Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TL-PA250 TP-Link
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TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Rev: 1.0.0 1910010540.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS S pecifications are subje ct to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L TD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion.
Import ant Safety Instructions 1. Do not open this product or attempt to servic e it; it may expose you to dangerous high voltage or other risks. 2. Do not operate this product near water . 3. Do not place or operate this produc t near a radiator or a heat register .
CONTENTS Chapter 1 In troducti on ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 LED I ndicato r .............................................................................................
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outst anding Powerline Adapter . This device is an A V 200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through which transfo rms your house’s existing el ectrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 2 1.1 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays inform ation about the de vice’s status. Item Statu s Indication Solid The adapter is on. Blinking The adapter is in power-saving mode. Power LED Off The adapter is off.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 3 1.2 Physical Interface There are four physical interfaces on this Mini Powerline Adapter . Integrated Electrical Socket Power Plug Ethernet P.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 4 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 200Mbps data ra te. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by us ing your home existin g electrical wiring.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 5 2.3 Hardware Connection – Computer For those computers you wish to be networked by Powerline Adapter , each of the computers must be properly connected with a Powerline Adapter thro ugh an Ethernet (RJ-45) cable.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 6 ) Note: Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnected device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable. The id le wall sockets or electrical outlets in your household electrical circuit can be used normally without interference from the network.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 7 Chapter 3 Inst alling Management Utility Please verify that no other Power line Adapter or any Encryption M anagement Utilities are installed before installing the provided software.
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TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 10 S t ep 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “TL-P A250 Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 11 Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Powerline A dapter hardware and Managem ent Utility software, you can set up or configure the devic es according to your need.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 12 ¾ Local Device(s) on your computer: This shows all local Powerline Ethernet Adapter found connected to the computer’s LAN ca rd.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 13 ) Note : The parameter information of PIB will restore to the factory defaults after resetting the Powerline Adapter . T o upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download PIB file and firmware up grade file from TP-LINK website ( http://www .
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 14 4.1.2 Enter Password Enter the password of the remote Powerline Adapte rs, and then you can set th e network name of these devices on Privacy configuration homepage. The password can be found on the back of the device.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 15 ) Note : The Powerline Adapter device must be present on t he power line (plugge d in) in order for the password to be confirmed and added to the network. If the Po werline Adapter device could not be located, a warning message will be shown.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 16 4.1.4 Reset This Management Utility allows you to reset the Powerline Adapter to its default settings by clicking the Reset button on the Main page.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 17 4.2 Privacy The Privacy configuration page provides a means for managing the local network and providin g additional security for the logical network and also to select the devices that has to be included in the network.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 18 ¾ Set Local Device Only: Click this tab to change the network name of the local Powerline Adapter device only.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 19 The Diagnostics information displayed can be saved to a text file. One can email the saved text file to the local supplier when there’s technical support requir ed or print the saved text file as reference during a technical support conference.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 20 ¾ Device Last known rate ¾ Device Last Known Network name ¾ Device last seen date on the network The diagnostics information displaye d can be saved to a text file for later use, or can be printed a s a reference for a technical support call.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 21 Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug A V standard uses 12 8-bit AES (Advanced Encryption S t andard) to safely transmit dat a between powerline adap ters.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 22 Join an existing secured Powerline A V Network: Powerline adapter A and Powerline a dapter B form a HomeplugA V Network, Powerline adapter C wants to join this network. Ste p 1 . Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter C for 1 second.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 23 Appendix A: T roubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide provides answers to common probl ems regarding the Powerline Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: a) Make sure that the Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet.
TL-P A250 A V200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 24 Appendix B: S pecifications General Standards HomePlug AV, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u Modulation Technology OFDM Protocol Support TCP/IP Data Rat.
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