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1. 2 2 Windows Configuration Utility In order to run the utility double click the utility icon Figure 2 shows the main screen of the configuration utility This screen shot shows a Powerline Ethernet device connected as a local device and other Powerline Ethernet devices as remote devices PowerLine Utility Mein Privacy Diagnostics About Local Device s your computer 00 05 84 52 81 92 1 Powetline Devices detected Network Type Public Figure 2 Main Screen with High Speed Powerline Ethernet device Local 2 3 User Interface 2 3 1 Main Screen The Main screen essentially provides a list of all Powerline Ethernet devices logically connected to the computer where the utility is running The top panel shows all local Powerline Ethernet devices found connected to the computer s NIC Network Interface Card In most cases only one device will be seen In situations where there are more than one device connected such as a USB and also an Ethernet device the user may click to select the one to manage through and then click the Connect button to its right The status area above the button indicates that your PC is connected to that same device Once connected to the chosen local device the utility will automatically scan the powerline periodically for any other Powerline Ethernet devices If no local Powerline Ethernet devices are discovered the status area above the connect button will indicate that accordingly Figu2. STA B presses PB 3 sec may precede of follow STA A PB STA A CCo or higher MAC MAC address of STA A MAC address of STA B value STA becomes Adder or STA A is CCo of former AVLN and STA B is not STA B becomes Joiner AVLN AB is formed using NMK of STA A Assumptions 1 Atleast one device has a pre existing original NMK CCo 2 All devices are delivered in matched groupings preloaded NMK 2 Unassociated Device 3 device s NMK is different from original NMK 20 Possible Use Case Scenario 3 Reset STA C wants to join AVLN AB STA C presses PB gt 10 sec to reset its NMK to random value AVLN CD is removed Case 1 scenario exists and implemented or B becomes Adder after PB depressed 3 sec STA C becomes Joiner after PB depressed 3 sec AVLN ABC is formed using NMK of AVLN AB Assumptions 1 An Associated network consists of at least two Associated devices 2 All devices are delivered in matched groupings preloaded Associated NMK Device 3 Two distinct and different NMK s exist for AVLN Existing AVLN with a new Unassociated device added 21 4 Trouble Shooting 1 Why my utility can not work properly after finish install steps Ans Please follow the steps to check the problem 1 Check the Windows version the utility only can support windows 2000 XP
3. 2003 vista 32 Vista 64 Reinstall the utility again you can remove it and reinstall the utility again If the OS is vista 64 make sure you install the correct utility for vista 64 You can see it in CD auto run utility page 2 What kind of windows OS can install the Powerline utility Ans Now the Powerline utility only supports Windows 2000 XP and 2003 Vista 32 64 3 Why the throughput of Powerline 200M bridge is bad Ans Please follow the steps to check the problem 1 Dueto the master slave structure you need to avoid plugging two Powerline bridge in the same time so you had better plug the Powerline to the power outlet sequence 2 Please unplug the Powerline bridge and plug again please remember plug them in sequence Check the Powerline utility and check the throughput again 4 Why the Powerine 200M device can not work stable Ans In some respects User had better to adjust the NB PC NIC s connection type setting to 100MBaseTx half duplex while connect to powerline 200M device It will keep the performance to the best status and stable When user found the link is unstable or not good please change the NIC s connection type setting to half duplex 22 5 Certification Declaration of Conformity The following Equipment Power Line 200M Ethernet Bridge Report No TECF0908062 is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements of its Harmonised Standards for CE Marking which have been set out in the Council
4. 8 3 Push B ttemSelting nc Lx S cc d AS M tae us 19 4 Trouble Shooting eR LC ied iti vied eden va ee Olea il a aa eee 22 5 Certificatlonsst4 sector a ee tin Ced et nete a cb te tet i eb dt tek ee 23 1 Powerline Networking Installation 1 1 Simple step to install Powerline Networking Powerline Bridge Powerline Bridge eld one powerline Ethernet ome t adapter to your ADSL or Cable Plug it into the nearest power socket modem s Ethernet port Powerline Bridge Powerline Bridge m Step 3 Plug in the second Powerline Step 4 Ethernet adapter next to your Internet access from any PC amp connect the Ethernet ports power socket in your home 1 2 Application Block Diagram 1 2 1 Internet ADSL with one computer via power outlet Ethernet aa xDSL Cable Modem Powerline Desktop Bridge Powerline Bridge EH Ethernet 1 2 2 Online game via power outlet Ethernet xDSL Cable Modem Powerline Desktop Bridge Powerline Bridge P C Ethernet Playstation XBOX 1 2 3 Internet ADSL and Home Networking via power outlet Shamal UNDXLINUX E Ethemet AM S NoteBook Print Server 1 3 Benefits Data transfers at up to 200 Mbps over the household power circuit Ranges of 200 meters No need new wires for Home networking Deliver the benefits of Ethernet without the wiring expense Send even large fil
5. Changing the network name to any other name other than HomePlug will show the network type on the main screen as Private PowerLime Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Use this screen to create a Private Network that provides you with extra security r Private Network Name HomePhad OR Use Default Public Network Do not share the network name with others you do not want to be patt of this network Alter setting the name above choose how it wil be applied below Place On This Network Only the device attached to this computer the Local Device Isolates thes computer from others ALL devices whose Password has been entered They communicate together but are isolated from devices with different network name Figure 7 Privacy Screen The Set Local Device Only button is used to change the network name network password for the local device only After doing this all the devices seen on the Main panel prior to this will no longer be able to communicate or respond to the computer as they will be on a different logical network Devices previously set up with the same logical network same network name will appear in the device list afterward selecting this option The Set All Devices button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Main panel The user must have entered the device s Password in order to set it to the new logical network A notification mes
6. Directive and published as below 1 The R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC 2 The EMC Directives of 2004 108 EC For the evaluation of above mentioned Harmonised Standards the following technical and test standards were applied CISPR I XX CDV Opt B EN55022 2006 A1 2007 EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 EN 50412 2 1 2005 55024 1998 1 2001 2 2003 61000 4 2 61000 4 3 61000 4 4 61000 4 5 61000 4 6 61000 4 8 61000 11 Declaration of Conformity The following Equipment Power Line 200M Ethernet Bridge Report No 500010190010 00 is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the harmonization of the Laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits 2006 95 EC For the evaluation of above mentioned Directives the following standards were applied IEC 60950 1 2001 EN 60950 1 2001 A11 2004 Testing Laboratory Cerpass Technology Corp 2F 11 No 3 Yuan Qu St Nankang Software Park Taipei 11560 Taiwan TEL 886 2 26558100 FAX 886 2 26558200 23
7. User s Manual Powerline 200M Ethernet Bridge 1 Powerline Networking Installation essere enne eae ee nnne enn 2 1 1 Simple step to install Powerline Networking 2 1 2 Application Block Diagrama 3 TS Oe o Coena 5 1 4 ucrpM cc 5 1 5 Package Goritentse zer eed ahh an tain qa pide eet ein ahh eee ti eas 5 383b PHI PME D IL 6 1 7 Merac Description iie tie dr RR UD SERO EIN e 6 1 8 System 6 2 Powerline Networking Utility Et rt ee er e re ET E ea iet vet iat 7 2 1 Configuration Utility 7 2 14 Installation of the Utility e ee ee pe HR 7 2 2 Windows Configuration Utility sessi nnnm en nennen 9 2 9 User Interface 4 en tete ce am etat Um dam etate ceat Tett 10 2 31 Main Screen od d o e dt dic da ed io e dia adeo done 10 2 9 2 Privacy SCHON ecg etie bed etd dur 14 2 4 Diagnostics Screen Ree ER deep i end Mee ERU ea 16 2 41 ADOUTt SCEOOn s cere rp eura oia ec t e pee eta te p eve 18 2 4 2 Preference83 ip ep FID Um ep iba e pl i B A tpi 1
8. ch to Auto Standby mode OFF Hibernation mode or Power failure Auto Standby mode This mode is energy saving mode and comply with ErP directive This device will auto to enable the Standby mode while no Ethernet Link 1 7 Interface Description Interface RJ 45 Port Description Connect to the Ethernet Cable Secure Reset The Button can auto secure and group the Powerline devices and reset to factory default too Press 2 second for auto secure Button Press 10 seconds for generate new random encryption key Press 15 seconds for reset to factory default OnlOff Button Off will enable hibernation mode to save energy This mode is compliant with the Eup directive Hibernation mode This mode is full energy saving mode and comply with ErP directive When switch to this mode the device will enter to hibernation status until user switch to On mode 1 8 System Requirements Ethernet device AC power outlet Windows system for encryption setup 2 Powerline Networking Utility Note The Powerline Device can auto detect the other powerline bridges which plug in the same power circuit you don t need to use this powerline utility except you want to encryption all the powerline devices as the same group or you can not access the other computers Introduction of Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility for Windows OS enables the user to find Powerline Ethernet de
9. column The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics screen Adapter Alias Name Adapter MAC Address Adapter Password Adapter Last known rate Adapter Last Known Network Date device last scanned MAC Firmware Version The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later emailing to technical support of a manufacturer or printed for reference during a technical support call Devices no longer part of the network can be deleted using the delete button 2 4 1 About Screen The screen shows the software release date PowerLine Utility Figure 9 About dialog screen 2 4 2 Preferences The lower part of the panel may display options for user preferences such as turning the auto scan feature on or off as shown Figure 9 above 3 Push Button Setting There are 2 buttons in this device one is On Off switch the other is Reset Secure Button For Reset Secure Button Press gt 15 seconds for reset to the factory default settings For Secure function here is the description Press 2 seconds for auto secure Press 10 seconds for generate a new random encryption key Secure button can auto secure and group the Powerline devices the follow is the scenario for secure button Two Push Button trigger state conditions Adder state for a device providing the NMK for an existing AVLN Joiner state for a device that will join an AVLN Pushing buttons on a
10. ears as a number and letter code in groups of four separated by dashes fie SK8Y GH26 BR1K L254 It is found on the device or packaging Cancel Figure 5 Add Remote Device Note The device must be present on the power line plugged in in order for the password to be confirmed and added to the network If the device could not be located a warning message will be shown The Scan button is used to perform an immediate search of the Powerline Ethernet devices connected to the computer By default the utility automatically scans every few seconds and updates the display A typical screen after naming and supplying passwords might appear as in Figure 6 PowerLine Utility Mein Privacy Diagnostics About Local Device s on your computer 00 05 84 5281 92 1 Powerline Devices detected Network Type Public Figure 6 Main Screen of the Configuration Utility 2 3 2 Privacy Screen The Privacy dialog screen provides a means for managing the local network and providing additional security All Powerline Ethernet devices are shipped using a default logical network network name which is normally HomePlug The Privacy dialog screen allows user to make the network private by changing the network name network password of devices The user can always reset a Powerline Ethernet network to the universal one public by entering HomePlug as the network name or by clicking on the Use Default button Note
11. es between PCs without long waits e High speed Internet and DVD quality video streaming Fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u Privacy through DES encryption 1 4 Features Use the home s existing Powerline Smart EuP function Support coexist with Powerline 85M or 14M bridges e Easy to install Throughout the whole house just use your power circuit to access the Internet or PC network e Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing for high data reliability in noisy media conditions Integrated Enhanced Quality of Service QoS features Eight levels of prioritized random access contention free access and segment bursting Up to 200Mbps data rate on Powerline Provide 128 bit AES Link Encryption with key management for secure Powerline communications LEDs indicate status 1 5 Package Contents Powerline 200M Ethernet Bridge unit e Powerline Network Management CD Quick Installation Guide Category 5 cable 1 6 LED Definitions LED State Description Powerline network activity Powerline Link Status ON Green Good Orange Normal Red Poor OFF Search or no Powerline network activity Ethernet connection is OK Auto switch toNormal Mode Ethernet Flashing Data transferring No Ethernet link Auto switch to Auto Standby Mode after 2 second while No Ethernet Link ON Poweron POWER 1 Flashing Auto flashing every 0 5 second when swit
12. ny two devices results in one of them becoming an adder and the other one a joiner Three possible scenarios Unassociated device joining an existing AVLN Two Unassociated devices joining to form new AVLN Special case one device is a CCo the other is STA Two Associated devices joining to form an AVLN with a new NMK Possible Use Case Scenario 1 Unassociated device joining existing AVLN STA C wants to join AVLN AB Existing AVLN with a new STA A or B presses PB 3 sec Unassociated device added STA C presses PB 3 sec may precede of follow STA A B PB STA A or B becomes Adder STA C becomes Joiner AVLN ABC is formed using NMK of AVLN AB Assumptions 1 An Associated network consists of at least two Associated devices Unassociated Device 2 Alldevices are delivered in matched groupings preloaded 4 3 device s NMK is different from Associated Associated Device Possible Use Case Scenario 2 Two devices joining to form new AVLN Before this scenario begin please make sure to press each device secure button gt 10 sec till all LEDs re flash to generate the random network password key first STA B wants to join with STA A Two Unassociated devices CCo with pre existing NMK or a forming a new AVLN device with higher MAC address STAA or B presses PB 3 sec
13. rd button A dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 4 to type the password The selected device name is shown above the field for entering the password Hit OK after entering the new password A confirmation box will appear if the password was entered correctly If a device is not found the user will be notified and suggestions to resolve common problems will be presented Set Device Password Device Device 2 00 05 B4 52 B1 8E Password CPWB UTDB PPI LACE The Password typically appears as a number and letter code in groups of four separated by dashes ie XK8Y GH25 BRTK LZS It is found on the device packaging Cancel Figure 4 Set Device Password 11 The Add button is used to add a remote device to your network that is not on the displayed list in the lower panel for example a device currently on another logical network Users are advised to locate the passwords for all devices they wish to manage and add them to the local logical network by clicking on the Add button A dialog box will appear as seen below The dialog box allows the user to enter both a device name and the password A confirmation box will appear if the password was entered correctly and if the device was found If a device is not found the user will be notified and suggestions to resolve common problems will be presented Add Device to Network Device Name Name 520 Password PASS wO RD GOES HERE The Password typically app
14. re 3 illustrates the presence of two local devices in the computer PowerL ime Utility Mein Privacy Diagnostics About Local Device s on your computer gnis 1 Powerline Devices detected Network Type Public CPwEB UTDB PPILIACC Excellent 00 05 84 52 81 8 Figure 3 Multiple Local Device Connection The lower panel displays all the Powerline Ethernet devices discovered on the current logical network remote devices Displayed immediately above this panel is the number of remote devices found the type of logical network Public or Private and a message area that reports connectivity and scan status The following information is displayed for each of the devices discovered that appear in the lower panel Device Name column shows the default device name which may be user re defined A user may change the name by clicking on the name and editing in place or by using the rename button An icon is optionally shown with the name A distinction in icons is made between low speed and high speed devices By default the icon is displayed with the name MAC Address column shows the device s MAC address Password column shows the user supplied device password initially left blank A user may enter the password by using the Enter Password button To set the Password of the device required when creating a private network first select the device by clicking on its name in the lower panel and then click on the Enter Passwo
15. sage will appear to report the success of this operation 2 4 Diagnostics Screen The Diagnostics screen shows system information and a history of all devices seen The appearance is shown in Figure 8 The upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer used to communicate over Powerline Ethernet Network It shall include the following Operating System Type Version Host Network Name User Name MAC Address of all NICs network interface card Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used NDIS and optionally MAC Firmware Version PowerLine Utility Mein Privacy Diagnostics About On NIC 81 MAC 00 11 09 07 06 6F HomePlug Device 1 MAC 00 05 4 52 1 92 Network name HomePlug Vendor Firmware HP 1 0 Reads 10000 0 Writes 3464 0 KB Drops 0 Fals 0 Highest 0 00 Mbps Lowest 0 00 Mbps Remote Device History Log 00 05 4 52 39 63 not entered Feb 130 00 05 4 52 1 8 CPwEB UTDB PPILIACC 150 00 HomePlug Feb 190 Figure 8 Diagnostics Screen The lower panel contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over time Devices are shown here regardless of whether or not they are on the same logical network Devices that are active on the current logical network will show a transfer rate in the Rate column devices on other networks or devices that may no longer exist are shown with an 2 in the Rate
16. vices on the Powerline network measures data rate performance ensures privacy performs diagnostics and secures Powerline networks Before install the utility please check the windows edition of your computer For vista 64 it need to install the vista 64 utility you can easy to see it in the CD auto run screen Please use the correct utility to install otherwise it can not work properly 2 1 Configuration Utility Setup 2 1 1 Installation of the Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Management Utilities are installed before installing this product If other utilities are installed uninstall them and restart before installing this software To install insert the Windows OS Configuration Utility Setup utility CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive The Setup utility shall run automatically Choose the correct one utility to install or user can manually install by double clicking the setup exe file when browse the folder The CD will launch an installation utility similar to the one shown in Figure 1 This Utility is designed for Powerline 85M 200M Ethernet bridges Click the Next button to continue is PowerPacket Utility InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PowerPacket Utility The InstallShield R Wizard will install PowerPacket Utility on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Figure 1 Install Shield Screen
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