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Powerline Network System

Internet access to any power outlet

MAXIMUM 500 NANO KIT

Item no.: 21020

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Installation Guide

This document describes installation of the powerline products.

Please read this document before installing the product.

This publication contains the following sections:

• Important safety instructions

• The first thing you need to know before you begin to install

• Product installation guide

• Specification

Important Safety Instructions

This product is intended for connection to the AC power line. For instal-

lation/removing instructions, refer to the Installation section. The following

precautions should be taken when using this product.

• Please read all instructions before installing and operating this product.

• Please keep all instructions for later reference.

• Please follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.

Cleaning / reservations

• Unplug the AC coupler from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use a damp

cloth for cleaning. DO NOT use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.

• Do not operate this product near water.

• Use only in dry conditions, not for outdoor use.

• This product should never be placed near or over a radiator, or heat register.

• This product relies on the building’s electrical installation for short-circuit

(over current) protection.

• Ensure that a fuse or circuit breaker no larger than 120 VAC 20A or 240 VAC

16A is used on the phase conductors (all current-carrying conductors).

• Do not allow anything to rest on the product interconnect cords.

• Do not locate this product where people may walk on the cords.

• The product can be operated at an ambient temperature of 40°C.

• For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the

equipment and shall be easily accessible.

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• 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 AC coupler from the wall outlet and refer the product to quali-

fied service personnel for the following conditions:

• When the interconnect cords are damaged or frayed.

• If liquid has been spilled into the product.

• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

• If the product does not operate normally when the operating

instructions are followed.

• If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.

The first thing you need to know before you begin to install the CD

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Before installing, make sure your PC meets these requirements

for hardware installation:

• Microsoft Windows® 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS or linux OS

• Pentium® III or better, clock rate faster than 2.0GHz recommended

• At least one free Ethernet port for 500Mbps PLC Nano.

• 2.YourPCmustnotbeconguredforanothernetwork.Thismeansthat:

• No network clients except for Microsoft Network*, Client for Netware*

Networks, or Microsoft Family Logon* are installed.

• NonetworkservicesexceptleandprintersharingforMicrosoftNetworks

or Personal Web Server* are installed

• No network protocols except Microsoft’s TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, or

Net BIOS support for IPX/SPX are installed

3. Network installation requires two steps:

• Install the 500Mbps PLC NANO

• For each PC to be added to the network, repeat the process

4. Check that you have the following parts for each PC on the network:

• Product installation guide for 500Mbps PLC NANO

• 500Mbps PLC NANO

• Ethernet Cable (CAT 5)

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5. Familiarize yourself with the Powerline device connections:

• There is only one Ethernet port. This is used for the connection with PC,

xDSL/Router, Cable Modem, or Wireless AP.

6. Limitation of the PLC device:

• To meet the safety regulation, the longest distance between powerline

carrier devices will be limited at 200 meter and for in-house use only.

More than 200 meter will cause the signal reduction or data loss.

• Always connect to the nearest source where possible and avoid exten-

sions power connectors. Every step that brings you further away from the

source (your power network) will cause signal reduction or loss.

• There are some limitations in regards to the house main installation.

Some phase jumps might not be possible or cause signal reduction or loss.

Product Installation Guide

Notice:

Do not plug the device into a power strip or surge protector because these

devicesmayconsistoflterandimpairsignal.Alsoavoidpluggingthe

device right next to noisy sources such as cell phone charger, Halogen light,

Energy saving bulb, noisy desktop computer, vacuum cleaner, etc. Both

cases result in poor transmission speed. Nevertheless, you can put the

noisysourcetothePassThrough’soutlet.Theoutletwilllteroutthenoise

and improve the Powerline communication performance.

To install for the PC local Powerline network

• Use the supplied Category 5 Ethernet cable to connect powerline product

and your PC’s Ethernet port.

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• Plug the powerline product to power outlet.

• The PWR LED indicator will light on after plugging.

• You can repeat steps 1 and 2 for connecting the others.

• The PLC-ACT LED indicator starts blinking when the data communication

proceeds on Powerline.

• The ETH-ACT LED indicator starts blinking when the data communication

proceeds on Ethernet.

To share a xDSL or cable modem with Internet access service

1. Connect one powerline product to the broadband router

• Plug the powerline into an AC outlet.

• Plug the provided Ethernet cable into the RJ45 connector of the

powerline product and plug the other end of the cable into an available

Ethernet port of the Router.

2. Connect the other powerline products(s) to the PC(s) to share the Internet access

• Plug the Bridge into an AC outlet.

• Plug the provided Ethernet cable into the RJ45 connector of the powerline

product and plug the other end of the cable into Ethernet port on the PC.

As wireless AP (Access Point) Extender

1. Connect one powerline to the broadband router

• Plug the Bridge into an AC outlet.

• Plug the provided Ethernet cable into the RJ45 connector of the

powerline product and plug the other end of the cable into an available

Ethernet port of the broadband router.

2. Connect the other 500 NANO to the wireless AP.

• Plug the Bridge into an AC outlet.

• Plug the provided Ethernet cable into the RJ45 connector of the powerline prod-

uct and plug the other end of the cable into the Ethernet port on the wireless AP.

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Installation

Because powerline product sends data over the powerline, it is recommended that

you plug directly into a power outlet. Do not plug the device into a UPS or power

stripwithsurgeprotection.Thepower-passthroughproducthasitsownpowerlter

for protection against surges.

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LED/buttons

*1 : The “Power“ LED indicator will blink in standby mode. It will get into standby

mode, if you plug the device to outlet and no Ethernet link detected after booted

and 60 second later. If you unplug the Ethernet cable, it will get into standby mode

after 60 seconds. Under standby mode, PLC and ETH LEDs will both be off.

Push Buttons (Only applicable for models with push button)

Push button functions are disabled under Standby mode.

NID/RST Button Usage:

1. Set 2 devices into same group (private network):

Step 1. Press and hold the device’s “NID/RST” button for less 3 seconds at same

time. You can release the button these device would into same private network.

2. Add a new device to the existing private network:

Step 1. Plug the new device and one grouped device. Press and hold its “NID/

RST ” button less 3 seconds at same time.

Step 2. The new device starts to communicate with the device from existing

private network, and tries to join this existing private network.

Step 3. If failed, please repeat Step 1 to Step 2 again.

PWR

(Red)

On: Power on

Blinking: Standby mode (*1 )

PLC

(Green/Orange/Red)

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ETH

(Green)

On: Ethernet Link detected

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Leave the private network:

Step 1.

If the device wants to leave the private network, press and hold the device’s “NID/

RST” button for more than 5-8 seconds to clear the network encryption setting. This

device will leave the private network.

Reset Button Usage:

1. Reset the device to the factory default setting:

Push the device’s “NID/RST” button for 10-15 seconds. You will see the device’s all

LEDs are off and restart. The device’s setting resets to the “factory defaults”.

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Specikation

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Utility Program User Guide for powerline products

Index

1. Introduction 10

1.1. System Requirements 10

1.2. Installation 10

1.3. Run the Utility 11

2. How to use 11

2.1. Main Tab 11

2.2. Diagnostics Tab 15

2.3. About Tab 16

1. Introduction

ThisUtilityProgramenablesuserstond500MbpsPLC-EthernetBridge

devices on the Powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures

privacyandperformsdiagnosticsbysettinguserdenedsecurePowerline

networks.

1.1. System Requirements

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7

Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.

CPU Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2.0GHz recommended

RAM At least 128MB

Free Disk Space At least 20MB

Network Interface At least one Fast/Gigabit Ethernet network card, and Ethernet Cord

1.2. Installation

First, you need to verify that there is no other Powerline utility installed on

your computer before installing this utility. If there is another utility installed,

please uninstall it.

Then, please insert the Utility CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

The CD will launch an IE browser. Click the necessary link to start installa-

tion. Please install WinPcap v4.1.1 (you can download it from http://www.

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winpcap.org) before install the Powerline utility. If IE browser is not your

default browser, please run WinPcap_4_1_1.exe at D:\Software\WinPcap\,

and then run setup.exe at D:\Software\Setup\. (Please change D: to your

CD-ROM drive).

Follow the installation wizard through the installation process.

1.3. Run the Utility

After installing the Utility Program, please run the Utility Program from the

Start / All Programs or double-click the utility icon on the desktop.

2. How to use

There are four Tabs (Main, Privacy, Diagnostics, About) in the Utility pro-

gram layout. Each Tab will provide different functions. Sec. 2.1~2.4 explains

each tab’s functions:

2.1. Main Tab

As shown in Figure 1, the “Main” tab will list all the 500Mbps PLC-Ethernet

Bridge devices logically connected in current available Powerline networks.

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Figure 1: Main Tab window

NIC (Network Interface Cards) Selector

First, please select the Network Interface Card (NIC) connected to PLC-

Ethernet Bridge device directly.

Local MAC

It shows the local 500Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device directly connected

to your computer via Ethernet. The Utility will scan the Powerline network

periodically to search for all the 500Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices, and

keep the information updated. You can click this button, and it will show the

device’s f/w at bottom.

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Upper Window

The upper window lists all the remote PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices found

in the current logical Powerline networks. This window displays information

such as Device Name, MAC Address, Device Password, and Speed (Mbps)

for the remote devices.

The “Name” column shows the nickname of each remote device inside the

Powerline network. The default name is “Remote”. You can change it by

clickingtheitemrst,andthenclickthe“Set Name” button. It will pop-up

“Set Name” dialog box as shown in Figure 2. You can input the new name

for the device.

Figure 2: Set Name Dialog

The “MAC Address” column shows remote device‘s MAC address.

The “Password” column shows remote device‘s password. You can input

the password by clicking the “Enter Password” button.

The “Speed (Mbps)” column shows the remote device’s mutual transmit

speed with the local device, in Mbps (Million bits per second).

“Enter Password” button

If you want to create a private network, you need to enter the remote de-

vice’spasswordrst.Pleaseclickontheintendeddevicetomakeithigh

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lighted then click the “Enter Password” button, and the “Enter Password”

dialog box will show up (Figure 3). The selected device’s MAC address is

shown in the dialog box. After entering the password, click “OK” button.

Figure 3: Set Device’s Password

“Scan” button

The “Scan” button is used to search for the 500Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge

devices connected to your logical network immediately. By default setting, it

will automatically scan every 10 seconds and updates the display lists.

“Security”

When rolling out of factory, every 500Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device car-

ries a default logical network name: “HomePlugAV”. The “Security” group

provides functions to manage this logical network name and create private

network.

You can change the local device’s network name by check the “Set local

device” box. And/Or change the remote device’s network name by check

the “Set all remote devices whose Password has been entered” box. Please

llineachremotedevice’spasswordinadvancefollowingtheinstructionsin

“Enter Password” button.

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“Set” button

After input the new “Network Name” and check the options, please click

“Set” button to change the network name of selected device. After changed

the network name to a new one, all the devices with different network name

will no longer be able to communicate or respond to you.

2.2. Diagnostics Tab

The “Diagnostics” tab shows the system information and the history of all

the devices that have been found before (Figure 4).

The upper window of Diagnostics tab shows the host computer’s system

data and it shows:

• MACAddressofallNICs(networkinterfacecard)

• MACAddressandthermwareversionofthe500MbpsPLC-Ethernet

Bridge device which is connected to each NIC

• Computername

• Username

• Processorandoperatingsysteminformation

• Utilityprogramversion

• VersionsofallthedriverDLLsandlibrariesused

The lower window of Diagnostics tab contains the history of all remote de-

vices which have been found by the computer previously. All the devices will

be shown here, regardless of they are currently active or not. The following

information is available from the list:

• Name

• MACAddress

• Password

• Speed(Mbps)

• LastSeen

The diagnostics information displayed on the upper and lower window could

besavedtotextleorprintoutbyprinters.Deviceswhichnolongerexisted

in the network can be deleted using the “Delete...” button.

“Delete…” button

Select the device which is no longer existed in the network by clicking its

recordrst,thenclickthisbuttontodeletetherecord.

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“Save Report…” button

Click this button to save all the device information displayed on the upper

andlowerwindowtoatextledirectly.

Figure 4: Diagnostics Tab

2.3. About Tab

The “About” Tab shows the software version, and manufacturer information.

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