User manual SITECOM LN-521

[. . . ] LN-521 1|Page Table of Contents 1. Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cost factor and transmission quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] This device can then ask other devices to join its Homeplug network to form a private network group. Any other device, the Slave Homeplug for instance, which wants to join this device’s (the Master) Homeplug network group can be added by the steps below: (NOTE: it is more convenient to bring devices, which are to be configured into the same logical network group, side by side during this procedure. After the network group is set, the devices can be deployed anywhere at home) 14 | P a g e 5. 2 Create a private encrypted network Step 1: Create a secure network. First clear the public network and create a private network on HomePlug A by pressing the GROUP button more than 10 seconds until all LED lights simultaneously turn off and on once. At this moment, the network names have changed to a random name and are ready to be joined together. Step 2: Join the secure network. Press the GROUP button of both HomePlugs for 2 to 3 sec (make sure the POWER LED starts blinking). It doesn’t matter which device’s button is pushed earlier than the other, but please push the second device’s Group button within two minutes after pushing the first device’s Group button. This way, HomePlug B joins the same encrypted network as HomePlug A. Please note: If you want to connect with any of the below Sitecom Homeplugs, press the NMK button on these for 5~8 seconds to join a secure network. LN-506/LN-516 LN-507/LN-517 LN-508/LN-518 LN-509/LN-519 5. 3 Add an extra Homeplug First, clear the original network group of the extra HomePlug by pressing its GROUP button more than 10 seconds until all LED lights simultaneously turn off and on once. At this moment, its network group name has been changed to a random name and is ready to be assigned another network name. Next, press the GROUP button of the extra HomePlug and the GROUP button on a HomePlug that is already connected to the network for 2 to 3 sec (make sure the POWER LED starts blinking). It doesn’t matter which device’s button is pushed earlier than the other, but please push the second device’s Group button within two minutes after pushing the first device’s Group button. This way, the extra HomePlug joins the same encrypted network as the rest. 15 | P a g e 5. 4 Remove a device from a network Group If for example, device A and device B are in the same logical network group and you want to remove device A from this logical network group, just follow the procedure in Step 1 by pressing GROUP button of device A for 10 seconds. This makes device A unable to communicate with device B. 5. 5 Make two public network devices private If you want to make two new public devices (network name HomePlugAV) to become private, please carry out Step 1 on both devices, then do step 2 on these two devices. Finally, a private random network name is generated for these two devices. 5. 6 Standby Mode The standby mode enables the Homeplug to save power consumption. The Homeplug automatically enters standby if no Ethernet cable is connected, or the connected device enters standby, hibernation, or is powered-off for over two minutes. During standby, only the POWER LED blinks at a slow rate. To exit standby, just insert the Ethernet cable to the Homeplug, or wake up the connected device. Note: Some computers support the Wake on LAN function that may cause the Homeplug not to enter the standby mode. 16 | P a g e 7. Configuring the LN-521 via the GUI LOGIN procedure 1. Type http://192. 168. 0. 234 in the address bar and press [Enter] 17 | P a g e 3. Type user name and password (default username is ‘admin’, the password can be found on the backlabel of the LN-521). 4. Click OK. 5. You will see the home page of the LN-521. The System status section allows you to monitor the current status of your LN-521 the UP time, hardware information as well as firmware version information is displayed here. 18 | P a g e Basic Setup Wizard The setup Wizard can help you to setup the device with minimum setting. Open the page in the left panel and click “Next” button in the welcome page. In the next page, choose the device to be “Access Point” mode or “Router” mode. Choosing each mode will have the respect setting pages like the figure below. [. . . ] For WAN-DHCP setting, there are two buttons “Release” and “Renew” for DHCP operation. Click “Release” to release IP Address assigned from ISP or DHCP server. Click “Renew” to renew DHCP IP from ISP or DHCP server. IP Address Expires IN IP Address It shows the DHCP lease time from DHCP server. It shows the current IP Address for WAN interface. LAN Settings Item IP Address DHCP Server Description This is the IP Address of the LAN interface. [. . . ]