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D-Link DHP-500AV/E manual

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Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    U ser Manual DHP‑501AV V ersion 1.10 | 09/20/2012 P ow erLine A V 500 Network S tar ter Kit[...]

  • Page 2

    2 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual T able of Cont ents Pr oduc t Over view ......................................................................3 P ackage Contents ......................................................................... 3 Syst em Requirements ................................................................. 3 Introduction ..........[...]

  • Page 3

    3 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view T wo D -Link DHP-500A V Pow erLine A V 500 Adapters T wo CA T5 Ethernet Cables CD-ROM with S oft ware and U ser Manual Quick Install Guide S y stem Requir ements P r oduc t O v er view P ack age C ont ents • W indows® 7, Windows Vista ® , XP (with Ser vice P ack 3) • PC with 233MHz[...]

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    4 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Introduction D-Link announces a fast, 500Mbps* Pow erLine A V 500 A dapter Starter K it that allows you to connec t your home computers, net working devices and gaming devices through the most per vasive medium in your house, the elec tric P ower lines. With the Pow erLine A V 500 Adapte[...]

  • Page 5

    5 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view LEDs 1 Po wer LED • Solid. The device is receiving electrical power . • Blinking. The device is setting itself up after reset or security button was pr essed . • O. The device is not receiving electrical power . 2 Po werLine LED • Solid. The device is co[...]

  • Page 6

    6 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 1 - Product Over view Har dwar e O v er view C onnec tion 1 Simple Connect Button Pr ess to secure your network. Refer to page 8 f or more information. 2 Reset Button Pr ess and hold the button for 1 second to r eset to factor y default. 3 Gigabit Ethernet Port Connect the CA T5 Ethernet cable to the P owerLi[...]

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    7 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation Har dwar e I nstallation P ower Plug in the P owerLine A V 500 Adapter into an A C wall outlet. Note: Po wer sourc e is conrmed when the Po wer LED on the Adapter is illuminated . Recommendations: • F or optimal results , use in a regular wall outlet without other products plugged in to[...]

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    8 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation P ush Butt on S ecurit y Understanding P owerLine A V Network Security The Pow erLine A V 500 Adapter Star ter K it on the same net work must use an identical encryption key . The default encr yption key of each P owerLine A V 500 Adapter Starter Kit is HomePlugA V . All Pow erLine A V devic[...]

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    9 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 2 - I nstallation 5. Adding More A dapters If you would like t o add more than t wo adapters, press the butt on on the additional adapter for no more than two seconds . The Pow er LED will star t blinking after you release the button. Then, press the button on any adapter in your existing Pow erLine network f[...]

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    10 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 3 - Conguration U sing the Setup W izar d F ollow the simple steps below to run the Setup Wizard t o guide you quickly thr ough the installation pr ocess. Inser t the D-Link DHP -501A V CD into your CD-R OM drive. I f the CD Autorun function does not automa tically star t on your computer , click Star t &[...]

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    11 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 3 - Conguration C onguration After you have completed the D-Link P owerLine A V Utility installation wizard, double - click the D -Link P owerLine A V Utility icon on your desktop to star t the conguration of the DHP -501A V . The D-Link Po werLine A V Utility provides you the option of setting your[...]

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    12 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Shows the name of devices that have been disco vered . The device ’ s name is initially set by the utility itself . Shows if the device is local or r emote. Shows the net work conne cti on quali ty of the conne cte d device. • Three squar es - Suitable for HD video stream connection. ?[...]

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    13 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Securit y Setting your privat e Encr yption Key 1. Enter the device ’ s password bef ore changing the encryption key : • Lo cal Device: Y ou do not need to enter the device ’ s passwo rd befor e changing the encryption key. • R e m o te D e vi c e : Y o u mu s t en te r th e de v i[...]

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    14 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 3 - Conguration Adding a Devic e to your P owerLine Network If you use the default encryption key within the existing Pow erLine net work and the new device retains the default encryption key, you can just plug the new device into a po wer outlet. All the devices should c ommunicate with each other . If t[...]

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    15 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity P o w erLine Installation C onsiderations Plan the location of y our P owerLine devices: 1. Connect P owerLine devic es to electrical outlets that are not contr olled by a wall switch to a void accidentally turning o po wer to the device . 2. Do not connect the Po werLine devices t o an exte[...]

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    16 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 4 - S ecurity 7. Impor tant safety instructions Please read all of the saf ety and operating instructions before using y our device: 1. Do not open the device or attempt to repair or service the device. 2. Only use the included power adapter to po wer y our device. 3. Ensure that the device is plugged into t[...]

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    17 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Section 3 - Conguration T r oubleshooting • P owerLine A V utility does not star t correctly : Reinstall the utility . • P owerLine A V utility does not detec t the P owerLine A V Net work A dapter: Please make sure y our P owerLine A V 500 Adapt er is correctly plugged and connected to the computer or networ[...]

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    18 D-Link DHP-501A V User Manual Appendix C - T echnical Specications T echnical Specica tions Network P or ts • One 10/100/1000 Ethernet por t EMC • FC C Part 15 Class B • CE Class B • C- Tick A C Input • 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60Hz Safety • UL, CE L VD Encr yption • 128 bit AES Operation T emperature • 0°C ~ 40°C Storage T empe[...]