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1. and also an Ethernet device the user may click to select the one to manage through and then click the Connect button to its right The status area above the button indicates that your PC is connected to that same device Once connected to the chosen local device the utility will automatically scan the power line periodically for any other Powerline Ethernet devices If no local Powerline Ethernet devices are discovered the status area above the connect button will indicate that accordingly Figure 4 illustrates the presence of two local devices in the computer Powerline Ethernet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Local Device s on your computer MAC Address 00 80 52 00 00 04 00 05B4 20821D Powerline Ethernet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Local Device s on your computer Excellent 00 05B4 20 8 30 Figure 4 Multiple Local Device Connection 10 The lower panel displays all the Powerline Ethernet devices discovered on the current logical network remote devices Displayed immediately above this panel is the number of remote devices found the type of logical network Public or Private and a message area that reports connectivity and scan status The following information is displayed for each of the devices discovered that appear in the lower panel Device Name column shows the default device name which may be user re defined A user may change the name by clicking on the name an2. is protected by copyright law and international treaties Figure 1 Install Shield Screen 2 2 Windows Configuration Utility In order to run the utility double click the utility icon Figure 2 shows the main screen of the configuration utility This screen shot shows a Powerline Ethernet device connected as a local device and other Powerline Ethernet devices as remote devices Powerline Ethernet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Local Device s on your computer s MAC Address Connected on High Speed 00 80 52 00 00 04 Fa 00 80 52 00 00 04 Excellent 00 80 52 00 00 05 Excellent 00 05 84 20 821D Figure 2 Main Screen with High Speed Powerline Ethernet device Local Powerline Ethernet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Local Device s on your computer A i Connected on Ethemet 00 0584 20821D 00 80 52 00 00 04 00 80 52 00 00 05 Powerline Ethernet Rename Enter Password Add Scan Figure 3 Main Screen with Low Speed Powerline Ethernet device Local 2 3 User Interface 2 3 1 Main Screen The Main screen essentially provides a list of all Powerline Ethernet devices logically connected to the computer where the utility is running The top panel shows all local Powerline Ethernet devices found connected to the computer s NIC Network Interface Card In most cases only one device will be seen In situations where there are more than one device connected such as a USB
3. KCINICS COMPUTER CMP HOMEPLUG20 25 85Mbps HomePlug Manual ENGLISH Index 1 Powerline Networking Installation 3 1 1 Simple step to install Powerline Networking 3 12 Application Block Diagram id dic 4 1 2 1 Internet ADSL with one computer via power outlet 4 122 Online game via POW CL OU siii 4 1 2 3 Internet ADSL and Home Networking via power outlet 5 1 3 Benefits PEA AA 5 1 4 Features a RE RE A a a O a ARSE eR EN BSR 5 1 5 Package Contents RER EUREN E E A E 6 1 6 System Requirements Re aaa rn a ae a che ice Sates ae ERS SE elas Lice aa 6 2 Powerline Networking Utility cc en sr eier 6 2 1V Config ration A e E E E E ERATE 6 2 1 1 Installation of the Utility can eaohan teats ieathessetenageedui les vivetsabhecs aati ineetteata mabe ieee 6 2 2 Windows Configuration Utility ys ea A A a 8 2 3 User Interface townasanaand eeu ntanaseystagsaanouna Riotaag abunsiaatin ga 9 2 3 1 Main Screen A A E A seek ton dasa EE 9 2 3 2 Privacy Screen ae SFO aii IE EEE TER E 14 2 4 Diagnostics Screen RE 15 ALADO O Eee RER ee 17 DA 2 A EA E E EE EEE E EET ENEE 17 1 Powerline Networking Installation 1 1 Simple step to install Powerline Networking Step 1 Step 2 Plug it into the nearest power socket Connect one powerline Ethernet adapter to your ADSL or Cable modem s Ethernet port Step 3 Plug in the second Powerlin
4. d editing in place or by using the rename button An icon is optionally shown with the name A distinction in icons is made between low speed and high speed devices 14Mbps and 85Mbps By default the icon is displayed with the name MAC Address column shows the device s MAC address Password column shows the user supplied device password initially left blank A user may enter the password by using the Set Password button To set the Password of the device required when creating a private network first select the device by clicking on its name in the lower panel and then click on the Enter Password button A dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 5 to type the password The selected device name is shown above the field for entering the password Hit OK after entering the new password A confirmation box will appear if the password was entered correctly If a device is not found the user will be notified and suggestions to resolve common problems will be presented Set Device Password Device Device 5 Password 2005 008 05200 0009 The Password typically appears as a number and letter code in groups of four separated by dashes ie lt K8Y GH26 BR1K L254 It is found on the device or packaging Figure 5 Set Device Password 11 The Add button is used to add a remote device to your network that is not on the displayed list in the lower panel for example a device currently on another logical network Users are ad
5. e Step 4 Ethernet adapter next to your Internet access from any PC amp connect the Ethernet ports power socket in your home 1 2 Application Block Diagram 1 2 1 Internet ADSL with one computer via power outlet 1 2 2 Online game via power outlet Ethernet xDSL Cable Modem Sony Playstation Microsoft X Box 1 2 3 Internet ADSL and Home Networking via power outlet 1 3 Benefits Data transfers at up to 85 Mbps over the household power circuit Ranges of 200 meters No need new wires for Home networking Deliver the benefits of Ethernet without the wiring expense Send even large files between PCs without long waits High speed Internet and DVD quality video streaming Fully compliant with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u Privacy through DES encryption 1 4 Features Be cost competitive Use the home s existing powerline Easy to install Throughout the whole house just use your power circuit to access the Internet or PC network 5 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing for high data reliability in noisy media conditions Up to 85Mbps data rate on powerline 56 bits DES link encryption for security 3 LEDs indicate status 1 5 Package Contents CMP HOMEPLUG20 25 Powerline Network Management CD Quick Installation Guide Category 5 cable 1 6 System Requirements Ethernet device AC power outlet Windows system for encryption setup 2 Powerline Network
6. ing Utility Note The Powerline Device can auto detect the other powerline bridges which plug in the same power circuit lyou don t need to use this powerline utility except you want to encryption all the powerline devices as the same group or you can not access the other computers Introduction of Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility for Windows OS enables the user to find Powerline Ethernet devices on the Powerline network measures data rate performance ensures privacy performs diagnostics and secures Powerline networks 2 1 Configuration Utility Setup 2 1 1 Installation of the Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Management Utilities are installed before installing this product If other utilities are installed uninstall them and restart before installing this software To install insert the Windows OS Configuration Utility Setup utility CD ROM into the computer s CD 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 The CD will launch an installation utility similar to the one shown in Figure 1 Click the Next button to continue it Powerline Ethernet Adapter InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Powerline Ethernet Adapter 2 HOME NETZ The InstallShield R Wizard will install Powerline Ethernet Adapter on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program
7. nfiguration Utility 13 2 3 2 Privacy Screen The Privacy dialog screen provides a means for managing the local network and providing additional security All Powerline Ethernet devices are shipped using a default logical network network name which is normally HomePlug The Privacy dialog screen allows user to make the network private by changing the network name network password of devices The user can always reset a Powerline Ethernet network to the universal one public by entering HomePlug as the network name or by clicking on the Use Default button Note Changing the network name to any other name other than HomePlug will show the network type on the main screen as Private Powerline Ethernet Utility Main Privacy Diagnostics About Use this screen to create a Private Network that provides you with extra security Private Network Name mer OR Use Defaut Public Network __ Do not share Ihe network name with others you do not want to be part of this network Alter setting the name above choose how it wil be appbed below Place On Tres Network 000 Oriy tho devico attached to ihis computer he Local Device solates this computer from others ALL devices whose Password has been entered They communicate together but are isolated from devices with a different network name Figure 8 Privacy Screen 14 The Set Local Device Only button is used to change the network name network pas
8. ntellon Product Exmware 1 2 Alpha INT5500CS MAC 1 2 3 7 20050201 FINAL 008052000005 2005 0060 5200 0 74 88 HomePiug Jun 2901 39 000584 208210 not entered 14 00 HomePlug Jun 2901 39 Figure 9 Diagnostics Screen The lower panel contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over time Devices are shown here regardless of whether or not they are on the same logical network Devices that are active on the current logical network will show a transfer rate in the Rate column devices on other networks or devices that may no longer exist are shown with an in the Rate column The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics screen Adapter Alias Name Adapter MAC Address Adapter Password Adapter Last known rate Adapter Last Known Network HomePlug chipset manufacturer name Date device last scanned MAC Firmware Version 85Mbps version Only The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later emailing to technical support of a manufacturer or printed for reference during a technical support call Devices no longer part of the network can be deleted using the delete button 16 2 4 1 About Screen The screen shows the software release date Powerline Ethernet Utility Main Piivacy Diagnostics About 2 HOME NETZ Released June 27 2005 A Figure 10 About dialog screen 2 4 2 Preferences The lower part of
9. sword for the local device only After doing this all the devices seen on the Main panel prior to this will no longer be able to communicate or respond to the computer as they will be on a different logical network Devices previously set up with the same logical network same network name will appear in the device list afterward selecting this option The Set All Devices button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Main panel The user must have entered the device s Password in order to set it to the new logical network A notification message will appear to report the success of this operation 2 4 Diagnostics Screen The Diagnostics screen shows system information and a history of all devices seen The appearance is shown in Figure 9 The upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer used to communicate over Powerline Ethernet Network It shall include the following Operating System Type Version Host Network Name User Name MAC Address of all NICs network interface card Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used NDIS and optionally Powerline Ethernet device chipset manufacturer name 85Mbps version Only MAC Firmware Version 85Mbps version Only Vendor name 15 Main Privacy Diagnostics About On NIC 1 MAC 00 0 06 09 55 65 HomePlug Device 1 MAC 00 80 52 00 00 04 Network name HomePlug Vendor I
10. the panel may display options for user preferences such as turning the auto scan feature on or off as shown Figure 10 above 17 K COMICS COMPUTER www konigcomputer com
11. vised to locate the passwords for all devices they wish to manage and add them to the local logical network by clicking on the Add button A dialog box will appear as seen below The dialog box allows the user to enter both a device name and the password A confirmation box will appear if the password was entered correctly and if the device was found If a device is not found the user will be notified and suggestions to resolve common problems will be presented Add Device to Network Device Name Device1 Password 2002 0005 8 420 8 30 The Password typically 2 appears as a number an Y 2 y a 8 ite letter code in groups of four separated by dashes ie XK8Y GH26 BR1K L254 It is found on the device or packaging Cancel Figure 6 Add Remote Device wi Note The device must be present on the power line plugged in in order for the password to be confirmed and added to the network Ifthe device could not be located a warning message will be shown 12 The Scan button is used to perform an immediate search of the Powerline Ethernet devices connected to the computer By default the utility automatically scans every few seconds and updates the display Atypical screen after naming and supplying passwords might appear as in Figure 7 Powerline Ethernet Utility Main Privacy Disgnostics Abou Excellent 00 05 84 2082 10 00 80 52 00 00 05 2005 0080 5200 0005 Figure 7 Main Screen of the Co
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