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Tenda P200 User Manual

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  • Page 1 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. Without prior expressed written permission from Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd, any individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, reproduce, or translate it into other languages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ........ 1 1.1 P ..............1 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.2 LED O ................2 VERVIEW 1.3 I ............ 3 NTERFACE UTTON VERVIEW 1.4 F ..................3 EATURES 1.5 S ..............
  • Page 4 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter APPENDIX 1 FAQS ............35 APPENDIX 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....37 APPENDIX 3 EMC STATEMENT ........38...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    P200 that links to a broadband modem/router into the power outlet in one room, and plug another P200 linking to a PC or any Ethernet device in the other, you can then easily and instantly connect to the network of up to 200Mbps transmission rate.

  • Page 6: Led Overview

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 1.2 LED Overview Figure1-1 Front Panel Overview Color Status Description The device is NOT receiving electrical power The device is receiving electrical Solid power Green Connecting to other Powerline Power Fast Blink devices. The device blinks every 7~8...

  • Page 7: Interface /Button Overview

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 1.3 Interface /Button Overview Figure2-2 Interface /Button Overview Interface Description /Button RJ45 port: Connect it to a PC or other network devices using an Ethernet cable. System Restore/Pair/Power Save: Pressing the button twice consecutively within 2 seconds switches the device to power save mode.

  • Page 8: Safety Considerations

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter  Management utility allows you to manage all Tenda Powerline adapters on the network.  1 x 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX Fast Ethernet port  1 x Pair/Reset button to quickly establish a secured private Powerline network ...
  • Page 9 DO NOT open the device’s shell/outer case whether working or not；  Be careful when unplugging the device from wall outlet. It may be hot.  Contact Tenda technical staff if you are running into problems that you are not able to solve.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    As seen below: Rooms A-B are under a single electricity meter. Connect the first P200 to an ADSL Modem Router in room A using an Ethernet cable, plug the second P200, connected to a PC, into the wall outlet in room B.

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    Figure 1-4 Connect Powerline Network to Internet 2.2 Installation Instructions 1. First connect the RJ45 port on the first P200 to one of the LAN ports on the ADSL2+ Modem Router. And then plug it to a wall outlet as seen below:...
  • Page 12 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Figure 1-6 Connect the Second P200 to a PC 3. The 2 adapters will interconnect automatically. Figure 1-7 Overview 4. The PC shall be able to access Internet now. If you want to connect more...

  • Page 13: Verify Physical Connection

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 2.3 Verify Physical Connection Below connections must be verified before moving ahead. 1. Verify Power connection Power connectivity is confirmed when the Power LED on the device is illuminated. 2. Verify Ethernet connection Ethernet connectivity is confirmed when the LAN LED on the device is illuminated.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Ui Installation

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Chapter 3 UI Installation This section instructs how to install the device’s UI using the included CD-ROM. If you are a Windows XP user, simply follow steps below. If you are using other OSs, instructions herein are also good for your references.
  • Page 15 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 3. Click “Next” to display below screen and then select “I accept the agreement” as below. 4. Click “Next” to display below screen and then click the “Browse” button to locate where to install.
  • Page 16 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 5. Keep clicking “Next” until below screen is displayed. 6. Click “Install” to display below screen.
  • Page 17 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 7. In order to properly install the utility, you will need to install WinPcap plug-in. It displays as below: 8. Keep clicking “Next” until below screen is displayed.
  • Page 18 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 9. Click “Finish” on WinPcap Setup Wizard and then “Finish” on below screen: 10. To run the utility, simply double click on your desktop.

  • Page 19: Chapter 4 Configuration

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Chapter 4 Configuration This section instructs you how to config advanced settings on the P200 utility, such as encryption, changing device name, QoS, and restore factory defaults, etc. You can also view other adapters on the powerline network and their link rates.
  • Page 20 : Displays the adapter directly connected to the PC that is running the Utility.  Local Networks: Displays only Tenda adapters on the same Powerline network in the order of “MAC Address/Device Name”.  Device Password Each Tenda adapter has a factory preset, unique password printed on the label attached to device’s bottom.

  • Page 21: Adapter

    MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of a currently selected adapter.  Standard Supported: Displays the Powerline standard supported by a currently selected adapter. The P200 complies with HomePlugAV standard.  HPAV Rate: Displays transmit and receive rates of a currently selected adapter as well as corresponding, remote adapters.
  • Page 22 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter  Change Network Name: Click this tab to change the network name of a selected adapter. The default is HomePlugAV and not encrypted. You can select to encrypt or not to encrypt it from the Security drop-down menu.

  • Page 23: Qos

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 4.3 QoS QoS prioritizes bandwidth-intensive and latency-sensitive applications and services such as Internet/IPTV/audio/video/VOIP/online game services, guaranteeing high reliability and least latency in real-time transmission of such data. The adapter provides 4 priority levels: 0~3 in ascending order. So it is advisable to set the priority level of 3 for essential data traffic.

  • Page 24: Qos

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter device does not prioritize IPTV data from your IPTV device, consult your manufacturer for the protocol and port info and send it to our technical staff so that we can include it in later version for better compatibility.
  • Page 25 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter  Prio: Indicates the priority level set to a corresponding QoS entry. “0” represents the lowest priority level. To change the priority level for a corresponding entry, simply double click the corresponding priority value and select a new value from the appearing dialogue box as seen below.
  • Page 26 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter  Traffic Type: data type. The“Ipv4 Precedence” in entry 1 on the above screen  Value: Indicates a value set for or to assign to a corresponding QoS entry. “None” indicates no set value. For example, with entry 1 activated, the ToS value of “0”...
  • Page 27 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter After you completed settings on above screen, click on “OK” to add the entry. 2 new settings will be added to the QoS list.  Delete: Click it to remove the selected entry/entries from the list.
  • Page 28 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter And then click the “Delete” button.  Apply changes to all adapters found: Clicking “Save” with the option disabled applies the QoS settings to current adapter while Clicking...
  • Page 29 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter “Save” with the option enabled applies the QoS settings to all adapters discovered on the network and authenticated by the Utility.  Save: Click it to save settings to corresponding adapter.  Cancel: When clicked, current settings will not be saved.

  • Page 30: Tools

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter PC when deciding which packets to prioritize as it checks MAC→IP→ToS→port successively in matching priority. 4.4 Tools “Tools” allow you to view logs, update firmware, reboot and reset the device. Logs: Allows you to view system logs, for example, which adapter joins or exits from the local network.
  • Page 31 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Upgrade: Click it to update your device firmware. Please go to www.tendacn.com to download the latest firmware. The www.tenda.cn firmware file for upgrade must have “.ggl” in its file name suffix. To upgrade your firmware, do as follows: 1.
  • Page 32 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 4. The adapter is upgrading… Please DO NOT disconnect the device from power supply or management PC or reset it. 5. Reboot the adapter.
  • Page 33 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 6. Updating other adapters that are not directly connected to the PC you are currently on may fail due to interference, so it is advisible to first disconnect them from any other devices and then reconnect to the PC you are currently on before update.
  • Page 34 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Reset: Selecting “Reset” from “Tools” and clicking “Yes” restores the adapter to factory default settings. This process takes over 10 seconds. Or you can reset it by pressing the Reset/Pair hardware button for more than 15 seconds and release it when the Power LED starts blinking.

  • Page 35: Help

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter 4.5 Help User Guide: Click it to read the Tenda Powerline adapter user guide.

  • Page 36: Chapter 5 Using The Pair Button

    Pair hardware button to create a secure Powerline network. Note: 2 or more Tenda Powerline adapters under a single electricity meter will interconnect to create an unencrypted public network automatically using the same network name of HomePlugAV.
  • Page 37 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter How to add more adapters to the encrypted private network Now that Adapter 1 and Adapter 2 created a network, say N1, and you’re trying to add Adapter 3 to this network, do as follows: 1.
  • Page 38 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter As displayed above, the 3 adapters have interconnected on a private Powerline network. If you want to disconnect Adapter 3 from the network, then press the Pair button on Adapter 3 for 9-11 seconds and then release it.

  • Page 39: Appendix 1 Faqs

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Appendix 1 FAQs Q1. What is Powerline networking? A: Powerline technology upgrades your existing electric wiring, enabling transmission of both network data and electric power in a single power line at a high speed of up to 200Mbps, low cost and with better stability while without new wires required.
  • Page 40 Q8: Can Powerline devices of different brands communicate with each other? A: Yes. This Tenda Powerline adapter complies with HomePlug AV standard and thus can communicate with other manufacturers’ HomePlug AV-compliant Powerline devices. Q9. Will the Powerline network get disconnected upon blackout? A: Yes.

  • Page 41: Appendix 2 Technical Specifications

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Appendix 2 Technical Specifications Hardware Specifications RJ45: IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u Standards PLC HomePlugAV Transmission Distance 300m powerline Max Number of Powerline adapters Up to 8 (under a single electricity meter) Compatibility HomePlugAV PLC 200Mbps...

  • Page 42: Appendix 3 Emc Statement

    P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Appendix 3 EMC Statement CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment,this product may cause radio interference,in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. NOTE: (1) The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.
  • Page 43 P200 200Mbps PowerLine Mini Adapter Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment.

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