TL-PA101 85Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter Rev: 1.0.
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................1 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism ...............................................................................2 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 LED Indicator ......................................................................
TL-PA101 Chapter 1 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Ethernet Powerline Adapter. This device is an 85Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into an ubiquitous networking infrastructure.
TL-PA101 Chapter 2 2.1 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Connecting Mechanism Introduction The Ethernet Powerline Adapter support up to 85Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Ethernet Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring.
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TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter 3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet (RJ-45) cable to you computer’s LAN port. 4. Plug the Ethernet Powerline Adapter into a wall socket next to the computer. 5. Turn on your computer. 6. Check and confirm that the Power and Ethernet LEDs on the Ethernet Powerline Adapter are ON The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: 2.
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TL-PA101 Chapter 3 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Ethernet Powerline Adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Homeplug Utilities are installed, uninstall them and restart your personal computer before installing this provided software.
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TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Step 2: After the installation, a shortcut to the “TL-PA101 Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop. Step 3: Finally, there is an “Auto install Finish” icon on the windows desktop.
TL-PA101 Chapter 4 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Using The Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Ethernet Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can setup or configure the devices according to your need. This Ethernet Powerline Adapter 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.
TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter y Password: Shows the current password of the Ethernet Powerline Adapter. y Quality: Shows the quality of the Ethernet Powerline Adapter connection. y Rate (Mbps): Shows the current transmission rate of the selected Ethernet Powerline Adapter. y MAC Address: Shows the Ethernet Powerline Adapter’s MAC address. ¾ Rename: Click to change the name of the selected Ethernet Powerline Adapter.
TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter ) Note: The Ethernet Powerline Adapter device must be present on the power line (plugged in) in order for the password to be confirmed and added to the network. If the Ethernet Powerline Adapter device could not be located, a warning message will be shown. 4.1.3 Add Device The following dialog box pop-up when clicking the “Add” button under Main configuration homepage. The dialog box allows you to enter both the selected device’s name and password.
TL-PA101 4.2 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Privacy The Privacy configuration page provides a means for managing the local network and providing additional security for the logical network and also to select the devices that has to be included in the network.
TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter ¾ Set Local Device Only: Click this tab to change the network name of the local Ethernet Powerline Adapter device only. All Ethernet Powerline Adapter devices seen on the Main configuration homepage prior to this will be no longer present in the new network, effectively making the local devices not to communicate to the devices who were in the old logical network.
TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter The Diagnostics information displayed can be saved to a text file. One can email the saved text file to the local supplier when there’s technical support require or print the saved text file as reference during a technical support conference. The Upper Panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the host computer which were used to communicate over Ethernet Powerline Adapter on the Powerline network.
TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later use, or can be printed for reference for a technical support call. Ethernet Powerline Adapter devices, which are not part of the network anymore, can be deleted using the delete button. A dialog window pops up with a confirmation message if we try to delete a device whose password has been entered. 4.4 About The About homepage show the Management Utility software version.
TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide provides answers to common problems regarding the Ethernet Powerline Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: 1. Make sure that the Ethernet Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet. 2. Make sure the power outlet is active (working) by plugging another electric device into it. 3. Re-plug the Ethernet Powerline Adapter to the power outlet again.
