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This document, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license. The content of this User Guide is furnished for informational use only , it is subject to change without notice, and it does not represent a commitment on the part of Corinex Communications C[...]

C on t en t Content ..................................................................................... 2 1 Introduction ........................................................................... 5 1.1 P owerline Routing Overview .............................................. 5 1.2 Router F eatures ...............................................[...]

Help .................................................................................. 44 3.4 LAN T abs ........................................................................... 45 LAN Settings .................................................................... 45 DHCP Client ................................ . . . ..............................[...]

4 Appendix A: T roubleshooting .............................................. 83 4.1 Corinex Product Support .................................................. 83 4.2 T roubleshooting Guide ..................................................... 83 4.3 CAPPP ............................................................................... 85 5 Appendix[...]

Introduction Congratulations! Thank you for choosing the Corinex Powerline Router . The Router allows you to set up a home or small business network to share your high-speed Internet connection using either Ethernet cabling or P owerline connection. 1 . 1 P o w e r l i n e R o u t i n g O v e r v i e w The Corinex Powerline Router provides a conven[...]

possible by the use of the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology . This multi-carrier modulation scheme allows devices to dynamically "surf the channel" – instantly shifting data from one carrier to another , looking for the least noise affected carrier to bring the signal to its destination. All Corinex P owerlin[...]

F unctional Specifications Standard support IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, HomePlug v . 1.0.1 Protocol support Protocol RFC # RFC Status STD # TCP 793 Standard 5 IP 791 Standard 7 DNS (Relay) 1034, 1035 Standard 13 ARP 826 Standard 37 UDP 768 Standard 6 ICMP 792 Standard 5 PPP 1661 Standard 51 RIP II 2453 Standard 56 RIP I 1058 Historic TF TP 1350 Standard[...]

Diagnostics LEDs P er Unit: T est W AN: Link/Activity Ethernet LAN: Link/Activity 10/100M P owerline LAN: P owerline Link P owerline Activity Security/Firewall - NA T Firewall - DMZ host (up to 8) - Security log - SPI (Stateful P acket Inspection) and DoS (Denial of Service) - IP Spoofing - Land Attack - Ping of Death - IP with zero length - Smurf [...]

PPTP Microsoft PPTP Client DHCP - W AN: DHCP Client - LAN: DHCP Server . Assign IP by range (1~254) - Adjustable DHCP IP range - IP Address Reservation - Display DHCP T able (Computer Name, IP Address, MAC Address) - Manual Refresh VPN Support Client and server pass-through - Microsoft PPTP - IPSec - L2TP Advanced F eatures - LAN IP Address Filter [...]

P erformance (Throughput in packets per second) 16Mbps for Ethernet 14Mbps for P owerline P ower External P ower Supply 6.5VDC, 1A Dimensions (W x D x L): 148.01mm x 106.47mm x 51.62mm 1 . 3 P a c k a g e C o n t e n t This P ackage Includes: • Corinex P owerline Router • Installation CD -ROM (including Corinex P owerline Router User Guide) •[...]

1 . 5 P h y s i c a l D e t a i l s 1 . 5 P h y s i c a l D e t a i l s Fig.1.1 Corinex P owerline Router F ront P anel Fig.1.2 Corinex P owerline Router Front Scheme LED Definition: System TEST: Y ellow Lights up for a short time when the device is turned on. W AN LINK: Green On: Link Blinking: receiving/transmitting data LAN LINK /ACT: Green On: [...]

10/100M: Green Off: Link at 10Mbps On: Link at 100Mbps P owerline LINK: Green On: Good Link to the P owerline network Off: No Link ACT: Y ellow Off: No data transmitted to P owerline Blinking: receiving/transmitting data Rear P anel Fig.1.3 Corinex P owerline Router Back Scheme Reset Switch: - Push = reboot - Hold 10 seconds = reset to default sett[...]

Content of the Label on the Bottom of the Router Here you can confirm the voltage and current values for your Router . Y ou can also read all 3 MAC Addresses (WAN, LAN, PLC) and serial number (SN), as well as the network Password required for remote powerline password change as defined in the Corinex Open P owerline Management Software. US version [...]

EU, UK and Australian version of the label: Fig.1.5 Corinex P owerline Router Safety Label for UK, EU & AUS Environmental P arameters Operating Operating T emperature: 0~40˚C (32~104ºF) Relative Humidity: 10%~90% non-condensing Storage T emperature: -25~75˚C (-13~167ºF) Relevant Humidity: 0%~95% non-condensing Altitude: Sea level to 40,000 [...]

Line F requency: 60/50Hz (USA / Europe, AUS) P ower Output to AP: 6.5VDC, 1A 2 Installation Overview This part of the User Guide will assist you with your successful initial installation and configuration of your Corinex Powerline Network and help you with settings, which you need to configure for your Internet connection to be shared through the E[...]

2 . 1 S t e p 1 : C o n n e c t i n g t h e R o u t e r In this Step, you will connect the Corinex Powerline Router to your Internet connection (cable or DSL modem) and to the computers in your home or business sharing the Internet connection A . Connect your Internet connection (cable or DSL modem) to its proper connector—the coaxial jack for ca[...]

2 . 2 S t e p 2 : C o n f i g u r i n g C o m p u t e r s The instructions in this chapter will help you to configure each of your computers to be able to communicate with the Corinex Powerline Router . This process differs between Ethernet connected computers and P owerline connected computers, and also differs between different operating systems.[...]

Find out which operating system your computer is running, such as Windows 95, 98, Millennium, 2000, XP , Linux or Macintosh OS or other operating system. Then follow the instructions for configuring the TCP/IP networking in the following section. C o n f i g u r i n g W i n d o w s X P P C s 1. Click the Start button, open the Control Panel. From t[...]

4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button. Fig.2.4 Local Area Connection Properties 19 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

5. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and click the OK button. Click the OK button again (or the Close button if any settings were changed) to complete the computer configuration. Fig.2.5 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 20 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g W i n d o w s 9 8 a n d M i l l e n n i u m P C s 1. Go to the Network screen by clicking the Start button. Click Settings and then Control P anel . F rom there, double-click the Network icon. 2. On the Configuration tab, select the TCP/IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter , as shown in Figure 2.6 Fig.2.6 Network Do not[...]

3. Click the IP Address tab and select Obtain an IP address automatically , as shown in Figure 2.7 Fig.2.7 TCP/IP Properties 4. Now click the Gateway tab to ensure that the Installed Gateway field is left blank. Click the OK button. 22 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

Fig.2.8 TCP/IP Properties 5. Click the OK button again. Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Supply them by pointing to the correct file location, e.g., D:win98, D:win9x, c: windowsoptionscabs, etc. (if "D" is the letter of your CD -ROM drive). 6. Windows may ask you to restart your PC. [...]

Connection listed). Do not choose a TCP/IP entry whose name mentions DUN, PPP oE, VPN, or AOL. Double click the Local Area Connection. 3. The Local Area Connection Status screen will appear , as shown in Figure 2.9. Click the Properties button. Fig.2.9 Local Area Connection Status 24 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) , as shown in Figure 2.10, and click the Properties button. Fig.2.10 Local Area Connection Properties 25 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

5. Select Obtain an IP address automatically , as shown in Figure 2.11. and click the OK button. Click the OK button again to complete the PC configuration. Fig.2.11 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 6. W ait for a few seconds. C o n f i g u r i n g L i n u x P C s T o access the Internet via the Corinex Powerline Router , it is only necessary [...]

1. Start your X Windows Shell Fig.2.12 Configuring Linux 2. Select Control Center ( Fig. 2.12). If you are not logged as root, the following screen will appear . Enter your root password. Fig.2.13 Entering root P assword 27 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

3. The following screen (Fig. 2.14) will appear . Select Network & Internet . Fig.2.14 Configuring Linux Control Center 4. In the following screen (Fig. 2.15) select DrakConnect (for setting up network & internet connection ). Fig.2.15 Configuring Linux Control Center 28 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

5. Select the Interface entry for your Network card. Normally , this will be called "eth0". Fig.2.16 Configuring Linux Control Center Selecting Network card 6. Click the Wizard button then on next dialogue (Fig.2.17) click on the Next button. Fig.2.17 Network Configuration Wizard 29 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router U[...]

7. Select LAN connection (Fig.2.18) and click on Next button. Fig.2.18 Network Configuration Wizard Choosing the Connection T ype 8. On the next screen select Automatic IP . Click on the Next buttons on all screen until you click Finish. Fig.2.19 Network Configuration Wizard Automatic IP selection 30 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline [...]

Fixed IP Address By default, most Linux installations use a fixed IP Address. If you wish to continue using a fixed IP Address, make the following changes to your configuration. • Set your Default Gateway to the IP Address of the Corinex Powerline Router . • Ensure your DNS (Name Server) settings are correct. Fig2.20 Network Configuration Wizar[...]

Configuring Macintosh clients With Macintosh computers, the procedure is as follows: 1. Open the Network Control P anel in System Preferences. Fig.2.21 System Preferences 2. Select Ethernet from the from pop-up menu. Fig.2.22 Network 32 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

3. Select Using DHCP from the TCP/IP tab, field Configure . The DHCP Client ID field can be left blank. Fig.2.23 Network TCP/IP Using DHCP 33 Step 2: Configuring Computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

4. Close the Network panel , saving your settings. Note: If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP , the required changes are: • Set Router address field to the Corinex Powerline Router’s IP address. • Ensure your DNS settings are correct. Fig.2.24 TCP/IP settings - Manually C o n f i g u r i n g o t h e r c l i e n t s F or fix[...]

2 . 3 S t e p 3 : C o n f i g u r i n g t h e R o u t e r In this Step, you will configure the Corinex Powerline Router to communicate with the Internet through your Internet Service Provider (ISP). F or this you will need the setup information provided by your ISP . If you do not have this information already , you have to contact your ISP before [...]

B. Window requiring entering your password will appear . Enter password in lowercase letters in the P assword field ( password is the default password). Then, click the Submit button. Fig.2.26 Login C. The Router configuration screen will appear . Based on the setup instructions from your ISP , you may need to provide the following information into[...]

D . In the WAN tab, select Connection T ype . The following screen will appear . Fig.2.28 W AN Connection type Selection The Corinex Powerline Router supports four connection types: Dynamic (Obtain IP address dynamically), Static, PPPoE, and PPTP . The setup will differ according to the type of your Internet connection, instructions are included he[...]

Fig.2.29 Dynamic IP E2. Static - Select Static from the Connection T ype screen. - Enter the IP address , Subnet Mask and Gateway Address according to the information provided to you through your ISP . - If your ISP provided you with specific DNS settings you need to change them by clicking Click here to enter your DNS Settings . - Click on Submit [...]

E3. PPP oE - Select PPP oE from the Connection T ype screen. - Enter the User Name, P assword, and Service Name (Optional) according to the information provided to you through your ISP . - Y ou will need to enter the password twice, enter it into the field Retype P assword . - Change the MTU only if your ISP specifically requires a different settin[...]

E4. PPTP - Select PPTP from the Connection T ype screen. - Enter the PPTP Account, PPTP P assword, Service IP Address, My IP Address, My Subnet Mask, and optionally Connection ID according to the information provided to you through your ISP . - Y ou will need to enter the password twice, enter it into the field Retype PPTP P assword . - Optionally [...]

3 Router Configuration 3 . 1 O v e r v i e w F or your convenience, use the Router’s web-based utility to administer it. This chapter will explain all of the functions in this utility . The utility can be accessed via Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator by the use of a computer connected with an Ethernet cable to the Router (or a co[...]

The LAN , WAN , P owerline , Advanced Settings and Utilities tabs are available for setup of the Router . Each of these tabs groups have several similar settings, of which you can choose to access display screens. The display screen consists of one or more entry fields containing current values of the settings. By changing these values you can conf[...]

3 . 3 H o m e T a b s Status Select the Status tab from the Home tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.3 Status V ersion Info displays the information about the firmware revision of the Router . This information can be valuable, when contacting Corinex technical support. LAN Settings give you an overview of the settings of your LAN configur[...]

Help Select the Help tab from the Home tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.4 Help This is a help system online for your convenience. Y ou can scroll down until you find the explanation of the term you are interested in, or you can click on top pointer to reach the top of the help system page. 44 Home T abs Corinex P owerline Router User G[...]

3 . 4 L A N T a b s LAN Settings Select the LAN Settings tab from the LAN tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.5 LAN Settings In this screen you can change the settings of your local area network. In the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields you can change the IP address of the LAN interface of your Router . The default value is 192.168.2.1, m[...]

Fig.3.6 DHCP Lease time The Local Domain Name feature lets you assign a name to your network. Y ou can enter the name of your domain in the Local Domain Name field. After you have entered the values in this screen, you can set them up by clicking on the Submit Query button. DHCP Client Select the DHCP Client tab from the LAN tabs. The following scr[...]

3 . 5 W A N t a b s Connection T ype Connection T ype is explained in detail in chapter 2.9 (Installation Overview-Step 3). DNS Select the DNS tab from the W AN tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.8 DNS If your ISP provided you with a specific DNS address to use, enter the addresses in the DNS Address and Secondary DNS Address fields. If [...]

MAC address Select the MAC Address tab from the WAN tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.9 W AN MAC address Some ISP s require that you clone (copy) the MAC address of your computer’s network card into the Router . If you are not sure then simply clone the MAC address of the computer that was originally connected to the modem before inst[...]

3 . 6 P o w e r l i n e T a b s SNMP Agent Select the SNMP Agent tab from the Powerline tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.10 SNMP Agent Y ou can enable the SNMP Agent for the SNMP management software (like the Corinex Open Powerline Management Software), by checking the SNMP Agent Enabled checkbox. Then you can change the Read Community[...]

Network Encryption K ey Select the Network Encryption K ey tab from the Powerline tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.11 Network Encryption K ey The Corinex Powerline Router is configured to work seamlessly with other Corinex P owerline products right out of the box. All P owerline devices must use the same powerline password, if they sho[...]

P owerline Statistics Select the Powerline Statistics tab from the P owerline tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.12 P owerline Statistics Y ou can see the throughput as measured with the powerline protocol for all adapters the Router can reach in the powerline network. Press the Refresh button, if you want to update this information. 51 [...]

Priority Settings Select the Priority Settings tab from the Powerline tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.13 P owerline Priority Settings This screen enables you to change the powerline priority settings of the embedded powerline adapter in the Router . Y ou can choose which adapter you want to configure in the Local P owerline Adapter fi[...]

3 . 7 A d v a n c e d S e t t i n g s Firewall Select the Firewall tab from the Advanced Settings tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.14 Firewall Y our Router is equipped with a firewall that will protect your network from a wide array of common hacker attacks including Ping of Death (P oD) and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Y ou can tu[...]

Virtual Servers Select the Virtual Servers tab from the Advanced Settings tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.15 Visual servers Y ou can enable virtual servers especially for interactive gaming. Y ou can choose a preconfigured game in the Add drop box, or you can configure one yourself. For that you will need to enter the Description (for[...]

Client IP Filters Select the Client IP Filters tab from the Advanced Settings tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.16 Client IP Filters Using this screen you can limit the access to the Internet/W AN to certain computers/hosts on the LAN side of the network. F or doing this you have to enter the IP address and Port of the chosen computer ,[...]

MAC Address Filtering Select the MAC Address Filtering tab from the Advanced Settings tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.17 MAC address filtering If you want to limit access to the WAN for computer/hosts based on their MAC addresses, you can do so in this screen by first selecting the Enable MAC Address Filtering field and then by adding[...]

Block Sites Select the Block Sites tab from the Advanced Settings tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.18 Block Sites Here you can add sites, which you don’t want to be accessible through your LAN connected computers/hosts. Y ou can either enter the full name of the site ( www .corinex.com ) or the beginning of the name ( www .co ) in th[...]

DMZ Select the DMZ tab from the Advanced Settings tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.19 DMZ A DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) Host is a host without firewall protection. It allows a computer to be exposed to unrestricted 2-way communication for Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony , and other special applications. This functio[...]

W AN Ping blocking Select the W AN Ping blocking tab from the Advanced Settings tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.20 Block ICMP ping Y ou can block the response from the ICMP requests coming from the WAN port, by checking the Block ICMP Ping checkbox. After you have entered the values in this screen, you can set them up by clicking on t[...]

Security log Select the Security log tab from the Advanced Settings tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.21 Security log The Router keeps a log of all activity within the Router such as computers logging in and out and any attempts from the Internet/WAN to access the Router . The log is viewable in the display screen. Using Save button you[...]

Fig.3.22 Restart Router Resetting or Rebooting the Router will not delete any of your configuration settings. Click the Restart Router button below to reset the Router . Restore factory defaults Select the Restore factory defaults tab from the Utilities tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.23 Restore factory defaults 61 Utilities Corinex P[...]

Using this option will restore all of the settings in the Router to the factory (default) settings. It is recommended that you backup your settings before you restore all of the defaults. T o restore the factory default settings, click the Restore Defaults button below . Save/Backup Current Settings Select the Save/Backup Current Settings tab from [...]

Fig.3.25 File download Click on Save and the following dialogue will appear: Fig.3.26 Save as Y ou can then choose the name and the location, where you want to save the configuration file. Click Save button then. Restore Previous Settings Select the Restore Previous Settings tab from the Utilities tabs. The following screen will appear: 63 Utilitie[...]

Fig.3.27 Restore previous Setings This option will allow you to restore previously saved configuration, or load a file sent to you through the Corinex T echnical Support. Click on Browse button and in the following dialogue, select the previously saved configuration file. Fig.3.28 Choose file After selecting, click Open in this dialogue, then (in t[...]

Firmware Update Select the Firmware Update tab from the Utilities tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.29 Firmware Update This feature enables you to change/upgrade the Firmware (Router’s internal software) through by the file found on the Corinex Support Web page or sent to you by the Corinex T echnical Support. Click on the Browse butt[...]

Fig.3.30 Choose file After selecting the firmware file, click the Open button and then (in the display screen) Upgrade button. 66 Utilities Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

System Settings Select the Systems Settings tab from the Utilities tabs. The following screen will appear: Fig.3.31 System Settings In the T ype in new Password field you can change the management access password to the Router . F or that you will need to enter both the current password in the T ype in current Password field, as retype the new pass[...]

only selected IP address Only this IP address can remotely manage the Router field to manage the Router . This is an advanced feature and you should enable it only when you have changed the Router access password from its default value to your own setting. In this screen you can also enable or disable the NA T (Network Address T ranslation) feature[...]

Because the LAN side of the Router is a switch, powerline management messages come through to the powerline port of the Router . Fig.3.32 Configuration of the P owerline port through the Ethernet Then by using the Corinex Setup T ool , you can discover the powerline port of the Router , as it will appear in the first window of the T ool. Make sure,[...]

Installing the Setup T ool 1. Insert the installation CD. The CD should automatically start the installation process. If the installation program does not start automatically , start the application by selecting My Computer , usually found on the desktop or Laptop start up screen. Navigate to the CD drive and double click on the drive. The Installa[...]

3. The next screen will ask where the Setup T ool should be installed. Click Next to continue. Fig.3.35 Select Destination Directory 4. This screen will ask where the Setup program should place the program’s shortcuts. Select the Start Menu F older or simply click Next . Fig.3.36 Select Start Menu F older 71 P owerline Setup through the Ethernet [...]

5. The following screen will appear to inform you that Setup is ready to begin installing the Setup T ool on your computer . Click Install . Fig.3.37 Ready to Install Running the Setup T ool The setup so far allows transmission of data encrypted with a universal key . T o set your private and personal encryption keys for the network, run the Corine[...]

Fig.3.38 Select Local P owerline Adapter 2. Make sure, you are configuring the powerline port of the Router , not any other adapter , which Corinex Setup T ool may find in the network. Compare the value in the field Local Adapters on your screen with the MAC PLC on the bottom of your Router . Click Next . 3. Now the following screen should be displ[...]

4. Click Next again to program the Corinex Powerline Router with the new encryption key . This will take a few seconds. The next screen will look similar to the following screen. The white box will list the MAC addresses of all other installed powerline devices on the network that are programmed with your chosen network password. If no other device[...]

3 . 1 0 S e t u p o f R o u t e r S N M P P o w e r l i n e A g e n t o n t h e O P M M a n a g e m e n t S t a t i o n Corinex Open Powerline Management (OPM) is a powerful and versatile network management software tool that allows the operators to configure, monitor and test all P owerline devices across their entire network. Corinex Open Powerli[...]

Adding a Local Network After clicking on the Add button in the main window (Fig. 1), the wizard will appear and the administrator has to choose the option Add Local Network as shown in Fig 3.42 Fig. 3.42 Add Wizard - Option Add Local Network After the Next button click, choose a name for the Local Network (text field Name , for example "floor1[...]

Fig. 3.44 Completing the Add Local Network wizard After clicking on the Finish button, a Local Network named "floor 1" will be created and you will be asked if you want to add a P owerline network. If you click Y es you will continue with adding a P owerline network. Adding a P owerline Network Use the same wizard ( Add button in the main[...]

Fig. 3.46 Adding P owerline Network - choosing a name for a P owerline Network After clicking on the Finish button in Completing dialogue, you will be asked if you want to add a Powerline device. If you click Y es you will continue with adding a P owerline device. Adding a P owerline Device T o add powerline device, start the wizard by clicking the[...]

If you need to add a powerline device that is not connected to the powerline now , you need to click on the Disconnected device check box. This action will give the possibility to remember the P owerline devices for future reference and use in an associated network structure. Fig. 3.48 Adding a P owerline device - choosing Local and Powerline netwo[...]

In order to effectively manage the network, you must search for all P owerline devices connected locally to that associated Powerline Agent within the overall network and the system will list all the devices accessible with a used SNMP read string and active communication ports. In the following window (Fig.3.50) click on the Y es , search for devi[...]

Fig. 3.52 Adding a P owerline Device – Detailed device settings. By clicking on the Next button of the Fig. 3.52 window , the following dialogue will appear (Fig 3.53). Fig 3.53 Completing the Add P owerline Device 81 Setup of Router SNMP P owerline Agent Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

After clicking on this wizard’s Finish button (Fig 3.53), the main window tree view will contain the selected device (Fig 3.54) as recognized by the network. In a few seconds (max. 25) the next devices, which are part of the same P owerline network, will appear . Fig. 3.54 Adding P owerline Device - finished. This procedure has to be repeated unt[...]

4 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 4 . 1 C o r i n e x P r o d u c t S u p p o r t Y ou may contact the Corinex "help desk" by sending an e-mail to: support@corinex.com - describing your problem - reporting the devices types and manufacturing numbers of your network devices - giving us a phone number under which you may be reached, inclusive a[...]

3. Check that the devices exist on the network: Start the Setup T ool, click "Next" and see if all devices on your network are found. If all devices are listed, skip this section. If a device is missing: • Make sure all computers have only one active network slot. • Make sure the Corinex P owerline Adapters are plugged straight into t[...]

• T ry another power outlet. If you still have trouble, you may contact the Corinex "help desk" by sending an e-mail to: support@corinex.com - describing your problem - reporting the devices types and manufacturing numbers of your network adapters - giving us a phone number under which you may be reached, inclusive a convenient time to [...]

5 Appendix B: Glossary 10BaseT - An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX - IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire. 1000BASE- T - A 100 Mbps technology based on the Ethernet/CD network access method. Provides half-duplex (C SMA/CD) and full-duplex 1000 Mbps Ethernet service ov[...]

channel, in terms of how much data the facility can transmit in a fixed amount of time; expressed in bits per second (bps). 2. The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies of a band that can be passed by a transmission medium without undue distortion, such as the AM band 535 to 1705 kilohertz. Baseband - T ransmission scheme in which t[...]

term for user interfaces that let you browse text files online. Buffer - A storage area used for handling data in transit. Buffers are often used to compensate for differences in processing speed between network devices. Byte - The fundamental unit that a computer uses in its operation. It is a group of adjacent binary digits, usually 8, often used[...]

Mbps and is usually utilized for 100BaseTX networks. Database - A database is a collection of data that is organized so that its contents can easily be accessed, managed, and updated. Data P acket - One frame in a packet-switched message. Most data communications is based on dividing the transmitted message into packets. For example, an Ethernet pa[...]

DNS - Domain Name System (DNS). The distributed name/address mechanism used in the Internet. DOC SIS - Known as CableLabs Certified Cable Modems, DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications) is a standard interface for cable modems, the devices that handle incoming and outgoing data signals between a cable TV operator and a personal or[...]

Decryption applies the algorithm in reverse to restore the data to its original form. Ethernet - A baseband LAN specification invented by X erox Corporation and developed jointly by X erox, Intel, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Ethernet networks operate at 10 Mbps using CSMA/CD to run over coaxial cable. Ethernet is similar to a series of stand[...]

Hyper T ext T ransfer Protocol (HT TP) – 1. The protocol most commonly used in the W orld Wide Web to transfer information from Web servers to W eb browsers. 2. The protocol that negotiates document delivery to a W eb browser from a W eb server . Hyper T ext Markup Language (HTML) – 1. The language used in the W orld Wide Web to create web page[...]

individuals and companies access to the Internet and other related services such as website building and virtual hosting. JavaScript - JavaScript is a scripting language that allows dynamic behavior to be specified within HTML documents. In order to view the JavaScript effects on Web pages, JavaScript must be supported and enabled in your browser?[...]

Network - A system that transmits any combination of voice, video, and/or data between users. Network Interface Card (NIC) - The circuit board or other hardware that provides the interface between a communicating DTE and the network. Also called an adapter . Network Mask - also known as the "Subnet Mask". Notebook (PC) - A notebook comput[...]

P ort Mirroring - P ort mirroring, also known as a roving analysis port, is a method of monitoring network traffic that forwards a copy of each incoming and outgoing packet from one port of a network switch to another port where the packet can be studied. A network administrator uses port mirroring as a diagnostic tool or debugging feature, especia[...]

Shared Ethernet - Conventional C SMA/CD Ethernet configuration to which all stations are attached by a hub and share 10 or 100 Mbps of bandwidth. Only one session can transmit at a time. This is the most popular network type today . Simple Network Management Protocol ( SNMP) - The Internet network management protocol. SNMP provides a means to monit[...]

Swapping - Replacing one segment of a program in memory with another and restoring it back to the original when required. Switch – 1. A data switch connects computing devices to host computers, allowing a large number of devices to share a limited number of ports. 2. A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circ[...]

a file on the Web or any other Internet facility . URLs are typed into the browser to access W eb pages, and URLs are embedded within the pages themselves to provide the hypertext links to other pages. User Datagram Protocol (UDP) - A connectionless transport-layer protocol belonging to the Internet protocol family . UTP - Unshielded twisted pair i[...]

6 Appendix C: How to Ping your ISP’s E-mail and W eb addresses Virtually all Internet addresses are configured with words or characters (e.g., www .corinex.com, www .yahoo.com, etc.). In actuality , however , these Internet addresses are assigned to IP addresses, which are the true addresses on the Internet. For example, www .corinex.com is actua[...]

that the location for which you’re trying to find an IP address is configured as corinex.com ). Press Enter . Information such as the following data, taken from a ping of Microsoft Network’s e-mail server , will be displayed. Fig. 6.1 Pinging 4. Write down the IP address returned by the ping command. (In the example above: 81.0.193.56). This IP[...]

2. Write down the web address returned by the ping command (In the example in Figure 6.3 corinex.com is the web address). This web address is the web address assigned to the IP address you just pinged. While the IP address of mail could conceivably change, it is likely that this web address will not. Fig. 6.3 Pinging 3. Replace your ISP’s abbrevi[...]

7 Appendix D: Finding the MAC address and IP address of your computer’s Ethernet Adapter This section describes how to find the MAC address of your Ethernet adapter of your computer to do either MAC Filtering or MAC Address Cloning for the Router and ISP . Y ou will aslo learn how to find the IP address of your computer’s Ethernet adapter . The[...]

The example in Figure 7.1 shows the IP address of your Ethernet adapter as 10.101.2.38. Y our computer may show something different. 7 . 2 F o r W i n d o w s N T , 2 0 0 0 a n d X P The following steps show an alternative way of obtaining the MAC address and IP address for your Ethernet adapter . 1. Click on Start and Run . In the Open field, ente[...]

7 . 3 F o r L i n u x P C F rom the Start Button on Desktop bar , choose T erminals -> Xterm (or any other convenient terminal). Fig. 7.3 Starting T erminal Login as superuser , issuing command su , pressing Enter . Provide the password, and press Enter . Enter ifconfig , press Enter . In the field Hwaddr is the requested MAC Address. Fig. 7.4 R[...]

7 . 4 F o r M a c i n t o s h O S X c o m p u t e r 1. In Applications open Utilities . Fig. 7.5 Aplications 2. In Utilities select Network Utility Fig. 7.6 Utilities 105 F or Macintosh OS X computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

3. Select the interface connected to the Router through the Ethernet cable or through the powerline. Fig. 7.7 Network Utility 4. Field Hardware address contains MAC Address of the selected interface. Fig. 7.8 Network Utility - info 106 F or Macintosh OS X computer Corinex P owerline Router User Guide[...]

107 Index Corinex P owerline Router User Guide Index 1000BASE- T 86 10BaseT 86, 88 A AC cables 83 Adapter 4, 5, 10, 17, 18, 50, 52, 73, 84, 86, 102 Advanced Settings 42, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Alias 80 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 86 American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) 86 ARP 7 Asymmetrical Digital Sub[...]

108 Index Corinex P owerline Router User Guide mIRC 8, 93 MTU 8, 39, 93 N Narrowband 93 NA T 5, 6, 7, 8, 43, 68, 93 NEK 9, 17 netman 49 Netscape 9, 41, 42 Network 3, 5, 15, 18, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 50, 68, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 90, 93, 94, 96, 98, 105, 106 Network Mask 94 NIC 86, 94 Notebook 94 NTP 7 O OPM 3, 75 P P acket Filtering 94 [...]