Aztech HL113 E User manual

Aztech HL113 E
200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Adapter
V2.0

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Contents
About the Product ..................................................................... 5
How Does It Work? .................................................................................................................. 5
D rect Connect on ................................................................................................................... 6
Package Contents ....................................................................................................... 7
Dev ce Des gn ............................................................................................................. 7
Pa r ng the Dev ce ................................................................................................................... 9
How to Use S mple Connect ................................................................................................ 10
Resett ng the Pr vate Network Name ............................................................................ 10
Creat ng a Secured HomePlug AV Network .................................................................. 11
Jo n ng an Ex st ng Secured HomePlug AV Network .................................................... 17
Less than 30 Mbps between 30 to 80 Mbps more than 80 Mbps ............................ 22
Power Sav ng Mode ............................................................................................................... 22
Gett ng Started ....................................................................... 24
Plan Your Network ................................................................................................... 25
Local Network ........................................................................................................................ 25
Gam ng Network .................................................................................................................... 25
Enterta nment Network ....................................................................................................... 26
Med a Network ....................................................................................................................... 27
Setup the HomePlug AVs .......................................................................................... 27
For Tw n Pack ........................................................................................................................ 27
For S ngle Pack ...................................................................................................................... 28
About HomePlug AV Ut l ty ..................................................... 29
Requ rements ........................................................................................................... 29
Installat on ............................................................................................................... 30
Open ng HomePlug AV Ut l ty ................................................................................... 31
The User Interface ................................................................................................... 31
Home ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Pr vate Network Name ......................................................................................................... 33
Local Pr vate Network Name........................................................................................... 34
Remote Pr vate Network Name ...................................................................................... 34
S mulate S mple Connect Button .................................................................................... 35

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Dev ces .................................................................................................................................... 36
F rmware Upgrade ................................................................................................................ 37
Appendix ................................................................................. 39
FCC Statement .......................................................................................................... 39

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About the Product
HomePlug AV s ready to use out of the box and does not requ re the nstallat on of dr ver software
to work. It can be connected to computers, routers, gam ng consoles, hubs, IPTV set-top boxes,
and other Ethernet dev ces regardless of operat ng system.
How Does It Work?
HomePlug AV ut l zes the ex st ng electr cal w r ng n the house as a path to create a secured
network of computers and Ethernet dev ces. W th a max mum data rate of up to 200 Mbps,
HomePlug AV can rel ably handle h gh requ rement appl cat ons l ke broadband Internet, h gh
def n t on v deo stream ng, and Vo ce over IP.
HomePlug AV converts d g tal s gnals to a complex analog s gnal that traverses along the electr cal
w res. When rece v ng the analog s gnal, HomePlug AV converts the analog s gnal back to d g tal. To
make the s gnal secured, a 128-b t AES encrypt on s appl ed.
A HomePlug AV dev ce can only commun cate w th other HomePlug AV dev ces that use the same
Pr vate Network Name. The Pr vate Network Name can be changed manually us ng the HomePlug AV
Ut l ty software on a computer w th a W ndows operat ng system. When you use the software, you
have to manually type the Pr vate Network Name for the dev ce. Another way to change the Pr vate
Network Name s to use the S mple Connect button. S mple Connect automat cally creates an
encrypted Pr vate Network Name. It can also be used to reset the Pr vate Network Name or to add
a dev ce nto an ex st ng HomePlug AV network.
Note: HomePlug AV dev ces from the Tw n Pack are already conf gured to use a common Pr vate
Network Name un que for that pa r and are ready to use. The HomePlug AV from a S ngle Pack, on
the other hand, uses a random Pr vate Network Name. You st ll need to change ts Pr vate Network
Name to allow t to commun cate w th an ex st ng HomePlug AV network.
When a HomePlug AV commun cates w th another dev ce, the Powerl ne Act v ty LED color w ll
g ve you an dea about the connect on rate: Red means below 30 Mbps; Amber means 30 to 80
Mbps; and Green means more than 80 Mbps.

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D rect Connect on
For best performance, connect HomePlug AV d rectly to a wall outlet. Avo d connect ng t to a
power str p where other electr cal dev ces are connected. Other dev ces create electr cal no se
that may affect the performance of HomePlug AV.

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Package Contents
The package conta ns the follow ng tems:
•1 HomePlug AV for S ngle Pack or 2 HomePlug AVs for Tw n Pack
•1 Ethernet cable for S ngle Pack or 2 Ethernet cables for Tw n Pack
•Resource CD that conta ns the HomePlug AV Ut l ty nstaller and the User Manual.
•Easy Start Gu de
Dev ce Des gn

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Label Status Description/ Function
Power LED
Off •No power.
On •When LED s on steady green color, and
Powerl ne Act v ty and Ethernet LED s
ON/OFF (Ethernet s connected /
d sconnected), HomePlugAV s on a Power
Sav ng Status.
B
Powerline Activity
Off Dev ce s not connected to a HomePlug AV network.
On •After S mple Connect s pressed for 2-4
seconds, th s LED w ll bl nk to conf rm the
button press.
•When S mple Connect s pressed for 5-8
seconds, th s LED w ll turn OFF and turn ON
to conf rm the Pr vate Network Name reset.
•Th s LED s bl nk ng n green color when the
dev ce s part of a HomePlug AV network.
•The LED colors represents the connect on
rate w th n the HomePlug AV network
whether t s good (red), better (amber), or
best (green).
•The LED flashes to nd cate network
act v ty.
C Ethernet Activity
Off An Ethernet dev ce s not connected.
On •Th s LED s bl nk ng when an Ethernet
dev ce s connected.
•When S mple Connect s pressed for 5-8
seconds, th s LED w ll turn OFF and turn ON
to conf rm the Pr vate Network Name reset.
•The LED flashes to nd cate Ethernet
act v ty.
D
Ethernet Port Accepts e ther cross or stra ght Ethernet cable.
E
Simple Connect
Button /
eset Button
Press to create or jo n a HomePlug AV network. It
can also be used to reset the Pr vate Network Name
to a random key.
When S mple Connect s pressed for 5-8 seconds, t
w ll random ze the Pr vate Network Name.
Press for 10-13 seconds to reset to the factory
default sett ngs. When you reset to the factory
default, all your conf gurat on changes w ll be
removed.

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Pa r ng the Dev ce
Your HomePlug AV dev ces by default are preconf gured to have a common Pr vate Network Name.
Sett ng up your HomePlugAV network s as easy as 1, 2 and 3.
1. Plug n your HomePlugAV dev ces s de by s de to eas ly observe the LED behav or. Wa t unt l
the Power and PL-ACT LED turns ON to conf rm that the connect on has been establ shed.
Locat on A Locat on B
2. In Locat on A plug n your HomePlugAV nto the wall socket then connect t to your
Modem/Router’s Ethernet LAN port us ng an Ethernet cable.
3. In Locat on B plug n your HomePlugAV nto the wall socket then connect t to your
computer’s Ethernet Port us ng an Ethernet cable. Your HomePlugAV s now ready to use.

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How to Use S mple Connect
S mple Connect prov des a more conven ent way of creat ng your HomePlug AV network w thout the
need to open the HomePlug AV Ut l ty software from a computer. The button has three ma n
funct ons wh ch ncludes:
•Resett ng the Pr vate Network Name
•Creat ng a Secured HomePlug AV Network
•Jo n ng an ex st ng Secured HomePlug AV Network
Resett ng the Pr vate Network Name
S mple Connect allows you to reset the HomePlug AV’s Pr vate Network Name to a random key.
When a HomePlug AV s reset to a random key, t w ll not be able to commun cate w th any other
dev ce.
Note: Resett ng the Pr vate Network Name s d fferent from resett ng the dev ce to ts factory
default sett ngs. If you ntend to reset the dev ce to ts factory default sett ngs, press RESET on the
dev ce.

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To reset the Pr vate Network Name us ng S mple Connect:
Creat ng a Secured HomePlug AV Network
To create a HomePlug AV network, you need at least two HomePlug AV dev ces us ng random
Pr vate Network Names. When you press S mple Connect for 10-13 seconds on both dev ces, a
common Pr vate Network Name w ll be automat cally generated to enable them to commun cate
w th each other.
Note: New HomePlug AV can already commun cate w th each other out of the box. However, f you
ntend to create a new Pr vate Network Name us ng S mple Connect for both dev ces, you need to
reset the r Pr vate Network Names to a random key before proceed ng.
Step 1
Press S mple Connect button for 5-8 seconds
and release after press. The Power LED
rema ns steady green. The Powerl ne
Act v ty LED and Ethernet w ll sw tch OFF
and ON (Ethernet s connected).
Step 2
On the second adapter, Press the S mple
Connect button for 2 seconds and do t on the
f rst adapter to pa r the dev ces. The
Powerl ne Act v ty LED w ll bl nk to nd cate
that the button s pressed.

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To create a Secured HomePlug AV network us ng S mple Connect:
Step 1
Plug your HomePlug AVs s de by s de where you can eas ly observe the LED behav
or.
Upon connect on, the Powerl ne Act v ty and Ethernet LEDs w ll bl nk s multaneously and then the
Power LED l ghts on stead ly.
Press the S mple Connect button of the HomePlug AV X for 5-8 seconds. Powerl ne Act v ty LED w ll
turn OFF and ON nd cat ng that the Pr vate Network Name has been random ze.

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Step 2
Press the S mple Connect button of the HomePlug AV Y for 2 seconds. Powerl ne Act v ty LED w ll
bl nk nd cat ng that the Pr vate Network Name has been random ze.
Note: Do not press S mple Connect for more than 2 seconds.

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Step 3
W th n
2
m nutes, Press the S mple Connect button of the HomePlug AV X for 2 seconds. Powerl ne
Act v ty LED w ll bl nk nd cat ng that the Pr vate Network Name has been random ze. Then the two
adapters w ll now be pa red.
Note: Do not press S mple Connect for more than 2 seconds

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Step 4
To conf rm f the connect on was establ shed, check the LEDs.
T
he
Powerl ne Act v ty LEDs
on
both HomePlugs are bl nk ng.
When the Powerl ne Act v ty LED
on e ther HomePlug X or HomePlug Y s off
,
th s means the
pa r ng s not successful. In th s case, you need to redo the ent re process aga n.

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Step 5
Unplug the HomePlug AVs and then connect them to your Ethernet dev ces us ng the Ethernet
cables from the product package. After connect ng the Ethernet cable, plug the HomePlugs d rectly
to a wall outlet.
An Ethernet-enabled dev ce can be a router, computer, hub, gam ng console, IP phone, network
pr nter, or IP TV set-top box.
Note: HomePlug AVs work best when connected d rectly to a wall socket. Avo d plugg ng t to a
power str p or power extens on. Other electr cal dev ces n the power str p produce electr cal no se
that may affect the performance of the HomePlug.

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Jo n ng an Ex st ng Secured HomePlug AV Network
To enable a new dev ce to jo n an ex st ng network, S mple Connect w ll copy the Pr vate Network
Name of the ex st ng network to the new HomePlug AV. If you pressed S mple Connect from
mult ple HomePlug AVs, only the s gnal from the f rst two dev ces w ll be processed.
To jo n an ex st ng Secured HomePlug AV network us ng S mple Connect:
Step 1
Plug HomePlug AV Z bes de one of your ex st
ng HomePlug AV dev ce. Make sure you can eas ly
observe the LED behav or.
Upon connect on, HomePlug Z’s LEDs w ll bl nk s multaneously and then the Power LED l ghts ON
stead ly. Ethernet LED w ll be ON f there s an ethernet l nk.

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Step 2
Press S mple Connect
for 5
-
8
seconds from a HomePlug AV Z. A
fter you release the button, All LED
w ll bl nk. The Power LED w ll stay ON.
Note: If the all LED d d not bl nk, press S mple Connect aga n.
Step 3
Press S mple Connect Button
for
two seconds on the ex st ng HomePlug AV dev ce. A
fter you
release the button, the Power LED w ll cont nuously bl nk. If the Power LED d d not bl nk,
press S mple Connect aga n for two seconds.
Make sure to press S mple Connect Button aga n on the HomePlug AV Z w th n two m nutes
after you press S mple Connect from the ex st ng network.

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Step 4
To conf rm f the connect on was establ shed, check the LEDs. The Power LEDs and the
Powerl ne Act v ty LEDs on all HomePlugs are on.
If the Powerl ne Act v ty LED
on HomePlug Z s off
,
th s means the pa r ng was not successful.
You need to repeat the process aga n.