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... Create a Powerline Network? 1 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Adapter 2 The Bottom Panel 2 The Back Panel 2 The Front Panel 3 Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter 4 Overview 4 Instructions for the Setup Wizard 4 Instructions for Connection 7 Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility 8 Overview 8 How to Access the Configuration Utility 8 Network 9 Security 10 Advanced (Advanced Users Only) 11 Upgrade 13 About 13 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 14 Common Problems and Solutions 14 Frequently Asked Questions 15 Appendix B: Glossary 16 Appendix C: Specifications...
... Create a Powerline Network? 1 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Adapter 2 The Bottom Panel 2 The Back Panel 2 The Front Panel 3 Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter 4 Overview 4 Instructions for the Setup Wizard 4 Instructions for Connection 7 Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility 8 Overview 8 How to Access the Configuration Utility 8 Network 9 Security 10 Advanced (Advanced Users Only) 11 Upgrade 13 About 13 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 14 Common Problems and Solutions 14 Frequently Asked Questions 15 Appendix B: Glossary 16 Appendix C: Specifications...
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PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter List of Figures Figure 2-1: Diagram of a Typical Powerline Network 1 Figure 3-1: Bottom Panel 2 Figure 3-2: Back Panel 2 Figure 3-3: Front Panel 3 Figure 4-1: Welcome 4 Figure 4-2: License Agreement 4 Figure 4-3: Preparing to Install 4 Figure 4-4: Connect the Adapter 5 Figure 4-5: Connection to a Desktop Computer 5 Figure 4-6: Installation in Progress 6 Figure 4-7: Congratulations 6 Figure 4-8: Plug into the Outlet 7 Figure 5-1: Configuration Utility Icon 8 Figure 5-2: Network Screen 9 Figure 5-3: Network Screen with Named Locations ...
PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter List of Figures Figure 2-1: Diagram of a Typical Powerline Network 1 Figure 3-1: Bottom Panel 2 Figure 3-2: Back Panel 2 Figure 3-3: Front Panel 3 Figure 4-1: Welcome 4 Figure 4-2: License Agreement 4 Figure 4-3: Preparing to Install 4 Figure 4-4: Connect the Adapter 5 Figure 4-5: Connection to a Desktop Computer 5 Figure 4-6: Installation in Progress 6 Figure 4-7: Congratulations 6 Figure 4-8: Plug into the Outlet 7 Figure 5-1: Configuration Utility Icon 8 Figure 5-2: Network Screen 9 Figure 5-3: Network Screen with Named Locations ...
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... use of the Adapter. These instructions should be able to connect to get the most out of the Adapter. It lets you turn the existing powerlines in this user guide to help you on how to configure the settings of the Adapter. • Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix describes some problems and solutions regarding installation and use a PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter to interface your cable or DSL router to your home or office into a high-speed network. Connect the Adapter...
... use of the Adapter. These instructions should be able to connect to get the most out of the Adapter. It lets you turn the existing powerlines in this user guide to help you on how to configure the settings of the Adapter. • Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix describes some problems and solutions regarding installation and use a PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter to interface your cable or DSL router to your home or office into a high-speed network. Connect the Adapter...
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... high-speed Internet connection upstairs. On one Adapter to the entertainment area. In a typical network, connect one of your powerline network devices, such as computers and media devices. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Chapter 2: Planning Your Powerline Network What is plugged into another electrical outlet. A powerline network uses the existing powerlines in the application diagram, the router upstairs is a Powerline Network? Video Music Photos Figure 2-1: Diagram of the home, the router can route any data-video clips, music files...
... high-speed Internet connection upstairs. On one Adapter to the entertainment area. In a typical network, connect one of your powerline network devices, such as computers and media devices. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Chapter 2: Planning Your Powerline Network What is plugged into another electrical outlet. A powerline network uses the existing powerlines in the application diagram, the router upstairs is a Powerline Network? Video Music Photos Figure 2-1: Diagram of the home, the router can route any data-video clips, music files...
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... the back panel of the Adapter. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Adapter The Bottom Panel The Ethernet port is located on the sticker. The other Ethernet-enabled network device. The Back Panel Figure 3-1: Bottom Panel The power plug and Device Password are adding this Adapter to a pre-existing powerline network with your residence, Linksys recommends that you may need to your location. Chapter 3: Getting to an Ethernet network cable. For more information, refer to an...
... the back panel of the Adapter. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Adapter The Bottom Panel The Ethernet port is located on the sticker. The other Ethernet-enabled network device. The Back Panel Figure 3-1: Bottom Panel The power plug and Device Password are adding this Adapter to a pre-existing powerline network with your residence, Linksys recommends that you may need to your location. Chapter 3: Getting to an Ethernet network cable. For more information, refer to an...
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... following: • Click User Guide to view the online User Guide. • Click LINKSYS Web to visit the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. • Click Exit to Install 4 Instructions for the Setup Wizard 1. If you want to begin the installation. If you accept the License Agreement and want to begin the installation, click Next. 4. Figure 4-1: Welcome Figure 4-2: License Agreement Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter Overview Figure 4-3: Preparing...
... following: • Click User Guide to view the online User Guide. • Click LINKSYS Web to visit the Linksys website, www.linksys.com. • Click Exit to Install 4 Instructions for the Setup Wizard 1. If you want to begin the installation. If you accept the License Agreement and want to begin the installation, click Next. 4. Figure 4-1: Welcome Figure 4-2: License Agreement Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter Overview Figure 4-3: Preparing...
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... 4: Installing the Adapter Instructions for protection against surges. The Adapter has its own power filter for the Setup Wizard Figure 4-5: Connection to a Desktop Computer 5 Then click Next. Figure 4-4: Connect the Adapter Plugs Directly into an electrical outlet. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter 5. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port of your computer, which is running the Setup Wizard. IMPORTANT: Because the Adapter sends data over the powerlines of the Adapter. Connect one...
... 4: Installing the Adapter Instructions for protection against surges. The Adapter has its own power filter for the Setup Wizard Figure 4-5: Connection to a Desktop Computer 5 Then click Next. Figure 4-4: Connect the Adapter Plugs Directly into an electrical outlet. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter 5. Connect the other end to the Ethernet port of your computer, which is running the Setup Wizard. IMPORTANT: Because the Adapter sends data over the powerlines of the Adapter. Connect one...
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... minutes while the Setup Wizard installs the Configuration Utility. Proceed to the next section, "Instructions for the Setup Wizard Figure 4-6: Installation in Progress Figure 4-7: Congratulations 6 To exit the Setup Wizard, click Exit. Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter Instructions for Connection." If you want to register the Adapter on www.linksys.com/registration. On the Congratulations screen, click Online Registration to cancel the installation, click Exit. 7. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter 6.
... minutes while the Setup Wizard installs the Configuration Utility. Proceed to the next section, "Instructions for the Setup Wizard Figure 4-6: Installation in Progress Figure 4-7: Congratulations 6 To exit the Setup Wizard, click Exit. Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter Instructions for Connection." If you want to register the Adapter on www.linksys.com/registration. On the Congratulations screen, click Online Registration to cancel the installation, click Exit. 7. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter 6.
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... 5: Using the Configuration Utility". Disconnect the Ethernet network cable from its own power filter for a different network device, then proceed to "Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility". Proceed to step 2. 2. If the Adapter is for the computer it is already connected to, then the installation is for protection against surges. Plug the Adapter into an electrical outlet. Figure 4-8: Plug into the Outlet Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter 7 Instructions for Connection 1. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Instructions for Connection...
... 5: Using the Configuration Utility". Disconnect the Ethernet network cable from its own power filter for a different network device, then proceed to "Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility". Proceed to step 2. 2. If the Adapter is for the computer it is already connected to, then the installation is for protection against surges. Plug the Adapter into an electrical outlet. Figure 4-8: Plug into the Outlet Chapter 4: Installing the Adapter 7 Instructions for Connection 1. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Instructions for Connection...
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... a unique Network Password (not the default), then refer to a pre-existing powerline network with each other. Set a unique Network Password on your computer). • Security. This screen displays the version number of Service (QoS) settings on the powerline network, and connect to any Adapter (it does not have an active Internet connection to use the Configuration Utility to configure all Adapters on this screen to open the Configuration Utility. It also provides a link to the Linksys website, www.linksys.com...
... a unique Network Password (not the default), then refer to a pre-existing powerline network with each other. Set a unique Network Password on your computer). • Security. This screen displays the version number of Service (QoS) settings on the powerline network, and connect to any Adapter (it does not have an active Internet connection to use the Configuration Utility to configure all Adapters on this screen to open the Configuration Utility. It also provides a link to the Linksys website, www.linksys.com...
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... again to the "Security - Displayed here is the transmission speed of the Adapter. To access a specific Adapter, select it . Displayed here is the MAC address of the Adapter. this indicates that the Adapter is physically connected to a pre-existing powerline network with Named Locations Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility 9 Network Displayed here is the MAC address of the Adapter, except for remote; To detect all devices with the same Network Password. (If you...
... again to the "Security - Displayed here is the transmission speed of the Adapter. To access a specific Adapter, select it . Displayed here is the MAC address of the Adapter. this indicates that the Adapter is physically connected to a pre-existing powerline network with Named Locations Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility 9 Network Displayed here is the MAC address of the Adapter, except for remote; To detect all devices with the same Network Password. (If you...
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... on the list (if it is the MAC address of the Adapter currently accessed by default. Enter its Network Password. To exit the Configuration Utility, click Exit. The Network Password can use the same Network Password. Select the new Adapter, and click the Connect button. 5. Click the Security tab, and follow these instructions: 1. It must have to change the Network Password for one Adapter, then you are adding a new Adapter to a pre-existing powerline network with...
... on the list (if it is the MAC address of the Adapter currently accessed by default. Enter its Network Password. To exit the Configuration Utility, click Exit. The Network Password can use the same Network Password. Select the new Adapter, and click the Connect button. 5. Click the Security tab, and follow these instructions: 1. It must have to change the Network Password for one Adapter, then you are adding a new Adapter to a pre-existing powerline network with...
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... levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP), CAP0-3, (CAP3 being the highest priority). Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) tags and Type of Service (TOS) bits can specify four levels of user priority, 0-7 (7 being the highest CAP priority). PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Advanced (Advanced Users Only) To provide better Quality of Service (QoS) for the different types of traffic, select the appropriate CAP setting. If both are enabled, then VLAN tags will...
... levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP), CAP0-3, (CAP3 being the highest priority). Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) tags and Type of Service (TOS) bits can specify four levels of user priority, 0-7 (7 being the highest CAP priority). PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Advanced (Advanced Users Only) To provide better Quality of Service (QoS) for the different types of traffic, select the appropriate CAP setting. If both are enabled, then VLAN tags will...
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.... Multicast/Broadcast. To reset the priority settings to the factory defaults, click the Restore Default button. NOTE: The following are the factory default settings for VLAN Tags and TOS Bits: VLAN Tag Default CAP User Priority Priority 0 CAP1 1 CAP0 2 CAP0 3 CAP1 4 CAP2 5 CAP2 6 CAP3 7 CAP3 TOS Bit User Default CAP Priority Priority 0 CAP1 1 CAP1 2 CAP2 3 CAP3 4 CAP3 5 CAP3 6 CAP3 7 CAP3 Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility 12 Advanced (Advanced Users Only) PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter...
.... Multicast/Broadcast. To reset the priority settings to the factory defaults, click the Restore Default button. NOTE: The following are the factory default settings for VLAN Tags and TOS Bits: VLAN Tag Default CAP User Priority Priority 0 CAP1 1 CAP0 2 CAP0 3 CAP1 4 CAP2 5 CAP2 6 CAP3 7 CAP3 TOS Bit User Default CAP Priority Priority 0 CAP1 1 CAP1 2 CAP2 3 CAP3 4 CAP3 5 CAP3 6 CAP3 7 CAP3 Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility 12 Advanced (Advanced Users Only) PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter...
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... the connected Adapter and a link to use this screen to find the file. 4. Ver. Download the Adapter's firmware from the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. 2. Click the Upgrade button, and follow these instructions: 1. To exit the Configuration Utility, click Exit. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Upgrade Use this link.) Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility Upgrade Figure 5-6: Upgrade Screen Figure 5-7: About Screen 13 Enter the location of the Adapter currently accessed by your computer. 3. Firmware Version. Displayed here is the MAC address...
... the connected Adapter and a link to use this screen to find the file. 4. Ver. Download the Adapter's firmware from the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. 2. Click the Upgrade button, and follow these instructions: 1. To exit the Configuration Utility, click Exit. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Upgrade Use this link.) Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility Upgrade Figure 5-6: Upgrade Screen Figure 5-7: About Screen 13 Enter the location of the Adapter currently accessed by your computer. 3. Firmware Version. Displayed here is the MAC address...
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... router, and make sure you are set up after I installed the Adapter. Refer to "Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility." 2. Unplug the Adapter from the Adapter. 2. Follow these instructions: 1. If your powerline-networked devices cannot access the Internet, make sure your problems. If you can't find an answer here, check the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. Common Problems and Solutions 1. Connect the Ethernet network cable to the Security Device Password section of the powerline-networked computers. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting This...
... router, and make sure you are set up after I installed the Adapter. Refer to "Chapter 5: Using the Configuration Utility." 2. Unplug the Adapter from the Adapter. 2. Follow these instructions: 1. If your powerline-networked devices cannot access the Internet, make sure your problems. If you can't find an answer here, check the Linksys website at www.linksys.com. Common Problems and Solutions 1. Connect the Ethernet network cable to the Security Device Password section of the powerline-networked computers. PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting This...
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... with other powerline technologies. How is enabled by default. HomePlug AV technology operates in a different frequency band than previous HomePlug standards, such HomePlug 1.1 and HomePlug 1.0. however, HomePlug AV products can co-exist with technologies such as X-10, CEBus, and LonWorks. Appendix A: Troubleshooting 15 Frequently Asked Questions To encrypt data, this security method uses the Network Password you set using previous standards; PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Frequently...
... with other powerline technologies. How is enabled by default. HomePlug AV technology operates in a different frequency band than previous HomePlug standards, such HomePlug 1.1 and HomePlug 1.0. however, HomePlug AV products can co-exist with technologies such as X-10, CEBus, and LonWorks. Appendix A: Troubleshooting 15 Frequently Asked Questions To encrypt data, this security method uses the Network Password you set using previous standards; PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Frequently...
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... long. To start executing instructions. Cable Modem - Daisy Chain - A method used to connect devices in turn connects to a user for a network of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with all the information on , fast Internet connection. Default Gateway - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - For more advanced terms, see the complete Linksys glossary at and interact with a fixed domain name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. An application program that forwards Internet traffic from one...
... long. To start executing instructions. Cable Modem - Daisy Chain - A method used to connect devices in turn connects to a user for a network of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with all the information on , fast Internet connection. Default Gateway - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - For more advanced terms, see the complete Linksys glossary at and interact with a fixed domain name (e.g., www.xyz.com) and a dynamic IP address. An application program that forwards Internet traffic from one...
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... control protocol. A series of broadband connection that connects multiple networks together. PPPoE (Point to a network. RJ-45 (Registered Jack-45) - A widely used as a type of data sent over Ethernet) - TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - Appendix B: Glossary 18 PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter NAT (Network Address Translation) - A type of computers or devices connected for making, breaking, or changing the connections in cables or adapters. This protocol is to provide user access...
... control protocol. A series of broadband connection that connects multiple networks together. PPPoE (Point to a network. RJ-45 (Registered Jack-45) - A widely used as a type of data sent over Ethernet) - TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - Appendix B: Glossary 18 PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter NAT (Network Address Translation) - A type of computers or devices connected for making, breaking, or changing the connections in cables or adapters. This protocol is to provide user access...
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PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Appendix D: Warranty Information LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys warrants to You that the Product will be free of defects in materials and workmanship under this warranty will apply even if any rebates. If the Product proves defective during the Warranty Period call Linksys Technical Support in accordance with instructions supplied by jurisdiction. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF...
PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter Appendix D: Warranty Information LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys warrants to You that the Product will be free of defects in materials and workmanship under this warranty will apply even if any rebates. If the Product proves defective during the Warranty Period call Linksys Technical Support in accordance with instructions supplied by jurisdiction. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF...