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    homeplug internet via the powerl ine LN -550/551/552/55 3 User Manua l[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 2 Table of Contents 1. Safety instructi ons ........................................................................................ 3 2. Introduction ................................................................................................ . 4 2.1 What exactly i s Homeplug? .....................................[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 3 1. Safety instructio ns All safety and ope rating instructi ons should be read and und erstood before using the device, and sh ould be kept for futu re reference. Never open the Ho meplug adapter. There are n o user-servi ceable parts inside the Homepl ug adapter . Do not try to servi ce this product yoursel f! Conta[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 4 2. Introduction In this chapter, we wi ll provide an ov erview of th e Homeplug technology and introduce it briefly. 2 .1 What exactly is Homeplug ? Homeplug is home and office networki ng using the e lect ric wiring already installed in the building. Cost factor and tra nsmission qualit y Homeplug is an economical a[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 5 3. Introduction of the h ardware Power LED ON : Powe r on and ready. BLINKING: 1. (blink at slowe r rate) means S tandby mode, or 2. During Group pairing procedure , the device joining or being joined into same logical network will contin ue to blink for 2 minutes until the procedur e is successful or is canceled). T[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 6 Press the button when the device is powered on (not standby) to restore to Fact ory default sett ings (including PLC network group nam e). Every new PLC devices ha s the factory de fault network g roup name o f HomePlugAV. During trouble sh ooting, p ower l ine n etwork communication and network group assignment.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 7 4 . Inst all the hardw are Note: If you use this m anual to add a single H omeplug to an alread y existi ng Homeplug netw ork, please follow the steps a s described in Appendi x A. 4.1 Install the first Home plug Start with th e Home plug whi ch is labeled as ‘ 1 ’. You ’ll see this on the backsi de of the Home[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 8 4.2 Install the second Home plug Take the Home pl ug which is l abeled as ‘ 2 ’. You’ ll see this on the backsi de of the Homeplug . Plug th e Ethernet cable in the Eth ernet port on the Homeplu g. Connect the Homepl ug to your computer and plug it into the socket.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 9 Your network i s now fully functional . Follow the next steps to secure your network.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 10 5. A dd an e xtra Homeplug to an existing netw ork Install the Har dware Plug th e Ethernet cable in the Ethernet po rt. Plug th e cable into the device you want t o connect to your netwo rk. Your network i s n ow full y functi onal. Follow the next steps to secure your network.[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 11 6. Setting secur ity This product is a Homepl ug AV power lin e device. Each Homeplu g has a Homeplug network name . Mul tiple Homeplug devices with the same network names can commun icate with one an other, and thu s belonging to a same Homeplug network group. Devi ces with a di fferent netwo rk name won’t commun[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 12 6.1 Create a privat e encrypted networ k Step 1: Create a secure network. First cl ear the public network and c reate a privat e network on HomePlug A b y pressing the GROUP button for 10 seconds On release, all LED lights simul taneously turn off and on once. Do the same on HomePlu g B. At thi s moment, the netw or[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 13 6.2 Add an ex tra Homeplug First, clear the o riginal network group of th e extra HomePlu g by pressi ng its GROUP button f or 10 seconds. On r elease, al l LED lights simul taneously turn off and on once. At thi s moment, its netwo rk group name has be en changed to a random name and i s ready to be a ssigned anoth[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 14 Appendix: Decl aration of Conformit y[...]

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    Full manual Sitecom homeplu g 18 Revision 1. 1 © Sitecom Europe BV 2 013 Note: All th e information contain ed in this manual was correct at the time o f publicati on. However, as our engi neers are always upd ating and i mprovi ng the product, your device may hav e a slightly different appea rance or modified functi onality than presented in this[...]