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    USER GUIDE Powerline Network Adapter , Powerline 4-Port Network Adapter , Powerline Network Kit Model: PL TE200, PL TS200, PL TK300[...]

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    About This Guide i Po werline Network A dapter About T his Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may see various icons that call attention to specific items. Below is a description of these icons: NO TE: This check mark indicat es that there is a not e of interest and is something that you should pay special attention to [...]

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    T able of Contents ii Po werline Network A dapter Chapter 1: Introduction to Po werline Netw orking 1 How P owerline Networking W orks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How to Share Internet A ccess over the P ow erline Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A Po werline Network in a T wo-Story House .[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduc tion to P ow erline Netw orking 1 Po werline Network A dapter Chapter 1: Intr oduc tion to P o wer line Networking How P owerline N etworking W orks Po werlines run through your home or office, carr ying electrical power to electrical outlets in ever y room. The typical wired Ethernet network uses Ethernet network cables to conne[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduc tion to P ow erline Netw orking 2 Po werline Network A dapter A P ow erline Network in a T wo-Stor y House This diagram shows a basic powerline net work in a two-stor y house. The router upstairs is connected to its Po werline Adapter , which is plugged into an electrical outlet. Downstairs, the gaming console and a computer shar[...]

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    Chapter 2 Produc t Over view 3 Po werline Network A dapter Chapter 2: Pr oduc t O v er view Thank you for choosing the Linksys by Cisco powerline products: Pow erline Net work Adapter (model number: PL TE200), P owerline 4-Port Network Adapter (model number: PL TS200), or P owerline Network K it (model number: PL TK300). The Pow erline Network Adap[...]

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    Chapter 2 Produc t Over view 4 Po werline Network A dapter P or ts Panel of the P owerline 4-P or t Netw ork Adapter (model number: PL TS200) Ethernet 1-4 These Ethernet por ts (1, 2, 3, 4) connect to computers or other network devices. Po wer The Po wer port connects to the powerline end of the pow er cord. Placement Options There are three ways t[...]

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    Chapter 2 Produc t Over view 5 Po werline Network A dapter Inser t a screw into each hole and leave 3 mm 3. (0.12 inches) of its head exposed. Maneuver the Pow erline Adapter so the two wall- 4. mount slots line up with the two screws . Place the wall-mount slots ov er the screws and slide 5. the Po werline Adapter down until the screw s fit snugly[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 6 Po werline Network A dapter Chapter 3: A dvanc ed C onfigura tion Over view Use the P owerline Utility to configure advanced security for your po werline network. How t o Install the P ow erline Utility Inser t the included CD -ROM into the CD-ROM drive of 1. your computer . Go to 2. Start > Run . In the 3. Op[...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 7 Po werline Network A dapter Y ou can also go to Star t > Progr ams > Linksys > Po werline Utility . Start > Programs > Linksys > P owerline Utility When the Pow erline U tility opens, the Main screen appears. Main Screen Y ou have four screens a vailable: Main Detect, rename, add or acc ess Pow [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 8 Po werline Network A dapter Enter Device P asswor d Device Name The name and MAC addr ess are displayed . Device Passw ord Enter the Device Passw ord on the Po werline Adapter’ s label. Click Submit to save your change, or click Cancel to cancel your change. Enter P assword Add Device If you are adding a new P [...]

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    Chapter 3 Advanced Configura tion 9 Po werline Network A dapter Diagnostics View inf ormation about the Pow erline Adapters. Diagnostics System Inf ormation The P owerline Adapt er connected directly to your computer is displayed with the following information: Ethernet adapter MAC address , Powerline Adapter MAC address, Net work Passw ord, Vendor[...]

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    Appendix A T roubleshooting 10 Po werline Network A dapter Appendix A: T roubleshooting None of the LEDs light up a fter you installed the Pow erline Adapter . F ollow these instructions: Disconnect the Ethernet network cable from the 1. Po werline Adapter . Disconnect the power cord from the Po werline 2. Adapter . W ait five seconds. 3. Re -conne[...]

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    Appendix B Specific ations 11 Po werline Network A dapter Appendix B: Specifications Model PLTE200 Standards HomePlug 1.0 with Turbo, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u Ports Power, Ethernet LEDs Power, Powerline, Ethernet Modulations Supports QAM 256/64/16, DQPSK, DBPSK and ROBO Modulation Schemes Security Features 56-Bit DES Link Encryption Security Key Bit[...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 12 Po werline Network A dapter Appendix C: W arranty Informa tion Limited Warranty Linksys warrants this Linksys har dware product against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for the W arranty P eriod, which begins on the date of purchase by the original end-user purchaser and lasts for the period [...]

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    Appendix C Warranty Inf ormation 13 Po werline Network A dapter rejected. Do not include any other items with the product you are returning to Linksys. Defective product covered by this limited warranty will be repaired or replaced and returned to you without charge. C ustomers outside of the United States of America and Canada are responsible for [...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 14 Po werline Network A dapter Appendix D: Regulat or y Information FCC Sta tement This produc t has been tested and complies with the specifications for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ference in a [...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 15 Po werline Network A dapter User Inf ormation for C onsumer Produc ts Cov ered b y EU Direc tive 2002/96/EC on W aste Electric and Elec tronic Equipment ( WEEE) This document contains impor tant information for users with regards to the proper disposal and recycling of Linksys products. Consumers are required[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 16 Po werline Network A dapter Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuva tele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktiivi 2002/96/EÜ nõuete kohaselt on seadmeid, millel on tootel või pakendil käesolev sümbol , keelatud kõr valdada koos sor teerimata olmejäätmetega. See sümbol näitab[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 17 Po werline Network A dapter Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - A plinkosaugos inf ormacija, skir ta Europos Sąjungos vartotojams Europos dir ektyva 2002/96/EC numato, k ad įrangos, kuri ir kurios pakuotė yra pažymėta šiuo simboliu (įveskite simbolį), negalima šalinti kartu su nerūšiuotomis komunalinėmis a[...]

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    Appendix D Regula tor y Informa tion 18 Po werline Network A dapter Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002/96/CE exige que o equipamento que exibe este símbolo no produto e/ou na sua embalagem não seja eliminado junto com os resíduos municipais não separados. O símbolo indic[...]

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    19 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter Appendix E: Sof tware License A greement Soft ware in Linksy s Produc ts This product from Cisco-Linksys LLC or fr om one of its affiliates Cisc o Systems-Linksy s (Asia) P te Lt d. or Cisc o- Linksys K .K . (“Linksys ”) contains sof tware (including firmware) originating fro[...]

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    20 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter your Linksys product and/or the Software is being used in accordanc e with the terms of this Agr eement; (iii) to provide improv ements to the way Linksys delivers technology to you and to other Linksys customers; (iv) to enable Linksys to comply with the terms of any agr eements[...]

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    21 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software –to make sure the sof tware is free for all its users. This General Public License applies to most of the Free Software F oundation ’ s software and to any other program whose a[...]

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    22 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter If the modified program normally r eads commands c. interactively when run, you must cause it, when started running for such int eractive use in the most ordinary way , to print or display an announcement including an appropriate copyright notice and a notice that ther e is no wa[...]

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    23 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter If, as a consequence of a cour t judgment or allegation 7. of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order , agreement or otherwise) that contradict the conditions of this License, they do not ex[...]

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    24 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2.1, F ebruar y 1999 Copyright ( C) 1991, 1999 Free Software F oundation, Inc. 51 Fr anklin Street, F ifth Floor , Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA Everyone is permitted to cop y and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but cha[...]

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    25 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter freedom and the wherewithal to run that program using a modified version of the Library . The precise t erms and conditions f or copying , distribution and modification follow . Pa y close attention to the differenc e between a “work based on the librar y ” and a “work that[...]

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    26 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter Thus, it is not the intent of this section t o claim rights or contest your r ights to work written entirely by you; rather , the intent is to exer cise the right to control the distribution of derivative or collective works based on the Library . In addition, mere aggregation of[...]

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    27 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter Use a suitable shared library mechanism for linking b) with the Librar y . A suitable mechanism is one that (1) uses at run time a copy of the library already present on the user’ s computer system, rather than copying librar y functions into the executable , and (2) will opera[...]

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    28 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up t o the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute sof tware through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice . This section is intended to m[...]

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    29 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter OpenSSL License Copyright © 1998-2007 The OpenSSL P roject. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binar y forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following c onditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the abov e[...]

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    30 Appendix E Sof tware License Agreement Po werline Network A dapter DIREC T , INDIREC T , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , PR OCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; L OSS OF USE, DA T A, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILIT Y , WHETHER IN[...]