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Instant PowerLine TM Series Use this guide to install: PLUSB10 ver . 2 User Guide PowerLine USB Adapter.
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PowerLine USB Adapter Instant PowerLine TM Series Chapter 7: Using the PowerLine Configuration Utility 16 Overview 16 Accessing the P ow erLine Conf iguration Utility 16 Device 17 Netw ork 18 Security.
PowerLine USB Adapter 1 Chapter 1: Introduction The P ow erLine USB Adapter lets you turn the existing po werlines in y our home or off ice into a high-speed netw ork.
PowerLine USB Adapter 3 The Adapter’ s LEDs (sho wn in Figure 2-4), w here netw ork acti vity is displa y ed , are located on the Adapter’ s front. Link Gr een. The Link LED will light up when the P o w erLine USB Adapter is po wered on. Activity Gr een.
PowerLine USB Adapter Chapter 4: Using the Setup CD-ROM T o be gin installation of the Po w erLine USB Adapter , you will use the Setup CD-R OM to r un the Installation W izard. 1. Insert the Setup CD-ROM into the computer’ s CD-R OM dri ve. The Setup CD-R OM should run automatically .
PowerLine USB Adapter 4. Enter your User Name and Or ganization on the screen sho wn in Figure 4- 4. Select An yone w ho uses this computer (all users) to install a shor tcut to the P ow erLine Conf iguration Utility on ev er y user’ s desktop. Then click the Ne xt button to continue.
PowerLine USB Adapter Windo ws XP users: W indo ws will notify you that the dri v er has not passed W indows Lo go testing (on the screen sho wn in Figure 4-8). Click the Continue An ywa y button. Click the STOP Installation button if you w ant to stop the installation.
PowerLine USB Adapter 11 Instant PowerLine TM Series 8. Y ou will be ask ed to restart your computer (sho wn in Figure 4-10). Click the Ye s button to restart now , or click the No button to restart later . Pr oceed to “Chapter 5: Connecting the USB Adapter .
PowerLine USB Adapter W indows Millennium will automaticall y detect the presence of the USB Adapter in your computer after y ou hav e completed the hardw are installation and will automatically install the dri ver for y ou. The Windo ws Millennium driv er installation is no w complete.
PowerLine USB Adapter 15 Instant PowerLine TM Series 1. W indows XP will automaticall y detect the presence of the USB Adapter in your computer after y ou ha ve completed the hardw are installation. Click the radio button next to Install the softw are automaticall y (Recommended) on the screen sho wn in Figure 6-5.
PowerLine USB Adapter 17 Instant PowerLine TM Series 16 3. The De vice screen will appear . Y ou ha ve a choice of four screens: • Device - Select w hich local pow erline device to use w hen connecting your PC to the po werline netw ork. • Netw ork - Disco ver what po w erline devices are on the po werline netw ork.
PowerLine USB Adapter 19 Instant PowerLine TM Series 18 The Security screen (F igure 7-5) allo ws you to set the Netw ork Passw ord of the po werline de vice being used by y our PC. All of the po w erline devices on y our po werline netw ork must use the same Netw ork Passw ord.
PowerLine USB Adapter 21 Instant PowerLine TM Series 20 Appendix A: Troubleshooting This section pro vides possible solutions to prob lems regarding the installation and operation of the P ow erLine USB Adapter . Read the description belo w to solve y our problems.
PowerLine USB Adapter 23 Instant PowerLine TM Series 22 user is likel y to require the Internet connection at a par ticular location. It’ s espe- cially useful in education and other en vironments where users change fre- quently .
PowerLine USB Adapter Netw ork - A system that transmits any combination of v oice, video and/or data betw een users. Netw ork Mask - also known as the “Subnet Mask.
PowerLine USB Adapter A different “plug-and-pla y” standard , FireW ire/IEEE 1394, is designed to sup- port much higher data rates and devices such as video camcorders and digital video disk (digital versatile disk) pla yers. Both standards are e xpected to exist together , ser ving different de vice types.
PowerLine USB Adapter Appendix D: Specifications Standards: USB Spec . 1.1, HomePlug 1.0 P orts: One USB Port Cabling T ype: Standard USB Cable Speed: Powerline Up to 14Mbps USB Up to 12Mbps LEDs: Act.
PowerLine USB Adapter 31 Instant PowerLine TM Series Dimensions: 2.68" x 4.25" x 2.60" (68 mm x 108 mm x 66 mm) Unit Weight: 0.5 lb (0.142 kg) Certifications: FCC Class B , UL Listed, HomePlug 1.0 Operating T emp.: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) Storage T emp.
Instant PowerLine TM Series Appendix F: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Suppor t 888-793-4632 RMA Issues 949-271-5461 Fa x 949-265-6655 Email support@linksys.
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If you have not bought Linksys PLUSB10 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Linksys PLUSB10 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Linksys PLUSB10 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Linksys PLUSB10 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Linksys PLUSB10, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Linksys PLUSB10.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Linksys PLUSB10. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Linksys PLUSB10 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
