Connecting An Xav5001 Adapter To The Router - NETGEAR XAV5001 - Powerline AV 500 Adapter User Manual

Connecting an XAV5001 Adapter to the Router

1. Plug an XAV5001 adapter into a power outlet near your router.
Use the supplied gray Ethernet cable to connect from the XAV5001 adapter to a LAN port
on your router so that the Powerline network can gain access to the Internet. The Power
and Ethernet LEDs on the Powerline adapter should turn on.
Note: It is not necessary to disconnect your router from your computer.
Router
Figure 3. Connecting the XAV5001 Powerline adapter to a router
2. Once the Powerline adapter is plugged in and power is first applied, check to see that the
Power LED is on.
3. After approximately 10 seconds, check to see that:
a. The Power LED is solid green.
b. The Powerline LED is lit.
c. The Ethernet LED is on or blinks.
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XAV5001 Powerline AV 500 Adapter User Manual
XAV5001 Powerline
AV 500 Adapter
Supplied Ethernet cable
Laptop PC
Desktop PC