LevelOneメーカーPLI-4051の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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LevelOne User Man ual PLI- 4051 5 00Mbp s Powerline Gigabit Adapter Ve r. 1 .0.
Table of Co nte nts Chapter 1 – Introduction ................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview ...........................................................................
1 Safety FCC This equi pmen t has be en teste d and found t o c omply w ith Part 15 Cl ass B o f the FC C Rules. Operation i s s ubject to the fo l low ing tw o conditions : (1) T his d evi ce may no .
2 Chapt er 1 – Introduc tion 1.1 Overview The LevelOne PLI - 4051 operates on HomePlug AV standard, providing up to 500 Mbp s data speed over the ex isting household pow er supply . This Prod uct is cost- ef f ective , easy to create a home network without spending time and money to run expensiv e CA T5 cabling .
3 1.3 Casing De tails The fro nt casi ng c o n tai ns 3 stat us lig ht s: Po wer , PLC Link, and Et her net Li nk. (INSE RT FINA L CASING DESIGN) Sta tus Light s Power On: T his Ho mePl ug Et hernet B.
4 The bott om cas ing c on tains a recessed R eset But ton, a Secur ity Butt on, an d an E thernet Port. (INSE RT FINA L CASING DESIGN) Button s Security This butt on is desig ned to g ener ate a n indiv idual Home Plug A V net wor k group un der multiple nodes env ironmen t.
5 1.4 Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items : - PLI - 4051 - RJ - 45 Ethernet LAN cab le - Quick Installation Guide - CD User Manual / QIG/ Utility 1.5 System Requirements - Powerline Ethernet Adaptor can support any Operation System.
6 Chapt er 2 – Installa tion & Uninst allatio n Connecti on of Pow erline Ether net Adapter 2. 1 Insta ll ing P o wer line Device 1. If you have the SINGLE PACKAGE of Powerline,Connect the suppl.
7 2.2 Ins ta llat ion of Powerline Util it y The Config urat ion Utilit y enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the Powerline network; m easures data rate performance, ensures priv acy and performs diagnost ics by setting user defined secure Powerline netw orks.
8 4. Click “ Set up ” button to continue. 5. Click “ Next ” button to co ntinue..
9 6. Click “ Next ” button to continue. 7. Click “ I A gr ee ” button t o continue.
10 8. Click “ I nstall ” button to continue. 9. Cli ck “ Fl i sh ” button to continue..
11 10. Click “ N ext ” button to continue. 11. Click “ I A gree & Next ” button to continue..
12 12. Click “ N ext ” button to continue. 13. Click “ N ext ” button to continue..
13 14. Click “ Close ” b ut to n to exi t 15. nnected lo 16. You can see your device work ing wel l. The top panel of the screen shot show s a Homeplug device connected locally to your computer. The bottom panel shows one device connected remotely to the computer running the u tility.
14 2.3 Un i nstallation of Configur ati on Utilit y 1. To uninstall t he Configuration Utility , g o t o th e “ Control Panel ” of your syst em . 2. Open the “ A dd/Remove Programs ” . 3. Select and double click on the “ Powerline Utility ” in the Add/Remove Programs Properties .
15 Chapter 3 – Confi guratio n Utili t y Setup Introduction The Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the pow erline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure powerline networks.
16 The Ma in screen provides a list of all pow erline 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 de vice wi ll be seen.
17 above the Remote devices panel showi ng whether t he Autoscan functionality is turned ON or OFF. The followi ng inf ormation is di splayed for all dev ices that appear in the lower panel. Device Name column show s the default device name, w hich may be user re - defined.
18 Ad d button is used to add a remote dev ice to the exi sting network by entering the device password of the device. A dialo g 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.
19 The Scan button is u sed 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. A typical screen after naming and supplying passw ords might appear as in Figure 3-5.
20 3.2 P r i v a c y Screen The Privacy screen provi des the user w it h an option to maintain security for their logical network and also to select the devices that has to be i ncluded in the ne twork.
21 3.3 Diagnost ics Screen The Diagnostics screen show s System information and a history of all remote devices seen over a period of time. The appearance is show n in Figure 3-7 .
22 The Lower panel contains a history o f all remote devices seen on the computer over a certain period of time. All devices that were on the powerline netw ork are listed here along with a few other parameters.
23 Chapt er 4 – Indiv idual Home Plug A V Network Stup(Opt ional All HomePlug A V Ethernet Bridges ship wi th a default security key so they w ill automatically link to all other Home P lug A V Et hernet Bridges sharing the same el ectrical lines.
24 4.2 A ddi ng Bri dge C to existi ng Netw ork AB (Network A BC) One unassociated Bridge C is added to an ex isting Netw ork AB. The procedure is as fo l lows : 1. Press and hold the Security button on Bridge C for 10 seconds. Release it when the Pow er light flashes.
25 4. 3 Removi ng Bridge B from Bridge A & C Netw ork and join wit h Bridge D & E (Network BDE) The procedure is as fo l lows : 1. Press and hold the Security button on Bridge B for 10 s ec o nds. Release it when the Pow er light flashes. The password to Bridge B ha s just been erased and removes itself from Bridge A & C .
26 4.4 Trouble shooting If your HomePlug A V Ethernet Brid ges have difficulty communicating w ith each other , check the following : • Try power cycling the unit by unpl ugging it from the w all for 10 seconds and pluggin g it in again. • Use a pin and hold the Reset button dow n for 2 seconds on e ach unit you are trying to connec t.
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