English dropdown-ico

Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Longshine service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Longshine LCS-PL200-KIT item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    1 P owerline Network Instant Network for Inte rnet Access…and More! Instant Network for Inte rnet Access…and More! Instant Network for Inte rnet Access…and More! Instant Network for Inte rnet Access…and More! Solution for SOHO, S MALL O FFICE AND H OME O FFICE Utility Program User Guide for 200Mbps PLC-ETHERNE T BRIDGE[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Index 1. Introduction................... .......... ........... .......... .......... .......... .. 3 1.1. System Requirements ................................................................................................................ 3 1.2. Installation ........................................................................................[...]

  • Page 3

    3 1. Introduction This Utility Progr am enables users to find 200 Mbps PLC-Ethernet B ridge devi ces on the Powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensur es privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure Powerli ne net works. 1.1. System Requirements Operating System Microsoft W i n dows 2000 , XP , Vi sta Browser Micros[...]

  • Page 4

    4 Figure 1: Installation Browser Snapshot 1.3. Run the Utility After installing the Utility Program, please run the Utility P rogram from the Start / All Programs or double-click the utility i con on the desktop. Figure 2 is the main tab screen o f the utility program. This scr een show s a 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge device connected as a local de[...]

  • Page 5

    5 2. How to u se There are four Tabs (Main, Privacy, Diagnostics, About) in th e Utility program layout. Each Tab will provide different functions. Sec. 2.1~2.4 ex plains each tab’s functions: 2.1. Main Tab The “Main” tab will list all th e 2 00Mbps PL C-Ethernet Bridge devices logically connected in current available Powerline networks. Uppe[...]

  • Page 6

    6 Figure 2: The main tab screen The “ TEI” column shows the u nique “ T erminal E quipment I dentifier” of e ach 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge inside the Pow erline network. This TEI value is automatically a ppointed by the Po werline n etwork an d cannot b e c hanged u n less th e device is unplugged. The “Password” col umn shows each 20[...]

  • Page 7

    7 value is “ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff”. The “ Speed(Mbps)” column shows th e remote device’s mutual transmit speed with the local device, in Mbps(Million bits per second). “Enter Password” button If y ou want to create a private net work, you need t o enter the device pa ssword f irst. Please click on the intended device t o make it highlight[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Figure 4: Add Remote Device “Scan” button T he “Scan” button is used to search for the 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices connected to your logical network immediately . By default setting, It will automatically scan every 10 seconds and updates the display lists.[...]

  • Page 9

    9 2.2. Privacy Tab W hen r olling out of factory, every 200Mbp s PL C-Ethernet Bridge dev ice carries a default logical network name: “Hom e PlugAV” . T he “Privacy” ta b provides functions to manage this logical network name and create priv ate net work. “Use Default (Public Network)” button You can directly set the network name back t[...]

  • Page 10

    10 “Set Local Device Only” button The “Se t Local Device Only” bu tton is used to change the network na me of the local de vice only. Af ter changing th e network name t o a n ew one, all the devices existing in the same network b efore will n o longer be able to communicate or respond to you, because they will not have the same network nam[...]

  • Page 11

    1 1 2.3. Diagnostics Tab The “Diagnostics” tab shows t he system information and the history of all the devices that have been found before (Figure 6). The upper w indow o f Diagnostics ta b show s the host computer’s system data and it shows:  MAC Address of all NICs (network interface card)  MAC Address and the firmware version of the[...]

  • Page 12

    12 Figure 6: Diagnostics Tab Screen The lowe r window of Diagnostics tab contains the history of all remote devices which have been f ound by the computer previously. All the de vices will b e shown here, regardless of t hey are currently active or not. The follow ing information is available from the list:  TEI  MAC Address  Password  [...]

  • Page 13

    13 to text file or print out by printers. Devices which no longer existed in the network can be deleted using the “Delete...” button. “Delete…” button Select the device which is no longer existed in t he network by clicking its record first, then click this button to delete the record. “View Report…” button Click this button to v ie[...]

  • Page 14

    14 2.4. A bout Tab The “About” Tab shows the software version, and manufacturer information.[...]