Edimax HP-5101AC User manual

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HP-5101AC
User Manual
08-2012 / v1.0
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COPYRIGHT
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Copyright©EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.allrightsreserved.Nopartofthis
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otherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionfromEdimaxTechnologyCo.,
Ltd.
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programsprovedefectivefollowingtheirpurchase,thebuyer(andnotthis
company,itsdistributor,oritsdealer)assumestheentirecostofallnecessary
servicing,repair,andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamagesresultingfrom
anydefectinthesoftware.EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.reservestherightto
revisethispublicationandtomakechangesfromtimetotimeinthecontents
hereofwithouttheobligationtonotifyanypersonofsuchrevisionorchanges.
Theproductyouhavepurchasedandthesetupscreenmayappearslightly
differentfromthoseshowninthisQIG.Formoreinformationaboutthisproduct,
pleaserefertotheusermanualontheCD‐ROM.Thesoftwareandspecifications
aresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Pleasevisitourwebsitewww.edimax.com
forupdates.Allbrandandproductnamesmentionedinthismanualare
trademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
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EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.
Add:No.3,Wu‐Chuan3rdRd.,Wu‐KuIndustrialPark,NewTaipeiCity,Taiwan
Tel:+886‐2‐77396888
Email:[email protected]

Contents
Chapter1:Introduction.....................................................................................................................................1
1.1ProductFeatures..................................................................................................................................1
1.2Application...........................................................................................................................................1
1.3Compatibility........................................................................................................................................2
1.4SystemRequirements..........................................................................................................................2
Chapter2:AbouttheProduct............................................................................................................................3
2.1LEDDefinitions.....................................................................................................................................3
2.2Interface...............................................................................................................................................4
Chapter3:GettingStarted.................................................................................................................................5
3.1HardwareInstallation..........................................................................................................................5
3.2CreatingaPowerlineNetwork.............................................................................................................6
3.3CreatinganEncryptedPowerlineNetworkwithTwoAdapters..........................................................7
Chapter4:UtilitySoftwareInstallation.............................................................................................................8
Chapter5:UsingtheUtilitySoftware..............................................................................................................14
5.1MainTab............................................................................................................................................14
5.2PrivacyTab.........................................................................................................................................17
5.3DiagnosticsTab..................................................................................................................................19
5.4AboutTab...........................................................................................................................................20
Chapter6:PowerlineNetworkManagementwithGroupButton..................................................................21
6.1FormingaHomePlugAVLogicalNetwork.........................................................................................21
6.2JoiningaNetwork..............................................................................................................................22
6.3LeavingaNetwork&JoininganotherNetwork.................................................................................23
Chapter7:Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................24

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Chapter1:Introduction
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1.1ProductFeatures
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zIntegratedwithpowersocketjustasanadditionalwallsocket
zEasyplug‐n‐playsetupand128‐bitAESsecurity
zMax.powerlinespeedupto500Mbps
zBackwardcompatiblewith200Mbpspowerlineadapters
zFeaturesenergysavingmodetoreducepowerconsumption
zIntegratedpowersocketwithnoisefilter
zPowerlinetransmissionrangeupto300meters
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1.2Application
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zHigh‐definition(HD)andstandard‐definition(SD)videodistribution
zBroadbandInternetsharing
zInternetProtocolTelevision(IPTV)andVoiceoverInternetProtocol(VoIP)
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1.3Compatibility
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200Mbps(EdimaxHP‐200xseries)and500Mbps(EdimaxHP‐500xseries)powerline
adaptersareabletocommunicatedirectlywithoneanother.200Mbpsand500Mbps
powerlineadapterscanbeusedonthesamehouseholdelectricwiringas14Mbps&
85Mbpspowerlineadapters(EdimaxHP‐85XXseries)withoutinterfering,butarenotable
tocommunicatedirectlywith14Mbpsand85Mbpspowerlineadapters.
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1.4SystemRequirements
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zComputerwithEthernetportrunningWindowsXP/Vista/7,Linux,MACOSXand
anyotheroperatingsystem.
zAnyconnecteddevicesmustfeatureanetworkport.
zUtilitysoftwaresupportsWindowsXP/Vista/7.
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Chapter2:AbouttheProduct
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2.1LEDDefinitions
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LEDStatusDescription
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LAN
GreenLANportconnected
BlinkingLANactivity(transferringdata)
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LANportnotconnected
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PLC
Green/Yellow
Thegreenindicatorturnsonandtheyellowindicator
blinksslowlywhenthedeviceisdetectinga
powerlinelink.
Thegreenindicatorturnsonandtheyellowindicator
blinksquicklytoindicatedataisbeingtransferred
overthepowerlinelink.
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Noother PLC device detected
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PWR
GreenPoweredon
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Note:Thedevicewillenterstandbymode,andallLEDswillextinguish,after
5secondswithoutanydatatransfer,includingwhentheEthernetcableis
disconnected.ThePowerLEDwillflashonceevery15seconds.
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2.2Interface
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InterfaceDescription
Integrated
PowerSocket
Theintegratedelectricalsocketenablesadditionalterminal
devicesormultiplesockettobeconnectedtotheadapter,just
asanormalwall socketwould.
EthernetPortThisisaFastEthernetportforconnectingtoacomputeror
otherdeviceswithanetworkport.
Group/ResetCreatesanencryptedpowerlinenetworkgroupautomatically
(pressthebuttonforlessthan3seconds).
Leavesanencryptedpowerlinenetworkgroup
(pressthebuttonfor5~8seconds).
Restoresthepowerlineadaptertofactorydefaults(pressthe
buttonfor10~15 seconds).
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Chapter3:GettingStarted
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3.1HardwareInstallation
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1. Alwaysplugthepowerlineadapterdirectlyintoapowersocket.Neverplugitintoa
multiplesocketoruninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS).
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2. Ifyouneedtouseamultiplesocketforadditionalnetworkdevices,
thenconnectthemultiplesockettotheintegratedpowersocketoftheadapter,and
plugthepowerlinedirectlyintoapowersocket,asshownbelow.Thepowersocketof
theadapterfeaturesafilterfunctionwhichisabletoimprovethedatatransmissionin
thenetwork.
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3.2CreatingaPowerlineNetwork
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1. ConnectapowerlineadaptertoyourrouterviaEthernetcable,andthenplugitintoa
powersocket.
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2. Connectanotherpowerlineadaptertoyourcomputer,andthenplugitintoapower
socket.
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Note:Youcanalsoconnecttheadaptertoaprinter,settopbox,gamingconsole,TVor
otherdevicewithanetworkport,toaddthedeviceintothepowerlinenetwork.
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3. MakesurethatthePLCandLANLEDslightuponbothPLCadapters.
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4. Thecomputerandtherouterwillbeconnectedtothepowerlinenetworkautomatically.

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3.3CreatinganEncryptedPowerlineNetworkwithTwoAdapters
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Oncebothadaptershavebeensuccessfullyconnected,pressthe“Group/Reset”button
ofeachadapterforlessthan3secondswithin2minutes.Theadapterswill
automaticallygeneratearandompasswordtoencryptthepowerlinenetwork.
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Note:
zToaddadditionaladaptersintotheencryptedpowerlinenetworkortoremove
anadapterfromthepowerlinenetwork,pleaserefertotheChapter6inthe
manual
zIfthepowerlineadapterinyournetworkdoesnotfeaturea“Group/Reset”or
an“Encrypt”button,youcanusetheutilitysoftwareasanalternative.For
moredetailspleaserefertoChapter5inthemanual.

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Chapter4:UtilitySoftwareInstallation
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Youcanmanagealltheconnectedpowerlineadapterswiththeutilitysoftware.Onlyinstall
theutilitysoftwarewhenyouneedtoaddotherpowerlineadapterswithout“Group”or
“Encrypt”button.
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Step1Beforeinstallingtheutilitysoftware,makesurethatnootherpowerlineutilityis
installedonyourcomputer.Ifanyotherutilitysoftwareisinstalled,uninstallitand
rebootthecomputer.
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Step2InserttheCDintoyourCD‐ROMdrive.Whenthefollowing“AutorunWizard”
appears,selectyourmodel.
Note:Ifautoplayisinstalledonyourcomputer,the“AutorunWizard”willstart
automatically.Otherwise,pleasegotoAutorunfolderintheCDandexecutethe
“AutoRun.exe”program.
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Step3Thenclick“SetupUtility”.
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Step4IfyouhavenotinstalledWinPcapversion4.1.2(orhigher)onyourcomputer
before,pleaseclick“OK”toinstalltheutility.Thewizardwillguideyouthroughthe
setupprocess.
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Step5Whenthe“EdimaxPowerLineUtility”setupwizardappears,click“Next”to
continue.
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Step6Inthe“LicenseAgreement”screen,pleaseselect“IAgree”andthenclick“Next”to
continue.
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Step7Selectwhereyouwanttoinstalltheutilitysoftware,andthenclick“Next”.
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Step8Ifyouconfirmtoinstalltheutility,click“Next”.
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Step9Aftertheinstallationiscomplete,click“Close”.
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Step10Aniconwillappearonyourdesktop.Doubleclicktheicontoopentheutility
software.
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Chapter5:UsingtheUtilitySoftware
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5.1MainTab
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The“Main”tabprovidesalistoflocalorremotepowerlineadaptersinthenetwork.
Youcouldmanagetheremotepowerlineadapters(thoseonyourcircuit,butnotdirectly
connectedtoyourcomputer)here.
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UpperPanel‐LocalDevice(s)onyourcomputer
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Theupperpaneldisplayslocalpowerlineadaptersconnectedtothecomputer’s
networkport.Insituationswheretherearemorethanonelocaldevicebeingconnected,
suchasaUSBoranEthernetadapter,theusercanselectthelocaldevicebyclickingonit
andthenclickthe“Connect”button.Thestatusareaabovethebuttonindicatesthatyour
PCisconnectedtowhichdevice.Onceconnectedtothelocaldevice,theutilitywill
automaticallyscanthepowerlineperiodicallyforanyotherpowerlinedevices.Ifnolocal
powerlinedevicesarediscovered,thestatusareaabovetheconnectbuttonwillindicate
withamessage“HOMEPLUGADAPTERSNOTDETECTED’.
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Ifyouwanttoupgradefirmwareoftheadapterdirectlyconnectedtoyourcomputer,
pleaseclick“Upgradefirmware”button.Thedialogboxwillbeshownasbelow,pleaseclick
“Browser”buttontochoosethePIBandfirmwarefilesyouwishtoupdateandthenclick
“OK”button.
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Note:Pleasebesureyouhaveselectedthecorrectmodelfirmware,orthedevicemaybe
damaged.
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LowerPanel‐PowerlineDevicesdetected
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Thelowerpaneldisplaysremotepowerlineadaptersinthenetwork.Thefollowingare
descriptionsofeverysetupitems:
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ItemDescriptions
DeviceNameThiscolumnshowsthedefaultdevicename,forexample:
“Device2”,“Device3”.Ifyouwanttochangethename,
pleaseclick“Rename”buttontoeditthename.
Password(DEKPassword)Thiscolumnbydefaultisblank.Inordertomanagethe
powerlineadapters,youhavetoenterthepassword(DEK
password)oftheadapter.TheDEKpasswordisprintedon
thelabellocatedinbackofthepowerlineadapter.After
youhaveenteredthecorrectpassword,thiscolumnwill
showthepassword.
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Tosetthepasswordoftheadapter,firstselecttheadapter
byclickingonitsnameandthenclick“EnterPassword”
button.Adialogboxwillappearasbelow.Pleasetypethe
passwordandclick“OK”button.

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QualityThestatusoftheconnectionqualitywillbeshownhere.
Rate(Mbps)Showsthecurrentdatarateofthepowerlineadapter.
MACAddressTheadapter’sMACaddresswillbeshownhere.
RenameSelectanadapterandclick“Rename”torenamethe
adapter.
EnterPasswordSelectanadapterandclick“EnterPassword”tosetthe
passwordfortheadapter.
AddThisbuttonisusedtoaddaremotepowerlineadapter
whichisnottheexistingnetwork.Clickthisbuttonandthe
followingdialogboxwillappear.Pleaseenterbothdevice
nameandthepasswordandclick“OK”button.
ScanClick“Scan”andtheutilitysoftwarewillperforman
immediatescanofotherpowerlineadapters.Bydefault,
theutilityautomaticallyscanseveryfewseconds.
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5.2PrivacyTab
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Inthe“Privacy”tab,youcancreateaprivatenetworkbychangingthedefaultnetwork
name.
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Thefollowingaredescriptionsofeverysetupitems:
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ItemDescriptions
PrivateNetworkNameAlmostallofthepowerlineadaptersshippedwiththesame
networkname“HomePlugAV”.Withthesamenetwork
name,allthepowerlineadapterscanbeconnected
directly.
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Ifyouwanttocreateprivatenetwork,pleaseenterthenew
networknameandthenclick“SetLocalDeviceOnly”or
“SetAllDevices”button.
UseDefault(Public
Network)
Clickthisbuttonandtheinthe“PrivateNetworkName”
columnwillbeshownthedefaultname“HomePlugAV”.
SetLocalDeviceOnlyThisbuttonisusedtochangethenetworknameofthe
localdeviceonly.Onceyouhavechangedthenetwork
nameofthelocaladapteronly,theadaptersseenonthe
“Main”tabpriortothiswillbenolongerpresentinthe
network.
SetAllDevicesThisbuttonisusedtochangethenetworknameofall