Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HP-5001 Edimax
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1 Copyright Copyright Ed imax Technology Co., Ltd . all rights reserved . No part of this p ublication may be reproduced, transmitte d, transcribed , stored in a retrieval system, or tran slated i.
2 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Product Features ...........................................................
3 Chapter 1 : In troduction 1.1 Product Featur es Data rates up to 50 0Mbps Transmits network data via existing ele ctrical wires (no externa l cabling requ ired) Easy plug-and-p lay setup Works with route rs, compute rs, and other net work devices Consumes less th an 1W of power in power saving mode 1.
4 1.4 System Requir ements Operating System Utility can support Windows 2000/ XP/Vista /7 CPU Intel P entium III 2.0GHz ( or higher) RAM 128MB (at least) Free Disk Space 20MB (at least) Network In ter.
5 Chapter 2 : Ad apter 2.1 Ethernet Por t You can connect the HP-5001 to a router, a compute r, or any network devic e via this Ethernet port. 2.2 Buttons Reset Press and h old the reset butt on for 3 seconds to restore the powerline adapter t o factory d efaults.
6 2.3 LEDs Ethernet Port Green On Ethernet connection established Flashing Network activity Off No Ethernet c onnection Power Green On Powered on Flashing In power savin g mode Device resettin.
7 Chapter 3 : Uti lity Software Installa tion Step 1 Before installing th e utility so ft ware, make sure that no other powerline u tility is installed on your compute r. If any other utility software is inst alled, uninstall it and reboot the c omputer.
8 Note : You will get the following image , if your compu ter did not install WinP cap4.1.2 before. Please click “ Apply ” to install WinP cap4.1.2.
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11 Step 4 When th e setup wizard appears, c lick “ Next ” to continue. Step 5 Select where you want to install the utility software, and then click “ Next ” .
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13 Step 6 After the installation is comp lete, click “ Close ” . Step 7 An icon will app ear on your desktop. Click the icon to open the utility software . Note: You can manage all th e connected powerline ad apters with the utility software. However, i nstalling th e utility software is opt ional.
14 Chapter 4 : Using the Utility Softw are 4.1 Main Tab The “ Main ” tab provides a list of p owerline adapte rs connected to the compu ter. The upper p anel displays local powerline adapters . The lower panel displays remote powe rline adapters in the network.
15 4.2 Privacy Tab In the “ Privacy ” tab , you ca n create a private n etwork by changing the default network name and c onfigure its security sett ings. If the network nam e is modified to an ything other than the d efault, the network type in the “ Main ” tab will be changed to “ Private ” .
16 4.3 Diagnostics Ta b The “ Diagnostics ” tab displays the system information and h istory of all remote devices. The upper p anel displays technic al data concerning the software and hardware on the host compute r and t he lower panel displays the history of all re mote devices.
17 4. 4 About Tab The “ About ” tab contains some basic information about the software. You can also enable or d isable the autoscan fun ction under “ Preferenc es ” .
18 Chapter 5 : Se curity Button This section dem onstrates how to add or remove devic es from a HomePlug AVLN with the “ Security (Group) ” button.
19 Step 2 Press the “ Sec urity ” button on any device in th e network for less th an 3 second s. This should be done within 1 m inute. Step 3 Wait for the connection to comp lete. The “ Power ” LED on both devices will blink evenly at 1-second intervals until the operation succee ds or fails.
20 Federal Communic at ion Commis sion Interf erence Statement This equipment has b een tested and found to comply with the limits for a Cl ass B digital device, pursu ant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These li mits are designed to provide reas o nable protection against harmful in terference in a r esidential installation.
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