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- Page 1 LevelOne PLI-3411 200Mbps Powerline Wireless Access Point User Manual V1.0...
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Page 2: Safety Warnings
4. Place PLI-3411 on a stable surface. 5. Plug your LevelOne PLI-3411 directly to the AC outlet on the wall. It is best to avoid using extension power cable as it may possess noise filter or surge protector functions that may cause... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
LAN Settings ..................................50 Wireless Network 1 Settings .............................. 50 CHAPTER 5: TROUBLESHOOTING ............................51 Troubleshooting Suggestions ............................51 Appendix: Product Support & Contact ..........................52 DEFAULT SETTINGS IP Address 192.168.1.1 User name admin Password admin Wireless Mode Enable Wireless SSID LevelOne... -
Page 4: Chapter 1: Product
Just plug PLI-3411 into any wall power socket, and you can easily set up a secure wireless network by pressing the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button. Thus, the adapter can extend your wireless coverage through power lines for multimedia applications such as online games, IPTV and audio streaming from room to room. -
Page 5: Features
Features • Provides physical layer data rate of up to 200Mbps over existing in-home power lines • Extended wireless coverage of up to 3 times the range of 802.11g products • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) for easy setup • Auto channel select •... -
Page 6: Specifications
Specifications Protocol TDMA, CSMA/CA Standard Ethernet specification: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3u, Auto MDI/MDIX Transmission Speed 200Mbps Modulation Supports OFDM - 1155 carriers,1024 / 256 / 64 / 16 / 8 QAM, QPSK, BPSK and ROBO Frequency Band 2MHz ~ 30MHz Security 128-bit AES Link Encryption with key management for secure power line communications... -
Page 7: Chapter 2: Installing The Adapter
Chapter 2: Installing the Adapter Package Content • PLI-3411 200Mbps Powerline Wireless Access Point • Quick Start Guide • CD (Manual/QIG/Utility) • RJ-45 Ethernet LAN Cable... -
Page 8: Device Overview
Device Overview Front Panel The front panel contains lights called Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) that indicate the status of the unit. Label Color Function POWER green On: device is powered on Off: device is powered off WLAN green On: WLAN link established and active Blink: Valid Wireless packet being transferred green Off: WPS link isn’t established and active... - Page 9 Buttons There are WPS / WLAN / NET.ID / RESET buttons for different applications. Label Function ANTENNA ANTENNA POWER Connect the Powerline Ethernet Adapter to your wall-mounted power outlet. WLAN Press this button for at least two full second to turn off/on wireless signals Press this button for at least three full seconds and the WPS LED will flash to start WPS.
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Page 10: Power Connection
Plug PLI-3411 into the wall outlet/socket. LAN & Wireless Connection Connect the supplied RJ-45 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on PLI-3411 and the other side to the device’s Ethernet interface. You can enable wireless function to connect to the Wi-Fi devices through WPS configuration... -
Page 11: Wps Configuration
WPS configuration. Keep pushing the WPS button of PLI-3411. Then push WPS button of your wireless IP device, and the Wi-Fi protection will be set up automatically. Likewise, do same steps for other wireless devices having WPS button. Example: Wireless IP Devices... -
Page 12: Networking Setup
Networking Setup Refer to the following steps: 1. Connect a network cable to the bridge and then plug PLI-3411 into a power socket. 2. Then connect PLI-3411 to a laptop, modem, router or a set-top-box. - Page 13 3. Create a secure network by simply pushing the NET ID button for 1~3 seconds. Note: Plug/socket, power cable and input voltage/frequency may vary from country to country.
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Page 14: Quick Start (Setup Powerline Network)
Quick Start (Setup PowerLine Network) Push Button usage NET ID Button is used to add a HomePlug device to a PowerLine network or enable it to join a network by pressing the NET ID Button of the device to turn it into Broadcast state or Join state. There are 4 types of NET ID Button trigger states: 1. - Page 15 1. Press NET.ID (Network ID) button on A more than 10 seconds till PCL LED (ON for 1 seconds, then OFF for 2 seconds, then ON for 14 seconds) and then OFF to generate the random network password key first. 2.
- Page 16 1. Press NET.ID (Network ID) button on C more than 10 seconds till PCL LED (ON for 1 seconds, then OFF for 2 seconds, then ON for 14 seconds) and then OFF to generate the random network password key first. 2.
- Page 17 1. Press the NET.ID (Network ID) button on the ‘leaver’ for more than 10 seconds. The device will reset and restart with a random NMK. 2. Wait for reset to complete and the PLC LED will be OFF. Scenario 4: Join Multiple Devices to a Network To add several new devices to an existing network, the process in Case 2 must be repeated for each ‘joiner’.
- Page 18 PowerLine Network Illustration...
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Page 19: Chapter 3: Basic Network Installation
Chapter 3: Basic Network Installation The HomePlug adapter can be configured through your web browser. A web browser is included as a standard application in the following operating systems: Linux, Mac OS, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/ Me/Vista, etc. The product provides an easy and user-friendly interface for configuration. Please check your PC network components. -
Page 20: Network Configuration
Network Configuration Configuring PC in Windows Vista / 7 1. Go to Start. Click on Network. 2. Then click on Network and Sharing Center at the top bar. 3. When the Network and Sharing Center window pops up, select and click on Manage network connections on the left window column. - Page 21 5. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) then click Properties. 6. In the TCP/IPv4 properties window, click Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server address radio buttons. Then click OK to exit the setting. 7. Click OK again in the Local Area Connection Properties window to apply the new configuration.
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Page 22: Configuring Pc In Windows Xp
Configuring PC in Windows XP 1. Go to Start > Control Panel (in Classic View). In the Control Panel, double-click on Network Connections 2. Double-click Local Area Connection. 3. In the Local Area Connection Status window, click Properties. 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. -
Page 23: Factory Default Settings
Factory Default Settings Before configuring your adapter, you need to know the following default settings. Web Interface (Username and Password) Username: admin Password: admin The default username and password are “admin” and “admin” respectively. Group Name: HomePlugAV Device LAN IP settings IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DHCP server... -
Page 24: Configuring With Your Web Browser
192.168.1.1. A user name and password window prompt will appear. The default username and password are “admin” and “admin”. Congratulations! You are now successfully logon to the PLI-3411 200Mbps Powerline Wireless Access Point! If the authentication succeeds, the homepage will appear on the screen. -
Page 25: Chapter 3: Utility Installation
Chapter 3: Utility Installation The utility can be used on the following Windows platform: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7. 1. Place the LevelOne PLI-3411 Powerline Wireless Access Point Utility auto-installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. 2. Click on “Utility” for Easy Installation to install the utility. - Page 26 2. Click “Next” button to continue. 3. Click “I Agree & Next ” button to continue.
- Page 27 4. Click “Next ” button to continue. 5. Click “Close ” button to exit.
- Page 28 6. In order to start the utility, double-click the utility icon on desktop. 7. You can see your device working well. The top panel of the screen shot shows a Homeplug device connected locally to your computer. The bottom panel shows one device connected remotely to the computer running the utility.
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Page 29: Configuration Utility Setup
Configuration Utility Setup Introduction The Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure powerline networks. The Utility will use a Graphical User Interface (GUI) with limited user selectable options. Main Tab In order to start the utility, double-click the utility icon on desktop. - Page 30 connect button will indicate with a message ‘NO HOMEPLUG ADAPTERS DETECTED’. Figure 1-2 illustrates the presence of two local devices connected locally to the computer. Figure 1-2: Multiple Local Device Connection The lower panel displays all the HomePlug remote devices, discovered on the current logical network.
- Page 31 Password column by default is blank and ‘Enter Password’ button can be used to enter it. To set the Password of the device (required when creating a private network), first select the device by clicking on its name in the lower panel and then click on the Enter Password button. A dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 1-3 to type the password.
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Page 32: Privacy Screen
Figure 1-4: Add Remote Device Note: The 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 device could not be located, a warning message will be shown. -
Page 33: Diagnostics Screen
Figure 1-6: Privacy Screen The Set Local Device Only button can be used to change the network name (network password) of the local device. If a new network password is entered, all the devices seen on the Main panel 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 34 - MAC addresses of all devices connected locally to the host - Version of the Configuration Utility - Vendor name Figure 1-7: Diagnostics Screen The Lower panel contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over a certain period of time.
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Page 35: About Screen
About Screen The About screen shows the software version. Figure 1-8: About dialog screen... -
Page 36: Chapter 4: Ui Configuration
Chapter 4: UI Configuration Once you have logged on to your PLI-3411 GUI via your web browser, you can begin to configure the device according to your needs. On the configuration homepage, the top navigation panel provides the links to different setup pages. -
Page 37: Setup
Setup Local Area Network (LAN) Settings To set up the configuration of LAN interface, private IP of your router LAN port and subnet mask for your LAN segment. Default IP is 192.168.1.1. From the Configuration menu, click on LAN. The following page is displayed: Field Description Internal IP Address... -
Page 38: Wireless Settings
Domain Please enter the domain name. Wireless Settings When you click this item, the column will expand to display the sub-items that will allow you to configure your wireless settings. Basic, Advanced, WDS and WPS The function of each configuration sub-item is described in the following sections. Basic Wireless Settings... - Page 39 Field Description Wireless Connection Select Enable if you would like to turn on the wireless signal. Select Disable if you would like to turn off the wireless signal. Wireless Mode Select the wireless mode for 802.11b/g/n or mixed use. Transmission Power Select the transmission power class from 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%.
- Page 40 Field Description Wireless SSID Select Enable if you would like to turn on this SSID. Select Disable if you would like to turn off this SSID. Wireless SSID Name Enter the wireless station name you would like to have. Wireless SSID The device broadcasts SSID periodically.
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Page 41: Wep Settings
WEP Settings Field Description WEP Key Index WEP Key Index indicates which WEP key is used for data encryption. WEP Key (1~4) 64-bit WEP: type 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. 128-bit WEP: type 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters. WPA Pre-shared Key / WPA2 Pre-shared Key Settings Field Description... -
Page 42: Wpa / Wpa2 Radius Settings
WPA / WPA2 Radius Settings Field Description Radius Server IP Address Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address. Radius Server Port Enter the RADIUS server’s port number. The default port is 1812. Radius Key Enter the RADIUS server’s IP Address. Encryption Mode Select TKIP or AES for the packet encryption. - Page 43 Field Description Region Choose the region you are currently located. Fragmentation Enter the fragmentation bytes. The default value is 2346 bytes. Enter the RTS seconds. The default value is 2347 seconds. DTim Enter the DTim seconds. The default value is 1. Beacon Interval Enter the interval to send a beacon.
- Page 44 transmission rate can be increased when enable this function. Packet Aggregate An aggregation method like A-MSDU, it can improve the transmission efficiency. Please make sure you Wireless card has this function supported. HT Control Field Choose Enable/Disable. It is useful when you need to debug the wireless network Reverse Direction Choose Enable/Disable.
- Page 45 WDS Wireless Settings From the Wireless menu, click on WDS. The following page is displayed: Field Description Select Enable to enable WDS function. Select Disable to disable WDS function. MAC Address Enter the MAC addresses of the other bridged wireless devices. Maximum [1~4] of 4 devices are allowed to be bridged together.
- Page 46 WPS Wireless Settings This page allows you to change the setting for WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). Using this feature could let your wireless client automatically syncronize its setting and connect to the Access Point in a minute without any hassle. From the Wireless menu, click on WPS.
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Page 47: Admin - Management
Admin – Management From the Admin menu, click on Management. The following page is displayed: Administration Interface Settings Field Description Administrator Maximum input is 36 alphanumeric characters (case sensitive) Password * Please change the administrator’s password if the remote management is enabled. Otherwise, a malicious user can access the management interface. -
Page 48: Configuration Settings
Configuration Settings Field Description Configuration Click this button to save your current configuration settings in a file. Export Default Click this button to recover the default system settings. Configuration Restore Configuration Import Click Browse and Import to load previous configuration settings. Firmware Upgrade Settings Field Description... -
Page 49: Status - Ap Status
Status – AP Status From the Status menu, click on Router. The following page is displayed: Information Settings Field Description Model Name Product model name is shown. Firmware Version The firmware version of this device is running. Running Time The period of time that the device has been running. -
Page 50: Lan Settings
LAN Settings Field Description MAC Address MAC Address IP Address Internal IP Address Subnet Mask The number of subnet mask in the internal network Wireless Network 1 Settings Field Description Wireless Channel Wireless Channel in use (default is 6) Wireless SSID 1 SSID 1 of this Wi-Fi station MAC Address MAC Address... -
Page 51: Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting This appendix suggests solutions for problems you may encounter in installing or using the device, and provides instructions for using several IP utilities to diagnose problems. Contact Customer Support if these suggestions do not resolve the problem. Troubleshooting Suggestions Problem Troubleshooting Suggestion... -
Page 52: Appendix: Product Support & Contact
Appendix: Product Support & Contact If you come across any problems please contact the dealer from where you purchased your product. Contact LevelOne Worldwide http://global.level1.com MAC OS is a registered Trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered Trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.