Chapter 1 Introduction; System Requirement; Important Safety Instructions - TP-Link TL-PA8010P User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

This device is an AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter which transforms your house's
existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV1200 Gigabit
Passthrough Powerline Adapter into an ordinary AC power outlet which will easily extend your
Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other electrical outlet in
any room of a house without the need of any new cabling.
This powerline adapter supports up to 1200Mbps data rate over the existing household power circuit.
With data rates of 1200Mbps, full multimedia application can easily be supported throughout the whole
house in addition to Internet access. This powerline adapter uses the existing power lines installed in a
home as a path to transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices.
To ensure data communication's security and multimedia applications, this powerline adapter supports
built-in 128-bit AES encryption and Quality of Service (QoS) features.
The new powerline adapter TL-PA8010P from TP-LINK provides extra convenience and better
performance for your home network with its integrated electrical socket and mains filter. The common
problem of wasting an electrical outlet is solved and additional terminal devices or multiple sockets can
be connected to the adapter just like to a normal wall socket. What's more, the data transmission in the
network can be significantly improved by the integrated mains filter. With minimum setup, you can install
and use this powerline adapter within minutes. The adapter adds two useful functions.
1． Existing connection with a new unassociated device added via the Pair Button.
2． Reset to default setting via the tpPLC Utility or the Pair Button.
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Note:
TP-LINK tpPLC Utility is provided to manage powerline devices. For detailed instructions, please refer to
the tpPLC Utility's User Guide.

1.1 System Requirement

a) At least two AC power outlets (100–240V~, 50/60Hz) with standard home power wiring
b) A computer with the following:
 Operating System with TCP/IP installed
 Pentium III compatible processor and above
 Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP/IP protocol
 64 MB RAM or more
 50 MB of free disk space (Minimum)

1.2 Important Safety Instructions

1. Do not open this product or attempt to service it; it may expose you to dangerous high voltage or
other risks.
2. Do not operate this product near water.
3. Do not place or operate this product near a radiator or a heat register.
4. Do not expose this product to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.
5. Do not connect this product or disconnect it from a wall socket during a lightning or a thunderstorm.
6. Do not block the ventilation slots of this product, for insufficient airflow may harm it.
TL-PA8010P
AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter
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