User's Guide

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TRENDnetUser’sGuide
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TPL‐406E/TPL‐406E2K
UsingthePowerlineUtility
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ThePowerlineUtilityallowsyoutodothefollowing:
 CreateacustomizedencryptionkeyforyourPowerlinenetworkandapplyitto
multiplePowerlineadaptersatthesametime.
 ViewthePowerlineadaptersconnectedtoyournetwork(usingtheMAC
address)andtheapproximateconnectionqualityandspeed
ofeachPowerline
adapter.
 ViewandupgradePowerlineadapterfirmware.
Note:LinkspeeddisplayedintheutilityofyourPowerlineadapterstoanother
throughyourelectricalsystemisestimated.Actuallinkspeedmayvary.
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Beforeinstallingandusingtheutility,pleaseensurethefollowing:
 WritedowntheDevice
Password(DPW)(16‐digitcharactersA‐Zonly)and
MACAddress(12‐digitcharactersa‐f,A‐F,0‐9)ofeachPowerlineadapteras
thiswillberequiredtochangetheencryptionkeyformultiplePowerline
adapters.
 Makesureyourcomputerinwhichyouareinstallingtheutilityis
connectedto
yournetworkandyourPowerlineadaptersarealsoconnectedtoyournetwork.
 IfyouhavechangedyourencryptionkeyusingtheLinkbuttonandyouare
creatingacustomizedencryptionkey,itisrequiredtoresetallPowerline
devicestofactorydefaultsusingthephysicalResetbutton
onyourPowerline
adapterfirstbeforeusingtheutility.
 PleaseensurethatyourPowerlineadaptersarealreadyinstalledandconnected
andtheEthernetportoneachadapterisconnectedtoadevicepoweredon.
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Installingtheutility
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1. DownloadthePowerlineUtilityfromwww.trendnet.com,gotoproductpage/
downloadsection
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2. UnzipthefileandrunthePowerlineUtility
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3. Followthestepstocompletetheinstallation.Onceinstalled,doubleclickon
thePPUiconfromyourdesktoptolaunchtheutility.
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