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LED and Button Descriptions
Power LED
Ethernet port
Item
Description
Power
• Solid green. The electrical power is on.
LED
• Blinking green. The adapter is restarting or setting up security.
• Amber. Power saving mode.
• Off. There is no electrical power.
Powerline
• Solid. The adapter is connected to a Powerline network and/or is sending or
LED
receiving data.
• Off. The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices using
the same encryption key.
The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the strongest link
rate, indicated by the color displayed by the LED:
Green:
Amber:
Link rate > 80 Mbps
Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps
(Best)
(Better)
Item
Description
Ethernet
• Solid. The Ethernet port is linked,.
LED
• Off. There is no Ethernet connection.
Powerline LED
Ethernet LED
Press the Factory Reset button for 1 second, then release to return the Powerline
Factory
Reset
adapter to its factory default settings.
Security
After you plug in your new AV adapters, press the Security button for 2 seconds
Security
Button
on both of the AV adapters. Both buttons must be pressed within 2 minutes.
Note: The Security button does not work in power saving mode (see "Power LED
Factory Reset
is amber" in the "Troubleshooting Tips" table below).
Warning: Do not press the Security button on the Powerline adapter until installation is
complete and the adapters are communicating with each other (indicated by the blinking
Powerline LED). Pressing this button too soon can temporarily disable Powerline
communication. If this should occur, use the Factory Reset button to return the Powerline
adapter to its factory default settings.
Warning: To reduce the torque on the AC outlet caused by the weight of the XAV5501, only
a right-angled power cord can be plugged in to the filtered AC socket of the XAV5501 GR
(German) and FR (French), and the power cord cannot be bent.
Technical Support
Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products.
After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it
to register your product at
before you can use our telephone support service. Registration via our website is strongly
Red:
recommended.
Link rate < 50 Mbps
Go to
http://www.NETGEAR.com/support
(Good)
may be included in this product; go to
GPLnotice.pdf
to view the GPL license agreement.
For complete DoC, please visit the NETGEAR EU Declarations of Conformity website at:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621
August 2011
http://www.NETGEAR.com/register.
Registration is required
for product updates and Web support. GPL
ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/
Troubleshooting Tips
For troubleshooting information, see the XAV5501 User Manual. You can access the User
Manual from
http://www.NETGEAR.com/support.
Search for the XAV5501 product
model and click the Documentation tab.
Safety Information
•
For national approvals (approval schemes other than CB), relevant national standards for
plug, socket-outlet and direct plug-in units (for example, US) shall also be consulted
while testing and approving such products according to national standards.
•
AC input rating (NA):100-125V, 0.2A (Max); 50–60Hz excluding socket outlet rating.
•
AC input rating (AU, UK, FR, EU, SW): 200-250V, 0.2A (Max),
50–60Hz excluding socket outlet rating.
•
XAV5501 ratings (maximum load): EU: 15A 250V~,
UK: 12A 250V~, FR: 15A, 250V~, NA: 14A 125V~,
AU: 9A, 250V~, SW: 10A, 250V~.
•
Operating temperature: 0C~40C
•
The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and be easily accessible.
•
Only power cords are allowed to be inserted into the filtered AC outlet; no other equipment
with a direct plug-in is allowed. Power cord needs to be a maximum of 1 m long and a
minimum of 0.75 mm square of cross-sectional area.
•
Do not plug devices into the XAV5501 filtered AC outlet that exceed the product ratings.The
output voltage of the filtered AC outlet is the same as the power outlet which the XAV5501 is
plugged into. To help avoid damaging your system, be sure that the attached devices are
electrically rated to operate with the power available in your location.
•
If the input AC voltage is less than 125Vac, the device plugged into the filtered AC socket of
the XAV5501 may not perform as well as expected.
•
DO NOT PLUG MAJOR HOME APPLIANCES into the filtered AC socket or into an
attached powerstrip. The device is not intended to be used with home appliances such as air
conditioners, power tools, space heaters, fans, hair dryers, ovens, or refrigerators.
•
Check the electrical current for any appliance used with the device, and do not exceed home
and product outlet ratings and electrical requirements.
This symbol was placed in accordance with the European Union Directive 2002/96 on the Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the WEEE Directive). If disposed of within the European Union,
this product should be treated and recycled in accordance with the laws of your jurisdiction
implementing the WEEE Directive.
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