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Repotec Powerline 85M User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Powerline 85M Ethernet Switch...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Index FCC Part 68................................2 FCC Part 15................................3 Chapter 1 Introduction ..............................4 1.1 Overview ............................4 1.2 Features ............................4 1.3 System Requirements ........................4 Chapter 2 Installation..............................5 2.1 Checklist............................5 2.2 The Front LEDs ..........................6 2.3 The Rear Ports ..........................6 Chapter 3. Powerline Networking Utility ........................7 3.1 Configuration Utility Setup.........................7 3.1.1 Installation of the Utility ........................7 3.2 Windows Configuration Utility ......................8...

  • Page 3: Fcc Part 68

    FCC Part 68 This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains the FCC Registration Number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this equipment. You must provide this information to the telephone company upon request.

  • Page 4: Fcc Part 15

    FCC Part 15 The modem generates and uses radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used properly in strict accordance with the user's manual, it may cause interference with radio and television reception. The modem has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B computing devices in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B, Part 15 of the FCC regulations.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of an Instant Powerline 4-port Fast Ethernet Switch. The Powerline Switch is the perfect option to connect a small group of PCs to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection or to an Ethernet backbone. 1.1 Overview Like a simple hub or switch, the setup of the Powerline Switch is very easy.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation This chapter offers information about installing your router. If you are not familiar with the hardware or software parameters presented here, please consult your service provider for the values needed. 2.1 Checklist Check the shipping box carefully to ensure that the contents include the items you ordered. If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact your local distributor.

  • Page 7: The Front Leds

    State Description POWER Press the button to power one the router. Flashing Data transfer between Powerline devices Flashing When link to other Powerline 85M devices TURBO Link Flashing TX or RX activity No Link These four LAN (Local Area Network) ports are where you will connect networked devices, such as PCs, print servers remote hard drives, and anything else you want to put on your network.

  • Page 8: Chapter 3. Powerline Networking Utility

    Chapter 3. Powerline Networking Utility Note. The Powerline Device can auto detect the other powerline bridges which plug in the same power circuit, you don’t need to use this powerline utility except you want to encryption all the powerline devices as the same group or you can not access the other computers.

  • Page 9: Windows Configuration Utility

    3.2 Windows Configuration Utility In order to run the utility, double-click the utility icon. Figure 2 shows the main screen of the configuration utility. This screen shot shows a Powerline Ethernet device connected as a local device and other Powerline Ethernet devices as remote devices.

  • Page 10: User Interface

    Figure 3 : Main Screen with Low-Speed Powerline Ethernet device Local 3.3 User Interface 3.3.1 Main Screen The Main screen essentially provides a list of all Powerline Ethernet devices logically connected to the computer where the utility is running.The top panel shows all local Powerline Ethernet devices found connected to the computer's NIC (Network Interface Card).
  • Page 11 Figure 4: Multiple Local Device Connection...
  • Page 12 The lower panel displays all the Powerline Ethernet devices, discovered on the current logical network (remote devices). Displayed immediately above this panel is the number of remote devices found, the type of logical network (Public or Private), and a message area that reports connectivity and scan status. The following information is displayed for each of the devices discovered that appear in the lower panel: Device Name column shows the default device name, which may be user re-defined.
  • Page 13 The Add button is used to add a remote device to your network that is not on the displayed list in the lower panel, for example, a device currently on another logical network. Users are advised to locate the passwords for all devices they wish to manage and add them to the local logical network by clicking on the Add button.

  • Page 14: Privacy Screen

    Figure 7: Main Screen of the Configuration Utility 3.3.2 Privacy Screen The Privacy dialog screen provides a means for managing the local network and providing additional security. All Powerline Ethernet devices are shipped using a default logical network (network name), which is normally “HomePlug”...

  • Page 15: Diagnostics Screen

    Figure 8: Privacy Screen The Set Local Device Only button is used to change the network name (network password) for the local device only. After doing this, all the devices seen on the Main panel prior to this will no longer be able to communicate or respond to the computer, as they will be on a different logical network.
  • Page 16 ‧ Operating System Type/Version ‧ Host Network Name ‧ User Name ‧ MAC Address of all NICs (network interface card) ‧ Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used (NDIS) and optionally ‧ Powerline Ethernet device chipset manufacturer name (85Mbps version Only) ‧...

  • Page 17: About Screen

    ‧ Adapter Last known rate ‧ Adapter Last Known Network ‧ HomePlug chipset manufacturer name ‧ Date device last scanned ‧ MAC Firmware Version (85Mbps version Only) The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later emailing to technical support of a manufacturer, or printed for reference during a technical support call.

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting

    3.5 Troubleshooting This section will introduce how to solve the connect problem for management remote Powerline devices. 3.5.1 When the remote Powerline devices can not connect or access? When you find that the computer can not connect to another or the remote Powerline device can not found by Powerline utility, please follow up the steps to check the problem.
  • Page 19 Step 2: Connect to the other Powerline bridge or router directly which can not detect at Main tab at step 1. On the Privacy page, you can change the Private Network name as the same name with other Powerline device or just press the Use Default (Public Network).

  • Page 20: Appendix A Glossary

    Appendix A Glossary Address mask A bit mask used to select bits from an Internet address for subnet addressing. The mask is 32 bits long and selects the network portion of the Internet address and one or more bits of the local portion. Sometimes called subnet mask.
  • Page 21 Customer Premises Equipment located in a user's premises. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP is software that automatically assigns IP addresses to client stations logging onto a TCP/IP network. DHCP eliminates having to manually assign permanent IP addresses to every device on your network. DHCP software typically runs in servers and is also found in network devices such as Routers.
  • Page 22 Hop count A measure of distance between two points on the Internet. It is equivalent to the number of routers that separate the source and destination. HTML Hypertext Markup Language - The page-coding language for the World Wide Web. HTML browser A browser used to traverse the Internet, such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  • Page 23 Management Information Base - A collection of objects can be accessed via a network management protocol, such as SNMP and CMIP (Common Management Information Protocol). Network Address Translation - A proposal for IP address reuse, where the local IP address is mapped to a globally unique address.
  • Page 24 Route The path that network traffic takes from its source to its destination. The route a datagram may follow can include many routers and many physical networks. In the Internet, each datagram is routed separately. Router A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet) traffic will follow. To do this, it uses a routing protocol to gain information about the network and algorithms to choose the best route based on several criteria known as "routing metrics".
  • Page 25 Static IP Addresses A static IP address is an IP address permanently assigned to computer in a TCP/IP network. Static IP addresses are usually assigned to networked devices that are consistently accessed by multiple users, such as Server PCs, or printers. If you are using your Router to share your cable or DSL Internet connection, contact your ISP to see if they have assigned your home a static IP address.
  • Page 26 Virtual Connection (VC) A link that seems and behaves like a dedicated point-to-point line or a system that delivers packets in sequence, as happens on an actual point-to-point network. In reality, the data is delivered across a network via the most appropriate route.

  • Page 27: Appendix B Cabling / Connection

    Appendix B Cabling / Connection Network cables connect PCs in an Ethernet network Category 5, called "Cat5" for short is commonly used type of network cable today. Cat 5 cables are tipped with RJ-45 connectors, which fit into RJ-45 port. Straight-through vs.

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