TP-Link TL-PA101KIT manual

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010211[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trade marks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specificat ions may be reproduced in any form or b y any means or used to make any derivativ[...]

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    Import ant Safety Instructions 1. Do Not open this product or attempt to serv ice this product, it may expose you to dangerous high voltage and other risks. 2. Do Not operate this product near water . 3. Do Not place or operate near or over radiator or heat register . 4. Do Not expose this product to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. 5. Do Not c[...]

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    CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism ............................................................................... 2 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstandi ng Powerline Ethernet Adapt er . This device is an 85Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter which transforms your house’s exis ting electrica l wiring into an ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this 85Mbps Powerline Ether[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Ethernet Adapter s upport up to 85Mbps data ra te. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Ethernet Adapter allows you to se tup a hi gh speed home network by using yo ur home existing electrical wiring. Simply plug this Powerline[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter Label Statu s Description ON The Powerline Ethernet Adapter is power on Power OFF The Powerline Ethernet Adapter is not receiving power ON Another Powerline port is detec ted on the same Powerline network OFF Did not detect any other Powerli ne port on the same powerline networ k Powerline Flashing The P[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter 6. Check and confirm that the Power and Ethernet LEDs on the Powerline Ethernet Adapter are ON The hardware connection mec hanism is shown bel ow: 2.5 Hardware Connection – Internet This section describes how to connect the Power line Ethernet Adapter into your existing ADSL broadband connection via AD[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter 5[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter Chapter 3 Inst alling Management Utility Please verify that no other Powe rline Ethernet Adapter or any En cryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Homeplug Utilities are inst alled, uninstall them and restart your personal computer befor e inst alling[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter 7[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter Step 2: After the installation, a s hortcut to the “TL-PA101 Powerline Ut ility” application ic on is provided on the windows desktop. Step 3: Finally, there is an “Auto inst all Finish” icon on the windows desktop. 8[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility After you’d successfully inst alled the Powerli ne Ethernet Adapter hardwa re and Management Utility software, you can setup or configure the devices according to your need. This Powerline Ethernet Adapter Configuration Utility enables the users to identif y HomeP[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter y Device Name: Shows the default device name. One may re define or change the name by clicking on the name and editing in place or by clicking the “Rename” button. y Password: Shows the current passw ord of the Powerline Ethernet Adapter. y Quality: Shows the quality of the Power line Ethernet Adapte[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter T o set or change your Powerline Ethernet Ada pter ’s p assword, click and select the Powerline Ethernet Adapter you wish to change from the list, then click on the “Enter Password” tab, the following screen display Enter your Passwo rd (Take note to the password format) and click “OK” after se[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter The following screen display after the naming and p a ssword setting process, which is also the Diagnostics configuration homepage. 4.2 Privacy The Privacy configuration page provi des a means for managing the local network and providing additional security for the logical network and also to select the [...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter entering/editing “HomePlug” under column of “Private Netw ork Name” is always available. Note that every Powerline Ether net Adapter on your home network MUST have the same Network Password for connectivity to be established throughout your home ) Note : Changing the network name to any thing oth[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and raw data. T o provide higher QoS for streaming data, prio rity levels can be set using t ags at the beginning of data frames. Virtual Local Area Network (Vlan) 802. 1p priority tags on Ethernet frames are us[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter The Diagnostics information displayed can be saved to a text file. One can email the saved text file to the local supplier when there’s technical support requi re or print the saved text file as reference during a technical support conference. The Upper Panel shows technical data concerning softw are a[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter ¾ Device Last Known Network name ¾ Date device last seen on the network The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later use, or can be printed for reference for a technical support call. Powerline Ethernet Adapter devices, wh ich are not part of the network anymore, can be d[...]

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    TL-P A101 85Mbp s Powerline Ethernet Adapter Appendix A: T roubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide provides answers to common problems regarding the Powerline Etherne t Adapter. 1. The Pow er LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: 1. Make sure that the Powerline Ethernet A dapter is properly plugged into a power outlet. 2. Make sur[...]