200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter RPLC-201 User Manual
00Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................................................................ 3 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO HARDWARE ...................................................... 4 1.1 EXPANDING YOUR NETWORK WITH RPLC-201 .................................................... 4 1.2 KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................. 4 1.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: 2x Rosewill RPLC-201 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapters 2x RJ45 Ethernet Cables 1x Quick Installation Guide 1x Resource CD for RPLC-201, including: Rosewill Powerline Utility Quick Installation Guide User Guide Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction to Hardware Thank you for purchasing Rosewill‟s RPLC-201 Homeplug AV compliant Powerline Adapter. The RPLC-201 adapter can transmit data up to 200mbps via household‟s power outlet. RPLC-201 can help you to establish a high-speed network that supports HD video, voice and data without wiring and drilling.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual RPLC-201 supports a fixed 4-level type QoS and 8-level VLAN priority fields which automatically improves the streaming quality Green Feature for Power saving mode RPLC-201 will detect signals when there is no signal transmit, it will automatically enters Power Saving mode which saves near 80% of the energy consumption. 1.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 1.4 System Requirement If need to use Powerline Utility: Operating system: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64bit, and Win7 32/64 bit otherwise, no OS require CPU: Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 1.5 Hardware Diagram of RPLC-201 1.5.1 LED LED Color Behavior Description Green On System runs normally. Green Blink System is resetting. System is in the process of password synchronization. System is in Power Saving mode - Off The PLC adapter is powered off. Green On Ethernet connection has established. Blink Data is being transmitted. Off No Ethernet connection.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- Green/Orange/Red On User’s Manual The PLC adapter has connected to the powerline network. The Data LED color may vary according to the Data Transmit Quality. (Data) Green: Data Transmit Quality Excellent Orange: Data Transmit Quality Average Red: Data Transmit Quality Poor - Off The PLC adapter does not connect to the powerline network. 1.5.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Chapter 2 Introduction to Utility Note: Before installing the PLC utility software, make sure that there is no any other powerline utility installed on your computer. If there is another utility installed, please uninstall it and restart your computer. 2.1 Utility Installation Please follow the steps below to install the utility. 1. Please insert the utility CD into the computer‟s CD-ROM drive.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual If your computer has been installed with the latest WinPcap, Powerline Utility will be installed directly. Proceed to step 11. 3. Click Next to continue installation. 4. Click Next to continue installation.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- 5. Click I Agree to accept the license agreement of WinPcap. 6. Click Install to install WinPcap 4.1.2.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual If WinPcap of an earlier version has been installed in your computer, the system notifies you to uninstall the earlier version when you try installing WinPcap included in the CD. 7. If WinPcap of an earlier version has been installed in your computer, the system notifies you to uninstall the earlier version when you try installing WinPcap included in the CD. Click Yes. 8. Click Uninstall to start uninstallation. 9.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 10. Click Finish to complete installing WinPcap and start to install Powerline Utility. 11. Click Next to follow Powerline Utility setup wizard.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 12. Select I accept the agreement. Click Next to continue installation. 13. Click Browse… to change the path for installing Powerline Utility. The default installation path is C:\Program Files\Powerline Utility. Click Next.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 14. Create a shortcut in the Start Menu folder. Click Browse… to select a folder to place the shortcut. Click Next to continue the installation. 15. Select Create a desktop icon or Create a Quick Launch icon if necessary. Click Next.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- 16. Click Install to start installing Powerline Utility.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 17. Click Finish to complete installing Powerline Utility. If you select Launch Powerline Utility, Powerline Utility is automatically run after it is successfully installed. 2.2 How to Use Powerline Utility Click the icon in the desktop or quick launch bar to open Powerline Utility. 2.2.1 Main Tab The Main screen provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Note: Usually, only one HomePlugAV device will be detected and displayed on the top panel of the screen. However, more than one HomePlugAV devices will be detected if your computer has multiple NICs. The lower panel displays all the HomePlugAV remote devices discovered in the current logical network. The total number of remoter devices connected in the same network is displayed above the remote device panel.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Device Name This column shows the default device name, which may be modified. To change the name, click Rename. Mac Address This column shows the MAC addresses of the remote devices. Password By default, this column is blank. You can click Enter Password to enter it. For some operations (for example, changing network passwords), you must first get devices‟ password verified by entering correct passwords.
0Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Change NPW (Network Password) The Change NPW button is used to remove a remote device from its existing network by changing the NPW for the remote device. All devices are shipped with a default NPW (“HomePlugAV”). Devices with the same NPW are located in the same network. Note: Only devices that have their password verified can be removed from a network by clicking Change NPW.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Change Local NPW The Change NPW button is used to remove a local device from its existing network or add a local device to another network by changing the NPW for the local device. All devices are shipped with a default NPW (“HomePlugAV”). Devices with the same NPW are located in the same network. To remove a local device from its existing network: Step 1 Select a local device in the top panel and click Change Local NPW.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual After the network password for the local device is changed successfully, this local device is added into the target network. Previous devices displayed on the lower panel will disappear and devices in the target network will appear on the lower panel. Scan The Scan button is used to perform an immediate search for HomePlugAV devices connected to the powerline network.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 2.2.2 Information Tab The Information screen shows the system information and the firmware version. The upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer that are used to communicate through HomePlug on the powerline network.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 2.2.3 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides an html link to our website. Clicking the Web address, you can visit the website. 2.2.4 Preferences The lower panel displays options for turning the autoscan function on or off.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Chapter 3 How to Use the Security/Reset Pushbutton This chapter describes how to use the Security/Reset pushbutton to add new devices into or remove devices from a HomePlug AV logical network (AVLN). You can monitor the operation progress and results by observing the Power LED status. 3.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 3.2 Joining a Network Scenario: Devices A and B are located in network N. Users want to add device C (the joiner) into network N. Any devices on network N can become the „adder‟. Joining a network Please follow below to add Device C to Network N using the Security button: 1. Press the Security/Reset pushbutton on device C (the joiner) for 5-8 seconds. The device will reset and restart with a random NMK. 2.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 1. Leaving a network Press the Security/Reset pushbutton on device C (the „leaver‟) for 5-8 seconds. The device will reset and restart with a random NMK. 2. Wait for reset to complete. The Power indicator on device C momentarily extinguishes during reset, blinks during restart, and then illuminates steadily.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Appendix A: Improving the Transmission Quality It is important to use the PLC product complying with the following "rule of thumb", because it can significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network. PLC device is recommended to plug the device directly into a wall socket, not to power stripe.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Appendix B: Specifications Spec Chipset Broadcom BCM60321 Standards IEEE 1901 and HomePlug AV compliant Co-existence with HomePlug 1.0 Nodes IEEE802.3, IEEE802.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual - 2nd: HD Video and Music Streaming - 3rd: Data Streaming System Requirement Deployment requirements: Devices with 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port Operates system not require. Utility software OS support: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Dimensions 2.72 x 2.28 x 1.22 in (69 x 58 x 31 mm) (1 Powerline adapter) Weight 0.18 lbs.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations AVLN AV In-home Logical Network, the AVLAN is the set of STAs that possess the same network membership key. Every AVLN is managed by a single CCo.
200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Appendix D: RPLC-201 QoS Support RPLC-201 allows for 4 levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP (0 – 3)). The 8 levels of VLAN Ethernet tags must be mapped to the 4 levels of CAP priority, where CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is the lowest. CAP 3 priority might be used for voice and network management frames, and CAP 2 is used for streaming HD video and music while CAP 1 and CAP 0 are used for data.
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