HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide © 2006 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. November 2006. NETGEAR, Inc.
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Product and Publication Details Model Number: HDX101 Publication Date: November 2006 Product Family: Powerline HD Ethernet adapter Product Name: HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Home or Business Product: Home Language: English iii v1.
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Contents HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats ..................................................................vii How to Use This Manual .................................................................................................viii How to Print this Manual ..................................................................................................viii Chapter 1 Introduction Key Features .....................................................
Other QoS Options .................................................................................................2-19 Chapter 1 Troubleshooting NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation .....................................3-1 Basic Functioning ...........................................................................................................3-1 Power Light Not On ..................................................................................................
About This Manual This guide describes how to install, configure and troubleshoot the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter.The information is this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet skills.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Danger: This is a safety warning. Failure to take heed of this notice may result in personal injury or death. • Scope. This manual is written for the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter according to these specifications: Product Version HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Manual Publication Date November 2006 Note: Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Web site at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/HDX101.asp.
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Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR® HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter. The Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter lets you completely network your home by simply plugging into your existing electrical wiring, so your network connection is as close as the nearest power outlet. Now your high-speed cable/DSL connection can be available in every room. And you can also extend an existing Ethernet network to PCs in other rooms without any additional wiring.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Easy Installation and Management You can install, configure, and operate the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter within minutes after connecting it to the network. The following features simplify installation and management tasks: • Browser-based management The setup utility allows you to easily configure your Powerline HD Ethernet adapter from almost any personal computer running Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Connectors, Ports, and Label Information Each unit has various status indicators and a label with important information. Familiarize yourself with these features of your product. The Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter The front panel of the HDX101 contains the status lights described below. Figure 1-1 You can use the status lights to verify connections. Viewed from top to bottom, the table below describes the lights on the front panel. Table 1-1.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide The Label on the Rear Panel of the HDX101 The label on the rear panel of the HDX101 contains the items listed below. • MAC address • Model number • Serial number 1-4 Introduction v1.
Chapter 2 Installing the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter This chapter describes how to set up the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. How the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Fits in Your Network HDX101 devices allow you to implement or extend an Ethernet local area network anywhere in your house using your existing electrical power line in place of a dedicated LAN wiring infrastructure.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Prepare to Install Your Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Check that these minimum requirements are met. • Your Ethernet network is set up and an Ethernet port is available on your router. • Your Internet connection is working. • Each computer and peripheral device to be used on your network has an Ethernet port.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide NO FFO 1. First, connect a Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter to a LAN port on the router so that the Powerline network can gain access to the internet. WARNING! Figure 2-3 Do not connect the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter to a power strip, extension cord, or surge protector as this may prevent them from working properly or degrade the network performance. a.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide c. Make sure that the internet port of your router is connected to your modem, and your computer is connected to a LAN port on the router. Figure 2-4 Connect other Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters 1. Plug your other HDX101 devices into power outlets in your home near to the other computers and peripherals to be included in your Powerline local area network. 2.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Install the HDX101 Configuration Utility (Highly Recommended) The utility provides you with the option of setting your own unique encryption Powerline network ID and prioritizing traffic passing through the Powerline network. Important encryption features: • The Network ID is case sensitive. • Each device must be set to exactly the same Network ID—if they are to communicate on the same network.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide If the CD does not start automatically: • Go to My Computer on the Windows Start menu, and double-click the drive that represents the location of the HDX101 Resource CD or • Select the CD-ROM drive and click on the Autorun.exe executable file. 2. Click the topmost button, labelled Install Software. A Welcome screen should appear. Figure 2-6 1. All devices on a Powerline network can be managed from one computer.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 3. Click Next to display a window that allows you to choose the installation location. Figure 2-7 4. Either click Browse to change the location where files will be saved on your hard drive, or click Install to accept the default location. 5. If you choose to change the destination location for the files, the following popup window will be displayed: Figure 2-8 a. Select a folder or click Make New Folder to create a new folder, and then click OK. b.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 6. If your computer does not include a current version of WinPcap, the InstallShield Wizard will display a dialog box to indicate that it must install WinPcap. Figure 2-9 Click OK to install WinPCap and follow the on-screen instructions until the following window is displayed. Figure 2-10 Click the Finish button to continue the installation of the HDX101 Configuration Utility. 2-8 Installing the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter v1.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 7. After WinPcap is installed, the InstallShield Wizard will indicate the HDX101 Configuration Utility has been installed. Figure 2-11 To launch the program, make sure the “Run NETGEAR HDX101 Configuration Utility” button is checked. Click the Finish button to close the InstallShield Wizard.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 3. Wait for the utility to detect the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters that you connected in step 1. Figure 2-12 4. For each device that indicates “No” in the Configured column in the device list, select the device by clicking the device name and click the Configure button. 5. When the Configured column indicates “Yes” for all detected devices, change the Powerline Mode Option as follows: a.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Note that HomePlug devices cannot communicate with HDX101 devices on a Powerline network directly. However, devices on a Powerline network can communicate with devices on a HomePlug network if both networks are connected to a router, router/modem, or gateway device. The following diagram shows a typical mixed Powerline and HomePlug configuration.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 3. Wait for the utility to detect the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters that you connected in step 1. Figure 2-14 4. For each device that indicates “No” in the Configured column in the device list, select the device by clicking the device name, and then click the Configure button. 5. Set the Network ID as follows: 2-12 Installing the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter v1.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide c. When the Configured column indicates “Yes” for all detected devices, select the Security tab. Figure 2-15 d. Type a network ID in the Network ID text box. e. Click the Set All Devices button. The utility should display a pop-up window indicating that the operation was successful. Installing the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter v1.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide f. Select the Main tab again and click the Scan button. Check that the utility detects all the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters in your Powerline network and that your Network ID is shown in the NetworkID column. Figure 2-16 2-14 Installing the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter v1.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Add a Device to an Existing Powerline Network If you are adding a device to a Powerline network where the network ID has been left at its default setting, all that is required is to plug the new device into a power outlet. If the network ID has been customized, then the HDX101 Configuration Utility needs to be run in order to add the new device to the established network.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 4. When the Configured column indicates “Yes” for all detected devices, select the Security tab. Click the Use Default button. The ID listed in the Network ID text box will change back to the default, PowerlineHD. 5. Click the Set All Devices button. 6. Select the Main tab and click the Scan button. Wait for the new Powerline HD Ethernet adapter to be listed.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide In general, multimedia applications use UDP (User Datagram Protocol) for data transfer. For such applications, the on-time arrival of the data is more important than the data itself. If a packet cannot be transferred in time, it will be dropped. For applications where the integrity of the data takes precedence over the data timing, such as database applications, TCP (Tranmission Control Protocol) is used for data transfer.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 5. Click the Set All Devices button to set the traffic prioritization rule into all Powerline HD Ethernet adapter devices. Advanced QoS Options How to Give Priority to a Specific Application If you want to prioritize network traffic for a specific application, you need to know the source or destination ports used, in addition to the protocol.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide • In the “Item 1” column, type the SC101 UDP port number, 20001, in the UDP Port text box. • If necessary, change the priority. The highest priority you can assign is 6, and the lowest is 1. Figure 2-18 5. Click the Set All Devices button to set the traffic prioritization rule into all Powerline HD Ethernet adapter devices. Other QoS Options Besides UDP and TCP priority, the Powerline HD Ethernet adapter offers the following QoS rule options: • 802.
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Chapter 1 Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help you diagnose and solve the problem. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation Register your product at http://www.netgear.com/register. Registration is required before you can use our telephone support service. Product updates and Web support are always available by going to: http://kbserver.netgear.com.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Power Light Not On Make sure that, if power to the AC power outlet is controlled by a wall switch, the wall switch is in the on position. Verify that the wall socket is live by disconnecting the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter and plugging in some other electrical product, such as a lamp or a hair dryer. If the error persists and you have confirmed the power outlet you are using is live, you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 4. If the utility detected all your Powerlin devices in step 3, examine the status of the Configured column in the device list. a. For each device showing a Configured status of “No”, click the device in the Device Name column, and then click the Configure button. Repeat this step until the Configured status is set to “Yes” for all the devices in your Powerline network. b.
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Appendix A Technical Specifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter. Network Protocol and Standards Compatibility Data and Routing Protocols: IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-Tx) Power Power Consumption: 6.3W Physical Specifications Dimensions: Height: 98 mm Width: 72 mm Depth: 40 mm Weight: 0.5 lbs. 0.
HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Electromagnetic Emissions Meets requirements of: FCC Part 15 Class B; CE-EMC Class B; 3-home FCC Certificate Safety Agency Approvals Meets requirements of: UL Listed (UL 1950) /cUL IEC950; CE LVD A-2 Technical Specifications v1.
