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Corinex A V200 P owerline Ethernet W all Mount EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 V ancouver / April 14. 2008 Corinex Communications Corp. # 601 - 905 W est P ender Street V ancouver , BC V6C 1L6, Canada[...]

1 Copyright Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount This document, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license. The content of this document is furnished for informational use only , it is subject to change without notice, and it does not repres[...]

Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 2 End User License Agreement CORINEX COMMUNICA TIONS CORPORA TION This End User License Agreement (“EULA ”) is a legal agreement between you and CORINEX COMMUNICA TIONS CORPORA TION (“CORINEX”) with regard to the copyrighted Software provided with this EULA. Use of any software and related docum[...]

Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3 End User License Agreement 7. Export Laws. This EULA involves products and/or technical data that may be controlled under any applicable export control laws, and regulation, and may be subject to any approval required under such laws and regulations. 8. P recedence. Except as set out above, where sepa[...]

Contents Copyright .......................................................................................... 1 End User License Agreement .............................................................. 2 1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 5 1.1 Overview .............................[...]

5 Introduction Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The Corinex A V200 P owerline Ethernet W all Mount A dapter is a network adapter , connecting your computers and devices to each other , and to your Internet connection, over the electrical circuits already in your home or office. Just plug the wall mount adapt[...]

6 Installation Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 2 Installation 2.1 P ackage Contents When you receive your Corinex A V200 P owerline Ethernet W all Mount , check to be sure that your package contains: • Corinex A V200 P owerline Ethernet W all Mount (2x for Dual P ack) • Standard Ethernet cable (2x for Dual P ack) • CD with docum[...]

LED Definitions (Buttons from top to bottom) 1. PWR (Upper LED) Shows the status of the adapter: the LED is on, if the adapter is connected to power . 2. VPI (Middle LED) Displays the quality of the powerline link, when the adapter is synchronized with another adapter on the same network. 3. AP (Lower LED) Displays the adapter type (its role in the[...]

2.4.2 SYNC/ RST Buttton 2.4.2.1 OBUS By default, Corinex A V200 Ethernet W all Mount powerline adapters come without a network identifier and encryption key . As a result, when they are plugged into the mains a new PLC network will be created (called public network). It will operate smoothly , but without security configuration. In other words, any[...]

Installation Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 9 1. Identify which is the AP adapter in an existing PLC network. The AP adapter always shows its AP indicator ON in green. The other adapters are EPs and their AP indicators will be OFF ; 2. Next, press “ SYNC/RST ” button for around two seconds on the AP adapter until its AP indicator[...]

Installation Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 10 2.4.3 LED Definitions 2.4.3.1 VPI LED VPI Colour Adapter Status Meaning Low Red OFF (Standby) Adapter is in Standby mode Red ON If Powerline link, Estimated application Throughput < Low Threshold Orange ON If Powerline link, Low Threshold < Esti- mated application Throughput < H[...]

11 Installation Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 2.6 Connecting the W all Mount Adapter T o connect the Corinex A V200 P owerline Ethernet W all Mount to your computer , follow the steps listed below . 1. Once the security configuration and synchronization have been completed the adapters may be unplugged and taken to the respective pl[...]

12 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3 Adapter Configuration In order to access the web-based configuration pages, it is necessary to know the adapter ’s IP address and for your computer to be connected to the wall mount adapter (as described in section 2.6). Corinex adapters come with a default IP address 10.10.[...]

13 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount Note: If password protection is disabled, you will be taken straight to the Main page, rather than the Authentication page. 3.2 Main P age This is the first page after login. It shows basic status information about the adapter , a list of available P owerline connections, MAC an[...]

Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3.3 Additional Information P age This page shows more detailed information about the adapter . System Information Uptime Shows how long the adapter has been running since the last startup. Firmware V ersion Shows the detailed firmware version. MAC Status MAC Address Displays the un[...]

Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 15 PHY Status Notches Indicates whether or not frequency notches are enabled. notches should always be enabled, in order to eliminate interference with Radio Amateur bands specified by the local authorities. P ower Control Indicates status of the power control mechanism (described [...]

Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 16 Priority Status Default Priority Shows the default priority for traffic transmission. Criterion 1 & 2 Shows which criteria are used to classify traffic. This can be TOS, 802.1p or Custom . If Custom, the complete parameters are displayed below . Please see chapter 3.4.7 for [...]

17 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3.4 Change Configuration P age 3.4.1 Overview The configuration pages allow you to change the settings on the wall mount adapter . Any parameters changed here will be stored in the wall mount adapter‘s permanent memory , and at the next startup, will be activated automatically[...]

18 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3.4.2 Basic Settings Most of the time, the only thing that needs to be changed is the Network Identifier and the Encryption, in order to avoid interfering with other networks and protect your information. Most people will not need to enter the Advanced settings section. The A V2[...]

Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 19 If you want to enable 3DES encryption in your network, please select one of the input methods and enter the password. Input methods: ASCII If ASCII is selected, the Encryption Key string can have up to 24 non-extended ASCII characters. Quote and double- quote characters are not [...]

Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 20 If you want to configure the wall mount adapter to function as an automatic EP/AP , please select “EP ” from the list. If you want the adapter to behave as a Master , select “Fixed AP ” from the list. After selecting one, click “OK ” to confirm your choice. Note : Fi[...]

Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 21 The following picture shows an example of two A V200 networks with different Network Identifiers: Communication between adapters (called modems in this picture) is encrypted with a T riple-DES algorithm. The Encryption K ey can be set to any string of letters and numbers (Encryp[...]

22 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3.4.3.2 Network Configuration Y our Corinex A V200 P owerline W all Mount can be configured to use either DHCP (automatic IP address assignment), or a fixed IP . The following parameters are used by the fixed IP configuration. In order for the wall mount adapter to correctly com[...]

23 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount Note: It is strongly advised to turn on the notching function. P ower Control is an automatic transmission power control which prevents different networks from overpowering each other . P ower Control is turned on only when other networks are detected in the channel. If the tran[...]

24 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3.4.6 VLAN Configuration When A V200 P owerline W all Mount adapters are used for ADSL extension, it is important for the operator to be able to distinguish the type of traffic that each adapter is generating. This is usually done by means of VLAN tagging. The A V200 technology [...]

25 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount After setting both values, please click OK to save the values to NVRAM. The changes will be applied immediately and the LED behavior may change. Several options are available in this form. The first, and easiest to understand and use, is the Default Priority value. Output traffi[...]

26 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount There is one offset, and one bitmask and pattern for the trigger condition. The trig- ger condition is used to make sure that the Ethernet frame contains, for example, an IP frame. T o check this condition, the offset must be set to 16 and the bitmask to 0xFFFF . If the resultin[...]

27 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3.4.9 T ools Clicking on hardware reset button will restart your adapter . The configuration will remain the same, and any changes made in the Network Configuration section will be applied. This means that if you’ve changed the IP address, the adapter will restart with the new[...]

28 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3.4.11 Firmware upgrade using a TF TP Server T o upgrade the firmware of the adapter using TFTP , a TFTP server must be running on a computer . W e recommend a freeware tool called TFTPD32 . This tool can be downloaded at the following address: http://tftpd32.jounin.net/ . Downl[...]

29 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 6. Click “OK ” to start the process. The progress is shown every 30 seconds. 7. The adapter will first download the file and then calculate the CRC. 8. If the CRC is correct, the Hardware R ese t button will be highlighted. The adapter must be restarted for the new firmware [...]

30 Adapter Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount First of all, the Criterion field must be set to Custom , in order to create custom rules for traffic classification. T o prioritize UDP traffic, first the Ethernet packets containing IP packets must be detected. This requires detecting the pattern 0x0800 at offset 16. Because t[...]

31 Video Network Setups Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 4 Video Network Setups 4.1 Introduction An In-Home A V network is made up of an access point (AP) adapter and several end points (EPs). In-Home A V networks can have only one AP . However , several In- Home A V networks can be created in the same space, each of them with its own [...]

32 Video Network Setups Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount Corinex A V200 Powerline W all Mount Corinex A V200 Powerline W all Mount Home Electrical Wiring HDTV Set- T op Box Computer/ Media Center PC AV2 00 Powerline Wal l Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDBY AV2 00 Powerline Wal l Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDB Y • Public Network [...]

33 Video Network Setups Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount Corinex A V200 Powerline W all Mount Corinex A V200 Powerline W all Mount Corinex A V200 Powerline W all Mount Home Electrical Wiring HDTV Internet Router or Cable / DSL Broadband Modem Set- T op Box Computer/ Media Center PC AV2 00 Powerline Wal l Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST ST [...]

34 Video Network Setups Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount AV20 0 Powerline Wal l Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDBY AV20 0 Powerline Wal l Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDB Y AV20 0 Powerline Wall Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDB Y AV20 0 Powerline Wall Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDB Y AP 1 AP 2 EP 1 EP 2 In multi-network scenar[...]

35 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3. The Local Area Connection Status screen will appear . Click the Properties button. 5 Network Configuration 5.1 Setting an IP Address on your Computer This section explains how to set a static IP on your computer , in order to connect to the Corinex A V200 P owerline Ethernet [...]

36 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 5. Select Use the following IP address . Set the IP address manually in the format 10.10.1.X (for example 10.10.1.200) and mask 255.255.0.0 of local T CP/IPv4 settings. The Default gateway box can be empty . 4 Select Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (T CP/IPv4) and click the Propert[...]

37 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 2. Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable adapter (Ethernet adapter or P owerline - usually the first adapter listed). Double-click the Local Area Connection . 3. The Local Area Connection Status screen will appear . Click Properties . 5.1.2 Setting Up a Static[...]

38 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 4. Select Internet Protocol (T CP/IP) and click the Properties button. 5. Select Use the following IP address . Set the IP address manually in the format 10.10.1.X (for example 10.10.1.200) and mask 255.255.0.0 of local T CP/IP settings. The Default gateway box can be left blank[...]

39 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 6. Click OK in the T CP/IP Properties window to complete the PC configuration, and click Close or the OK button to close the Network window . 5.1.3 Setting up a static IP in Windows 2000 1. Go to the network screen by clicking the Start button. Click Settings and then Control P [...]

40 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 3. Click the P roperties button to get to the Local Area Connection Properties. 4. Select Internet Protocol (T CP/IP) and click the Properties button. 5. Select Use the following IP address . Set the IP address manually in the format 10.10.1.X (for example 10.10.1.200) and mask [...]

41 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 6. Click the OK button in the T CP/IP Properties window to complete the PC configuration, and click Close or OK to close the Network window . 5.1.4 Setting Up a Static IP in Windows 98 1. Go to the network screen by clicking the Start button. Click Settings and then Control P an[...]

42 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 5.1.6 Setting up a static IP in Mac OS 1. Open the Network Control P anel in System Preferences .[...]

43 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 2. Select Built-in Ethernet from the pop-up menu. 3. Set the IP address manually in the format 10.10.1.X (e.g. 10.10.1.200) and Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0.[...]

44 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 4. Click on Apply Now and close the Network panel, saving your settings. tcpwin.reg for use with Windows operating systems 5.2 Improving Network P erformance The latency (delay) of a P owerline network is higher than that of an Ethernet network. Most operating systems have a def[...]

45 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount With a Linux PC running kernel 2.4 or higher , open the console and execute the command ./tcpwin.sh 512 logged in as root . 5.4 Using P owerline Filters A PLC (P owerline) filter is a low -pass filter that will only allow the 50/60 Hz main voltage through. This filter blocks the[...]

46 Network Configuration Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount When to use this filter: • When you want to isolate a P owerline test network from the rest of the electrical grid, either because you don ’t want the P owerline signal from the test network to go out and disrupt other adapters, or because you want to isolate this network fr[...]

47 T roubleshooting Guide Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount 6 Troubleshooting Guide The Corinex A V200 P owerline Ethernet W all Mount has been designed to be a reliable and easy-to-use network connection device. Please refer to the list below to aid in troubleshooting or visit www .corine x.com/retail and go to the appropriate section [...]

48 T roubleshooting Guide Corinex A V200 Powerline Ethernet W all Mount which the wall mount adapter is connected, e.g. ping 192.168.4.1 -t (this process can be interrupted by pressing CTRL+C ). 1. Ping the IP address of the computer to which the wall mount adapter is connected. If this fails, there is a problem with the Ethernet network card or wi[...]