Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HPE400T ActionTec
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85 Mbp s Mega P lu g E t he r n e t A d ap t e r M o del # : HPE 4 00T U s e r Ma n ua l V er 1. 0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™.
i T able of C onten ts 1 Introduction 1 P ackage Con tents 1 F eatures 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the 4-Port Hub 3 T echnic al Suppor t 4 2 C onnecting the MegaPlug Hub 5 Connecting the H.
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1 Intr o duc tion Th an k y ou fo r pur ch a si ng th e A ct io n t ec M ega Pl u g 4 -P ort H ub . Th e M ega P l ug 4- P o rt H ub is on e of the ea si e st wa ys to en jo y ho me o r s ma ll bu si nes s n et w o rk in g.
2 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatur es s H om e Pl u g T ur bo c om p li an t s 85 M bp s d at a rat e (m ax im um) s 56- b it DE S e nc rypti o n s T wo - pr .
2 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the 4-P or t Hub Th is se cti on c ont a in s a qu ic k de sc ri pt io n of the H ub ’ s ex t er na l fe at u r es .
4 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual A C IN Por t Th e A C I N po rt is use d to c o nn ec t H ub wit h an ele ct ri ca l w al l s oc k et vi a t he in c l ud e d P ow er c ab l e Information S.
5 C o n n e cti ng th e Me ga Pl ug Hu b T o c o nn ec t t he H ub , it m us t be c onn e ct e d t o a c om p ut er , pl ug ge d int o a s ta nd a r d wa ll ou t le t, an d t he C on f ig ur at i on U til ity lo ad e d o n th e co mpu t e r .
6 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Hubs 5. I ns e rt t he ot he r en d o f th e E t he rn et ca b le in t o an E t he rn e t po rt on a r ou te r/ ga t ew a y c on n ec t ed to a c omp u t e r .
6 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Hubs 4. W he n t hi s wi nd ow ap pe a rs , cl ic k Finish . 5. R epe at fo r ot he r co mpu t e rs c o nn ec t ed t o a H ub .
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9 U sing the C onfigura tion Utility O n c e t he H ub ha s b ee n p r o p e r l y c o n n e c t e d a n d i n st a l l e d , th e u se r c an f urt he r c o n - f i g u r e t he H u b u s i n g t h e A ct i o n t ec M eg a P l ug C on fi gu ra t i o n U t i l i ty .
10 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the Configur ation Utility Local D evice(s) on Y our Computer Th e l is t di sp la ys al l M ega P l ug H ub s c o nn e ct e d t o the c o mp u t er .
10 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the Configur ation Utility Local D evice(s) on Y our Computer Th e l is t di sp la ys al l M ega P l ug H ub s c o nn e ct e d t o the c o mp u t er .
12 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual Set All Devices Cl i ck th is bu t t on to en cry pt all devi c es o n t he M ega Pl u g n et w o rk . About Se le ct in g About fr o m t he r o w of tab s n ea r th e t o p o f th e U ti li ty’ s win d o w g e ne r - at es t he “ A bo u t ” ta b .
13 T r oubleshooting T h is c h ap t e r c o n t ai ns a l i s t o f p r o bl e m s t h a t m a y b e e n c o u n t e r e d w hi l e u s i n g t h e M eg a Pl u g 4- P o rt H ub , a nd t ec h n i q u e s t o s o l v e t h em . N ot e t h a t th e s e t e c h n i qu e s m a y n o t b e s u c c e ss fu l i n a l l c a s e s.
14 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Th e P ow er and Lin k li ght s ar e on , but I ca n ’t ac c es s the rou te r/ ga te wa y fr om th e co mp ut er s T r y pl u ggi n g t he H ub in dif f e r en t po we r ou tle ts .
14 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Can my neighbor receive the Hub ’ s net work signal? I t i s p o s s ib l e f o r a n e ig h bo r t o r e c ei v e t he n e tw o rk si gn a l .
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17 Setting Up Sta tic IP A ddr ess T o c o mm uni c at e wit h a M eg aP l ug 4- P ort H ub fr om a c o mp u t er on th e n et w o rk , th e use r ma y ha ve t o s wit ch th e IP ad dr es s s et ti ng s f r o m D HC P - e na b le d t o st at ic IP , so th at th e c omp u t er an d the H ub ar e on th e sa me s ub n et .
18 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A n ot he r me n u ap pea rs . Sel e ct Control Panel . 4. W hen th e “ Co ntr ol P an el” win d o w a p pe ar s , d ou bl e-c l ic k N etwork .
18 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “N et w or k ” win do w ap pea rs . In th e “Th e f ol lo win g ne t w or k c omp o ne n ts ar e in st a ll ed ” li st bo x, lo ca t e a nd do u bl e -c l ic k TCP/IP .
20 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 9. Ent er th e f ol lo wing nu m be r s in th e “ S ub n et ma sk ” te x t bo x: 25 5. 25 5 .2 55 .0 P r ess th e s pa c e b ar on th e k eyb oa r d to ad d t he pe ri od s be t w ee n t he n um be r s.
20 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A n ot he r me n u ap pea rs . Sel e ct Control Panel . 4. W hen th e “ Co ntr ol P an el” win d o w a p pe ar s , d ou bl e-c l ic k N etwork .
22 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “N et w o rk ” win do w ap pea rs . In th e “The fo ll o wi ng ne tw ork c o mp on e nt s ar e in st a ll ed ” li st bo x, lo ca t e a nd do u bl e -c l ic k TCP/IP .
22 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 9. En t e r t he fo ll o wing nu m be r s i n th e “ S ub n et ma sk ” te x t bo x: 25 5. 25 5 .2 55 .0 Do no t i nc lud e the pe ri od s; the y ar e au t o ma t ic al l y e nt er ed .
24 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A n ot he r me n u ap pea rs . Sel e ct Control Panel . 4. W hen th e “ Co ntr ol P an el” win d o w a p pe ar s , d ou bl e-c l ic k N etwork and Dial- up Connections .
24 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. I n t he “N etw ork an d Di a l- u p C o nn ec ti o ns ” wind o w , do u bl e- cli c k Local Area Connection . A nu m be r m a y be d is p la ye d af t er th e L oc al A r ea C on n ec ti on .
26 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 7. Th e “L oc a l A r ea C on n ec ti on P r ope rti e s ” win d o w a pp e ar s. Cl i ck General . 8. I n t he “ C o mp o ne n ts ch e ck ed ar e us ed by th i s c o nn e ct io n ” li s t bo x , do ubl e - c li c k Int erne t Prot ocol ( TCP/IP ) .
26 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 12. En t e r t he fo ll o wing nu m be r s i n th e “ S ub n et ma sk ” te x t bo x: 25 5. 25 5 .2 55 .0 P r ess th e s pa c e b ar on th e k eyb oa r d to ad d t he pe ri od s be t w ee n t he n um be r s.
28 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. W he n t he “ C o nt r o l P an e l” win d o w ap pe ar s , dou b le - cl ick N etwork Connections . 4. I n t he “N etw ork Co nne ct io n s ” win d o w , do u bl e -c l ic k Local Area Connection .
28 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “L oc a l A r ea C on n ec ti o n P ro pe r ti es ” wind ow ap pe a rs . Sel ec t General . 6. I n t he “Th i s c o nn e cti o n u se s th e f ol lo win g it em s ” li st bo x, do u bl e -c l ic k Inte r net Prot ocol ( TCP/IP ) .
30 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 8. I n t he General tab , mak e s ur e th e c ir cl e n ex t to “U se th e f ol lo win g I P A ddr ess ” is se le ct ed. W hen ac ti ve , a bl ac k do t a pp e ar s i n t he ci r c le . If th e c ir cl e a lr ead y c o nt ai ns a b la c k d o t, le a ve it al on e .
31 # Setting Up F ile and Printer Sh ari n g Th is ch a pt er d es c rib es ho w to sh a r e f il es , ha r d d ri v es, an d p ri nt ers o v er t he M ega Pl ug n et w o rk .
32 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 3. Cl i ck Change . 4. W he n t he “ Co mp u t er N am e C h an g es ” win d o w ap pe ar s , ent er a ne w co mpu t e r na m e in th e “ Co mpu t e r n am e ” t ex t bo x.
32 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Windo ws 2000 A ft er i ns t al li ng an d c onf i gu ri ng th e 4 -P ort H ub , W in d o ws 20 0 0 a ut om at ic a ll y en a bl e s f il e s ha ri ng . Th e o n ly it em t ha t nee d s t o b e a lt er ed is w or kg r ou p set tin gs .
34 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 4. Th e “I de nt i fi ca t io n Ch an g es ” wind o w ap pe ar s. I n t he “ Co mp u t er N am e ” t ex t bo x, type a na me di ff er e nt th an th e oth e r c omp u t e rs on th e net w o rk .
34 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Windo ws 98, 98SE, and Me 1. Cl i ck Star t , se le ct Setting s , the n Control P anel . 2. I n t he C on tr ol P ane l wind ow , d ou bl e-c l ic k th e N etwo rk ic o n.
36 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 4. Se le ct Ser v ice , th e n c li c k A dd . The “ S el ec t N et w or k S ervi c e ” win do w ap pea rs . 5. H ig hl ig ht File and printer shar ing for Microsoft N etworks , the n cl ic k OK .
36 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 7. Cl i ck OK . Th e N et w or k wi nd ow r ea p pe ar s . 8. I n t he N etw ork win d o w , se le ct I dentification . Th e “I de nt if i ca ti o n ” ta b ap pe ars .
38 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 15. A ft er y our c o mp u t er r es t art s , W in d o w s p r o mp ts fo r a us e r na m e a nd pa ss - w o r d.
38 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Depends on P assword - A ll o ws y ou t o set bot h R ea d On ly an d F ull ac ce ss on th e sha re d fi le o r d ri v e . The lev el of ac c es s will de pe nd o n t he pa ss w or ds en t e r ed in th e ap pr o p ria t e fi el d.
40 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 4. A “P ro pe rtie s ” win d o w a p pe ar s , wit h the “S ha ri ng ” ta b dis pla ye d . 5. Se le ct Shared As or Share this Printer . Th is au to ma ti cal ly in se rts a d e fa ul t na m e f or th e pri nt er sha r e na me .
41 Specifications General Model Number HP E 40 0 T (M egaP l u g 85 Mb p s 4- P ort H ub) Standards H ome P lu g T urbo P o w er l in e 1 .0 . 1 IE E E 80 2.
42 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual LED Indicators P o we r , HP , 1, 2, 3, 4 En vironmental P ow er E xt ern al , 11 0 - 2 40 v 0. 2a , 50 - 60 Hz Certifications FC C p art 15 , CE Operating.
43 Glossar y Acc ess Point A d evi c e t ha t all o ws wir el es s c l ie n ts t o c o nn e ct to on e an ot he r . A n a c c es s po in t ca n als o act as a br id g e be tw een wir ele s s c li e nt s an d a “wi r ed ” ne tw ork , su c h as an E th e rn et net w ork .
44 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 45 Appendix B Glossar y Ethernet Network A s ta nd ar d wi r ed ne tw ork i ng c on f ig ur at i on us in g ca bl e s an d hu b s. F irewall A m et ho d p r ev en ti n g us ers ou t si d e t he ne tw ork fr om ac c e ss in g an d/ o r d am ag - in g fil es o r c o mp u t e rs on th e n et w o rk .
44 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 45 Appendix B Glossar y PPP oE (Point-T o-P oint Protoc ol ov er Ethernet)/ PPP oA (Point-T o-P oint Protoc ol ov er A TM) M eth o ds of sec u r e d at a tra ns mi s si o n. Router A c e nt ra l d evi c e t ha t ma na ge s the da t a tr af fi c of yo ur ne t w or k.
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47 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui p me nt ha s bee n te st ed a nd fo u nd t o c o mp l y wi th th e lim i ts fo r a Cl a ss B di gi ta l devi c e , pur s ua n t t o P art 1 5 o f th e F CC R ule s.
48 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 48 Th is devi ce co mpl ie s with P art 15 of the FC C R ul es . Ope rati o n i s s ub je ct t o t he fo l - lo win g tw o c o nd it i on s : 1 . Th is devi ce ma y no t ca use ha rm fu l int erf er e nc e 2.
49 Li mi te d W a rrant y Har dware : A cti o nt ec E le ctr on ic s, I nc . , warr an t s t o t he en d us er (“ C u st ome r”) th at th i s ha rd w ar e pr od uc t wil l be f r ee fr om de fe ct.
50 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TE C E LE CT R ONI C S PR OD UC T M A Y IN CL UDE OR BE BU ND LE D WI TH TH IR D- P A R TY SO FT W ARE , THE US E OF W H IC H I S GO VE RN E D BY A SE P A RA TE EN D- US ER LI CE N SE A GR EE M EN T .
50 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 51 Limited W arranty NE IT H ER A SS UM ES NO R A UT H OR IZ ES A N Y O THE R P ER SO N T O A SS UM E F OR IT A NY O T HE R L IA BI LI T Y IN CO NN EC T IO N WI TH TH E S AL E, IN ST ALL A T I ON , MA IN T EN AN CE OR USE OF IT S P R ODU CT S .
52 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual Gov erning L a w : Thi s Li mi t ed W arra n ty s ha ll be go ve rned b y t he la ws of th e St at e of Ca l if o rn ia , U .
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