Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PL-401E Planet
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1 P o w erline Communication Powerl i ne to Ethern e t Bridge with 4 -po r t Sw i t c h PL-401E USER ’ S M A NU A L.
2 Cop y right Copyright (C) 2003 P LANE T T echnology Corp. All righ t s reserved. The produc t s and p r ograms described in this User ’ s M anual are licensed produc t s of PLANE T T echnolog y , .
3 T able of Content Chapter 1 Introdu c tio n ................................................................................. . 1 1.1 Po w erline to Ethe r net Bridge w ith 4-port S w itch – PL-401 E ............. . 1 1.1.1 Feature s .............
1 Chapter 1 Intro d uction P o w e r line co m m unicati o n is revolution in ho m e and sm all o f f ice ne t w or k ing, gr ea tl y s i m pli f y in g the t as k o f ins t alli n g a hi g h-spe e d local are a ne t wor k .
2 ¨ 56-bi t data e nc r y p t ion to en sure da t a secu r i t y a n d r e li a bili t y ¨ Ea s y to us e W indo w s-bas e d securi t y ke y con f igur a ti on utili t y ¨ Si g ni f ica n t L ED in d icator s ¨ Up to 90 m eters be t w e en t wo p o werlin e n o des ¨ Able t o co m m unicate be t ween dif f erent electric a l p ha s es 1.
3 One 2- p in po w er i n let f or b oth po w e r li n e n e t w or k and p o w er s u pp l y 1.1. 4 S pecification M odel PL-4 0 1E St andards Ho m ePlug 1.
4 Chapter 2 P lanning y our P o w e rlin e Ne t w ork W i th PLANET P o w er L in e p roduc t s, a n e t w or k can be c reated usi n g h o m e powerlines. Co m puters can be n e t worked o ver po w e r li n es using a USB Ad a pter or an Et h ern e t converte r .
5 Chapter 3 P o w e rlin e to Eth e rnet B ridge Inst a llation Pl e ase f oll o w t he procedu r es bel o w t o ins t all y o ur PL - 40 1 E: 1. Plu g o n e e nd o f a n U T P catego r y 5 c a ble into t he c o m pute r , s w itch or h ub ’ s L AN port.
6 Chapter 4 En c r y pting Your P o w e rline Ne t w o rk 4.1 P o w erPacket Configuration Utilit y Ins t allation 1. Insert t h e CD-RO M i n to t he CD-ROM driv e to i n i t iat e t h e au t oru n progra m . Once co m plete d, a m enu screen w ill ap p ear as f oll o w s: 2.
7 4. W h en the Licens e Agre em ent scree n is d is p l a y ed , re a d t h e L icense Agr e e m ent, t hen c lick the r a di o b u tto n t o th e left o f “ I accept th e ter m s in t he li c ens e agreement ” an d clic k th e Next b u tto n . 5.
8 6. T he Ins t allShield W izard sh o w s y our current set t i n gs in next screen. I f y ou n e ed to revi e w or change a n y set t ings, clic k the Back but t on. C lic k the Can c el b utt o n to e x it t h e W izard . Othe r w ise, c lic k the Ins t all butt o n.
9 8. W h en f inished, c lic k Finish to e nd t he I ns t alla t ion W i z a rd. 9. Re m e m ber to res t art y o ur co m puter to h a ve the n e w c on f igura t i o n t a k e e f f ect.
10 Note: M ake sure y o u r T CP/I P protoco l is set up a p propriate l y on y our com p uter before running Po w erP ac ket configuration utili t y . 4.2. 1 De v ice Screen W h en ini t ia t i n g t h e pr o gra m , it will a n a lyze y o ur p o werline n e t w or k .
11 4.2. 2 Ne t w ork S c reen T he Net w ork screen provi d es det a iled in f or m ation a bo ut y o ur po w erli n e n e t w or k . T he text list box sh o w s a ll P o werPac k et ™ d e vices f ou n d o n y o ur po w erlin e ne t wor k iden t i f ied b y t h e ir MAC add r esses.
12 4.2. 3 Securit y Screen All PL-4 0 1E are shipp e d u s ing “ Ho m ePlug ” as a ne tw or k pass w ord. T he Securi t y screen all o w s y o u t o cha n ge t his n e t w or k pass w ord and set your o w n priva t e pas s w ord a nd a p p l y it t o PL-4 0 1E c o n n ected t o t h e c o m puter w he r e t h e u t ili t y is runni n g.
13 4.2. 4 A d v anced Screen T he A d v anced scree n all o w s y o u to se t up a n e t w or k password re m otel y on ot he r PL-4 0 1E throu g h t h e po w erli n e. T y p e y o ur priv a te n e t w or k password into t he Net w ork P as s w ord text box.
14 clic k Remo v e to re m ove it f ro m the list..
15 4.2. 5 A bout Screen T he A bout screen sh o w s t he so f tware versi o n..
16 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting w I can n ot c o nnect t o o t he r co m puters on m y p o werli n e ne t wor k or to the Inte r net . A: M a k e sure the I P a ddr e ss and T CP/I P protoc o l a r e set u p correct l y f or all th e p o werlin e ne t w or k ed co m puters.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Planet PL-401E. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Planet PL-401E 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
