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- Page 1 Adapter INNBOX PLC 500M User Manual Type of document User Manual Prepared for RC1011BX, PI699E2.8P45A-3 Date 13.3.2014 Author Grega Smolej, Uroš Habič InnboxPLC500M-UM-01-EN-020 INN-001...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3/24 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Product Features Application System Requirements SAFETY PRECAUTIONS GETTING TO KNOW THE ADAPTER The Ethernet Interface The Adapter's Buttons The Adapter's LEDs HOW TO INSTALL THE UTILITY HOW TO USE THE UTILITY Main Tab Privacy Tab Diagnostics Tab About Tab FORMING A HOMEPLUG AV LOGICAL NETWORK... -
Page 5: Introduction
1 INTRODUCTION The Innbox PLC500M is a mini-PLC adapter. It can transmit data up to 500Mbps within the household powerline. It can be connected to the power socket directly without any additional new wire. The Innbox PLC500M adapter can enter power save mode triggered by multiple conditions. -
Page 6: Safety Precautions
6/24 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This device is intended to be used for connection to the AC powerline. For installation instructions, please refer to the installation section of this guide. The following precautions should be taken when using this product. Read all instructions before installing and operating this product. -
Page 7: Getting To Know The Adapter
7/24 3 GETTING TO KNOW THE ADAPTER 3.1 The Ethernet Interface Ethernet: The Ethernet port connects to an Ethernet network cable. The other end of the cable connects to your computer or other Ethernet-enabled network device. 3.2 The Adapter's Buttons The following figure shows the adapter’s buttons. - Page 8 8/24 Behavior Description Green ON Device runs normally. (Power) Green Blink Device is resetting or device is in the process of password synchronization. The PLC adapter is powered off. Green ON Ethernet connection has established. Green Blink Data is being transmitted. (Ethernet) No Ethernet connection.
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Page 9: How To Install The Utility
9/24 4 HOW TO INSTALL THE UTILITY Note: Before installing the PLC utility software, make sure that there is no any other powerline utility installed on your computer. If there is another utility installed, please uninstall it and restart your computer. Follow the steps below to install the utility. - Page 10 10/24 Figure 6 Selecting the folder [R 4] Click Browse… to select the installation folder, and then click Next to continue. Figure 7 Confirm installation [R 5] Click Next to display the following page. InnboxPLC500M-UM-01-EN-020 INN-001...
- Page 11 11/24 Figure 8 Completing the installation [R 6] Click Close to finish the installation.
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Page 12: How To Use The Utility
12/24 5 HOW TO USE THE UTILITY Click the desktop icon below to enter the configuration page. Figure 9 Desktop icon 5.1 Main Tab The Main screen provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running. - Page 13 13/24 Password By default, this column is blank. You can click Enter Password to change it. The steps for setting the password of the device (required when creating a private network) are as follows: STEP 1: Click the device name to select the device in the lower panel. ...
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Page 14: Privacy Tab
14/24 5.2 Privacy Tab In the Privacy screen, you can maintain security for the logical network and select the device included in the network. Figure 13 Figure 13 Privacy tab All HomePlugAV devices are loaded using a default logical network (network name), which is normally “HomePlugAV”. In the Privacy screen, you can modify a private network by changing the network names and the passwords of the devices. -
Page 15: Diagnostics Tab
15/24 5.3 Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics screen shows the system information and history of all remote devices appeared over a period of time. See Figure 13 The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer that are used to communicate through HomePlug on the powerline network. -
Page 16: About Tab
16/24 5.4 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides an html link to a website, such as http://www.qua.qualcomm.com. Clicking the web address, you can visit the web site. Figure 15 About tab Preferences The lower part of the panel displays options for turning the autoscan function on or off. InnboxPLC500M-UM-01-EN-020 INN-001... -
Page 17: Forming A Homeplug Av Logical Network
17/24 6 FORMING A HOMEPLUG AV LOGICAL NETWORK This chapter describes how to form a HomePlug AV logical network (AVLN) using the Security/Reset pushbutton and using the Utility. Operation progress and outcome can be monitored by observing the behavior of the power LED. 6.1 Using the Security\Reset Pushbutton Scenario: Devices A and B with different NMK values are connected to the same powerline. -
Page 18: Joining A Network
18/24 STEP 3: Click the Privacy tab page. Enter a name in the Private Network Name field. Figure 18 Set the network name for your PLC STEP 4: Click Set Local Device Only. When the following page is displayed, the setting succeeds. Now Device A has been removed from its logical network. -
Page 19: Using The Utility
19/24 7.2 Using the Utility Scenario: Devices A and B are located in Network N. Device C (the joiner) that is located in another network attempts to join Network N. See Do as follows to add Device C to Network N using the Utility: ... -
Page 20: Appendix A: Specifications
20/24 APPENDIX A: SPECIFICATIONS Chipset Atheros AR7420 Protocol HomePlug AV, IEEE1901 Co-exists with existing HomePlug 1.0 System Support Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP 32/64 bit and Vista 32/64bit PLC PHY Rate 500Mbps (Max) Modulation Band 2~68MHz Modulation Schemes Supports OFDM 4096/1024/256/64/16/8-QAM, QPSK, BPSK and ROBO Encryption 128 AES LED’s... -
Page 21: Appendix B: Acronyms And Abbreviations
21/24 APPENDIX B: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AVLN AV In-home Logical Network, the AVLAN is the set of STAs that possess the same network membership key. Every AVLN is managed by a single CCo. Central Coordinator CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance Device Access Key Device Manager IGMP... -
Page 22: Appendix C: About Qos
22/24 APPENDIX C: ABOUT QOS PLC 200AV allows for 4 levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP (0 – 3)). The 8 levels of VLAN Ethernet tags must be mapped to the 4 levels of CAP priority, where CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is the lowest. CAP 3 priority might be used for voice and network management frames, and CAP 2 is used for streaming video and music while CAP 1 and CAP 0 are used for data. - Page 24 24/24 Iskratel, d.o.o., Kranj / Innbox Business Unit Ljubljanska c. 24a, SI 4000 Kranj, Slovenia phone: +386 (0)4 207 2000 fax: +386 (0)4 207 2712 e-mail: info@innbox.net web: www.innbox,net InnboxPLC500M-UM-01-EN-020 INN-001...
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