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  • Page 1

    LN-505/506/5 07/508/5 09 LN-515/516/5 17/518 Homepl ug User Manual Version 1.0[...]

  • Page 2

    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 2 Index Index ............... ............... ............... .......... ............... .................... ....... ............. 2 1. Safety instr uctions ............... ............... .......... ............... .................... ....... ... 3 2. CE Conformity . .........[...]

  • Page 3

    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 3 1. Safety instructions All safety and o perating instructi ons shou ld be r ead and understood b efore usi ng the devi ce, and s hould be ke pt for future ref erence. • Never open t he Homepl ug adapter. Ther e are no user-servicea ble parts insi de the Home plug a dapter. ?[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 4 2. CE Conformity This product compl ies w ith the t echnica l requi rements of t he 19 99/5/EC Direc tive (R&TTE) and 2 006/95/EC (LVD), and it is desig ned for u se in t he EU an d Switzerla nd. The product is cl ass II equi pment. Thi s equi pment may cause interfere nce [...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 5 3. Introduction In this chapter, we w il l provi de an overv iew of t he Homepl ug tec hnolog y and introduce it bri efly. 3.1 What exactly is Homeplug? Homeplug is h ome and office networkin g usin g the el ectric w iring already instal led i n the buil ding. Cost factor an d [...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 6 4. Introductio n of the hardw are 4.1 LN-505/LN-515 4.2 LN-506/LN-516 Power indication Indicates an active connection and data transfe r between Homeplugs Indicates an active connection and data transfe r between the Homeplug and connected device Reset button. Press and hol d f[...]

  • Page 7

    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 7 4.3 LN-507/LN-517 4.4 LN-508/LN-518 Power indication Indicates an active connection and data transfe r between Homeplugs Indicates an active connection and data transfe r between th e Homeplug and connected device Reset button. Press and hol d for 3-5 seconds to reset to fact o[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 8 4.5 LN-509 Reset button. Press and hol d for 3-5 seconds to reset to fact ory defaults NMK button. See chapter 8. Power indication Indicates an active connection and data transfe r between Homeplugs Indicates an active connection and data transfe r between th e Homeplug and con[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 9 5. Inst all the hardw are 5.1 Install the M aster Homeplug Start with th e Homeplu g whic h is label ed as ‘Master’. You’ll see this on th e backsid e of the H omeplug. Plug t he Ethernet cab le i n the Et hernet port on t he master Homepl ug. Connect the master H omeplug[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 10 5.2 Install the Slave Homeplug Take the Homep lug w hich i s la beled a s ‘Slave’. You’ll s ee thi s on the backside o f the Homepl ug. Plug t he Ethernet cab le i n the Et hernet port on t he slave Ho meplu g. Connect the s lave Home plug to your Internet r outer and p [...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 11 With the LN-509 you have the po ssibi li ty to connect 3 devic es sim ultaneousl y. Your network i s now f ull y functi onal. Fo llow the next st eps to secur e your network.[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 12 Inst all the sof tware Note: If you use this manual to add a sin gle Homeplu g to an already e xisting Homeplug n etwork, please f ollow the steps as described i n Appe ndix A. Install t he software only o n the PC whi ch i s connecte d to the Mast er Homeplu g. Insert the CD [...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 13 Windows V ista/7 wil l ask permissio n to start the i nstall ation w hich l ooks si mil ar to this i mage. Choose your l anguage f or instal latio n. The WinP cap Instal ler wi ll start, cli ck Next. Click Next.[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 14 Click, I agree. Click I nstall. Click F inis h.[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 15 The Homepl ug Uti lity setup w il l start, cl ick Next. Choose an i nstallat ion f older or ke ep the default f older (recomme nded) and click Next. Click Next.[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 16 The software w il l be instal led on your computer. Click Cl ose to f ini sh the i nstall ation.[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 17 6. Configure the n etwork Start the software on the PC conn ected to th e Master Homep lug by double cli cking th e Sit ecom ico n. Select t he Homepl ug in the ‘Pow erline device s detected’ list and cl ick ‘Enter Password’.[...]

  • Page 18

    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 18 A popup wind ow app ears. Please fil l i n the DAK code from t he slav e labe l in the password f ield a nd c lick ‘O K’. Select t he ‘Privacy’ tab in the Homeplu g uti lity. Fill in a c hosen netw ork name in the ‘Private Network N ame’ fiel d. Cl ick ‘Set a ll [...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 19 A popup appears to i nform yo u the network na me has been c hanged. Your network type now has changed t o ‘private’. Cl ick ‘C lose’[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 20 7. Setting security w ith the push butt on method Instead of using t he uti lity, you mig ht also set security via the ‘ Security’ (LN- 505/51 5) or ‘NMK’ (LN-506/5 07/508/5 16/517/5 18/509) button on t he Homepl ug. This meth od is not recommende d. We stron gly advis[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 21 Appendix A : A d d an extra Homeplu g to an existing netw or k 1. Install th e Hardware Plug t he Ethernet cab le i n the Et hernet port. Plug t he cabl e into t he devic e you want t o connect t o your network. Your network i s now f ull y functi onal. Fo llow the next st eps[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 22 2. Add a Slave Ho meplug to a secure d netwo rk Start the software on the PC conn ected to th e Master Homep lug. Click ‘A dd remote’[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 23 A popup wind ow app ears. Please fil l i n the DAK code from t he slav e labe l in the password f ield a nd c lick ‘O K’. NOTE: the DAK code is cas e sensit ive Fil l in the password from your existi ng netw ork. If you do not remember this password you can fin d it u nder[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 24 3. Configure your secured network Select t he Homepl ug you have adde d in the previous step from t he ‘Powerli ne devices detected’ list a nd cli ck ‘Enter Passw ord’.[...]

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    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 25 A popup wind ow app ears. Please fil l i n the DAK code from t he slav e labe l in the password f ield a nd c lick ‘O K’. Select t he ‘Privacy’ tab in the Homeplu g uti lity. Fill in a c hosen netw ork name in the ‘Private Network N ame’ fiel d. Cl ick ‘Set a ll [...]

  • Page 26

    Full manual Si tecom LN-505/515/506/516/507/51 7/508/518/509 Homeplug 26 A popup appears to i nform yo u the network na me has been c hanged. Your network type now has changed t o ‘private’. Cl ick ‘C lose’ Revisi on 1. 0 © Sitec om Europe BV 2011 Note: All the i nformatio n containe d in t his manua l was correct at t he ti me of publi ca[...]