Aceex Powerline 200M User manual

User’s Manual
Powerline 200M
Ethernet Bridge

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Index
1. Powerline Networking Installation........................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Simple step to install Powerline Networking.......................................................................... 2
1.2 Application Block Diagram .................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Benefits................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Features................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Package Contents.................................................................................................................... 5
1.6 LED Definitions...................................................................................................................... 6
1.7 Interface Description............................................................................................................... 6
1.8 System Requirements.............................................................................................................. 7
2. Powerline Networking Utility................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Configuration Utility Setup..................................................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Installation of the Utility...................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Windows Configuration Utility............................................................................................... 9
2.3 User Interface........................................................................................................................ 10
2.3.1 The Menu........................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 The “File” Screen.................................................................................................................. 11
2.5 The “Adapter” Screen ........................................................................................................... 12
2.6 The “Tool” Screen................................................................................................................. 13
2.7 The “Settings” Screen ........................................................................................................... 14
2.8 The “Help” Screen ................................................................................................................ 15
3.1 The “Logical Networks” Pane .............................................................................................. 16
3.2 The “Adapter Information” pane .......................................................................................... 19
3.2.1 “Visible Nodes” tab............................................................................................................ 20
3.2.2 “Speed Rate” tab ................................................................................................................ 21
3.2.3 “Capabilities” tab ............................................................................................................... 22
3.2.4 “Version” tab...................................................................................................................... 24
4. Push Button Setting................................................................................................................................. 25
5. Trouble Shooting..................................................................................................................................... 28
6. Certification ............................................................................................................................................ 29

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1. Powerline Networking Installation
1.1 Simple step to install Powerline Networking

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1.2 Application Block Diagram
1.2.1 Internet ADSL with one computer via power outlet
1.2.2 Online game via power outlet

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1.2.3 Internet ADSL and Home Networking via power outlet

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1.3 Benefits
‧Data transfers at up to 200 Mbps over the household power circuit
‧Ranges of 200 meters
‧No need new wires for Home networking
‧Deliver the benefits of Ethernet without the wiring expense
‧Send even large files between PCs without long waits
‧High-speed Internet and DVD-quality video streaming
‧Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
‧Privacy through 128bit AES encryption
1.4 Features
‧Use the home's existing Powerline
‧Support coexist with Powerline 85M or 14M bridges
‧Easy to install
‧Throughout the whole house, just use your power circuit to access the Internet or PC network
‧Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing for high data reliability in noisy media conditions
‧Integrated Enhanced Quality of Service(QoS) features: Eight levels of prioritized random access, contention
free access, and segment bursting
‧Up to 200Mbps data rate on Powerline
‧Provide 128-bit AES Link Encryption with key management for secure Powerline communications
‧LEDs indicate status
1.5 Package Contents
‧Powerline 200M Ethernet Bridge unit
‧Powerline Network Management CD
‧Quick Installation Guide
‧Category 5 cable

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1.6 LED Definitions
LED
State
Description
Powerline
ON
Powerline network activity.
Powerline Link Status;
Green –Good
Orange –Normal
Red –Poor
OFF
Search or no Powerline network activity.
Ethernet
ON
Ethernet connection is OK.
Green –Ethernet in 100Mbps.
Red –Ethernet in 10Mbps.
Flashing
Data transferring.
OFF
No Ethernet link.
POWER
ON
Power on.
Flashing
Flashing when “auto secure”is negotiating.
OFF
Powerline off or failure.
1.7 Interface Description
Interface
Description
RJ-45 Port
Connect to the Ethernet Cable
Secure / Reset Button
The Button can auto secure and group the Powerline devices, and reset to factory
default too.
Press 2second for auto secure.
Press 10 seconds for generate new random encryption key.
Press >15 seconds for reset to factory default.
On/Off Button
Off can enable the Standby mode: This mode is energy saving mode, comply with
EuP(ErP).

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1.8 System Requirements
‧Ethernet device
‧AC power outlet
‧Windows system for encryption setup

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2. Powerline Networking Utility
Note. The Powerline Device can auto detect the other powerline bridges which plug in the same power circuit, you
don’t need to use this powerline utility except you want to encryption all the powerline devices as the same group or
you cannot access the other computers.
Introduction of Configuration Utility
The Configuration Utility for Windows OS enables the user to find Powerline Ethernet devices on the Powerline
network; measures data rate performance, ensures privacy, performs diagnostics and secures Powerline networks.
Before install the utility, please check the windows edition of your computer. Before install powerline utility, you
should install “WinPcap”Utility in advance. You can easy to find the utility in the CD auto run screen. Please make
usre your computer install WinPcap first, otherwise the powerline utility can not work properly.
2.1 Configuration Utility Setup
2.1.1 Installation of the Utility
Please verify that no other Powerline Management Utilities are installed before installing this product. If other utilities
are installed, uninstall them and restart before installing this software.
To install, insert the Windows OS Configuration Utility Setup utility CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive. The
Setup utility shall run automatically. Choose the correct one utility to install or user can manually install by double
clicking the setup.exe file when browse the folder. The CD will launch an installation utility similar to the one shown
in Figure 1.
Click the Next button to continue and finish the install steps.
Figure 1: Install Shield Screen

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2.2 Windows Configuration Utility
In order to run the utility, double-click the utility icon. Figure 2 shows the main screen of the configuration utility.
This screen shot shows a Powerline Ethernet device connected as a local device and other Powerline Ethernet
devices as remote devices.
Figure 2: Main Window

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2.3 User Interface
2.3.1 The Menu
The Menu essentially provides a list of all Powerline Ethernet devices logically connected to the computer where the
utility is running.
The GigleTool menu sits on top of the GigleTool window.An example is shown in Figure 3, “The Menu”.
Figure 3: The Menu
File The This menu contains items to save the events viewer's content into a text file and to quit from GigleTool .
Adaptor This menu contains items to execute actions related to an adapter: authenticate, upgrade, change
nickname, change network, restart, factory reset, view bridge table.
Tools This menu contains items to go to specific tools like Event Viewer, Channel Monitor, Connection Viewer or
Global Link Viewer.
Settings This menu contains items to set your preferences.
Help This menu contains items to help the user, like access to some basic help, manual pages, and the usual about
dialog.
Each of these menu items is described in more detail in the sections that follow.

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2.4 The “File”Screen
Figure 4: File Screen
Menu Item
Accelerator
Description
Save as...
Ctrl+S
This menu item allows you to save relevant information obtained by
GigleTool from the adapters (like events or versioning information) to
whatever file you would like).
Quit
Ctrl+Q
This menu item allows you to quit from GigleTool.

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2.5 The “Adapter”Screen
Figure 5: Adapter Screen
Menu Item
Description
Authenticate
This menu item tries to do an authentication process on the adapter with a DPW saved before
by the application. If there isn't a DPW saved, then the menu item brings up a dialog box that
allows you to enter a DPW.
Change Nickname
This menu item brings up a dialog box that allows you to change the adapter's nickname.
Change Network
This menu item brings up a dialog box that allows you to change the adapter's network.
You use two types of passwords in a HomePlug AV powerline network. The following table describes the differences
between them:
Password
Description
DPW
In order to manage the powerline adapters on your powerline network you must enter the
adapter's password
(DPW) in the GigleTool. This password is printed on the powerline adapter itself.
NPW
All powerline adapters that follow the HomePlug AV standard are shipped with the same
powerline network
name. Change the network name via GigleTool to create a private network

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2.6 The “Tool”Screen
Figure 6: Tool Screen
Menu Item
Description
Upgrade…
This menu item allows you to upgrade the authenticated adapter from a ggl upgrade file
shipped by Gigle Networks
Factory Reset…
This menu item tries to do a factory reset on the authenticated adapter.

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2.7 The “Settings”Screen
Figure 7: Settings Screen
Menu Item
Description
Change Language
This menu item pops up a dialog box that lets the user to change the GigleTool's
language.
Network Interfaces
This menu item pops up a dialog box that lets the user to enable/disable local network
interface cards (NIC)*.
Authentication Mode
This menu item pops up a dialog box that lets the user to configure the authentication
mode: “High persistence” means that GigleTool stores DPW, Network Names on PC,
and performs authentication automatically. “Medium persitence” prompts for
passwords, as required, each time the GigleTool is run, but then remembers them for
the during of execution. “None” never remember password, always prompts for them
when needed.
(NIC)* : Disable a NIC means that it couldn't manage powerline adapters discovered from this NIC (the discovery
process will remain disabled and the discovered adapters will be unmanaged).

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2.8 The “Help”Screen
Figure 8: Help Screen
Menu Item
Description
Contents
Shows help contents
About GigleTool
This menu item brings up an information window that provides information.

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3.1 The “Logical Networks”Pane
Figure 9: The “Logical Networks”Pane
The topological information is shown using a tree control. The powerline adapters discovered that belongs to the
same HomePlug AV logical network (AVLN) are grouped under the same network tree item. The network tree item is
labeled with its network password (NPW) or, if unknown, its network id (NID).
GigleTool use the MAC address and nickname to identify every powerline adapter found by the GigleTool's
discovery process. The adapter on green is the authenticated one, which is the unique that the user could execute
actions. The user could change from an adapter to another simply selecting with a mouse click (the authentication
process is automatically done).
When an adapter is disconnected or not accesible from the network, its color changes to light greyed. If it is
connected or accessible, then its colour remains in black.
Note: Only connected or accessible modems (which are in black) could be authenticated by the user.

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If the adapter is connected directly to a network interface card using an Ethernet cable, then GigleTool use the icon
below:
If the adapter is discovered through the powerline interface, then the icon used is:
Selecting the authenticated adapter with a mouse right-click appears a popup menu, which contains the field shown
in following Table.
Figure 10: The “adapter”popup menu

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Menu Item
Description
Authenticate
This menu item tries to do an authentication process on the adapter with a DPW
saved before by the application. If there isn't a DPW saved, then the menu item
brings up a dialog box that allows you to enter a DPW.
Change Nickname...
This menu item brings up a dialog box that allows you to change the adapter's
nickname.
Change Network...
This menu item brings up a dialog box that allows you to change the adapter's
network.
Add to the authenticated
network
This menu item tries to join the selected adapter to the authenticated network (which
is the network where the
authenticated adapter belongs)
Advanced > Upgrade
This menu item allows you to upgrade the authenticated adapter from a ggl upgrade
file shipped by Gigle Networks.
Advanced > Restart
This menu item tries to do a reset on the authenticated adapter.
Advanced > Factory
Reset
This menu item tries to do a factory reset on the authenticated adapter.

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3.2 The “Adapter Information”pane
Figure 11: The “Adapter Information”Pane
The adapter information pane is divided into two areas:
a) upper area: displays the uptime (measure of the time the adapter has been "up" and running), the nickname,
MAC address and bands supported (HPAV for homeplug and MX for mediaxtream).
b) tabbed area: showing more detailed information using tabs. See sections below.