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Rosewill RPLC-201 User Manual

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  • Page 1 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter RPLC-201 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.2 J ..................26 OINING A ETWORK 3.2 L ..................26 EAVING A ETWORK APPENDIX A: IMPROVING THE TRANSMISSION QUALITY ....... 28 APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATIONS ................29 APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..........31 APPENDIX D: RPLC-201 QOS SUPPORT ............32...

  • Page 3: Package Contents

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: 2x Rosewill RPLC-201 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapters  2x RJ45 Ethernet Cables  1x Quick Installation Guide ...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction To Hardware

    1.1 Expanding your Network with RPLC-201 The RPLC-201 plugs into an power outlet to extend cable or DSL modem connection or your current Ethernet Network to almost any power outlet in your home with any new cabling.* Devices can securely communicate with each other via the 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) through RPLC-201 at a high speed transfer rate of 200Mbps and at 10/100mbps LAN support.

  • Page 5: Application

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual  RPLC-201 supports a fixed 4-level type QoS and 8-level VLAN priority fields which automatically improves the streaming quality  Green Feature for Power saving mode  RPLC-201 will detect signals when there is no signal transmit, it will automatically enters Power Saving mode which saves near 80% of the energy consumption.

  • Page 6: System Requirement

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 1.4 System Requirement  If need to use Powerline Utility: Operating system: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64bit, and Win7 32/64 bit otherwise, no OS require  CPU: Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2.0GHz recommended ...

  • Page 7: Hardware Diagram Of Rplc-201

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 1.5 Hardware Diagram of RPLC-201 1.5.1 LED Color Behavior Description Green System runs normally.  System is resetting. Green Blink  System is in the process of (Power) password synchronization.

  • Page 8: Powerline Adapter"S Button And Connector

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Green/Orange/Red The PLC adapter has connected to the powerline network. The Data LED color (Data) may vary according to the Data Transmit Quality. Green: Data Transmit Quality Excellent Orange: Data Transmit Quality Average Red: Data Transmit Quality Poor The PLC adapter does not connect to the powerline network.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Introduction To Utility

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Chapter 2 Introduction to Utility  Note: Before installing the PLC utility software, make sure that there is no any other powerline utility installed on your computer. If there is another utility installed, please uninstall it and restart your computer.
  • Page 10 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual If your computer has been installed with the latest WinPcap, Powerline Utility will be installed directly. Proceed to step 11. 3. Click Next to continue installation. 4. Click Next to continue installation. -10-...
  • Page 11 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 5. Click I Agree to accept the license agreement of WinPcap. 6. Click Install to install WinPcap 4.1.2.  Note: -11-...
  • Page 12 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual If WinPcap of an earlier version has been installed in your computer, the system notifies you to uninstall the earlier version when you try installing WinPcap included in the CD. 7.
  • Page 13 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 10. Click Finish to complete installing WinPcap and start to install Powerline Utility. 11. Click Next to follow Powerline Utility setup wizard. -13-...
  • Page 14 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 12. Select I accept the agreement. Click Next to continue installation. 13. Click Browse… to change the path for installing Powerline Utility. The default installation path is C:\Program Files\Powerline Utility. Click Next. -14-...
  • Page 15 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 14. Create a shortcut in the Start Menu folder. Click Browse… to select a folder to place the shortcut. Click Next to continue the installation. 15. Select Create a desktop icon or Create a Quick Launch icon if necessary. Click Next.
  • Page 16 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 16. Click Install to start installing Powerline Utility. -16-...

  • Page 17: How To Use Powerline Utility

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 17. Click Finish to complete installing Powerline Utility. If you select Launch Powerline Utility, Powerline Utility is automatically run after it is successfully installed. 2.2 How to Use Powerline Utility Click the icon in the desktop or quick launch bar to open Powerline Utility.
  • Page 18 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual  Note: Usually, only one HomePlugAV device will be detected and displayed on the top panel of the screen. However, more than one HomePlugAV devices will be detected if your computer has multiple NICs. The lower panel displays all the HomePlugAV remote devices discovered in the current logical network.
  • Page 19 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Device Name This column shows the default device name, which may be modified. To change the name, click Rename. Mac Address This column shows the MAC addresses of the remote devices. Password By default, this column is blank.
  • Page 20 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Change NPW (Network Password) The Change NPW button is used to remove a remote device from its existing network by changing the NPW for the remote device. All devices are shipped with a default NPW (“HomePlugAV”).
  • Page 21 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Change Local NPW The Change NPW button is used to remove a local device from its existing network or add a local device to another network by changing the NPW for the local device. All devices are shipped with a default NPW (“HomePlugAV”).
  • Page 22 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual After the network password for the local device is changed successfully, this local device is added into the target network. Previous devices displayed on the lower panel will disappear and devices in the target network will appear on the lower panel.

  • Page 23: Information Tab

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 2.2.2 Information Tab The Information screen shows the system information and the firmware version. The upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer that are used to communicate through HomePlug on the powerline network.

  • Page 24: About Tab

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 2.2.3 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides an html link to our website. Clicking the Web address, you can visit the website. 2.2.4 Preferences The lower panel displays options for turning the autoscan function on or off. -24-...

  • Page 25: Chapter 3 How To Use The Security/Reset Pushbutton

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Chapter 3 How to Use the Security/Reset Pushbutton This chapter describes how to use the Security/Reset pushbutton to add new devices into or remove devices from a HomePlug AV logical network (AVLN). You can monitor the operation progress and results by observing the Power LED status.

  • Page 26: Joining A Network

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual 3.2 Joining a Network Scenario: Devices A and B are located in network N. Users want to add device C (the joiner) into network N. Any devices on network N can become the „adder‟. Joining a network Please follow below to add Device C to Network N using the Security button: Press the Security/Reset pushbutton on device C (the joiner) for 5-8...
  • Page 27 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Leaving a network Press the Security/Reset pushbutton on device C (the „leaver‟) for 5-8 seconds. The device will reset and restart with a random NMK. Wait for reset to complete. The Power indicator on device C momentarily extinguishes during reset, blinks during restart, and then illuminates steadily.

  • Page 28: Appendix A: Improving The Transmission Quality

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Appendix A: Improving the Transmission Quality It is important to use the PLC product complying with the following "rule of thumb", because it can significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network. PLC device is recommended to plug the device directly into a wall socket, not to power stripe.

  • Page 29: Appendix B: Specifications

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Appendix B: Specifications Spec Broadcom BCM60321 Chipset IEEE 1901 and HomePlug AV compliant Standards Co-existence with HomePlug 1.0 Nodes IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u Encryption 128-bit AES Encryption Ports 10/100Mbps Ethernet port Power, Ethernet, Data LEDs Up to 200Mbps Powerline Speeds...
  • Page 30 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual - 2nd: HD Video and Music Streaming - 3rd: Data Streaming Deployment requirements: Devices with 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port System Requirement Operates system not require. Utility software OS support: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Dimensions 2.72 x 2.28 x 1.22 in (69 x 58 x 31 mm) (1 Powerline adapter)

  • Page 31: Appendix C: Acronyms And Abbreviations

    200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201KIT- User’s Manual Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations AVLN AV In-home Logical Network, the AVLAN is the set of STAs that possess the same network membership key. Every AVLN is managed by a single CCo. Central Coordinator Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision CSMA/CA...

  • Page 32: Appendix D: Rplc-201 Qos Support

    User’s Manual Appendix D: RPLC-201 QoS Support RPLC-201 allows for 4 levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP (0 – 3)). The 8 levels of VLAN Ethernet tags must be mapped to the 4 levels of CAP priority, where CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is the lowest.
  • Page 33 Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of Rosewill Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from Rosewill Inc.
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