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Question posted by Fam4 on December 10th, 2016

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the pwr and eth remain yellow and the pl remains red on both devices. Tried unplugging and pushing reset for 20 seconds with no change?? Help plesas! Thanks Erni

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Power LED is off Make sure that power is supplied to the electrical outlet, and that the Powerline devices are not plugged into an extension cord, power strip, or surge protector. Power LED is amber Power saving mode occurs when the Ethernet LED is off. This can occur when: R26; The Ethernet cable is unplugged. R26; The device connected through the Ethernet cable is turned off. R26; The adapter is idle for 10 minutes. It returns to normal mode within 2 seconds once the Ethernet link is up. Powerline LED is off R26; If you have set network security, make sure that all Power line devices are using the same encryption key; see the online User Manual for details. R26; Press the Reset button on each device for 1 second to return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings. Powerline LED is amber or red Move the Powerline device to a closer location. Ethernet LED is not blinking R26; Make sure that the Ethernet cables are working and securely plugged into the devices. R26; Press the Reset button on each device for 1 second to return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings.

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Quick Installation Guide - Page 3

...: o Power (on/off) o Powerline Connection: green (best), amber (better), red (good), off (no connection) o Ethernet Connection: solid (connection), blinking (transfer activity), off (no installation required -TRENDnet recommends pressing the 'Sync' button to your router and plug another adapter into an outlet on your network. TRENDnet User's Guide Product Overview TPL-308E TPL-308E2K Package...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 4

... Powerline network signals. All Rights Reserved. 2 Product Hardware Features Device Label Product Model Device Serial Number Device MAC Address Device Password (DPW) Hardware & Firmware Version TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K Power (PWR) LED Powerline (PL) LED Ethernet Connection (ETH) LED Ethernet Port Sync/Reset Button Power Prong © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. TRENDnet User's Guide •...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 5

...through your electrical system between connected Powerline adapters. 3 TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K LED PWR (Power) Color Green N/A Green PL (Powerline) Amber Red N/A ETH (Ethernet Green Connection) N/A Sequence Solid Off Solid Blinking Solid Blinking Solid Blinking Off Solid Blinking Off Definition Device powered on Device powered off and turn off Powerline connected (Connection quality...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 6

.... Application Diagram TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User's Guide Power Saving: The device will return to active mode when the connected device via Ethernet is powered off, unplugged or inactive for more than 5 minutes. The device will automatically reduce power usage when the connected device via Ethernet is powered on and the...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 7

... the Power (PWR) LED is on or blinking and the Ethernet Connection (ETH) LED is available on your router. • Verify that are located near appliances that your other devices connected to create a Powerline network. TRENDnet models TPL-303E, TPL-304E, TPL-305E, TPL-306E, TPL307E, TPL-309E, TPL-310AP, TPL-311P, TPL-401E, TPL-402E, TPL-405E,TPL-406E, TPL-407E or another TPL-308E.) 2. All...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 8

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Quick Installation Guide - Page 9

...). Important Note: When using the Sync Button to change setting using the Powerline Utility**** TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K Using the Sync button Change your default encryption key using the default encryption key... access to all Powerline devices in order to generate a random encryption key. Note: After the default encryption key has been changed . There are unplugged and moved to TRENDnet ...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 10

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Quick Installation Guide - Page 11

... button procedure below applies to the following TRENDnet models: TPL-303E / TPL-304E / TPL-308E / TPL-309E / TPL-406E / TPL-407E Note: The product images in the diagram below...Powerline network after they are plugged into a wall power outlet. TRENDnet User's Guide TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K Add adapters using the Sync button If you have changed the default encryption key assigned to your adapters, ...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 12

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Quick Installation Guide - Page 13

... Powerline adapters to change the encryption key for your Powerline network and apply it is required to reset all Powerline devices to factory defaults ...speed displayed in which you are installing the utility is connected to a device powered on your computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. At the CD Autorun ...Installation TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K 1. Actual link speed may vary. All Rights Reserved. 11

Quick Installation Guide - Page 14

Quick Installation Guide - Page 15

... WinPcap driver at boot time checked and click Install. 12. All Rights Reserved. 13. After the process is completed, click Finish. © Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K 11. Wait for the WinPcap installation to complete the installation. 13 TRENDnet User's Guide 9. Reboot your computer to complete. 10.

Quick Installation Guide - Page 16

...required to change the ...reset all Powerline devices to defaults using the physical Reset button on . TRENDnet User's Guide TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K Using the Utility Before using the utility, please ensure the following: • Write down the Device Password (DPW) (16-digit characters A-Z only) and MAC Address (12-digit characters a-f, A-F, 0-9) of each adapter is connected to a device powered...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 17

...the DPW for the listed Powerline adapter(Remote Device)***THIS MUST BE ENTERED FOR ALL DEVICES TO CHANGE THE ENCRYPTION CODE*** Add Allows you to add...Device). TRENDnet User's Guide Powerline Utility Overview Main Window TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K Local Device The Powerline adapter connected to your Powerline network that is not listed (Remote Device). If not, you to . Device Name Device...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 21

... appear in the utility and create a customized encryption key If you can change the encryption key for multiple adapters. First, add all of your Powerline adapters... TRENDnet. TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K 2. In the Powerline Utility Main window, wait for the utility to automatically scan for each of each adapter. If your Powerline adapters have not written down the Device Password (...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 24

....0.1-0-0-X-FINAL.nvm) 8. All Rights Reserved. Do not turn off the device or press the reset button while this procedure is in the Main window of the utility under Local Device. TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K 6. Select the PIB file. (Ex. The device should appear in progress. 22 TPL-401E-PIB-v50100.pib) 5. Wait until the firmware upload completed and...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 25

... Reserved. TPL-308E / TPL-308E2K • No connection (Off) Buttons Ethernet (ETH) Connection • Solid • Blinking • Off Sync (3 sec.) / Reset (20 sec.)... Standard) LED Power (PWR) Powerline (PL) Connection • Best (Green) • Better (Amber) • Good (Red) ©... on environment. *** Networked Powerline devices need to 4 (per unit Power Source 100~240 V AC, ...

Quick Installation Guide - Page 26

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Quick Installation Guide - Page 30

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