Issue: Internet Traffic Is Slower After Installing A Bridge; Dhcp Versus Static Ip Addressing - enphase Envoy Installation And Operation Manual

Issue: Internet Traffic is Slower After Installing a Bridge

A power line communication bridge can establish communication with a bridge in a neighboring home or
business. This condition is called bridge crosstalk and it can affect your volume of Internet traffic. To see if an
Internet traffic slowdown problem is caused by crosstalk, disconnect the bridge from the router. If after that,
the Envoy stays online and the bridge continues to indicate connectivity, you are probably getting
connectivity from another bridge. Reconnect the bridge to the router and disconnect the other bridge from the
Envoy. If after that, your volume of Internet traffic increases, other devices are probably getting access to the
Internet through your bridge. Reconnect the bridge. To prevent this problem, use the solution below
according to the type of bridge you have.
Asoka PL9650:
Change the password for your pair of bridges. Asoka has free Windows-only
configuration software that allows password change for the PL9650 in the
"Advanced" screen of their configuration utility. This operation requires an
Ethernet cable and access to both ends of the bridge. The configuration software
is available at http://www.asokatech.com/downloads-page.
Asoka PL9660-Q1:
1. Plug in both PlugLinkAV adapters.
2. From either PlugLinkAV adapter, Press the push button for one second,
(no more than two seconds) then release. The Power LED light will start
blinking. NOTE: You will have two minutes to get to the second
PlugLinkAV adapter.
3. From the second PlugLinkAV adapter, press the push button for one second, then release. The
Power LED light begins blinking. Allow about 15 seconds for the pairing to occur. If the pairing is
successful, the Power LED light goes from blinking to solid.
ReadyNet EN200:
Use a pin and hold the Reset button down for two seconds on each unit you are trying to
connect. The HomePlug AV Ethernet Adapter's light will flash, the units will reset and
attempt to link using default factory settings.
Tenda P200:
1. Press the Pair button on Adapter 1 for two to three seconds and then release
it. The Power LED on the Adapter 1 will start blinking.
2. Within two minutes upon releasing adapter 1's Pair button, press the Pair
button on Adapter 2 for two to three seconds and then release it. The Power
LED on the Adapter 2 will start blinking.
3. Observe the two adapters' LED status. If the Power and PLC LEDs on the
two adapters light up solid, it indicates that an encrypted private Power line network has been
successfully created.

DHCP versus Static IP Addressing

If the site owner prefers not to use DHCP, you can set up the Envoy to use a static IP address.
 Use the Envoy's web-interface to navigate to the ADMINISTRATION page. The Username is
"admin", and password is "admin". Click the "Network Connectivity" menu item. This allows you to
see if the Envoy is using DHCP or Static-IP, and it allows you to change this setting if needed.
 Click "Check Network Connectivity" to view the Envoy connections.
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