200M PLC User Manual
Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................... 1 1.1 System Requirements .................................................... 1 1.2 Package Contents .......................................................... 2 2 Safety Notice................................................................................. 3 3 Getting to Know the Adapter ........................................................ 6 3.1 Ethernet Interface .............................
200M PLC User Manual 1 Introduction This Utility Program enables you to find 200Mbps PLC-Ethernet Bridge devices on the Powerline network. It measures data rate performance and ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure Powerline networks. 1.1 System Requirements Operating System Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista 32-bit CPU Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2.
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2 Safety Notice This device is intended for connection to the AC power line. For installation instructions, please refer to the installation section of this guide. The following precautions should be taken when using this product. Read all instructions before installing and operating this product. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Unplug the device from the wall outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
– If liquid is spilled into the product – If the product is exposed to rain or water – If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed – If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance FCC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3 Getting to Know the Adapter 3.1 Ethernet Interface The Ethernet port connects to an Ethernet network cable. The other end of the cable connects to your computer or other Ethernet-enabled network device. 3.2 Buttons on the Adapter Figure 1 Side panel RST: The RST button can restore the factory defaults.
NMK: The NMK button is used to set the membership state. Pressing and holding the NMK buttons for more than 10 seconds which randomizes the NMK value. Pressing and holding the NMK button for greater than 3 seconds, which becomes a member of existing AVLN. 3.3 LEDs on the Adapter All LEDs on the adapter are located on the front panel. There are 3 LEDs to indicate the status of the adapter. Power: Green. It lights up when the Adapter is powered on. Ethernet: Green.
Figure 2 Top view 8
4 How to Install the Utility Step 1 Before installing this utility, verify that no other Powerline utility is installed on your computer. If another utility is installed, uninstall it and restart your computer. Step 2 Insert the Utility CD into the CD-ROM of the computer. Then select the PLC 200AV Utility Installation folder and run setup.exe. Follow the steps to install the Utility Program. No password or CD-Key is required. Step 3 The installation utility is similar to the window shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Setup wizard 10
Figure 4 Select Installation Folder 11
Figure 5 Installation completed Step 4 Click Close to complete installation.
5 How to Use the Utility Software 5.1 Main Tab The Main tab provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running. The top panel shows local HomePlug devices connected to the network interface card (NIC) of the computer. Click Connect to its right. Once connected to the local device, the utility automatically scans the power line periodically for any other HomePlug device.
Figure 6 Main Tab information The lower panel displays all HomePlug remote devices discovered on the current logical network. The total number of remote devices connected on the same network can be found on top of the Remote device panel. The Network type (Public or Private) is also displayed based on the network status of the local device. The scan status option is displayed on the top right corner above the Remote devices panel showing whether the Autoscan functionality is turned ON or OFF.
This field shows the default device name. You can change the name by either clicking Rename or clicking the name and editing the name. MAC Address This field shows the MAC address of the remote device. Password By default, this field is blank. You can click Enter Password and enter the password. To set the Password of the device (required when creating a private network), click the device name in the lower panel to select the device, and click Enter Password.
Figure 7 Setting device password Add This button is used to add a remote device to the existing network by entering the device password of the device. A dialog box appears as shown below in Figure 8. The dialog box allows you to enter the device name and the password. A confirmation box appears if the password is entered correctly and if the device is found in the powerline network. If a device is not found, you are notified along with suggestions to resolve the common problems.
Figure 8 Adding a remote device Note: The device must be present on the power line (plugged in) in order for the password to be confirmed and added to the network. If the device fails to be located, a warning message appears. Scan This button is used to perform an immediate search of the HomePlug devices connected to the Powerline network. By default, the utility automatically scans every few seconds and updates the display screen.
5.2 Privacy Tab The Privacy tab provides you an option to maintain security for your logical network and also to select the devices that should be included in the network. The appearance is shown in Figure 9. All HomePlug devices are shipped using a default logical network (network name), which is normally “HomePlug”. The Privacy tab allows you to change to a private network by changing the network name (network password) of devices.
Figure 9 Privacy tab Note: Changing the network name to anything other than HomePlug shows the network type on the Main tab as Private. Set Local Device Only This button can be used to change the network name (network password) of the local device. If a new network password is entered, all devices shown in the Main panel prior to this no longer appear in the new network, effectively making the local devices not to communicate to the devices that were in the old logical network.
The upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the host computer that are used to communicate over HomePlug on the Powerline network.
Figure 10 Diagnostics tab The lower panel contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over a certain period of time. All devices that were on the powerline network are listed here along with a few other parameters. Devices that are active on the current logical network show a transfer rate in the Rate column. Devices on other networks or devices that may not exist are shown with a ? in the Rate column.
Device Last Known Network name HomePlug chipset manufacturer name Date device last seen on the network MAC Firmware Version The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later use, or be printed for reference for a technical support call. Devices, which are not part of the network anymore, can be deleted using the delete button. A dialog box pops up with a confirmation message if you try to delete a device whose password is entered. 5.
Figure 11 About tab Preferences The lower part of the panel may display options for turning the auto-scan feature on or off.
6 How to Use the NMK Pushbutton This section describes how to add new devices to and remove old devices from, a HomePlug AV logical network (AVLN). Both operations can be accomplished by using an NMK pushbutton press. You can monitor operation progress and outcome by observing the status of the Power LEDs. 6.
‘adder’ flashes unevenly until the pushbutton on the ‘adder’ is pressed again or the ‘joiner’ is reset by holding the pushbuttons down for more than 10 seconds. A PLC B PLC C PLC A and B are not part of AVLN A and B want to form an AVLN Press NMK button on A less than 3 sec. Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec. A becomes “joiner” B becomes “joiner” B determines that A MAC address < B MAC address B becomes “adder” A accepts NMK from B Figure 12 Forming a HomePlug AV logical network 6.
(3) Wait for connection to complete. The Power LED on each device flashes at 1-second intervals until the process succeeds or fails. It illuminates steadily on success. If an error occurs, the Power LED on the ‘adder’ flashes unevenly until the pushbutton on the ‘adder’ is pressed again or the ‘joiner’ is reset by pressing the pushbutton for more than 10 seconds. A PLC B PLC C PLC A and B form an AVLN C wants to join the AVLN Press NMK button on B less than 3 sec. Press NMK button on C less than 3 sec.
The Power LED on the ‘leaver’ momentarily extinguishes during reset, flashes during restart, and then illuminates steadily. No errors occur. Once the process completes, you may disconnect the device from the medium or join it to another logical network on the same medium. A PLC B PLC C PLC A, B and C form an AVLN A wants to leave the AVLN Press NMK button on A more than 10 sec.
Appendix A Specifications Chipset Intellon INT6300 Protocol HomePlug AV 1.0 Co-exists with existing HomePlug 1.0 System Support Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP 32/64 bit and Windows Vista 32/64bit PLC Rate Modulation Band Modulation Schemes Encryption LED 200 Mbps 2—30 MHz Supports1024/256/64/16/8-QAM, QPSK,BPSK and ROBO 128 AES Power Ethernet: Ethernet Link and Activity Data: PLC Link and Activity Push Button RST: Restore the default factory parameter.
Temperature Operating 10%—90%, non-condensing Humidity Storage Humidity 5%—90%, non-condensing Input Rating 100—240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Certifications CE, UL, FCC Part 15 Class B Green Standard RoHS 29
Appendix B About QoS PLC 200AV allows for 4 levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP (0 – 3)). The 8 levels of VLAN Ethernet tags must be mapped to the 4 levels of CAP priority, where CAP 3 is the highest priority and CAP 0 is the lowest. CAP 3 priority might be used for voice and network management frames, CAP 2 is used for streaming video and music while CAP 1 and CAP 0 are used for data. Default CAP The ‘Default CAP’ group allows for default priority mapping of packets that do not have a VLAN TAG.
The following are the factory default settings for VLAN Tags and TOS Bits: VLAN Tag Default CAP TOS Bit Default CAP User Priority User Priority Priority Priority 0 CAP1 0 CAP1 1 CAP0 1 CAP0 2 CAP0 2 CAP0 3 CAP1 3 CAP1 4 CAP2 4 CAP2 5 CAP2 5 CAP2 6 CAP3 6 CAP3 7 CAP3 7 CAP3 31
Appendix C Acronyms and Abbreviations AVLN AV In-home Logical Network, the AVLAN is the set of STAs that possess the same network Membership key, every AVLN is managed by a single CCo CCo Central Coordinator, the CCo is a superset of a STA which provisioning of terminal equipment identifiers and global link identifiers CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance DAK Device Access Key DM Device Manager IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol NEK Network Encryption Key NID Netwo
VLAN 33 Virtual Local Area Network
