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© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - SECOND EDITION (Feb 2004) HomePlug USB Adaptor User Manual English LINDY No. 25121 www.LINDY.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a LINDY HomePlug product. HomePlug technology makes setting up a home or small office network quick and easy! HomePlug allows you to create a network using electrical pow er lines.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 3 Understanding HomePlug Encryption and Security HomePlug uses password encryption to prevent unw anted access from within or outside of your network. The encryption works by using a string of letters and/or numbers to encode your data.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 4 Software Installation Note: Windows may look different on other platforms! 1. Do not connect the HomePlug USB Adaptor to your computer yet! Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. If the CD doesn’t automatically load, run - <CD Drive Letter>:usbsetup.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 5 4. Connect the HomePlug Adaptor to your computer now! ( See ‘Connecting the HomePlug USB Adaptor’ on page 7) Click ‘OK’ to continue . 5. Restart your comput er for the changes to take effect by clicking ‘Yes’ 6.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 6 7. Software Installation is now complete, click ‘Finish’. 8. Confirm the correct installation of the HomePlug USB Adaptor by viewing ‘Network Connections’ in Windows. Select - Start ► Settings ► Network Connections 9.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 7 Connecting the HomePlug USB Adaptor 1. Plug the supplied power and USB cables into the relevant sockets on the rear of the HomePlug module. 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB socket on your computer.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 8 HomePlug Configuration Utility With the HomePlug Configuration Utility y ou will be able to configure and obtain status on your HomePlug network. Just click the shortcut on your desktop. Device section The Device section shows the HomePlug adaptor(s) that are directly connected (local) to your computer.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 9 Network section This section shows all of the remote HomePlug devices on the HomePlug network. The local HomePlug device will not be shown here. MAC Address The MAC address of each remotely connected HomePlug device is shown here.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 10 Security section The security password for the locally connected device can be set in this section. To ensure network security a password must be set fo r each HomePlug device on the network, and for correct operation all of the HomePlug devic es must share the same password.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 11 Advanced section This section allows you to remotely set the network password of all the HomePlug devices on the network. Remote Passwords The DEK (Default Encryption Key) and status of each remotely connected device is listed in this box.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 12 Setting the network password 1. Open the Advanced section and enter the DEK number of the remote HomePlug device (located on the bottom of the module) in the Device Password box and click ‘Add’ 2. The DEK number will appear in the ‘Remote Passwords’ box.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 13 3. Enter a new network password in the ‘Network Password’ box and click ‘Set All’ to change the network password for the locally connected device and all the remote devices listed in the ‘Remote Passwords’ box.
Manual LINDY HomePlug USB Adaptor Page 14 4. Open the Device section and check the Link Quality of the remote devices by clicking ‘Refresh’. Note: When the password change is successful the link quality will be ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’.
Radio Frequency Energy © LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - SECOND EDITION (Feb 2004) Shielded cables must be used with th is equipment to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emissi on regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances.
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