Ethernet devices. The BiPAC 2071 / 2072 can be used to bridge any Ethernet device to your Powerline network in your home or office. With this technology, Ethernet devices in your home or office can equally share high speed data transmission rate without the need to spend excessive time and money installing expensive Ethernet cable.
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• Input: 100~240V AC, 50~60Hz • Interface: Ethernet 10/100M (MDI/MDIX) switch • Sync button • Reset button • Power AC Plug (for BiPAC 2071 only) • Power AC socket (for BiPAC 2072 only) • LED display: - 1.0 DET LED...
Getting Started Safety Warnings Do not use the adapter in high humidity or high temperature environment. Do not open or repair the case yourself. Avoid using this product and all its accesories outdoor. Place the adapter on a stable surface. Only “HomePlug AV”...
Hardware Overview BiPAC 2071 The Description of each labeled part is described in the table below. AC Outlet / AC Pass-thru (only available in BiPAC 2072 model) 1.0 DET LED Power LED PLC (Powerline Link/Act) BiPAC 2072 1.0 DET LED...
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ETH (Ethernet Link/Act) Sync Button Reset Button Ethernet Port Power Plug / AC Power Cord Lit when an Ethernet data signal is transmitted or received. Used to establish a LAN network with other Ethernet devices. Press this button to restore the device configuration to factory default.
Join State: For an ungrouped BiPAC 2071 or 2072 device to join an existing powerline network group. Press the Sync Button on the first BiPAC 2071 / 2072 device to turn it to Broadcast State. Then press the Sync Button of an ungrouped BiPAC 2071 / 2072 device to turn it to a Join State.
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Note: Once the device is plugged into the electric socket, connect it with an Ethernet cable within 60 seconds to prevent the device from Auto Power Off. Scenario 3: A BiPAC 2071 / 2072 device A of network group AD wants to join an existing network group BC.
BiPAC 2071 (2072) Utility Installation Procedures Place the BiPAC 2071/BiPAC 2072 auto-installation CD into your CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive and click on Utility for Easy Installation.
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BiPAC 2071 (2072) Installation. If you are using Windows Vista operating system, do not have to install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. Simply click on Install the utility for Windows (32-bit / 64-bit) and proceed to the section on BiPAC 2071 (2072) Installation.
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Installation After clicking on Install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, the Net Framework 2.0 installation wizard will be displayed. Click to proceed with the installation.
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Check the Agreement acceptance box then press Install to start the installation. When the installation is complete, click Finish to exit.
BiPAC 2071 (2072) Utility Installation After clicking on Install the utility for Windows (32-bit / 64-bit), the installation wizard will appear. Click...
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You may define the location of the installation folder using the Browser or use the default location. In addition, you can also choose to install BiPAC 2071 (2072) Utility only for yourself or for all the users who share your PC. When all necessary items are properly selected, press to proceed.
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to confirm and start the installation. Press Wait until the installation process is complete then press complete the utility setup.
Starting BiPAC 2071 (2072) Utility Once the BiPAC 2071 (2072) Utility Setup Wizard is installed, a shortcut will appear on the desktop. You can start the BiPAC 2071 (2072) Utility by double clicking on the shortcut, or go through “start”→ “All Program”→ “BiPAC 2071...
Understanding BiPAC 2071 (2072) Utility Billion BiPAC 2071 (2072) Utility consists of 4 screens accessed through 4 panel tabs. The 4 panels are Main, Privacy, Diagnostics and About located on the top left corner of the program for configuration convenience.
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message ‘NO HOMEPLUG ADAPTERS DETECTED’. The lower panel displays all the HomePlug remote devices, detected on the current network. The total number of remote devices connected on the same network can be found on top of the Remote device panel. The Network type (Public or Private) is also displayed based on the network status of the local device.
Password Setup Procedure: To assign a password to a specific device, select the device and click on the Enter Password button at the bottom of the lower panel to call up the Set Device Password dialog box. Then type in the password in the blank provided and press OK. Note: The Password field accepts the Device password in any case formats, with or without dashed between them.
Add New HomePlug Device to a Powerline Network Additionally, when there is more than one powerline network present, a new HomePlug device can be added to any specific powerline network as desired. To add a new device to a network: Press the Add button.
Privacy Tab Privacy Tab is to allow user the convenience to manage the security of the private powerline network and to enable the adding of new HomePlug device to the private network. All HomePlug devices are shipped using a default logical network name “HomePlugAv”.
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network, rendering the local device unable to communicate with other devices in its previous network. Set All Devices button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Main tab screen whose Device Password had been entered for the same logical network.
Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics Tab screen shows System information and a history of all remote devices seen over a period of time. This screen is available for OEM/ODM Customization. The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the host computer which were used for communication via HomePlug device on the Powerline network.
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The Lower panel contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over a certain period of time. All devices that were on the powerline network are listed here along with a few other parameters. Devices that are active on the current logical network will show a transfer rate in the Rate column;...
About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides the HTML link to the Billion official website. Clicking on the web address field will open a web browser that link directly to the web site. Under the Preferences panel, user can check the AutoScan box to turn on the Auto Scan function or check off the box to turn off the Auto Scan function.
Troubleshooting Problem: My Homeplug device is unable to detect my other HomePlug device. Solution: This may due to the accidental change of the device password. Access the HomePlug AV Utility and select the Privacy Tab. Enter the password “HomePlugAV” (Case Sensitive) in the blank provided. Then press the “Set to Local Device Only”...
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