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- Page 1 TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Rev: 1.0.0 1910010649...
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Page 2: Ce Mark Warning
Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. -
Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Model No.: TL-PA551 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents..................1 Conventions ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................. 2 1.1 System Requirement................2 1.2 Important Safety Instructions ............. 2 1.3 LED Indicator ..................3 1.4 Physical Interface................4 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism .............. 6 2.1 Introduction ..................6 2.2 Connection Instruction ............... -
Page 5: Package Contents
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately. Conventions The powerline adapter or AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through mentioned in this guide stands for TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through without any explanation. -
Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction
To ensure data communication’s security and multimedia applications, this Mini Powerline Adapter support built-in 128-bit AES encryption. The new Powerline Adapter TL-PA551 from TP-LINK provides extra convenience and better performance for your home network with its integrated electrical socket and mains filer. The common problem of wasting an electrical outlet is solved and additional terminal devices or multiple sockets can be connected to the adapter just like to a normal wall socket. -
Page 7: Led Indicator
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through between this product and the AC power source. 9. When plugging this product into a wall socket, make sure that the electrical socket is not damaged, and that there is no gas leakage. -
Page 8: Physical Interface
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Item Status Indication The adapter is on. The adapter is in power-saving mode or in pairing Blinking procedure. Power LED The adapter is off. Green Data rate is more than or equal to 80Mbps. - Page 9 TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Interface Description It is a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port on the AV adapter for connecting it Ethernet Port to the PC or the broadband device with the network cable. A Power Plug connected to any 100V ~ 240V AC (50~60Hz) power...
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Page 10: Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 500Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Adapter allows you to set up a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring. -
Page 11: Hardware Connection - Computer
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 2.3 Hardware Connection – Computer For those computers you wish to be networked by Powerline Adapter, each of the computers must be properly connected with a Powerline Adapter through an Ethernet (RJ-45) cable. - Page 12 TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: Note: Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnected device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable. The idle wall sockets or electrical outlets in your household...
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Page 13: Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Powerline Utilities are installed, uninstall them and restart your personal computer before installing this provided software. - Page 14 TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through...
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- Page 16 TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.
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Page 17: Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set up or configure the devices according to your need. This Powerline Utility enables the users to identify powerline devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance and ensures privacy by setting user defined secure powerline networks. -
Page 18: Set Local Device's Network Name
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the powerline adapter connected to the current computer where this management utility is running. Network Name: Displays the network name of the current network or you can give a name for the network in which the powerline adapter is. -
Page 19: Rename The Remote Device/Enter Password
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through another device to the current network. Type: Displays the type of the remote device found in the network. Name: Displays the name of the remote device found in the network. You can change its name following two steps: select the desired adapter and click the Modify button. -
Page 20: Add Device
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through (1) Select the desired device and click the Modify button to display the following dialog. (2) Enter a new name for the selected adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format). -
Page 21: Advanced
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled “Advanced” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the limit bandwidth can be took full advantage. QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and raw data. -
Page 22: Upgrade Firmware
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 4.4.1 Upgrade Firmware Click the Upgrade Firmware button to upgrade the version of the firmware for the adapter and the following dialog will pop up. NVM: None-volatile memory. It is used for upgrading the firmware. -
Page 23: Reset Device
The parameter information of PIB will restore to the factory defaults after resetting the PLC. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website www.tp-link.com). Enter the path name or click to select the downloaded files on the computer into the corresponding blanks. -
Page 24: Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How To Use The Pair Buttons
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. For the powerline adapters to communicate with each other they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NMK). - Page 25 TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Join an existing secured Powerline AV Network: Powerline adapter A and Powerline adapter B form a HomeplugAV Network, Powerline adapter C wants to join this network. Step 1. Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter C for one second.
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Page 26: Appendix A: Troubleshooting
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Appendix A: Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting provides answers to common problems regarding the Powerline Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: a) Make sure that the Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet. -
Page 27: Appendix B: Specifications
TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Appendix B: Specifications General Standards HomePlug AV, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u Modulation Technology OFDM, 1024/256/64/16/8-QAM, QPSK, BPSK and ROBO Data Rate 500Mbps Range 300meters in house LEDs Power, Powerline, Ethernet 1 Ethernet LAN Port, 1 Integrated Electrical Socket...