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User Manual
Instant Networks for Internet Access... and more!
Solution for SOHO, small office and home office
HomePlug
Version II
200 Mbit/s Highspeed Adapter
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- Page 1 User Manual Instant Networks for Internet Access… and more! Solution for SOHO, small office and home office HomePlug ePower 200AV Version II 200 Mbit/s Highspeed Adapter N E T WO R K © 2008 MICRO-STAR INT’L CO. LTD. All rights reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Index Introduction..............2 1.1. System Requirements......................2 1.2. Installation..........................2 1.3. Run the Utility........................5 How to use ............... 6 2.1. Main Frame ........................... 6 2.2. Privacy Frame ........................11 2.3. Diagnostics Frame....................... 13 2.4. About Frame ........................16... -
Page 3: Introduction
1. Introduction This Utility Program enables users to find 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices on the Powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure Powerline networks. 1.1. System Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows 98,Me,2000, XP or Vista Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2.0GHz recommended At least 128MB... - Page 4 Figure 1: Installation Browser Snapshot The following dialog box will show up after the user clicks the “MEGA ePower 200AV Utility Installation” link. Follow the steps to install the Utility Program. No password or CD-Key is needed.
- Page 5 Figure 2: Installation Dialog Box...
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Page 6: Run The Utility
1.3. Run the Utility After installing the Utility Program, please run the Utility Program from the Start / All Programs or double-click the utility icon on the desktop. Figure 3 is the main frame screen of the utility program. This screen shows a 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device connected as a local device and another three 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices as remote devices. -
Page 7: How To Use
2. How to use There are four Tabs (Main, Privacy, Diagnostics, About) in the Utility program layout. Each Tab will launch a different frame and provide different functions. Sec. 2.1~2.4 explains each frame’s functions: 2.1. Main Frame The “Main” frame will list all the 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices logically connected in current available Powerline networks. - Page 8 Figure 4: The main frame screen The “TEI” column shows the unique “Terminal Equipment Identifier” of each 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge inside the Powerline network. This TEI value is automatically appointed by the Powerline network and cannot be changed unless the device is unplugged.
- Page 9 The “Speed(Mbps)” column shows the remote device’s mutual transmit speed with the local device, in Mbps(Million bits per second). “Enter Password” button If you want to create a private network, you need to enter the device password first. Please click on the intended device to make it highlighted then click the “Enter Password”...
- Page 10 Figure 6: Set Device Password “Add” button The “Add” button is used to add a remote device which is not listed in the lower window to your logical network (for example, a device is currently in another logical network). You can click the “Add” button to add the device to your logical network. The dialog box in Figure 7 is shown after clicking the “Add”...
- Page 11 “Scan” button The “Scan” button is used to search for the 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices connected to your logical network immediately. By default setting, It will automatically scan every 10 seconds and updates the display lists.
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Page 12: Privacy Frame
2.2. Privacy Frame When rolling out of factory, every 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device carries a default logical network name: “HomePlugAV”. The “Privacy” frame provides functions to manage this logical network name and create private network. “Use Default (Public Network)” button You can directly set the network name back to the default “HomePlugAV”... - Page 13 “Set Local Device Only” button The “Set Local Device Only” button is used to change the network name of the local device only. After changing the network name to a new one, all the devices existing in the same network before will no longer be able to communicate or respond to you, because they will not have the same network name with the local device.
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Page 14: Diagnostics Frame
2.3. Diagnostics Frame The “Diagnostics” frame shows the system information and the history of all the devices that have been found before (Figure 9). The upper window of Diagnostics frame shows the host computer’s system data and it shows: MAC Address of all NICs (network interface card) MAC Address and the firmware version of the 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device which is connected to each NIC Computer name... - Page 15 Figure 9: Diagnostics Frame Screen The lower window of Diagnostics frame contains the history of all remote devices which have been found by the computer previously. All the devices will be shown here, regardless of they are currently active or not. The following information is available from the list: MAC Address Password...
- Page 16 deleted using the “Delete..” button. “Delete…” button Select the device which is no longer existed in the network by clicking its record first, then click this button to delete the record. “View Report…” button Click this button to view all the device information displayed on the upper and lower window by the default text editor.
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Page 17: About Frame
2.4. About Frame The “About” Frame shows the software version, and manufacturer information. Figure 10: About Frame Screen... - Page 18 Contact Information For help with the Installation or operation of the MSI MEGA ePower 200AV adapter, please contact us. Technical Support : for all MSI Products Notebooks Tel.: 01805-215 521 (0,12 €/Min. german landline!) Outside Germany pleas call: 0049-1805-215 521...