User manual NETGEAR HDX101-US

[. . . ] To do this, you complete these two simple steps: · · Connect the first HDX101 device. Connect one or more additional HDX101 devices. 2. HDX101 Port and Status Lights 1. 3. 3. How the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Fits in Your Network After you install the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapteres, your network will combine these two elements: · · An Ethernet portion where the devices are connected with cables. A Powerline portion where the devices are connected over your electrical power wires. Internet Access 4. 4. Router Computer HDX101 Ethernet Network Powerline Network (always encrypted) HDX101 Ethernet Network Computer The encryption of the information you send over the Powerline helps keep it secure. [. . . ] If the utility fails to detect all the devices, proceed with step 5 below. Powerline Network ID HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters with a common Powerline network ID can communicate with one another on their own logical network. By default, the network ID is PowerlineHD. You can change this ID to prevent unauthorized access to your network, or to split your Powerline devices into two or more self-contained logical networks. Refer to the user guide on your CD for more information on configuring the Powerline network ID. Do not connect the HDX101 to a power strip, extension cord, or surge protector as this may prevent them from working properly or degrade the network performance. Plug the blue Ethernet cable that came in the HDX101 box into a LAN port on your router or switch in your network. Plug the HDX101 into an electrical outlet. Take care that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch so as to avoid someone unknowingly turning off the power to the outlet. Check that the HDX101 power light turns on. Plug the other end of blue Ethernet cable that came in the box into the HDX101. Troubleshooting Tips Here are some tips for correcting simple problems that could prevent you from connecting to the Internet or connecting to the HDX101. · Check the green power light on the HDX101. If the Power light is off, make sure power is supplied to the electrical outlet, and the Powerline device is not plugged into an extension cord, power strip, or surge protector. Check the blue Powerline Link light on the HDX101. If this light is off, the devices cannot find each other. Make sure the HDX101 and other Powerline devices are plugged into outlets with power and that they use a common Powerline network ID. If the problem occurred after you changed the ID using the configuration utility on the CD, change the password back to its default setting. If this fixes the problem, refer to the HDX101 User Guide for instructions on setting the network ID. Check the green data traffic light on the HDX101. If this light is not blinking there is no data traffic. [. . . ] After completing installation, register your product at http://www. NETGEAR. com/register. Registration is required before you can use our telephone support service. Go to http://kbserver. netgear. com for product updates and Web support. 3. If your power lines carry network traffic for other Ethernet devices (such as the XE102, WGX102, and XE104 HomePlug devices), install and run the NETGEAR HDX101 Configuration Utility on the CD. Refer to the HDX101 User Guide for If your Powerline devices stopped communicating after using the NETGEAR HDX101 Configuration Utility to change the newtork ID, proceed as follows: 1. [. . . ]