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LEDs
The LEDs light up when the adapter is plugged in to an electrical outlet. The following table
describes the LEDs.
Table 1.
LED
Description
Power
• Solid green. The electrical power is on.
• 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.
• Blinking. The adapter is sending or 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:
Link rate > 80 Mbps (best)
Ethernet
• Solid. The Ethernet port is linked, but there is no activity.
• Blinking. There is traffic on the Ethernet port.
• Off. There is no Ethernet connection.
Gigabit Ethernet Port
Plug one end of the Ethernet cable that comes with the Powerline Adapter into this port and
the other end either into your router, or into the computer or other peripheral device.
Buttons
Two buttons are located on the sides of the adapter:
•
Security. After you plug in your new AV adapters, press the Security button for 2
seconds on both of the AV adapters. Both buttons must be pressed within 2 minutes.
The Security button does not work in power saving mode. The unit enters power saving
mode if the Ethernet port is idle (not linked) for more than 10 minutes.
•
Reset. Press the Reset button for 1 second, then release to return the Powerline adapter
to its factory default settings.
Powerline AV+ 500 Nano XAV5601
Amber:
Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps
(better)
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Red:
Link rate < 50 Mbps (good)
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