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Netgear Powerline 500 manual

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    P owerline 500 WiFi Access P oint (XWNB5201) Installation Guide[...]

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    Support Thank you for select ing NETGEAR products.  After inst alling your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my . netgear.co m . Y ou must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your prod uct through the NETGEAR [...]

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    1 Content s Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Button Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    NETGEAR recommends that you do not plug a Powerline device directly into a power strip. 2 P ackage Contents Ethernet cables (2) XA V5201 XWN5001[...]

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    3 Hardware Features Powerline 500 WiFi Access Point (XWN5001) Wirel ess LED Power LED Powerline LED Power LED Powerline LED Ethernet LED Factory Reset button Ethernet port Security button On/Off switch Powerline 500 Adapter (XA V5201) Ethernet LED[...]

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    4 LED Descriptions The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline devices. • Wh en you plug in the Powerline device, the Power LED lights and tur ns green. • T he Ethernet LED lights a nd turns green when you connect a powered-on Ether net device to at least one Ethe rnet port. If the LE D is off, there is no Ethernet connectio n. • T he Wire[...]

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    5 Button Descriptions The buttons on your Powerlin e devices let you do the following: • Factory Reset button: Use the Factory Reset button to return your Powerline device to its defaul t factory settings. Press the Factory Reset button fo r 2 seco nds, and th en release it. • Power On/Off switch: Use the On/Off switch to turn the device on and[...]

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    6 Install the Adapters and Surf the W eb with WiFi 1. Secure your Powe rline network. a. Make sure that the Power LED is solid green on each Powerline device. b. On the XA V5201 adapter , press the Security button for 2 seconds, and then release the button. Th e Power LED blinks green while the adapter is settin g up security . c. Within 2 minu tes[...]

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    7 The Powerline devic es can communic ate over the Power line network in a secure way . 2. Plug the XA V5201 i nto a wall outlet near your router o r gateway . 3. Con nect the XA V5201 through th e LAN port with an Ethernet cable.[...]

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    8 If you want to share Internet access acro ss your home, make sure to connect the XA V5201 to your Internet gateway with an Ethernet cable.[...]

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    9 4. Plug the XWN5001 access point into a wall outlet where you need WiFi cove rage. Note: Yo u can connect an Ethernet-bas ed device (like a game console, set-top box, or Blu-ray player) to th e Internet and the home network with the additiona l Ethernet port on the XWN5001.[...]

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    10 5. Set up WiFi access on yo ur XWN5001 access point. Y ou can set up WiFi access on your XWN5001 access point in o ne of two ways: • Option 1 : Use NETGEAR genie to manually configure th e wireless settings of your XWN5001 access point. a. Inst all NETGEAR genie. (See Install NETGEAR genie on pag e 18 .) b. T emporarily connect your computer d[...]

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    11 d. Click the Powerline icon on the Network Map screen. The Powerline Utility screen displays: Powerline icon XWN5001 icon e. On the Powerline Utility screen, right-click the XWN5001 icon.[...]

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    12 f. From the pop-up menu that di splays, select Wireless configurat ion . g. Enter the following wireless settings: • Wireless N etwork Name (SSID) • Wireless S ecurity T ype • Pa ssphrase[...]

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    13 If you want to clone your exis ting wireless netwo rk, enter the same wireless settings that your router or gateway uses. When you are r oaming in your house, your wireless client (laptop, tablet, or smar tphone) switches from one network (router or gateway) to the other (XWN5001), depending on the signal quality . If you want to create a new wi[...]

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    14 • Option 2 : Use the we b browser setup guide to manually configure the wireless settings of your XWN500 1 access point. On your computer or wireless device (ta blet, smartphone): a. Open the software tha t manages your wireless network conne ctions and connect to the XWN5001 network. Tip : Th e default wireless network name (SSID) of the XWN5[...]

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    15 b. On the same com puter or wirele ss device, op en a web browser windo w . The browser takes you directly to the on screen setu p guide. If it does not, enter on e of the following into the browser address bar: www .mywifiext.net www .netgearextender .net c. When prompted to log in, enter: • User name: admin • Password: password The web bro[...]

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    16 If you want to clone your exis ting wireless netwo rk, enter the same wireless settings that your router or gateway uses. If you want to create a new wireless network, en ter new wireless settings. Creating a new wirele ss networ k lets you have a second network in another zone of your house. Record the new wirel ess settings here: Wireless ne t[...]

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    17 6. Connect your wireless clie nt (laptop, tablet, or smartphone) to the XWN5001 for Internet access. • Option 1 : Use the WPS bu tton on your wireless client to automatically connect to the XWN5001 access point. a. Press and hold the Security b utton on the XWN5001 for 2 seconds and release it. The Wireless LED starts to blink. b. Press the WP[...]

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    18 Install NETGEAR genie Follow these instructions to downlo ad and install NETGEAR genie on your computer . 1. Ty p e http ://supp ort.netg ear .com into your browser address bar . 2. Click the For Home button. 3. In the search box, type xwn5001 . 4. Download the NETGEAR genie t hat co rresponds to your OS environmen t (Windows or Mac). 5. Run the[...]

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    19 Compatible NETGEAR P owerline Devices Y our Powerlin e devices can share a Powerline network with these compatible NETGEAR de vices: XA VB1301, XA VB1401, XA VB2101, XA VB2602, XA VNB2 001, XA VB5601, XA VB5101, XA VB5201, XA VB5602, XAUB251 1, XA VB5004, XA VB1004, XWNB5602, and XWNB 1601. For a complete list of HomePlug A V c ertified devices,[...]

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    Safety Information  AC input: 100–240V , 250 mA or 0.25A (max.)  Operating temperature: 0°C–40° C  User Manual Y ou can get the user manual onlin e at  http://downlo adcenter .netgear .com or through a link in the product’ s user interface . Compliance For the complete EU Declaration of Co nformity , visit  http://support. ne[...]

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    NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA October 2012[...]