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- Page 1 PowerGrid-9172 Powerline Ethernet Adapter User Manual Version A1.0, November 5, 2014 261072-030...
- Page 2 Copyright© 2014 Comtrend Corporation. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is proprietary to Comtrend Corporation. No part of this document may be translated, transcribed, reproduced, in any form, or by any means without prior written consent of Comtrend Corporation.
- Page 3 Protect Our Environment This symbol indicates that when the equipment has reached the end of its useful life, it must be taken to a recycling centre and processed separate from domestic waste. The cardboard box, the plastic contained in the packaging, and the parts that make up this PLC can be recycled in accordance with regionally established regulations.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Information ..........................5 1.1 Front Panel and LED indicators ........................5 1.2 Bottom Panel ..............................6 1.3 How to understand the COVERAGE LED colors .................... 6 1.4 Point-to-Point Network ..........................7 1.5 Point to Multipoint Network ........................8 Chapter 2 Log In Procedure ............................ -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Product Information
Chapter 1 Product Information 1.1 Front Panel and LED indicators COLOR MODE Description The current connection (line rate) is greater Green than 40 Mbps The current connection (line rate) is greater Orange than 20 Mbps and less than 40 Mbps Coverage The current connection (line rate) is between 1 and 20 Mbps per second) -
Page 6: Bottom Panel
1.2 Bottom Panel Item Name Description Press more than 2 seconds (“Security” LED starts slow blinking) and released: the “One Button Security Setup” (OBUS) procedure is started and configuration period is open. Config Press more than 5 seconds (“Security” LED starts quick blinking) and released: security settings are set to default values. -
Page 7: Point-To-Point Network
1.4 Point-to-Point Network CASE 1: Estimated throughput is less than 20 Mbps. The COVERAGE LED will be RED as shown in the following figure: CASE 2: Estimated throughput is greater than 20 Mbps but less than 40 Mbps. The COVERAGE LED will be ORANGE as shown in the following figure: ... -
Page 8: Point To Multipoint Network
1.5 Point to Multipoint Network In the case where the PLC network is composed of three or more adapters, similar situations could arise as with a point-to-point network. CASE 1: The COVERAGE LED in G.hn adapter 2 and G.hn adapter 3 will show the estimated level of the ... -
Page 9: Chapter 2 Log In Procedure
Chapter 2 Log In Procedure 2.1 Configure STATIC IP MODE In static IP mode, you assign IP settings to your PC manually. Follow these steps to configure your PC IP address to use subnet 192.168.0.x. NOTE: The following procedure assumes you are running Windows XP. However, the general steps involved are similar for most operating systems (OS). -
Page 10: Logging In
2.2 Logging In Perform the following steps to login to the web user interface. STEP 1: Start the Internet browser and enter the default IP address for the device in the Web address field. For example, if the default IP address is 192.168.0.5, type http://192.168.0.5 STEP 2: A dialog box will appear, such as the one below. -
Page 11: Chapter 3 G.hn Interface
Chapter 3 G.hn Interface 3.1 Basic Configuration Domain Name string of all nodes in the network. Domain Master Node shows MAC address of domain master node of the network, The G.hn Media Access Control is based on a time division multiple access (TDMA) architecture, in which a "domain master"... -
Page 12: Ndim Configuration
3.2 NDIM Configuration NDIM type set to Automatic for enabling automatic DOD selection functionality and set to Manual for manual configuration of DOD. Domain ID (DOD) manually set the DOD number from 1 to 15 to use a different preamble seed than the default 0. -
Page 13: Chapter 4 Ip Interface
Chapter 4 IP Interface 4.1 IP config In the IP configuration tab of one G.hn node, the IPv4 and IPv6 settings can be read and changed. IPv4 subsection: Type of IPv4 Configuration: set the G.hn node IPv4 configuration to be either DHCP or Fixed. ... - Page 14 IPv6 subsection: DCHPv6 enabled: to enable the IPv6 DHCP configuration or choose not to. DHCPv6 Address: to read the node's DHCPv6 address in case the DHCPv6 is enabled. IPv6 Link Local Address: to read the node's Link Local address. ...
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Page 15: Chapter 5 Ethernet Interface
Chapter 5 Ethernet Interface The Ethernet table shows the status & Info of the Ethernet interface; including Interface, Speed, Duplex, Interface Type, Mode, Internal PHY & Link. Powersaving Ethernet powersaving can be disabled, enabled by Ethernet link or enabled by Ethernet activity; idle timer can be configured as well. -
Page 16: Chapter 6 Device Interface
Chapter 6 Device Interface 6.1 HW information In this tab, basic information such as MAC Address, Serial Number, HW Product and Revision, ASIC and Chipset of the selected node is shown. Other information about the Ethernet port is also shown. 6.2 SW information Shows the FW version and system uptime. - Page 17 Configuration password The nodes in the network: to change the configuration password string from the default ("paterna") to another; decided by the user. Firmware update: Current loaded firmware and API version are shown. Any flash section can be upgraded; the first flash section should be selected and after clicking on the "OK"...
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Page 18: Chapter 7 Multicast Interface
Chapter 7 Multicast Interface 7.1 MCAST Configuration In the MCAST Configuration tab of "My Network", IGMP snooping and MLD features can be enabled or disabled. Also, IGMP multicast IP addresses ranges which the G.hn PLC network will sniff; can be configured. ... -
Page 19: Chapter 8 Qos Menu
Chapter 8 QoS menu 8.1 QoS Configuration In the QoS configuration tab, the packet classifier can be managed to define a QoS rule for incoming Ethernet traffic, and assign a priority to be used in the G.hn network. Press the “Update" button for loading the newly configured settings: ... - Page 20 Packet detection 2: if second packet detection is also enabled, both, first and second detection criteria must be accomplished to pass packets to the classification module. Packet classification: up to 8 classification rules can be defined in this section for packets which have previously been correctly detected.
- Page 21 If QoS criterion: 802.1p, all other options are grayed out, and follow the QoS rules below. According to G.9960 specs, the priority mapping recommended by [IEEE 802.1D] subclause 7.7.3 is presented in Table III.1. for four priority queues. Acrony Priority Traffic Types 0 (Third) Background...
- Page 22 Note: If the user selects “Custom” as the QoS criterion, there will be an inaccuracy after the user clicks the OK button at the bottom of the screen (i.e the Offset value will increase by two (from 7-9 in the rule 1-8 boxes).
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Page 23: Chapter 9 Vlan Interface
Chapter 9 VLAN Interface 9.1 VLAN Configuration In the VLAN Configuration tab of one G.hn node, a VLAN tag can be added or removed per interface. Also, removing a tag at egress per interface can be also enabled or disabled: ... -
Page 24: Chapter 10 G.hn Spectrum Interface
Chapter 10 G.hn spectrum Interface 10.1 Notches In this tab a table with all configured Notches of selected node will be shown. The table is composed of next columns for every notch: Notch Number, Type of notch, Start Frequency (KHz), Stop Frequency (KHz), Depth (in dB) and Enabled. -
Page 25: Chapter 11 Log File Interface
Chapter 11 Log file Interface 11.1 Log File In the Log File configuration tab the following settings can be read, and changed by clicking on the corresponding "Update" button for the selected node: Enable Log File set to YES for enabling Log File functionality in the node and set to NO for disabling ... -
Page 26: Chapter 12 Advanced Interface
Chapter 12 Advanced Interface 12.1 Traffic filtering In this tab the broadcast suppression feature can be managed. Broadcast traffic higher than the selected value will be dropped. To disable, set the value to 0. Reboot: click on this button to perform a reset in the node. Factory reset: click on this button to order a factory reset of the node.
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