User manual TP-LINK TL-MR3020

[. . . ] Copyright © 2013 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO. , LTD. http://www. tp-link. com I FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ] The specification of the fuse is T2. 5AL250V. To avoid damage, please do not change the fuse. The Operating temperature is 0℃~40℃ (32℉~104℉). The Storage temperature is -40℃~70℃ (-40℉~158℉). 3 TL-PA2030 AV200 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2. 1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 200Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring. Simply plug this Powerline Adapter into an ordinary power outlet to extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing LAN network to any other electrical outlet in any rooms of your house. Note that this Powerline Adapter works in pairs. You need to plug one Powerline Adapter into a power outlet for each computer (Connect to the computer LAN card) you want to connect (Network access); you will also need another Powerline Adapter connected to your Cable/xDSL broadband (Ethernet port) in order to extend your broadband connection or Internet surfing. With clean powerline, the distance between two Powerline Adapters can reach 300 meters at lease, but the actual distance may vary due to the environment. Section below describes the Powerline Adapter’s LED indicators, physical interface and hardware connection mechanism. 2. 2 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays information about the device’s status. Item Status On The adapter is on. Indication Power LED Blinking Off On The adapter is in pairing procedure. The adapter is connected to a powerline network. Apply: Click the Apply button to make the setting effective. Password: Displays the password of the current powerline adapter. Every powerline adapter has its own password by default, which can be also found on the back of the adapter. Firmware: Displays the current firmware version used by the adapter. Refresh: Click the Refresh button to update the information. 4. 1. 1 Set Local Device’s Network Name To set the local device’s network name, please take the following steps: (1) Click Status tab to display the Status tab window. (2) Enter a name for the current network using 4–23 characters. Or you can check the Use Default (HomePlugAV) to use the default name as the network name. By default, the network name is HomePlugAV. (3) Click the Apply button to make the settings take effect. 13 TL-PA2030 AV200 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 4. 2 Network The Network tab window shows information of all the powerline adapters found on the current logical network. Furthermore, here you can change the Name of the listed powerline adapters as well as add another device to the current network. Type: Displays the type of the remote device found in the network. [. . . ] Press and hold the Pair button of Powerline adapter B for 1 second, the Power LED will start flashing. (This must be done within 120 seconds after pressing the Pair button of Powerline adapter A. ) Step 3. Wait for about 60 seconds while your Powerline adapter A and B are connecting. The Power LED on both adapters will stop flashing and become solid light when the connection is made. 19 TL-PA2030 AV200 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Join an existing Powerline AV Network: Powerline adapter A and Powerline adapter B form a HomePlugAV Network, Powerline adapter C wants to join this network. [. . . ]