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Me ga P lu g W i r el e s s N et w o r k E xt en d e r Mod el #: HP AP 108 T U s e r Ma nu a l V er 1.0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™.
i T able of C ontents 1 In troduction 1 F eatures 1 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the Network Ex tender 2 What is HomePlug? 3 T echnical Support 4 2 Installing the W ireless Network Ex tender .
ii Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual ii 6 Setting Up Static IP Address 31 Windows 98 SE 31 Windows Me 34 Windows 2000 37 Windows XP 41 7 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 45.
1 Intr oduc tion Co ngrat ul ati ons fo r pu rc hasi ng the A ctio nt ec Me gaP lu g W ir ele ss N etw ork Ex te nd er . The Ext end er i s on e of th e ea sie st wa ys t o au gme nt yo ur e xi sti ng M egaP lu g net w ork by intr odu cin g wir eles s ne tw or kin g.
2 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Sy stem Requirements s R out er or gat ewa y wit h H omeP lu g ca pa bil ity s S ta nda rd ho me po we r wiri ng s.
2 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Pow er Light Th e P ow er li ght glo ws gr een w hen sy ch r oni ze d wit h an oth er devi ce , and fli ck ers whe n dat a is bei ng tr ans fe rr ed ac r oss the N etw ork E xt en de r .
4 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual T echnical Support A ctio nt ec El ec tr on ic s p rid es it se lf o n m ak in g d ura bl e, hi gh -q ua li ty , hi gh- pe rf o r - ma nc e p r od uc ts .
5 In st al lin g th e W ir el es s N et w or k Ext en de r Th is c ha pt er e xp lai ns ho w to plu g in the W ir el ess N etw ork E xt en de r , ho w to loa d th e Ex te nd er ’ s C onf ig ura tio .
6 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless Network Extender 3. W hen the “C hoo se D est in ati on Scr ee n ” app ea rs, cl ic k Next . 4. W hen this wind ow a ppe ar s, cli ck Finish . Th e Ex te nd er ’ s Co nfig ura tio n Ut il ity i s no w ins tal led on t he c omp ut er .
6 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless Network Extender C onnec ting a Wir eless C omputer to the Homeline Network T o c on nec t a wir ele ssl y-eq ui ppe d c om put er t o th e H om eli ne netw ork vi a th e Ex te nd er: 1.
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9 U sing the C onfigur ation Utility On ce th e W ir el es s N e tw or k E xt en de r h a s b ee n p ro pe rl y c on ne ct ed an d i ns ta ll ed ac c or di ng t o t he Qu ic k S ta rt G ui de , th e us er ca n f urt he r c on fi gu r e th e E xt en de r u si ng t he A cti on t ec M eg aP lu g W ir el es s C on fi gu ra tio n U ti li ty .
10 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Setup W izard Th e Set up W iza rd all o ws a qui ck set u p of the Ex te nd er’ s ba sic set tin gs. T o us e: 1. Cl ic k Setup W izard in t he U tili ty win do w .
10 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Obtain an IP Address Automatically Se lec t th is o pti on (by cl ick in g th e ap pr opri at e rad io but to n) to ha ve t he E xt en de r ob tai n an IP ad dr ess a ut om ati ca lly (fr om a r out er on th e H omel in e ne tw ork ).
12 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 13 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Channel Channel ass igns t he f re qu enc y ba nd at wh ic h th e Ex te nd er co mm uni ca te s.
12 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 13 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility WEP 128 bits Se le ct in g t hi s s ec uri ty o pt io n a pp li es 1 28 -b it W EP se cu rit y o n t he wir ele ss n et - w or k. 12 8- bi t WE P r eq uir es a k ey c om pos ed of 26 h ex ade ci ma l di git s or 13 AS CI I c ha rac t er s.
14 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual F ac tory Default Cl ic kin g Fact or y Default i n th e U til ity wind o w re se ts ( aft er en te ring the u se r na me a nd p ass wo rd i n th e po p-u p win do w) th e Ex te nd er ’ s se tti ngs to the ir f act ory de fa ult set tin gs.
15 U si ng t he W eb C on fi gu r a ti on In t erfa c e Th e W ir el es s N et w o rk E xt en d er ’ s W eb Co nf ig ura ti on In t er fa c e a llo ws th e u se r to c o nf ig ur e a nd vie w v ar io us as pec ts of t he Ex te nd er ’ s wir el es s n etw or k, in cl u di n g wi r el es s s ec ur it y .
16 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 17 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface 3. Cl ic k Management at the to p le ft o f th e U tili ty win do w . A w eb b ro wse r st arts up , with the In te rfa ce dis pla ye d in it.
16 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 17 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface Sy stem Proper ties Cl ic kin g Syst em P roper ties on t he l eft sid e of an y In te rfac e sc r een cau se s th e “S yst em P r ope rti es ” sc re en to a ppe ar .
18 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface IP S ettings Cl ic kin g IP Sett ings on t he le ft si de o f a n y In te rfac e scr ee n ca use s th e “ I P Set ti ngs ” sc re en to a ppe ar .
18 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 19 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface SSID SSID is t he n etw ork n ame ass ign ed t o th e E xt end er’ s wir ele ss n etw ork. The fac to ry de fa ult set tin g is “ A ctio nt ec .
20 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface F ro m th e “S ec urit y” dr op- do wn lis t, sel ect the type of sec uri ty to be a ppl ie d to the wir eles s ne tw ork .
20 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 21 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface WP A-PSK Se le ct in g t hi s s ec uri ty o pt io n a pp li es W P A (W i- Fi P ro tec t ed A cc es s) se cu rit y wi th PS K (P a ss k ey) p r ot ect io n t o th e wi r el es s n et w or k.
22 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 23 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface T ransmit Pow er A dju st t he Ex te nd er ’ s tra ns mit po we r h er e . Beacon Interval A dju st t he be ac on i nt erv al rat e he re .
22 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 23 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface MA C F iltering Cl ic kin g MA C Filtering on th e le ft sid e of an y In te rfa ce scr een cau ses the “ MA C Fi lt eri ng ” sc re en to a ppe ar .
24 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface Backup/Restore Settings Cl ic kin g Backup/R estore Sett ings on t he l eft sid e of an y In te rfac e scr ee n ca use s th e “Ba ck up/ R es to r e Set tin gs ” scr ee n to ap pea r .
24 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 25 Chapter 4 Using the W eb C onfiguration Interface Fir mware Upgrade Cl ic kin g Firmware U pg rade on t he l eft sid e o f an y In t erf ac e sc re en cau ses the “F irm war e U pgra de ” scr ee n t o ap pea r .
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27 T roubleshooting Th is c ha pt er c onta in s a li st of pr obl em s th at m ay be e nc ou nt er ed whil e us in g th e W ir ele ss N etw ork E xt en de r , an d t ec hni qu es t o sol v e th em . N ot e th at t hes e t ec h- ni qu es m ay not be su cc ess fu l in all c ase s.
28 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 29 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting F requently Asked Q uestions What’ s the transfer speed ov er the Ex tender’ s Homeline network? Th e Ex te nd er ’ s ne tw ork tran sf er spee d is 85 Mb ps (ma xim um ) o ve r a s tan da rd ho me pow er li ne netw ork .
28 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 29 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting Which wireless cards will work with the Ex tender? Th e Ex te nd er will c onne ct wi th a n y wir el ess car d sup porti ng t he 8 02. 11 g or 80 2.1 1b wire le ss s tan da rd s.
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31 Setting Up Sta tic IP Addr ess T o c om mu nic at e with a W ir el ess N etw ork E xt en de r fr om a co mput er o n th e net - w ork , the use r ma y ha ve to s wit ch the IP ad dr ess set tin gs fro m DHCP -e na ble d t o st ati c IP , so t hat the co mp ut er and the Ext en de r ar e on t he sa me sub ne t.
32 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An oth er men u ap pe ars . Se le ct Control P anel .
32 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. The “N et wo rk ” win do w ap pear s. In t he “ Th e f oll owi ng netw ork co mpo ne nts ar e ins tal led ” li st b o x, loca te and do ubl e- cli ck TCP/IP .
34 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 9. En te r the fol lo wing nu mbe rs in th e “ Su bne t ma sk ” te xt bo x: 255 .25 5.2 55. 0 P re ss the spac e bar on t he k eybo ar d to add the peri od s bet we en the num ber s.
34 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An oth er men u ap pe ars . Se le ct Control P anel .
36 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wind ow a ppe ar s. In t he “Th e fo llo wing netw ork co mpo ne nts ar e ins tal led ” li st b o x, loca te and do ubl e- cli ck TCP/IP .
36 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 9. En te r th e fo llo wing num be rs i n th e “S ubn et ma sk ” te xt b o x: 255 .25 5.2 55. 0 Do not inc lu de t he pe riods ; they ar e au to ma tic all y en t er ed.
38 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An oth er men u ap pe ars . Se le ct Control P anel . 4. W hen the “C on tr ol P an el” wind o w ap pea rs , dou bl e- cli ck Netw ork and Dial- up Connections .
38 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. In th e “N etw ork a nd Di al -up Co nn ecti on s ” wind ow , d oub le-c lic k Local Area Connection . A n umb er ma y be d isp la yed aft er th e Lo ca l A r ea C on nec tio n.
40 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 41 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 7. The “Lo cal A re a C onn ect io n P ro perti es ” wind ow app ear s. Cli ck General . 8. In the “C om pon en ts c he ck ed ar e us ed by t his co nn ect ion ” lis t bo x, dou ble - cl ic k Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) .
40 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 41 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 12. En te r th e fo llo wing num be rs i n th e “S ubn et ma sk ” te xt b o x: 255 .25 5.2 55. 0 P re ss the spac e bar on t he k eybo ar d to add the peri od s bet we en the num ber s.
42 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 43 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. W hen the “C on tr ol P an el” wind ow app ea rs, do ubl e- cl ick Netw ork Connections . 4. In th e “N etw ork C on nec tio ns ” wind o w , dou bl e-c li ck Lo cal Ar ea Connection .
42 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 43 Chapter 6 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “L oca l A rea Co nne cti on Pr ope rtie s” wind o w ap pea rs . Sel ect General . 6. I n the “Thi s c onn ect io n us es t he f oll owi ng ite ms” lis t bo x, dou ble -c li ck Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) .
44 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 8. In th e General tab , m ak e su r e th e ci rc le nex t t o “U se t he f oll o wing IP A ddr ess ” is sel ect ed . W hen acti ve , a bl ack do t ap pea rs in th e ci rc le. If the cir cl e al re ad y c ont ai ns a bla ck dot , lea ve it a lon e.
45 # Setting Up F ile and Printer Sha ring Th is c ha pt er d esc rib es h ow to sha re fil es , har d dri ve s, and pri nt ers ov er th e W ir ele ss N etw ork E xt en de r’ s netw ork .
46 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 47 Chapter 7 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 3. Cl ic k Change . 4. W hen the “C om put er N ame Cha ng es ” wind ow app ea rs, en te r a ne w co mpu t er na me i n th e “C omp ut er nam e ” te xt bo x.
46 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 47 Chapter 7 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Window s 2000 Af te r ins tal lin g an d c on fig uri ng the E xt en de r , W ind ow s 20 00 aut om ati ca lly ena bl es fi le s har ing. The onl y ite m tha t nee ds to b e al te re d is wo rkgr oup set tin gs.
48 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 49 Chapter 7 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 4. Th e “I den tif ica tion Cha ng es ” wind ow app ear s. In the “C om put er N ame ” te xt bo x, ty pe a na me d iff er ent tha n th e ot her co mp ut er s on the net wo rk.
48 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 49 Chapter 7 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Window s 98SE and Me 1. Cl ic k Start , s ele ct Settings , the n Control P anel . 2. I n the Co ntr ol P ane l win do w , d ou ble -c lic k the Netwo rk ic on .
50 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 51 Chapter 7 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 4. Se lec t Ser vice , the n c lic k A dd . The “Se lec t N etw ork Servi ce ” wind o w ap pea rs . 5. H ighl igh t File and printer shar ing for Microsoft N etworks , th en cli ck OK .
50 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 51 Chapter 7 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 7. Cl ic k OK . Th e N etw ork wind ow r eapp ea rs. 8. In th e N etw ork wind ow , s ele ct I dentification . The “I de nti fi cat io n ” tab ap pea rs .
52 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 53 Chapter 7 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 15. Af te r yo ur c omp ut er res ta rts, W in do ws pr om pts for a us er n ame and pas s- w or d.
52 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 53 Chapter 7 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Depends on Passw ord - Al lo ws yo u to set bot h R ea d On ly a nd F ull ac ces s on th e sh ar ed f ile or d riv e. The l ev el o f ac ces s wil l de pen d o n the pas sw ord s en te r ed in the ap pr op ria te fie ld.
54 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 4. A “P ro pert ies ” wind ow a ppe ar s, with t he “ Sha rin g ” tab dis pl ay ed. 5. Se lec t Shared As or Share this Printer . Thi s au to mati ca lly ins erts a de fa ult na me f or the prin te r sh ar e nam e.
55 Specifications General Model Numb er HP AP 108 T (M ega Pl ug W ire le ss N etw ork E xt en de r) Standards H om ePl ug P ow erli ne Spec if ica ti on 1 .
56 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual Carrier Modulation DQ PSK , BPS K, DBPS K , RO BO , 1 6 Q AM , 64 Q AM, C CK Operating Range 30 - 300 met ers LED Indic at ors P ow er , W ire le ss Envir onmental Po wer Ex te rna l, 110 - 240 v 0.
57 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e th at allo ws wir ele ss c li ent s t o c onn ect to one ano th er . An ac ce ss p oin t ca n al so a ct as a bri dg e bet we en wire le ss c li ent s an d a “wi re d” netw ork , suc h as an Eth er net net wo rk.
58 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 59 Appendix B G lossary Ethernet Network A st an dar d wir ed n etw orki ng co nfi gu rati on usi ng cab les and hub s. Fir ewall A me th od p rev ent in g us ers out si de the netw ork fro m acc ess ing and /o r da mag - in g fi les or c omp ut er s on the net wo rk.
58 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 59 Appendix B G lossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-Point Protocol ov er Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-Point Protocol ov er A TM) M etho ds o f s ecu re dat a tra ns mis si on. Router A c en tral devi ce tha t ma na ges the dat a tra ff ic o f y ou r ne tw ork .
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61 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notices Class B Equipment Th is e qui pm en t ha s bee n t est ed an d fo un d to co mp ly wi th t he l imi ts for a Cl ass B di git al d evic e, pur su ant to P art 15 of th e FCC R ul es.
62 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 62 Th is d evic e co mpl ie s wit h P art 15 of the FCC R ule s. Oper ati on is s ubj ect to t he f ol - lo wing t wo co nd iti on s: 1 . Th is devic e ma y no t ca us e ha rmf ul i nt erf er enc e 2.
63 Lim ited W arranty Har dware : A ctio nt ec Elec tr on ics , I nc ., warra nt s to the end use r (“ C ust ome r”) tha t th is h ar dw ar e pr odu ct wi ll be fr ee f ro m d efe cts in w orkm an.
64 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual TH IS A CTI ONT EC ELEC TR ONIC S PR ODU CT MA Y IN CL UDE OR B E BU NDL ED WI TH TH IR D-P AR TY SOFT W ARE , TH E US E OF WH ICH IS GO VER NED BY A SE P ARA TE END -US ER LI CE NSE A GREE MEN T .
64 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual 65 Limited W arranty NE ITH ER ASS UME S NO R A UTH ORI ZE S A NY O THER PER SON T O A SSU ME F OR IT AN Y O THE R LI ABI LIT Y IN CONN EC TIO N W ITH THE SALE , INS T ALL A TIO N, MA INT EN ANCE OR US E OF ITS PR ODU CT S.
66 Actiontec MegaPlug Wir eless Networ k Extender User Manual Gov erning Law : Thi s Li mit ed W arra nty sha ll be go v ern ed b y the la ws of the S tat e of Ca lif orni a, U .
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