TP-Link TL-PA201 User Manual
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- Page 1 TL-PA201 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010103...
- 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.
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Page 3: Fcc Statement
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: Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions 1. Do Not open this product or attempt to service this product, it may expose you to dangerous high voltage and other risks. 2. Do Not operate this product near water. 3. Do Not place or operate near or over radiator or heat register. 4. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ..................... 1 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism.................. 2 2.1 Introduction ............................2 2.2 LED Indicator ............................ 2 2.3 Physical Interface..........................3 2.4 Hardware Connection – Computer....................3 2.5 Hardware Connection – Internet ....................... 4 Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility................. 5 Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility ............... -
Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Ethernet Powerline Adapter. This device is an 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into an ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter into an... -
Page 7: Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Ethernet Powerline Adapter support up to 200Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Ethernet Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring. -
Page 8: Physical Interface
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Did not detect any HomePlug 1.0 device on the same powerline network HP 1.0 DET Another HomePlug 1.0 device is detected on the same powerline Blinking network 2.3 Physical Interface There are two physical interfaces on this Ethernet Powerline Adapter. -
Page 9: Hardware Connection - Internet
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter 2.5 Hardware Connection – Internet This section describes how to connect the Ethernet Powerline Adapter into your existing ADSL broadband connection via ADSL Ethernet port. Follow the procedures describe below to connect the Ethernet Powerline Adapter to your ADSL broadband connection: 1．... -
Page 10: Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Ethernet Powerline Adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Powerline Utilities are installed, uninstall them and restart your personal computer before installing this provided software. - Page 11 TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter...
- Page 12 TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Step 2: After the installation, a shortcut to the “TL-PA201 Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop. Step 3: Finally, there is an “Auto install Finish” icon on the windows desktop.
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Page 13: Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility
Double click on the “TL-PA201 Powerline Utility” from your windows desktop, the following screen display. This Management Utility consists of a set of five property sheets, viz., “Main”, “QOS”,“Privacy”, and “Diagnostics”... - Page 14 TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Local Device(s) on your computer: This shows all local Ethernet Powerline Adapter found connected to the computer’s LAN card. In most cases, only one device will display in this panel. Click and select the local device shown on the screen then click “Connect” tab to manage the Ethernet Powerline Adapter.
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Page 15: Rename
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter you wish to manage and add them to the local logical network by clicking the “Add” button. Follow the pop-up dialog box to complete your setting. Scan: Click the “Scan” button to perform an immediate search of the Ethernet Powerline Adapter connected to the computer. -
Page 16: Add Device
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Note: The Ethernet Powerline Adapter device must be present on the power line (plugged in) in order for the password to be confirmed and added to the network. If the Ethernet Powerline Adapter device could not be located, a warning message will be shown. -
Page 17: Qos
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter 4.2 QOS The second tabbed window, labeled ‘QoS’ for Quality of Service, is shown in Figure. QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and raw data. To provide higher QoS for streaming data, priority levels can be set using tags at the beginning of data frames. -
Page 18: Privacy
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter packages matching the VLAN or TOS Bit priority will be assigned the Powerline contention priority (channel Access Priority, CAP) as set in the corresponding dropdown box. If a package has both VLAN and TOS in it, VLAN will override TOS. -
Page 19: Diagnostics
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Set Local Device Only: Click this tab to change the network name of the local Ethernet Powerline Adapter device only. All Ethernet Powerline Adapter devices seen on the Main configuration homepage prior to this will be no longer present in the new network, effectively making the local devices not to communicate to the devices who were in the old logical network. - Page 20 TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter The Diagnostics information displayed can be saved to a text file. One can email the saved text file to the local supplier when there’s technical support require or print the saved text file as reference during a technical support conference.
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Page 21: About
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later use, or can be printed for reference for a technical support call. Ethernet Powerline Adapter devices, which are not part of the network anymore, can be deleted using the delete button. -
Page 22: Chapter 5 Advance Feature: How To Use The Push Buttons
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Chapter 5 Advance Feature: How to Use the Push buttons 5.1 Pair( Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Powerline 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 23: Pair Button Behavior
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Join an existing Powerline AV Network: Step 1. Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter C for more than 10 seconds until both the Powerline and Power LED are off, then release the button and the Power LED will start blinking. -
Page 24: Chapter 6 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide
TL-PA201 200Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Chapter 6 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide provides answers to common problems regarding the Ethernet Powerline Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: a) Make sure that the Ethernet Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet.