TP-Link TL-PA251 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
AV200 Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
Package Contents
Resource CD Ethernet Cable
QIG
Warning on Final Location
Powerline Adapter
7106504227 REV2.0.0
MODEL NO. TL-PA251
LED and Button Descriptions
1
NOTE:
It's strongly recommended that you plug the adapter directly into the
wall socket, for some power strips have surge protector which can lter data.
Network Installation
2
To add another adapter
Plug an additional adapter into the wall socket, and the connection will be
established automatically within 60 seconds.
* Five minutes after the device connected to the adapter is turned o, the adapter will
automatically switch to power-saving mode.
Item Status Description
Power LED
Powerline LED
Ethernet LED
Solid
Solid
Solid
Blinking
Blinking
Blinking
O
O
O
The adapter is on.
The adapter is o.
The adapter is in power-saving mode or in pairing
procedure.
The adapter is connected to a powerline network.
The adapter is transferring data.
The adapter isn’t connected to any powerline network
or is in power-saving mode. *
The Ethernet port is connected, but there is no data
being transferred.
The Ethernet port is transferring data.
The Ethernet port isn’t connected.
Item
Pair Button
Description
Pair button is used to secure a powerline network. To secure
your network, please refer to Appendix: Using the Pair Button.
TL-PA251
AV200 Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
Pair Button
Power LED
Powerline LED
Ethernet LED
Integrated Electrical Socket
Integrated
Electrical Socket
The integrated electrical socket allows additional devices or
multiple sockets to be connected to the adapter just like to a
normal wall socket. No electrical socket is lost.
LINE 1234
Power
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3
TP-LINK powerline adapters are Plug and Play. After taking the steps above,
you can surf the Internet.
NOTE:
1.
2.
To surf the Internet, please make sure that your network is properly
connected to the Internet.
If the adapters fail to automatically link to each other, you can
establish a private network by using the pair button. To set up a
private network, please go to Appendix Using the Pair Button for
detailed instructions.

Appendix: Using the Pair Button (Setting up a private network)
Troubleshooting
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Service time: Monday to Friday 09:00 to
18:00 *Except French Bank holidays
Russian Federation
Tel: [phone]
8 [phone] (toll-free call from
any RF region)
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(Moscow time)
*Except weekends and holidays in Russian
Federation
Switzerland
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Fee: 4-8 Rp/min, depending on rate of
dierent time
Service time: Monday to Friday, 09:00 to
12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30. GMT+ 1 or
GMT+ 2 (Daylight Saving Time)
NOTE:
More advanced conguration, such as reset, rmware upgrade and rename device can be accessed through the utility, so install the Powerline
Utility if necessary. (Only for Windows)
For detailed instructions, please refer to the User Guide on the Resource CD.
To set up a private network :
1. Press the pair button on adapter A for 1 second and the Power
LED will begin ashing. If pressed till all the LEDs turn o (about
10 seconds), the adapter will leave the network.
2. Within 2 minutes, press the pair button on adapter B for 1 second
and the Power LED will begin ashing as well.
3. In about 60 seconds you’ll see the Powerline LEDs on both
adapters light up, indicating the two adapters have
intercommunicated with each other successfully.
If you want to add adapter C to the existing private network,
please follow the steps.
* It is highly recommended to rst set up the two adapters in the same
room or on the same power strip and then place them in a suitable
location.
1. Press the pair button on the adapter A or B for 1 second (do not press
both), and the Power LED will begin ashing.
2. Within 2 minutes press the pair button on adapter C for 1 second,
the Powerline LED on the adapter C will light up in about 60
seconds.
* You can follow the steps above to add more adapters to the private
network one by one.
To join an existing private network:
Q1. I have followed the above instructions, but my adapters
are still not working. What can I do?
Q2. The adapters were working ne but no longer work
now that they've been moved. How do I make them
work again?
Plug the adapters into the same power strip and follow Appendix
Using the Pair Button to pair them. If they still don’t work, please
check for possible interference causes:
2.
1. Air-conditioners, washing machines, and other similar household
appliances are working too close to the adapters.
Air switch may lead to failed communication among PLC devices;
check whether there are air switches hindering communication.
Make sure all the adapters are under the same electric meter.
If the Power LED does not light up at all, there may be a hardware
problem.
The PLC devices might not communicate with each other if they are
in dierent phrases of a four-wire three-phase circuit.
As some power strips have surge protector, please make sure the
adapters are not separated by the power strips.
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3.
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