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Installing Your Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter
To prepare for installation:
1. Familiarize yourself with the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter. The front panel has three lights:
Ethernet, Powerline, and Power. The back panel has four Ethernet ports, a Security button, and
a Reset button.
2. Plan the location of your Powerline devices:
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Do not connect the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter to a power strip, extension cord, or
surge protector as this might prevent it from working correctly, or degrade the network
performance.
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Use an electrical outlet that is not controlled by a wall switch to avoid someone
unknowingly turning off the power to the outlet.
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Using the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter plugged into an electrical outlet that is located
near an appliance that uses a lot of power, such as a washer or dryer, might prevent the
adapter from working correctly, or degrade the network performance.
Quality of Service (QoS)
The XAV1004 supports both Powerline network-based and port-based Quality of Service (QoS).
Powerline network-based QoS configures the priority of forwarded packets in the network. For
more information about this type of QoS, see
(QoS)" on page
2-12.
In port-based QoS, a different level of service and pre-assigned priority is offered on each Ethernet
port.
Figure 1-5
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Port 1 (dark green) offers HIGH priority to provide uninterrupted service for any device that is
connected to it. If you are using a server-type device, such as a media server or NAS storage
device that would stream HD media, you would want to put this device on Port 1.
Installation and Basic Configuration
XAV1004 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Guide
"Prioritizing Traffic on the Powerline Network
v1.1, September 2009
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