homeplug turbo ethernet bridge User Manual Model 502641 INT-502641-UM-0706-04
Table of contents section page 1. Introduction........................................................................3 2. Planning Your HomePlug Network..................................3 3. Connecting the Bridge........................................................4 Bridge Connections & LED Indicators............................................4 Connecting to a Router..............................................................4 4. Configuration Utility.....................................
1. INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS HomePlug Turbo Ethernet Bridge, Model 502641. The bridge will allow you to network better than ever by letting you turn the existing AC power lines in your home or office into a high-speed network. Now you don’t have to drill through the walls or climb through the attic or cellar to install network cables. Just use the wires that already run through the building.
3. connecting the bridge Bridge Connections & LED Indicators NOTE: To connect the powerline network to the Ethernet network, this device can be attached to a LAN switch port; however, each PC or server on the powerline network needs to be directly attached to its own HomePlug bridge. 1. Plug the Cat5e cable into the Ethernet ports of the computer and the bridge. 2. Plug the electrical cable into the electrical port.
NOTE: If you want the devices on your HomePlug network to share high-speed Internet access, connect the bridge to a router after you run the HomePlug Configuration Utility (refer to the previous section). Utility Installation & Access 1. Insert the included utility CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, then run the setup.exe program start to install. 2. When the welcome screen comes up, click “Next” to continue. 3. Enter your information. 4.
5. Wait for the finish status, then click “Finish” to complete the installation. To access the configuration utility, double-click the PowerPacket Configuration Utility icon (shown at left) on your desktop. Main Tab Clicking on the Main tab shows the main screen of the configuration utility. The upper window on the screen shows a HomePlug device connected locally to the host computer. In most cases, only one device will be seen.
The lower window displays all the HomePlug remote devices detected on the current logical network. Just above this Remote Device window is the total number of remote devices connected on the same network; the type of network (public or private), based on the network status of the local device; and the scan status option, which shows whether the Autoscan functionality is turned on or off. The following information is displayed for all devices that appear in the lower panel.
The “Scan” button is used to perform an immediate search for the HomePlug devices connected to the network. By default, the utility automatically scans every few seconds and updates the display screen. • Quality shows the quality between two devices. • Rate shows the current transmission rate of selected devices. • MAC Address shows the device’s MAC address.
The “Set All Devices” button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Main panel for which the password had been entered for the same logical network. A dialog window will appear to report the success of this operation. For devices in which the passwords were not entered, this operation will fail and will report a failure message.
The lower window contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over a certain period of time. All devices that were on the HomePlug network are listed here, along with a few other parameters. 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 a “?” in the Rate column.
5. troubleshooting Problem: None of the LEDs light up after installing the bridge. Solution: Unplug the Category 5 Ethernet network cable from the computer. Unplug the bridge from the electrical outlet. Repeat the hardware installation process. Make sure the electrical outlet is working properly. Problem: The Ethernet LED does not light up on the bridge. Solution: When the Ethernet port detects a LAN connection, the Ethernet LED will light up.
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