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- Page 1 TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter REV1.0.0 1910010881...
- Page 2 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 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 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Page 3: Fcc Statement
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. -
Page 4: Safety Information
Safety Information • When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. •... -
Page 5: Declaration Of Conformity
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA4030 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 2004 / 108 / EC, Directives 2006 / 95 / EC, Directives 2011/65/EU The above product is in conformity with the following standards or other normative documents：... -
Page 6: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents ......................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................2 1.1 Conventions ........................2 1.2 System Requirement ....................2 1.3 Important Safety Instructions..................2 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism ................... 4 2.1 Introduction........................4 2.2 LED Indicator ......................... 4 2.3 Physical Interface ......................5 2.4 Connection Instruction .................... -
Page 7: Package Contents
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Package Contents The AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: One AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) One RJ45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ45 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit) -
Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Conventions The powerline adapter or AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter mentioned in this guide stands for TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter without any explanation. 1.2 System Requirement a) At least two power outlets (100–240V~) with standard home power wiring... - Page 9 TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 6. Do not block the ventilation slots of this product, for insufficient airflow may harm it. 7. Do not put anything on this product. 8. Plug this product directly into a wall socket (100–240V~). Do not use an extension cord between this product and the AC power source.
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Page 10: Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 500Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring. -
Page 11: Physical Interface
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter At least one Ethernet port is connected, but there is no data being transferred. Blinking At least one Ethernet port is transferring data. Ethernet LED No Ethernet port is connected. 2.3 Physical Interface There are three types of physical interfaces on this Powerline Adapter. -
Page 12: Connection Instruction
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 2.4 Connection Instruction To ensure the optimum performance of the Powerline Adapter and significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network, we recommend that you comply with the following connection rule: Plug the Powerline Adapter directly into a wall socket but not the multiple sockets. -
Page 13: Hardware Connection - Internet
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 2.6 Hardware Connection – Internet This section describes how to connect the Powerline Adapter into your existing ADSL broadband connection via ADSL Ethernet port. Follow the procedures described below to connect the Powerline Adapter to your ADSL broadband connection: 1．... - Page 14 TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Note: Do not connect the Powerline adapter to an extension lead, power strip, extension cord, or surge protector as these may degrade the network performance.
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Page 15: Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Powerline Utilities are installed, uninstall them and restart your personal computer before installing this provided software. - Page 16 TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter...
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- Page 18 TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.
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Page 19: Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set up or configure the devices according to your need. This Powerline Utility enables the users to identify powerline devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance and ensures privacy by setting user defined secure powerline networks. -
Page 20: Set Local Device's Network Name
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the powerline adapter connected to the current computer where this management utility is running. Network Name: Displays the network name of the current network or you can give a name for the network in which the powerline adapter is. -
Page 21: Network
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 4.2 Network The Network tab window shows information of all the powerline adapters found on the current logical network. Furthermore, here you can change the Name of the listed powerline adapters as well as add another device to the current network. -
Page 22: Rename The Remote Device/Enter Password
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 4.2.1 Rename the Remote Device/Enter Password You can change the name of the remote adapter to an easy-to-remember one. Additionally, you can select the desired adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format) so as to set the network name of this device on System configuration homepage. -
Page 23: Advanced
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled “Advanced” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the limit bandwidth can be took full advantage. QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and raw data. To provide higher QoS for streaming data, priority levels can be set using tags at the beginning of data frames. -
Page 24: System
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Simple Application Mapping: The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you will use your local HomePlug device for by pitching one of the following radios. Please select the radio type according to your demand. -
Page 25: Upgrade Firmware
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 4.4.1 Upgrade Firmware Click the Upgrade Firmware button to upgrade the version of the firmware for the adapter and the following dialog will pop up. NVM: None-volatile memory. It is used for upgrading the firmware. -
Page 26: Reset Device
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter If you want to upgrade the version of firmware for the device, please select appropriate Firmware and PIB files together. New firmware versions and PIB files are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. -
Page 27: Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How To Use The Pair Button
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Button 5.1 Pair ( Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. For the powerline adapters to communicate with each other they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NMK). -
Page 28: Join/Leave Existing Powerline Av Network
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Join an existing Powerline AV Network: Powerline adapter A and Powerline adapter B form a HomePlugAV Network, Powerline adapter C wants to join this network. Step 1. Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter C for 1 second. -
Page 29: Appendix A: Troubleshooting
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting provides answers to common problems regarding the Powerline Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: 1. Make sure that the Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet.