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    202-101 14-01 June 2007 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridge User Guide[...]

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    ii v1.0, June 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. June 2007. T rademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are register ed trad emarks or tradema rks of their re spective holders. St atement of Conditions In t[...]

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    v1.0, June 2007 iii Product and Publication Det ails T echnical Support See the support information card th at shipped with your product. By registering yo ur product at http://www .netgear .com/r egister , we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely notices of product and software upgrades. NETGEAR, INC. Support Information [...]

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    v1.0, June 2007 iv[...]

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    i v1.0, May 2007 Content s XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridge User Guide About This Manual . ................ ................ ................... ................. ................ ................ ........ iii Conventions, Formats, and Scope ............... ................... ................. ................... ........iii How to Print This M[...]

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    ii v1.0, May 2007[...]

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    iii v1.0, June 2007 About This Manual The XE102 W all-Plug ged Ethernet Bridge User Guide describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the NETGEAR ® XE102 Ethernet Bridge or t he NETGEAR XE102G Ethernet Extender Kit. The information in th is manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills. For information abo[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide iv v1.0, June 2007 Product updates are available on the NETGEAR website at http://kbserver .netgear .com. How to Print This Manual T o print this manual, you can choo se one of the following options, according to your ne eds. Y our computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in order to[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 1 v1.0, June 2007 Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • Depending on the p ackage, one or two XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridges • 6-ft (1.83m) Ethernet cable • XE102 Resour ce CD , including: — This User Guide. — XE102 Installation Guide . — Encryp[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 2 v1.0, June 2007 Front Panel S t atus Lights The front panel of th e XE102 contains status lig ht s. Y ou can use them to verify connections. The table below describes the lights on the front panel. T able 1. Front Panel St atus Light Descriptions Front Panel Status Light Description Power • On gre[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 3 v1.0, June 2007 How Ethernet Bridges Fit in Y our Network Y ou can use the XE102 Ethernet Bridges to ex tend an Ethernet local area network (LAN) anywhere in your house using your existing elect rical power line. The following figure shows an example of a network that includ es two XE10 2 Ethernet B[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 4 v1.0, June 2007 Connect an XE102 Ethernet Bridge to the Router 1. Disconnect your router from its power adapter . 2. Plug the XE102 Ethernet Bridge in to an electrical outlet. Make sure that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch so as to avoid someone unknow ingly turning off powe[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 5 v1.0, June 2007 Inst all the XE102 PowerLine Encryption Utility (Highly Recommended) This utility gives you the option of setting a unique encryption PowerLin e network password. Underst anding the PowerLine Network Password • The encryption password is not case-sensitive. • Each device must be [...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 6 v1.0, June 2007 The W elcome screen opens: 2. Click Install Software. Y ou can check for upgrades or install the from the CD. • Check for Upgrades : An Internet connection is requir ed. The CD software will check a NETGEAR server for a newer ve rsion of the utility . If found, the newer version wi[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 7 v1.0, June 2007 Set Y our Network Password The fastest and most reliable way to set the network password is to set the password for all de vices at once. There are two steps to setting the pass word: first enter the de vice password for each remote PowerLine device, and then set the network password[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 8 v1.0, June 2007 3. Select a PowerLine device. 4. Click Enter Password. 5. Enter the password from the label on the back of the selected PowerLine device, and click OK. 6. Repeat this step for all devices that you want attached to you r netw ork. Setting the Network Password T o se t the network pass[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 9 v1.0, June 2007 2. T ype a passw ord in the Private Network Password text box. 3. Click Set All Devices. A pop-up window in dicates that the operation was successful. Add a Device to an Exis ting PowerLine Network T o add a device to a PowerLine network with the de fault network password, all you ne[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 10 v1.0, June 2007 2. Star t the PowerLine encryption utility on the re mote computer and select the Security tab. 3. Click Use Default (Public Netw ork). The password in the Private N etwork Password text box changes to the default password, HomePlug. 4. Click Set All Devices. 5. Select the Main tab [...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 11 v1.0, June 2007 T roubleshooting This section gives information about troubleshooting your XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridge. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Document ation Register your product at http://www .netgear .com/r egister . Product updates an d W eb support are available at:[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 12 v1.0, June 2007 HomePlug Light Not On If the power light is on but the HomePlug light is not, check the following: • Make sure that power is being provided to more than o ne PowerLine device. Another PowerLine device must be installed for su ccessful communication a cross the PowerLine. • V eri[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 13 v1.0, June 2007 T echnical Specifications The following table shows technical specificatio ns for the XE102 W all-Plugged Ethernet Bridge. T able 9. T echnical Specifications Power input 100~240V AC Dimensions 48mm x 72mm x 103mm (Height x Wid th x Length) Weight 0.5 kg Operating temperature 32° t[...]

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    XE102 Wall-Plugged Etherne t Brid ge User Guide 14 v1.0, June 2007[...]