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About the
P
r
o
du
c
t
ALL168211
is ready to use out of the box and does not require the installation of
d
r
i
v
e
r
software to work.
I
t
can be connected
to computers
,
routers, gaming consoles,
hubs,
IPTV
set-top boxes, and other
E
t
h
e
r
n
e
t
devices
r
e
g
a
r
d
l
e
ss
of
op
e
r
a
t
i
ng
s
y
s
t
e
m
.
How
D
o
e
s
I
t
Work?
ALL168211 utilizes the existing electrical wiring in the house as
a
path to create a
secured network of
computers,
E
t
h
e
r
n
e
t
devices and Wireless
d
e
v
i
c
e
s
. With a maximum
data rate of up to 200 Mbps, HomePlug
AV
can reliably handle
h
i
gh
r
e
qu
i
r
e
m
e
n
t
applications like
broadband
I
n
t
e
r
n
e
t
,
high definition video
s
t
r
e
a
m
i
ng,
a
nd
V
o
i
c
e
over
I
P
.
HomePlug
AV
converts digital signals to a complex analog signal that
traverses
along
t
h
e
electrical wires. When receiving the analog signal, HomePlug
AV
converts the
a
n
a
l
og
signal back to digital.
T
o
make the signal secured, a 128-bit
AES
encryption is
a
pp
li
e
d
.
A
HomePlug
AV
device can only
c
o
mm
un
i
c
a
t
e
with other HomePlug
AV
devices that
us
e
the same Private Network Name.
T
h
e
Private Network Name can be changed
m
a
nu
a
ll
y
using the HomePlug
AV
U
t
ili
t
y
software on a computer with a Windows
op
e
r
a
t
i
ng s
y
s
t
e
m
.
When you use the
software,
you have to manually type the Private Network Name
f
o
r
the device.
A
no
t
h
e
r
way to change the Private Network Name is to use the
S
i
m
p
l
e
C
onn
e
c
t
button. Simple
C
onn
e
c
t
automatically
creates an encrypted Private
N
e
t
w
o
r
k
Name.
I
t
can also be used to reset the Private Network Name or to add a device into
a
n
existing HomePlug
AV
n
e
t
w
o
r
k
.
Note: HomePlug
AV
devices from the
T
w
i
n
Pack are already configured to use a common Private
N
e
tw
o
r
k
Name unique for that pair and are ready to use.
T
h
e
HomePlug
AV
from a Single Pack, on the other
h
a
n
d,
uses a random Private Network Name.
Y
ou
still need to change its Private Network Name to allow it
to
c
o
mm
u
n
i
c
a
te
with an existing HomePlug
AV
n
et
w
o
r
k
.
When a HomePlug
AV
c
o
mm
un
i
c
a
t
e
s
with
another
device, the Powerline
Activity
L
E
D
color will give you an idea about the connection rate:
R
e
d
means below 30 Mbps;
A
m
b
e
r
means 30 to 80 Mbps; and
G
r
ee
n
means more than 80
M
bps
.