Powerline Network Instant Network for Internet Access…and More! Solution for SOHO, SMALL OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE Utility Program User Guide for 200Mbps PLC-ETHERNET BRIDGE 1
Index 1. Introduction........................................................................3 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 2. System Requirements................................................................................................................ 3 Installation................................................................................................................................. 3 Run the Utility.......................................................................................................
1. Introduction This Utility Program enables users to find 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices on the Powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure Powerline networks. 1.1. System Requirements Operating System Browser CPU RAM Free Disk Space Network Interface 1.2. Microsoft Windows 2000 , XP , Vista Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2.
Figure 1: Installation Browser Snapshot 1.3. Run the Utility After installing the Utility Program, please run the Utility Program from the Start / All Programs or double-click the utility icon on the desktop. Figure 2 is the main tab screen of the utility program. This screen shows a 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device connected as a local device and another 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device as remote devices.
2. How to use There are four Tabs (Main, Privacy, Diagnostics, About) in the Utility program layout. Each Tab will provide different functions. Sec. 2.1~2.4 explains each tab’s functions: 2.1. Main Tab The “Main” tab will list all the 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices logically connected in current available Powerline networks.
Figure 2: The main tab screen The “TEI” column shows the unique “Terminal Equipment Identifier” of each 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge inside the Powerline network. This TEI value is automatically appointed by the Powerline network and cannot be changed unless the device is unplugged. The “Password” column shows each 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge‘s password. You can input the password by clicking the “Enter Password” button. The “MAC Address” column shows the 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge’s MAC address.
value is “ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff”. The “Speed(Mbps)” column shows the remote device’s mutual transmit speed with the local device, in Mbps(Million bits per second). “Enter Password” button If you want to create a private network, you need to enter the device password first. Please click on the intended device to make it highlighted then click the “Enter Password” button, and the “Set Device Password” dialog box will show up (Figure 3). The selected device’s TEI and MAC address are shown in the dialog box.
Figure 4: Add Remote Device “Scan” button The “Scan” button is used to search for the 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices connected to your logical network immediately. By default setting, It will automatically scan every 10 seconds and updates the display lists.
2.2. Privacy Tab When rolling out of factory, every 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device carries a default logical network name: “HomePlugAV”. The “Privacy” tab provides functions to manage this logical network name and create private network. “Use Default (Public Network)” button You can directly set the network name back to the default “HomePlugAV” by clicking the “Use Default (Public Network)” button first, then press the “Set Local Device Only” button.
“Set Local Device Only” button The “Set Local Device Only” button is used to change the network name of the local device only. After changing the network name to a new one, all the devices existing in the same network before will no longer be able to communicate or respond to you, because they will not have the same network name with the local device.
2.3. Diagnostics Tab The “Diagnostics” tab shows the system information and the history of all the devices that have been found before (Figure 6).
Figure 6: Diagnostics Tab Screen The lower window of Diagnostics tab contains the history of all remote devices which have been found by the computer previously. All the devices will be shown here, regardless of they are currently active or not.
to text file or print out by printers. Devices which no longer existed in the network can be deleted using the “Delete...” button. “Delete…” button Select the device which is no longer existed in the network by clicking its record first, then click this button to delete the record. “View Report…” button Click this button to view all the device information displayed on the upper and lower window by the default text editor.
2.4. About Tab The “About” Tab shows the software version, and manufacturer information.
