User manual NETGEAR XE103

[. . . ] XE103 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA 202-10201-02 March 2007 © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. March 2007. Trademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] · XE103 Installation Guide, Registration, Warranty Card, and Support Information Card. If any of the parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer. Keep the carton, including the original packing materials, in case you need to return the PowerLine adapter for repair. Label Information and Status Lights The PowerLine adapter has a label with important information and status light indicators. Familiarize yourself with these features of your product. The Label on the Rear Panel The label on the rear panel of the PowerLine adapter contains the items listed below. · · · · MAC address Model number Serial number Unique device Passcode (PWD) 1 v1. 1, March 2007 XE103 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide Front Panel Status Lights The front panel of the XE103 contains status lights. The table below describes the lights on the front panel. Table 1-1. Front Panel Status Light Descriptions Front Panel Status Light Power Description · On green solid. Power is supplied to the PowerLine adapter. Power is not supplied to the PowerLine adapter. The HomePlug port has detected another PowerLine device on the PowerLine network. Data is being transmitted or received on the PowerLine network. No other PowerLine devices detected on the PowerLine network. The Ethernet port is linked but there is HomePlug Ethernet no activity. Data is being transmitted or received between the Ethernet port and the PowerLine. No link is detected. 2 v1. 1, March 2007 XE103 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide How the PowerLine Adapter Fits in Your Network You can use the XE103 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter to implement or extend an Ethernet local area network (LAN) anywhere in your house using your existing electrical power line in place of a dedicated LAN wiring infrastructure. An example is illustrated in the following diagram for a minimal network consisting of two PowerLine devices: Internet Access Router Computer XE103 Ethernet Network PowerLine Network (always encrypted) XE103 Ethernet Network Computer Figure 1-2 Follow the instructions below to set up your PowerLine adapter. Prepare to Install Your PowerLine Adapter Check that these minimum requirements are met. · · · Your Ethernet network is set up and an Ethernet port is available on your router. Each computer or device to be used on your network has an Ethernet port. 3 v1. 1, March 2007 XE103 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter User Guide Connect an XE103 to the Router Internet Access Wireless Router XE103 Ethernet Network Figure 1-3 1. They should turn on and then briefly blink at the same time as the Ethernet activity LED. This completes the PowerLine installation. Install the XE103 PowerLine Encryption Utility (Highly Recommended) The utility gives you the option of setting a unique encryption PowerLine network password. Important features: · · The encryption password is case-sensitive. Each device must be set to exactly the same encryption password--if they are to communicate on the same network. [. . . ] Plug the new PowerLine device into an AC power outlet. Start the PowerLine encryption utility on the remote computer and select the Security tab. The password in the Private Network Password text box changes to the default password, HomePlug. Select the Main tab and wait for the new PowerLine device to be listed. [. . . ]