NETGEAR Powerline 500 XWN5001 User manual

Powerline 500 WiFi Access Point
XWN5001 Installation Guide

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Contents
Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
LED Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Button Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Install the Adapters and Surf the Web with WiFi . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Compatible NETGEAR Powerline Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Package Contents
Ethernet cable
XWN5001
The proper use of power
strips with these Powerline
devices is shown here.
NEVER plug a Powerline
device directly into a
power strip.

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Hardware Features
Factory
Reset Security
button
Ethernet
port
LEDs
On/Off
button
button

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LED Descriptions
The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline adapters.
• When you plug in the adapter, the Power LED lights up and
turns green. The XWN5001 can take up to 30 seconds to come
up.
• The adapter is not active when no Ethernet link has occurred for
more than 10 minutes. The XWN5001 adapter enters power
saving mode and the Power LED turns amber. By default,
the power saving mode function is disabled.
• The Ethernet LED lights up when you connect a powered-on
Ethernet device to at least one Ethernet port.
• The Powerline LED turns on when the adapter detects at least
one other compatible Powerline device.
The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the
strongest link rate, indicated by the Powerline LED color:
- Green: Link rate > 80 Mbps (Best)
- Amber: Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (Better)
- Red: Link rate < 50 Mbps (Good)

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Button Descriptions
The buttons on your Powerline adapters let you do the following:
• Factory Reset button. Press the Factory Reset button for 2
seconds to return your Powerline device to its default factory
settings.
• Device On/Off switch.The wireless access point On/Off switch
turns the XWN5001 on and off.
• Security button. The Security button has a double function—it
secures the Powerline network and also provides an easy way
(WPS) for your wireless client to join the WiFi network access
point.
To secure the Powerline Network:
Once the Powerline adapters are active, you can use the Security
button to add encryption to your Powerline network. Note that
security is not set for Powerline adapter by default. NETGEAR
recommends that you secure your Powerline network to protect
your personal information and media from unwanted access.
To join a secure wireless access point using WPS:
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) lets your wireless client (such as a
laptop) easily join the WiFi network of the XWN5001 access
point, so you do not need to type the network name (SSID) and
password.

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Install the Adapters and Surf the Web with WiFi
1. Set up security for the adapters.
Step 1.
Plug in the two
Powerline adapters.
Step 2.
On each adapter,
press the Security
button for > 2 but < 5
seconds, and then
release. The Power
LED starts blinking.
The Power LED
stops blinking. The
Powerline LED turns
on, and security
pairing is done.

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2. Install the adapters. Plug the Powerline 500 adapter into a wall
outlet near your router/gateway and connect it to the LAN port using
an Ethernet cable.
If you want to share Internet access across your home, make
sure to connect the Powerline adapter to your Internet gateway.
3. Connect the Powerline WiFi access point. Plug the XWN5001
into a wall outlet where you need WiFi coverage. (Note that you can
also connect an Ethernet-based device, such as a game console,
set-top box or Blu-ray player, to the Internet and home network
using the additional Ethernet port on the XWN5001.)

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4. Secure your WiFi access point. There are two methods to secure
your WiFi network for an XWN5001 access point.
Method A:
a. Download and install the Powerline Utility on your
computer.
b. Temporarily connect your computer to the Ethernet port
on the XWN5001.
This room
has an
XWN5001
WiFi
Access
Point.

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c. On the Powerline Utility screen, right-click the XWN5001
icon.

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d. On the pop-up menu, select Wireless Configuration.
e. Enter the wireless settings.

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Note: You can access advanced wireless
settings by clicking the IP address at
the bottom of the Wireless Setting
screen. The login and password are
admin and password.
Method B (if your wireless client device has a WPS button)
a. Press the WPS button on the wireless client.
b. Press and hold the Security button on the wireless
access point for about 2 seconds and release it. The
Wireless LED starts flashing.
When the Wireless LED stops flashing, the wireless
pairing is done and the wireless device is securely
connected to the XWN5001 WiFi Access Point.
Note: This method pairs the XWN5001 with
your wireless client, and at the same
time secures the connection with a
random passphrase.

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5. Connect your wireless device to the XWN5001. Connect a
laptop, table, or smartphone to the XWN5001 WiFi Access Point to
gain access to the Internet.
a. Launch the application on your wireless client (laptop,
tablet, or smartphone).
b. Refresh the WiFi network list to see the network SSID
list.
c. Connect to the WiFi network SSID NETGEAR_EXT or
the one you configured in step 4, Method A, on page 8.

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Compatible NETGEAR Powerline Devices
Your Powerline adapter can share a Powerline network with these
compatible NETGEAR devices: XAV101, XAV1004, XAV2001,
XAV1101, XAV1301, XAV1601, XAV2501, XAV2602, XAV5001,
XAV5501, XAV5601, and XAV5004.
For a complete list of HomePlug AV certified devices, go to
www.homeplug.org/certified_products.

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