ActionTec HPE200AV manual

200 Mbps MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter M o del # : H P E200AV U s e r Ma n u a l V er 1. 0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

i T able of C on tents 1 Introduction 1 P ack age Contents 1 F eatures 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the Ethernet A dapter 3 T echnical Support 4 2 C onnec ting the MegaPlug Adapter 5 Connecting the Adapters 5 Installing the Configura tion Utility 6 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility 9 Encr yption Key 9 About 10 4 T roubleshooting 11 T ro[...]

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1 Intr oduc tion Th an k y ou f or pur c has in g th e A cti on te c M eg aP lug A V 2 00 M pbs Et he rnet A dap te r . Th e M eg aP lu g Et he rne t A dap te r i s on e of th e ea sie st wa ys to en jo y ho me or sma ll bu si ne ss n etw o rki ng. I t op era te s o n th e M eg aPl ug P o w erl in e Spe ci fi cat io n A V s tan - da r d, pr ovi din[...]

2 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatures s H ome Pl ug T urbo co mp lia nt s 200 Mbp s da ta ra te (ma xi mu m) s 128 -b it AE S en crypti on s T wo -p r on ged US p ow er pl ug ( fit s u ngr ou nd ed po we r ou tl ets ) s P o w er an d Li nk in di cat o rs Sy stem Requirements s A t lea st o[...]

2 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Ethernet Adapter Th is se cti on c on tai ns a qu ic k de sc ript io n of th e A dap te r’ s ex te rna l fe at ur es . F ront Panel Th e A da pt er’ s f ro nt pan el fe at ur es 3 l ight s ( L ED s): Po wer Light Th e P ow e r li ght glo [...]

4 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual T echnic al Suppor t A ct io nt ec E le ct r o n ic s pr i de s it s e lf o n ma k in g d ur a bl e , h i gh -q u a li ty , h i gh -p e rf o r - m an c e p r od u ct s . I f y o u ne e d as s is t an c e , th e A cti on te c T ec h ni c al S u p po rt D e pa rt me n t i s a va i la b l [...]

5 C o nn e c ti n g th e Me g aP l ug A d ap t e r T o c on nec t th e A da pt er , it m us t be c on nec te d t o a c om pu te r , pl ug ged in to a s tan - da r d wa ll ou tl et , and the Co nf igu rat io n U ti li ty loa de d on the co mp ut er . C onnec ting the Adapters T o us e th e A dap te rs pr o per ly , tw o A da pt er s sh oul d be pl u[...]

6 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Adapters 5. I nse rt t he o the r e nd o f the Et he rne t ca bl e in to an Et he rne t po rt on a r ou t er/ ga te wa y c o nne ct ed t o a c om put e r . F o ll o w t he i ns t ru ct i o ns i n t h e ne x t se ct i o n, “I ns t al l in g th e C o [...]

6 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Adapters 4. W h en t his wind o w ap pe ar s, c lic k Finish . 5. R ep ea t fo r ot he r c om pu te rs c on nec te d t o an A da pt er . ☞ N ote : I f us in g a c om pu te r ru nni ng W ind o ws V ist a, yo u ma y ha v e t o cl ic k th r ough a “U[...]

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9 U sing the C onfigur ation Utilit y O nc e t h e A d a pt e r s ha v e b e en p r o pe r l y c on n ec t ed a n d i n st a ll e d, th e us e r ca n fu rt h e r c o nf i g ur e t h e A d a pt e r s u s i ng t he A c ti o n te c M eg aP l u g A V C on f i gu ra t io n U t i li ty . T o a c c es s th e U t il i ty: 1. Cl ic k Start on t he d es kt o[...]

10 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual En te r a n en crypti on k ey i n th e “E ncrypt ion K ey” te xt bo x to pr o vid e se curi ty f or y ou r M eg aPl ug A V ne tw or k. Th e k ey is sim il ar t o a pa ss wo r d, ca n be ma de up of an y c omb in at ion of let te rs or n um ber s, fr om 4 to 8 ch ara ct er s lo ng ,[...]

11 T roubleshooting Th is c hap te r c on ta ins a li st o f pr ob le ms th at ma y be en c ou nt er ed wh ile usi ng the M eg aP lu g Et he rne t A dap te r , and te ch niq ue s t o so lv e the m. N ot e th at the se t ec h- ni qu es ma y no t be suc c es sf ul i n all cas es . A ls o in cl ud ed i s a li st of fr eq ue nt ly as k ed qu es tio ns [...]

12 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting s U se th e A d ap te r ’ s C o nf ig u rat io n U ti li ty to de t ec t a ll ot he r A d ap t er s o n t he n et wo rk . The n , p lu g t he A da pt e rs in t o a dj ac e nt so c k et s. If t he Et h er ne t l igh t s s ti ll do n ’ t i ll u mi na t e[...]

12 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 13 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Does using the Adapter cause any inter ference with other home net work- ing devices? N o . Th e A dap t er o pe rat es at a d iff er e nt fr eq ue nc y th an ot he r po w er li ne c on tr ol de vic es and can co -e xi st wi th t ec hn olo gie s su ch as X[...]

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15 Setting U p Sta tic IP A ddress T o c om mu nic at e wi th a M eg aP lu g Et he rne t A dap te r f ro m a c o mpu t er o n th e ne t- w ork , th e us er ma y ha v e t o swi tc h th e IP add r ess set tin gs fr o m DH CP - en ab led to st at ic I P , so tha t th e c om pu te r an d th e A dap t er a re on t he sa me su bn et. T o se t up sta ti c[...]

16 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 17 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. W h en t he “C o ntr ol P an el ” wind o w ap pe ars , do ub le -c lic k N etwork and Inte r net . 4. Th e “N e tw ork an d In te rn et ” win do w a ppe ar s. Cli ck Netw ork and Sharing Center .[...]

16 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 17 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “N e tw ork an d Sh arin g C en te r” scr ee n a ppe ar s. F ro m t he m en u on the lef t, c lic k Manag e ne twork connections . 6. Th e “N e tw ork Co nn ect io ns ” sc re en app ear s. . Do ubl e- cl ic k Local Area Connecti[...]

18 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 7. Th e “L oca l Ar ea Co nn ect ion P ro pe rtie s ” wind o w ap pe ar s. I n th e “Thi s c on - ne cti on use s th e fo ll owi ng it e ms ” li st b o x, do ub le -c lic k Int er net Protocol ( T CP/IP ) . 8. Th e “I nt er net Pr o t[...]

18 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 9. I n th e General tab , mak e su re the cir c le ne xt to “ U se the fo llo win g IP A d dr es s ” is sel ect ed . W he n act i ve , a bl ac k d ot a ppe ar s in the cir c le. If th e ci rc le alr ea dy c on tai ns a bl ac k do t, le a ve[...]

20 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address Windo ws XP 1. F r om t he d es kt op , cli ck Star t bu tt o n in th e lo w er lef t c orn er . 2. F r om t he m en u th at app ear s, sel ect Control P anel . 3. W h en t he “C o ntr ol P an el ” wind o w ap pe ars , do ub le -c lic k N e[...]

20 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 4. I n th e “N e tw ork Co nn ect ion s ” win do w , do ub le- cl ic k Local Area Connection . A n um ber ma y be dis pl a ye d af te r t he L oca l Ar ea Co nn ect ion . I f mor e th an on e L oca l Ar ea Co nne cti on is l ist ed , lo cat[...]

22 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 7. Th e “I nt er net Pr o to co l ( T CP/ IP ) P ro pe rti es ” win do w a ppe ar s. 8. I n th e General tab , mak e su re the cir c le ne xt to “ U se the fo llo win g IP A d dr es s ” is sel ect ed . W he n act i ve , a bl ac k d ot a[...]

22 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address Windo ws 2000 1. F r om t he d es kt op , cli ck on th e Star t bu tt on in th e l ow er le ft c or ne r . 2. F ro m th e m en u th at a ppe ar s, se lec t Setting s . 3. A no the r m en u ap pea rs . Se lec t Control Panel .[...]

24 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 4. W hen the “ C on tr ol P a nel ” win do w a ppe ar s, do ub le -cl ic k N etwork and Dial- up Connections . 5. I n th e “N e tw ork and Dia l- up C on ne cti on s” win do w , do ub le -c lic k Local Area Connection . A n umb er ma y [...]

24 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 6. Th e “L oca l Ar ea Co nn ect ion Sta tu s ” wind o w ap pe ar s. Se lec t General , th en c lic k Pr oper t ies . 7. The “ Lo cal A re a C on nec tio n P r op erti es ” wind o w ap pe ars . Cl ic k General . 8. In the “ C om pon e[...]

26 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 9. Th e “I nt er net Pr o to co l ( T CP/ IP ) P ro pe rti es ” win do w a ppe ar s. 10. I n th e General tab , mak e su re the cir c le ne xt to “ Obt ai n an IP A dd r ess au to - ma ti cal ly ” is s ele ct ed. W h en ac ti ve , a b l[...]

26 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address Windo ws Me 1. F r om t he d es kt op , cli ck on th e Star t bu tt on in th e l ow er le ft c or ne r . 2. F ro m th e m en u th at a ppe ar s, se lec t Setting s . 3. A no the r m en u ap pea rs . Se lec t Control Panel .[...]

28 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 4. W hen the “ C on tr ol P a nel ” win do w a ppe ar s, do ub le -cl ic k N etwork . 5. Th e “N e tw ork ” wind o w ap pea rs . I n th e “The fo ll owi ng ne tw or k c omp on en ts ar e in st all ed” li st b o x, lo cat e an d do u[...]

28 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 6. The “ T CP /IP P r ope rti es ” win do w ap pea rs . Cl ic k IP Addr ess . 7. I n th e IP A dd r ess tab , ma ke su re the cir c le ne xt to “ Spe ci fy a n IP A dd re ss ” is se le cte d. W h en a cti v e, a b lac k d ot a ppe ar s [...]

30 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 31 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 13. Th e “S y st em Set tin gs C ha ng e ” w in do w ap pe ars , as ki ng wh et he r th e c omp ut e r sh ou ld b e r est art ed . Cli ck Y es . Th e c om pu te r r est art s. I t is no w se t up w it h a s tat ic IP add re ss . Windo ws 98[...]

30 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 31 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 4. W hen the “ C on tr ol P a nel ” win do w a ppe ar s, do ub le -cl ic k N etwork . 5. The “ N et wo rk ” win do w a ppe ar s. I n th e “The fol lo win g ne tw or k c omp on en ts ar e in st all ed” li st b o x, lo cat e an d do u[...]

32 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 6. The “ T CP /IP P r ope rti es ” win do w ap pea rs . Se lec t IP Addr ess . 7. In the IP A dd re ss ta b , ma k e su re the cir c le ne xt to “ Spe ci fy a n IP A dd r ess ” is se le cte d. W h en a cti v e, a b lac k d ot a ppe ar s in the cir c le . If the cir c le al r ea[...]

33 # Setting U p F ile and Printer Sh ari n g Th is c hap te r d esc rib es ho w t o s har e fi le s, ha r d dri v es , an d pri nt er s o v er th e M eg aP lu g net w ork . F ile Sharing T o sh ar e f ile s, di r ect ori es , or har d d riv es o n th e M eg aPl ug net wo rk , sel ect the op er - at in g sy st em runn in g on the co mp ut er , th e[...]

34 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 3. Cl ic k Change . 4. W h en t he “ Co mp ut er N am e C han ge s ” wind o w a ppe ar s, e nt er a n ew c o mpu t er na me in the “ C om pu te r na me ” te xt bo x. 5. En te r a w ork gr ou p na me i n th e “W ork gr ou p ” [...]

34 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Windo ws 2000 A ft er in st all in g an d c onf ig uri ng t he A da pt er , W in do w s 20 00 a ut om ati ca ll y en ab les fi le sh ari ng. Th e on ly it em th at ne eds to be al te r ed is wo rkgr o up se tti ngs . A ll th e c om pu te[...]

36 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 4. Th e “I d en tif ic ati on C han ge s ” wind o w ap pea rs . I n th e “C o mpu t er N am e ” te xt bo x, type a n ame dif fe r en t th an t he o the r c om pu te rs on t he ne tw ork . 5. I n th e “W ork gr ou p ” te xt bo[...]

36 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Windo ws 98, 98SE, and Me 1. Cl ic k Start , sel ect S ettings , the n Control P anel . 2. I n th e C ont ro l P ane l win do w , dou bl e- cl ic k th e N etwork ic on . The N et wo rk win do w ap pe ars . 3. I n th e “ Co nf igu rat i[...]

38 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 4. Se lec t Ser v ice , th en cl ic k A dd . The “ Se lec t N et wo rk Se rvic e ” win do w a ppe ar s. 5. H igh lig ht File and pr inter shar ing for Microsoft Netw orks , the n c lic k O K . 6. Th e “F ile and Pr int Sha rin g ?[...]

38 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 7. Cl ic k OK . Th e N et w ork wind o w r ea ppe ar s. 8. I n th e N et wo rk win do w , se le ct I dentificat ion . Th e “I d en tif ic ati on ” tab ap pe ars . 9. I n th e “ Co mp ut er N a me ” te xt bo x, type a na me dif fe[...]

40 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 41 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 15. A ft er y ou r c om put e r r est art s, W in do w s pr o mpt s f or a us er nam e an d pa ss - w or d. Ent e r a us er nam e an d pa ss wo r d, th en writ e th em on a sh eet of pa pe r , as the y will be n eed ed t o ac c ess the n[...]

40 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 41 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Depends on P assword - Al lo ws yo u t o se t bo th R ea d On ly an d F ul l ac c ess on th e sh ar ed fil e or dri v e. Th e le ve l of ac c ess will dep en d on the pas sw or d s en t er ed in the app r op ria te fie ld . 20. W h en f [...]

42 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 4. A “P r o pert ies ” wind o w ap pea rs , wit h th e “S ha ring ” ta b di sp la y ed. 5. Se lec t Shared As or Share this Printer . Th is a ut om at ica ll y in se rts a d ef aul t na me fo r t he p rin te r sh ar e n ame . Y ou ca n se t a pa ss wo r d fo r th e p rin te r a[...]

43 Specifications General Model Number HP E 2 00 A V (M ega Pl ug A V 2 00 M bps Et he rne t A dap te r) Standards H om eP lu g A V IE EE 80 2. 3 IE EE 80 2. 3u Security 12 8- bi t AES lin k e ncrypt io n wit h k ey ma na ge me nt F requenc y Band 2 M Hz – 28 MHz Modulation OF DM s ymbo l mo du la tio n o n li ne s ync hr o no za tio n Carrier Mo[...]

44 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual LED Indicators P o we r , Li nk, Et he rne t En vironmental P ower 10 0 - 2 40v @ 50 - 60 H z in te rna l Certifications FC C pa rt 15 cla ss B UL H om e Pl ug ce rti fic at ion Operating T emperature 0º C to 40º C (3 2º F to 104 ºF ) Stor age T emperature -2 0º C t o 70 ºC ( -4?[...]

45 Glossar y Client A d esk t op or mob il e c om pu te r c on nec te d t o a ne tw or k. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configura tion Protocol) A p ro t oc ol de si gned to aut o ma tic all y as si gn an IP a ddr e ss t o ev e r y c om pu te r on y ou r ne tw or k. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Modem A m ode m t hat use s e xis ti ng p ho ne l ine s t o tra [...]

46 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual Subnet Mask A s et o f fou r n umb er s c on fi gur ed lik e an IP ad dr es s us ed t o cr ea te IP ad dr es s n umb er s us ed on ly w it hi n a pa rti cul ar ne tw or k. T CP/IP ( T ransmission Con trol Protoc ol/Internet Protoc ol) Th e st an dar d pr o to co l f or d at a tra nsm i[...]

47 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui pm ent has bee n t es te d an d fo un d to co mp ly w it h th e li mi ts fo r a C la ss B di git al de vic e, pu rs ua nt t o P art 1 5 of the FCC R ule s. The se li mi ts a re des ign ed t o pr o vid e r ea so nab le pr ot ec tio n ag ai nst har mfu l in t erf er e nc e in a [...]

48 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 48 Th is de vic e c om pli es with P art 15 o f the FCC R ule s. Op era tio n i s su bje ct t o t he f ol - lo wi ng t wo co nd iti on s: 1 . Th is de vic e ma y not cau se ha rmf ul in te rf er en c e 2. Th is de vic e m ust ac ce pt an y in te rfe r en ce re ce i ve d, in cl ud in g [...]

49 Li mi te d W arranty Har dware : A ctio nt ec Ele ctr o nic s, In c., war ran ts t o th e e nd u se r (“ C u st om er” ) th at th is ha r dw ar e p ro du ct wil l be fr ee fr om de fec ts in wo rkm an shi p an d m at eri als , un de r no rm al u se a nd s ervic e , fo r tw el v e (1 2) mo nt hs f ro m t he d at e of pu rc ha se fr o m A cti [...]

50 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual TH IS A CT ION TE C EL ECT R ONI CS P R ODU CT MA Y I NCL UDE OR BE B UND LED WI TH T HIR D- P AR T Y SO FTW AR E, TH E US E OF WH ICH IS G O VER NED BY A SE P AR A TE EN D-U SE R LIC EN SE A GR EEM ENT . TH IS A CT ION TE C EL ECT R ONI CS W ARR AN TY DO ES N OT A PPL Y T O SU CH TH I[...]

50 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual 51 Limited W arr anty NE ITH ER AS SUM ES NO R A UT HO RIZ ES ANY O THE R PE RS ON T O AS SUM E FO R IT AN Y O TH ER L IAB ILI TY IN CON NEC TIO N WIT H TH E SAL E, IN ST AL LA TIO N, MA INT EN A NCE OR U SE OF IT S PR OD UC TS. A C TIO NTE C E L E C T R O N I C S S H A L L N O T B E L[...]

52 Actiontec MegaPlug A V 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter User Manual Gov er ning Law : Thi s Li mi te d W arra nty sh all be g ov e rne d b y th e la ws o f the Sta te of Ca li fo rni a, U .S. A. , ex cl udi ng its co nf lic ts of la w s an d pri nc ip les , an d ex cl ud ing th e U nit e d N at io ns C on v en ti on on Co ntr act s fo r th e I nt er na[...]