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TRENDnet TPL-410AP User Manual

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  • Page 1 Cover Page TRENDnet User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Troubleshooting ................54 Set your access point date and time................21 Appendix ..................56 Change your access point IP address ................22 Set up the DHCP server on your access point .............. 23 © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 3: Product Overview

    (TPL-406E + TPL-410AP) auto-connect out of the box. Network the TPL-406E to a router and plug the TPL-410AP into an outlet on the electrical system to extend a high performance wireless network. Hardwire a smart TV, gaming console, or media player to...

  • Page 4: Product Hardware Features

    Maximum of 8 adapters (nodes) recommended for streaming video across your network. *** Powerline networking is limited to the same electrical system. Power strips, GFCI outlets, and AFCI circuit breakers may degrade Powerline signals. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 5 Activates WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). The PWR Distance – Long lengths of electrical wiring through your electrical system between Push/Hold for 3 (Power) LED will blink to indicate WPS has been connected Powerline adapters. seconds, then release successfully activated. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 6: Tpl-406E

    Reset device to factory defaults (All LEDs will turn off Push/Hold for 20 and turn back on). instructions) seconds, Note: Will reset to the factory default private then release network name “HomePlug AV”. Sync/Reset Button Ethernet Port © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 7: Application Diagram

    Blinking transmitting/receiving (Connection quality is Note (TPL-410AP): This device offers EU compliant Off mode functionality. To turn off Best) the device, push the power switch into the off position. Powerline connected (Connection quality is...

  • Page 8: Expanding A Home Network

    Where to find more help In addition to this User’s Guide, you can find help below: • http://www.trendnet.com/support (documents, downloads, and FAQs are available from this Web page) © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 9: Basic Installation

    5. Once you have successfully connected the powerline adapters through the electrical system, you can move the TPL-410AP to the desired location to create or extend Note: It is recommended to plug the adapters into nearby outlets before installing the wireless connectivity to your existing network.

  • Page 10: Connect Additional Wired Devices To Your Network

    Note: If you encounter issues connecting to your network, there may be a problem with your computer or device network settings. Please ensure that your computer or device network settings (also called TCP/IP settings) are configured to obtain IP address settings automatically (also called dynamic IP address or DHCP) and to Obtain DNS Server address settings automatically. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 11: Configure Your Wireless Access Point

    2. Connect a network cable from your wireless access point network port into your Default User Name: admin computer’s network port. Default Password: admin Note: User Name and Password are case sensitive. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 12: Setup Wizard

    “Confirmed Password” field. Click Next. Note: If this is the first time accessing the access point configuration, the wizard should automatically appear. If the wizard does not appear automatically, click Main and then © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 13: Wireless Networking And Security

    Setting up wireless security is very important. Leaving your wireless network open and encryption standard. If you find that one of your wireless network devices does not unsecure could expose your entire network and personal files to outsiders. TRENDnet support WPA2 encryption, then set your access point to either WPA or WPA-Auto recommends reading through this entire section and setting up wireless security on your encryption.

  • Page 14: Secure Your Wireless Network

    5 characters or Continue, you can click Save to apply the changes or click Continue to additional changes in the access point management page before saving. 128-bit key length 26 characters 13 characters © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 15 • Secret: Enter the shared secret used to authorize your access point with your • Note: This is the key that is used to connect your computer and other wireless RADIUS server. client devices to your router Note: 8-63 alphanumeric characters (a,b,C,?,*,/,1,2, etc.) © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 16: Connect Wireless Devices To Your Access Point

    The PWR LED will blink to indicate WPS has been activated on your access point. (See “Product Hardware Features” on page 2) For connecting additional WPS supported devices, repeat this process for each additional device. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 17 5. Within 2 minutes, initiate the WPS PIN method on the wireless device (consult wireless device’s User’s Guide for how to initiate the WPS method) you are connecting. he wireless connection between the wireless client device and you r access point will automatically be established. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 18: Basic Wireless Settings

    • HT20 MHz – This mode operates using a single 20MHz channel for wireless devices connecting at 802.11n on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. This setting may provide more stability than 20/40MHz (Auto) for © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 19 Invisible - Turns off the ability for wireless devices to find your network. It is still possible for wireless devices to be configured to connect to your wireless network. Disabling this setting will disable WPS functionality. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 20: Steps To Improve Wireless Connectivity

    3. Antenna orientation can also have a large impact on your wireless signal. Use the wireless adapter’s site survey tool to determine the best antenna orientation for your wireless devices. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 21: Advanced Wireless Settings

    (Bytes) to be sent in a single wireless transmission. • Aggregation Min Size: Allows you to specify the minimum size of each aggregation frame to be sent in a single wireless transmission. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 22: Mac Address Filters

    MAC addresses listed and deny all others unlisted because it is easier to determine the MAC addresses of devices in your network then to determine which MAC addresses you do not want to allow access. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 23: Change Your Access Point Login Username And Password

    NTP server. Note: If you change the access point login password, you will need to access the access point management page using the User Name “admin” and the new password. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 24: Change Your Access Point Ip Address

    Note: Typically, your network router IP address is used as the default gateway address to access the Internet e.g. 192.168.10.1) Note: Typically, your network IP address is used as the DNS server address. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 25: Set Up The Dhcp Server On Your Access Point

    IP address lease with the DHCP server, otherwise, if there is no attempt to renew the lease, the DHCP server will reallocate the IP address to be assigned to another computer or device. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 26: Access Point Maintenance & Monitoring

    1. Log into your access point management page (see “Access your access point management page” on page 9). 2. Click on Administration and click on Reset. 3. Click the Reset button to reset your access point to factory defaults. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 27: Backup And Restore Your Access Point Configuration Settings

    4. A separate file navigation window should open. 5. Select the access point configuration file to restore and click Restore. (Default Filename: tpl410cfg(#).dat). If prompted, click Yes or OK. Wait for the access point to restore settings. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 28: Upgrade Your Access Point Firmware

    TRENDnet may periodically release firmware upgrades that may add features or fix 2. Click on Administration and click on Firmware. problems associated with your TRENDnet access point model and version. To check if there is a firmware upgrade available for your device, please check your TRENDnet model and version using the link.

  • Page 29: Check The Access Point System Information

    • Security Mode: Displays the wireless security type applied. • MAC Address: The MAC address of your access point’s wireless LAN or interface configuration. Powerline Interface • MAC Address: The MAC address of your access point’s powerline interface configuration. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 30: Wireless Client List

    9). 2. Click on Status, and click on Powerline. • Tx Rate: Displays the transmission rate your powerline device has established. • Rx Rate: Displays the receive rate your powerline device has established. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 31: Installing Your Powerline Adapters

    Powerline adapters to create a Powerline network. Power (PWR) LED is on or blinking and the Ethernet Connection (ETH) LED (or if Note: The TPL-410AP package only includes a single Powerline adapter. The multiple ports LEDs 1,2,3,etc.) is on or blinking.

  • Page 32: Add Adapters To Your Network

    Note: To verify that your Powerline adapters are connected successfully to your network, you can check if the computer(s) or network device(s) can access the Internet through your Powerline network. To install additional Powerline adapters in other rooms, repeat the steps above for each adapter. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 33: Securing Your Powerline Network

    Change your default encryption key using the Sync button Powerline networks consist of two or more Powerline devices connected together using the same encryption key. TRENDnet Powerline adapters automatically connect to each The physical Sync button on the Powerline adapter provides an easy method of other over a secure encrypted signal and share the same encryption key (Default changing the default encryption key.
  • Page 34 TRENDnet User’s Guide The Sync button procedure below applies to the following TRENDnet models: TPL-303E/304E/308E/4052E/406E/407E/410AP/408E/420E Note: The product images in the diagram below may not accurately illustrate your exact Powerline model. When pushing the Sync button, either the PWR or PL LED may blink to indicate that the Sync process has been activated.
  • Page 35 Use the procedure (Adapter C) below to connect additional adapters. Repeat the procedure (Adapter C) below for each additional adapter you add to your network. The Sync button procedure below applies to the following TRENDnet models: TPL-303E/304E/308E/4052E/406E/407E/410AP/408E/420E Note: The product images in the diagram below may not accurately illustrate your exact Powerline model. When pushing the Sync button, either the PWR or PL LED may blink to indicate that the Sync process has been activated.
  • Page 36 TPL-410AP / TPL-410APK TRENDnet User’s Guide If adding a TRENDnet adapter models (Adapter C) not listed in the previous page, please follow the Alternative Sync button procedure below. The Alternative Sync button procedure applies to the following TRENDnet Models: TPL-305E/306E/307E/310AP/401E/402E/405E Use the procedure (Adapter C) below to connect additional adapters.
  • Page 37 You can also initiate the Sync process or assign a customized encryption key (instead of Note: Please note that you must use the same customized encryption key for all other using Powerline Utility) using the access point management page. (Applies to TPL-410AP powerline devices in order to establish powerline connection.

  • Page 38: Using The Powerline Utility

    Ethernet port on each adapter is connected to a device powered on. Powerline Utility System Requirements • Windows® 8.1 (32/64-bit), 8 (32/64-bit), Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Vista (32/64- bit), or XP (32/64-bit) • Microsoft® .NET Framework 2.0 installed (Included with CD installation) Software Installation © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 39 7. In the Install Options window, leave the option Automatically start the WinPcap driver at boot time checked and click Install. Wait for the installation to complete. 7. After the process is completed, click Finish. 6. In the License Agreement window, click I Agree. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 40 10. At the Confirm installation window, click Next. 11. At the Install Location window, click Next. Wait for the installation to complete. 9. At the License Agreement window, select I Agree to accept the terms and click Next. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 41 TPL-410AP / TPL-410APK TRENDnet User’s Guide 12. In the Completion window, click Close. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 42: Using The Utility

    Double-click the icon to start the utility or open the utility if it is already running. Closing the utility will exit the application. You can also launch the utility from the Start Menu programs. Start > Programs (or All Programs) > TRENDnet > TRENDnet Powerline Utility © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 43 Powerline adapter(Remote Device) connected to your manually. adapter network that is not Powerline network ***THIS MUST BE ENTERED FOR listed (Remote Device). (Remote Device). ALL DEVICES TO CHANGE THE (Remote Device). ENCRYPTION CODE*** © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 44 Uncheck to Device History (Log) System Information System Information display all previously connected window to a text file window. powerline adapters. (Remote Device). on your computer. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 45 If you do the multicast address on not, the encryption key will not change all adapters in the same for any Powerline adapters without the powerline network. DPW entered. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 46 Factory Defaults Resets the local device powerline configuration to factory default. Set VLAN Tags Set TOS Bits Set VLAN Tag for stream identity. Set Type of Service (ToS) bits to differentiate packets. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 47 Check this option to Options Section automatically detect/scan for powerline devices. Scan Interval Click the up and down arrows to set amount of time in seconds between each auto scan for powerline devices. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 48 TPL-410AP / TPL-410APK TRENDnet User’s Guide Powerline Utility Overview About Window © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 49 This is required when using the Powerline utility to change the encryption key for multiple Powerline adapters. To add automatically detected Powerline adapters to the Powerline Utility 3. Select one of the Powerline adapters listed under Remote Device. 1. Launch the Powerline Utility. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 50 Repeat steps 2-6 for each additional Powerline adapter listed in Remote Device until you have added all of your remaining Powerline adapters before continuing to the next step “To create a customized encryption key”. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 51: Upgrade Powerline Firmware

    4. Enter the new device name and press Enter on your keyboard. 5. To rename the adapter that is immediately connected to your computer, move your computer to a different adapter and restart the process listed above. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 52 5. Click on the Advanced section in the left hand panel and in the Upgrade Firmware section, click Upgrade. Wait until the firmware upload completed and the device reboot Important! Do not turn off the device or press the reset button while this procedure is in progress. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 53: Access Point Management Page Structure

    Backup configuration to file • Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Restore configuration from file PBC (Push Button) • MAC Filters Powerline • Setup Enable/Disable Powerline Change Powerline Encryption Key • Sync Virtual Powerline Sync Button © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 54: Technical Specifications

    Powerline encryption: 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) • EU: 164 g (5.8 oz.) • UK: 168 g (5.9 oz.) Utility OS Compatibility (optional) • Windows® 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP Warranty: 3 year limited © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 55 Input: 100 - 240 V AC, 50 /60 Hz, 0.1 A Consumption: Active mode: 3 Watts (max.); Standby mode: 0.5 Watts (max.) Operating Temperature • 0 – 40° C (32 – 104° F) © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    Q: The Wizard does not appear when I access the access point. What should I do? Q: I typed http://TPL-410AP in my Internet Browser Address Bar, but an error message Answer: says “The page cannot be displayed.” How can I access the access point management 1.
  • Page 57 The Powerline adapters can provide better connectivity and performance when plugged directly into a power outlet. Connecting the Powerline adapters to a power strip or surge protector may degrade or block Powerline signals. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 58: Appendix

    2. In the Network Preference window, next to "Show:", select Network Status. You'll see In MAC OS 10.5/10.6, in the left column, select Ethernet. your network status and your IP address settings displayed. e. Configure TCP/IP to use DHCP. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 59 IP address. Click OK Windows® XP/2000 a. Go into the Control Panel, double-click the Network Connections icon b. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon and the click Properties. c. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 60 3. You may be prompted to enter a security key in order to connect to the network. 4. Enter in the security key corresponding to the wireless network, and click Connect. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 61 RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454 – 2483.5 MHz. For detailed information the end-user should contact the national spectrum authority in France. © Copyright 2014 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 62 [Portuguese] 2004/108/CE, 2006/95/CE, 2009/125/CE y. 2004/108/CE, 2006/95/CE e 2009/125/CE. ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑTRENDnet ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ TPL-410AP TRENDnet izjavlja, da je ta TPL-410AP v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami Ελληνική Slovensko ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ in ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 1999/5/ES, 2004/108/ES,...
  • Page 63 2004/108/EÜ põhinõuetele ja nimetatud direktiivist tulenevatele teistele [Portuguese] [Estonian] asjakohastele sätetele. TRENDnet izjavlja, da je ta TPL-406E v skladu z bistvenimi zahtevami in Slovensko Hereby, TRENDnet, declares that this TPL-406E is in compliance with the ostalimi relevantnimi določili direktive 2004/108/ES.
  • Page 64 Download section limited to, duty, tax, and other fees. and look for the desired TRENDnet product to access to the GPL Code or LGPL Code. These codes are distributed WITHOUT WARRANTY and are subject to the copyrights of WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE: IF THE TRENDNET PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS the developers.

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