Rosewill RPLC-201P manual

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-through Fast Ethernet Adapter RPLC- 201P User Manual[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -2- Content s P ACKA GE CONTENTS ............................................................................................ 3 CHAPTE R 1 INTRODUCT I ON T O HARDW A RE ...................................................... 4 1.1 E XP ANDIN G YOUR N ETWO[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -3- Package Conten ts The following i tems should be found in your p ackage:  2x Rosewill RPLC- 201P 200Mbps Powerline Pass -Through Fast Eth ernet Adapter  2x RJ45 Ethernet Cable  1x Quick Installation G uide  1x Resource CD for RPLC- 201P ,[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -4- Chapter 1 Int roduction to Hard ware Thank you fo r purchasing Rosew ill ‟ s RPLC- 201P 200mbps Pow erline Pass-Through Fast Ethernet A dapter . The RPLC-201P adapter can transmit dat a up to 200mbps via household ‟ s power outlet. RPLC-201P help[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -5-  RPLC- 201P s upports a fixed 4-level type QoS and 8-level VLAN priority fields which automatically improves the streaming quality  Green Feature for Power saving mode  RPLC- 201P w ill detect signals when there is no signal transmit, it wil[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -6- 1. 4 System Requirement  If need to use Powerline Utility: Operating system: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP 32/64 bit, Vis ta 32/64b it , and W in7 32/64 bit otherwise, no OS require  CPU : Intel Pentium III or better , clock rate faster than 2.0GH[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -7- 1.5.1 LED LED Color Behavior Description (Power) Green On System runs normally. Green Blink  System is resetting.  System is in the process of password synchronization.  System is in Power Saving mod e - Off The PLC adapter is powered off. ([...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -8- Security: Pressing and hol ding the button for less than 3 seconds makes the adapter a member of the existing Powerline Network. Ethernet Port (RJ45 Port) : The Ethernet port connects to an Ether net network cable. The other end of the cable connect [...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -9- Chapter 2 Int roduction to Utility  Note: Before insta lling the PL C utility software, make sure t hat there is no any other powerline ut ility installed on y our compute r. If there is another utility installed, please u ninstall it and restart [...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -10- If your computer has been inst alled with the latest W inPcap, Powerline Utility will be installed directly . Proceed to step 1 1 . 3. Click Next to continue inst allation. 4. Click Next to continue installation.[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l - 11 - 5. Click I A gree to accept the license agreement o f W inPcap. 6. Click Inst all to install W inPcap 4.1.2.  Note: If WinPcap of an earlier v ersion has b een installed in your computer, the system notifies you to uninstall the earlier v ersio[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -12- 7. If W inPcap of an earlier v ersion has b een inst alled in your computer , the syst em notifies you to uninstall the earlier version when you try installing W inPcap included in the CD. Click Y es . 8. Click Uninst all to start uninstallation. 9.[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -13- 10. Click Finish to complete installing W inPc ap and start to inst all Powerline Utility . 11. Click Next to follow Powerline Utility setup wizard.[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -14- 12. Select I accept the ag reement . Click Next to continue installation. 13. Click Browse… to change the p ath for installing Powerline Utility . The default installation pat h is C: Program FilesP owerline Utility . Click Next.[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -15- 14. Create a shortcut in the S t art Menu folder . Click Browse… to select a folder to place the shortcut. Click Next to continue the installation. 15. Select Create a deskt op icon or Create a Quick Launch icon if necessary . Click Next .[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -16- 16. Click Inst all to start installing Powerline Utility .[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -17- 17. Click Finish to complete installing Powerline Utility . If you select Launch Powerline Utility , Powerline Utility is automatically run after it is success fu lly installed. 2. 2 How to Use Pow erline Utility Click the icon in the desktop or qui[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -18-  Note: Usually , on ly one HomePlugA V device will be detected and displayed on the top panel of the screen. Howev er , more than one HomePlugA V devices will be detected if your computer has multiple NICs. The lower panel displays all the HomePl[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -19- Device Name This column shows the default device name, w hich may be m odified. T o chang e the name, click Rename . Mac Address This column shows the MAC addresses of the remote devices. Password By defau lt, this co lumn is blank. Y ou can click E[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -20- Change NPW (Network Password) Th e Change N PW button is used to remove a remote device from its existing network by changing the NP W for the remote dev ice. All devices are shipped w ith a default NPW ( “ HomePlugA V ” ). Devices with the same[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -21- Change Local NPW Th e Chang e NP W button is used to remov e a local device from it s existing network or add a local d evice to another netw ork by changing the NP W for the local device. All devices are shipped with a default NPW ( “ HomePlugA V[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -22- panel will disap pear and de vices in the target network will app ear on th e lower panel. Scan The Scan button is used to perform an immediate search for HomePlugA V devices connected to the powerline netw ork. By default, Powerline Utility automat[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -23- The upper panel shows technical dat a concerning software and hardware o n the host computer that are used to communicate th rough HomePlug o n the p owerline network. It includes the following:  MAC address of all NICs connected to the host  [...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -24- 2.2 .4 Preferences The lower panel displa ys options for turning the autoscan function on or of f.[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -25- Chapter 3 Ho w t o Use the Security /Reset Pushbutton This chapter describes how to use th e Security /Reset pushbutton to add new devices into or remov e devices from a HomePlug A V logical network (A VLN). Y ou can monitor the o peration progress [...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -26- 3.2 Joining a Net w ork Scenario: Devices A a nd B are located in network N. Users want to add device C (the joiner) in to network N. Any dev ices on network N can become the „adder ‟. Joining a network Please follow below to add Device C to Net[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -27- Leaving a network 1. Press the Se curity /Res et pushbutton on device C ( the „leaver ‟ ) for 5-8 seconds. The device w ill reset and restart with a random NMK. 2. W ait for reset to complete. The Power indicator on de vice C momentarily e xting[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -28- Appendix A: I mproving the Transmission Quality It is important t o use th e PLC product comp lying w ith the f ollowing "rule of thumb" , because it can significantly improve the transmission cap acity of the network . PLC device is recom[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -29- Appendix B: Specifications Specification Standar ds IEEE 1901 and HomePlug AV compliant Co -existence with HomePlug 1.0 Nodes IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u Encryption 128 -bit AES Encryption Ports 10/100Mbps Ethernet port LEDs Power, Ethernet, Data Powerlin[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -30- - Devices with 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet port - Operates system not require for uses without Utility - Utility software OS support: - Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 Dimensions 4.61 x 2.36 x 2.09in (117 x 60 x 53 mm) (1 Powerline adapter[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -31- Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbrev iations A V LN AV In-home Logical Network, the AVLAN is the set of STAs that possess the same network membership key. Every AVLN is managed by a single CCo. CCo Central Coordinator CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Acces[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -32- Appendix D: RPLC- 201P QoS Suppor t RPLC- 201P allow s for 4 levels o f Channel Acce ss Pri ority (C AP (0 – 3)). The 8 levels of VLAN Ethernet tags must be mapped to t he 4 levels of CAP priority , where CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -33- COPYRIGHT & TRADEMAR KS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of Rosewill Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specificat[...]

200Mbp s Powerline Pass-T hrough Fast Ethernet A dapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT - User ’ s Manua l -34- Federal Communicatio n Commission (FCC) Inte rference St atement The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions:  Th is device may not cause harmful interference  This d evice must accept a[...]