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Av500 2-port powerline adapter with ac pass through
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AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
REV1.0.0
1910010946

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  • Page 1 TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through REV1.0.0 1910010946...
  • 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: 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

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD 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

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Model No.: TL-PA4020P Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents..................1 Conventions ....................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................. 2 1.1 System Requirement................2 1.2 Important Safety Instructions ............. 2 1.3 LED Indicator ..................3 1.4 Physical Interface................4 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism .............. 6 2.1 Introduction ..................6 2.2 Connection Instruction ...............

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately. Conventions The powerline adapter or AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through mentioned in this guide stands for TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through without any explanation.

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    To ensure data communication’s security and multimedia applications, this Powerline Adapter support built-in 128-bit AES encryption. The new Powerline Adapter TL-PA4020P from TP-LINK provides extra convenience and better performance for your home network with its integrated electrical socket and mains filer. The common problem of wasting an electrical outlet is solved and additional terminal devices or multiple sockets can be connected to the adapter just like to a normal wall socket.

  • Page 9: Led Indicator

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 8. Plug this product directly into a wall socket (100V–240V~, 50/60Hz). 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 10: Physical Interface

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through At least one Ethernet port is connected, but there is no Solid data being transferred. Ethernet LED Blinking At least one Ethernet port is transferring data. No Ethernet port is connected.
  • Page 11 TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Note: If the pair button is pressed till all the LEDs turn off (at least 7 seconds), the powerline adapter will leave the network which it has joined and its new network name assumes a random value. The Power LED turns off temporarily when it disconnects from the powerline network.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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 set up a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring.

  • Page 13: Hardware Connection - Computer

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 2.3 Hardware Connection – Computer For those computers you wish to be networked by Powerline Adapter, each of the computers must be properly connected with a Powerline Adapter through an Ethernet (RJ45) cable.

  • Page 14: Hardware Connection - Internet

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 2.4 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 15: Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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 18 TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.

  • Page 19: Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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: Rename The Remote Device/Enter Password

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Type: Displays the type of the remote device found in the network. Name: Displays the name of the remote device found in the network. You can change its name following two steps: select the desired adapter and click the Modify button.

  • Page 22: Add Device

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through (2) Enter a new name for the selected adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format). The password can be found on the back of adapter. (3) Click the Save button to make the settings effective.

  • Page 23: Advanced

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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.

  • Page 24: Upgrade Firmware

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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 25: 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 26: Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How To Use The Pair Buttons

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 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 27 TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Join an existing secured 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 one second.

  • Page 28: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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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