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...floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA411 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the...product carries the CE Mark Person is responsible for marking this declaration: Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue: 2012 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
...floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA411 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the...product carries the CE Mark Person is responsible for marking this declaration: Yang Hongliang Product Manager of International Business Date of issue: 2012 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Package Contents The AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: ¾ One AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 Mini Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) ¾ One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ-45 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit) ¾ One Resource CD z This Guide z Management Utility ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately. 1
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Package Contents The AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: ¾ One AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 Mini Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) ¾ One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ-45 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit) ¾ One Resource CD z This Guide z Management Utility ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately. 1
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... digital data, voice, audio and video between devices. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on this AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. This device is an AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter which transforms your house's existing electrical wiring into an... electrical outlet in this product or disconnect it ; Do not block the ventilation slots of this product, for TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter without any explanation. 1.2 System Requirement a) At least two AC 100V~ 240V power outlets with standard home power...
... digital data, voice, audio and video between devices. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on this AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. This device is an AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter which transforms your house's existing electrical wiring into an... electrical outlet in this product or disconnect it ; Do not block the ventilation slots of this product, for TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter without any explanation. 1.2 System Requirement a) At least two AC 100V~ 240V power outlets with standard home power...
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TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 8. Place the connecting cables properly so that there is T2.5AL250V. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. 14. The Operating temperature is -40...
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 8. Place the connecting cables properly so that there is T2.5AL250V. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. 14. The Operating temperature is -40...
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... any other electrical outlet in power-saving mode. Section below describes the Powerline Adapter's LED indicators, physical interface and hardware connection mechanism. 2.2 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays information about the device's status. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to setup a high speed home network by using your home...
... any other electrical outlet in power-saving mode. Section below describes the Powerline Adapter's LED indicators, physical interface and hardware connection mechanism. 2.2 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays information about the device's status. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to setup a high speed home network by using your home...
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..., but there is transferring data. The two buttons should be pressed within 2 minutes of this Powerline Adapter. Here we take the EU version of each other. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Powerline LED Ethernet LED On Blinking Off On Blinking Off The adapter is transferring data. Interface Ethernet Description A 10/100Mbps Ethernet port for 1 second; Pair Button...
..., but there is transferring data. The two buttons should be pressed within 2 minutes of this Powerline Adapter. Here we take the EU version of each other. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Powerline LED Ethernet LED On Blinking Off On Blinking Off The adapter is transferring data. Interface Ethernet Description A 10/100Mbps Ethernet port for 1 second; Pair Button...
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..., we recommend that the ON. Following are 6 Power LED and The hardware connection mechanism is associated with and its network name assumes a random value. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter ) Note: 1. For detailed information about the Pair button, please refer to Charpter 5 Advanced Feature:How to Use the Pair Buttons 2.4 Connection Instruction To ensure...
..., we recommend that the ON. Following are 6 Power LED and The hardware connection mechanism is associated with and its network name assumes a random value. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter ) Note: 1. For detailed information about the Pair button, please refer to Charpter 5 Advanced Feature:How to Use the Pair Buttons 2.4 Connection Instruction To ensure...
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TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 2.6 Hardware Connection - Internet This section describes how to the computer. 4.Turn on the 7 Power LED, Ethernet LED, and The hardware connection mechanism is shown below to connect the Powerline Adapter to your ADSL broadband connection: 1.Connect one end of the provided Ethernet (RJ-45) cable to the Powerline Adapter's Ethernet port...
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 2.6 Hardware Connection - Internet This section describes how to the computer. 4.Turn on the 7 Power LED, Ethernet LED, and The hardware connection mechanism is shown below to connect the Powerline Adapter to your ADSL broadband connection: 1.Connect one end of the provided Ethernet (RJ-45) cable to the Powerline Adapter's Ethernet port...
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TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter ) Note: Do not connect the Powerline adapter to an extension lead, power strip, extension cord, or surge protector as these may degrade the network performance. 8
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter ) Note: Do not connect the Powerline adapter to an extension lead, power strip, extension cord, or surge protector as these may degrade the network performance. 8
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...-ROM drive, and then the following Setup Wizard will carry out and copy all the necessary files to install WinPcap 4.1.2. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Utilities are installed before installing this provided software. ) Note: To install Management Utility, please make sure that WinPcap 4.1.2 has...
...-ROM drive, and then the following Setup Wizard will carry out and copy all the necessary files to install WinPcap 4.1.2. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Utilities are installed before installing this provided software. ) Note: To install Management Utility, please make sure that WinPcap 4.1.2 has...
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TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the "Powerline Utility" application icon is provided on the windows desktop. 12
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the "Powerline Utility" application icon is provided on the windows desktop. 12
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... tabs, "Status", "Network", "Advanced" and "System". 4.1 Status The Status tab shows information of the powerline adapter connected to identify powerline devices on the icon " " from your need. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you'd successfully installed the Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set its network name. 13 Double click...
... tabs, "Status", "Network", "Advanced" and "System". 4.1 Status The Status tab shows information of the powerline adapter connected to identify powerline devices on the icon " " from your need. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you'd successfully installed the Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set its network name. 13 Double click...
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... button to make the setting effective. ¾ Password: Displays the password of the current powerline adapter. Every powerline adapter has its own password by default, which the powerline adapter is. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter ¾ MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the powerline adapter connected to the current computer where this item to use the default name as the...
... button to make the setting effective. ¾ Password: Displays the password of the current powerline adapter. Every powerline adapter has its own password by default, which the powerline adapter is. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter ¾ MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the powerline adapter connected to the current computer where this item to use the default name as the...
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... found in the network. ¾ Name: Displays the name of the remote device found in the network. ¾ Password: Displays the supplied Powerline Adapter's password (Initially left blank). TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.2 Network The Network tab window shows information of all the devices), select the device shown in the figure and click the Modify...
... found in the network. ¾ Name: Displays the name of the remote device found in the network. ¾ Password: Displays the supplied Powerline Adapter's password (Initially left blank). TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.2 Network The Network tab window shows information of all the devices), select the device shown in the figure and click the Modify...
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...the following dialog box. To change the name of the remote adapter to an easy-to-remember one. This dialog box allows you to enter both the selected device's name and password. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.2.1 Rename the Remote Device/Enter Password You can select the ...desired adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format) so as to set password and...
...the following dialog box. To change the name of the remote adapter to an easy-to-remember one. This dialog box allows you to enter both the selected device's name and password. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.2.1 Rename the Remote Device/Enter Password You can select the ...desired adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format) so as to set password and...
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... 0 is the lowest. Virtual Local Area Network (Vlan) 802.1p priority tags on the QoS tab window. 17 Therefore, the 8 levels of data frames. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled "Advanced" is for Quality of Channel Access Priority CAP 0-3)). To provide higher QoS for streaming data, priority levels...
... 0 is the lowest. Virtual Local Area Network (Vlan) 802.1p priority tags on the QoS tab window. 17 Therefore, the 8 levels of data frames. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled "Advanced" is for Quality of Channel Access Priority CAP 0-3)). To provide higher QoS for streaming data, priority levels...
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... names. 18 Please select the radio type according to your local HomePlug device for some basic settings of the following radios. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter ¾ Simple Application Mapping: The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you can upgrade the firmware to ...
... names. 18 Please select the radio type according to your local HomePlug device for some basic settings of the following radios. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter ¾ Simple Application Mapping: The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you can upgrade the firmware to ...
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z NVM: None-volatile memory. It contains configuration values that establish device network identity, general capabilities and operational modes. 19 It is used for the adapter and the following dialog will pop up. z PIB: Parameter Information Block. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.4.1 Upgrade Firmware Click the Upgrade Firmware button to upgrade the version of the firmware for upgrading the firmware.
z NVM: None-volatile memory. It contains configuration values that establish device network identity, general capabilities and operational modes. 19 It is used for the adapter and the following dialog will pop up. z PIB: Parameter Information Block. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.4.1 Upgrade Firmware Click the Upgrade Firmware button to upgrade the version of the firmware for upgrading the firmware.
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Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). 2. A dialog window will appear to its default settings. All Powerline devices are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be established throughout your home network MUST have the same Network Password for...PLC. New firmware versions and PIB files are shipped using a default logical network (network name), which is being upgraded. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter If you want to the factory defaults after the Upgrading has been finished. 4.4.2 Reset Device This Management Utility allows you ...
Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). 2. A dialog window will appear to its default settings. All Powerline devices are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be established throughout your home network MUST have the same Network Password for...PLC. New firmware versions and PIB files are shipped using a default logical network (network name), which is being upgraded. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter If you want to the factory defaults after the Upgrading has been finished. 4.4.2 Reset Device This Management Utility allows you ...
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...done within 120 seconds after pressing the Pair button of Powerline adapter A.) Step 3. The Power LED on both adapters will start flashing. The Pair button allows you to use the Pair button on a powerline network, but you can use the same Network Membership Key... 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. Press and hold the Pair button of Powerline adapter B for about 60 seconds while your Powerline adapter A and B are connecting. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair...
...done within 120 seconds after pressing the Pair button of Powerline adapter A.) Step 3. The Power LED on both adapters will start flashing. The Pair button allows you to use the Pair button on a powerline network, but you can use the same Network Membership Key... 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. Press and hold the Pair button of Powerline adapter B for about 60 seconds while your Powerline adapter A and B are connecting. TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair...