Actiontec electronic HPE400T manual

85 Mbp s Mega P lu g E t he r ne t A d ap t e r M o del # : HPE 4 00T U s e r M an u al V e r 1.0 Solutions for the Digital Life ™[...]

i T able of C onten ts 1 In troduction 1 Package Contents 1 F eatures 2 System Requirements 2 Getting to Know the 4-Port Hub 3 T echnical Suppor t 4 2 C onnec ting the MegaPlug Hub 5 Connecting the Hub 5 Installing the Configuration Utility 6 3 U sing the Configuration Utility 9 Quick S etup 9 Advanc ed 10 About 12 4 T r oublesho oting 13 T roubles[...]

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1 Intr o duc tion Th ank y ou f or pu rc hasi ng th e A cti ont ec M ega Plu g 4-P o rt H ub . The M ega Plu g 4- P ort H u b is one o f th e ea sie st wa ys to e njo y hom e or sma ll bu sin es s netw or ki ng. It op erat es o n the M egaP lug P o we rlin e Spe ci fica tio n T urb o sta ndar d, pr ovi ding data tra nsf er s pee ds up t o 85 M bps [...]

2 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction F eatures s Ho meP lug T u rbo c omp lian t s 85 Mb ps da ta ra te (max imu m) s 56- bit DES e ncrypti on s T w o-p ron ged US pow er p lug (fi ts un gro und ed po wer outl ets ) s P ow er a nd Li nk in di cat ors Sy stem Requirements s A t l east 1 av aila ble po we r ou tl et [...]

2 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction Getting to Know the 4-Port Hub Th is se cti on c ont ains a qui ck d es cript ion o f the H u b ’ s ext ern al fe atu r es . Fr ont Panel Th e H ub ’ s fr on t pan el fe atur es si x ligh ts ( L ED s ): Pow er Light Th e P ow er l igh t glo ws gr een the H ub is pow er ed up[...]

4 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual A C IN Port Th e A C IN po rt is u sed t o co nne ct H ub wi th an ele ctric al wa ll soc ke t via t he in clu ded P ow er cab le Information Sticker Th e inf orma tio n st ick er (l oca te d on t he bo tt om o f the H ub) d is pla ys t he MA C (M ed ia A c ce ss C ontr ol ) add r es s, d evic e ID , an[...]

5 C on ne c ti ng t he Me ga Pl ug Hu b T o c onn ect th e H ub , it mu st be c onn ect ed to a co mpu ter , plu gged i nto a s tand ar d wa ll ou tl et, and t he C onf ig urat io n Ut ili ty load ed o n th e co mpu ter . C onnecting the Hub T o us e the H ub p r oper ly , if sho ul d be pl ugg ed in to el ectri cal out let s, a nd devi ce s (c omp[...]

6 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Hubs 5. In sert t he ot her e nd of the Eth erne t cab le in to a n E ther net p ort o n a r out er / gat ew a y co nnec ted t o a co mpu te r . F ol lo w t he in st ruc ti on s i n t he ne xt se cti on , “ In st al li n g th e C o nf ig ur at io n U t il it y . ”[...]

6 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 7 Chapter 2 Connecting the MegaPlug Hubs 4. W hen this w i ndo w ap pear s, cli ck Finish . 5. R epe at f or o th er c ompu te rs c onn ect ed t o a H ub . Th e M ega Plu g H ub is now c onn ect ed an d rea dy t o use , an d the Con fig ura tio n U til ity is load ed on t he c om put ers . Go t o ch apt[...]

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9 U sing the C onfigur ation Utility On c e t he H ub ha s b ee n p ro pe rl y c o n ne ct ed an d i ns ta ll ed, th e u se r c an fu rth er co n- fi gu r e t he H u b u si ng th e A cti on t ec M eg aP lu g C on fi gu ra ti o n U ti li ty . Th e U t il ity al so p ro vi de s i nf or ma ti on ab ou t t he ne tw or k. T o a cc e ss th e U ti li ty: [...]

10 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Local Device(s) on Y our Computer Th e lis t di spl ay s al l M egaP lu g H ubs c onn ect ed to the c omp ute r . ☞ No te: If no H ub a pp ears in th e Devic e Li st, mak e s ur e th e H ub is c onn ect ed pr ope rly (wit h the a pp ro pria te E the rn[...]

10 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 11 Chapter 3 Using the C onfiguration Utility Local Device(s) on Y our Computer Th e lis t di spl ay s al l M egaP lu g H ubs c onn ect ed to the c omp ute r . ☞ No te: If no H ub a pp ears in th e Devic e Li st, mak e s ur e th e H ub is c onn ect ed pr ope rly (wit h the a pp ro pria te E the rn[...]

12 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual Set All Devices Cl ick th is bu tt on t o e nc r ypt all d evic es on t he M ega Pl ug ne two rk. About Se le cti ng A b out fr om th e ro w o f tabs n ear t he to p of the Uti lity ’ s win do w gen er - at es th e “ Ab out ” ta b. Th e A bou t tab di spl ay s th e M egaP lug C onf ig urat io n U[...]

13 T roubleshooting T hi s c h ap te r c on ta i n s a l is t o f p r ob le m s t ha t m a y b e e nc o un te r ed w hi le u si ng t he M e ga Pl ug 4 -P or t H ub , an d te c hn iq u es t o s ol v e th e m . N o t e t h at th e se t ec hn i q ue s m ay n ot be s uc c es s f ul in a ll ca s es . A l s o i nc l ud ed i s a l is t of f r eq ue n tl y[...]

14 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting The P ower an d Link li ghts ar e on, but I c an ’t acc ess the r out er/ga tewa y from the c omput er s T r y pl ug gin g the H u b in diff er ent po wer o utle ts. s M ak e s ur e al l H u bs o n t h e ne tw o rk a r e u si ng t h e s am e se cu ri ty pa ra m et er s .[...]

14 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 15 Chapter 4 T roubleshooting Can my neighbor receive the Hub’ s network signal? I t i s p os s i bl e f o r a n ei gh bo r to r ec e iv e t he ne t w or k si gn al . T o p r ev e nt t hi s, ch a ng e t he d ef au l t 56 -b i t D ES s e cu ri ty e nc ryp ti on p as sw o r d on t he H u b ( s ee ch a [...]

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17 Setting Up S tatic IP Addr ess T o c omm uni cat e with a M ega Pl ug 4- P ort H ub fro m a c om put er o n th e net wo rk, th e use r ma y ha ve to s wit ch t he IP add res s set ting s fr om DH CP -e nab led t o sta tic IP , so th at th e co mpu ter and t he H ub ar e on t he sa me s ub net. T o se t up s ta tic IP on a c omp ute r , sel ect t[...]

18 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W h en th e “ Con tro l P ane l” win do w app ears , d ou ble -c lic k Netwo rk .[...]

18 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 19 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “N etw ork ” win do w app ear s. In the “ T he f ol lo wing n etw ork c omp one nt s ar e in st alle d” li st bo x, lo cat e and d oubl e-c lic k TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P ro pe r ti es ” wind ow a ppea rs. Sel ect IP A ddress . 7. I n [...]

20 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 9. En te r th e fol lo win g num ber s in th e “S ub ne t ma sk ” te xt bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 P res s the s pa ce ba r on the key boar d to a dd th e peri ods bet wee n the n umbe rs. 10. Cl ick OK . The T CP /I P Pr ope rties wind o w dis appe ars . 1[...]

20 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 21 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W h en th e “ Con tro l P ane l” win do w app ears , d ou ble -c lic k Netwo rk .[...]

22 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “N etw ork ” win do w app ears . I n the “The f ollo wing netw ork c omp one nts ar e in st alle d” li st bo x, lo cat e and d oubl e-c lic k TCP/IP . 6. Th e “ T CP/ IP P ro pe r ti es ” wind ow a ppea rs. Cl ick IP Address . 7. In the I P[...]

22 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 23 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 9. En ter t he f ol lo wing n umbe rs i n the “S ub net m as k” tex t bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 Do not inc lu de th e peri ods ; the y are aut oma tica lly ent er ed. 10. Cl ick OK . The T CP /I P Pr ope rties wind o w dis appe ars . 11. I f ther e is a c [...]

24 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. An ot her m enu a pp ea rs. Sel ect Control P anel . 4. W h en th e “ Con tro l P ane l” win do w app ears , d ou ble -c lic k Netwo rk and Dial- up Connections .[...]

24 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 25 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. In the “N etw ork a nd Di al -up C onn ecti ons ” win do w , do uble -cl ick Local Area Connection . A n umb er m a y be di spl a yed a fte r the L ocal Ar ea C onn ecti on . If th ere is mo re t ha n one L ocal Ar ea C onn ecti on li ste d, loca te t h[...]

26 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 7. Th e “L oc al Ar ea C onne ctio n Pr op ertie s” wind ow app ear s. Clic k General . 8. I n th e “ Com pone nts c hec ked are u se d by t his c onn ecti on ” list bo x, dou ble- cl ick Int ernet Prot o col ( T CP/IP ) . 9. Th e “I nte rnet P ro to[...]

26 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 27 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 12. En ter t he f ol lo wing n umbe rs i n the “S ub net m as k” tex t bo x: 2 55 .2 55 .2 55 .0 P res s the s pa ce ba r on the key boar d to a dd th e peri ods bet wee n the n umbe rs. 13. Cl ick OK . The “In te rne t Pr ot oco l ( T CP/ IP ) P ro pert[...]

28 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 3. W hen the “C ontr ol P ane l” win do w app ears , d oubl e-c lic k Netwo r k Connections . 4. In the “N etw ork C onn ecti ons ” win do w , d ou ble- cli ck Local Area Connection . A n umbe r ma y be d is pla ye d af ter the L oca l Ar ea C onn ecti[...]

28 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 29 Chapter 5 Setting Up Static IP Addr ess 5. Th e “Lo cal Ar ea C onne ctio n Pr op ertie s” wind ow app ear s. S el ect General . 6. In the “This c onn ecti on us es th e fol lowi ng it em s ” lis t bo x, do ub le-c lic k Internet Protocol ( TCP/IP ) . 7. Th e “I nte rnet P ro toc ol ( T CP[...]

30 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 8. In the General ta b, ma ke s ur e th e ci rc le ne xt t o “U se the f ollo win g IP A ddr ess ” is se lect ed. W h en act iv e, a bla ck d ot ap pear s in t he ci rcl e. If the c ir cle alr ead y c onta ins a b lac k dot , l ea v e it al one . 9. En ter t he f ol lo wing a dd res s in th e “ I[...]

31 # Setting Up F ile and Printer Sha ring Th is ch apt er de scri bes h ow t o sha re fi les , h ard d ri ves , an d pri nte rs o ve r th e M ega Pl ug ne two rk. File Sharing T o sh ar e fi les , d ire cto ries , or ha rd dr iv es o n the M egaP lug ne two rk, se le ct the oper - at in g sys tem runn ing o n the c omp ute r , the n fol lo w th e [...]

32 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 3. Cl ick Change . 4. W hen the “C omp ute r N ame C hang es ” wind ow appe ars , e nte r a ne w co mpu te r na me in th e “ Com put er na me ” te xt bo x . 5. En ter a wo rkgr oup n am e in th e “W or kgr ou p ” te xt bo ok. 6. Cl ick OK . [...]

32 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 33 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Window s 2000 Af te r in sta llin g and c onf igur ing t he 4- P ort H u b , W ind ow s 200 0 aut oma tic all y en abl es fi le sh arin g. Th e onl y it em th at ne eds t o be a lte red i s wo rkg rou p set ting s. Al l the co mpu ter s on the netw ork [...]

34 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 4. Th e “I den tif ic atio n Ch an ges ” win do w ap pea rs. In th e “ Com put er N am e” te xt bo x, type a na me di ffe re nt th an th e oth er c omp ute rs o n the net wo rk. 5. In the “W ork grou p ” te xt b ox , e nte r the netw ork w o[...]

34 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 35 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Window s 98, 98SE, and Me 1. Cl ick Start , s el ect S ettings , the n Control P anel . 2. In the C ont rol P a ne l win do w , d oubl e-c lic k the N etwork ic on . T he N etw ork win do w ap pea rs . 3. In the “C onf igur atio n ” ta b, c li ck Ad[...]

36 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 4. Se le ct Ser v ice , th en c lic k Add . The “Se le ct N etw ork Se rvic e ” wind ow a pp ears . 5. H igh ligh t File and pr inter sharing for Microsoft Netwo rks , t he n cli ck O K . 6. Th e “Fi le an d Pri nt Sh arin g” wind ow a ppea rs. [...]

36 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 37 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 7. Cl ick OK . The N et w or k win do w re appe ars . 8. In the N et wor k wind ow , se lect I dentificat ion . The “I den tifi cat io n ” ta b ap pear s. 9. In the “C omp ute r N ame ” t ext bo x , type a nam e dif fer en t th an th e oth er c [...]

38 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing 15. Af te r y our c omp ute r re sta r t s, W i ndo ws p ro mp ts f or a use r nam e and pass - w or d. Ent er a u se r nam e and pa ssw or d, the n write the m on a she et of pap er , as th ey will be nee ded t o ac c es s the ne two rk in t he fu tur [...]

38 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 39 Chapter 6 Setting Up File and Print er Sharing Depends on Passw ord - A llo ws y ou t o set bo th R ead Only and F ull a cc es s o n th e sha red fi le o r dr iv e. Th e lev el of ac ce ss wil l dep end on t he pa ssw or ds en ter ed i n the ap pr opr ia te fi eld . 20. W hen fini she d, cl ick Ap p[...]

40 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 4. A “ Pr ope rties ” win do w app ears , wit h the “Sh arin g” tab dis pla ye d. 5. Se le ct Shared As or Share this Printer . Th is au to mati call y ins erts a de fa ult na me fo r the p rint er sh ar e na me. Y ou ca n set a p assw or d fo r the p rint er at t his ti me if y ou wa nt t o r [...]

41 Specifications General Model Numb er HP E 400 T (M ega Plu g 85 Mb ps 4- P ort H ub ) Standards H ome Plu g T urbo P o we rlin e 1.0 .1 IE EE 80 2.3 10 Base T Security 56 -bi t DE S dat a enc r ypt io n Fr equenc y Band 4. 3 MH z - 20 .9 MH z Modulation OF DM symb ol mo dul at ion Carrier Modulation DQ PS K , DB PS K , R OBO ca rr Access Methods[...]

42 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual LED Indic at ors P o wer , HP , 1, 2, 3, 4 Envir onmental Po wer Ex ter nal, 11 0 - 24 0v 0. 2a, 50 - 60 H z Certifications FC C pa rt 15, CE Operating T emperatur e 0º C t o 40º C (32 ºF to 104º F) Storage T empera ture -2 0ºC t o 70º C (-4 ºF t o 158 ºF) Operating Humidity 10 % to 8 5% no n-c[...]

43 Glossar y Access P oint A d evic e th at al lo ws wi rel ess c lie nts t o co nne ct to o ne an othe r . A n acc es s po int ca n als o act a s a bri dg e bet we en wir ele ss c li ents and a “wir ed” netw ork , suc h as an E the rne t net wor k. W ir ele ss c lien ts ca n be m o v ed an ywh er e with in th e co v er - ag e ar ea of the acc [...]

44 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 45 Appendix B G lossary Ethernet Network A st and ard wi r ed net wo rki ng c onf igur atio n usi ng ca ble s and h ubs. Fir ewall A me thod pre ve nt in g use rs ou tsi de th e net w or k fr om ac ce ssi ng an d/or dama g- in g fil es or c omp ute rs o n the ne two rk. Gatewa y A c entr al devi ce tha[...]

44 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 45 Appendix B G lossary PPPoE (P oint-T o-P oint Prot ocol over Ethernet)/ PPPoA (P oint-T o-P oint Prot ocol over A TM) M eth ods o f sec ur e da ta tra nsm issi on. Router A c entr al devi ce tha t man age s the da ta tra ffi c of yo ur ne two rk. Subnet Mask A se t of fou r num ber s co nfig ur ed l[...]

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47 Notic es Regulatory C ompliance Notic es Class B Equipment Th is eq uipm ent h as bee n te ste d and f ound t o co mpl y with t he li mit s for a Cl ass B di gita l de vice , pu rsu ant to P art 1 5 of the F CC R ul es . T he se li mits a re d esign ed t o pr ovi de r eas on abl e p r ot ecti on ag ain st ha rmfu l int erf er enc e in a r esi de[...]

48 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 48 Th is devi ce co mpl ies wi th P art 1 5 of the F CC R ule s. Opera tio n is su bje ct to t he f ol - lo wing two c ond itio ns: 1 . Th is de vice m a y not c au se ha rmfu l int erf ere nc e 2. Th is devi ce mu st ac ce pt an y i nt erf ere nc e rec ei ve d, inc lu din g in te rf ere nc e th at ma [...]

49 Lim ited W ar r a nty Har dware : A cti on tec El ectr on ics, I nc., wa rrant s to t he e nd us er ( “ Cu sto mer ”) th at th is ha rd war e pr odu ct wi ll be f ree fr om d efec ts in w ork ma nshi p and mat eria ls, un der no rmal use a nd se r vi ce, fo r tw elv e (1 2) mo nths fro m the dat e of pur cha se fr om A cti ont ec El ectr on [...]

50 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual TH IS A CT IONT EC ELE CTR ONI CS PR ODU CT MA Y INC L UDE O R BE BU NDL ED WI TH THI RD-P A R TY S OF TW ARE, TH E USE O F WH ICH IS GO VERN ED BY A SE P ARA TE EN D-US ER LI CE NS E A G REEM ENT . TH IS A CT IONT EC ELE CTR ONI CS W ARR ANTY DOES N O T AP PL Y T O SUCH THIR D- P AR TY SOF TW ARE . FO[...]

50 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual 51 Limited W arranty NE IT HE R AS SU ME S NO R A UTH OR IZ ES AN Y OT HER PER SON T O AS SUME FO R IT AN Y O TH ER LIA BILI TY IN CO NNEC TION WIT H THE SA LE, INS T AL LA TI ON , MA IN TE N ANC E OR U SE OF I TS PR OD UCT S. A CTI ONTE C EL E CT R O N IC S S HA L L NO T BE L I AB L E UN D ER T H IS W[...]

52 Actiontec MegaPlug 4-P or t Hub User Manual Gov er ning L a w : Thi s Lim ite d W arra nty sh all be g ov erne d by th e la ws o f th e St ate of Ca lif orn ia, U .S .A. , e xc lud ing it s co nfl icts o f la ws a nd pri nci ples , an d ex cl udi ng th e U nit ed N at ions Con v ent ion on C ont racts f or th e In ter na tion al Sa le of Goo ds.[...]