LevelOne User Manual PLI-3021 200Mbps Powerline Adapter Ver. 1.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Introduction ................................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Specification ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Casing Details ........................................................
Safety FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CE This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations: CE Mark, 89/336/EEC RoHS This product is RoHS compliant.
Chapter 1 – Introduction 1.1 Overview The LevelOne PLI-3021 operates on HomePlug AV standard, providing up to 200Mbps data speed over the existing household power supply. This Product is cost-effective, easy to create a home network without spending time and money to run expensive CAT5 cabling. Powerline Device is the best solution for no-new-wire networking in the house or office. 1.2 Specification Computer Interface IEEE802.3; IEEE802.
1.3 Casing Details The front casing contains 3 status lights: Power, PLC Link, and Ethernet Link.
The bottom casing contains a recessed Reset Button, a Security Button, and an Ethernet Port. (INSERT FINAL CASING DESIGN) Ethernet Port Reset Button Security Button Buttons Security This button is designed to generate an individual HomePlug AV network group under multiple nodes environment. Please refer to the optional Individual HomePlug AV Network Setup section below for more details. Reset This button is used to clear ALL data and restore ALL settings to the factory default values.
1.4 Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items: - PLI-3021 - RJ-45 Ethernet LAN cable - Quick Installation Guide - CD User Manual / QIG/Utility 1.5 System Requirements - Powerline Ethernet Adaptor can support any Operation System. But the Powerline Utility can only support Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7.
Chapter 2 – Installation & Uninstallation Connection of Powerline Ethernet Adapter Ethernet Cable (RJ-45) Powerline Room 1 Room 2 Internet Notebook PC ADSL / Cable Modem 2.1 Installing Powerline Device 1. If you have the SINGLE PACKAGE of Powerline,Connect the supplied RJ45 Ethernet cable from your PC's Ethernet port to the Powerline Ethernet Adapter's LAN Ports or connect the supplied RJ45 Ethernet cable from your xDSL/Cable Modem's Ethernet port to the Powerline Ethernet Adapter's LAN Ports. 2.
2.2 Installation of Powerline Utility The Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the Powerline network; measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure Powerline networks. Users are requested to verify that no other Encryption Management Utilities are installed prior to the installation of this utility. Other utilities should be uninstalled before installing this utility. 1.
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14. Click “Close ” button to exit 15. nnected lo 16. You can see your device working well. The top panel of the screen shot shows a Homeplug device connected locally to your computer. The bottom panel shows one device connected remotely to the computer running the utility.
2.3 Uninstallation of Configuration Utility 1. To uninstall the Configuration Utility, go to the “Control Panel” of your system. 2. Open the “Add/Remove Programs”. 3. Select and double click on the “Powerline Utility” in the Add/Remove Programs Properties. 4. Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the Powerline Utility.
Chapter 3 – Configuration Utility Setup Introduction The Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure powerline networks. The Utility will use a Graphical User Interface (GUI) with limited user selectable options. 3.1 Main Tab In order to start the utility, double-click the utility icon on desktop.
The Main screen provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running.The top panel shows all local HomePlug devices 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 local device being connected, such as a USB or an Ethernet adapter, the user can select the local device by clicking on it and then click the Connect button to its right.
above the Remote devices panel showing whether the Autoscan functionality is turned ON or OFF. The following information is displayed for all devices that appear in the lower panel. Device Name column shows the default device name, which may be user re-defined. A user can change the name by either using the rename button or by clicking on the name and editing in-place. An icon is usually shown with the name. By default, the icon is always accompanied by a device name.
Add button is used to add a remote device to the existing network by entering the device password of the device. A dialog box will appear as shown below in Figure 3-4. The dialog box allows the user to enter both a device name and the password. If a device was not found, the user will be notified and suggestions to resolve common problems will be presented.
The Scan button is used to perform an immediate search of the HomePlug devices connected to the Powerline network. By default, the utility automatically scans every few seconds and updates the display screen. A typical screen after naming and supplying passwords might appear as in Figure 3-5.
3.2 Privacy Screen The Privacy screen provides the user with an option to maintain security for their logical network and also to select the devices that has to be included in the network. The appearance is shown in Figure 3-6. All HomePlug devices are shipped using a default logical network (network name), which is normally “HomePlugAV”. The Privacy dialog screen allows user to change to a private network by changing the network name (network password) of devices.
3.3 Diagnostics Screen The Diagnostics screen shows System information and a history of all remote devices seen over a period of time. The appearance is shown in Figure 3-7. The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the host computer which were used to communicate over HomePlug on the Powerline network.
The Lower panel contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over a certain period of time. All devices that were on the powerline 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.
Chapter 4 – Individual HomePlug AV Network Stup(Optional All HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridges ship with a default security key so they will automatically link to all other HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridges sharing the same electrical lines. If there are other HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridges in the building (such as in an office or apartment building), you may want to create your own individual HomePlug AV network group so other HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridges cannot connect to your network.
4.2 Adding Bridge C to existing Network AB (Network ABC) One unassociated Bridge C is added to an existing Network AB. The procedure is as follows: 1. Press and hold the Security button on Bridge C for 10 seconds. Release it when the Power light flashes. The password to Bridge C has just been erased. It must now be linked to your network to adopt the new network security key. 2. Press and hold the security button on Bridge A for 2 seconds. The Power light on Bridge A starts to flash. 3.
4.3 Removing Bridge B from Bridge A & C Network and join with Bridge D & E (Network BDE) The procedure is as follows: 1. Press and hold the Security button on Bridge B for 10 seconds. Release it when the Power light flashes. The password to Bridge B has just been erased and removes itself from Bridge A & C. 2. Press and hold the Security button on Bridge D for 2 seconds. 3.
4.4 Troubleshooting If your HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridges have difficulty communicating with each other, check the following: • Try power cycling the unit by unplugging it from the wall for 10 seconds and plugging it in again. • Use a pin and hold the Reset button down for 2 seconds on each unit you are trying to connect. The HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge’s light will flash, the units will reset and attempt to link using default factory settings.
