Actiontec electronic HPE100T manual

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i T able of C onten ts 1 In troduction 1 Package Contents 1 F eatures 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the Ethernet Adapter 3 T echnical Suppor t 4 2 C onnec ting the MegaPlug Adapter 5 Connecting the Adapters 5 Installing the Configuration Utility 6 3 U sing the Configuration Utility 9 Quick S etup 9 Advanc ed 10 About 12 4 T r oublesho oti[...]

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1 Intr o duc tion Th ank y ou f or pu rc hasi ng th e A cti ont ec M ega Plu g Et he rnet A da pte r . The M ega Pl ug E th erne t A dap ter is on e of the eas ies t wa ys t o en jo y ho me or s ma ll bu si- ne ss ne tw ork ing. It oper ate s on t he M ega Plu g P ow erl ine S peci fica tio n T urb o sta n- da rd, pr ovi din g dat a tran sfe r spee[...]

2 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatures s Ho meP lug T u rbo c omp lian t s 85 Mb ps da ta ra te (max imu m) s 56- bit DES e ncrypti on s T w o-p r ong ed US p o wer p lu g (fi ts un gro un ded p o wer o ut lets ) s P ow er a nd Li nk in di cat ors Sy stem Requirements s A t l east 1 a vai labl e po wer [...]

2 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the Ethernet Adapter Th is se cti on c ont ains a qui ck d es cript ion o f the Ad apt er’ s ex ter na l fea tur es. Fr ont Panel Th e A dap ter ’ s fr on t pan el fe atur es 2 li ghts ( LED s ): Pow er Light Th e P ow er l igh t glo ws gr een whe n sy ch[...]

4 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual T echnical Support A cti ont ec El ec tr on ic s p ri de s i ts el f on ma ki ng du ra bl e, h igh -q ua li ty , hi gh- pe rf or - ma nc e pr od uc ts . I f y ou ne ed as si st an c e, t he A cti ont ec T ec hn ic al S u p po rt De pa rtm en t is a va il ab le al l da y ev ery da y to pr o vid e p r[...]

5 C on ne c ti ng t he Me ga Pl ug A da pt er T o c onn ect th e A da pt er , it m ust be c onn ect ed to a c omp ute r , plu gge d in to a st an- da rd w all out le t, an d the C onf ig urati on U til ity lo ade d on the c omp ut er . C onnecting the A dapters T o us e the A dapt er s pr ope rl y , tw o A dap te rs s houl d be pl ugg ed in to e le[...]

6 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Adapters 5. In sert t he ot her e nd of the Eth erne t cab le in to a n E ther net p ort o n a r out er / gat ew a y co nnec ted t o a co mpu te r . F ol lo w t he in st ruc ti on s i n t he ne xt se cti on , “ In st al li n g th e C o nf ig ur at io n U t il it[...]

6 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Adapters 4. W hen this w i ndo w ap pear s, cli ck Finish . 5. R epe at f or o th er c ompu te rs c onn ect ed t o an Ad apt er . Th e M ega Plu g A dap ter s ar e no w co nne ct ed an d re ad y to us e, and th e Co nfi gura tion Ut il ity is l oad ed o n th e co [...]

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9 U sing the C onfigur ation Utility On c e t he A da pt er s h a v e be en pr o pe rl y c on ne ct ed an d i ns ta ll ed , th e u se r c an fu rth er c on fi gu re th e A da pt e rs us in g t he A cti on te c M ega Pl ug Co nf ig ur at io n U ti li ty . Th e U ti li ty a ls o p r ov id es i nf o rm at io n a bo ut th e n etw o rk . T o a cc e ss t[...]

10 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Local Device(s) on Y our Computer Th e lis t di spl ay s al l M egaP lu g A da pt ers c onn ect ed to t he c om put er . ☞ No te: If no A da pt er ap pea rs in th e Devi ce L is t, mak e su r e th e A dap ter i s c onn ecte d pr ope rly ( with t he[...]

10 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Local Device(s) on Y our Computer Th e lis t di spl ay s al l M egaP lu g A da pt ers c onn ect ed to t he c om put er . ☞ No te: If no A da pt er ap pea rs in th e Devi ce L is t, mak e su r e th e A dap ter i s c onn ecte d pr ope rly ( with t he[...]

12 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual Set All Devices Cl ick th is bu tt on t o e nc r ypt all d evic es on t he M ega Pl ug ne two rk. About Se le cti ng A b out fr om th e ro w o f tabs n ear t he to p of the Uti lity ’ s win do w gen er - at es th e “ Ab out ” ta b. Th e A bou t tab di spl ay s th e M egaP lug C onf ig urat io[...]

13 T roubleshooting Th is ch apt er c ont ains a lis t o f pro ble ms th at ma y be e nco unt er ed wh ile u sing the M ega Pl ug E th erne t A dap ter , and t ech niq ues to so lv e th em . N ot e th at th ese t ech - ni que s ma y no t be s ucc ess ful in a ll cas es. A lso in cl ud ed is a l ist o f fr equ ent ly a sk ed qu esti ons . T roublesh[...]

14 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting s U s e t he A dap te r’ s Co nf igu rat io n U ti li ty t o de te ct a ll o th er A da pt er s o n t he ne tw ork . The n, pl ug the A da pt ers int o a dja ce nt so ck et s. If t he Et her net lig hts st ill do n ’ t il lum in at e, c on tac t t ech ni cal sup po[...]

14 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting N o . T he A da pte r ope rat es at a dif fer ent fre que ncy t han o th er po we r lin e co ntr ol de vic es an d can co- exi st wit h tec hno logi es su ch a s X - 10, CEB us, an d LO N wo rks . Can my neighbor receive the Adapter ’ s network signal? I t i s p os s[...]

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17 Setting Up S tatic IP Addr ess T o c omm uni cat e with a M ega Pl ug E th erne t A dap ter fro m a c om put er o n the net - w or k, th e use r ma y ha ve to s wit ch t he IP a ddr ess set ting s fr om DH CP -e nab led t o st atic I P , so tha t the com put er a nd th e A dap ter a r e o n th e sam e sub net . T o se t up s ta tic IP on a c omp[...]

18 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W h en th e “ Con tro l P ane l” win do w app ears , d ou ble -c lic k Netwo rk .[...]

18 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wi nd ow app ear s. In th e “The foll owi ng ne two rk c omp on ent s ar e in st alle d” li st bo x, lo cat e and d oubl e-c lic k TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P ro pe r ti es ” wind ow a ppea rs. Sel ect IP A ddress . 7. I [...]

20 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 9. En te r th e fol lo win g num ber s in th e “S ub ne t ma sk ” te xt bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 P res s the s pa ce ba r on the key boar d to a dd th e peri ods bet wee n the n umbe rs. 10. Cl ick OK . The T CP /I P Pr ope rties wind o w dis appe ars[...]

20 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W h en th e “ Con tro l P ane l” win do w app ears , d ou ble -c lic k Netwo rk .[...]

22 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “N etw ork ” wi nd ow app ear s. I n the “The f ollo win g ne two rk c ompo nen ts ar e in st alle d” li st bo x, lo cat e and d oubl e-c lic k TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P ro pe r ti es ” wind ow a ppea rs. Cl ick IP Address . 7. In t[...]

22 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 9. En ter t he f ol lo wing n umbe rs i n the “S ub net m as k” tex t bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 Do not inc lu de th e peri ods ; the y are aut oma tica lly ent er ed. 10. Cl ick OK . The T CP /I P Pr ope rties wind o w dis appe ars . 11. I f ther e is [...]

24 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W h en th e “ Con tro l P ane l” win do w app ears , d ou ble -c lic k Netwo rk and Dial- up Connections .[...]

24 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. In the “N etw ork a nd Di al -up C onn ecti ons ” win do w , do ub le-c lic k Local Area Connection . A n umb er m a y be di spl a yed a fte r the L ocal Ar ea C onn ecti on . If th ere is mo re t ha n one L ocal Ar ea C onn ecti on li ste d, loca t[...]

26 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 7. Th e “L oc al Ar ea C onne ctio n Pr op ertie s” wind ow a ppea rs. Cl ick General . 8. I n th e “ Com pone nts c hec ked are u se d by t his c onn ecti on ” list bo x, dou bl e- cl ick Int ernet Prot o col ( T CP/IP ) . 9. Th e “I nte rnet P [...]

26 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 12. En ter t he f ol lo wing n umbe rs i n the “S ub net m as k” tex t bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 P res s the s pa ce ba r on the key boar d to a dd th e peri ods bet wee n the n umbe rs. 13. Cl ick OK . The “In te rne t Pr ot oco l ( T CP/ IP ) P ro [...]

28 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. W hen the “C ontr ol P a nel” wind ow ap pea rs, do ubl e-c lic k N etwork Connections . 4. In the “N etw ork C onn ecti ons ” win do w , do ub le-c lic k Local Area Connection . A n umbe r ma y be d is pla ye d af ter the L oca l Ar ea C onn ec[...]

28 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “Lo cal Ar ea C onne ctio n Pr op ertie s” wind ow a ppea rs. Se le ct General . 6. In the “ T hi s co nnec tion uses the f ollo wing ite ms ” lis t bo x, do ub le-c lic k Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) . 7. Th e “I nte rnet P ro toc ol ( T[...]

30 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 8. In the General ta b, ma ke s ur e th e ci rc le ne xt t o “U se the f ollo win g IP A ddr ess ” is se lect ed. W h en act iv e, a bla ck d ot ap pear s in t he ci rcl e. If the c ir cle alr ead y c onta ins a b lac k dot , l ea v e it al one . 9. En ter t he f ol lo wing a dd res s in th e ?[...]

31 # Setting Up F ile and Printer Sha ring Th is ch apt er de scri bes h ow t o sha re fi les , h ard d ri ves , an d pri nte rs o ve r th e M ega Pl ug ne two rk. File Sharing T o sh ar e fi les , d ire cto ries , or ha rd dr iv es o n the M egaP lug ne two rk, se le ct the oper - at in g sys tem runn ing o n the c omp ute r , the n fol lo w th e [...]

32 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 3. Cl ick Change . 4. W hen the “C omp ut er N am e Ch ange s” wind ow ap pea rs, en te r a ne w co mpu ter na me in th e “ Com put er na me ” te xt bo x . 5. En ter a wo rkgr oup n am e in th e “W or kgr ou p ” te xt bo ok. 6. Cl ick OK[...]

32 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Window s 2000 Af te r in sta llin g and c onf igur ing t he A da pte r , W in do ws 20 00 au to mati call y en able s fi le sh arin g. The o nl y ite m th at ne eds to be alt ere d is w ork gr oup set ting s. Al l th e c ompu te rs on t he net wo rk[...]

34 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 4. Th e “I den tif ic atio n Ch an ges ” win do w ap pea rs. In th e “ Com put er N am e” te xt bo x, type a na me di ffe re nt th an th e oth er c omp ute rs o n the net wo rk. 5. In the “W ork gr oup ” te xt bo x, e nt er th e net wo r[...]

34 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Window s 98, 98SE, and Me 1. Cl ick Start , s el ect S ettings , the n Control P anel . 2. In the C ont rol P a ne l win do w , d oubl e-c lic k the N etwork ic on . T he N etw ork win do w ap pea rs . 3. In the “C onf ig urat io n ” ta b, cl ic[...]

36 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 4. Se le ct Ser v ice , th en c lic k Add . The “Se le ct N etw ork Se rvic e ” wind ow a pp ears . 5. H igh ligh t File and pr inter sharing for Microsoft Netwo rks , t he n cli ck O K . 6. Th e “Fi le an d Pri nt Sh arin g” wind o w app ea[...]

36 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 7. Cl ick OK . The N et w or k win do w re appe ars . 8. In the N et wor k wind ow , se lect I dentificat ion . The “I den tifi cat io n ” ta b ap pear s. 9. In the “C omp ut er N am e” te xt bo x, type a na me di ffe re nt th an th e oth er[...]

38 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 15. Af te r y our c omp ute r re sta r t s, W i ndo ws p ro mp ts f or a use r nam e and pass - w or d. Ent er a u se r nam e and pa ssw or d, the n write the m on a she et of pap er , as th ey will be nee ded t o ac c es s the ne two rk in t he fu [...]

38 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Depends on Passw ord - A llo ws y ou t o set bo th R ead Only and F ull a cc es s o n th e sha red fi le o r dr iv e. Th e lev el of ac ce ss wil l dep end on t he pa ssw or ds en ter ed i n the ap pr opr ia te fi eld . 20. W hen fini she d, cl ick [...]

40 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 4. A “ Pr ope rties ” wi nd ow app ear s, wi th th e “S hari ng ” tab d is pla ye d. 5. Se le ct Shared As or Share this Printer . Th is au to mati call y ins erts a de fa ult na me fo r the p rint er sh ar e na me. Y ou ca n set a p assw or d fo r the p rint er at t his ti me if y ou wa nt[...]

41 Specifications General Model Numb er HP E 100 T (M ega Plu g 85 Mb ps E th erne t A dap ter ) Standards H ome Plu g T urbo IE EE 80 2.3 10 Base T Security 56 -bi t DE S dat a enc r ypt io n Fr equenc y Band 4. 3 MH z - 20 .9 MH z Modulation OF DM symb ol mo dul at ion Carrier Modulation DQ PS K , DB PS K , R OBO Access Methods CS MA / C A Other [...]

42 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual LED Indic at ors P o wer , Link Envir onmental Po wer Ex ter nal, 11 0 - 24 0v 0. 2a, 50 - 60 H z Certifications FC C pa rt 15, CE Operating T emperatur e 0º C t o 40º C (32 ºF to 104º F) Storage T empera ture -2 0ºC t o 70º C (-4 ºF t o 158 ºF) Operating Humidity 10 % to 8 5% no n-c ond en[...]

43 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e th at al lo ws wi rel ess c lie nts t o co nne ct to o ne an othe r . A n acc es s po int ca n als o act a s a bri dg e bet we en wir ele ss c li ents and a “wir ed” n etw ork, su ch a s an E the rne t net wor k. W ir ele ss c lien ts ca n be m o v ed an ywh er e with in th e co v er - ag e ar ea of the acc[...]

44 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 45 Appendix B G lossary Ethernet Network A st and ard wi r ed net wo rki ng c onf igur atio n usi ng ca ble s and h ubs. Fir ewall A me thod pre ve nt in g use rs ou tsi de th e net w or k fr om ac ce ssi ng an d/or dama g- in g fil es or c omp ute rs o n the ne two rk. Gatewa y A c entr al devi ce[...]

44 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 45 Appendix B G lossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Prot ocol over Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Prot ocol over A TM) M eth ods o f sec ur e da ta tra nsm issi on. Router A c entr al devi ce tha t man age s the da ta tra ffi c of yo ur ne two rk. Subnet Mask A se t of fou r num ber s co nfig ur [...]

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47 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notic es Class B Equipment Th is eq uipm ent h as bee n te ste d and f ound t o co mpl y with t he li mit s for a Cl ass B di gita l de vice , pu rsu ant to P art 1 5 of the F CC R ul es . T he se li mits a re d esign ed t o pr ovi de r eas on abl e p r ot ecti on ag ain st ha rmfu l int erf er enc e in a r esi de[...]

48 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 48 Th is devi ce co mpl ies wi th P art 1 5 of the F CC R ule s. Opera tio n is su bje ct to t he f ol - lo wing two c ond itio ns: 1 . Th is de vice m a y not c au se ha rmfu l int erf ere nc e 2. Th is devi ce mu st ac ce pt an y i nt erf ere nc e rec ei ve d, inc lu din g in te rf ere nc e th at[...]

49 Lim ited W ar r a nty Har dware : A cti on tec El ectr on ics, I nc., wa rrant s to t he e nd us er ( “ Cu sto mer ”) th at th is ha rd war e pr odu ct wi ll be f ree fr om d efec ts in w ork ma nshi p and mat eria ls, un der no rmal use a nd se r vi ce, fo r tw elv e (1 2) mo nths fro m the dat e of pur cha se fr om A cti ont ec El ectr on [...]

50 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual TH IS A CT IONT EC ELE CTR ONI CS PR ODU CT MA Y INC L UDE O R BE BU NDL ED WI TH THI RD-P AR T Y SOF TW ARE, TH E USE O F WH IC H IS G O VER NE D BY A SE P ARA TE EN D-US ER LIC ENS E A G RE EM EN T . TH IS A CT IONT EC ELE CTR ONI CS W ARR ANTY DOES N O T AP PL Y T O SU CH TH IR D- P AR TY S OFTW[...]

50 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual 51 Limited W arranty NE IT HE R AS SU ME S NO R A UTHO RIZE S AN Y OT HER PER SON T O AS SUME FO R IT AN Y O TH ER LIA BILI TY IN CO NNEC TION WIT H THE SA LE, INS T AL LA TIO N, MA IN TE N ANC E OR U SE OF I TS PR OD UCT S. A CTI ONTE C EL E CT R O N IC S S HA L L NO T B E L IA B LE U N DE R T HI [...]

52 Actiontec MegaPlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual Gov er ning L a w : Thi s Lim ite d W arra nty sh all be g ov erne d by th e la ws o f th e St ate of Ca lif orn ia, U .S .A. , e xc lud ing it s co nfl icts o f la ws a nd pri nci ples , an d ex cl udi ng th e U nit ed N at ions Con v ent ion on C ont racts f or th e In ter na tion al Sa le of Goo[...]