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1. 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 Xpeed LAN 500 9 Click I Agree and then click Next button to continue i Power Packet Utility License Agreement Please take a moment to read the license agreement now If you accept the terms below click I Agree then Next Otherwise click Cancel Qualcomm Atheros Inc Software License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE OCA SOFTWARE BY USING THE QCA SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE YOU MAY RETURN THE OCA SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU mammi nn rm man AAA A SMO AAA AA me O IDo Not Agree Ci Y 10 Click Next button to continue i 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 je Program Files Qualcomm Atheros Power Packet Utility Install Power Packet Utility for pourself or for any2. illuminate steadily No errors can occur A B and form an AVLN A wants to leave the AVLN Press button on A more than 10 seconds A computes random NMK A resets and restarts Once the process completes the user may disconnect the device from the medium or join it to another logical network on the same medium as described in either Case 1 or Case 2 25 Xpeed LAN 500 Case 4 Join Multiple Devices to a Network To add several new devices to an existing network the process in Case 2 must be repeated for each joiner A vendor may implement a mode of operation in which an adder device in the network remains in the adder state for an extended period allowing additional joiners to be added in turn This lets you press the adder RESET NET ID button once then press each joiner RESET NET ID button in turn If RESET NET ID buttons are pressed on two or more joiners only the first one will respond The second will not This makes timing important 26
3. AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS This product includes software developed by the University of California Lawrence Berkeley This product includes software developed by the Kungliga Tekniska HOgskolan and its contr This product includes software developed by Yen Yen Lim and North Dakota State University This view PPU Information logo version release date licenses and web link 3 7 Enabling Trace Power Packet utility allows end user to enable disable Log levels to control the logging Logging can be controlled by modifying PPUOptions ini file present in installation folder When Power Packet Utility starts it will clear the previous contents of log file amp start writing fresh log Log file PPULog log is present in database folder 21 Xpeed LAN 500 Chapter 4 Reset and Network ID Setting 4 1 Reset function Push RESET NET ID button can reset to the factory default settings Be careful when you press the reset button please remove the Ethernet cable RJ 45cable first and then press the reset button After press the reset button for less than 3 seconds and then wait the PWR LED light again 4 2 Network ID function The HomePlug AV powerline communication devices can form multiple logical networks over a common powerline or coax medium There are many situations when it is desirable to add new devices to or remove old devices from a HomePlug AV logical network Push RESET NET ID button to accomplish using HomePlug
4. AV Simple Connect Technology Network ID function 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 any two devices results in one of them becoming an adder and the other one a joiner 22 Xpeed LAN 500 Four possible scenarios This section describes how to add and remove devices using HomePlug AV Simple Connect Technology and covers some of the technical details of how the technology works Case 1 Forming a Network Two devices with different network membership key NMK values are connected to the same powerline The user wants them to form a logical network 1 Press each device RESET NET ID button for 5 8 sec till all LEDs re flash to generate the random network password key first 2 Press RESET NET ID button on the first device for less than 3 seconds 3 Press RESET NET ID button on the second device for less than 3 seconds RESET NET ID button on the second device must be pressed within 1 minute by default however the interval is programmable 4 Wait for connection to complete and the PLC LED will be ON The PWRLED on both devices will flash evenly at 1 second intervals until the operation succeeds or fails It will illuminate steadily on successful completion If an error occurs the PWR LED on the adder will flash unevenly until the RESET NET ID button on the adder is pressed
5. Italy Copyright c 2005 2010 CACE Technologies Davis California Copyright c 2010 2013 Riverbed Technology San Francisco California All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install WinPcap 4 1 3 Nullsoft Install System v2 46 lt 8 rae ne 6 Click Install button to continue WinPcap 4 1 3 Setup 5 Installation options in cap Please review the following options before installing WinPcap 4 1 3 Automatically start the WinPcap driver at boot time Nullsoft Install System v2 46 Xpeed LAN 500 7 Click Finish button to continue WinPcap 4 1 3 Setup Completing the WinPcap 4 1 3 Setup Wizard WinPcap 4 1 3 has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard lt B ck ancel 8 Click Next button to continue i Power Packet Utility Welcome to the Power Packet Utility Setup Wizard A AI u 4 The installer will guide you through the steps required to install Power Packet Utility on your computer
6. Panel of your system 2 Open the Add Remove Programs Xpeed LAN 500 3 Select and double click on the Powerline Utility in the Add Remove Programs Properties ES Add or Remove Programs LA i Change or Remove Programs Set Program Access and Defaults Currently installed programs I Show updates u Browser Configuration Utility WB EasySaver B8 1224 1 6 Intel R Graphics Media Accelerator Dei Professional Edition 2003 d Power Packet Utility Click here For support information To change this program or remove it from your computer click Change or Remove o REALTE hernet PCI E NIC Driver sal Realtek High Definition Audio Driver WinPcap 4 1 3 Y WINRAR 5 00 beta 6 32 bit 4 Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the Powerline Utility 10 ok Sort by Size 10 42MB Used occasionally Last Used On Size Size Size 8 20 2013 59 06MB 0 23MB 4 67MB Xpeed LAN 500 Chapter 3 Configuration Utility Setup Introduction The Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the powerline network measures data rate performance ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure powerline networks The Utility will use a Graphical User Interface GUI with limited user selectable options 3 1 Map View 2 Power Packet Utility exe In order to start the utility double
7. click the utility icon on desktop Figure 3 1 shows the main screen of the Configuration Utility The top panel of the screen shot shows a HomePlug AV device connected locally to the host computer The bottom panel shows four devices connected remotely to the computer running the utility Power Packet Utility a Map view Detailed view Device Setup Local Device Local Devices QCA7420 MAC Address 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 Version MAC QCA7420 1 1 0 852 03 201 Advanced Options About lt gt Selected QCA7420 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 Auto Scan enabled No of Local Devices 1 No of Remote Devices 1 Network Type Public Remote Device s MAC Address 00 13 33 9E E 9 03 Device Name Password Quality Rate Mbps Device 2 No Pa Ill 115 lt E Figure 3 1 Main Screen with HomePlug AV device Local 11 Xpeed LAN 500 The Main screen provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running The top panel shows all local HomePlug devices 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 local device being connected such as a USB or an Ethernet adapter the user can select the local device by clicking on it and then click the Connect button to its right The status area above RESET NET ID button indicates that your PC is connected to that sa
8. C the signal strength device DAK if available and device alias name if available is displayed Following are the list of fields which are to be displayed 1 Device alias name A user defined name by which a device with that particular MAC address will be referred as 2 Password The valid DAK of the device if it has been entered by the user 3 Quality Signal quality shown in one of the selected formats selected in the OEM preference editor 4 Rate Signal strength in Mbps 5 MAC address MAC address of the selected device Xpeed LAN 500 Password column by default is blank and Enter Password button can be used to enter it 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 Password button A dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 3 3 to type the password The selected device name is shown above the password field and the password can be verified by hitting the OK button The Password field accepts the Device password in any case formats with or without dashed between them If a device was not found the user will be notified along with the suggestions to resolve common problems This process might take a few seconds to get completed Set Device Password Device Device 1 Password EEE The password typically appears as a number and letter code in group of four seperated by dashes F
9. Vista and Windows 8 will be similar 1 In order to install insert Configuration Utility CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive The program shall run automatically Alternatively this can also be done manually by double clicking the autorun exe file on the CD 2 For Windows 8 7 Vista User only for Security reasons Windows 8 7 Vista requires the installer program to have administrator privileges so the new policy called User Account Control has been introduced in Windows 8 7 Vista If UAC is enabled Windows pops up a window User Account Control Windows need your permission to continue User needs to click Yes Allow to continue Xpeed LAN 500 3 Please click Power line Utility button to continue wre Wecoiten nesta Apeed LAN 500 y Powerline Ethernet Adaptor a Powerline Utility Quick Installation Guide User Manual 4 Click Next button to continue 5 WinPcap 4 1 3 Setup Welcome to the WinPcap 4 1 3 Setup Wizard This Wizard will guide you through the entire WinPcap installation For more information or support please visit the WinPcap home page http www winpcap org Xpeed LAN 500 5 Click I Agree button to continue WinPcap 4 1 3 Setup License greement Please review the license terms before installing WinPcap 4 1 3 Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement Copyright c 1999 2005 NetGroup Politecnico di Torino
10. Ww Xs W Goien Interstar Xpeed LAN 500 User s Manual WEEE Directive amp Product Disposal At the end of its serviceable life this product should not be treated as household or general waste It should be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronics equipment or returned to the supplier for disposal Table of Contents Chapter IA a 1 Odia 1 A a er ee ee AA klares 1 13 LED Indicators a es ae e te 1 14 Package AA O E Cie R 1 TS System Reg irements zensiert 1 Chapter 2 Installation amp Uninstallation 2a ashe erates eae Seas 2 21 Installing Powerline Wei Cee run 2 2 2 Installation of Powerline Wty an ee 3 2 3 Uninstallation of Configuration Utility eeeseenssesseessnenssnnsnnensnnnnnennnennnnnnnnnennnn 10 Chapter 3 Configuration Utility Setup usesssessessnenssnesnesnnennnnennnensnnennnnnsennsnensneennsnnnnnnnen 11 SA o a ls a ar ao o e CO 11 3 2 Detaled View eek es u ae 17 A reset 18 3 4 Advanced enasa Sud Sees tip tas a ia onc a A canta alaa aha pease dats ae 19 O heilt 20 3 HA DOUG SCHEN gs ich RR 21 SI Patil I Trace ee I Eee ee 21 Chapter 4 Reset and Network ID Seti visit stein le ik 22 4 T Reset functio es ee RER ee 22 4 2 Network ID TONO nt li td 212 dts hin Rn nal Inu hin 22 Xpeed LAN 500 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview The Powerline Device operates on HomePlug AV standard providing up to 500Mbps data speed ov
11. abled No of Local Devices 1 No of Remote Devices 1 Network Type Public Remote Device s Device Name Password Quality Rate Mbps MAC Address Device 2 No Pa Ill 115 00 13 33 9E E9 03 amp FE 3 2 Detailed View The PPU should have local system information and also should maintain the history of remote Xpeed LAN 500 devices This information can be saved or printed The following is the list of information required to be stored for a remote device Device alias name MAC address Password Rate Network Last seen Vendor Name Firmware Version El Power Packet Utility E PLC Network i Map View Detailed View Device Setup Advanced i b Options About System Imformation Application Power Packet Utility Version v7 1 Build 0015 Released May 17 2013 Computer Name GA CF48C6CA2239 User Name GA G31M ES2L Microprocessor 586 No of Processors 2 Remote Device History Log 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 ERFS YNBB CYKN UXUH Device MAC Address Password Tx Rate Mbps gt lt il Save Report Print Report Show Active Device s Only Ea 17 Xpeed LAN 500 3 3 Device Setup Allthe device setup related options can be found in this view A combobox displays the local Devices If the Network Name has been pre configured on a local device to a value other than HomePlug or HomePlugAV e g th
12. again or the joiner is reset by holding the RESET NET ID button down for 10 15 seconds A and B are not part of AVLN A and B want to form an AVLN Press button on A less than 3 seconds Press button on B less than 3 seconds A becomes joiner B becomes joiner B determines that A MAC address lt B MAC address B becomes adder A accepts NMK from B The join operation can be cancelled by pressing the RESET NET ID button on the first device again for less than 3 seconds instead of pressing RESET NET ID button on the second device 23 Xpeed LAN 500 Case 2 Joining a Network In this scenario a network exists The user wants a new device the joiner to join the network Any device on the existing network can become the adder 1 Press the RESET NET ID button on the joiner for less than 3 seconds 2 Press the RESET NET ID button on any network device for less than 3 seconds making it the adder You have 1 minute by default to press this RESET NET ID button 3 Wait for connection to complete and the PLC LED will be ON The PWR LED on both devices will flash at 1 second intervals until the process succeeds or fails It will illuminate steadily on success If an error occurs the PWR LED on the adder will flash unevenly until the RESET NET ID button on the adder is pressed again or the joiner is reset by pressing the RESET NET ID button for 5 8 seconds as describe
13. attached to this computer the Local Device en Isolates this computer from others OR ALL devices whose password has been entered They communicate together but are isolated from devices with a Set Remote Devices different network name Multicast Address Set Multicast address for the selected local device This will reboot the device Xpeed LAN 500 3 4 Advanced This view contains the advanced options All operations are with respect to selected local devices only A combobox displays the local devices Following are operations supported 1 Upgrade firmware To upgrade the firmware in a device click the upgrade button Use the browse buttons to select the firmware and PIB files NOTE The utility only supports upgrading of the local device Remote device upgrades are not supported Also if the device is in Bootloader mode i e it has MAC address as 00 b0 00 00 00 01 then the firmware cannot be upgraded 2 Reset Device 3 Reset to factory defaults 4 Set VLAN Tag 5 Set TOS bits O Power Packet Utility E PLC Network Map View Detailed view Device Setup A F Upgrade Firmware Options Upgrade firmware For the selected local device Upgrade About i Selected Local Device 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 MAC QC47420 1 1 0 852 03 20130128 FINAL Reset Device Reset selected local device e Factory Defaults Reset selected local device with Factory default settings QoS Settin
14. d in Case 3 A and B form an AVLN wants to join the AVLN Press button on B less than 3 seconds Press button on less than 3 seconds B becomes adder C becomes joiner C accepts NMK from B The join operation can be cancelled by pressing the RESET NET ID button on the first device again for less than 3 seconds instead of pressing the RESET NET ID button on the second device If you press RESET NET ID button on three or more devices only the first two will respond The others will not See Case 4 for a variation on this rule You can press the RESET NET ID button on the adder before pressing the RESET NET ID button on the joiner It does not matter which is pressed first See Case 4 for a case where the adder may be pressed before the joiner Once a joiner becomes a member of the network it may become the adder in the next join operation 24 Xpeed LAN 500 Case 3 Leaving a Network A network exists The user wants to remove one device the leaver from that network for whatever reason He may want to remove the device from service altogether or have it join another logical network 1 Press the RESET NET ID button on the leaver for 5 8 seconds The device will reset and restart with a random NMK 2 Wait for reset to complete and the PLC LED will be OFF The PWR LED on the leaver will momentarily extinguish during reset flash during restart then
15. e push button pairing function on AV devices the PPU will show the name as Unknown Networkname Although a pre configured Network Name can not be displayed the hidden Network Name will be used to add new devices to the local network 1 Set Local Device This button will set the network name with the value in the text box in the local device 2 Set Remote Device s This button will set the network name with the value in the text box in the local device as well the connected remote devices 3 Use Default This button will reset the value of the network name to HomePlugAV 4 Set Multicast This button will update the multicast filter addresses present in the local device configuration PPU throws a message This device does not support this update multicast settings option Firmware versions less than v4 4 in INT AR6400 devices and less than v5 2 in INT AR7400 devices does not support this feature Please note that firmware v4 5 in INT AR6400 does not support this feature Power Packet Utility PLC Network Selected Local Device Map View 1 Detailed view 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 MAC QCA7420 1 1 0 852 03 20130128 FINAL Advanced Options HomePlugay OR Use Default Public Network About Private Network Name Do not share the network name with others you do not want to be a part of this network After setting the name above choose how it will be applied below Place On This Network Only the device
16. er the existing household power supply This Product is cost effective easy to create a home network without spending time and money to run expensive CAT 5 cabling Powerline Device is the best solution for no new wire networking in the house or office 1 2 Specification Standard IEEE 1901 and HomePlug AV compliant Speed up to 500Mbps Modulation supports OFDM 4096 1024 256 64 16 8 QAM QPSK BPSK and ROBO modulation schemes Frequency 2 MHz 68 MHz Security 128 bits AES encryption IEEE802 3 10Base T IEEE802 3U 100Base TX 1 3 LED Indicators The Powerline Ethernet Adaptor has three LEDs indicator 0 Turn on when connected to AC power supply A Turn on when detected and connected with another HomePlug adaptor within the network T Turn on when connected to the Ethernet card of the computer or Ethernet Hub Switch 1 4 Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items Powerline Ethernet Adapter Xpeed LAN 500 CD ROM Software amp Manual Quick Installation Guide Ethernet Cable RJ 45 1 5 System Requirements Powerline Ethernet Adaptor can support any Operation System But the Powerline Utility can only support Windows 2000 XP Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Pentium III 300 MHz or above Powerline device AC power outlet Xpeed LAN 500 Chapter 2 Installation amp Uninstallation Connection of Powerline Ethernet Adapter Room2 Ro
17. gs Set VLAN Tags Set TOS Bits 3 5 Options Xpeed LAN 500 This view is used to configure PPU settings For now scan options is the only thing present in which auto scan can be checked and scan interval can be set minimum 2 seconds and maximum is 60 seconds Power Packet Utility PLC Network Map View Detailed view Device Setup Advanced About Scan Options Auto Scan Periodically scans for local and remote devices Scan Interval 20 Xpeed LAN 500 3 6 About Screen The About screen shows the software version El Power Packet Utility PLC Network Map View Henne ualcomm Device Setup 4 ATHEROS Advanced i Options Power Packet Utility Version v7 1 Build 0015 Released May 17 2013 Qualcomm Atheros All rights reserved License Copyrights www gca qualcomm com Copyright c 1999 2005 NetGroup Politecnico di Torino Italy A Copyright c 2005 2009 CACE Technologies Davis California A All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary Forms with or without modification are permitte 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditio 2 Redistributions in binary Form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conc 3 Neither the name of the Politecnico di Torino CACE Technologies nor the names of its cor THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
18. me device Once connected to the local device the utility will automatically scan the power line periodically for any other HomePlug devices If no local HomePlug devices are discovered the status area above the connect button will indicate with a message NO HOMEPLUG ADAPTERS DETECTED Figure 3 2 illustrates the presence of two local devices connected locally to the computer Power Packet Utility E PLC Network Local Device Map View saa View es pecas lee Devi Solo QCA7420 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 MAC QCA7420 1 1 0 852 03 201 Advanced Options About lt gt Selected QCA7420 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 Auto Scan enabled No of Local Devices 1 No of Remote Devices 1 Network Type Public Remote Device s Device Name Password Quality Rate Mbps MAC Address Device 2 No Pa Ill 115 00 13 33 9E E9 03 lt E Figure 3 2 Multiple Local Device Connection Xpeed LAN 500 This tab displays the list of local devices and the list of remote devices currently associated with the selected local device It shows the device type MAC address and the version string There are text indicators displaying which device is currently selected device count of local devices count of remote devices network type and the auto scan status Once all the local devices are identified the remote devices associated with the currently selected local device are displayed Also along with the remote device MA
19. om1 net A oe ep aly Ss Powerline 21 a Connection Ethernet Ethernet cable cable nn A Notebook or PC HomePlug Adapter HomePlug Adapter xDSL Pails Mom connected to plugged into plugged into HomePlug Adapter power outlet power outlet 2 1 Installing Powerline Device 1 Please connect the supplied RJ45 Ethernet cable from your PC s Ethernet port to the Xpeed LAN 500 s LAN Ports or connect the supplied RJ45 Ethernet cable from your xDSL Cable Modem s Ethernet port to the Xpeed LAN 500 s LAN Ports 2 Connect the Xpeed LAN 500 to your wall mounted power outlet 3 Check if the PLC LED of Xpeed LAN 500 is ON the Xpeed LAN 500 is connected and suitable for Internet Connections 4 Check if the PLC LED is OFF the Xpeed LAN 500 isn t connected and suitable for Internet Connections Please follow next step to have it connected and suitable for Internet Connections Xpeed LAN 500 2 2 Installation of Powerline Utility The Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the Powerline network measures data rate performance ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure Powerline networks Users are requested to verify that no other Encryption Management Utilities are installed prior to the installation of this utility Other utilities should be uninstalled before installing this utility All screen shots in this document are generated from Windows XP screen shots for Windows 7
20. one who uses this computer O Everyone Just me Xpeed LAN 500 11 Click Next button to continue ie Power Packet Utility Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install Power Packet Utility on your computer Click Next to start the installation Cancel 12 Click Close button to exit i Power Packet Utility Installation Complete Power Packet Utility has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Xpeed LAN 500 13 In order to start the utility double click the utility icon on desktop Utility exe 14 You can see your device working well The top panel of the screen shot shows a Homeplug device connected locally to your computer The bottom panel shows one device connected remotely to the computer running the utility El Power Packet Utility EB PLC Network Local Device Map View Local Devices MAC Address Version Detailed View Pe A A Device Setup QCA7420 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 MAC QCA7420 1 1 0 852 03 201 Advanced Options About lt a Selected QCA7420 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 Auto Scan enabled No of Local Devices 1 No of Remote Devices 1 Network Type Public Remote Devices Device Name Password Quality Rate Mbps MAC Address Device 2 No Pa Ill 115 00 13 33 9E E9 03 lt E 2 3 Uninstallation of Configuration Utility 1 To uninstall the Configuration Utility go to the Control
21. or example XK8Y GH26 BR1K LZSA It is found on the device or packaging Figure 3 3 Set Device Password Xpeed LAN 500 Add button is used to add a remote device to the existing network by entering the device password of the device A dialog box will appear as shown below in Figure 3 4 The dialog box allows the user to enter both a device name and the password If a device was not found the user will be notified and suggestions to resolve common problems will be presented Add Device To Network Device Password __ The password typically appears as a number and letter code in group of four seperated by dashes For example XK8Y GH26 BR1K LZSA It is found on the device or packaging Figure 3 4 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 Xpeed LAN 500 The Scan button is used to perform an immediate search of the HomePlug devices connected to the Powerline network By default the utility automatically scans every few seconds and updates the display screen El Power Packet Utility o Network Local Device Map View Detailed View Local Devices MAC Address Version Device Setup QCA7420 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 MAC QCA7420 1 1 0 852 03 201 Advanced Options About ES Selected QCA7420 00 13 33 B7 C2 D3 Auto Scan en
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