured into same logical network group side by side during this procedure After network group is set the devices can be deployed anywhere at home Step 1 Firstly clear the logical network group of device B by pressing its GROUP button mor...

Страница 14: ... network group as possible with the maximum number described in the SPECIFICATION section Remove a device from a logical network Group For example device A and device B are in the same logical network group if uses want to remove device A from this logical network group just follow the procedure in Step 1 by pressing GROUP button of device A for 10 seconds This makes device A not able to communica...

Страница 15: ...combo package please connect another included Powerline device with another PC like those shown in Room B of the following two pictures If the user buys a single device package which includes only one Powerline device she he will be able to create Powerline network by using other HomePlug AV bridge device at the other room like those shown in Room B of the following two pictures The Room A of the ...

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Страница 17: ...combo package please connect another included Powerline device with a broadband xDSL router like the picture shown in Room B The Room A of the second picture in the following shows multiple network devices link to the xDSL router in Room B via a single Powerline Ethernet Switch device If the user buy a single device package which includes only one Powerline device she he will be able to make Power...

Страница 18: ...17 Note Under good power line signal conditions Room A and Room B can be many rooms away from each other without communication problem See the FAQ section ...

Страница 19: ...werline device to a wireless Access Point like picture shown in Room A If users buy the package which includes two Powerline devices dual or combo package please connect another included Powerline device with a broadband xDSL router like the picture shown in Room B If the user buy a single device package which includes only one Powerline device she he will be able to create Powerline network by us...

Страница 20: ...n to implement networking with no costly changes to wiring infrastructure The distance between two Powerline devices is limited by the noise in the electrical wiring in that business environment Interference 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...

Страница 21: ... 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 Activity green 3 Ethernet Link Activity green 1 Power blue 2 Powerline Activity blue 3 AV 1 0 DET blue Temperature 0 40 Operating 20 60 Stora...

Страница 22: ...The maximum throughput between two devices for TCP and UDP are specified in the SPECIFICATIONS section 3 Do I have to rewire my home electric outlets or install special filters for using this device ANS Powerline uses a home s existing electrical wiring to network computers in different rooms so that they can share files printers and Internet connections This Powerline products use existing electr...

Страница 23: ...nfiguration software running on a PC password protects the device being configured by unauthorized people PLC configuration software is available with older version of Homeplug AV PLC devices which don t have hardware group button Since this device comes with hardware group button PLC configuration software is not needed for creating a logical private network group The device password is also call...

Страница 24: ...sing different PLC standard protocol may have problem to communicate with each others although they all can co exist on same electric wires Check the following table for capability of communication between different PLC standards Capability of communication between PLC standard HomePl ug 1 0 HomePl ug turbo HomePl ug AV UPA HD PLC HomePlug 1 0 OK OK NO NO NO HomePlug turbo OK OK NO NO NO HomePlug ...

Страница 25: ...tulation if these devices are now talking mutually You can create a private network group on these devices when needed z If the devices still not communicate the electric wiring may be causing the problem Examples of potential problems are Old fuse boxes Old wiring that does not meet modern wiring building codes z Firstly make sure the devices are functioning well Plug these units onto nearby elec...

Страница 26: ...ioning Florescent lights particularly industrial grade lights Refrigerators Surge protectors and other line filters and conditioning Blowers Large electrical motors Note 1 This Powerline device is not designed for business use Consult a professional electrician to evaluate your electricity s noise in your building and to suggest remedies 2 If you ve moved a Powerline device or disconnected the cab...

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