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Page 2: Copyright
Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. -
Page 3: Trademarks
Trademarks: SMC is a registered trademark; and EZ Connect Powerline is a trademark of SMC Networks, Inc. Other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. -
Page 4: Warranty And
Warranty and Product Registration To register SMC products and to review the detailed warranty statement, please check www.smc.com for the warranty terms in your country/region. SMC Networks, Inc. 20 Mason Irvine, CA 92618... -
Page 5: Compliances
Compliances EC Declaration of Conformity SMC contact for these products in Europe is: SMC Networks Spain, S.L. Edificio Conata II, Fructuós Gelabert 6-8 2º 2ª 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcolona,Spain This product indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the EMC Directive (2004/108/EC) and the LVD Directive (2006/95/EC) of the European Union. -
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Contents COPYRIGHT ............................1 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN CHINA................1 TRADEMARKS: ............................2 WARRANTY AND ..........................3 PRODUCT REGISTRATION .......................3 COMPLIANCES .............................4 ......................6 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS ......................6 ACKAGE ONTENTS SAFETY NOTICE: ........................7 GETTING TO KNOW THE ADAPTER ..................8 .....................8 THERNET NTERFACE ......................8 DAPTER UTTONS ......................8 DAPTER HOW TO INSTALLATION UTILITY...................9... -
Page 7: System Requirements
1.Introduction The SMCHPAV-ESW is a wallmount Powerline (PLC) adapter with 3 Fast Ethernet ports for transmitting data with up to 200 Mbit/s across the in-house power network, turning every power outlet into three Ethernet network connections. The adapter is suitable for use in a wide range of both residential (home) and commercial (offices, apartments, hotels, warehouses) applications, enabling the user to create high-speed local area networks (LAN) that support video, voice and data. -
Page 8: Safety Notice
2 Safety Notice: This device is intended for connection to the AC power line. For installation instructions, please refer to the installation section of this guide. The following precautions should be taken when using this product. Read all instructions before installing and operating this product. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. -
Page 9: Getting To Know The Adapter
3 Getting to Know the Adapter 3.1 The Ethernet Interface Ethernet 1~3: The Ethernet port connects to an Ethernet network cable. The other end of the cable will connect to your computer or other Ethernet-enabled network device. 3.2 The Adapter's Buttons Reset: The button can restore the factory defaults and reset the device. -
Page 10: How To Installation Utility
4 How to Installation Utility Before installing the configuration utility fro Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000, please make sure that that there is no any other Powerline Utility installed on your computer. If there is another utility installed, please uninstall it and restart your computer. Insert the Utility CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. - Page 11 Figure 4-3 Installation Complete Figure 4-4 Installation complete Click “Close” to complete installation.
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Page 12: How To Use The Utility Software
5 How to Use the Utility Software 5.1 Main Tab The Main screen provides a list of all HomePlug AV devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running on. The top panel shows local HomePlug AV devices connected to the computer’s NIC (Network Interface Card). The user can click the Connect button to its right. - Page 13 name in all HomePlug AV devices. This will only be possible after entering the password for all these devices. The procedure for setting the password of the device (required when creating a private network) is as follows: Click the device name to select the device in the lower panel. Click Enter Password.
- Page 14 Figure 5-3: Add Remote Device Note: The device must be in the Powerline network (plugged in), so that you can confirm the password and add the device to the network. If the device is not located, a warning message appears. Scan This button is used to perform an immediate search of the HomePlug devices connected to the Powerline network.
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Page 15: Privacy Tab
5.2 Privacy Tab In the Privacy screen, you can maintain security for the logical network and select the devices that should be able to communicate in the same network. See Figure 5-4. Out-of-the-box, all HomePlug devices are pre-configured to be used in a public network with “HomePlugAV” as network name. -
Page 16: Diagnostics Tab
5.3 Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics screen shows the system information and a history of all devices that appeared in the network over a period of time. See Figure 5-5. The Upper panel shows technical data about the software and hardware of the host computer where the utility is running on. -
Page 17: About Tab
5.4 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides an HTML link to a website, such as www.smc.com. Clicking the web address, will open the website in your web browser. Figure 5-6: About Dialog Tab Preferences The lower part of the panel may display options for turning the auto-scan feature on... -
Page 18: Sync Button Usage
6 SYNC button Usage This section describes how to add or remove devices from a Powerline network by using the SYNC button on the devices. This process allows to create a Powerline network without using the configuration utility for Windows and works independent from the operating system. -
Page 19: Leaving A Network
6.3 Leaving a Network In this scenario a Powerline network exists and one device, the ‘leaver’, should be removed from the network. The user either wants to remove the device completely or have it join another logical network. Press the SYNC button on the ‘leaver’ for at least 10 seconds. The device resets and restarts with a random SYNC. -
Page 20: How To Improve The Transmission Capacity
7 How to Improve the Transmission Capacity For the SMCHPAV-ESW, it is recommended to plug the device directly into a wall socket, not into a power stripe. This can significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network. × × √ √... -
Page 21: Appendix Aspecifications
Appendix A Specifications Chipset Intellon INT6400 Protocol HomePlug AV 1.0 Co-exists with existing HomePlug 1.0 System Support Windows, 2000, XP 32/64 bit and Vista 32/64bit PLC Rate Up to 200Mbps Modulation Band 2-30MHz Modulation Schemes Supports1024/256/64/16/8-QAM, QPSK,BPSK and ROBO Encryption 128 AES LED’s Power... -
Page 22: Appendix Bacronyms And Abbreviations
Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations AVLN AV In-home Logical Network, the AVLAN is the set STAs that possess 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 CSMA/CA Carrier... -
Page 23: Appendix Cabout Qos
Appendix C About QoS The SMCHPAV-ESW allows 4 levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP, 0 – 3). The 8 levels of VLAN Ethernet tags must be mapped to the 4 levels of CAP priority, where CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is the lowest. CAP 3 priority is used for voice and network management frames, CAP 2 is used for streaming video and music while CAP 1 and CAP 0 are used for data.