User manual SMC HPAV-ESW

[. . . ] 11 5. 1 5. 2 5. 3 5. 4 MAIN TAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PRIVACY TAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 DIAGNOSTICS TAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ABOUT TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6 SYNC BUTTON USAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6. 1 6. 2 6. 3 CREATING A PRIVATE NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 JOINING A NETWORK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 LEAVING A NETWORK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7 HOW TO IMPROVE THE TRANSMISSION CAPACITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ABOUT QOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 APPENDIX A APPENDIX B APPENDIX C 5 1. Introduction The SMCHPAV-ESW is a wallmount Powerline (PLC) adapter with 3 Fast Ethernet ports for transmitting data with up to 200 Mbit/s across the in-house power network, turning every power outlet into three Ethernet network connections. The adapter is suitable for use in a wide range of both residential (home) and commercial (offices, apartments, hotels, warehouses) applications, enabling the user to create high-speed local area networks (LAN) that support video, voice and data. Best of all, no new cables and no drilling are required. 1. 1 System Requirements For Configuration Utility, computer with Operating System CPU Microsoft Windows 7, Vista 32-bits/64-bits, XP or 2000 Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2. 0GHz recommended RAM Free Disk Space Network Interface At least 128MB At least 20MB At least one Fast Ethernet (10/100Mbps) network card For Hardware Installation At least 2 HomePlug AV devices Available power outlet Available Ethernet port with RJ-45 connector on each computer or networking device 1. 2 Package Contents 1 SMCHPAV-ESW HomePlug AV Powerline Adapter 1 CD-ROM with software utility and user manual 1 RJ-45 Ethernet cable 1 Quick Installation Guide 1 Warranty Information Card 6 2 Safety Notice: This device is intended for connection to the AC power line. [. . . ] Once connected to the local device, the utility will automatically scan the power line periodically for any other HomePlug AV devices. If no local HomePlug AV devices are discovered, the status bar displays NO HOMEPLUG ADAPTERS DETECTED. Figure 5-1: Main Tab information The lower panel displays all the HomePlug AV remote devices, discovered on the current logical network. The total number of remote devices connected on the same network can be found on top of the Remote device panel. The Network type (Public or Private) is also displayed based on the network status of the local device. The scan status option is displayed on the top right corner above the Remote devices panel showing whether the Autoscan functionality is turned ON and active. The following information is displayed for all devices that appear in the list. Device Name This column shows the default device name, which may be modified. To change the name of a device, select the device and click Rename or click the name and edit it in the list. MAC Address This column shows the Remote device's MAC address. Password By default, this column is blank. You can select a device and click Enter Password to change it (see below). The password is necessary to activate security in the Powerline network and to control all HomePlug AV devices from one computer. To activate security you need to create a so-called "private network" by changing the private network 11 name in all HomePlug AV devices. This will only be possible after entering the password for all these devices. The procedure for setting the password of the device (required when creating a private network) is as follows: Click the device name to select the device in the lower panel. A dialog box appears, showing the device name, MAC address and a field to enter the password. See Figure 5-2. Figure 5-2: Set Device Password Enter the password (typically a number and letter code in groups of four, separated by dashes, to be found on the backside of the device or the packaging) and click OK to verify the password. The password field accepts the device password in any format, with or without dashes. Only devices that were previously set up with the same private network name still appear in the device list. Set All Devices This button is used to change the private network names of all the devices that appear in the lower panel of the Main screen and whose password has been entered. For these devices a dialog box appears, indicating successful operation. For devices whose passwords has not been entered, a dialog box appears indicating operation failure. Note: Before clicking "Set All Devices" please make sure that the password for all HomePlug AV devices that should join the private network has been entered . If you skip this step and you lose connectivity to some devices, please reset the private network name to default, click on "Set All Devices" and start all over. 14 5. 3 Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics screen shows the system information and a history of all devices that appeared in the network over a period of time. The Upper panel shows technical data about the software and hardware of the host computer where the utility is running on. It includes the following: Operating System Platform/Version Host Network Name User Name MAC Address of all NICs (Network interface card) connected to the host Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used (NDIS) and optionally HomePlug chipset manufacturer name MAC Firmware Version MAC addresses of all devices connected locally to the host Version of the Configuration Utility Vendor name Figure 5-5: Diagnostics Screen The Lower panel displays the history of all devices that appeared on the computer over a certain period of time. All the devices and the parameters of the devices on the powerline network are listed. Devices that are active on the current logical network show a transfer rate in the rate column. [. . . ] Wait for the reset to complete. The Power LED on the `leaver' momentarily extinguishes during reset, blinks during restart, then illuminates steadily. The user can disconnect the device from the medium or join it to another logical network on the same medium when the reset process is completed. Figure 6-3: leaving a network 18 7 How to Improve the Transmission Capacity For the SMCHPAV-ESW, it is recommended to plug the device directly into a wall socket, not into a power stripe. This can significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network. × 19 Appendix A Chipset Protocol Specifications Intellon INT6400 HomePlug AV 1. 0 Co-exists with existing HomePlug 1. 0 System Support PLC Rate Modulation Band Modulation Schemes Encryption LED's Windows, 2000, XP 32/64 bit and Vista 32/64bit Up to 200Mbps 2-30MHz Supports1024/256/64/16/8-QAM, QPSK, BPSK and ROBO 128 AES Power Ethernet 1~3: Ethernet Link and Activity Data: PLC Link and Activity Push Button Reset: Restore the default factory parameter Security: Set up network password automatically Consumption Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Input Rating Certifications Green Standard Physical Characteristics Weight 7W 0º to 40º C -20 º to 70 º C 10% to 90% Non-condensing 5% to 90% Non-Condensing 100-240 VAC, 50/60Hz CE, UL, FCC Part 15 Class B RoHS 115(L)mm×42(W)mm×76(H)mm 170g 20 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 CCo Central Coordinator, the CCo is a superset of a STA which includes terminal equipment identifiers and global link identifiers CSMA/CA DAK DM IGMP NEK NID SYNC PLC PIB STA Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance Device Access Key Device Manager Internet Group Management Protocol Network Encryption Key Network ID (Identification) Synchronize Device PowerLine Communication Parameter Information Block Station, a STA in the network with a connection to the Powerline network and being able to source or sink traffic TDMA TEI TOS VLAN Time Division Multiple Access Terminal Equipment Identifier Type of Service Virtual Local Area Network 21 Appendix C About QoS The SMCHPAV-ESW allows 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. [. . . ]