User manual NETGEAR XET1001

[. . . ] 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10376-01 January 2008 © 2008 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. . Technical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www. netgear. com/register, we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. E-mail: support@netgear. com North American NETGEAR website: http://www. netgear. com Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ProSafe, and Auto Uplink are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. [. . . ] · A Resource CD, which includes: ­ ­ · A PDF version of this manual A PDF version of the XET1001 Installation Guide ­ The XET1001 PowerLine Encryption Utility XET1001 Installation Guide, Registration, Warranty Card, and Support Information Card. If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the PowerLine adapter for repair. Label Information and Status Lights The PowerLine adapter has a label with important information and status light indicators. Familiarize yourself with these features of your product. The Label on the Rear Panel The label on the rear panel of the PowerLine adapter contains the items listed below. · · · · MAC address Model number Serial number Unique device Passcode (PWD) 3 v1. 0, January 2008 XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide Front Panel Status Lights The front panel of the XET1001 contains status lights. Front Panel Status Light Descriptions Front Panel Status Light Power Description · On green solid. The HomePlug port has detected another PowerLine device on the PowerLine network. The Ethernet port is linked but there is no HomePlug Ethernet activity. Figure 3 · Blink. Data is being transmitted or received between the Ethernet port and the PowerLine. No link is detected. 4 v1. 0, January 2008 XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide How the PowerLine Adapter Fits in Your Network You can use the XET1001 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter to implement or extend an Ethernet local area network (LAN) anywhere in your house using your existing electrical power line in place of a dedicated LAN wiring infrastructure. An example is illustrated in the following diagram for a minimal network consisting of two PowerLine devices: Internet Access Router Computer XET1001 Ethernet Network PowerLine Network (always encrypted) XET1001 Ethernet Network Computer Figure 4 Follow the instructions below to set up your PowerLine adapter. Prepare to Install Your PowerLine Adapter Check that these minimum requirements are met. · · · Your Ethernet network is set up and an Ethernet port is available on your router. You will need this password later if you want to change the PowerLine network password. If you are adding more than one other PowerLine adapter, also note the MAC address given on the label, so that you will know which device the password is for. Plug your other PowerLine devices into power outlets in your home near to the other computers and peripherals to be included in your PowerLine local area network. Use an Ethernet cable to connect an Ethernet port on each of the computers and peripherals to the nearest PowerLine device. When you plug in a second PowerLine adapter into a power outlet, check the blue HomePlug LEDs. They should turn on and then briefly blink at the same time as the Ethernet activity LED. This completes the PowerLine installation. Install the XET1001 PowerLine Encryption Utility (Highly Recommended) The utility gives you the option of setting a unique encryption PowerLine network password. Important features: · · The encryption password is case-sensitive. Each device must be set to exactly the same encryption password--if they are to communicate on the same network. PowerLine devices on different networks will not be able to communicate. A default button resets the encryption password to the default password (HomePlug). [. . . ] It may take a minute or two for all devices in the network to be detected. Adding a New Device from a Remotely Connected Computer 1. Note the device password given on the label on the back of the new PowerLine device. Start the PowerLine encryption utility on the remote computer and select the Security tab. The password in the Private Network Password text box changes to the default password, HomePlug. [. . . ]