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TP-Link TL-PA8030P User Manual

Av1200 3-port gigabit passthrough powerline adapter
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TL-PA8030P
AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter
REV1.0.0
1910011105

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  • Page 1 TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter REV1.0.0 1910011105...
  • Page 2 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
  • Page 3 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.
  • Page 4 Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when  there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source.
  • Page 5 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA8030P Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 2004/108/EC, Directives 2006/95/EC, Directives 2011/65/EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents：...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ..................1   1.1 System Requirement ..................1   1.2 Important Safety Instructions ..............1   1.3 Conventions .......................2   1.4 LED Indicator .....................2   1.5 Physical Interface ....................3   Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism ............... 5   2.1 Introduction ......................5  ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    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-PA8030P from TP-LINK provides extra convenience and better performance for your home network with its integrated electrical socket and mains filer. 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.

  • Page 8: Conventions

    1.3 Conventions The powerline adapter or AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter mentioned in this guide stands for TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter without any explanation. 1.4 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays information about the device’s status.

  • Page 9: Physical Interface

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Item Status Indication Yellow-green Powerline network is in good condition. Powerline network is in poor condition. We recommend trying another wall socket. Powerline LED The powerline adapter is not connected to any powerline network or is in Power-Saving Mode.
  • Page 10 TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Interface Description Use as an electrical outlet expansion for power strip or household Integrated Electrical appliances. It can remove some electrical noise that might affect Socket powerline performance. * The provided power plug may differ from the picture due to different regional power specifications. Here we take the EU version as an example.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The powerline adapter supports up to 1200Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this powerline adapter allows you to set up a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring.

  • Page 12: Hardware Connection - Computer

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 2.3 Hardware Connection – Computer For those computers you wish to be networked by powerline adapter, each of the computers must be properly connected with a powerline adapter through an Ethernet (RJ45) cable.
  • Page 13 TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 3． Plug the powerline adapter into a wall socket next to the computer. 4． Turn on your computer. 5． Check and confirm that the Power LED , Ethernet LED , and Powerline LED on the powerline adapter are ON.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility

    Setup Wizard will automatically pop up on your computer’s screen.  Note: You can also download the utility at http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/. Step 2: Select TL-PA8030P and click Management Utility, and then the program installation process will carry out and copy all the necessary files to your system.
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  • Page 17 TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “PowerLine Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the powerline adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set up or configure the devices according to your need. This PowerLine Utility enables the users to identify powerline devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance and ensures privacy by setting user defined secure powerline networks.

  • Page 19: Set Local Device's Network Name

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter  MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the powerline adapter connected to the current computer where this management utility is running.  Network Name: Displays the network name of the current network or you can give a name for the network in which the powerline adapter is.

  • Page 20: Network

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 4.2 Network The Network tab window shows information of all the powerline devices found on the current logical network. Furthermore, here you can change the device name of the listed powerline devices as well as add another device to the current network.

  • Page 21: Add Device

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter network name of this device on the System configuration page. To change the name of a powerline device or enter its password, please follow the steps below: (1) Select the desired device and click the Modify button to display the following dialog.

  • Page 22: Advanced

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled “Advanced” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the limit bandwidth can be took full advantage. QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and raw data.

  • Page 23: System

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter  Simple Application Mapping: The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you will use your local HomePlug device for by pitching one of the following radios.

  • Page 24: Reset Device

    The parameter information of PIB will restore to the factory defaults after resetting the PLC. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website www.tp-link.com). Enter the path name or click to select the downloaded files on the computer into the corresponding blanks.

  • Page 25: Set All Devices' Network Name

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 4.4.3 Set All Devices’ Network Name The Set All Devices’ Network Name function allows you to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Network configuration homepage whose Device Password had been entered for the same logical network.

  • Page 26: Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How To Use The Pair Button

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Button 5.1 Set Up a Secure Powerline Network The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. For the powerline adapters to communicate with each other they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NMK).

  • Page 27: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    TL-PA8030P AV1200 3-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting provides answers to common problems regarding the powerline adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: a) Make sure that the powerline adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet.

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