Check your package contents PLI-1010 HomePlug USB Adapter One USB Cable Installation CD Physical Description LNK - Indicate connected with powerline network ACT - Indicate powerline activity COL - Flash when a collision is detected USB – The USB jack is where you will connect the USB cable...
Software Installation Insert the Installation CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. The setup utility should run automatically. If it does not, click the start button and choose Run. In the box that appears, enter D:\setup.exe (Where D is the letter of your CD drive). The CD will launch an installation utility then follow the instruction in the installation utility.
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Input “User Name/Organization” and click “Next” to move on to the next step.
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Select “Install” to start the installation.
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When prompted by the install utility, Plung in the powerline AC prong. Plug the AC prong into an AC outlet. Plug the supplied USB cable into the USB jack and an available USB port on your PC. <Note> Do not plug the device into a UPS or power strip with surge protection.
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Click “Finish” to exit the installation utility. You may be asked to restart your computer. Click “Yes” to restart now, or click “No” to restart later. The installation of PLI-1010 complete.
Running the utility To run the utility, double click the LevelOne PLI-1010 Utility icon on your desktop. The wizard has five different dialog screens options accessible through the following tabs: Device, Network, Security, Advanced and About. In the coming sections, we will explain...
Device dialog screen The Device dialog screen provides a list of your powerline devices connected to the computer where the utility is running and average data rate performance of your powerline network. Initially, the wizard starts the Device dialog screen. Once the analysis is done, a screen similar to the following figure.
Network dialog screen The Network dialog screen provides detailed information about your powerline network. The test list box shows all powerline devices found on your powerline network identified by their MAC addresss. A second column indicates their date rate measurements in Mbps.
Security dialog screen All powerline devices are shipped using “HomePlug” as a network password. The Security dialog screen allows you to change this network password and set your own private password and apply it to the powerline device connected to the computer where the utility running.
Advanced dialog screen The Advanced dialog screen allows you to set up a network password remotely on other powerline devices through the powerline. Type your private network password into the Network Password text box. The other devices on the network with powerline capabilities will have a different password printed on either the box itself.
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