Owner's Manual

Getting Started

XAVN2001 Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender

LED and Feature Descriptions

The following table describes the status LEDs on the Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender.

Table 1. LED descriptions

Item Description

Power

LED

• Solid green. The electrical power is on.

• Blinking green.The adapter is in the process of restarting or setting up security.

• Amber. Power saving mode. The unit enters power saving mode if the Ethernet port is not

linked for more than 10 minutes.

• Off. There is no electrical power, or power has been turned off through the Powerline

Utility.

Powerline LED

• Solid. The adapter is connected to a Powerline network.

• Blinking. The adapter is sending or receiving data.

• Off. The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices using the same

encryption key, or has been turned off through the Powerline Utility.

The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the strongest link rate, indicated

by the color displayed by the LED:

Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps

(Best) - Good for HD video

Amber. Link rate > 50, < 80

Mbps

(Better) - Good for SD Video

Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps

(Good) - Good for data

Ethernet LED

• Solid. The Ethernet port is linked, but there is no activity.

• Blinking. There is traffic on the Ethernet port.

• Off. There is no Ethernet connection, or it has been turned off through the Powerline

Utility.

Buttons

Three buttons are located on the side of the Powerline Extender:

• Reset. Press the Reset button for 1 second, and then release it to return the Powerline

adapter to its factory default settings.

• Security. After you plug in your new AV adapters, press the Security button for 2

seconds on both of the AV adapters. You have to press both buttons within 2 minutes.

The Security button does not work in power saving mode. The unit enters power saving

mode if the Ethernet port is idle (not linked) for more than 10 minutes.

• On/Off. This button is used for wireless setup with WPS. See Method B: Use the WPS

Button for Wireless Setup on page 11.

Ethernet Port

Plug one end of the Ethernet cable that comes with the XAVN2001 Powerline AV 200

Wireless-N Extender into this port and the other end either into your router, or into the

computer or another peripheral device.