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202-101 14-01 June 2007 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridge User Guide.
ii v1.0, June 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. June 2007. T rademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are register ed trad emarks or tradema rks of their re spective holders.
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iii v1.0, June 2007 About This Manual The XE102 W all-Plug ged Ethernet Bridge User Guide describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the NETGEAR ® XE102 Ethernet Bridge or t he NETGEAR XE102G Ethernet Extender Kit. The information in th is manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide iv v1.0, June 2007 Product updates are available on the NETGEAR website at http://kbserver .netgear .com. How to Print This Manual T o print this manual, you can choo se one of the following options, according to your ne eds.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 1 v1.0, June 2007 Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • Depending on the p ackage, one or two XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridges • 6-ft (1.83m) Ethernet cable • XE102 Resour ce CD , including: — This User Guide.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 2 v1.0, June 2007 Front Panel S t atus Lights The front panel of th e XE102 contains status lig ht s. Y ou can use them to verify connections. The table below describes the lights on the front panel. T able 1.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 3 v1.0, June 2007 How Ethernet Bridges Fit in Y our Network Y ou can use the XE102 Ethernet Bridges to ex tend an Ethernet local area network (LAN) anywhere in your house using your existing elect rical power line.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 4 v1.0, June 2007 Connect an XE102 Ethernet Bridge to the Router 1. Disconnect your router from its power adapter .
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 5 v1.0, June 2007 Inst all the XE102 PowerLine Encryption Utility (Highly Recommended) This utility gives you the option of setting a unique encryption PowerLin e network password. Underst anding the PowerLine Network Password • The encryption password is not case-sensitive.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 6 v1.0, June 2007 The W elcome screen opens: 2. Click Install Software. Y ou can check for upgrades or install the from the CD. • Check for Upgrades : An Internet connection is requir ed. The CD software will check a NETGEAR server for a newer ve rsion of the utility .
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 7 v1.0, June 2007 Set Y our Network Password The fastest and most reliable way to set the network password is to set the password for all de vices at once.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 8 v1.0, June 2007 3. Select a PowerLine device. 4. Click Enter Password. 5. Enter the password from the label on the back of the selected PowerLine device, and click OK. 6. Repeat this step for all devices that you want attached to you r netw ork.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 9 v1.0, June 2007 2. T ype a passw ord in the Private Network Password text box. 3. Click Set All Devices.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 10 v1.0, June 2007 2. Star t the PowerLine encryption utility on the re mote computer and select the Security tab. 3. Click Use Default (Public Netw ork). The password in the Private N etwork Password text box changes to the default password, HomePlug.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 11 v1.0, June 2007 T roubleshooting This section gives information about troubleshooting your XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridge. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Document ation Register your product at http://www .
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 12 v1.0, June 2007 HomePlug Light Not On If the power light is on but the HomePlug light is not, check the following: • Make sure that power is being provided to more than o ne PowerLine device. Another PowerLine device must be installed for su ccessful communication a cross the PowerLine.
XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 13 v1.0, June 2007 T echnical Specifications The following table shows technical specificatio ns for the XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridge. T able 9. T echnical Specifications Power input 100~240V AC Dimensions 48mm x 72mm x 103mm (Height x Wid th x Length) Weight 0.
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An important point after buying a device NETGEAR XE102 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought NETGEAR XE102 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 NETGEAR XE102 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, NETGEAR XE102 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get NETGEAR XE102 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of NETGEAR XE102, 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 NETGEAR XE102.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with NETGEAR XE102. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device NETGEAR XE102 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
