ActionTec HPE400T manual

85 Mbp s Mega P lu g E t he r n e t A d ap t e r M o del # : HPE 4 00T U s e r Ma n ua l V er 1. 0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

i T able of C onten ts 1 Introduction 1 P ackage Con tents 1 F eatures 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the 4-Port Hub 3 T echnic al Suppor t 4 2 C onnecting the MegaPlug Hub 5 Connecting the Hub 5 Installing the Configuration U tility 6 3 Using the Configur ation Utility 9 Quick Setup 9 Adv anced 10 About 12 4 T roubleshooting 13 T roublesh[...]

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1 Intr o duc tion Th an k y ou fo r pur ch a si ng th e A ct io n t ec M ega Pl u g 4 -P ort H ub . Th e M ega P l ug 4- P o rt H ub is on e of the ea si e st wa ys to en jo y ho me o r s ma ll bu si nes s n et w o rk in g. It o pe ra t es on th e M eg aP l ug P o w e rl in e Spe c if ic a ti o n T urb o sta nda r d , pr o vid in g da ta tra n sf e[...]

2 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatur es s H om e Pl u g T ur bo c om p li an t s 85 M bp s d at a rat e (m ax im um) s 56- b it DE S e nc rypti o n s T wo - pr on ge d US p o w e r pl ug ( fi t s un gr oun ded po we r o ut l et s) s P o we r an d Li n k i nd ic at or s Sy stem Requirements s A t le as t 1 a v[...]

2 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the 4-P or t Hub Th is se cti on c ont a in s a qu ic k de sc ri pt io n of the H ub ’ s ex t er na l fe at u r es . F ront Panel Th e H ub ’ s fr on t p an el fe at u r es si x li ght s ( LE D s ): Po wer Light Th e P o we r li ght glo ws gr ee n the H ub is p[...]

4 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual A C IN Por t Th e A C I N po rt is use d to c o nn ec t H ub wit h an ele ct ri ca l w al l s oc k et vi a t he in c l ud e d P ow er c ab l e Information Sticker Th e i nf orm at io n sti c k er ( lo ca t e d o n t he bo tt om o f the H ub ) d is pl a ys the MA C (M edi a A c c es s Co n tr o l) ad dr es[...]

5 C o n n e cti ng th e Me ga Pl ug Hu b T o c o nn ec t t he H ub , it m us t be c onn e ct e d t o a c om p ut er , pl ug ge d int o a s ta nd a r d wa ll ou t le t, an d t he C on f ig ur at i on U til ity lo ad e d o n th e co mpu t e r . C onnecting the Hub T o us e th e H ub pr op er l y , if sh ou l d be pl ugg ed in t o ele ct ric al ou tle[...]

6 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Hubs 5. I ns e rt t he ot he r en d o f th e E t he rn et ca b le in t o an E t he rn e t po rt on a r ou te r/ ga t ew a y c on n ec t ed to a c omp u t e r . F ol lo w t h e i n s t ru ct i on s i n th e ne xt se ct i o n , “I n s t a l l i n g t h e Co nf ig ur a t[...]

6 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Hubs 4. W he n t hi s wi nd ow ap pe a rs , cl ic k Finish . 5. R epe at fo r ot he r co mpu t e rs c o nn ec t ed t o a H ub . Th e M eg aP l ug H ub is no w c on n ect ed a nd r ea d y t o us e, an d t he C on f ig ur at io n U til ity is loa d ed on th e c omp u t e [...]

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9 U sing the C onfigura tion Utility O n c e t he H ub ha s b ee n p r o p e r l y c o n n e c t e d a n d i n st a l l e d , th e u se r c an f urt he r c o n - f i g u r e t he H u b u s i n g t h e A ct i o n t ec M eg a P l ug C on fi gu ra t i o n U t i l i ty . Th e U ti l i ty a l s o p r o vi de s i nf or m a t i o n a bo u t t he ne t w or[...]

10 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the Configur ation Utility Local D evice(s) on Y our Computer Th e l is t di sp la ys al l M ega P l ug H ub s c o nn e ct e d t o the c o mp u t er . ☞ N ote: I f no H ub ap pe ar s in the Devi c e Li st , mak e s ur e th e H ub is c o nn ec t ed pr op er l y (wi t h t he ap p r [...]

10 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the Configur ation Utility Local D evice(s) on Y our Computer Th e l is t di sp la ys al l M ega P l ug H ub s c o nn e ct e d t o the c o mp u t er . ☞ N ote: I f no H ub ap pe ar s in the Devi c e Li st , mak e s ur e th e H ub is c o nn ec t ed pr op er l y (wi t h t he ap p r [...]

12 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual Set All Devices Cl i ck th is bu t t on to en cry pt all devi c es o n t he M ega Pl u g n et w o rk . About Se le ct in g About fr o m t he r o w of tab s n ea r th e t o p o f th e U ti li ty’ s win d o w g e ne r - at es t he “ A bo u t ” ta b . Th e A bou t tab di s pl a ys t he M ega Pl ug C o[...]

13 T r oubleshooting T h is c h ap t e r c o n t ai ns a l i s t o f p r o bl e m s t h a t m a y b e e n c o u n t e r e d w hi l e u s i n g t h e M eg a Pl u g 4- P o rt H ub , a nd t ec h n i q u e s t o s o l v e t h em . N ot e t h a t th e s e t e c h n i qu e s m a y n o t b e s u c c e ss fu l i n a l l c a s e s. A ls o i n c l u de d i s[...]

14 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Th e P ow er and Lin k li ght s ar e on , but I ca n ’t ac c es s the rou te r/ ga te wa y fr om th e co mp ut er s T r y pl u ggi n g t he H ub in dif f e r en t po we r ou tle ts . s M a k e s ur e a l l H u bs o n t h e n et w or k a r e u si n g t h e s am e s ec ur it[...]

14 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Can my neighbor receive the Hub ’ s net work signal? I t i s p o s s ib l e f o r a n e ig h bo r t o r e c ei v e t he n e tw o rk si gn a l . T o p r ev en t t hi s , c h a n ge t h e d e fa u l t 5 6 - bi t D E S s e c u r i t y e n c ryp t i o n p a s sw o r d o n t he[...]

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17 Setting Up Sta tic IP A ddr ess T o c o mm uni c at e wit h a M eg aP l ug 4- P ort H ub fr om a c o mp u t er on th e n et w o rk , th e use r ma y ha ve t o s wit ch th e IP ad dr es s s et ti ng s f r o m D HC P - e na b le d t o st at ic IP , so th at th e c omp u t er an d the H ub ar e on th e sa me s ub n et . T o s et up sta tic IP on a [...]

18 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A n ot he r me n u ap pea rs . Sel e ct Control Panel . 4. W hen th e “ Co ntr ol P an el” win d o w a p pe ar s , d ou bl e-c l ic k N etwork .[...]

18 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “N et w or k ” win do w ap pea rs . In th e “Th e f ol lo win g ne t w or k c omp o ne n ts ar e in st a ll ed ” li st bo x, lo ca t e a nd do u bl e -c l ic k TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP /I P P ro pe rtie s ” win d o w a p pe ar s . Se le ct IP A[...]

20 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 9. Ent er th e f ol lo wing nu m be r s in th e “ S ub n et ma sk ” te x t bo x: 25 5. 25 5 .2 55 .0 P r ess th e s pa c e b ar on th e k eyb oa r d to ad d t he pe ri od s be t w ee n t he n um be r s. 10. Cl i ck OK . Th e T CP /I P P ro perti es win d o w [...]

20 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A n ot he r me n u ap pea rs . Sel e ct Control Panel . 4. W hen th e “ Co ntr ol P an el” win d o w a p pe ar s , d ou bl e-c l ic k N etwork .[...]

22 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “N et w o rk ” win do w ap pea rs . In th e “The fo ll o wi ng ne tw ork c o mp on e nt s ar e in st a ll ed ” li st bo x, lo ca t e a nd do u bl e -c l ic k TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP /I P P ro pe rtie s ” win d o w a p pe ar s . Cl i ck IP A dd[...]

22 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 9. En t e r t he fo ll o wing nu m be r s i n th e “ S ub n et ma sk ” te x t bo x: 25 5. 25 5 .2 55 .0 Do no t i nc lud e the pe ri od s; the y ar e au t o ma t ic al l y e nt er ed . 10. Cl i ck OK . Th e T CP /I P P ro perti es win d o w dis a pp ea rs. 11[...]

24 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. A n ot he r me n u ap pea rs . Sel e ct Control Panel . 4. W hen th e “ Co ntr ol P an el” win d o w a p pe ar s , d ou bl e-c l ic k N etwork and Dial- up Connections .[...]

24 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. I n t he “N etw ork an d Di a l- u p C o nn ec ti o ns ” wind o w , do u bl e- cli c k Local Area Connection . A nu m be r m a y be d is p la ye d af t er th e L oc al A r ea C on n ec ti on . If th e r e i s m or e th an on e L oc a l A r ea C on n ec ti [...]

26 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 7. Th e “L oc a l A r ea C on n ec ti on P r ope rti e s ” win d o w a pp e ar s. Cl i ck General . 8. I n t he “ C o mp o ne n ts ch e ck ed ar e us ed by th i s c o nn e ct io n ” li s t bo x , do ubl e - c li c k Int erne t Prot ocol ( TCP/IP ) . 9. Th[...]

26 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 12. En t e r t he fo ll o wing nu m be r s i n th e “ S ub n et ma sk ” te x t bo x: 25 5. 25 5 .2 55 .0 P r ess th e s pa c e b ar on th e k eyb oa r d to ad d t he pe ri od s be t w ee n t he n um be r s. 13. Cl i ck OK . Th e “I n t er ne t P ro t o c ol[...]

28 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 3. W he n t he “ C o nt r o l P an e l” win d o w ap pe ar s , dou b le - cl ick N etwork Connections . 4. I n t he “N etw ork Co nne ct io n s ” win d o w , do u bl e -c l ic k Local Area Connection . A n u mb er ma y be di sp l a y ed af t e r t he Lo c[...]

28 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Address 5. Th e “L oc a l A r ea C on n ec ti o n P ro pe r ti es ” wind ow ap pe a rs . Sel ec t General . 6. I n t he “Th i s c o nn e cti o n u se s th e f ol lo win g it em s ” li st bo x, do u bl e -c l ic k Inte r net Prot ocol ( TCP/IP ) . 7. Th e “I nt [...]

30 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 8. I n t he General tab , mak e s ur e th e c ir cl e n ex t to “U se th e f ol lo win g I P A ddr ess ” is se le ct ed. W hen ac ti ve , a bl ac k do t a pp e ar s i n t he ci r c le . If th e c ir cl e a lr ead y c o nt ai ns a b la c k d o t, le a ve it al on e . 9. En t e r t he fo ll o wing ad d[...]

31 # Setting Up F ile and Printer Sh ari n g Th is ch a pt er d es c rib es ho w to sh a r e f il es , ha r d d ri v es, an d p ri nt ers o v er t he M ega Pl ug n et w o rk . F ile Sharing T o s ha r e fil e s, di r ec t o rie s , or h ar d dri ve s on th e M ega P lu g net w o rk , sel ec t t he o pe r - at in g sy st em run ni n g o n t he c om [...]

32 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 3. Cl i ck Change . 4. W he n t he “ Co mp u t er N am e C h an g es ” win d o w ap pe ar s , ent er a ne w co mpu t e r na m e in th e “ Co mpu t e r n am e ” t ex t bo x. 5. En t e r a wo rkgr oup na m e in th e “ W or kgr ou p ” te xt bo o k[...]

32 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Windo ws 2000 A ft er i ns t al li ng an d c onf i gu ri ng th e 4 -P ort H ub , W in d o ws 20 0 0 a ut om at ic a ll y en a bl e s f il e s ha ri ng . Th e o n ly it em t ha t nee d s t o b e a lt er ed is w or kg r ou p set tin gs . Al l t he c o mp u t[...]

34 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 4. Th e “I de nt i fi ca t io n Ch an g es ” wind o w ap pe ar s. I n t he “ Co mp u t er N am e ” t ex t bo x, type a na me di ff er e nt th an th e oth e r c omp u t e rs on th e net w o rk . 5. I n t he “ W ork gr oup ” t e xt bo x, en t e r[...]

34 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Windo ws 98, 98SE, and Me 1. Cl i ck Star t , se le ct Setting s , the n Control P anel . 2. I n t he C on tr ol P ane l wind ow , d ou bl e-c l ic k th e N etwo rk ic o n. Th e N etw or k win d o w ap pe ar s . 3. I n t he “ Co nf i gu ra ti o n ” ta [...]

36 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 4. Se le ct Ser v ice , th e n c li c k A dd . The “ S el ec t N et w or k S ervi c e ” win do w ap pea rs . 5. H ig hl ig ht File and printer shar ing for Microsoft N etworks , the n cl ic k OK . 6. Th e “F il e and P rin t Sha ri ng ” wind ow ap [...]

36 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 7. Cl i ck OK . Th e N et w or k wi nd ow r ea p pe ar s . 8. I n t he N etw ork win d o w , se le ct I dentification . Th e “I de nt if i ca ti o n ” ta b ap pe ars . 9. I n t he “ Co mp u t er N am e ” t ex t bo x, type a nam e di ff e r e nt th [...]

38 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing 15. A ft er y our c o mp u t er r es t art s , W in d o w s p r o mp ts fo r a us e r na m e a nd pa ss - w o r d. En t er a u se r na me an d p as s w or d, the n writ e th em on a s he et of pa pe r , as th ey will be ne ed e d t o a c c es s the ne tw o[...]

38 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Printer Sharing Depends on P assword - A ll o ws y ou t o set bot h R ea d On ly an d F ull ac ce ss on th e sha re d fi le o r d ri v e . The lev el of ac c es s will de pe nd o n t he pa ss w or ds en t e r ed in th e ap pr o p ria t e fi el d. 20. W he n f in is h ed ,[...]

40 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 4. A “P ro pe rtie s ” win d o w a p pe ar s , wit h the “S ha ri ng ” ta b dis pla ye d . 5. Se le ct Shared As or Share this Printer . Th is au to ma ti cal ly in se rts a d e fa ul t na m e f or th e pri nt er sha r e na me . Y ou ca n s et a pa s sw or d fo r t he pr in t e r at th is ti me i[...]

41 Specifications General Model Number HP E 40 0 T (M egaP l u g 85 Mb p s 4- P ort H ub) Standards H ome P lu g T urbo P o w er l in e 1 .0 . 1 IE E E 80 2.3 10 Ba s eT Security 56 - bi t DES da ta en crypt io n F requency Band 4. 3 MH z - 2 0. 9 M H z Modulation OF DM sym bo l mod ula ti o n Carrier Modulation DQ PS K , DB PS K , R O BO c arr Acc[...]

42 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual LED Indicators P o we r , HP , 1, 2, 3, 4 En vironmental P ow er E xt ern al , 11 0 - 2 40 v 0. 2a , 50 - 60 Hz Certifications FC C p art 15 , CE Operating T emperature 0º C t o 40º C (3 2 ºF t o 10 4 ºF ) Stor age T emper ature -2 0 ºC t o 70 º C ( -4 ºF to 15 8 ºF ) Operating Humidity 10 % to 8[...]

43 Glossar y Acc ess Point A d evi c e t ha t all o ws wir el es s c l ie n ts t o c o nn e ct to on e an ot he r . A n a c c es s po in t ca n als o act as a br id g e be tw een wir ele s s c li e nt s an d a “wi r ed ” ne tw ork , su c h as an E th e rn et net w ork . W ir ele ss c li e nt s can be mo ve d a n ywh e r e wi th in th e co v er [...]

44 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 45 Appendix B Glossar y Ethernet Network A s ta nd ar d wi r ed ne tw ork i ng c on f ig ur at i on us in g ca bl e s an d hu b s. F irewall A m et ho d p r ev en ti n g us ers ou t si d e t he ne tw ork fr om ac c e ss in g an d/ o r d am ag - in g fil es o r c o mp u t e rs on th e n et w o rk . Gatewa[...]

44 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 45 Appendix B Glossar y PPP oE (Point-T o-P oint Protoc ol ov er Ethernet)/ PPP oA (Point-T o-P oint Protoc ol ov er A TM) M eth o ds of sec u r e d at a tra ns mi s si o n. Router A c e nt ra l d evi c e t ha t ma na ge s the da t a tr af fi c of yo ur ne t w or k. Subnet Mask A s et of fo ur nu m be r [...]

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47 Notic es Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment Th is eq ui p me nt ha s bee n te st ed a nd fo u nd t o c o mp l y wi th th e lim i ts fo r a Cl a ss B di gi ta l devi c e , pur s ua n t t o P art 1 5 o f th e F CC R ule s. Th es e li mi ts ar e de s ign e d t o pr o vid e re a so n ab l e p r ot ect io n aga i ns t har mf u l i nt er[...]

48 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 48 Th is devi ce co mpl ie s with P art 15 of the FC C R ul es . Ope rati o n i s s ub je ct t o t he fo l - lo win g tw o c o nd it i on s : 1 . Th is devi ce ma y no t ca use ha rm fu l int erf er e nc e 2. Th is devi ce mu st ac ce pt an y i nt erf e r e nc e r ec ei v ed , in c lu d in g i nt erf er [...]

49 Li mi te d W a rrant y Har dware : A cti o nt ec E le ctr on ic s, I nc . , warr an t s t o t he en d us er (“ C u st ome r”) th at th i s ha rd w ar e pr od uc t wil l be f r ee fr om de fe ct s in wo rk m an s hi p a nd ma t e ria l s, un d er no rmal us e a nd se rvic e, fo r t we l v e (1 2) mo n th s f r o m t he da t e o f pu r c h as [...]

50 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual TH IS A CTI ON TE C E LE CT R ONI C S PR OD UC T M A Y IN CL UDE OR BE BU ND LE D WI TH TH IR D- P A R TY SO FT W ARE , THE US E OF W H IC H I S GO VE RN E D BY A SE P A RA TE EN D- US ER LI CE N SE A GR EE M EN T . TH IS A CTI ON TE C E LE CT R ONI C S W ARR AN T Y DO ES NO T A PP L Y T O SUC H THI RD -[...]

50 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual 51 Limited W arranty NE IT H ER A SS UM ES NO R A UT H OR IZ ES A N Y O THE R P ER SO N T O A SS UM E F OR IT A NY O T HE R L IA BI LI T Y IN CO NN EC T IO N WI TH TH E S AL E, IN ST ALL A T I ON , MA IN T EN AN CE OR USE OF IT S P R ODU CT S . A CTI O NT EC E L E C T R O N I CS S H AL L N O T B E L I A [...]

52 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-Port Hub User Manual Gov erning L a w : Thi s Li mi t ed W arra n ty s ha ll be go ve rned b y t he la ws of th e St at e of Ca l if o rn ia , U .S .A . , ex cl u di ng it s c onf l ic ts of la ws a nd pr in ci ple s, an d e x cl u di n g th e U ni t ed N ati o ns C on v ent io n on Co n tra ct s f o r t he I nt ern at io na[...]