Chapter 1 Introduction; Conventions; System Requirement; Important Safety Instructions - TP-Link TL-PA251 User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Powerline Adapter. This device is an AV200
Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through which transforms your house's existing electrical wiring into a
ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV200 Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
into an ordinary AC power outlet which will easily extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or
existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house without the need of
any new cabling.
This Powerline Adapter supports up to 200Mbps data rate over the existing household power circuit.
With data rates of 200Mbps, full multimedia application can easily be supported throughout the whole
house in addition to Internet access. This Powerline Adapter uses the existing power lines installed in a
home as a path to transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices.
To ensure data communication's security and multimedia applications, this Powerline Adapter support
built-in 128-bit AES encryption.
The new Powerline Adapter TL-PA251 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. What's more, the data transmission in the
network can be significantly improved by the integrated mains filter. With minimum setup, you can install
and use this Powerline Adapter within minutes. Moreover, the adapter provides two useful functions.
1． Existing connection with a new unassociated device added via the Pair button.
2． Reset to default setting via the Management Utility.

1.1 Conventions

The powerline adapter or AV200 Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through mentioned in this guide stands for
TL-PA251 AV200 Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through without any explanation.

1.2 System Requirement

a) At least two power outlets (100-240V~, 50/60Hz) with standard home power wiring
b) A computer with the following:
Operating System with TCP/IP installed
Pentium III compatible processor and above
Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP/IP protocol
64 MB RAM or more
50 MB of free disk space (Minimum)
CD-ROM Drive

1.3 Important Safety Instructions

1. Do not open this product or attempt to service it; it may expose you to dangerous high voltage or
other risks.
2. Do not operate this product near water.
3. Do not place or operate this product near a radiator or a heat register.
TL-PA251 AV200 Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
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