DeWalt PLEBR10 manual

A Division of Cisco Systems, Inc . ® Model No . WIRED P ow erline Ethernet Bridge PLEBR10 User Guide[...]

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P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Planning your PowerLine Network 3 Network Topology 3 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the PowerLine Bridge 4 The Top Panel 4 The Bridge’s Port, where the Et hernet Port is connected, is located on the front panel. 4 The Front Panel 4 Ch[...]

P owerLine Ethernet Bridge List of Figures Figure 2-1: PowerLine Network 3 Figure 3-1: Top Panel 4 Figure 3-2: Front Panel 4 Figure 4-1: Ethernet Port on PC 5 Figure 4-2: Ethernet Port on Bridge 5 Figure 4-3: Plug in the Bridge 6 Figure 5-1: Main Menu 7 Figure 5-2: Stop 7 Figure 5-3: Installing Configuration Utility 8 Figure 5-4: Congratulations 8 [...]

1 Chapter 1: Introductio n Welcome P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 1: Introduction We l c o m e Thank you for choosing the PowerLine Ethernet Bridge. The Bridge will allow you to network better than ever . How does the Bridge do all of this? The PowerLine Ethern et Bridge lets you turn the existing powerlines in your home or office into a high-s[...]

2 Chapter 1: Introductio n What’s in this Guide? P owerLine Ethernet Bridge What’ s in this Gu ide? This user guide covers the steps for sett ing up and using the PowerLine Ethernet Bridge . • Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter describes the Bridge’ s applications and this User Guide. • Chapter 2: Planning Y our PowerLine Network This c[...]

3 Chapter 2: Planning your PowerLine N etwork Network Topology P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 2: Planning your PowerLine Network Network T opology With the PowerLine products, a network can be created using home powerlines. Computers can be networked over powerlines using PowerLine devices. The Bridge connects an Ethernet-enable d computer to a[...]

4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the PowerLin e Bridge The Top Panel P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 3: Getting to Know the PowerLine Bridge The T op P anel The Bridge’ s Port, where the Ethernet Port is connected, is located on the front panel. Ethernet The Ethernet Port is whe re you will connect the included Categor y 5 Ethernet network cable. [...]

5 Chapter 4: Connecting the PowerLin e Ethernet Bridge Connecti ng the Br idge P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 4: Connecting the PowerLine Ethernet Bridge Connecting the Bridge 1. Plug the included Categor y 5 Ethernet network cable into the computer ’ s Ethernet port. 2. Plug the other end of the cable into the Ether net port of the Bridge . [...]

6 Chapter 4: Connecting the PowerLin e Ethernet Bridge Connecting to a Router P owerLine Ethernet Bridge 3. Plug the Bridge into an electrical outlet. The installation of the Brid ge is complete. If you want to configure the Bridge, proceed to “Chapter 6: Using the PowerLine Configuration Utility . ” Connecting to a Router If you want to connec[...]

7 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Overview P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Configuration Utilit y Overview After installing the Bridge , you will run the Setup Wizard to install the PowerLine Conf iguration Utility . Use this utility to check the PC’ s direct connection to the powerline network, sea[...]

8 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Setup Wizard P owerLine Ethernet Bridge 3. The Installing Configuration Utility screen will appear while the files are being installed. 4. The Congratulations screen will appear when the insta llation is complete . Click Online Regi strat ion to register the product or click Exit to e xit the [...]

9 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Setup Wizard P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Accessing the P owerLine Configuration Utility 1. T o access the PowerLine Configuration Utility , double-click the PowerLine Configuration Utility icon on your deskt op . 2. The Welcome screen will appear . Click the Next button. 3. The Device screen wi[...]

10 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Network P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Network The Network screen allows you to searc h the powerline network for all powerline devices configured with the same Network Password as the device you are currently using for your PC . MAC address - The MAC address of each powerline device is shown her[...]

11 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Security P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Security The Security screen allows you to set the Network Password of the powerline device being used by your PC. All of the powerline devices on your powerline network must use the same Network Password. Network Password - This must have between 4 and 24 [...]

12 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix consists of two parts: “Common Problems and Solutions” and “F requently Asked Questions. ” This appendix provides solutions to problems that may occur d uring the installation and operation of this product. Rea[...]

13 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Do the Instant P owerLine products cause interfer ence with other home networking or powerline products? No. The Instant PowerLine products can co-exist wi th phoneline and wireless networking technologies. Instant PowerLine operates in a different frequenc y band[...]

14 Appendi x B: Wind ows Hel p P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix B: Windows Help All wireless products require Microsoft Windows. Windows is the most used operating system in the world and comes with many features that help make networking easier . These features can be accessed through Windows Help and are described in this appendix. TCP/IP Befo[...]

15 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix C: Glossar y 802.11a - A wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps and an operating frequency of 5GHz. 802.11b - A wireless networking standar d that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz. 802.11g - A [...]

16 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Buffer - A shared or assigned memor y area that is us ed to support and coordinate different computing and networking activities so one isn't held up by the other . Byte - A unit of data that is usually eight bits long Cable Modem - A device that con nects a computer to the cable television ne[...]

17 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge DTIM ( D elivery T raffic I ndication M essage) - A message included in data packets that can increase wireless efficiency . Dynamic IP Address - A temporar y IP address assigned by a DHCP server . EAP ( E xtensible A uthentication P rotocol) - A general authentication protocol used to control netw[...]

18 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge HTTP ( H yper T ext T ransport P rotocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to ser vers on the World Wide Web . Infrastructure - A wireless network that is bridged to a wired network via an access point. IP ( I nternet P rotocol) - A protocol used to send data over a network. IP Address[...]

19 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Node - A network junction or connection point, typically a computer or work sta tion. OFDM ( O rthogonal F requency D ivision M ultiplexing) - Frequency transmission that separates the data stream into a number of lower -speed data streams, which are then transmitted in parallel to prevent informat[...]

20 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge RTS ( R equest T o S end) - A networking method of coordinating large packets through the RTS Threshold setting. Server - Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing, communications, and other services. SMTP ( S imple M ail T ransfer P rotocol) - The sta nd[...]

21 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge TFTP ( T rivial F ile T ransfer P rotocol) - A version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that has no director y or password capability . Throughput - The amount of da ta moved successfully from one node to another in a given time period. TKIP ( T emporal K ey I ntegrity P rotocol) - a wireless encr yption[...]

22 Appendix D: Specifications P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix D: Specifications Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, HomePlug 1.0 Ports One 10/100 Auto-Sensing RJ-45 Port Cabling T ype UTP CA T 5 or better Data Rate Up to 14 Mbps LEDs Ethernet, Activity , Link Security Features 56-bit Data Encryption wi th Key Management, Network Password to secu[...]

23 Appendix E: Warranty In formation P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix E: Warrant y Information LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys warrants to Y ou that, for a period of one year (the “Warranty Period”), your Linksys Product will be substantially free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use . Y our exclusive remedy and Linksys' en[...]

24 Appendix F: Regulatory Inform ation P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix F: Regulator y Information FCC ST A TEMENT This product has been tested and complies with the specifications for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfe rence in a resi[...]

25 Appendix G: Contact I nformation P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix G: Contact Information Need to contact Linksys? Visit us online for information on the latest products and updates to your existing products at: http://www .linksys.com or ftp.linksys.com Can't find information about a product you want to buy on the web? Do you want to kno[...]