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    LN # 520 /530/540 *[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 2 User Manual Version 1. 2[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 3 Table of Contents 1. Safety instructions ........................................................................................................... 4 ! 2. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 5 ! 2.1 What exactly is Homeplug[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 4 1. Safety instructi ons ! All safe ty and operati ng instruct ions should be read and under stood before using the device, and should be kep t for future reference . • Never op en the Hom eplug adapter . There are no user - serviceable parts inside the Homeplug adapter . • Do not try to service this p roduct yo ur[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 5 2. Intr oduction In this chapter, we will provide an ov erview of the H omeplug techn ology and introduc e it briefly. 2 .1 What exactl y is H omeplug? Homeplug is home and office netw orking using the electric w iring alrea dy installed in the build ing. Cost factor and tr ansmission quality Homeplug is an econom ica[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 6 3. Introduc tion of the hardw are Power LED ON : Power on and ready. BLINKING: 1. (blink at slower rate) means Standby mode, or 2. During Group pai ring proced ure , the device joinin g or being joined into same logical network will co ntinue to blink for 2 m inutes until the proced ure is successful or is canceled). [...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 7 RESET Butt on Press the button when the device is powered on (not standby) to restore to Factory default settings (inc luding PLC network group name). Every new PLC devices has the factory default network group name of HomePlugAV. During trouble shoot ing , power line network communication and network group assignment[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 8 4 . Insta ll the hard ware Note: I f you u se this manual t o add a single Homeplug to an alre ady exis ting Homeplug network, please follow the st eps as d escribe d in Ap pendix A. 4 .1 Install the M aster Home plug Start with the Home p lug which is labeled as ‘Maste r’. You’ll see this on th e backside of th[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 9 4 .2 Install the Sla ve Home plug Take the Home plug which is l abeled as ‘ Sl ave ’. You’ll s ee this on the backsid e of the Home plug . Plug the Ethernet cable in the Ethernet port on t he slave Home plug. Connect t he slave Home plug to your Internet router and plug it into the socket.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 10 Your network is now fully f unctional. Fol low the next st eps to secure y our network .[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 11 4.3 Install the softwa re 4.3.1 Mac O SX or other OS u sers The sof tware provided only works on Microsof t Windows equipped computers. For Mac OSX or ot her ope rating syste ms, pl ease se e chapt er 7. 4.3.2 Microsoft W indows users Note: I f you u se this manual t o add a single Homeplug to an alre ady exis ting H[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 12[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 13 Windo ws Vi sta/ 7 wi ll ask p ermis sion to star t th e in stal lati on w hich look s si mila r to this image . Choose your language for inst al lation and click OK to continue . The WinPcap Instal ler will start, cl ick Next . Click Ne xt .[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 14 Click, I agree . Click Install . Click Fi nish .[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 15 The Homeplug Uti lity setup wil l start , clic k Next . Choose a n installation folder or k eep th e default folder (recommended) and click Next . Click Ne xt .[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 16 The software wil l be instal led on your computer . Click Cl ose to finish the installation .[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 17 5. Confi gure t he networ k with t he uti lity Start the software on t he PC connected t o the Mas ter Home pl ug by double clicking the Sitecom icon . Select the Homeplug in the ‘ Powerline devic es detected ’ list and click ‘ Enter Password ’.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 18 A po pup window appears. Please fil l in the DAK code from the sl ave label i n the password fiel d and click ‘ OK ’. Select the ‘ Privacy ’ tab in the Homeplug utility. Fill in a chosen network name in the ‘ Private Network Name ’ field. C lick ‘ Set all devi ces ’. NOTE: the DAK code is case sensiti[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 19 A popup appears to inform y ou the network n ame has been changed. Your network type now ha s changed to ‘ private ’.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 20 6. Add an extra Homeplug to an existing network 1. Install the Hardware Plug the Ethernet cable in the Ethernet port. Plug the cable into the device you want to connect to your network . Your ne two rk is n ow fully functional. Follow th e next steps to secu re your network .[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 21 2 . Add a Slave Homeplug to a secured n etwork Start the software on t he PC connected t o the Master Homeplug. Click ‘ Add remote ’[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 22 A popup window app ears. Please fill i n the DAK cod e from the slave label in the password fiel d and click ‘ OK ’. NOTE: the DAK code is case sensitive. Fill in t he password from your existing network. I f you do not rememb er this password you can find it und er the priva cy tab.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 23 3. Configure your secured network Select the Homeplug you have add ed in the pr evious step f rom the ‘Powerl ine devices detect ed’ list and click ‘ Enter Password ’.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 24 A pop up window appears. Please fil l in the DAK code from the sl ave label in the password fiel d and click ‘ OK ’. Select the ‘ Privacy ’ tab in the H omep lug utili ty. Fill in a chos en netw ork n ame in the ‘ Private Network Name ’ field. C lick ‘ Set all devi ces ’. NOTE: the D AK code is ca se [...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 25 A popup appears to inform y ou the network n ame has been changed. Your network type now has changed to ‘ private’. Click ‘ Clos e ’[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 26 7. Setting secur ity with the push button method This product is a Homep lug AV po wer line device. Each Ho meplug ha s a Homeplug network name . Multiple Homep lug devices with the same network names can communicate wit h one another, and thus belonging t o a same Homeplug network group. Devices with a diff erent ne[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 27 & 7 .1 Create a private encrypted network Step 1 : Create a secure ne twork . First clear the publ ic network and c reate a priv ate network on HomePlug A by pressing the GROUP button more tha n 10 se conds until all LED lights simultaneously tur n off and on onc e . Do the same on HomePlug B. At this moment, the[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 28 7 .2 Add an ex tra Homeplu g First, clear t he o riginal netwo rk group of the extra HomePlug by pressi ng its GROUP but ton more than 1 0 second s unti l all LED l ights simult aneously turn off and on once. At this moment, its network g roup name has be en changed to a random na me and is rea dy to be assigne d ano[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 29 Appendix : Decl aratio n of Co nformit y[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 30[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 31[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom Homeplug 33 Revision 1.2 © Si teco m Eur ope B V 20 12 Note: Al l the informat ion cont ained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engineer s are alw ays updating and impr ovi ng the product, your device may have a sl ightl y di ffe rent appea rance or modif ied funct iona lity tha n presented [...]