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Cisco Systems PLW400 manual

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Table of contents for the manual

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    User Guide Linksys PL W400 P ow erline A V Wireles s Netw ork Extender[...]

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    2 Cont ents Linksys PL W400 Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How P ow erline networking works . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Example installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installing the PL W400 . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installation ov er view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 Over view Linksys PL W400 Thank you for choosing this Linksys PL W400 wireless Pow erline network adapter . This adapter pr ovides easy setup and let you connect wir eless network devices to your P owerline network . This setup guide assumes you alr eady have a w ork ing P owerline network. Y ou can find more help from our award-winning, 24/7 cus[...]

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    4 Over view Linksys PL W400 How P ow erline networking works Electrical wiring runs through your home or office , carr ying pow er to electrical outlets in ev ery room. The typical wired Ethernet network uses Ethernet network cables to connect y our wir ed network devices. A Powerline network uses your existing household wiring as the wiring for y [...]

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    5 Installing the PL W400 Linksys PL W400 Installation ov er view T o set up y our Po werline netw ork, you should: • Make sure you already hav e Internet acc ess and a work ing home P owerline network. • Make sure that the wir eless devices that you want to c onnect t o the PL W400 have a working wireless feature. An easy way to test this is to[...]

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    6 Using the Utility Linksys PL W400 c. Within two minutes, press the Wi-F i Protected Setup button on your wireless router . The PL W400 retrieves the security settings from the router and connects to your wir eless network. 3. Move your PL W400 to a power outlet near the wireless network device(s) you want t o connect. T ypically , this area is no[...]

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    7 Using the Utility Linksys PL W400 NOT E If you try to change the settings of a Powerline devic e from a computer that is not connected dir ectly to that device with a cable, you are pr ompted for a passw ord. The device password is print ed on the back of the device. 2. Click the Network Status tab to view details of the Po werline adapters that [...]

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    8 T roubleshooting Linksys PL W400 6. Click the Wireless Settings tab to change the wireless network name (SSID), wireless security type, or passkey . Settings are applied to the adapter(s) immediately . Close the window to exit the utility . T roubleshooting Y our wireless net work devic e is not recognized by your network. T r y the following: ?[...]

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    9 T roubleshooting Linksys PL W400 6. If this solution does not work, make sure that the electrical outlet is working properly . Plug a different device into the outlet, and tr y to tur n it on. Y ou cannot connec t to other computers on your lo cal network or to the Internet. If you did not set up advanc ed security for the P owerline network, fol[...]

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    10 Specifications Linksys PL W400 Specifications Model PLW400 Standards HomePlug AV, IEEE 801.11b/g/n, 802.3, 802.3u Ports Fast Ethernet (10/100) Buttons Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Easy Connect, Reset LEDs Powerline, Ethernet, Wireless, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, Power Security Features 128-Bit AES Link Encryption, WPA2, WPA, WEP Modulation schemes 1024/25[...]

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