Edimax HP-5101AC Manuale utente

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Modello: HP-5101AC

Categoria: Adattatori di rete PowerLine

Tipo: Manuale utente

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HP-5101AC

User Manual

08-2012 / v1.0

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Ltd.

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is.Shouldthe

programsprovedefectivefollowingtheirpurchase,thebuyer(andnotthis

company,itsdistributor,oritsdealer)assumestheentirecostofallnecessary

servicing,repair,andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamagesresultingfrom

anydefectinthesoftware.EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.reservestherightto

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hereofwithouttheobligationtonotifyanypersonofsuchrevisionorchanges.

Theproductyouhavepurchasedandthesetupscreenmayappearslightly

differentfromthoseshowninthisQIG.Formoreinformationaboutthis

product,

pleaserefertotheusermanualontheCD‐ROM.Thesoftwareandspecifications

aresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Pleasevisitourwebsitewww.edimax.com

forupdates.Allbrandandproductnamesmentionedinthismanualare

trademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.

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EdimaxTechnologyCo.,Ltd.

Add:No.3,Wu‐Chuan3rdRd.,Wu‐KuIndustrialPark,NewTaipeiCity,Taiwan

Tel:+886‐2‐77396888

Email:[email protected]

Contents

Chapter1:Introduction.....................................................................................................................................1

1.1ProductFeatures..................................................................................................................................1

1.2Application...........................................................................................................................................1

1.3Compatibility........................................................................................................................................2

1.4SystemRequirements..........................................................................................................................2

Chapter2:AbouttheProduct............................................................................................................................3

2.1LEDDefinitions.....................................................................................................................................3

2.2Interface...............................................................................................................................................4

Chapter3:GettingStarted.................................................................................................................................5

3.1HardwareInstallation..........................................................................................................................5

3.2CreatingaPowerlineNetwork.............................................................................................................6

3.3CreatinganEncryptedPowerlineNetworkwithTwoAdapters..........................................................7

Chapter4:UtilitySoftwareInstallation.............................................................................................................8

Chapter5:UsingtheUtilitySoftware..............................................................................................................14

5.1MainTab............................................................................................................................................14

5.2PrivacyTab.........................................................................................................................................17

5.3DiagnosticsTab..................................................................................................................................19

5.4AboutTab...........................................................................................................................................20

Chapter6:PowerlineNetworkManagementwithGroupButton..................................................................21

6.1FormingaHomePlugAVLogicalNetwork.........................................................................................21

6.2JoiningaNetwork..............................................................................................................................22

6.3LeavingaNetwork&JoininganotherNetwork.................................................................................23

Chapter7:Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................24

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Chapter1:Introduction

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1.1ProductFeatures

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z Integratedwithpowersocketjustasanadditionalwallsocket

z Easyplug‐n‐playsetupand128‐bitAESsecurity

z Max.powerlinespeedupto500Mbps

z Backwardcompatiblewith200Mbpspowerlineadapters 

z Featuresenergysavingmodetoreducepower

consumption

z Integratedpowersocketwithnoisefilter

z Powerlinetransmissionrangeupto300meters

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1.2Application

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z High‐definition(HD)andstandard‐definition(SD)videodistribution

z BroadbandInternetsharing

z InternetProtocolTelevision(IPTV)andVoiceoverInternetProtocol(VoIP)

applications

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1.3Compatibility

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200Mbps(EdimaxHP‐200xseries)and500Mbps(EdimaxHP‐500xseries)powerline

adaptersareabletocommunicatedirectlywithoneanother.200Mbpsand500Mbps

powerlineadapterscanbeusedonthesamehouseholdelectricwiringas14Mbps&

85Mbpspowerlineadapters(EdimaxHP‐85XXseries)withoutinterfering,but

arenotable

tocommunicatedirectlywith14Mbpsand85Mbpspowerlineadapters.

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1.4SystemRequirements

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z ComputerwithEthernetportrunningWindowsXP/Vista/7,Linux,MACOSXand

anyotheroperatingsystem.

z Anyconnecteddevicesmustfeatureanetworkport.

z UtilitysoftwaresupportsWindowsXP/Vista/7.

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Chapter2:AbouttheProduct

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2.1LEDDefinitions

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LED Status Description

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LAN

Green LANportconnected

Blinking LANactivity(transferringdata)

 LANportnotconnected

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PLC

Green/Yellow

Thegreenindicatorturnsonandtheyellowindicator

blinksslowlywhenthedeviceisdetectinga

powerlinelink.

Thegreenindicatorturnsonandtheyellowindicator

blinksquicklytoindicatedataisbeingtransferred

overthepowerlinelink.

 Noother PLC device detected

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PWR

Green Poweredon

 Poweredof

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Note:Thedevicewillenterstandbymode,andallLEDswillextinguish,after

5secondswithoutanydatatransfer,includingwhentheEthernetcableis

disconnected.ThePowerLEDwillflashonceevery15seconds.

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2.2Interface

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Interface Description

Integrated

PowerSocket

Theintegratedelectricalsocketenablesadditio nalterminal

devicesormultiplesockettobeconnectedtotheadapter,just

asanormalwall socketwould.

EthernetPort ThisisaFastEthernetportforconnectingtoacomputeror

otherdeviceswithanetworkport.

Group/Reset Createsanencryptedpowerlinenetworkgroupautomatically

(pressthebuttonforlessthan3seconds).

Leavesanencryptedpowerlinenetworkgroup

(pressthebuttonfor5~8seconds).

Restoresthepowerlineadaptertofactorydefaults(pressthe

buttonfor10~15 seco nds).

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Chapter3:GettingStarted

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3.1HardwareInstallation

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1. Alwaysplugthepowerlineadapterdirectlyintoapowersocket.Neverplugitintoa

multiplesocketoruninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS).

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2. Ifyouneedtouseamultiple socketforadditionalnetworkdevices,

thenconnectthemultiplesockettotheintegratedpowersocketoftheadapter,and

plugthepowerlinedirectlyintoapowersocket,asshownbelow.Thepowersocketof

theadapterfeaturesafilterfunctionwhichis

abletoimprovethedatatransmissionin

thenetwork.

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3.2CreatingaPowerlineNetwork

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1. ConnectapowerlineadaptertoyourrouterviaEthernetcable,andthenplugitintoa

powersocket.

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2. Connectanotherpowerlineadaptertoyourcomputer,andthenplugitintoapower

socket.

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Note:Youcanalsoconnecttheadaptertoaprinter,settopbox,gamingconsole,TVor

otherdevicewithanetworkport,toadd thedeviceintothepowerlinenetwork.

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3. MakesurethatthePLCandLANLEDslightuponbothPLCadapters.

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4. Thecomputerandtherouterwillbeconnectedtothepowerlinenetworkautomatically.

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3.3CreatinganEncryptedPowerlineNetworkwithTwoAdapters

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Oncebothadaptershavebeensuccessfullyconnected,pressthe“Group/Reset”button

ofeachadapterforlessthan3secondswithin2minutes.Theadapterswill

automaticallygeneratearandompasswordtoencryptthepowerlinenetwork.

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Note:

z Toaddadditionaladaptersintotheencryptedpowerlinenetworkortoremove

anadapterfromthepowerlinenetwork,pleaserefertotheChapter6inthe

manual

z Ifthepowerlineadapterinyournetworkdoesnotfeaturea“Group/Reset” or

an“Encrypt”button,youcanusetheutilitysoftwareasanalternative.For

moredetailspleaserefertoChapter5 inthemanual.

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Chapter4:UtilitySoftwareInstallation

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Youcanmanagealltheconnectedpowerlineadapterswiththeutilitysoftware.Onlyinstall

theutilitysoftwarewhenyouneedtoaddotherpowerlineadapterswithout“Group”or

“Encrypt”button.

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Step1 Beforeinstallingtheutilitysoftware,makesurethatnootherpowerlineutilityis

installedonyourcomputer.Ifanyotherutilitysoftwareisinstalled,uninstallitand

rebootthecomputer.

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Step2 InserttheCDintoyourCD‐ROMdrive.Whenthefollowing“AutorunWizard”

appears,selectyourmodel.

Note:Ifautoplayisinstalledonyourcomputer,the“AutorunWizard”willstart

automatically.Otherwise,

pleasegotoAutorunfolderintheCDandexecutethe

“AutoRun.exe”program.

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Step3 Thenclick“SetupUtility”.

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Step4 IfyouhavenotinstalledWinPcapversion4.1.2(orhigher)onyourcomputer

before,pleaseclick“OK”toinstalltheutility.Thewizardwillguideyouthroughthe

setupprocess.

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Step5 Whenthe“EdimaxPowerLineUtility”setupwizardappears,click“Next”to

continue.

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Step6 Inthe“LicenseAgreement”screen,pleaseselect“IAgree”andthenclick“Next”to

continue.

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Step7 Selectwhereyouwanttoinstalltheutilitysoftware,andthenclick“Next”.

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Step8 Ifyouconfirmtoinstalltheutility,click“Next”.

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Step9 Aftertheinstallationiscomplete,click“Close”.

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Step10Aniconwillappearonyourdesktop.Doubleclicktheicontoopentheutility

software.

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Chapter5:UsingtheUtilitySoftware

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5.1MainTab

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The“Main”tabprovidesalistoflocalorremotepowerlineadaptersinthenetwork.

Youcouldmanagetheremotepowerlineadapters(thoseonyourcircuit,butnotdirectly

connectedtoyourcomputer)here.

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UpperPanel‐LocalDevice(s)onyourcomputer

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Theupperpaneldisplayslocalpowerlineadaptersconnectedtothecomputer’s

networkport.Insituationswheretherearemorethanonelocaldevicebeingconnected,

suchasaUSBoranEthernetadapter,theusercanselectthelocaldevicebyclickingon

it

andthenclickthe“Connect”button.Thestatusareaabovethebuttonindicatesthatyour

PCisconnectedtowhichdevice.Onceconnectedtothelocaldevice,theutilitywill

automaticallyscanthepowerlineperiodicallyforanyotherpowerlinedevices.Ifnolocal

powerlinedevicesarediscovered,the

statusareaabovetheconnectbuttonwillindicate

withamessage“HOMEPLUGADAPTERSNOTDETECTED’.

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Ifyouwanttoupgradefirmwareoftheadapterdirectlyconnectedtoyourcomputer,

pleaseclick“Upgradefirmware”button.Thedialogboxwillbeshownasbelow,pleaseclick

“Browser”buttontochoosethePIBandfirmwarefilesyouwishtoupdateandthenclick

“OK”button.

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Note:Pleasebe

sureyouhaveselectedthecorrectmodelfirmware,orthedevicemaybe

damaged.

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LowerPanel‐PowerlineDevicesdetected

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Thelowerpaneldisplaysremotepowerlineadaptersinthenet work.Thefollowingare

descriptionsofeverysetupitems:

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Item Descriptions

DeviceName Thiscolumnshowsthedefaultdevicename,forexample:

“Device2”,“Device3”.Ifyouwanttochangethename,

pleaseclick“Rename”buttontoeditthename.

Password(DEKPassword) Thiscolumnbydefaultisblank.Inordertomanagethe

powerlineadapters,youhavetoenterthepassword(DEK

password)oftheadapter.TheDEKpasswordisprintedon

thelabellocatedinbackofthepowerlineadapter.After

youhaveenteredthecorrectpassword,thiscolumn

will

showthepassword.



Tosetthepasswordoftheadapter,firstselecttheadapter

byclickingonitsnameandthenclick“EnterPassword”

button.Adialogboxwillappearasbelow.Pleasetypethe

passwordandclick“OK”button.

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

Quality Thestatusoftheconnectionqualitywillbeshownhere.

Rate(Mbps) Showsthecurrentdatarateofthepowe rlineadapter.

MACAddress Theadapter’sMACaddresswillbeshownhere.

Rename Selectanadapterandclick“Rename”torenamethe

adapter.

EnterPassword Selectanadapterandclick“EnterPassword”tosetthe

passwordfortheadapter.

Add Thisbuttonisusedtoaddaremotepowe rlineadapter

whichisnottheexistingnetwork.Clickthisbuttonandthe

followingdialogboxwillappear.Pleaseenterbothdevice

nameandthepasswordandclick“OK”button.



Scan Click“Scan”andtheutilitysoftwarewillperforman

immediatescanofotherpowerlineadapters.Bydefault,

theutilityautomaticallyscanseveryfewseconds.



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

5.2PrivacyTab



Inthe“Privacy”tab,youcancreateaprivatenetworkbychangingthedefaultnetwork

name.



Thefollowingaredescriptionsofeverysetupitems:



Item Descriptions

PrivateNetworkName Almostallofthepowerlineadaptersshippedwiththesame

networkname“HomePlugAV”.Withthesamenetwork

name,allthepowerlineadapterscanbeconnected

directly.



Ifyouwanttocreateprivatenetwork,pleaseenterthenew

networknameandthenclick“SetLocalDeviceOnly”or

“Set

AllDevices”button.

UseDefault(Public

Network)

Clickthisbuttonandtheinthe“PrivateNetworkName”

columnwillbeshownthedefaultname“HomePlugAV”.

SetLocalDeviceOnly Thisbuttonisusedtochangethenetworknameofthe

localdeviceonly.Onceyouhav echangedthenetwork

nameofthelocaladapteronly,theadaptersseenonthe

“Main”tabpriortothiswillbenolongerpresentinthe

network.

SetAllDevices Thisbuttonisusedtochangethenetworknameofall

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