LevelOne PLI-2030 HomePlug User Manual

LevelOne PLI-2030 HomePlug User Manual

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PLI-2030
200Mbps HomePlug AV
Ver. 2.0.0

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    LevelOne User Manual PLI-2030 200Mbps HomePlug AV Ver. 2.0.0...
  • Page 2 Safety This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations: CE Mark, 89/336/EEC RoHS This product is RoHS compliant.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents HOMEPLUG POWERLINE ........................... 4 ..............................4 NTRODUCTION ............................4 HYSICAL ETAILS ................................6 ETUP SECURITY BUTTON ............................10 OPERATION ............................... 11 SPECIFICATION ..............................12...
  • Page 4: Homeplug Powerline

    1 HomePlug PowerLine HomePlug PowerLine is an excellent solution that can be used to extend your network. In the home or small office building, use HomePlug Ethernet Bridge Adapters to link multiple locations without the need to run Ethernet cable. Combined with a broadband DSL/Cable connection, every room with electrical power outlets will have easy access to high-speed Internet connection.
  • Page 5: Front Panel Leds

    Front Panel LEDs Power On - Normal operation. Off - No power HomePlug On - The Powerline network is active. This means that at least one other HomePlug device was detected. Off - Powerline network is not available - no other HomePlug devices were detected. Flashing - Data is being transmitted or received via the Powerline network.
  • Page 6: Setup

    1.3 Setup Plug and Play Installation for Homes: HomePlug is plug and play device; user is able to plug and play without any complex configuration and settings. Please execute the following hardware installation steps 1 to 4. CO (Coordinator) installation: 1.
  • Page 7 Central Management and Software Installation Central management requires software utility, central management is often needed when multiple nodes (HomeP- lug) available under same powerline circuit environment. Configuration requires the use of Windows PC. Once configured, any device may be connected to the 200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge's Ethernet port. To per- form configuration, follow the procedures list below.
  • Page 8 7. Once installation is completed, run the PLI-2030 utility program. The first screen (Network Tab) will display in- formation of the compatible devices found. Choose the desired device from the Device Selection, and the information of the selected device will be dis- played in the table.
  • Page 9 8. The status bar (bottom part of the window) indicates the connection status of the HomePlug device. Click the Encryption tab. You will see a screen like the example below. Figure 4: PLI-2030 Utility - Encryption Tab 9. Enter both the Remote Device password in the DAK Password field and the desired Network Key in the field provided.
  • Page 10: Security Button

    2 Security Button This section describes how to use Security button for configuration in the following situations: Creating a new security network (Network AB) Two unassociated adapters (a & b) are forming a new network. (Network AB) The procedure is as follows: 1.
  • Page 11: Operation

    Operation Operation is completely automatic, and no user intervention is required. If your HomePlug devices have difficulty communicating with each other, check the following:  Each HomePlug device must use the same Network Key. You may use the Encryption tab of the PLI-2030 utility to assign a Network Key to other HomePlug devices. ...
  • Page 12: Specification

    4 Specification Powerline Standards HomePlug AV Transfer Rate Up to 200 Mbps Modulation 1024/256/64/16/8 QAM, QPSK, BPSK Forward Error Correction Turbo Codes Protocol TDMA, CSMA/CA Security 128-bit AES Encryption LEDs 1 * Power 1 * HomePlug 1 * Ethernet Ethernet Interface 1 * RJ45 LAN Port Auto-negotiation, Auto MDI/MDIX Ethernet Standards...

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