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    202-10131-01 September 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA XE104 User Guide © 2005 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. September 2005.[...]

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    ii v1.0, September 2005 T rademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netge ar , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, and W indow s NT are registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corpo ration. Other brand and product names are registered tradem arks or trad emarks of their respective holders. St atement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operatio[...]

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    v1.0, September 2005 iii Product and Publication Det ails Model Number: XE104 Publication Date: September 2005 Product Family: Product Family Product Name: XE104 85 Mbps W a ll-Plugged Ethernet Switch Home or Business Prod uc t: Home Language: Engl ish[...]

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    v1.0, Septembe r 2005 iv[...]

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    i v1.0, September 2005 Content s XE104 User Guide Chapter 1 About This Manual Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats . ......... ................. ............. ................ ........ 1-1 How to Use This Manual ................. ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ .. 1-2 How to Print this Manual .[...]

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    ii v1.0, September 2005 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Documentation ...................... ............... 4-1 Basic Functioning ..................... ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ............ 4- 1 Power Light Not On ............... ................. .........[...]

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    About This Manual 1-1 v1.0, September 2005 Chapter 1 About This Manual This chapter describes the intended audience, sc ope, conventions, and formats of this manual. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Format s This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic to interme diate computer and Internet skills. However , basic comp uter network, In[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 1-2 About This Manual v1.0, September 2005 This manual is written for the XE104 W all-Pl ugged Ethernet Switch according to these specifications: How to Use This Manual The HTML version of this ma nual includes the following: • Buttons, and , for browsing forwards or backwards through the manual one pag e at a time • A button [...]

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    XE104 User Guide About This Manual 1-3 v1.0, September 2005 Each page in the HTML version of the manu al is dedicated to a major topic. Use the Print button on the brows er toolbar to print the page contents. • Printing a Chapter . Use the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of any page. — Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top righ[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 1-4 About This Manual v1.0, September 2005[...]

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    Introduction 2-1 v1.0, September 2005 Chapter 2 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR ® XE104 85 Mbps W all-Plugged Ethe rnet Switch. The XE104 W all-Plu gg ed Ethernet Switch lets you completely network your home by simply plugging in to your existin g electrical wiring, so your netw ork connection is as close as the neares[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 2-2 Introduction v1.0, September 2005 Easy Inst allation and Management Y ou can install, configure, and operate the XE104 85 Mbps W all-Plugge d Ethernet Switch within minutes after connecting it to the network. Th e following features simplify installation and management tasks: • Browser-based management The setup utiliy allow[...]

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    XE104 User Guide Introduction 2-3 v1.0, September 2005 The XE104 W all-Plugged Ethernet Switch The front panel of the XE104 contain s the status lights described be lo w . Y ou can use the status lights to verify connec tion s. V iewed from top to bottom, the table below describes the lights on the front panel. Figure 2-1 T able 2-1. St atus Light [...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 2-4 Introduction v1.0, September 2005 Ethernet Port s The XE104 h as four Ethernet ports: two on each side of the unit. Each port includes two embedded links, as shown in th e followi ng diagram.: The Label on the Rear Pa nel of the XE104 The label on the rear panel of the XE104 contains the items listed below . • MAC address ?[...]

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    Installing the XE104 Wall-Pl ugged Ethernet Switch 3-1 v1.0, September 2005 Chapter 3 Inst alling the XE104 W all-Plugged Ethernet Switch This chapter describes how to set up the XE10 4 85 Mbps W all-Plugged Ethernet Switch on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. How the PowerLine Switch Fit s in Y our Network XE104 devices al[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 3-2 I nstalling the XE104 Wall- Plugged Ethernet Switch v1.0, September 2005 Prep are to Install Y our PowerLine Switch Check that these minimum requirements are met. • Y our Ethernet network is set up and an Ethernet p ort is available on your rou ter . • Y our Internet connection is working. • Each computer and peripheral [...]

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    XE104 User Guide Installing the XE104 Wall-Pl ugged Ethernet Switch 3-3 v1.0, September 2005 1. First, connect a XE104 W all-Plugg ed Ethernet Switch to a LAN por t on the router so that the PowerLine network can gain access to the internet . Do not connect th e XE104 85 Mbps W all-Plugged Ethernet Switch to a power strip, extension cord, or surge [...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 3-4 I nstalling the XE104 Wall- Plugged Ethernet Switch v1.0, September 2005 c. Plug the other end of blue Et hernet cable that came in the bo x into the XE104. • Power : The power light should turn solid green. If it does not, see Chapter 4, “T roubleshooting” . • HomePlug : The HomePlug port light should blink to indicat[...]

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    XE104 User Guide Installing the XE104 Wall-Pl ugged Ethernet Switch 3-5 v1.0, September 2005 Inst all the XE104 PowerLine Encryption Utility (Highly Recommended) The utility provides you with th e option of setting your own uniq ue encryption PowerLine network password. Important features: • The encryption passwo rd is case sensitive. • Each de[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 3-6 I nstalling the XE104 Wall- Plugged Ethernet Switch v1.0, September 2005 1. Insert the XE104 Resour ce CD into one of the CD-ROM driv es on the comp uter that is connected to your router 1 . The CD should start automatically . The following screen should be displayed. If the CD does not start automatically: • Go to My Comput[...]

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    XE104 User Guide Installing the XE104 Wall-Pl ugged Ethernet Switch 3-7 v1.0, September 2005 2. Click the topmost button, labelled Install Softwar e . A W elcome screen should appear . 3. Click Next and follow the instructions on the screen. Figure 3-6 Figure 3-7[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 3-8 I nstalling the XE104 Wall- Plugged Ethernet Switch v1.0, September 2005 4. Enter your user name and organization and click Next. 5. Either select Change to change the location where files will be saved on your hard drive, or select Next to accept the default location. 6. If you choose to change the destination location for th[...]

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    XE104 User Guide Installing the XE104 Wall-Pl ugged Ethernet Switch 3-9 v1.0, September 2005 7. The InstallShield W izard will indicat e the program is ready to install. Click the Install button to trigger the installation. 8. When the installation is complete, click the Finish button. Set Y our Network Password The fastest and most reliable way to[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 3-10 Installing the XE104 Wa ll-Plugged Ethernet Switch v1.0, September 2005 b. Start the PowerLine encryption utility and ensure that the Main tab is selected. c. Check that the utility lists all the remote PowerLine devices d. Select a PowerLine device and, if more than one remote device is listed, identify it from the MAC addre[...]

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    XE104 User Guide Installing the XE104 Wall-Pl ugged Ethernet Switch 3-11 v1.0, September 2005 h. Repeat this step for all devices that you want attached to you r netw ork. 2. Set the network password. a. Select the Security tab. b. T ype a password in the Private Network Password text box. c. Click Set All Devices . The utility should display a pop[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 3-12 Installing the XE104 Wa ll-Plugged Ethernet Switch v1.0, September 2005 Adding a New Device from a Locally Connected Computer 1. Plug the new PowerLine device into an availabl e AC power ou tlet and connect a device port to an Ethernet port on the computer . 2. Star t the PowerLine encryp tion utility and select the Security [...]

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    Troubleshooting 4-1 v1.0, September 2005 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your XE104 8 5 Mbps W all-Plugged Ethernet Switch. After each problem description, instructions are provided to help yo u diagnose and solve the problem. NETGEAR Product Registration, Support, and Document ation Register your pro[...]

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    XE104 User Guid e 4-2 Troubleshooting v1.0, September 2005 Power Light Not On Make sure that, if power to the AC power outlet is controlled by a wall switch, the wall switch is in the on position. V erify that the wall socket is live by disconn ecting the XE104 85 Mbps W all-Plugged Ethernet Switch and plugging in some other electrical product, suc[...]