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TP-Link TL-PA211 User Manual

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AV200 Powerline Adapter
REV2.0.0
1910010960

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  • Page 1 TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter REV2.0.0 1910010960...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: 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 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV200 Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA211 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 5: 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 6: Package Contents

    TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter Package Contents The AV200 Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: One AV200 Powerline Adapter (There are two AV200 Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) One RJ45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ45 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit)

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    1． Existing connection with a new unassociated device added via the Pair button. 2． Reset to default setting via the Management Utility. 1.1 Conventions The powerline adapter or AV200 Powerline Adapter mentioned in this guide stands for TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter without any explanation. 1.2 System Requirement a) At least two power outlets (100–240V~) with standard home power wiring...
  • Page 8 TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter 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. 9. When plugging this product into a wall socket, make sure that the electrical socket is not damaged, and that there is no gas leakage.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism

    TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 200Mbps 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 10: Physical Interface

    TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter The Ethernet port is connected, but there is no data being transferred. Ethernet LED Blinking The Ethernet port is transferring data. The Ethernet port isn’t connected. Note: Five minutes after the device connected to the adapter is turned off, and the adapter will automatically switch to the power-saving Mode.

  • Page 11: Connection Instruction

    TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter Note: If the pair button is pressed till all the LEDs turn off (about 10 seconds), the Powerline Adapter will leave the network which it is associated with and its network name assumes a random value. The Power LED turns off when it disconnects from the Powerline network.

  • Page 12: Hardware Connection - Internet

    TL-PA211 AV200 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 13 TL-PA211 AV200 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.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility

    TL-PA211 AV200 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.
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  • Page 17 TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility

    TL-PA211 AV200 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 19: Set Local Device's Network Name

    TL-PA211 AV200 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 20: Network

    TL-PA211 AV200 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 21: Rename The Remote Device/Enter Password

    TL-PA211 AV200 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 22: System

    TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter 4.3 System The System tab window is for some basic settings of the adapter. On this tab window, you can upgrade the firmware to the latest version, reset the adapter’s settings to the factory defaults and configure all adapters’...

  • Page 23: Reset Device

    The parameter information of PIB will restore to the factory defaults after resetting the PLC. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website www.tp-link.com). Enter the path name or click to select the downloaded files on the computer into the corresponding blanks.

  • Page 24: Set All Devices' Network Name

    TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter 4.3.3 Set All Devices’ Network Name The Set All Devices’ Network Name function allows you to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Network configuration homepage whose Device’s Password had been entered for the same logical network.

  • Page 25: Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How To Use The Pair Button

    TL-PA211 AV200 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 26 TL-PA211 AV200 Powerline Adapter Join an existing Powerline 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 27: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    TL-PA211 AV200 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: a) Make sure that the Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet.

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