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i www .gateway .com Contents 1 Setti ng Up Your P owerline Adapt er. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Step 1: Installing the hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Powerline adapter driver . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Step 2: Adding the computer to th e netwo rk . . . . . . . . . . 8 About network configurations . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

ii www .gateway .com Telephone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 A Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information . . . . . . . . . 59[...]

1 1 Setting Up Y our Powerline Adapter Powerline adapters let you create a network using the existing electrical wiring in your home or off i ce instead of installing Et hernet cables. This ch apter d escri bes how to conne ct a Gateway U SB to Powerline adapt er or a Gateway E thernet to Powe rline adapte r to you r Windows comput er and configure[...]

2 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Step 1: Inst alling the ha rdware and software Installi ng the Powerline ada pter driver Use the following instructio ns to: ■ Install the Powerline software o n the computer th at you wan t to use to manage th e Powerline netw ork ■ Connect the P owerline netw ork adapter to an[...]

3 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www .gateway .com T o install the P owerline adap ter software a nd hardware 1 Inser t the Gate way Powerlin e Adapte r CD in th e computer’ s CD or DVD drive. The installation program s tarts.[...]

4 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 2 Click Install the software . The Insta llShield Wizard sta rts. - OR - If you are installing the Gateway PLU -300 Ethernet adap ter and t he wizard d oes not s tart au tomatica lly , click Star t , Run , t ype d:p lu-300 setup.exe in the Run box, then click OK . The Inst allShie[...]

5 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www .gateway .com 4 Whe n prompt ed to pl ug-in the Powe rline adapt er: ■ Plug the adapter into a AC power o utlet Impor tant For the best network performance, we suggest plugging the a dapter directly into an AC outlet an d not into a surge protector . The adapt er has a built-in sur ge protector [...]

6 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com ■ Plug the USB or RJ-45 cable into the Powerline adap ter ■ Plug the ot her end of the RJ-45 or USB ca ble into the co mpu ter 5 Continue following th e on-screen instructions.[...]

7 Step 1: Installing the hardware and softwa re www .gateway .com 6 Click Finish to co m plete t h e insta llation. 7 If a mes sage asks y ou whether you want to restart your computer, click Y es to rest art your computer no w or click No to r estart yo ur comp uter la ter . 8 After rest arting the c omput er , t he Ga teway Power configuration u t[...]

8 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Step 2: Addin g the co mputer to the network About network configurations After the Powerline softwa re and h ardware is installed, the next step is to determine how the computer with the p owerline adap ter wil l be adde d to netwo rk. Th ere are a number of possible network config[...]

9 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com ■ Inte rnet C onnect ion Sh aring (ICS) - A n ICS netwo rk configurat ion uses a host compu ter that assigns Intern et Protoco l (IP) addre sses to e ach comput er or network device and directs network commu nication betw een c omput ers on the l ocal a rea networ k (LAN ) and th e [...]

10 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Naming the computers and the workgroup Each computer on the netw ork must hav e a unique n ame and be ident ified as part of a workgroup. Naming each computer must be done individu ally o n each computer . If you have an exist ing network mak e sure that y ou give the new comput er[...]

11 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com T o run the W indows X P Network Se tup Wiza rd: 1 Click Start , All Programs , Accessorie s , Communicat ions , then click Networ k Setup W izard . Th e Network Set up Wiz ard ope ns . - OR - Click the Network Setup W izard icon on the Windows XP taskba r . The N etwork Setup Wiz ar[...]

12 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 3 Click Next . If the The wiza rd fou nd disco nnected ne twork hardware screen opens, make sure that one end of the Ethernet o r USB cable is c onnected to your computer and the other en d is connected to a Gatewa y powerli ne adapter . Als o, make sure that a rout er or comput er[...]

13 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com 4 Click Nex t . The Select a co nnection method screen opens. 5 Click This computer co nnects to the Inter net through ano ther comput er on my net work or t hrough a re sidential ga teway , then click Next . 6 If the Y ou r computer ha s multiple c onnections sc reen opens, click Le[...]

14 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 7 On the Select th e connecti ons to bridge screen , clic k to sele ct the Local Area Connect ion che ck box. 8 Click Next . The Give this computer a description and name screen opens. 9 T ype a description o f the computer in t he Computer descript ion box.[...]

15 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com 10 T ype a uni que comp uter name i n the Comp uter name box. This name identif ies the computer to other use rs on the n etwork. Use a comp uter name of up to 15 charac ters with no blank spac es. Each comp uter name must be unique on your network. Al l-numeric computer names ar e n[...]

16 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 14 Click Next to appl y the netwo rk settings . The Yo u ’ r e almost done screen opens. 15 If you a re settin g up network ing on oth er comput ers, you ma y want to use the Ne twork Setu p Wizard to do so. Click a method for installing and con figuring the networ k on your ot h[...]

17 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com Naming the computers and the workgroup in Win dows 2000 T o identif y a Wind ows 2000 co mputer on the n etwork : 1 Click Start , Settin gs , then click Contro l Panel . The Control P anel window opens. 2 Double-click the System icon. The System Iden tification dialog bo x opens. 3 C[...]

18 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 6 Ty p e a n a m e f o r y o u r w o r k g r o u p i n t h e Workgrou p box. Use a work group n ame o f up t o 15 ch aracte rs with no bla nk spac es. The w orkgr oup nam e must be the sa me for all comput ers in yo ur netwo rk work group, an d the name must be different than a ny [...]

19 Step 2: Add ing the compu ter to the network www .gateway .com 4 Click the Identif ication tab. 5 T ype a uni que comp uter name i n the Comp uter name box. This name identif ies the computer to other use rs on the n etwork. Use a comp uter name of up to 15 charac ters with no blank spac es. Each comp uter name must be unique on your network. Al[...]

20 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com 9 After you na m e each comput er and as sign it t o your workgrou p, go to “Step 3: Conf iguring the TCP /IP protoco l” on page 20. Step 3: Co nfiguring the TCP/IP proto col A networking protocol is a language computers use to talk to each othe r . One o f severa l avail able [...]

21 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP protocol www .gateway .com Setting up a DHCP IP address for each computer In order to co mmunicate with comput ers on the networ k and on th e Intern et, yo u must eithe r set th e proto col to Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server or ma ke the IP addr ess settings manual ly . If y ou use a ro uter that c an act[...]

22 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Setting up a DHCP IP address for Windows 2000 T o set up a DHCP IP address f or Windows 2 000: 1 Click Start , Settin gs , then click Netw ork and Dial-up Conn ections . The Network and Dia l-up Connection s window ope ns. This window has an icon fo r each networking co nnection av[...]

23 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP protocol www .gateway .com 4 Click Properti es . The Internet Protocol (T CP/IP) Properties dialog bo x opens. 5 Click Obtain an IP a ddress automatically . 6 Click OK to clos e the Inter net Prot ocol (TCP/ IP) Properties dial og box. 7 Click OK to clos e the Local Area Connection Pro perties dialog box. 8 Click [...]

24 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com Setting up a DHCP IP address for Window s 98SE or Windows M e T o set up a DHCP IP address f or Windows 9 8SE or Window s Me: 1 Click Start , Settin gs , then click Contro l Panel . The Control P anel window opens. 2 If you are using Windows Me, click view all Control Panel optio n[...]

25 Step 3: Config uring the TCP/IP protocol www .gateway .com 5 Click Prop erties . The TCP/IP Properties dia log box open s. 6 Click the IP Addr ess tab, th en click Obtain an IP address automa tically . 7 Click OK to clos e the TCP/IP Properti es dialog box. 8 Click OK to clos e the Network dialog box. 9 Click X to close t he Contr ol Pa nel wind[...]

26 Chapter 1: Setti ng Up Your Powerline Adap ter www .gateway .com T urning the p owerline adap ter off Y ou can tu rn off t he pow erline ad apter t o make a co mpute r unav ailable on the ne twork. T o turn the PLU-3 00 powerline adapter off: ■ Click the remove hardware icon in the taskbar , t he USB ad apter n ame, then click St op . - OR - T[...]

27 Where t o go from he re www .gateway .com Where to go f rom here Using your network Now that you have created and co nfigured your powe rline networ k and yo u know how to turn your powe rline ad apter on and o ff, y ou are r eady to use the netw ork. Go to “S haring Y our Netwo rk Resour ces” on pa ge 29. Using the Powe rline Adapte r Confi[...]

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29 2 Sha ring Y our Network Resources After you ar e connected to a network you can sha re access to the Internet, shar e inform ation, share p eripheral dev ices, and stream audio an d video files. Read this c hapter to lear n about : ■ “Sharing an Internet connect ion” on pa ge 30 ■ “Sharing drives and print ers” on p age 38 ■ “Us[...]

30 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Sharing an I nternet connecti on Inter net sharing lets all c omputers on t he networ k access th e Inte rnet at the sa me tim e using one In ternet serv ice pr ovide r (ISP) connection. If yo u are usin g Win dows XP , go to “Setting u p Intern et E x p l o r e r i n W i n do w s X [...]

31 Sharing an Inter net connection www .gateway .com 3 Click the Conne ctions tab. 4 Click Setup . Th e New Con nection Wizar d opens.[...]

32 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com 5 Click Next . Th e Networ k Connecti on T ype scr een op ens. 6 Click Connect to the Int ernet , t hen cli ck Next . The Gettin g Ready screen op ens.[...]

33 Sharing an Inter net connection www .gateway .com 7 Click Set up my c onnect ion ma nually , t hen cl ick Next . The Internet Connec tion screen opens. 8 Click the type of Internet connection you are setting up, then click Next . 9 Click Finish . 10 Rep eat thi s proc edure f or ea ch comp uter on you r network. Go to “Acc essing the In ternet[...]

34 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Setting up In ternet Explorer in Windows 2000, Window s 98, and Wi ndows Me T o set up Inte rnet Exp lorer on ea ch computer o n your Ether net netwo rk in Wi ndows 2000 , Windows 98, a nd Window s Me: 1 M a k e s u r e t h a t t h e r o u t e r i s t u r n e d o n a n d c o nf i g u r[...]

35 Sharing an Inter net connection www .gateway .com 4 Click Setup . The Int ernet C onnec tion Wizard op ens. 5 Click I want to set u p my Internet connect ion manually , or I want to con nect through a local area network (LAN ) , t hen cl ick Next . The Setting up your Internet connection scre en open s.[...]

36 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com 6 Click I conne ct through a local ar ea network (LAN) , then click Next . The Loca l area network In ternet c onnection screen open s. 7 Click to select the Automati c discovery of proxy ser ver (reco mmend ed) check b ox, then click Next . The Set Up Y our Intern et Mail Accou nt scr[...]

37 Sharing an Inter net connection www .gateway .com 8 If you w ant to set up an Intern et e-mail account other than th e e-mail acco unt supplied by y our Intern et service provid er , select Y es then c lick Next . Follow the on -screen instru ctions to compl ete the Internet mail se tup. When you are finished set ting up mail, click Finis h . - [...]

38 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Sharing drives an d printers With a network, you can share drives (f or example hard d rives, diskette drives, and CD o r DVD drives) and printers among th e computers connected to th e network. After the d rives and printers on each netw ork computer are shared, you can access them as[...]

39 Sharing dri ves and printers www .gateway .com 3 Right-click the Local Area Network icon that you wan t to set up file and printer sharing on, then click Properti es . 4 Make s ure that the ch eck box fo r File and Printer S haring for M icrosoft Networks is checked. 5 Click OK . 6 If prom pted, rest art you r computer . 7 Repeat th i s procedur[...]

40 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Sharing drives or folders If you wa nt to share a drive or folder , use the fo llowing instructions . T o share d rives or folders: 1 M a k e s u r e t h a t e a c h c o m p u t e r o n y o u r n e t w o r k h a s Windows file and printer shar ing turned on by followin g the steps in ?[...]

41 Sharing dri ves and printers www .gateway .com 3 Click the Sharing tab. 4 In Win dows XP , if y ou want to share the drive or folder with an yone on the netw ork (network sharing), c lick to sele ct the Share this fo lder on the network ch eck b ox. -OR- I n W i n d o w s 2 0 0 0 , i f y o u w a n t t o s h a r e t h e d r i v e o r f o l d e r [...]

42 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Un-sharing drives, fo lders , and files If you want to un-share a dr ive, folder , or file, u se the following instructions . T o un-share dri ves or folder s: 1 Right-click the driv e or folder that you want to un -share, then click Sharing a nd Securit y or Sharing . 2 In Win do w s [...]

43 Using the network www .gateway .com T o share printe rs in Windows 2000, W indows 98 , and Window s Me: 1 Click Star t , Se ttings , t hen click Pr inters . 2 Right- click the name of the printer y ou want to sh are, then click Shar ing . 3 Click Shared as . 4 Click OK . Usi ng the ne twor k After the d rives and printers on each netw ork comput[...]

44 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com 2 Click/Double-click Entir e Netw ork . The Entir e Netw ork window op ens. If you do not see the content s of the netwo rk after you do uble-cl ick Entire Network , click entire content s . 3 Double-click Mic rosoft Window s Netw ork . 4 Doubl e-click t he name of your wo rkgrou p. Th[...]

45 Using the network www .gateway .com Opening f iles across the network T o open files acr oss the netw ork: 1 Star t the progra m for t he file yo u want to open. 2 Click File , t hen click Open . 3 Browse to the netw ork drive t hat contain s the file you want to open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. Co[...]

46 Chapter 2: Shar ing Your Network Resources www .gateway .com Printing files ac ross the n etwork T o pr int files across th e network: 1 Open the fi le you want t o pri nt. 2 Click File , t hen click Pr int . 3 In the printer name list, click the network printer . 4 Click OK .[...]

47 3 Using t he P owerline Adapt er Configu ration Util ity The Gate way Powerline encryption management utility lets you find Gatew ay Pow erline d evice s on the Powerline network, meas ure data rate perfor m an ce, and ensure priv acy by setting a user defined n etwork private password. This utility lets you set up a network password for the loc[...]

48 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com About the Powerlin e configuration utility The Gateway Powerline en cryption management utilit y has four tab s to configure th e Powerline settings: ■ Devic e ■ Networ k ■ Security ■ Advanced Sele ct a tab t o custo mize th e setting s. Impor tant Before run[...]

49 About the Powerline configuration utility www .gateway .com Using the Devi ce tab settings The Devic e tab provides a list of your Gateway Powerline devices that a re connected to the computer that is run ning the configuration util ity . Th e ut ility also shows the average data rate per formance of your Power line networ k. The Device tab open[...]

50 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com Running a pe rformance analys is T o run a performa nce analy sis on the ne tworked Power Lin e devices: 1 Click St art , Program s , G ateway Powerline Ada pter , then click PLU-300 or PLE- 310 . The Gatew ay Powerline Adapter Configur ation Util ity star ts and the[...]

51 About the Powerline configuration utility www .gateway .com Using the Network tab settings The Netwo rk tab provides detailed information abou t ea ch device on the Powerline network. The list shows each Powerline device’ s Media Access Control (MAC) addr ess and the device data rate in mega bits per second (Mbp s). Click Scan Powe rline Netwo[...]

52 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com Using the Security tab settings Use the Security ta b to change t he defaul t network pas sword to a pass word of yo ur choic e. When yo u change t he passw ord, the new password ap plies to the Gate way Powerline device t hat is currently selected in the P owerline [...]

53 About the Powerline configuration utility www .gateway .com Chan ging th e Gatewa y Powerl ine pr ivate network pa ssword T o change the Gate way Powerli ne privat e netwo rk passwo rd: 1 Click St art , Program s , G ateway Powerline Ada pter , then click PLU-300 or PLE- 310 . The Gatew ay Powerline Adapter Configur ation Util ity star ts and th[...]

54 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com 4 Click the Security ta b. 5 Click Restore Def ault . The password change s to “HomePlug” (the default P owerline network password). 6 Click OK . The utility closes. Using the Advanced tab settings Use the Advance d tab to set u p a networ k password remotely on [...]

55 About the Powerline configuration utility www .gateway .com T o remotely set the netwo rk passwor d on other comp uters : 1 Click St art , Program s , G ateway Powerline Ada pter , then click PLU-300 or PLE- 310 . The Gatew ay Powerline Adapter Configur ation Util ity star ts and the ut ility scans t he Powerline network for Powerline devices th[...]

56 Chapter 3: Using the Po werline Adapter Configuration Utility www .gateway .com[...]

57 4 Getting Help T e chnical Sup port Gateway off ers a wide range of cus tomer service, technical s upport, and information ser vices. Use the follo wing informati on to contact Ga teway for help.[...]

58 Chapter 4: Getting Help www .gateway .com Automated troubleshooting system T elephone numbers Y ou can access the following services throug h your telephone to ge t answers to your qu estion s: Servi ce description How to re ach Use an automated menu system and your telepho ne keypad to find answer s to common problems. 800-846-21 18 (US) 877-70[...]

59 A Safety , Regula tory , and Legal Info rmation[...]

60 Appendix A: Safety, Regu latory, and Legal Informatio n Regu latory compli ance stat ements United S tates of Am erica Federal Com munications Commiss ion (FCC) Unintentiona l emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits for a Clas s B d igital device, pursuant to P art 15 o f the FCC rules. These limi[...]

61 FCC declarati on of conformity Respon sible party: Gateway Com panies, Inc. 610 Gatewa y Drive, North Siou x City , SD 57049 (605) 2 32-2000 Fax : (605) 2 32-2023 Produ ct: ■ Gateway P LU-300 ■ Gateway P LE-310 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this pr oduct is subject to the f ollowing two condit ions: (1) thi[...]

62 Appendix A: Safety, Regu latory, and Legal Informatio n Notices Copy right © 2003 G atewa y , Inc. All Rights Reserved 14303 Gate way Place Poway , CA 92064 USA All Rights Reserved This pub lication is pr otected by copyr ight and all rights are rese rved. No part of it may b e reproduced or transmitted b y any means o r in any form, witho ut p[...]

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