Intellinet 503273 User manual

PowerLine
HD
etHernet
ADAPter
User
MAnUAL
MODEL 503273
INT-503273-UM-0407-02

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tAbLe of contents
1. Introduction.......................................................................3
2. Planning Your PowerLine Network.................................3
3. Connecting the Adapter ....................................................4
Adapter Connections & LED Indicators .........................................4
Connecting to a Router.............................................................4
4. Configuration Utility .........................................................4
Utility Installation......................................................................................5
Utility Access ..........................................................................6
Network Information Screen ......................................................6
Privacy Screen ........................................................................8
QoS Screen .........................................................................10
About Screen ....................................................................... 11
5. Troubleshooting ..............................................................12
6. Specifications ..................................................................15
How to Use tHis MAnUAL
This user manual has been designed to make understanding networking with
the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS™ PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter
easier than ever. Look for the following items when reading this manual:
This check mark means there is a note of interest about something you
should pay special attention to while using the device.
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something that could damage your property or the bridge.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. introDUction
Congratulations on your purchase of the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS
PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter, Model 503273. The adapter will allow you to
network better than ever by letting you turn the existing AC power lines in your
home or office into a high-speed network. Now you don’t have to drill through
the walls or climb through the attic or cellar to install network cables. Just use the
wires that already run through the building.
What Does All This Mean?
Networks are useful tools for sharing computer resources. You can access one
printer from different computers and access data located on another computer’s
hard drive. Networks are even used for playing multiplayer video games. So
networks are not only useful in homes and offices, they can also be fun!
The PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter interfaces Ethernet devices to the HomePlug
network standard. Just plug the adapter into the wall, connect your Ethernet-
equipped device to the adapter using the included network cable, and you’ve
turned your whole house into a network infrastructure. Attach more computers
to the network simply by plugging them into the wall anywhere in the house
and using more adapters.
Once your computers are connected to the network, they can share resources such
as printers and storage space, plus all kinds of files: music, digital pictures and
documents. With up to 200 Mbps data rates, you can play head-to-head
network computer games, too. And if you use a PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter
to interface broadband routers from your cable or DSL Internet connection to your
network, you’ll be able to get to the Internet from any computer in the house.
2. PLAnning yoUr network
With PowerLine devices, a computer network
can be created using home power lines. The
adapter connects an Ethernet-enabled
computer to an AC power line network.
The adapter is also ideal for any user who
already has a router and wants to share high-
speed Internet access across the AC power line
network. Connect the adapter to the router after you have
configured the adapter using the configuration utility. Connect a straight-through
Category 5 Ethernet network cable to the uplink port of the router, or connect
a crossover Category 5 Ethernet network cable to a LAN port on the router.
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INTRODUCTION / PLANNING YOUR NETWORK
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3. connecting tHe ADAPter
Adapter Connections & LED Indicators
NOTE: To connect the powerline network to the Ethernet network, this device can
be attached to a LAN switch port; however, each PC or server on the powerline
network needs to be directly attached to its
own PowerLine adapter
1. Plug the Cat5e cable into the Ethernet
ports of the computer and the adapter.
2. Plug the electrical cable into the electrical
port.
IMPORTANT: Because the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS
PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter sends data over a home’s power lines,
plug it directly into an electrical outlet. It’s recommended not to plug the
device into a power strip with surge protection. And do not plug the device into
a UPS: The adapter has its own power filter for protection against surges.
The installation of the adapter is complete. To configure the adapter, proceed
to Section 4: Configuration Utility.
Router Connections
If you want to connect the adapter to a router, disconnect the network cable from
the PC and connect it to the uplink port of the router. If you only have a LAN port
available on the router, then use a crossover Category 5 Ethernet network cable
to connect the adapter to the router. The installation of the adapter is complete.
4. configUrAtion UtiLity
After installing the adapter, run the Setup Wizard to install the Configuration Utility. Use
this utility to check the PC’s direct connection to the AC power line network, search for
PowerLine devices on your network, and set up security using a network password.
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CONNECTING THE ADAPTER / CONFIGURATION UTILITY
Computer Ethernet port
Adapter Ethernet port
LED indicators
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LED STATUS DESCRIPTION
Power On Power on
Off Power off
Link/Act On AC power line port detects another
PowerLine device
Blinking Looking for more PowerLine devices
Off AC power line port is not detecting
another PowerLine device
Ethernet On Ethernet port link
Blinking Ethernet activity
Off No Ethernet port link

NOTE: If you want the devices on your PowerLine network to share
high-speed Internet access, connect the bridge to a router after you run
the PowerLine Configuration Utility (refer to the previous section).
AV Utility
Installation
1. Insert the utility
CD, then run
the setup.exe
program to
begin the install.
2. On the welcome
screen, click
“Next.”
3. Select your destination
folder, then click
“Next.”
4. Select components,
then click “Next.”
APP: Select the APP
component to install
the utility.
DLL: The application
requires the “dll” file
to start.
DOTNET: Requires
Framework 1.1 or
higher. If Framework’s
been installed, you can
un-check the option.
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CONFIGURATION UTILITY
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5. Wait for “Finish” to
appear on the status
bar.
6. If FrameWork 1.1 has
not yet been installed,
click “Yes” to install;
then complete the
software installation.
AV Utility Access
To access the PowerLine HD Utility, double-click its icon on your
desktop.
Network Information
If the utility can’t
find any adapter
connected to the
PC NIC (network
card), it will show
“Not Connected.”
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CONFIGURATION UTILITY
Figu re 1: Main Screen
Not
Connected.
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If your PC has more
than one NIC,
select the one that
is connected to
the local device,
as shown in the
example at right.
After you select the correct network card, more information will appear about
the connected powerline network. As shown below, this is an Operation
Analysis window that reveals network information in three categories: Master
Information, Connected Slave Information and Topology.
The Master Information area reveals the MAC address and TEI (terminal equipment
identifier) of the master in the network. The MAC address is the unique ID in
the network; you can find the unique MAC address on the adapter label.
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CONFIGURATION UTILITY
Figure 2: Selec t the NIC card.
Figu re 3: Detect any adapter whic h is connected.
Master
Slav e
T opology
Figure 4: Adapter
MAC on t he label.
PL65000
001
00120E000
000
MNMD-VVRD-CSNO-
OZFX
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CONFIGURATION UTILITY
In addition, the Selected Slave (station) Information area shows the MAC
address and TEI for the station the utility is running on. Each distinct network
(using the same network password) has only one master adapter: The others
are all slaves. If the master adapter is disconnected, one of the slaves will be
changed to the master. The master assigns a TEI to each station when it
successfully associates it with the HomePlug AV in-home logical network (AVLN).
The TEI is 8 bits long and is unique within the AVLN. You can select any
adapter in the Device
Selection window. If you
select the master adapter,
the slave information is the
same as that of the master.
The Topology area shows the TEI, MAC address, bridged MAC address and
the transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) coded and raw PHY rates for all nodes on the
network (other than the local adapter). The bridged MAC address is the MAC
address of the NIC card, which is connected to the adapter. The “coded”
rates exclude FEC bits. The “raw” rate is the actual channel bit rate. The raw
rate is determined by carrier bit loading and the applied PowerLine HD tone
mask, which utilizes 917 carriers out of a possible 1155.
If all carriers were to be utilized with maximum bit loading on all 1155 carriers,
the raw channel rate would be approximately 250 Mbps. With the PowerLine
HD tone mask applied, the maximum raw channel rate is approximately 200
Mbps (198 Mbps maximum actual).
Privacy
The Privacy
screen provides
an option to
maintain security
for their logical
network and
also to select the
devices that has
to be included in
the network.
All PowerLine
HD devices are
packed using a
default logical
network (network
name), which is
normally “Home-
PlugAV.” The
Figure 5: Select adapter.
Figu re 6: Privac y Screen.
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CONFIGURATION UTILITY
Privacy dialog screen allows you to change to a private network by changing
the network name (network password) of devices. You can always reset to
the PowerLine HD network (Public) by entering “HomePlugAV” as the network
name.
This privacy capability is used to set or change the network password on a
remote device identified by its password. Clicking “Update” sets the private
network password from the entered passwords. If the password field is left
blank and the Remote Device option is unchecked, then clicking “Update” will
set the local device with the entered network password. In addition, you can
use this function to add a new adapter to your privacy network.
The password is shown on the adapter label.
If the password that you enter is wrong and utility can’t find the fitted adapter,
an error message (shown below) will display. After you click “Update” to set
the privacy network, the system may require time to process/obtain the new
master information (see the Network Information screen). During this processing
period, a note message may display (shown below) if you attempt to set
another remote adapter with a new privacy network password. Wait for the
new master information to display before continuing.
Note: Please select the localadapter from “ Device Selection” first.
Figure 7: DAK
passw ord on
the label.
PL65000
001
00120E000
000
MNMD-VVRD-CSNO-
OZFX
Figure 8: Error and Note message.
Figure 8: Error and Note mess age.
OK OK
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QoS
QoS requirements are different for various data types, such as streaming video
or music, voice and raw data. To provide higher QoS for streaming data,
priority levels can be set using tags at the beginning of data frames.
Virtual local area network (VLAN) 802.1p priority tags on Ethernet frames are
used to specify eight levels of “user priority”: 0 – 7. PowerLine HD allows for
four levels of channel access priority: CAP 0 – 3. Therefore, the eight levels of
VLAN Ethernet tags must be mapped to the four levels of CAP priority, where
CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is the lowest. CAP 3 priority might be
used for voice and network management frames; CAP 2 is used for streaming
video and music; while CAP 1 and CAP 0 are used for data. Mapping VLAN
tags or TOS bits to CAP levels is easily done using the VLAN Priority Mapping
function on the QoS screen.
The Priority Mapping group contains both VLAN and TOS bit-mapping capability.
When selected, packets matching the VLAN or TOS bit priority are assigned
the PowerLine contention priority (channel access priority, or CAP) as set in
the corresponding dropdown box. If a packet has both VLAN and TOS in it,
VLAN will override TOS.
CONFIGURATION UTILITY
Figure 9: QoS scre en.
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CONFIGURATION UTILITY
The Default CAP group allows for default priority mapping of packets that do
not have a VLAN or TOS bit (or if these are disabled). Settings are available
for Unicast (directed to a host).
IGMP (default CAP 3) — Sets the channel access priority for IGMP (Internet
group management protocol) frames. (These are the group management
frames, not the stream data.)
Unicast (default CAP 1) — Sets the default channel access priority for unicast
frames not matching any other classification or mapping.
IGMP-managed Multicast Stream (fixed to CAP 2) — Sets the default channel
access priority for stream data belonging to a snooped IGMP multicast group.
Multicast/Broadcast — Sets the default CAP for multicast frames not in a
snooped group and for broadcast frames.
After making CAP settings, clicking “Write” will commit them, along with the
values from the Configuration screen, to NVRAM on the connected device.
Priority TTL determines the lifespan of each packet in the buffer of the AV device
that will be sent over the network. This value can be varied — from 10 msec to
65,000 msec —which can be mapped to different levels of channel access
priority traffic. The default values used are stored in the PIB file, as shown below:
CA0 traffic: 2000 msec (used for TCP data traffic)
CA1 traffic: 2000 msec (used for TCP data traffic)
CA2 traffic: 300 msec (used for UDP video/music traffic)
CA3 traffic: 300 msec (used for VoIP traffic)
It is highly recommended that the 300 msec and 2000 msec default settings
not be changed because they are optimized for the above-stated traffic.
About
The About screen
displays the
software version
and company
information.
Figu re 10: Ab out dial og sc reen.
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5. troUbLesHooting
This section consists of two parts — Common Problems & Solutions and Frequently
Asked Questions — and provides solutions to problems that may occur during the
installation and operation of this product.
Problem: None of the LEDs light up after installing the adapter.
Solution: Unplug the Category 5 Ethernet network cable from the computer.
Unplug the adapter from the electrical outlet. Repeat the hardware
installation process. Make sure the electrical outlet is working properly.
Problem: The Ethernet LED does not light up on the adapter.
Solution: When the Ethernet port detects a LAN connection, the Ethernet LED
will light up. Check the computer’s Ethernet adapter to see if the
connection and adapter are working properly. Be sure you’re using
the included Category 5 Ethernet network cable (which is straight-
through) to connect the adapter to your computer. Do not use a
crossover cable.
Solution: For use with a router, connect a straight-through, Category 5 Ethernet
network cable to the uplink port of the router; or connect a crossover,
Category 5 Ethernet network cable to a LAN port on the router.
Problem: When scanning the network, not all of the devices can be detected.
Solution: Make sure all devices on the PowerLine network have been configured
with the same network password. The network password must be
identical for them to communicate with each other. See Section 4.
Problem: Can’t connect to the Internet or other computers on the network.
Solution: Make sure the IP address and TCP/IP protocol are set up correctly for
all the networked computers. For more information on IP addresses
and TCP/IP, refer to your Windows help or documentation.
Solution: Make sure all devices on the network have been configured with the
same network password. The network password must be identical in
order for them to communicate with each other. See Section 4.
Problem: Can’t launch the PowerLine HD utility in Windows Vista.
Solution: A new security addition in Microsoft Windows Vista is the user account
control (UAC), which will prompt you for user’s permission every time
a program (an application or an installer) needs additional permissions
to perform an administrative
operation on the user’s
computer. If you see the error
message shown at right, you
have two options to launch
the UAC:
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TROUBLESHOOTING

1. Run as administrator
Right-click on the
application and
select “Run as
administrator” to
launch it.
You can also set the
program to always
run as administrator.
Right-click the
program and select
the file properties.
Select Compatibility,
then select “Run this
program as an
administrator.” Click
“OK” to exit.
After “Run this program as an adminstrator” has been okayed, an
additional prompt will appear. Click “Allow” to start the program.
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2. Disable UAC
If the program can’t launch due to the UAC security function, you
can disable the function to launch it. Go to the Control Panel and
change to “Classic View.” Double-click the “User Accounts” icon.
Click “ Turn User
Account Control on or
off.”
Uncheck the “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect
your computer” option and click “OK” to complete the settings.
Restart the computer.
IMPORTANT: Because the UAC
function is the new security
addition to Windows Vista, disabling it
puts your computer at risk.
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TROUBLESHOOTING

Do PowerLine products cause interference with other home networking products?
No. They operate in a different frequency band, sothey can co-exist with
phoneline and wireless networking technologies, such as X-10, CEBus and
LONworks.
How do PowerLine products handle signal interference between two adjacent
homes? How is eavesdropping prevented?
To ensure network separation between homes, PowerLine products use 128-bit
AES security encryption, which is enabled by default.
6. sPecificAtions
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SPECIFICATIONS
Standards & Certifications
• IEEE 802.3 10Base-T
• IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX
• HomePlug AV
• FCC Part 15, Part B, Class B
• CE Class B
• RoHS
General
• 10/100 RJ45 port
• AC power line port
• Chipset: Intellon INT6400
• Link speed: up to 200 Mbps
• 128-bit AES Link Encryption with key
management for secure powerline
communications
• Enhanced Quality of Service (QoS)
with 8 levels of prioritized random
access, contention-free access, and
segment and packet bursting
• Supports IGMP managed multicast IP
transmissions
Environmental
• Dimensions (W x D x H) 103 x 71.4 x
27.8 mm (4 x 2.8 x 1.1 in.)
• Weight: 153 g (5.4 oz.)
• Operating temperature: 0 – 40°C
(32 – 104°F)
• Operating relative humidity: 10 – 90%,
non-condensing
• Storage temperature: -25 – 75°C
(-13 – 167°F)
• Storage relative humidity: 0 – 95%,
non-condensing
LEDs
• Power
• Power line Link/Activity
• Ethernet Link/Activity
Power
• Internal 100 – 240 V AC, 50 – 60 Hz
• Power consumption: 4.3 Watts (max.)
Minimum System Requirements
• Existing PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter
• TCP/IP protocol
• CD-ROM drive
• Conguration utility requires Windows
2000, XP, Vista
Package Contents
• PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter
• Setup CD-ROM with user manual
• Ethernet network cable
• User manual

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