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1 | P a g e LN-521 ...
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2 | P a g e Table of Cont ents 1. Safety instructions .......... ............ ................. ........... ............ ........... ..................... ........... ........... ....... 4 2 Introduction .......... ............ ........... ................... ........... ........... ........... ..................... ............ ........... ....... ...
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3 | P a g e PLC Settings ........... ........... ........... ................... ............ ........... ........... ..................... ........... ........... .. 30 Save / Reload Settings .......... ........... ................. ............ ........... ........... ..................... ........... ........... 31 Firmware Upgrade ............. ...
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4 | P a g e 1. Safety instr uctions All safety and operating ins tructions should be read and understood bef ore using the device, and should be kept for futur e reference. • Never open the Ho meplug adapter. Ther e are no user-serviceab le parts inside the Homeplug adapter. • Do not try to service this pr oduct yourself! Contac t qualified tec ...
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5 | P a g e 2 Introduction In this chapter, we will pr ovide an overview of the Homeplug techn ology and int roduce it briefly. 2.1 What exactly is Ho meplug? Homeplug is home and offi ce networking using the electric wiring alread y installed in the building. Cost factor an d transmissi on qualit y Homeplug is an econ omical and easy-to-us e netwo ...
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6 | P a g e 3. Introduction of the har dw are Table 1 - LED definition position LED name Behavior Symbol A POWER LED Green color LED OFF – Device Power off LED fast blinking (0.5 sec ON / 0.5 sec OFF) – This means the device is doing Security ke y exchange, the device joining or being joined into same logical network will continue 2 minutes&apo ...
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7 | P a g e B HOMEPLUG Link/Activity LED Green + Red LED OFF – Sole member (either o ther devices in same network is too far o r it is alone in its logical network). LED solid ON – HOMEPLUG Link detected but no traffic a. Green : HOMEPLUG Physical data rate > 100Mbps b. Green + Red : 40Mbps < HOMEPL UG Physical data rate < 100Mbps c. R ...
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8 | P a g e Table 2 – push button defi nition Position Push button name Behavior Symbol E WiFi Setting button Press 1 to 5 seconds – switch WiFi OFF/ON. Factory default is WiF i ON Press > 5 seconds – switch Router mode ON /OFF. Factory default is OFF. When pressing the button, the operation mode LED will flash once per second. Please keep ...
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9 | P a g e 4. Install the har dwa re Application 1 – Li nk to remote DSL via Powerline Via Powerline technol ogy, the Wi-Fi homep lug can access DSL m odem at other flo ors for internet accesses. Note that this needs Powerline to Ethernet Bridge device s at other floors, s o that connection between Wi-F i homeplug and Powe rline to Etherne t Bri ...
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10 | P a g e Application 2 – as wireless AP + Eth ernet switch The Wi-Fi homeplug can be a central 802.11n Access point and Ethernet switch hub to link all WLAN devices and Ethernet d evices. ...
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11 | P a g e Application 3– mu ltiple floor home n etworking When WL AN signal is not good to penetrate concrete floors, use Powerline technology afforded by the Wi-Fi homeplug to extend home networking range to upper (other) floors. While on the same floors, the WLAN function can be used for network-enabled device s (such as PC, NB, sm art phone ...
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12 | P a g e Application 4–as Po werline Ethernet sw itch By pushing the Wir eless S etting button fo r m ore than 1 sec, the WiFi function of this dev ice can be turned ON or turned OFF. In this case, Wi-Fi h omeplug acts as Powerline to multiport (3 port) Ethernet switch , w hich, when used together with a remote Powe rline Ethernet B ridge , e ...
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13 | P a g e Application 5 – Wi reless AP w/ Router By pushing the WiFi Sett ing button > 5 sec , the Route r function is enabled. Wh en keep pushing the Button, observe the LE D to be OFF and ON for 5 times then release the bu tton after the flashing LED become steady ON, By default DHCP serv er is enabled in the Router mode. DHC P server can ...
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14 | P a g e 5. Hardw are Configurati on This se ction describes ways of quick wireless encryption set up (using WPS button ) and quick private HOMEPLUG network gr oup set up (for networ k partitions). 5.1 Setting Wireless encrypt ion by WPS butto n This button can be pressed for WPS PBC authenticat ion. First, login the web configuration to setup ...
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15 | P a g e 5.2 Create a privat e encrypted netw ork Step 1: Creat e a secure network. First clear the public n etwork and create a pri vate network on H omePlug A by pressing the GROUP butt on more than 10 se conds until all LED lights simultaneously turn off and on once. Do the same on HomePlug B. At this moment, the netw ork names have changed ...
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16 | P a g e 5.4 Remove a device f rom a network Group If for example, device A an d device B are in th e same logical network gr oup and you want to remove device A fro m this logical network gr oup, just follow the p rocedure in Step 1 by pressing GROUP button of de vice A for 10 seconds. This makes device A unab le to commu nicate with device B. ...
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17 | P a g e 7. Configurin g the LN-521 via the GUI LOGIN proced ure 1. OPEN your browse r (e.g. Internet Expl orer). 2. Type http://19 2.168.0.234 i n the address bar and p ress [Enter] ...
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18 | P a g e 3. Type user name and password (d efaul t username i s ‘admin’, the pa ssword can b e found on the b acklabel of the LN-521). 4. Click OK . 5. You will see the hom e page of the LN-521. The System sta tus section allows you t o moni tor the current stat us of your LN-521 the UP t ime, hardwa re i nformati on a s wel l as fi rmware ...
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19 | P a g e Basic Setup Wizard The setup Wizard can help you to setup the device with m inimum sett ing. Open the page in the left panel and click “ Next ” bu tton in the welcome page. In the next page, choose the device to be “ Access Point” mode or “Router” mode. Choosing each mode w ill have the respect setting pages like the figure ...
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20 | P a g e System settin gs This device supports tw o operation modes f or the IP network. Clic k to select one between the following two wireless operation modes, then p ush the “ Apply ” button. Item Description Operation mode : Access Point This device acts as Wireless Access Point ( AP ) to provide WLAN service and bridge it to wired c on ...
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21 | P a g e Lan Settings Setup the LAN settings f or LAN interface. Item Description IP Address Setup the IP Address for the LAN interface. Subnet Ma sk Setup the subnet mask for the LAN interface. Default Gateway This option only appears in “ Access Point ” mode. Setup the default gateway for the LAN int erface. DHCP Server The DHCP Server is ...
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22 | P a g e WiFi Settings Setup the Wi-Fi settings f or WLAN interface. Click “ Apply ” button t o apply the settings. Item Description Network Name (SSID ) Setup this name and then WLAN clients can scan and connect to this device by this name in the air. The Network Name (SSID) is also called ESSID. Control Channe l Select the WLAN channel fo ...
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23 | P a g e WPA Encryption Choose “AES” or “TKI P+AES” as the encrypti on method. Select “AES” and the W LAN client must select “AES” to connect t o this device. Select “TKIP+AES ” and the WLAN client can use AES or TKIP to connect to the device. WPA Passphrase Enter 8 to 63 characters pa ssphrase for WPA En cryption. The WLAN ...
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24 | P a g e Advanced WiFi Advanced Item Description Network Name Type Select “ Visible ” to broadcast N etwork Name (SSID, Service Se t Identification) or “Hidden” t o not to broadcast it. With hidden Network Name (SSID), this device can’t be sc anned and the w ireless client must input Network Name (SS ID) manually to associat e this AP ...
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25 | P a g e RTS Threshold The RTS threshold det ermines the packet size at which the radio issues a request to send (RTS) bef ore sending the packe t. A low RTS Thresh old setting can be useful in areas where many client d evices are associating with the device, or in areas where the clients are far apart and can detect only the device and not eac ...
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26 | P a g e WPS Settings This function helps to es tablish the Wi-F i security. For this AP devi ce, it can be setup one WPS method including PIN (P ersonal Identifica tion Number) and PBC ( Push Button Certification). To begin the WPS progress , the WLAN security must be setup first. Ple ase setup one at least WPA2- PSK for Wi-Fi security. PIN : ...
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27 | P a g e WPS Config State Select “Configured ” and the WLAN client which is setup “ Enrollee ” type of WPS w ill be transferred and apply the same Wi-Fi se tting o n this AP device. Select “No t C onfigured” an d the WLAN client which is setup “ Registrar ” type of WPS will transfer Wi-Fi setting to this AP device in the WPS-PIN ...
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28 | P a g e Management System Statu s System Info Item Description Local Time It shows the time o n this device. If th e device connects to the Internet, the time will sync with the NTP server. System Up Time It shows the duration of the system up. Boot Loader Version It shows the version of Boot Loader. Firmware version It shows the current fir m ...
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29 | P a g e WAN Settings The WAN Settings only appear in Router mode. Item Description Connection Type It display the type of th e WAN interface Connection Status It shows the connecti on status of WAN inte rface. For WAN-PPPoE- Manual setting, there are two buttons “Connect” and “Disconnect” here for PPPoE connec tion. For WAN-DHC P setti ...
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30 | P a g e WiFi Settings Item Description Network Name (SSID ) It shows the SSID of thi s device. Current Channel It shows the current chan nel of the radi o. Encryption It indicates the encrypti on type for the radi o. Active DHCP Leases The WLAN/LAN hosts assig ned IP by this devic e will be listed in the table. Active DHCP Leases The associate ...
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31 | P a g e Save / Reload Set tings Item Description Save Settings Click the “Save” button to sav e the device configuration to your PC. Reload Settings Click the “Browse… ” button to browse an d fin d th e old device configuration file on your PC. Click “Apply ” button to apply the file. Factory Reset Click the “Restore Defaults? ...
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32 | P a g e Firmw are Upgrade Item Description New Firmware Click “Browse…” button to browse and find the firmw are on your PC, and then click “Upg rade” button to upgr ade. The upgrade process t akes about 1 minute and DO NOT POWER OFF the device during this period. In o rder to continue configuration, please refresh the P C web-browser ...
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33 | P a g e Using the Utili ty Installation Install the software onl y on the PC which is connec ted to the Homeplug . Insert the CD in the computer. Windows 7/Vista will pr ompt you to run CDMenu 4.exe. The CD menu will start. Choose ‘ Install utility ’. ...
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34 | P a g e Windows Vista/7 will as k permission to start the installation which looks similar to this image. The WinPcap Installer will start, click Next . Click Next ...
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35 | P a g e Click Next Click I Agree . ...
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36 | P a g e Click Install . Click Finish Once WinCap has installa tion has been fin ished the Homeplug utility will be installed. ...
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37 | P a g e Click Next Enter a User name and clic k Next ...
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38 | P a g e Select Complete to let the software automatically Ins tall. Choose Custom if you wi sh to select a different location for the Installati on. Click Next continue Click Install ...
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39 | P a g e The software will confirm that the installati on has completed, click Fin ish . ...
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40 | P a g e Configuring using the Ut ility Click the shortcut on th e desktop to start the Utility When the utility has be en started the follo wing screen will be sh own. The panel on the left side s hows the Homeplug that i s directly connected to the pc. The panel on the right sh ows remote c onnected Homeplugs. ...
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41 | P a g e To change the networ k name of the local connected homeplug. Right click on the device in the left panel . This will show new options a s indicated in the screensh ot below. To change the networ k name select ‘ Cha nge Network Name ’ The following pop-up will b e shown. Enter the desired net work name and click ‘OK’ The network ...
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42 | P a g e Declaration of Conformit y ...
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43 | P a g e ...
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44 | P a g e Revision 1.0 © Sitecom Europe BV 2 012 Note: All the informa tion contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engi neers are always updating and improving the produc t, your device may ha ve a slightly different appearan ce or modified fun ctionality than presented in this manu al. ...
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