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  • Page 1 User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 WEEE Directive & Product Disposal At the end of its serviceable life, this product should not be treated as household or general waste. It should be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronics equipment, or returned to the supplier for disposal.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Introduction ......................... 1 1.1 Overview ........................... 1 1.2 Specification ........................1 1.3 LED Indicators ........................1 1.4 Package Contents ......................1 1.5 System Requirements ......................1 Chapter 2 – Installation & Uninstallation ..................2 2.1 Installing Powerline Device ....................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Turn on when connected to the Ethernet card of the computer or Ethernet Hub / Switch. 1.4 Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items: - Powerline Ethernet Adapter (Xpeed LAN 500) - CD-ROM (Software & Manual) - Quick Installation Guide - Ethernet Cable (RJ-45) 1.5 System Requirements...

  • Page 5: Chapter 2 - Installation & Uninstallation

    Modem's Ethernet port to the Xpeed LAN 500’s LAN Ports. 2. Connect the Xpeed LAN 500 to your wall-mounted power outlet. 3. Check if the PLC LED of Xpeed LAN 500 is ON, the Xpeed LAN 500 is connected and suitable for Internet Connections.

  • Page 6: Installation Of Powerline Utility

    Xpeed LAN 500 2.2 Installation of Powerline Utility The Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the Powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure Powerline networks. Users are requested to verify that no other Encryption Management Utilities are installed prior to the installation of this utility.
  • Page 7 Xpeed LAN 500 3. Please click “Power line Utility” button to continue. 4. Click “Next” button to continue.
  • Page 8 Xpeed LAN 500 5. Click “I Agree” button to continue. 6. Click “Install” button to continue.
  • Page 9 Xpeed LAN 500 7. Click “Finish” button to continue. 8. Click “Next” button to continue.
  • Page 10 Xpeed LAN 500 9. Click “I Agree” and then click “Next” button to continue. 10. Click “Next” button to continue.
  • Page 11 Xpeed LAN 500 11. Click “Next” button to continue. 12. Click “Close” button to exit.
  • Page 12 Xpeed LAN 500 13. In order to start the utility, double-click the utility icon on desktop. 14. You can see your device working well. The top panel of the screen shot shows a Homeplug device connected locally to your computer. The bottom panel shows one device connected...

  • Page 13: Uninstallation Of Configuration Utility

    Xpeed LAN 500 2.3 Uninstallation of Configuration Utility 1. To uninstall the Configuration Utility, go to the “Control Panel” of your system. 2. Open the “Add/Remove Programs”. 3. Select and double click on the “Powerline Utility” in the Add/Remove Programs Properties.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 - Configuration Utility Setup

    Xpeed LAN 500 Chapter 3 – Configuration Utility Setup Introduction The Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure powerline networks.
  • Page 15 Xpeed LAN 500 The Main screen provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running.The top panel shows all local HomePlug devices connected to the computer’s NIC (Network Interface Card). In most cases, only one device will be seen. In...
  • Page 16 Xpeed LAN 500 This tab displays the list of local devices and the list of remote devices currently associated with the selected local device. It shows the device type, MAC address and the version string. There are text indicators displaying which device is currently selected device, count of local devices, count of remote devices, network type and the auto scan status.
  • Page 17 Xpeed LAN 500 Password column by default is blank and ‘Enter Password’ button can be used to enter it. To set the Password of the device (required when creating a private network), first select the device by clicking on its name in the lower panel and then click on the Enter Password button. A dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 3-3 to type the password.
  • Page 18 Xpeed LAN 500 Add button is used to add a remote device to the existing network by entering the device password of the device. A dialog box will appear as shown below in Figure 3-4. The dialog box allows the user to enter both a device name and the password. If a device was not found, the user will be notified and suggestions to resolve common problems will be presented.
  • Page 19 Xpeed LAN 500 The Scan button is used to perform an immediate search of the HomePlug devices connected to the Powerline network. By default, the utility automatically scans every few seconds and updates the display screen.

  • Page 20: Detailed View

    Xpeed LAN 500 3.2 Detailed View The PPU should have local system information and also should maintain the history of remote devices. This information can be saved or printed. The following is the list of information required to be stored for a remote device:...

  • Page 21: Device Setup

    Xpeed LAN 500 3.3 Device Setup All the device setup related options can be found in this view. A combobox displays the local Devices If the Network Name has been pre-configured on a local device to a value other than HomePlug or HomePlugAV (e.g.

  • Page 22: Advanced

    Xpeed LAN 500 3.4 Advanced This view contains the advanced options. All operations are with respect to selected local devices only. A combobox displays the local devices. Following are operations supported: 1. Upgrade firmware: To upgrade the firmware in a device click the upgrade button. Use the browse buttons to select the firmware and PIB files.

  • Page 23: Options

    Xpeed LAN 500 3.5 Options This view is used to configure PPU settings. For now scan options is the only thing present in which auto scan can be checked and scan interval can be set (minimum 2 seconds and maximum...

  • Page 24: About Screen

    Xpeed LAN 500 3.6 About Screen The About screen shows the software version. This view PPU Information, logo, version, release date, licenses, and web link. 3.7 Enabling Trace Power Packet utility allows end user to enable/disable Log levels to control the logging. Logging can be controlled by modifying PPUOptions.ini file present in installation folder.

  • Page 25: Chapter 4 - Reset And Network Id Setting

    Xpeed LAN 500 Chapter 4 – Reset and Network ID Setting 4.1 Reset function Push RESET/NET.ID button can reset to the factory default settings. Be careful, when you press the reset button, please remove the Ethernet cable (RJ-45cable) first, and then press the reset button.
  • Page 26 Xpeed LAN 500 Four possible scenarios This section describes how to add and remove devices using HomePlug AV Simple Connect Technology and covers some of the technical details of how the technology works. Case 1: Forming a Network Two devices with different network membership key (NMK) values are connected to the same powerline.
  • Page 27 Xpeed LAN 500 Case 2: Joining a Network In this scenario a network exists. The user wants a new device, the ‘joiner’, to join the network. Any device on the existing network can become the ‘adder’. 1. Press the RESET/NET.ID button on the ‘joiner’ for less than 3 seconds.
  • Page 28 Xpeed LAN 500 Case 3: Leaving a Network A network exists. The user wants to remove one device, the ‘leaver’, from that network, for whatever reason. He may want to remove the device from service altogether or have it join another logical network.
  • Page 29 Xpeed LAN 500 Case 4: Join Multiple Devices to a Network To add several new devices to an existing network, the process in Case 2 must be repeated for each ‘joiner’. A vendor may implement a mode of operation in which an ‘adder’ device in the network remains in the adder state for an extended period allowing additional ‘joiners’...

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