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  • Page 1 PL200M 200Mbps powerline adapter User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content Introduction ................130 System Requirements ............130 Packing List ..............130 Safety Precautions ..............131 Getting to Know the Adapter ............132 Ethernet Port ..............132 Buttons ............... 132 LEDs ................133 Installing Powerline Utility ............135 How to Use Powerline Utility ............143 Main tab ..............

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction EVOLVE PL200M (also called “the device” hereinafter) is a low power consumption PLC device. It can transmit network data in the household powerline. The device is compatible with the latest requirements of the EUP Directive. When the device enters the lower power consumption mode, the consumption is less than 0.5W.

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions This device is intended for connection to the AC powerline. For installation instructions, please refer to the installation section of this guide. The following precautions should be taken when using this product. Follow all the warnings and instructions marked on the product. ...

  • Page 5: Getting To Know The Adapter

    Getting to Know the Adapter 3.1 Ethernet Port Ethernet: Ethernet port. Connect one end of an Ethernet network cable to PLC’s Ethernet port and the other end to your computer or other Ethernet-enabled network device. 3.2 Buttons Figure 1: Side panel of the device Security/Reset: Set the status of the device members or restore the factory default settings.

  • Page 6: Leds

    3.3 LEDs There are 3 LEDs on the front panel to indicate the adapter status. Figure 2: Top view The following table describes the LEDs on the device. Color Behavior Description The adapter is supplied with power and Green running normally. System is in the process of security Green Blink...
  • Page 7 The adapter is receiving or transmitting Green Blink data via the Ethernet port. The device is not connecting to other devices via the Ethernet interface. Green/ The device has connected to the power Orange/ line network. The Data LED color varies with the physical rate.

  • Page 8: Installing Powerline Utility

    HomePlugAV and Xtendnet . It can trace and scan GGL devices and BCM60321-chip devices in the same network. Before installing Powerline Utility of PL200M, uninstall other Powerline Utility on your computer. To properly run Powerline Utility, first install WinPcap. For more information about WinPcap, visit http://www.winpcap.org.
  • Page 9 Step 3 Click Next to continue installation. Figure 5: WinPcap installer Step 4 Click Next to continue installation. Figure 6: Setup wizard...
  • Page 10 Step 5 Click I Agree to accept the license agreement of WinPcap. Figure 7: License agreement Step 6 Click Install to install WinPcap 4.1.2. Figure 8: Install WinPcap 4.1.2...
  • Page 11  Note: If WinPcap of an earlier version has been installed in your computer, the system notifies you to uninstall the earlier version when you try installing WinPcap included in the CD. Step 7 If WinPcap of an earlier version has been installed in your computer, the system notifies you to uninstall the earlier version when you try installing WinPcap included in the CD.
  • Page 12 Step 9 Click Finish to complete uninstalling earlier WinPcap. Figure 11: Complete uninstalling earlier WinPcap Step 10 Click Finish to complete installing WinPcap and start to install Powerline Utility. Figure 12: Complete installing WinPcap...
  • Page 13 Step 11 Click Next to follow Powerline Utility setup wizard. Figure 13: Setup Wizard for Powerline Utility Step 12 Select I accept the agreement. Click Next to continue installation. Figure 14: License agreement...
  • Page 14 Step 13 Click Browse… to change the path for installing Powerline Utility. The default installation path is C:\Program Files\Powerline Utility. Click Next. Figure 15: Select an installation path Step 14 Create a shortcut in the Start Menu folder. Click Browse… to select a folder to place the shortcut.
  • Page 15 Step 15 Select Create a desktop icon or Create a Quick Launch icon if necessary. Click Next.. Figure 17: Select additional tasks Step 16 Click Install to start installing Powerline Utility. Figure 18: Ready to install...

  • Page 16: How To Use Powerline Utility

    Step 17 Click Finish to complete installing Powerline Utility. If you select Launch Powerline Utility, Powerline Utility is automatically run after it is successfully installed. Figure 19: Complete the installation How to Use Powerline Utility Click the icon in the desktop or quick launch bar to open Powerline Utility. 5.1 Main tab The Main screen provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer.
  • Page 17 Figure 20: Main tab  Note: Usually, only one HomePlugAV device will be detected and displayed on the top panel of the screen. However, more than one HomePlugAV devices will be detected if your computer has multiple NICs. The lower panel displays all the HomePlugAV remote devices discovered in the current logical network.
  • Page 18 Figure 21: Lower panel of the Main tab The following information is displayed for all the devices that appear in the lower panel. Device Name This column shows the default device name, which may be modified. To change the name, click Rename. Mac Address This column shows the MAC addresses of the remote devices.
  • Page 19 Figure 22: Change the device’s password Step 3 Click OK to verify the password. This process might take a few seconds to get completed. If the password is entered correctly, the device’s password shows in the Password column on the lower panel.
  • Page 20  Note: Only devices that have their password verified can be removed from a network by clicking Change NPW. Before changing a device’s NPW, click Enter Password to enter the device’s password to achieve verification. If the device is found and has its password entered correctly, enter a new NPW different from the existing network in the Set Network Password dialog box displayed.
  • Page 21 Change Local NPW The Change NPW button is used to remove a local device from its existing network or add a local device to another network by changing the NPW for the local device. All devices are shipped with a default NPW (“HomePlugAV”). Devices with the same NPW are located in the same network.

  • Page 22: Firmware Upgrade

    To add a local device into a network: Step 1 Select a local device in the top panel and click Change Local NPW. Step 2 In the screen displayed, set the network password the same as that of the network this device is to add into. Step 3 Click OK.

  • Page 23: Information Tab

    Figure 27: Upgrade the device Step 4 Click OK. It takes several minutes to complete firmware upgrade. Do not interrupt the upgrade process. 5.2 Information Tab The Information screen shows the system information and the firmware version. The upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer that are used to communicate through HomePlug on the powerline network.

  • Page 24: About Tab

    Figure 28: Information tab (two NICs) 5.3 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides an html link to a website, such as http://www.powerline.com. Clicking the Web address, you can visit the website.
  • Page 25 Figure 29: About tab Preferences The lower panel displays options for turning the autoscan function on or off.

  • Page 26: How To Use The Security/Reset Pushbutton

    How to Use the Security/Reset Pushbutton This chapter describes how to use the Security/Reset pushbutton to add new devices into or remove devices from a HomePlug AV logical network (AVLN). You can monitor the operation progress and results by observing the Power LED status.

  • Page 27: Joining A Network

    6.2 Joining a Network Scenario: Devices A and B are located in network N. Users want to add device C (the joiner) into network N. Any devices on network N can become the ‘adder’. Figure 31: Join a HomePlugAV network Do as follows to add device C to network N using the Security/Reset button: Step 1 Press the Security/Reset pushbutton on device C (the joiner) for 5-8...

  • Page 28: Leaving A Network

    6.3 Leaving a Network Scenario: Device C is located in a network. Users want to remove device C (the ‘leaver’) from its network. Figure 32: Remove a device from a network Do as follows to remove device C from network N: Step 1 S Press the Security/Reset pushbutton on device C (the ‘leaver’) for 5-8 seconds.

  • Page 29: How To Enter And Exit From The Standby Mode

    How to Enter and Exit from the Standby Mode 7.1 Entering the Standby Mode To enter the standby mode: Pull out the Ethernet cable and wait for 10 minutes. The device enters the standby mode. In the standby mode, the Power indicator blinks orange at an interval of 4 seconds.

  • Page 30: How To Improve The Transmission Capacity

    How to Improve the Transmission Capacity It is important to use the PLC product complying with the following "correct rules", because it can significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network. For the PLC device without a female socket, it is recommended to plug the device directly into a wall socket instead of a power strip.

  • Page 31: Appendix A Specifications

    Appendix A Specifications Chipset BCM60321 Protocol Compliant with HomePlugAV Compliance with IEEE 1901 standard System Support Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP 32/64 bit and Windows Vista 32/ 64bit PLC Rate 200 Mbps Modulation Band 2MHz~28MHz Modulation Schemes Support QAM 1024/256/64/16/8, QPSK, BPSK and ROBO Encryption...

  • Page 32: Appendix B Acronyms And Abbreviations

    Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations AVLN AV In-home Logical Network, the AVLAN is the set of STAs that possess the same network Membership key, every AVLN is managed by a single CCo Central Coordinator, the CCo is a superset of a STA which includes terminal equipment identifiers and global link identifiers Device Encryption Key...

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