User manual NETGEAR XAV2001

[. . . ] 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA 202-10531-01 v1. 0 November 2009 XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Manual © 2009 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. Technical Support Registration on the website or over the phone is required before you can use our telephone support service. The phone numbers for worldwide regional customer support centers are on the Warranty and Support Information card that came with your product. Go to http://kbserver. netgear. com for product updates and Web support. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ReadyNAS, X-RAID, X-RAID2, FrontView, RAIDar, RAIDiator, Network Storage Processor, and NSP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. [. . . ] If the unit goes into power saving mode, the Powerline Utility will not find it. Keeping a connected Ethernet cable plugged into the device will keep it active. Using the XAV2001 Powerline Utility v1. 0, November 2009 2-5 XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Manual The following table describes the features on the Device Settings Tab. Table 2-1. Powerline Utility Device Settings Tab Field or Button Device Names Description This lists the Powerline devices detected on the network after the utility completes a scan for devices. The device name is initially set by the utility, but can be changed to reflect your specific adapter. This is also on the product label, which might not be visible when the device is plugged in. This indicates the type of traffic that can be handled smoothly and the link rate for each Powerline device: HD Video, SD/DVD Video, or Data. This status will be shown if the transmit and receive link speed is greater than 80 Mbps. The transmit and receive link speed is greater than 50 Mbps or less than 80 Mbps. This status will be shown if the transmit or receive link speed is less than 50 Mbps. Enable or disable the LEDs for a Powerline device. The LEDs are enabled by default. Model MAC Address Quality (Mbps) LED On/Off button 2-6 v1. 0, November 2009 Using the XAV2001 Powerline Utility XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Manual Adding a Device to a Powerline Network If you are adding a device to a Powerline network, and the network encryption key has been left at its default setting, all you need to do is plug the new device into a power outlet. If the network encryption key has been customized, there are two ways to set the security: · · You can use the Security button to add the new device to your network. You can use the XAV2001 Powerline Utility to add the new device to the network, as described in the following sections. The procedure for setting the network encryption key depends on whether the computer running the XAV2001 Powerline Utility is connected directly to the new Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter (local) or is connected to a different device in the Powerline network (remote). Plug the new Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter into an available AC power outlet. Connect the Ethernet cable that came with the adapter to the adapter's Ethernet port and an Ethernet port on the computer. Type the network encryption key into the Create a New Encryption Key field. Verify that the devices in the Powerline network appear in the device list. It may take a minute or two for all devices in the network to be detected. Using the XAV2001 Powerline Utility v1. 0, November 2009 2-7 XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Manual To Add a Device from a Remotely Connected Computer If you are using a custom network encryption key, set all the devices to the default network encryption key of HomePlugAV so that they can communicate with each other. Then set all the devices to the network encryption key that you want to use. To change the encryption key for a remote device, you must enter the password for the device. Click the device name for a remote Powerline device to highlight it in blue. Note: Be sure to change the password of remote devices before changing it on the local device so that you can maintain connectivity throughout this process. Type the network encryption key into the Apply the Encryption Key field. [. . . ] The Ethernet light on the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter lights or blinks. B-1 v1. 0, November 2009 XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Manual LED Troubleshooting Tips Table B-1. Recommendation Make sure that power is supplied to the electrical outlet, and the Powerline device is not plugged into an extension cord, power strip, or surge protector. The adapter enters power saving mode if the Ethernet port is not linked for more than 10 minutes. Make sure that the Powerline devices are plugged into outlets with power, and that they use the same network encryption key. [. . . ]