200Mbps Powerline PLV-200AV-PE User Manual
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1. The installer will guide you through the steps required to install Power Packet Utility on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Cancel Figure 3 Opening the setup wizard Step2 Click Next gt to display the following page PLV 200AV PE_User Manual j Power Packet Utility Select Installation Folder The installer will install Power Packet Utility to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program FilesAtheros Power Packet Utility Disk Cost Install Power Packet Utility for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer O Everyone Just me Figure 4 Selecting the installation folder Step3 Click Browse to select the installation folder and then click Next gt to continue PLV 200AV PE_User Manual i Power Packet Utility Installation Complete Figure 5 Completing the installation Step4 Click Close to complete the installation PLV 200AV PE_User Manual 5 How to Use the Utility 5 1 Main Tab The Main screen provides a list of all power line devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running The top pan2. product If the device has been exposed to rain or water If the device does not operate normally when following the operation instructions If the device exhibits a distinct change in performance PLV 200AV PE_User Manual 3 Adapter 3 1 Ethernet Interface Use one end of a network cable to connect the Ethernet interface Use the other end of the cable to connect the Ethernet interface of the computer or another Ethernet enabled network device 3 2 Buttons Reset Security ae Figure 1 Side panel of the device Reset Restore the factory defaults Security Set the membership state Pressing and holding the NMK button for more than 10 seconds randomizes the NMK value Pressing and holding the NMK button for more than 3 seconds makes the PLV 200AV PE_User Manual adapter a member of the existing AVLN 3 3 LEDs There are 3 LEDs on the front panel to indicate the status of the adapter Figure 2 Top view The following table describes the LEDs on the device LED Color Behavior Description Power Green On Power is on Green Blink e System enters the power save mede e System is resetting PLV 200AV PE_User Manual LED Color Behavior Description System is in the process of security setup Off Power is off The device is connecting to other Green On devices via the Ethernet interface but not communicating with them The device is receiving or Et
3. Manual 6 2 Joining a Network In this scenario a network exists a new device the joiner wants to join the network Any device on the existing network can become the adder Step1 Press the pushbutton on the joiner for at least 3 seconds Step2 Press the pushbutton on any network device for less than 3 seconds making it the adder Please press this pushbutton within 1 minute Step3 Wait for the connection to complete The Power LED on both devices blinks at 1 second intervals until the process succeeds or fails It illuminates steadily on success connection If an error occurs the Power LED on the adder blinks unevenly until the pushbutton on the adder is pressed again or the joiner is reset by pressing the pushbutton for more than 10 seconds A B c PLC PLC PLC A and B form an AVLN C wants to join the AVLN Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec Press NMK button on C less than 3 sec B becomes adder C becomes joiner C accepts NMK from B Figure 13 Joining a network 6 3 Leaving a Network A network exists The user wants to remove one device the leaver from that network The user wants to remove the device from service altogether or have it join another logical network Step1 Press the pushbutton on the leaver for at least 10 seconds The device resets and restarts with a random NMK 18 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Step2 Wait for the reset
4. SOUUISE 200Mbps Powerline PLV 200AV PE User Manual V1 0 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Contents Introduction 1 1 System Requirements 1 2 Packing List Safety Precautions Adapter teste e es eae cate ales CRBs aah ase tea 3 1 Ethernet Interface ccccceecceceeneeeeeneeeeeseeeeeeaeentenaeeees 3 2 BRUT a oar teehee cae ee eee 3 3 LEDs Utility Installation ec cee cceecee cence eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeaee How to Use the Utility 5 2 Privacy Tab 5 3 Diagnostics Tab How to Use the NMK Pushbutton 6 2 Joining a Network 6 3 Leaving a Network 5 1 Main Taaie ieee ieee ate E ii even ER a 5 4 About Tabisiacnainece ce uian anna enaians 6 1 Forming a HomePlug AV Logical Network PLV 200AV PE_User Manual 1 Introduction The PLV 200AV PE also called the device hereinafter is a low power consumption PLC device developed based on the master chip of INT6405 It can transmit the network data in the power line The device is compatible with the latest requirements of the EUP Directive When the device enters the lower power consumption mode the consumption is less than 1W The device can detect 200 Mbps PLC Ethernet bridge devices in the power line network measure data rate performance ensure the security of the powering network and perform system diagnosis 1 1 System Requirements Operating System Windows 98SE
5. Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP 32 64 bit and Windows Vista 32 64bit CPU Intel Pentium III or higher and clock rate faster than 2 0 GHz are recommended RAM At least 128 MB Screen Resolution Any resolution Free Disk Space At least 20 MB Network Interface At least one fast Ethernet 100 Mbps network interface card NIC and one Ethernet cord 1 2 Packing List 1 x Mini PLC Devices 1 x CD ROM 1 x RJ45 Ethernet cables PLV 200AV PE_User Manual 2 Safety Precautions This device is used for to connect to the AC power line Before using the device read the instructions carefully in order to use the device correctly and safely For the installation instructions refer to the installation section of this guide Follow all the warnings and instructions marked on the product Before cleaning the device unplug it from the wall outlet Use a dry cloth for cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Do not place the device near water Do not place the device near or over a radiator or heat register Do not use an extension cord between the device and the AC power source Only professional technicians should service the device Opening or removing covers may result in exposure to dangerous voltage points or other risks Unplug the device from the wall outlet and refer to professional service personnel for the following conditions If liquid has been spilled into the
6. ars providing suggestions to solve the common problems 11 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Add Device to Network E Device Name RENE Password PASS WORD GOES HERE The Password typically appears as a number and letter code in groups of four separated by dashes ie XK8Y GH26 BR1K LZSA It is found on the device or packaging Cancel Figure 8 Adding a remote device Note The device must be in the power line plugged in so that you can confirm the password and add the device to the network If the device is not located a warning message appears Scan This button is used to perform an immediate search for HomePlug devices connected to the Power line network By default the utility automatically scans every a few seconds and updates the displayed information 5 2 Privacy Tab In the Privacy screen you can maintain security for the logical network and select the device included in the network See Figure 9 All HomePlug devices are loaded using a default logical network network name 12 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual which is normally HomePlug In the Privacy screen you can modify a private network by changing network names and passwords of devices Click Use Default or enter HomePlug as the network name to reset to the HomePlug network Public Power Packet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Use this screen to create a Private Network that provides you with extra security Pri
7. devices whose passwords are not entered a dialog box appears indicating operation failure 5 3 Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics screen shows the system information and history of all remote devices appeared over a period of time See Figure 10 The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer that are used to communicate through HomePlug on the power line network It includes the following Operating system platform version Host network name User name MAC address of all NICs Network interface card connected to the host Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used NDIS and optionally HomePlug chipset manufacturer name Turbo Only devices MAC Firmware Version Turbo Only devices MAC addresses of all devices connected locally to the host Version of the Configuration Utility Vendor name PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Power Packet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About System Information On NIC 1 MAC 00 25 64 B4 84F5 HomePlug Device 1 MAC 00 80 52 00 00 89 Network password HomePlugAV Vendor Atheros Firmware INT6405 MAC 4 5 4504 00 4515 201 01201 FINAL E Computer network name GJ8630 Remote Device History Log 00 1F 44 90 11 00 not entered 181 168 dan 17 0212 00 B0 52 00 00 59 not entered 181 168 Jan 17 0212 Figure 10 Diagnostics tab The Lower panel displays the history of all remote devices appeared on the computer over a cer
8. el shows local HomePlug devices connected to the network interface card NIC of the computer Click Connect The utility automatically scans the power line periodically for other HomePlug devices when it is connected to the local device If no local HomePlug device is discovered the status bar displays NO HOMEPLUG ADAPTERS DETECTED Power Packet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Local Device s on your computer a a LY Device Type MAC Address Connected to HomePlug AV 6x00 Device g HomePlug AV 6x00 D 00 B0 5200 00 89 __ Comec Upgrade Firmware 2 Powerline Devices detected Network Type Public Autoscan On Device Name Password Quality Rate Mbps j MAC Address Device 2 EEEE 16400 00 1F A4 90 11 0C Device 3 EET 180 00 00 80 52 00 00 59 Rename Enter Password Add Figure 6 Main tab The lower panel displays all the HomePlug remote devices which are discovered in the current logical network The total number of remote devices connected in the PLV 200AV PE_User Manual same network is displayed above the remote device panel Network type Public or Private depends on the network status of the local device Autoscan shows whether the autoscan function is on The following information is displayed for all devices that appear in the lower panel Device Name This column shows the default device name which may be modified To change the name click Rename or click the name and edit it in the l
9. hernet Green Blink transmitting data via the Ethernet interface The device is not connecting to Off other devices via the Ethernet interface The device has connected to the power line network The Data LED color will vary according to the physical rate Green Link Rate gt 40 Mbps Orange 20 Mbps lt Link Rate lt 40 Mbps Data Red Link Rate lt 20 Mbps When the device is scanning other Red Blink PLC devices the Data indicator blink quickly The adapter has not found any other compatible power line devices that use the same Green Red On encryption key Note The Power Ethernet and Data indicators blink quickly when the device is powered on At that moment the Power and Ethernet indicators are green and the Data indicator is orange PLV 200AV PE_User Manual 4 Utility Installation Note Before installing the PLC utility software make sure that there is no any other power line utility installed on your computer If there is another utility installed please uninstall it and restart your computer Follow the steps below to install the utility No password or CD Key is needed Step1 Please insert the utility CD into the computer s CD ROM drive Select the PLC 200AV Utility Installation folder and then double click the setup exe A page for installing the utility appears ie Power Packet Utility E c Welcome to the Power Packet Utility Setup weer Eh x
10. ions for turning the autoscan function on or off 16 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual 6 How to Use the NMK Pushbutton This section describes how to add new devices or remove old devices from a HomePlug AV logical network AVLN by using a NMK pushbutton Power LED status indicates the operation progress and result 6 1 Forming a HomePlug AV Logical Network When two devices with different NMK values are connected to the same power line and the user wants them to form a logical network Step1 Press the NMK button on device A for less than 3 seconds Step2 Press the NMK button on device B for less than 3 seconds The button on B must be pressed within 1 minute Step3 Wait for the connection to complete The Power LED on both devices blinks evenly at 1 second intervals until the operation succeeds or fails If the connection succeeds it illuminates steadily If an error occurs the Power LED on the adder blinks unevenly until the pushbutton on the adder is pressed again or the joiner is reset by holding the pushbuttons down for more than 10 seconds PLC PLC PLC A and B are not part of AVLN A and B want to form an AVLN Press NMK button on A less than 3 sec Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec A becomes joiner B becomes joiner B determines that A MAC address lt B MAC address B becomes adder A accepts NMK from B Figure 12 Forming a HomePlug AV logical network 17 PLV 200AV PE_User
11. ist MAC Address This column shows the MAC addresses of the remote devices Password By default this column is blank You can click Enter Password to change it The procedure for setting the password of the device required when creating a private network is as follows Step1 Click the device name to select the device in the lower panel Step2 Click Enter Password A dialog box appears showing the device name and password See Figure 7 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Set Device Password Device Device 4 00 B0 52 00 FD 2D Password XKBY GH 26 BR1K LZS The Password typically appears as a number and letter code in groups of four separated by dashes ie XK8Y GH26 BR1K LZSA It is found on the device or packaging __ Cancel Figure 7 Setting a device password Step3 Click OK to verify the password The password field accepts the device password in any case formats with or without dash A confirmation box appears if the password is entered correctly If a device is not found a message appears providing suggestions to solve the common problems This process takes a few seconds Add This button is used to add a remote device to the existing network by entering the device password of the device A dialog box appears See Figure 8 You can enter a device name and the password If the device is found and the password is entered correctly a confirmation box appears If a device is not found a message appe
12. ns CE UL FCC Part 15 Class B Green Standard RoHS Physical LxWxH 90 mm x 55 mm x 34 mm Characteristics Weight 108 g 21 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations AVLN AV In home Logical Network the AVLAN is the set of STAs that possess the same network Membership key every AVLN is managed by a single CCo CCo Central Coordinator the CCo is a superset of a STA which includes terminal equipment identifiers and global link identifiers CSMAICA Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Avoidance DAK Device Access Key DM Device Manager IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol NEK Network Encryption Key NID Network ID Identification NMK Network Membership Key PLC Power Line Communication PIB Parameter Information Block STA Station a STA in the network with a connection to the power line and being able to source or sink traffic TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TEI Terminal Equipment Identifier TOS Type of Service VLAN Virtual Local Area Network 22
13. tain period of time All the devices and the parameters of the devices on the power line network are listed Devices that are active on the current logical network show a transfer rate in the rate column Devices on other networks or devices that no longer exist are shown with a in the rate column The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics screen o Device alias name MAC address Password Device last known rate Device last known network name HomePlug chipset manufacturer name Date device last seen on the network MAC firmware version 15 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual The diagnostics information displayed can be saved to a text file for later use or be printed for reference for a technical support call Click delete to delete the devices which are no longer part of the network A dialog window pops up with a confirmation message if the user wants to delete a device whose password has been entered 5 4 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides a html link to a website such as www PowerPacket com Clicking the web address it enters into the web site Power Packet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Power Packet Utilty Version v6 0 0 0 Build 0002 Released June 30 2010 Copyright 2005 2010 Atheros Communications Inc All Rights Reserved http www PowerPacket com Figure 11 About tab Preferences The lower part of the panel displays opt
14. to complete The Power LED on the leaver momentarily extinguishes during reset blinks during restart then illuminates steadily No error occurs The user can disconnect the device from the medium or join it to another logical network on the same medium when it is completed A B c PLC PLC PLC A B and C form an AVLN A wants to leave the AVLN Press NMK button on A more than 10 sec A computes random NMK C resets and restarts Figure 14 Leaving a network 19 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Appendix A Specifications Chipset Intellon INT6405 Protocol Compliant with HomePlug AV 1 1 Co existing with existing HomePlug 1 0 System Support Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP 32 64 bit and Windows Vista 32 64bit PLC Rate 200 Mbps Modulation Band 2MHz 30MHz Modulation Schemes Support QAM 1024 256 64 16 8 QPSK BPSK and ROBO Encryption 128 AES LED Indicators Power Power on and off Ethernet Ethernet link and activity Data PLC link and activity Buttons Reset Restore the default factory settings Security Set the membership state Consumption 2 5 W Operating Temperature 0 C 40 C Storage Temperature 10 C 70 C Operating Humidity 10 90 non condensing Storage Humidity 5 95 non condensing Power Supply 100 V 240 V AC 50Hz 60Hz 20 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Certificatio
15. vate Network Name HomePlug v OR Use Default Public Network Do not share the network name with others you do not want to be part of this network After setting the name above choose how it will be applied below Place On This Network Only the device attached to this computer the Local Device Sales Dace On Isolates this computer from others et Local Device Only OR ALL devices whose Password has been entered They communicate together but are isolated from devices with Set All Devices a different network name Figure 9 Privacy tab Note If the network name changes to anything other than HomePlug the network type in the main screen is displayed as Private Set Local Device Only This button is used to change the network name and password of the local device If a new network password is entered all the devices appeared in the Main panel prior to this are no longer present in the new network effectively making the local devices not to communicate to the devices which are in the old logical network Click Set Local Dive Only the devices previously set up with the same logical network same network name appears in the device list 13 PLV 200AV PE_User Manual Set All Devices This button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear in the main panel If these devices whose passwords have been entered for the same logical network a dialog box appears indicating successful operation For
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