GatewayメーカーPLU-300の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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your Gateway P owerline A dapter user's guide PL U-300 & PLE-310 Installing Configuring.
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i www .gateway .com Contents 1 Setti ng Up Your P owerline Adapt er. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Step 1: Installing the hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Powerline adapter driver . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Step 2: Adding the computer to th e netwo rk .
ii www .gateway .com Telephone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . .
1 1 Setting Up Y our Powerline Adapter Powerline adapters let you create a network using the existing electrical wiring in your home or off i ce instead of installing Et hernet cables.
2 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Step 1: Inst alling the ha rdware and software Installi ng the Powerline ada pter driver Use the following instructio ns to: ■ Inst.
3 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www .gateway .com T o install the P owerline adap ter software a nd hardware 1 Inser t the Gate way Powerlin e Adapte r CD in th e computer’ s CD or DVD drive.
4 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 2 Click Install the software . The Insta llShield Wizard sta rts. - OR - If you are installing the Gateway PLU -300 Ethernet adap ter and t he wizard d oes not s tart au tomatica lly , click Star t , Run , t ype d:p lu-300 setup.
5 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www .gateway .com 4 Whe n prompt ed to pl ug-in the Powe rline adapt er: ■ Plug the adapter into a AC power o utlet Impor tant For the best network performance, we suggest plugging the a dapter directly into an AC outlet an d not into a surge protector .
6 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com ■ Plug the USB or RJ-45 cable into the Powerline adap ter ■ Plug the ot her end of the RJ-45 or USB ca ble into the co mpu ter 5 Continue following th e on-screen instructions.
7 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www .gateway .com 6 Click Finish to co m plete t h e insta llation. 7 If a mes sage asks y ou whether you want to restart your computer, click Y es to rest art your computer no w or click No to r estart yo ur comp uter la ter .
8 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Step 2: Addin g the co mputer to the network About network configurations After the Powerline softwa re and h ardware is installed, the next step is to determine how the computer with the p owerline adap ter wil l be adde d to netwo rk.
9 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com ■ Inte rnet C onnect ion Sh aring (ICS) - A n ICS netwo rk configurat ion uses a host compu ter that assigns Intern et Protoco l (IP).
10 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Naming the computers and the workgroup Each computer on the netw ork must hav e a unique n ame and be ident ified as part of a workgroup. Naming each computer must be done individu ally o n each computer .
11 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com T o run the W indows X P Network Se tup Wiza rd: 1 Click Start , All Programs , Accessorie s , Communicat ions , then click Networ k Setup W izard . Th e Network Set up Wiz ard ope ns .
12 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 3 Click Next . If the The wiza rd fou nd disco nnected ne twork hardware screen opens, make sure that one end of the Ethernet o r USB cable is c onnected to your computer and the other en d is connected to a Gatewa y powerli ne adapter .
13 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com 4 Click Nex t . The Select a co nnection method screen opens. 5 Click This computer co nnects to the Inter net through ano ther comput er on my net work or t hrough a re sidential ga teway , then click Next .
14 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 7 On the Select th e connecti ons to bridge screen , clic k to sele ct the Local Area Connect ion che ck box. 8 Click Next . The Give this computer a description and name screen opens.
15 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com 10 T ype a uni que comp uter name i n the Comp uter name box. This name identif ies the computer to other use rs on the n etwork. Use a comp uter name of up to 15 charac ters with no blank spac es.
16 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 14 Click Next to appl y the netwo rk settings . The Yo u ’ r e almost done screen opens. 15 If you a re settin g up network ing on oth er comput ers, you ma y want to use the Ne twork Setu p Wizard to do so.
17 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com Naming the computers and the workgroup in Win dows 2000 T o identif y a Wind ows 2000 co mputer on the n etwork : 1 Click Start , Settin gs , then click Contro l Panel . The Control P anel window opens.
18 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 6 Ty p e a n a m e f o r y o u r w o r k g r o u p i n t h e Workgrou p box. Use a work group n ame o f up t o 15 ch aracte rs with no bla nk spac es.
19 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com 4 Click the Identif ication tab. 5 T ype a uni que comp uter name i n the Comp uter name box. This name identif ies the computer to other use rs on the n etwork. Use a comp uter name of up to 15 charac ters with no blank spac es.
20 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 9 After you na m e each comput er and as sign it t o your workgrou p, go to “Step 3: Conf iguring the TCP /IP protoco l” on page 20. Step 3: Co nfiguring the TCP/IP proto col A networking protocol is a language computers use to talk to each othe r .
21 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP protocol www .gateway .com Setting up a DHCP IP address for each computer In order to co mmunicate with comput ers on the networ k and on th e Intern et, yo u must eithe r set th e proto col to Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server or ma ke the IP addr ess settings manual ly .
22 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Setting up a DHCP IP address for Windows 2000 T o set up a DHCP IP address f or Windows 2 000: 1 Click Start , Settin gs , then click Netw ork and Dial-up Conn ections . The Network and Dia l-up Connection s window ope ns.
23 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP protocol www .gateway .com 4 Click Properti es . The Internet Protocol (T CP/IP) Properties dialog bo x opens. 5 Click Obtain an IP a ddress automatically . 6 Click OK to clos e the Inter net Prot ocol (TCP/ IP) Properties dial og box.
24 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Setting up a DHCP IP address for Window s 98SE or Windows M e T o set up a DHCP IP address f or Windows 9 8SE or Window s Me: 1 Click Start , Settin gs , then click Contro l Panel . The Control P anel window opens.
25 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP protocol www .gateway .com 5 Click Prop erties . The TCP/IP Properties dia log box open s. 6 Click the IP Addr ess tab, th en click Obtain an IP address automa tically . 7 Click OK to clos e the TCP/IP Properti es dialog box.
26 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com T urning the p owerline adap ter off Y ou can tu rn off t he pow erline ad apter t o make a co mpute r unav ailable on the ne twork. T o turn the PLU-3 00 powerline adapter off: ■ Click the remove hardware icon in the taskbar , t he USB ad apter n ame, then click St op .
27 Where t o go from he re www .gateway .com Where to go f rom here Using your network Now that you have created and co nfigured your powe rline networ k and yo u know how to turn your powe rline ad apter on and o ff, y ou are r eady to use the netw ork.
28 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com.
29 2 Sha ring Y our Network Resources After you ar e connected to a network you can sha re access to the Internet, shar e inform ation, share p eripheral dev ices, and stream audio an d video files.
30 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Sharing an I nternet connecti on Inter net sharing lets all c omputers on t he networ k access th e Inte rnet at the sa me tim e using one In ternet serv ice pr ovide r (ISP) connection.
31 Sharing an Inter net connection www .gateway .com 3 Click the Conne ctions tab. 4 Click Setup . Th e New Con nection Wizar d opens..
32 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com 5 Click Next . Th e Networ k Connecti on T ype scr een op ens. 6 Click Connect to the Int ernet , t hen cli ck Next .
33 Sharing an Inter net connection www .gateway .com 7 Click Set up my c onnect ion ma nually , t hen cl ick Next . The Internet Connec tion screen opens. 8 Click the type of Internet connection you are setting up, then click Next . 9 Click Finish . 10 Rep eat thi s proc edure f or ea ch comp uter on you r network.
34 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Setting up In ternet Explorer in Windows 2000, Window s 98, and Wi ndows Me T o set up Inte rnet Exp lorer on ea ch computer o n your Et.
35 Sharing an Inter net connection www .gateway .com 4 Click Setup . The Int ernet C onnec tion Wizard op ens. 5 Click I want to set u p my Internet connect ion manually , or I want to con nect through a local area network (LAN ) , t hen cl ick Next .
36 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com 6 Click I conne ct through a local ar ea network (LAN) , then click Next . The Loca l area network In ternet c onnection screen open s. 7 Click to select the Automati c discovery of proxy ser ver (reco mmend ed) check b ox, then click Next .
37 Sharing an Inter net connection www .gateway .com 8 If you w ant to set up an Intern et e-mail account other than th e e-mail acco unt supplied by y our Intern et service provid er , select Y es then c lick Next . Follow the on -screen instru ctions to compl ete the Internet mail se tup.
38 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Sharing drives an d printers With a network, you can share drives (f or example hard d rives, diskette drives, and CD o r DVD drives) and printers among th e computers connected to th e network.
39 Sharing dri ves and printers www .gateway .com 3 Right-click the Local Area Network icon that you wan t to set up file and printer sharing on, then click Properti es . 4 Make s ure that the ch eck box fo r File and Printer S haring for M icrosoft Networks is checked.
40 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Sharing drives or folders If you wa nt to share a drive or folder , use the fo llowing instructions .
41 Sharing dri ves and printers www .gateway .com 3 Click the Sharing tab. 4 In Win dows XP , if y ou want to share the drive or folder with an yone on the netw ork (network sharing), c lick to sele ct the Share this fo lder on the network ch eck b ox.
42 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Un-sharing drives, fo lders , and files If you want to un-share a dr ive, folder , or file, u se the following instructions . T o un-share dri ves or folder s: 1 Right-click the driv e or folder that you want to un -share, then click Sharing a nd Securit y or Sharing .
43 Using the network www .gateway .com T o share printe rs in Windows 2000, W indows 98 , and Window s Me: 1 Click Star t , Se ttings , t hen click Pr inters . 2 Right- click the name of the printer y ou want to sh are, then click Shar ing . 3 Click Shared as .
44 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com 2 Click/Double-click Entir e Netw ork . The Entir e Netw ork window op ens. If you do not see the content s of the netwo rk after you do uble-cl ick Entire Network , click entire content s .
45 Using the network www .gateway .com Opening f iles across the network T o open files acr oss the netw ork: 1 Star t the progra m for t he file yo u want to open. 2 Click File , t hen click Open . 3 Browse to the netw ork drive t hat contain s the file you want to open.
46 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Printing files ac ross the n etwork T o pr int files across th e network: 1 Open the fi le you want t o pri nt. 2 Click File , t hen click Pr int . 3 In the printer name list, click the network printer .
47 3 Using t he P owerline Adapt er Configu ration Util ity The Gate way Powerline encryption management utility lets you find Gatew ay Pow erline d evice s on the Powerline network, meas ure data rate perfor m an ce, and ensure priv acy by setting a user defined n etwork private password.
48 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com About the Powerlin e configuration utility The Gateway Powerline en cryption management utilit y has four tab s to configure th e Powerline settings: ■ Devic e ■ Networ k ■ Security ■ Advanced Sele ct a tab t o custo mize th e setting s.
49 About the Powerline configuration utility www .gateway .com Using the Devi ce tab settings The Devic e tab provides a list of your Gateway Powerline devices that a re connected to the computer that is run ning the configuration util ity . Th e ut ility also shows the average data rate per formance of your Power line networ k.
50 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com Running a pe rformance analys is T o run a performa nce analy sis on the ne tworked Power Lin e devices: 1 Click St art , Program s , G ateway Powerline Ada pter , then click PLU-300 or PLE- 310 .
51 About the Powerline configuration utility www .gateway .com Using the Network tab settings The Netwo rk tab provides detailed information abou t ea ch device on the Powerline network. The list shows each Powerline device’ s Media Access Control (MAC) addr ess and the device data rate in mega bits per second (Mbp s).
52 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com Using the Security tab settings Use the Security ta b to change t he defaul t network pas sword to a pass word of yo ur choic e.
53 About the Powerline configuration utility www .gateway .com Chan ging th e Gatewa y Powerl ine pr ivate network pa ssword T o change the Gate way Powerli ne privat e netwo rk passwo rd: 1 Click St art , Program s , G ateway Powerline Ada pter , then click PLU-300 or PLE- 310 .
54 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com 4 Click the Security ta b. 5 Click Restore Def ault . The password change s to “HomePlug” (the default P owerline network password). 6 Click OK . The utility closes.
55 About the Powerline configuration utility www .gateway .com T o remotely set the netwo rk passwor d on other comp uters : 1 Click St art , Program s , G ateway Powerline Ada pter , then click PLU-300 or PLE- 310 .
56 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com.
57 4 Getting Help T e chnical Sup port Gateway off ers a wide range of cus tomer service, technical s upport, and information ser vices. Use the follo wing informati on to contact Ga teway for help.
58 Chapter 4: Getting Help www .gateway .com Automated troubleshooting system T elephone numbers Y ou can access the following services throug h your telephone to ge t answers to your qu estion s: Servi ce description How to re ach Use an automated menu system and your telepho ne keypad to find answer s to common problems.
59 A Safety , Regula tory , and Legal Info rmation.
60 Appendix A: Safety, Regu latory, and Legal Informatio n Regu latory compli ance stat ements United S tates of Am erica Federal Com munications Commiss ion (FCC) Unintentiona l emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits for a Clas s B d igital device, pursuant to P art 15 o f the FCC rules.
61 FCC declarati on of conformity Respon sible party: Gateway Com panies, Inc. 610 Gatewa y Drive, North Siou x City , SD 57049 (605) 2 32-2000 Fax : (605) 2 32-2023 Produ ct: ■ Gateway P LU-300 ■ Gateway P LE-310 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
62 Appendix A: Safety, Regu latory, and Legal Informatio n Notices Copy right © 2003 G atewa y , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gate way Place Poway , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reserved This pub lication is pr otected by copyr ight and all rights are rese rved.
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Gateway PLU-300をまだ購入していないなら、この製品の基本情報を理解する良い機会です。まずは上にある説明書の最初のページをご覧ください。そこにはGateway PLU-300の技術情報の概要が記載されているはずです。デバイスがあなたのニーズを満たすかどうかは、ここで確認しましょう。Gateway PLU-300の取扱説明書の次のページをよく読むことにより、製品の全機能やその取り扱いに関する情報を知ることができます。Gateway PLU-300で得られた情報は、きっとあなたの購入の決断を手助けしてくれることでしょう。
Gateway PLU-300を既にお持ちだが、まだ読んでいない場合は、上記の理由によりそれを行うべきです。そうすることにより機能を適切に使用しているか、又はGateway PLU-300の不適切な取り扱いによりその寿命を短くする危険を犯していないかどうかを知ることができます。
ですが、ユーザガイドが果たす重要な役割の一つは、Gateway PLU-300に関する問題の解決を支援することです。そこにはほとんどの場合、トラブルシューティング、すなわちGateway PLU-300デバイスで最もよく起こりうる故障・不良とそれらの対処法についてのアドバイスを見つけることができるはずです。たとえ問題を解決できなかった場合でも、説明書にはカスタマー・サービスセンター又は最寄りのサービスセンターへの問い合わせ先等、次の対処法についての指示があるはずです。
