TL-WPA4220 300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender REV1.0.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2013 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Model No.
Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not open this product or attempt to service it; it may expose you to dangerous high voltage or other risks. 2. Do not operate this product near water. 3. Do not place or operate this product near a radiator or a heat register. 4. Do not expose this product to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. 5. Do not connect this product or disconnect it from a wall socket during a lightning or a thunderstorm. 6.
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 System Requirement ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Package Contents ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Conventions.....................................................
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 1 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender. This device is not only a 500Mbps/200Mbps powerline Ethernet adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure, but also a 300Mbps Wi-Fi Access Point which creates a wireless network allowing for greater range and mobility.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 1.3 Conventions The extender, or TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220, or device mentioned in this User Guide stands for TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product. They may differ from the actual situation. You can set the parameters according to your demand. ) Note: This User Guide is shared by TL-WPA4220 and TL-WPA2220.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 2 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Hardware Connection 2.1 Before You Begin Please read this User Guide carefully before installing and using the equipment. The operating distance or range of your wireless connection varies significantly based on the physical placement of the powerline extender. Factors that can weaken signals by getting in the way of your network’s radio waves are metal appliances or obstructions, and walls.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.2 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays information about the device’s status. LEDs Name Power LED Status Solid The device is on. Off The device is off. Blinking Powerline LED Ethernet LED Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone LED Indication Solid Off The device is in the pairing procedure. The device is connected to a powerline network, but there is no data being transferred. The device isn’t connected to any powerline network.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.3 Physical Interface There are four physical items on this device. Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone Button Ethernet Port Pair Button Reset Button Item Description Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone Button Press the button for 2 seconds to start Wi-Fi Clone. Press the button for 5 seconds to enable or disable the wireless function. Ethernet Port Two 10/100Mbps Ethernet port connected to PC LAN card or broadband device.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2． Connect the other end of the Ethernet (RJ45) cable to an available Ethernet port of your wireless router. 3． Plug the powerline extender or powerline adapter into a wall socket. 4． Check and confirm the LEDs status. (The Power LED and Ethernet LED on the powerline device should be ON.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: As soon as the powerline devices are connected following the steps above, a powerline network is available.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2.5 Wi-Fi Clone Button for Super Range Extension Wi-Fi Clone button is used for copying the wireless settings (including SSID and wireless password) from the front wireless router. Wi-Fi Clone Steps: Before taking the steps below, please make sure the current wireless password of the front router isn’t the default value. 1. Press the WPS button on the router for 2 seconds. (Here we take TP-LINK router as an example.) 2.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ) Note: If you want to establish a secure and separate wireless network from the wireless router, please refer to 3.4.2 Wireless Security to set a different SSID and passphrase for your powerline extender.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 3 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Configure the Device This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Netscape® Navigator, Firefox, Safari, Opera or Chrome) management page, which can be launched on any windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser. 3.1 Login 3.1.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 2. Find the model to be configured and click Connect to log in the Web-based management utility. Figure 3-2 Management Utility ) Note: If another TL-WPA4220 is displayed on the screen above and you cannot decide which model is the one you are configuring, please refer to the MAC address under MAC Address column. The device’s MAC address can be found on the label at the bottom of the device. 3.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ) Note: If the above screen does not prompt, it means that your web-browser has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools >Internet Options>Connections>LAN Settings, in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it. 3.1.2 For Wireless Connection If your device is connected to the extender via wireless, you can log in the extender by following the steps below: 1.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.2 Status The Status page displays the powerline extender’s current status and configuration. All information is read-only. Figure 3-6 Status ¾ Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the powerline extender. ¾ Hardware Version - This field displays the current hardware version of the powerline extender.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 ¾ ¾ 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Wireless - This field displays the current settings or information for wireless. They can be configured on the Wireless → Wireless Settings page. z Wireless Radio - Indicates whether the wireless radio feature of the powerline extender is enabled or disabled. z Name (SSID) - The SSID of the powerline extender. z Channel - The wireless channel in use. z Mode - The current wireless mode the powerline extender works on.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender the powerline extender an ideal solution for your wireless network. Here you can create a wireless local area network just through a few settings. Wireless Settings is used for the configuration of some basic parameters of the powerline extender. Wireless Security provides three different security types to secure your data and thus providing greater security for your wireless network.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender function of the powerline extender in a region other than one of those specified in this filed. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance. When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the Save button, then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK. Note Dialog ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency will be used.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. The default password can be found on the label at the bottom of the device. Wireless security can be configured on the following screen shown as Figure 3-10. Figure 3-10 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - Check this radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-13 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK • Version - You can select one of following versions. 9 Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 9 WPA-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA. 9 WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. • Encryption - When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK for Authentication Type, you can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES as Encryption.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-15 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry ¾ MAC Address - Enter the wireless station's MAC address that you want to control. ¾ Description - Give a simple description of the wireless station. ¾ Status - Select a status for this entry, either Enabled or Disabled. To set up an entry, follow these instructions: First, you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can access the device or not.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender For example: If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE is able to access the device, while all other wireless stations cannot access the device, you should configure the Wireless MAC Address Filtering list by following these steps: 1. Click the Enable button to enable this function. 2.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ¾ RTS Threshold - Specifies the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the device will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame. The default value is 2346. ¾ Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender ) Note: This page will be refreshed automatically every 5 seconds. 3.5 Powerline There are two submenus under the Powerline menu (shown in Figure 3-8): Network Settings and Station Settings. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 3-18 Wireless menu 3.5.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-20 Station Settings ¾ MAC Address - The remote station's MAC address. The value can not be changed. ¾ Device Password - The security ID of remote station. ¾ Device Name - The name used for identifying a station. To add or modify a station entry, click the Add or Modify button in operation column and following these instructions: 1. 2. 3. Enter the station password in Device Password field.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-22 Add a new station Click the Refresh button to update the current connected stations. Click the Next button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page. ) Note: You can do Add or Modify operation only when the remote station is connected. If the remote station which you entered the password is power off or leave the current network, you can only do Delete operation. 3.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Figure 3-24 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. ¾ Firmware Version - Here displays the current firmware version. ¾ Hardware Version - Here displays the current hardware version. The hardware version of the upgrade file must accord with the current hardware version.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.2 Factory Defaults Selecting System Tools > Factory Defaults allows you to restore the factory default settings for the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-25. Figure 3-25 Restore Factory Defaults Click Restore to reset all configuration settings to their default values. • Default User Name: admin • Default Password: admin • Default IP Address: 192.168.1.1 • Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.4 Reboot Selecting System Tools > Reboot allows you to reboot the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-27. Figure 3-27 Reboot the device Click the Reboot button to reboot the device. Some settings of the device will take effect only after rebooting, which include: • Change the powerline extender's IP Address (system will reboot automatically). • Change the Wireless configurations.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 3.6.6 System Log Selecting System Tools > System Log allows you to query the Logs of the device on the screen shown in Figure 3-29. Figure 3-29 System Log The device can keep logs of all traffic. You can query the logs to find what happened to the device. Click the Refresh button to show the latest log list. Click the Clear All button to clear all logs.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 4 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Connecting to Wireless Network The default SSID is TP-LINK_××××××. (×××××× stand for the last six unique numbers of the WLAN MAC which can be found on the label at the bottom of the device.) The default Wireless Password can also be found on the label of the device.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 2. 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Input the network key and then click OK. Figure 4-2 ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key. 3. You have joined the home network and can surf the Internet now.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 4.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Right-click the icon at the bottom of your screen, then click Connect to a network. Figure 4-4 2. Select the SSID of TL-WPA4220 and then click Connect.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 3. 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Input the network key and then click OK. Figure 4-6 ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key. 4. You have joined the home network and can surf the Internet now. Click Close to finish the connection.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 4.3 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Click the icon Connect. at the bottom of your desktop, select the SSID of TL-WPA4220 and then click Figure 4-8 2. Input the network key and then click Connect. Figure 4-9 ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key. 4.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender 1. Click the icon Connect. 2. Input the network security key and then click Next. at the bottom of your desktop, select the SSID of TL-WPA4220 and then click ) Note: If your network is an unsecured network, you will not be prompted to input the network key. 3. Click to select whether to turn on sharing and connect to devices.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 4. 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender You have joined the home network and can surf the Internet now.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 Chapter 5 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline dvices. For the powerline devices to communicate with each other, they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NMK). Otherwise, they cannot unscramble the encrypted data sent in the powerline network.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Step 2. Within two minutes, press and hold the Pair button on Powerline device A/B for one second. Step 3. Wait for about 60 seconds while your powerline devices are connecting. The Power LED on powerline device A/B and C will stop flashing and become solid light when the connection is made. ) Note: The sequence of Step 1 and Step 2 can be exchanged.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide provides answers to common problems regarding the powerline Ethernet adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: 1) Make sure that the powerline extender is properly plugged into a power outlet. 2) Make sure the power outlet is active (working) by plugging another electric device into it. 3) Re-plug the powerline extender to the power outlet.
TL-WPA4220/TL-WPA2220 300Mbps AV500/AV200 WiFi Powerline Extender Appendix B: Specifications HARDWARE FEATURES Standards and Protocols HomePlug AV, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.11b/g/n Interface 2*10/100Mbps Ethernet Port Plug Type EU, UK Button Pair, Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Clone, Reset LED Indicator PWR, PLC, ETH, WiFi/Wi-Fi Clone Dimensions ( W x D x H ) 3.7 x 2.1 x 1.6 in.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Rev: 1.0.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2012 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Model No.
CONTENTS Package Contents......................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................. 2 1.1 Conventions ........................................................................................... 2 1.2 System Requirement.............................................................................. 2 1.3 Important Safety Instructions .........................................
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Package Contents The AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: One AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 Nano Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ-45 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit) One Resource CD This Guide Management Utility Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
TL-PA4010 Chapter 1 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Powerline Adapter. This device is an AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter 8. Plug this product directly into a wall socket (100Vac~240Vac). Do not use an extension cord between this product and the AC power source. 9. When plugging this product into a wall socket, make sure that the electrical socket is not damaged, and that there is no gas leakage. 10. Place the connecting cables properly so that people won’t stumble or walk on it. 11. This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label.
TL-PA4010 Chapter 2 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 500Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring. Simply plug this Powerline Adapter into an ordinary power outlet to extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing LAN network to any other electrical outlet in any rooms of your house.
TL-PA4010 Ethernet LED AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Off The adapter isn’t connected to any powerline network or is in power-saving mode. On The Ethernet port is connected, but there is no data being transferred. Blinking Off The Ethernet port is transferring data. The Ethernet port isn’t connected. Note: 5 minutes after the device connected to the adapter is turned off, and the adapter will automatically switch to the power-saving Mode. 2.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter which it is associated with and its network name assumes a random value. The Power LED turns off when it disconnects from the Powerline network. 2. For detailed information about the Pair button, please refer to Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 2.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter 2.6 Hardware Connection – Internet This section describes how to connect the Powerline Adapter into your existing ADSL broadband connection via ADSL Ethernet port. Follow the procedures described below to connect the Powerline Adapter to your ADSL broadband connection: 1． Connect one end of the provided Ethernet (RJ-45) cable to the Powerline Adapter’s Ethernet port.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Note: Do not connect the Powerline adapter to an extension lead, power strip, extension cord, or surge protector as these may degrade the network performance.
TL-PA4010 Chapter 3 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Powerline Utilities are installed, uninstall them and restart your personal computer before installing this provided software. Note: To install Management Utility, please make sure that WinPcap 4.1.2 has been installed in your computer.
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TL-PA4010 Step 3: AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.
TL-PA4010 Chapter 4 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set up or configure the devices according to your need. This Powerline Utility enables the users to identify powerline devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance and ensures privacy by setting user defined secure powerline networks.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the powerline adapter connected to the current computer where this management utility is running. Network Name: Displays the network name of the current network or you can give a name for the network in which the powerline adapter is. By default, the network name is HomeplugAV. Use Default (HomePlugAV): Check the box before this item to use the default network name.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter 4.2 Network The Network tab window shows information of all the powerline adapters found on the current logical network. Furthermore, here you can change the Name of the listed powerline adapters as well as add another device to the current network. Type: Displays the type of the remote device found in the network. Name: Displays the name of the remote device found in the network.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter 4.2.1 Rename the Remote Device/Enter Password You can change the name of the remote adapter to an easy-to-remember one. Additionally, you can select the desired adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format) so as to set the network name of this device on System configuration homepage.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled “Advanced” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the limit bandwidth can be took full advantage. QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and raw data. To provide higher QoS for streaming data, priority levels can be set using tags at the beginning of data frames. Virtual Local Area Network (Vlan) 802.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Simple Application Mapping: The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you will use your local HomePlug device for by pitching one of the following radios. Please select the radio type according to your demand. Advanced Priority Mapping: The group sets VLAN priority to CAP mapping and default priority. Note that in HomePlug, CAP 3 is the highest priority while CAP 0 is the lowest priority.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter 4.4.1 Upgrade Firmware Click the Upgrade Firmware button to upgrade the version of the firmware for the adapter and the following dialog will pop up. NVM: None-volatile memory. It is used for upgrading the firmware. PIB: Parameter Information Block. It contains configuration values that establish device network identity, general capabilities and operational modes.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter If you want to upgrade the version of firmware for the device, please select appropriate Firmware and PIB files together. New firmware versions and PIB files are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. Note: The parameter information of PIB will restore to the factory defaults after resetting the PLC. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.
TL-PA4010 Chapter 5 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair ( Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. For the powerline adapters to communicate with each other they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NMK). Otherwise, they cannot unscramble the encrypted data sent in the powerline network.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Join an existing Powerline AV Network: Powerline adapter A and Powerline adapter B form a HomeplugAV Network, Powerline adapter C wants to join this network. Step 1. Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter C for 1 second. Step 2. Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter A/B for 1 second. (This step must be taken within 120 seconds after step 1 is finished.) Step 3. Wait for about 60 seconds while your Powerline adapters are connecting.
TL-PA4010 AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting provides answers to common problems regarding the Powerline Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: a) Make sure that the Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet. b) Make sure the power outlet is active (working) by plugging another electric device into it. c) Re-plug the Powerline Adapter to the power outlet.
