Solwise PLA-AV-3E-PIGGY6 User manual

User Manual
PLA-AV-3E-PIGGY6
HomePlug AV 3 Ethernet Ports with 6-Outlet Power Strip
Ver. 1.0 03/10/08
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Safety
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
CE
This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations: CE Mark, 89/336/EEC
RoHS
This product is RoHS compliant.

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Table of Contents
1 HOMEPLUG POWERLINE.................................................................................................................................4
1.1 I NTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................................4
1.2 U SAGE D IAGRAM ............................................................................................................................................4
1.3 P HYSICAL D ETAILS .........................................................................................................................................4
1.4 S ETUP ...........................................................................................................................................................6
2 SECURITY BUTTON ..........................................................................................................................................7
C REATING A NEW SECURITY NETWORK (N ETWORK AB) ...............................................................................................7
3 OPERATION.......................................................................................................................................................9
4 SPECIFICATION...............................................................................................................................................10

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1 HomePlug Powerline
HomePlug powerline is an excellent solution that can be used to extend your network. In the home or small office
building, use HomePlug Ethernet Bridge Adapters to link multiple locations without the need to run Ethernet cable.
Combined with a broadband DSL/Cable connection, every room with electrical power outlets will have easy access
to high-speed Internet connection.
1.1 Introduction
The PLA-AV-3E-PIGGY6 (Piggy6) allows you to connect up to 3 devices which have Ethernet ports to a Powerline
network. At the same time, the 6 outlet extension provides 6 filtered power plugs allowing multiple devices to plug
in for power and filters them so they do not affect the performance of the built-in HomePlug 200M 3 Ethernet ports.
In operation, the Piggy6 is completely transparent, and simply passes data between the Ethernet port and the
Powerline network. The Powerline data transfer rate can be reached up to 200Mbps. Any device or computer
may be connected to the Piggy6 Ethernet port including Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux, Mac
OS X or any other operating system with network support.
1.2 UsageDiagram
1.3 Physical Details
Recessed
Reset Button Security Button
Power LED
1 Thru 3 Ethernet Ports LEDs HomePlug LED

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Front Panel LEDs
Power On - Normal operation.
Off - No power
HomePlug On - The Powerline network is active. This means that at least one other HomePlug de-
vice was detected.
Off - Powerline network is not available - no other HomePlug devices were detected.
Flashing - Data is being transmitted or received via the Powerline network.
1-3 Ethernet
Security
Reset
On - Ethernet connection is active.
Off - No Ethernet connection.
Flashing - Data is being transmitted or received via the Ethernet Port.
This button is designed to generate an individual network group under multiple nods envi-
ronment.
Please refer to Security Button section for more details.
This button is used to clear ALL data and restore ALL settings to the factory default val-
ues. Press and release the reset button to begin restore factory default.
Rear Panel
The rear panel contains three LAN Ethernet Ports.

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1.4 Setup
Plug and Play Installation for Homes:
HomePlug is plug and play device; user is able to plug and play without any complex configuration and settings.
Please execute the following hardware installation steps 1 to 4.
Installation in homes with Existing HomePlug Networks:
1. Connect the Piggy6 to your devices.
2. Plug the Piggy6 into a power outlet.
3. Wait a few seconds for startup to be completed, and then check the LEDs
The Power LED should be ON.
The HomePlug LED will be ON
4. Hardware Installation is now completed, enjoy HomePlug Powerline connectivity.
Installation in homes with NO EXISTING HomePlug Network:
1. Make sure that another HomePlug 200M device is connected to your network at the router or directly to a com-
puter.
2. Connect the Piggy6 to your devices.
3. Wait a few seconds for startup to be completed, and then check the LEDs
The Power LED should be ON.
The HomePlug LED will be ON
4. Hardware Installation is now completed, enjoy HomePlug Powerline connectivity.

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2 Security Button
This section describes how to use Security button for configuration in the following situations:
Creatinga new securitynetwork
Two unassociated Adapters (Adapter A and Adapter B) are forming a new network—Network AB
The procedure is as follows:
1. Press and hold the security button on Adapter A for 10 seconds and release it when device LED auto reboots.
The password to Adapter A becomes “Random_A”
2. Press and hold the security button on Adapter B for 10 seconds and release it when device LED auto reboots.
The password to Adapter B becomes “Random_B”
3. Currently, Adapter A and Adapter Bare not networked
4. Press and hold the security button on Adapter A for 2 seconds then release.
5. The Power LED on Adapter A starts to flash.
6. Within 120 seconds after the Power LED on Adapter A starts to flash, press and hold the security button on
Adapter B for 2 seconds then release.
7. Both Adapter A and Adapter B are now networked together.
Adding Adapter C to existing Network AB (Adapter A and Adapter B)
One unassociated Adapter C is added to an existing Network AB.

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The procedure is as follows:
1. Press and hold the security button on Adapter C for 10 seconds and release it when device LED auto reboots.
The password to Adapter C becomes “Random_C”
2. Press and hold the security button on Adapter A for 2 seconds. The Power LED on Adapter A starts to flash.
3. Within 120 seconds after the Power LED on Adapter A starts to flash, press and hold the security button on
Adapter C for 2 seconds then release.
4. Adapter A,Adapter B and Adapter C are now networked to each other.
Removing Adapter B from Adapter A & C Network and join with Adapter D &
E to becomeNetwork BDE
The procedure is as follows:
1. Press and hold the security button on Adapter B for 10 seconds and release it. The password to Adapter B
becomes “Random B+” and removes itself from Adapter A & C.
2. Press and hold the security button on Adapter D for 2 seconds.
3. Within 120 seconds after the Power LED on Adapter D starts to flash, press and hold the security button on
Adapter B for 2 seconds then release.
4. Adapter B and Adapter D are now connected to each other, which in turn becomes part of Network BDE.

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3Operation
Operation is completely automatic, and no user intervention is required.
If your HomePlug devices have difficulty communicating with each other, check the following:
Try plugging the unit into an adjacent plug.
Use a pin and hold the Reset Button down for two seconds on each unit you are trying to connect. The unit
lights should flash. Then units will then connect based off factory settings.
Piggy6 works better when plugged directly into the wall socket. Connecting the Piggy6 into the power strip or
surge protectors may degrade the network performance.

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4 Specification
Powerline Standards
HomePlug AV
Transfer Rate
Up to 200 Mbps
Modulation
1024/256/64/16/8 QAM, QPSK, BPSK, ROBO Carrier Modulation
Forward Error Correction
Turbo Codes
Protocol
TDMA, CSMA/CA
Security
128-bit AES Encryption
LEDs
1 * Power
1 * HomePlug
1 Thru 3 * Ethernet
Ethernet Interface
3 * RJ45 LAN Port
Auto-negotiation, Auto MDI/MDIX
Ethernet Standards
Ethernet specification IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u
Power
100 - 240VAC, 50/60 Hz ; 6 Full 3-Line Surge Protector (3MOV) with Filtered
Power Outlets and Children Safety Shutters
Power Consumption
100mA (max.)
Operating Temperature
0C to 40C
Storage Temperature
-20C to 70C
Operating Humidity
10-90%RH (max)
Hardware Operating Sys-
tems
Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux, Mac OS X or any other
operating system with network support