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85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Table of Contents Preliminary Pages Page Chapter 1 – Setup the HomePlug Wireless Adapter ........................................................5 1.1 Minimum Requirements...................................................................5 1.2 Typical HomePlug Wireless Adapter Connection ...........................6 Chapter 2 – HomePlug Wireless Adapter Overview........................................................7 2.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.4.3 AP Mode.........................................................................................29 5.4.3.1 Access Point ....................................................................29 5.4.3.2 Wireless Client ................................................................30 5.4.3.3 WDS ................................................................................33 5.5 Wireless QoS ................................................
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Safety Summary Messages WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE is used in the equipment. Make sure equipment is properly grounded BEFORE opening. Failure to observe safety precautions may result in electric shock to user. CAUTION Check voltages before connecting equipment to power supplies. Wrong voltages applied may result in damage to equipment.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Chapter 1 – Setup the HomePlug Wireless Adapter The HomePlug Wireless Adapter is a Homeplug 85Mbps Turbo with 802.11G Wireless LAN that transforms your in-house power circuit into networking infrastructure with a Wireless LAN interface. Transforms any plug socket into a WLAN connection. Ideal for anyone to extend their Wireless Internet access or make an internal network.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 1.2 Typical HomePlug Wireless Adapter Connection Figure 1 shows a typical HomePlug Wireless Adapter connection.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Chapter 2 – HomePlug Wireless Adapter Overview 2.1 Light Indicators and Ports The HomePlug Wireless Adaptor has four light indicators (LEDs). See Figure 2 below.
5Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Icon LED Status Description ON When power is supplied to the HomePlug Wireless Adapter. ON When detected and connected with another HomePlug Adaptor within the network. Flicker When the HomePlug Wireless Adapter is transmitting / receiving data. Flash ON Flicker When the Wireless LAN is operational. When the Ethernet cable is properly connected from your HomePlug Wireless Adapter to the Ethernet Card.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Chapter 3 – Configuring Your Ethernet Network Card The illustrated screen shots serve only as examples. For any dissimilarity, please follow the instructions closely as prompted on your computer. NOTE: Proceed with this section ONLY: - if the Request IP Address from DHCP Server is disabled. OR - if the Request IP Address from DHCP Server is enabled but there is no DHCP Server available. 3.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 4. Click the IP Address tab. 5. Select the option Specify an address. Enter the IP address as shown in Figure 4 and click OK.. Figure 4 : TCP/IP Properties 6. Ensure that your Bridge Modem is powered ON. 7. Restart your system. 8. Proceed to Chapter 4. 3.2 For Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP Windows® 2000: a. From your Windows desktop, right-click on the icon My Network Places and select Properties. b.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide NOTE: This is important especially if you have more than one Local Area Connection icons displayed at the Network and Dial-up Connections / Network Connections window. Ensure that you have selected the correct one.) 1. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Figure 5 : Local Area Connection properties 2. Select the option Use the following IP address. Enter the IP address as shown in Figure 6 and click OK.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Chapter 4 – Configuring Your Internet Browser 4.1 Microsoft® Internet Explorer™ (based on IE 5.5) 1. From your Windows desktop, double-click on your Internet Explorer icon to launch your Browser. 2. From the Menu, click Tools and select Internet Options... . 3. Select the Connection tab. Click the field, 'Never dial a connection'. (This option will be grayed off if you have not installed an analog modem on your computer/notebook before. 4.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Chapter 5 – The HomePlug Wireless Web Page NOTE: If the Request IP Address from DHCP Server is disabled OR if the Request IP Address from DHCP Server is enabled but there is no DHCP Server available, you should have your computers configured in Fix IP Address mode (refer to “Chapter 3: Configuring Your Ethernet Network Card” on Page 9. From your Internet Browser, key in 192.168.1.254 at the address bar and hit .
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide NOTE: Upon accessing HomePlug Wireless Adapter, if the screen shown in Figure 9 is not attainable, you must delete your temporary Internet files to clear the web cache. You will be prompted with user login page. Enter “admin” for the Password and click on LOGIN. Figure 9 : Login Password Upon successful login, the Advanced Setup page as shown in will be displayed.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.1 System The System Settings allow Administrator Settings, Firmware Upgrade, Configuration Tools, System Status, System Log and Reset. 5.1.1 Administrator Settings When you configure the HomePlug Wireless through an internet browser, the system requires you to enter your password to validate your access permission. By default, the Password is set to “admin”.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.1.2 Firmware Upgrade The HomePlug Wireless software is stored in the FLASH memory and can be upgraded as new software is released. Figure 12 : Firmware Upgrade Click Browse to locate the software file and then click Apply. You will be prompted to confirm on the continue with the upgrade process. Figure 13 : Firmware Upgrade Confirmation NOTE: For the Firmware Upgrade, the configuration data will be set to default.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.1.3 Configuration Tools The Configuration Tools allow you to Backup Settings, Restore Settings and Restore Factory Default Configuration. 5.1.3.1 Restore Factory Default Configuration To restore the factory default settings, select Restore Factory Default Configuration and click Apply. Figure 15 : Restore Factory Default Configuration The page as shown in Figure 16 will be displayed.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.1.3.2 Backup Settings To backup the settings as a configuration file saved on to your PC, select Backup Settings / Restore settings as shown in Figure 18. Figure 18 : Backup Settings / Restore settings Click on Backup Settings.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Click on Save file when the below is prompted. Figure 20 : Backup Settings – Save file Select the folder where you want to save the file and key in the file name under which you want to save the settings.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.1.3.3 Restore Settings To restore the settings from a configuration file saved on your PC, select Backup Settings / Restore settings as shown in Figure 22. Figure 22 : Backup Settings / Restore settings Click Browse to locate the configuration file saved on your PC and then click Restore Settings.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.1.4 System Status The System Status allows you to see the connection status of the LAN interface and also the firmware/hardware version numbers.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.1.5 System Log The System Log allows you to view any attempts that have been made to gain access to your network. Figure 25 : System Log Click on the Download button to save the system log files. Click on the Clear button to clear away the system log files. Click on the Refresh button to update the system log files. 5.1.6 Reset The Reset page allows you to perform a reset to the device.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.2 LAN 5.2.1 LAN Settings The LAN Settings page under the LAN allows you to configure the device’s IP address for the LAN interface. The default IP Address of the device is 192.168.1.254. By default, the device request an IP address from a DHCP server. Figure 27 : ADSL Modulation Click Apply to take effect the settings.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.3 HomePlug The HomePlug section allows you to setup the Local Network Password, Remote Network Password and Scan the Powerline Network to get the MAC address of all the connected HomePlugs. 5.3.1 Local This is used to setup the Network Password of Local Homeplug. See Figure 28. All HomePlug devices are shipped using “HomePlug” as a Network Password.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.3.2 Remote This is used to setup the Network Password of Remote HomePlug. See Figure 29. This page allows you to set up a Network Password remotely on other HomePlug devices through the powerline. The other devices on the network with HomePlug capabilities will have a Device ID/Device Password printed on the device itself. Find the passwords for the device you want to manage and type it into the Remote Device ID text box.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.3.3 Scan The Scan function displays the MAC Address’ of all connected HomePlugs. See Figure 30. This page shows all HomePlug devices found on your powerline network identified by their MAC addresses. Figure 30 : Scan Network NOTE: In case a HomePlug device in your home is not listed in the screen above, make sure that its Network Password is not with a different password than your current Local Network Password.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.4 Wireless This section allows you to configure the Wireless parameters. 5.4.1 Setting The ESSID is set as “LNX_WILDPASS” by default. It can be changed. ESSID is wireless network name for the HomePlug Wireless device. Your wireless client will need this name for wireless connection. See Figure 31. To disable the HomePlug Wireless Access Point, uncheck the box for the Wlan Radio.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.4.2 Security It is important for user to enforce security in wireless LAN environment, this is to prevent unauthorized wireless users from accessing your router. By default, the ‘None’ is selected for the Encryption Type. See Figure 32. In order to implement security, proceed with the following steps. a. Select the Shared option for the Encryption Type. b. Select the Auto Switch option for the Authentication Type. c.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.4.3 AP Mode The AP Mode allows you to specify the mode settings for the HomePlug Wireless device. The device can be set to an Access Point, Wireless Client or WDS Mode. By default, it is set to Access Point. 5.4.3.1 Access Point Select Access Point and click Apply to take effect the setting. When set to the Access Point mode, the wireless clients will use the ESSID of the Access Point for the connection.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.4.3.2 Wireless Client Select Wireless Client and click Apply to take effect the setting. The device is now in the Wireless Client mode and you are ready to connect it to an wireless access point. Figure 35 : Wireless Client Click on the Site Survey and the device will scan for all the available wireless access points. The information of the wireless access points will be displayed. See Figure 36.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Select the wireless access point that you want to connect by clicking on the radio button under Click and then click on Connect AP. You will be prompted for confirmation. Click OK. Figure 37 : Connect to AP Confirmation If the wireless access point is WEP enabled, you will be prompted to enter the security WEP in Hexadecimal format.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide Click on the Show Connection Status and the status will be displayed.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.4.3.3 WDS Select WDS and click Apply to take effect the setting. The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) allows you to connect to other access point through wireless. Figure 41 : WDS The WDS Setting will show the Channel ID, ESSID, Encryption Type and the Authentication Type. These values can only be modified in the Wireless Setting or Wireless Security page.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.5 Wireless QoS The Quality of Service (QoS) provides prioritization of traffic based on the traffic classification. 5.5.1 QoS QAP Setting This allows you to change the settings of Best Effort, Background, Video and Voice. All the default values are based on standard 802.11e for QoS QAP. Figure 43 : QoS QAP Setting Click Apply to take effect the setting.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.5.2 QoS QSTA Setting This allows you to change the settings of Best Effort, Background, Video and Voice. All the default values are based on standard 802.11e for QoS QSTA. Figure 44 : QoS QSTA Setting Click Apply to take effect the setting.
85Mbps HomePlug Wireless G Ethernet Adapter – User Guide 5.5.3 QoS DSCP Setting The IP DSCP field indicates the different classification types. The Priority field indicates that the different classes of service that the access point will apply to different IP DSCP classification type. Figure 45 : QoS DSCP Setting Click Apply to take effect the setting. © Copyright 2006. All Rights Reserved.
