NETGEAR PLP1200 User manual

Quick Start
Powerline 1200 + Extra Outlet
Model PLP1200

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Package Contents
In some regions, a resource CD is included with your product.

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Getting Started
Powerline adapters provide an alternative way to extend your network
using your existing electrical wiring. Plug two or more Powerline adapters
into electrical outlets to create a wired network connection. You can add
up to 16 Homeplug AV-certified and AV2-certified adapters to extend
your network. For a complete list of Homeplug AV-certified devices, visit
http://www.homeplug.org/certified_products.

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Meet Your Adapter
Before you install your adapter, familiarize yourself with its LEDs,
buttons, and port.
Ethernet port Security button
Factory Reset button
Power LED
Ethernet LED
Pick A Plug LED

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Power LED Green. The electrical power is on.
Amber. The adapter is in power saving mode.
Blinking green. The adapter is in the process of setting up
security.
O. The adapter is not receiving electrical power.
Ethernet LED Lit. The Ethernet port is linked.
O. No Ethernet connection is detected.
Pick A Plug LED The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with
the strongest performance, indicated by the color displayed
by the LED:
Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).
Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).
Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).
O. The adapter did not find any other compatible Powerline
devices using the same encryption key.
Factory Reset
button
Press the Factory Reset button for one second, then release
it to return the Powerline adapter to its factory default
settings.

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Ethernet port Use an Ethernet cable to connect your wired devices,
including computers, WiFi routers, or game consoles, to your
Powerline network.
Security button Use the Security button to create a secure Powerline
network.

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Install Your Adapters
Room 1 Room 2

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Secure Your Network
¾To create a secure network:
1. Plug in your new adapters.
2. Wait until the Pick A Plug LED is lit.
3. Press the Security button for two seconds, then press the Security
button on one of the other adapters in your existing network for two
seconds. Both buttons must be pressed within two minutes.
Note: The Security button does not work in power saving mode (see
Troubleshooting Tips on page 10).
Warning: Do not press the Security button on the Powerline adapter
until installation is complete and the adapters are communicating with
each other (indicated by the blinking Power LED). Pressing this button too
soon can temporarily disable Powerline communication. If this occurs, use
the Factory Reset button to return the Powerline adapter to its factory
default settings.
Note: If you want to add another adapter aer creating a secure
Powerline network, perform a factory reset on all of the adapters and then
perform this procedure.

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Add Adapters
To add adapters before you configure the security feature, just plug them
in and connect the adapters to your equipment.
¾To add adapters to a Powerline network with security set:
1. Plug in and connect the new adapters.
2. On all of the previously installed adapters, press and hold the Factory
Reset button for one second.
This returns them to the factory settings.
3. Secure the Powerline network:
a. On any of the adapters, press and hold the Security button
for two seconds.
b. On any one of the other adapters, press and hold the
Security button for two seconds.
Both buttons must be pressed within two minutes.

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Troubleshooting Tips
Power LED is o. Make sure that power is supplied to the electrical
outlet, and that the Powerline devices are not plugged
into an extension cord, power strip, or surge protector.
Power LED is blinking
amber.
Power saving mode occurs when the Ethernet LED is
o. This can occur in the following circumstances:
• The Ethernet cable is unplugged.
• The device connected through the Ethernet cable
is turned o.
• The adapter is idle for 10 minutes.
It returns to normal mode within two seconds
aer the Ethernet link is up.
Pick A Plug LED is o. • If you already set network security, make sure
that all Powerline devices are using the same
encryption key; see the online user manual for
details.
• Press the Factory Reset button on each device
for one second to return the Powerline adapter to
its factory default settings.

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Pick A Plug LED is
amber or red.
Something is interfering with communication between
adapters. To resolve this:
• Move the adapter to another outlet.
• Unplug devices that might be causing interference
such as surge suppressors and items with motors.
Ethernet LED is o. • Make sure that the Ethernet cables are working
and securely plugged into the devices.
• Press the Factory Reset button on each device
for one second to return the Powerline adapter to
its factory default settings.

January 2015
NETGEAR, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Support
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in the product’s user interface.
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Compliance
For the current EU Declaration of Conformity, visit
http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621/.
For regulatory compliance information, visit
http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.