Belkin F5D4071 User Manual

POWERLINE

F5D4071

NETWORKING ADAPTERS

User Manual

F5D4071

Table of Contents

1. Introduction .......................................................................... 1

Features ............................................................................... 1

Product Specifications ..........................................................

System Requirements ..........................................................

Package Contents ................................................................

2. Installing and Setting Up the Adapters .................................

3. Configuration .......................................................................

Diagnose Powerline Network ................................................ 8

Setting Up Security on a Local HomePlug Device .............. 10

Setting Up Security on a Network HomePlug Device .......... 11

4. Information .......................................................................

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Introduction

Thank you fo r pu rc hasing the Powerline Tu rb o Ethernet Adapter (t he Adapter). Mo st p eo ple don’t enjoy buyin g lo ng and expensive Ethe rn et cables or pull in g th e cables from one pla ce t o an other, but the Adapte r offers one o f th e easiest ways to enjoy h om e or small-business networking. Us er s can now experience a to ta l network solution wi th the Adapter. T he P owerline Turbo Ethern et A da pter operates on th e HomePlug to 85Mbps* b an dw id th over home AC wirin g. S in ce the home power lines are th e mo st pervasive medium in ho us eh olds with multiple outlets in e ve ry r oom, the Adapter allo ws m ul tiple home desktop an d notebook com pu te rs to be networked to s ha re a n Internet connecti on , printers, an d fi le s, and play games wit ho ut a ny additional wirin g.

The installa ti on o f the Adapter only re qu ir es that a 10/100Mbps network adap te r is installed on the com pu te rs . This makes the Powerline Tu rb o Et hernet Adapter compat ib le w ith any device, including Ma c, W in dows, and UNIX machin es .

For security , al l HomePlug devices are eq ui pp ed with 56-bit DES encryption. Th e pr ivate home power grid p lu s encryption makes HomePlug sig ni fi ca ntly more secure than c om pe ting technologies.

The Powerlin e Tu rb o Ethernet Adapter pr ov id es the best solution fo r no-new-wires h om e networking. With easy p lu g- and-play installati on , and the reli ab il it y of HomePlug Etherne t’ s pr oducts, the Powerli ne Turbo Ethern et A da pter is the best solu ti on f or high-speed netwo rk in g.

Powerline S pe ci fi cation 1.0 Turbo stan da rd , providing up

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Features

• Up to 85 Mb ps * ban dw id th over standard home power li nes

• Estimated range of 30 0m in wall power li ne s

• HomePlug signal easily passes th ro ugh c ir cu it brea ke r

• 56-bit DES e nc ryption e nsures da ta secu ri ty

• Encryption completed by hardware, without s ac rifice to bandwi dt h

• Uses IEEE 80 2. 3 c om pu te r int er fa ce

• Plug-and-pl ay installa ti on

• HomePlug Powerline Specification 1.0 Turbo-compliant

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Product Specifications

Computer Int er fa ce : IEEE 802.3/802.3u

Operating Te mp er at ure: 32–104 degrees F ( 0– 40 degrees C)

Storage Temp er at ur e: -4–176 degrees F ( -2 0– 80 degrees C)

Humidity: Ma x. 5 %– 90% (non-condensing)

Typical Oper at in g Range: Up to 300m in wa ll p ower lines

* The standard tr an sm is sion rate—85Mbps—is t he p hysical data rate.

Actual data th ro ug hput will be lower.

Introduction

Powerline Link LED

On Another Home Pl ug® unit detect ed

Blinking Powerline network act iv it y

Ethernet Link LED

On Connected to E th er net

Blinking Ethernet network acti vi ty

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System Requirements

• At least 2 H om eP lu g devices

• Available Et he rn et port on each compute r or n etwork

• Available po we r ou tlet

• Standard hom e po we rline wiring

• CD-ROM drive

Package Contents

• Two Powerlin e Tu rb o Ethernet Adapters

• HomePlug Qui ck I ns tallation Guide

• HomePlug Use r Ma nu al (on CD)

• Installation C D

• Limited Warr an ty C ard

• Two Power Ca bl es

• Two CAT5/RJ4 5 Et he rnet Cables

• Two Wall Plu g Ad ap ters

Installing and Setting Up the Adapters

Overview

Installation o f th e Powerline Turbo Eth er ne t Adapter takes only mi nu te s and does not r eq ui re setting up long wi re s th roughout the house. S im pl y install the in cl ud ed software CD and af te r in stallation, physica ll y pl ug the unit int o th e computer and the wall o ut le t. Users have the o pt io n to adjust secur it y fu nctions and the netwo rk p la tform once installa ti on i s complete.

Running the InstallShield Wizard

1. Ins er t th e CD into your CD-ROM d ri ve and wait for the s et up s creen to appear. I f th e CD-ROM does not autom at ic al ly run the CD, clic k on “Start” i n th e bottom left corner of y ou r screen (for most Mi cr os of t Windows oper at in g systems) and go to “R un ”. T ype in: “(CD Drive Letter):\eth \s et up .exe” and click “OK”.

2. Once the software loads, the following dialog box will appear:

Installing and Setting Up the Adapters

3. Click “Next” to continue the installation:

4. Please enter the user name and organization information. The “Install this application for” option is applicable to circumstances in which multiple logins are applied. For example, if you only want to allow yourself access to that particular account, then select “Only for me”. If you don’t have multiple accounts or you want to allow all users to access the utility, choose “Anyone who uses this computer (all users)”. Then, click “Next” to continue.

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