User`s manual

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Figure 12: Local and Remote Nodes
Home Electrical Wiring
Desktop PC
MODEM 1
MODEM 2
Local
Remote
Perform the following steps to change NIDs:
1. Plug all adapters into the powerline. Make sure that all powerline adapters are connected. If
you are having problems with connectivity between the adapters, please refer to Section
4.5:
Checking Powerline Network Performance;
2. Connect to the Web page of one of the remote powerline adapters;
3. Go to the Change Configuration menu;
4. In the Network Identifier field write the name of choice for your network. Any combination of
letters and numbers can be used; for example: COMTRENDpower;
5. Press the OK button. At this point you will lose connection to the remote node since the NID
has been added but you have not yet set one for the local node;
6. Connect to any remote adapter remaining and repeat Steps 2 through 6;
7. Finally connect to the local adapter and repeat Steps 2 through 6.
After you have changed the NID of the local adapter you will recover communication with all of the
powerline adapters.
4.5 Checking Powerline Network Performance
In the Main page in PLC Connections section is a list of the MAC addresses of all of the neighbouring
adapters that have a connection with the device. This list also indicates the physical throughput in
transmission and reception that the device is achieving with each neighbour. The PLC Connections
screen is shown in
Figure 13.