Installation guide
EDIMAX HP-8501APg
Quick Installation Guide
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3. Utility
Powerline Networking Utility
Note: The device is able to detect other powerline devices which is on the same power circuit
automatically. You only need to install.this utility program when you want to enable the encrypt
function of Powerline Extender to secure your data, or you have problem connecting other
powerline devices.
Introduction of Configuration Utility
The configuration utility for Windows OS enables the user to search all Powerline Ethernet
devices on the Powerline network; check data rate and performance, enables encryption, and
performing diagnostics.
Installation
Please verify that no other Powerline Management Utilities are installed before installing this
software. If other utilities are installed, uninstall them first and restart your computer before
installing this software.
To install, insert the Windows OS configuration utility setup utility CD-ROM into the computer's
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The Setup utility shall run automatically. Alternatively this can also
be done manually by double clicking the setup.exe file on the CD. A welcome screen will be
shown as Figure 1.
Click the Next button to continue.
Figure 1: Install Shield Screen