User manual COMET LABS HOMEPLUG

[. . . ] HomePlug 1. 0 ­ PowerLine USB and Ethernet adapters Configuration Utility User Manual Version 1. 01 ­ Fev. 2004 Copyright The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, stored, transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, optical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission. Trademarks All product, company, brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Specifications are subject to be changed without prior notice. FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] The wizard has five different dialog screens options accessible through the following tabs: Device, Network, Security, Advanced and About. In the coming sections, we will explain the purpose and the functionality of each of them. Device dialog screen The Device dialog screen provides a list of your powerline devices connected to the computer where the utility is running and average data rate performance of your powerline network. Initially, the wizard starts the Device dialog screen. Figure 1 Initial screen when wizard is started Once the analysis is done, a screen similar to Figure 2 appears. In the text list box, it reports back all powerline devices found that are locally connected to the computer where the utility is running. Make sure that the state box indicates that your PC is connected to the same device. Now you are ready to manage the powerline network connected to this device, ensure its privacy and measure its data rate performance. Press Refresh button to refresh the search of the powerline devices connected to your computer. The progress bar will change into a status bar indicating the network average data rate. Figure 2 Device dialog screen Network dialog screen The Network dialog screen provides detailed information about your powerline network. The test list box shows all powerline devices found on your powerline network identified by their MAC addresss. Press Scan Powerline Network button to refresh the listed information. Figure 3 Network dialog screen Note: In case a powerline device in your home is not listed in the screen above, make sure that its network password has not been made private previously with a different password than your current private network password. You can always reset a powerline network password to a universal on by running the Configuration utility on the PC attached to this device and choose "HomePlug" as the network password. Security dialog screen All powerline devices are shipped using "HomePlug" as a network password. The Security dialog screen allows you to change this network password and set your own private password and apply it to the powerline device connected to the computer where the utility running. Hit Restore default button to restore the original network password "HomePlug" and apply it locally. Hit Set Local button to change the network password locally. Figure 4 Security dialog screen Note: Your private network password must have between 4 and 24 characters. [. . . ] The Status indicates whether each device is successfully set to the Network Password. "OK" indicates success while "Fail" indicates a failure. Hit Set All to apply your private network password to all devices that are listed in the Remote Passwords text list box and to your local device connected to the computer where the utility is running as well. Select a password and hit Remove to remove it from the list. Figure 5 Advanced dialog screen [. . . ]