EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide HP-8501 85Mbps Powerline Ethernet Bridge User’s Manual
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide Index 1. Powerline Networking Installation........................................................................................................................ 0 1.1 Basic Installation............................................................................................................................... 0 1.2 Application Examples ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2.
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EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 1. Powerline Networking Installation 1.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 1.2 Application Examples 1.2.1 Connecting one computer to internet via power outlet 1.2.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 1.2.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 1.3 Benefits ‧Up to 85 Mbps data transfer rate over the household power circuit. ‧Ranges of 200 meters. ‧No new network cables needed for home networking. ‧Deliver the benefits of Ethernet without the expense of wiring. ‧Transfer large files between computers in short time. ‧High-speed Internet access and DVD-quality video streaming ‧Compatible with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u. ‧Keep data privacy through DES data encryption method. 1.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 2. Network Utility for Powerline Bridge Note: The device is able to detect other powerline devices which is on the same power circuit automatically. You only need to install.this utility program when you want to enable the encrypt function of Powerline Extender to secure your data, or you have problem connecting other powerline devices.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 2.2 Windows Configuration Utility In order to run the utility, double-click the utility icon. Figure 2 shows the content of main tab of the configuration utility. The following picture shows a Powerline Ethernet device connected as a local device and other Powerline Ethernet devices as remote devices.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide Figure 3 : Main tab with local low-speed Powerline Ethernet device 2.3 User Interface 2.3.1 The ‘Main’ Tab The Main tab provides a list of all Powerline Ethernet devices logically connected to the computer where the configuration utility is running. The top panel shows all local Powerline Ethernet devices found. In most cases, only one device will be shown there.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide Figure 4: Multiple local devices found 7
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide The lower panel displays all the Powerline Ethernet devices, discovered on the current logical network (remote devices). The number of remote devices found, the type of logical network (Public or Private), and a message area that reports connectivity and scan status will be displayed above this panel. The following information is displayed for each devices found: Device Name column shows the name of a found device.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide The Add button is used to add a remote device to your network that is not listed in the lower panel, for example, a device currently located on another logical network. Users will be prompted to input 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 shown below. The dialog box allows user to enter both device name and the password.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide The Scan button is used to perform an search of the Powerline Ethernet devices connected to the computer. By default, the utility will automatically scan once every few seconds and updates the display. A typical screen after naming and supplying passwords might appear as in Figure 7.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 2.3.2 The ‘Privacy’ tab The Privacy dialog screen provides a means for managing the local network and providing additional security. All Powerline Ethernet devices come with a default logical network (network name), which is normally “HomePlug” . The Privacy tab allows user to make the network private by changing the network name (network password) of devices.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide The Set Local Device Only button is used to change the network name (network password) for local devices only. After doing this, all the devices seen on the Main panel prior to this will no longer reachable or respond to your command, as they will be located n a different logical network hereafter. Devices previously set up with the same logical network (same network name) will appear in the device list afterward by selecting this option.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 2.4 The ‘Diagnostics’ tab The Diagnostics tab shows system information and a history of all devices seen. It will be something like Figure 9. The upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer used to communicate over Powerline Ethernet Network.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide The lower panel contains a history of all remote devices found by the computer. Devices are shown here regardless they are located on the same logical network or not. Devices that are active on the current logical network will show a transfer rate in the ‘Rate’ column. For those devices which are located on other networks, or devices that may no longer exist are shown with an ‘?’ mark in the ‘Rate’ column.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide 2.4.1 The ‘About’ Tab This tab shows the software release date. Figure 10: About Tab 2.4.2 The ‘Preferences’ Tab The lower part of the panel may display options for user preferences (such as turning the auto-scan feature on or off) as shown Figure 10 listed above.
EDIMAX HP-8501 Quick Installation Guide Declaration of Conformity The following Equipment : Powerline Ethernet 85 Report No. : S940140 is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the harmonization of the Laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits(73/23/EEC).
