Chapter 1 – Introduction Thank you for purchasing our PL-85PEW, 85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter! The PL-85PEW is a Homeplug 85Mbps Turbo with 802.11G Wireless LAN that transforms your in-house power circuit into networking infrastructure with a Wireless LAN interface. Transforms any plug socket into a WLAN connection.
PL-85PEW, HomePlug Wireless Ethernet Adapter – Easy Start HomePlug Wireless Adaptor Overview 1.3.1 Light Indicators and Ports The HomePlug Wireless Adaptor has four light indicators (LEDs). See Figure 2 below. Power LED PL-Act LED Wireless LED Ethernet LED Figure 2 : Light Indicators...
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Ethernet Network card or Ethernet Router/Modem or Ethernet Hub/Switch. The Reset button is used to reset the PL-85PEW to its factory defaults. To reset the PL-85PEW, simply press the reset button for about 5 seconds (all customised settings that you have saved will be lost!).
PC in this range. The PL-85PEW User Guide contains details on how to check this. The following is explanation of configuring the PL-85PEW which is already running on an existing network. Figure 4 : Configuration on Existing Network Exit all Windows programs.
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The Utility will search for the PL-85PEW. Figure 5 : Searching for device If there is more than one PL-85PEW, the utility will prompted you to select the device that you wish to configure. Figure 6 : Select the device...
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PL-85PEW, HomePlug Wireless Ethernet Adapter – Easy Start Enter the SSID for the PL-85PEW. Click Continue. Figure 7 : Enter SSID Select the Wireless Security to be used. Click Continue. Figure 8 : Select Wireless Security Solwise Ltd Page 10 of 16...
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PL-85PEW, HomePlug Wireless Ethernet Adapter – Easy Start Enter the WEP Key if you have selected 64bit WEP on Step 6. Click Continue. Figure 9 : Enter 64bit WEP Key Enter the WEP Key if you have selected 128bit WEP on Step 6. Click Continue.
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PL-85PEW, HomePlug Wireless Ethernet Adapter – Easy Start Enter the WPA Key if you have selected WPA-TKIP on Step 6. Click Continue. Figure 11 : Enter WPA Key The Summary page will be shown. You can Print the summary or Save As a text file.
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PL-85PEW, HomePlug Wireless Ethernet Adapter – Easy Start 10. Once the Setup Utility has successfully configured the PL-85PEW, the page as shown in Error! Reference source not found. will be displayed. Click Finish. Figure 13 : Finish Solwise Ltd Page 13 of 16...
PL-85PEW as an Access Point The PL-85PEW is configure to be an Access Point. 3.1.1 Access Point through HomePlug - Scenario 1 WLAN workstations with an ADSL Internet connection via PL-85PEW through HomePlug. Figure 14 : Access Point through HomePlug Solwise Ltd Page 14 of 16 www.solwise.co.uk...
PL-85PEW, HomePlug Wireless Ethernet Adapter – Easy Start 3.1.2 Access Point through Ethernet - Scenario 2 WLAN workstations with an ADSL Internet connection via PL-85PEW through Ethernet. Figure 15 : Access Point through Ethernet PL-85PEW as a Wireless Client The PL-85PEW is configure to be a Wireless Client.
Connection to an Access Point via PL-85PEW through Ethernet. Figure 17 : Wireless Client through Ethernet PL-85PEW as WDS The PL-85PEW is configure to be a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). 3.3.1 Wireless Client through HomePlug - Scenario 5 Extention of an Access Point via PL-85PEW.
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