Netgear XUAB2511 manual

350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA October 2012 202-10955-01 v1.0 P o w er line Mu si c Ext ende r X A U2 511 User M anual[...]

2 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. After installing your device, locate the serial number on the labe l of your product and use it to register your product at https://my .netgear.com . Y ou must register your product befor e you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your product t[...]

3 Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 LED and Feature Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 How the Music Ext ender Fits in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Set Up the Powe[...]

4 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Reset a Device to Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Add a Device to the Pow erline Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Access NETGEAR Web genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Upgrade the Firmware . .[...]

5 1 1. Gettin g S tart ed This chapter describes your Powerline Mu sic Extender XAU251 1 and how your extender can fit into a home network. It also explains the security featu res and how to customize the encryption key for added security . This chapter includes: • Hardware Features • How the Music Extender Fit s in Y our Network • Set Up the[...]

Getting St arted 6 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Hardware Features The package includ es a Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1, a USB to Audio cable, and an Ethernet cable. Product s sold in some regions might include a resource CD. Ethernet cable Powerline Music Extender Resource CD USB to audio cable XAU251 1 Figure 1. Pack age contents The fol[...]

Getting St arted 7 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 LED and Feature Descriptions T able 1. LED descriptions Item Description Power LED • Solid green . Th e electrical power is on. • Blinking green . The device is in the process of restarting or establishing security . • Off . T here is no electrical power . Powerline LED • Solid . The devi[...]

Getting St arted 8 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Ethernet P ort The Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 uses an Ethernet port to convert a st andard electrical wall outlet into a high-spee d network connection. The high-speed network connection brings Internet co nnectivity to any device with an Ethernet port, such as a game console, Blu-ray™ p[...]

Getting St arted 9 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 The following illustration shows an existing Powerline network with one Powerline device in Room 1, a second Powe rline device in Room 2, and a Music Extender in Room 3: Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Powerline Powerli ne Music Extender Printer Audio speakers USB hard drive Gaming console XAU251 1 Figure 3[...]

Getting St arted 10 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Set Up the P owerline Network Y ou c a n se t u p a ne w P o we r l in e n e t wo r k th a t i n cl u d es t h e Music Extender, or you can add the Music Extender to an existing Powerline network. Set Up a New P owerline Network Different Powerline p roduct models can shar e the network. All NET[...]

Getting St arted 11 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Add the Music Extender to an Existing P owerline Network If you have an existing Powerline network, make sure one of th e Powerline devices is connected to your WiFi router or gateway so t hat the Powerline ne twork is linked to your local area network (LAN) and WiFi network. Y our ex isting Po [...]

Getting St arted 12 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Use the Security Button to Set the Encryption K ey Note: A Powerline device can generate a private key only once. If you want to replace a private key , first reset the Powerline devices to their factory settings. T o do this either press the Reset button for 1 second, then release, or use the N[...]

Getting St arted 13 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 2. Press the Powerline Security button on the first Po werline device for 2 seconds. • The Power LED st arts blinking after you release the button. • The Powerline device automatically creat es a new , randomly generated network encryption key that each other Powerline device on the network [...]

14 2 2. Usin g R ead ySHARE F eatur es The Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 provides ReadySHARE music and networking features using the NETGEAR USB Media Extender utility . The ReadySHARE features let you: • Play music wirelessly from your smartphone or tablet. • Play music wirelessly from your computer . • Connect USB storage devices to you[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 15 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Install the NETGEAR USB Media Extender Utility T o use the ReadySHARE Music and networking fea tures, you must install the NETGEAR USB Media Extender utility on your computer . This utility is provided on the reso urce CD that came with your Music Extender. If your Music Extender did no[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 16 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Install the NETGEAR USB Media Extender Utility  T o instal l the NETGEAR USB Media Extender utility: 1. Insert the resource CD into the computer that is connected to a Powe rline device. Note: If you do not have a reso urce CD, follow the instructions in Download the NETGEAR USB Medi[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 17 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Use the USB to Audio Cable Y ou can connect a USB speaker d irectly into the Music Extender or use the provided USB to audio cable. Connect to USB speakers dire ctly Connect using USB to audio cable  T o connect your speakers to the Music Extender usi ng the USB to audio cable: Use t[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 18 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 R eadySHARE AirMusic for Smartphones and T ablets ReadySHARE AirMusic lets you pl ay music wirelessly from your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device. The music is played on audio sp e akers, such as USB speakers or a Hi-Fi stereo system. The Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 supp[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 19 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Use R eadySHARE AirMusic on iOS Devices  T o use AirMusic on iOS devices (such as an iPh one, iPad, or iPod): 1. Launch the music application. 2. Click the arrow on the rig ht side of the screen. 3. Select XAU251 1- XX in the devices list. Y ou should hear the Music Extender pla y mu[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 20 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Use R eadySHARE AirMusic on Android Devices Y ou can also play music on the Music Extender through specific Airplay-co mpatible applications running on an Android OS.  T o use AirMusic on Android devices (such as a smartphone or tablet): 1. Launch the Google Play app (previously Andr[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 21 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 R eadySHARE Music for Computers ReadySHARE Music let s you play music from your computer on a remote audio speaker , such as USB speakers or a Hi-Fi stereo system. Set Up R eadySHARE Music  T o set up ReadySHARE Music on your computer for th e first time: 1. Con nect your speakers to[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 22 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Note: Each Music Extender device is shown in the format XAU251 1-xx , where xx is a unique 2-digit number . Y ou can identify the Music Extender by its AirMusic name, which is shown on the Music Extender product label. 4. Select the Music Extender device to which you want to stream the [...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 23 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 R eadySHARE USB Storage ReadySHARE USB S torage lets you share the content on a hard disk or memory st ick across your home network. All you do is connect the hard disk or memory stick to the Music Extender USB port. Set Up R eadySHARE USB Storage  T o set up ReadySHARE USB Sto rage:[...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 24 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 T roubleshooting If you use a USB hub to connect dif ferent USB hard drives simult aneously , the power on the USB port of Music Extender might not be suf ficient to power all the USB devices. Y ou might need to power some hard disks with an external power supply . R eadyShare P rinter [...]

Using ReadySHARE Features 25 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 4. Launch the USB Media Extender utility . After a few seconds, the utility shows that the M us i c Extender de t ec te d t he pr in te r (o r s ca nn er , o r f ax ma ch in e) and is waiting for the connection. 5. Click the printer or scanner device listing and click the Connect for Sc[...]

26 3 3. Usin g NET GEAR geni e This chapter explains how to inst all and use NETGEAR genie to manage your Powerline network. NETGEAR genie works with all Powerline products . Y ou can use NETGEAR genie to access a local Po werline device that is co nnected to your computer with an Ethernet cable and also to access other Powerline d evices on the sa[...]

Using NETGEAR gen ie 27 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Install NETGEAR genie NETGEAR genie allows you to set your own u nique Powerline network encryption key and manage devices on your Powerline network. All devices on a Powerline network can be ma naged from one computer . If you add another Powerline device to a Powerline n etwork, you can in[...]

Using NETGEAR genie 28 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 The NETGEAR genie shortcut icon displays on you r desktop. 7. Launch NETGEAR genie in one of two ways: • Click this icon lo cated on your desktop. • Select S t art > All Programs > NETGEAR genie . P owerline Utility Screen The Powerline Utility screen is where you view and manage yo[...]

Using NETGEAR gen ie 29 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 3. On the Network Map screen, click the Powerline icon to view all the devices in your Powerline network. The Powerline Utility screen displays: • Click the image of the device tha t you want to manage. • If all devices a re not shown, click the Refresh icon to update th e screen. • Mo[...]

Using NETGEAR genie 30 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 View the Link R ate between P owerline Devices  T o view the link rate between your Powerline devices: On the Powerline Utility screen, click the de vice whose link rate you want t o view . A pop-up screen displays. • Tx . The rate at which the device is transmitting dat a. • Rx . Th e[...]

Using NETGEAR gen ie 31 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Change the Name of a P owerline Device Powerline devices are ident ified by their m odel number and name. Any Powerline devices that are connected are detected by NETGEAR ge nie, and are shown on the Powerline Utility screen. If you did not name the Music Extender, it s AirMusic name appears[...]

Using NETGEAR genie 32 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 T urn LEDs Off or On For each device in your Powerline netwo rk, you can turn the LEDs off or on.  T o turn the LEDs off or on: 1. On the Powerline Utility screen, ri ght-click the Powerline device icon. 2. On the pop-up menu, select eith er T urn LED off or T urn LED on . A pop-up screen [...]

Using NETGEAR gen ie 33 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1  T o set the encryption key: 1. On the Powerline Utility screen, right-click th e Powerline device icon or click the Security icon. The Security screen displays. The top section of the Se curity screen shows information about each device th at NETGEAR genie detects . • Device Na me . Th[...]

Using NETGEAR genie 34 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Note: Before you can reset the encryption key for a remote device, you have to enter its password. The password is printed on the product lab el located on the back of the device. 4. Click the Appl y Security to Selected Devices button. When you are finished setting the encryption key , the g[...]

Using NETGEAR gen ie 35 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Add a Device to the P owerline Network If you are adding a de vice to a Powerline network, and the network encryption key has been left at it s default setting, all you need to do is plug the new de vice into a power outlet. If the network encryption key has been customized, there are two wa[...]

Using NETGEAR genie 36 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Y our Internet browser launches and a login window displays: 4. Enter ad min for the user name and p assword for the password, both in lowercase letters. Note: The web genie p assword is different from the device p assword printed on the product label.  The default web genie user name and [...]

Using NETGEAR gen ie 37 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Y ou can use the web genie to reboot the d evice, configure LAN IP services and USB settings, back up your device configuration settings, upgr ade your device firmware, and more. Upgrade the Firmware Y ou can use NETGEAR web genie to upgrade the firmware on you r Music Extender.  T o chec[...]

38 4 4. Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g This chapter provides information to help you diagnose and solve p roblems you might encounter . If you do not find the solution here, check the NETGEAR support site at http://support.netgear .com for product and contact information. This chapter includes: • Basic Functioning • T roubleshooting T ips • If [...]

T roubleshoot ing 39 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Basic F unctioning After you plug in the Po werline device, t he following sequence of even ts should occur: 1. The Power LED lights. 2. After approximately 10 seconds, verify the following: • The Power LED is solid green. The device is powered on. • If the device is connected to a Powerlin[...]

T roubleshoo ting 40 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Po w e r l i n e L E D • Off . The Powerline device s cannot find each other . Make sure that the Powerline devices are plugged into outlet s with power , and that they use the same network encryption key . - Move the Powerline device to a locati on closer to the computer or devices. - If you[...]

T roubleshoot ing 41 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Symantec Endpoint Protection The antivirus sof tware Symantec Endpoint Protection v1 1.0.5002.333 filters the NETGEAR Powerline Utility ne twork traffic and prevent s Powerline devices from appearing on the Network Map. T o allow Powerline Utility netwo rk traffic to pass through the Symantec E[...]

T roubleshoo ting 42 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 The following screen displays: 3. Click Add to add a firewall rule. The following screen displays: 4. In the General tab, do the following: a. T ype a name for the firewall rule in the Rule name field. b. Select the Allow this traffic ra dio button. c. Config ure the Firewall settings as shown [...]

T roubleshoot ing 43 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 5. Click the Port s and Protocols tab. The following screen displays: a. From the Protocol drop-down menu, select Ethe rnet . b. I n the Ethernet type field, type 0x88E1 . c. Click OK to create the firewall rule for your Powerline devices. The rule appears in the Firewall rules list. 6. Make su[...]

44 A A. Supplemental Inf or mation This appendix provides technical specifications and safety information for th e Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1. This appendix includes the following sections: • T echnical Specifications • Safety Information[...]

Supplement al Information 45 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 T echnical Specifications Feature Specification Data and routing protocols IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-T), IEEE 1901 AC input 100–240V~, 0.2A (max.) Power consumption 9.6W (max.) Dimensions 131 x 60 x 35 mm Weight 0.245 kg (0.54 lb) Socket ratings Recommended use max. [...]

Supplement al Information 46 Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Safety Information Follow these safety guidelines to ensure your own person al safety and to help protect your system from potential damage. • AC input: 100–240V~, 0.2A (max.) • Operating temperature: 0–40 degre es C. • Actual data throug hput will vary . Network conditions an[...]

47 B B. No tif i cati on of C om pli ance NET GEAR P o w er line Pr oducts Safety Instructions and Precautions W ARNING: Use the following safety guidelines to ensu re your own personal safety and to help protect your p roduct from potential damage. T o reduce the risk of bodily injury , electrical shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe [...]

Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Notification of Compliance 48 The voltage and current rating of the cable should be greater than the rating s marked on the product. • T o help prevent electric shock, plug the syst em and peripheral power cables into properly grounded electrical outlet s. • Do not use adapter plugs. If you must use an exte nsi[...]

Powerline Music Extender XAU251 1 Notification of Compliance 49 • Connect the equipment into an electrical o utlet on a circuit different from tha t which the radio receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienc ed radio/TV technicia n for help. Modifications made to the product, un less expr essly approved by NETGEAR , Inc., could[...]

50 Inde x A AC input 45 AC socket, filtered 8 adding firewall rule 41 Powerline device to network 11 , 35 AirMusic name 8 AirMusic, ReadySHARE 18 Android devices, using AirMusic with 20 B bandwidth 45 basic functioning 39 buttons described 7 troubleshooting 39 C cable, USB to audio 17 changing names of Powerline devices 31 compatibility 45 complian[...]