Draytek VigorPlug 200AV User Manual

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VigorPlug 200AV

200M Powerline Ethernet Adapter

User’s Guide

Version: 1.01

Date: 2008/09/30

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Declarations

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permission from the copyright holders.

Trademarks

The following trademarks are used in this document:

z Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
z Windows, Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista and Explorer are

trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

z Other products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective manufacturers.

Safety Instructions and Approval

Safety
Instructions

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The following pre-cautions should be taken when using this product:

z This product is intended for connection to the AC power line.
z The following pre-cautions should be taken when using this product:
z Please read all instructions before installing and operating this product.
z Please follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
z Do not operate this product near water.
z This product should never be place near or over radiator, or heat register.
z This product relies on a building's electrical installation for short-circuit (over

current) protection.

z Ensure that a fuse or circuit breaker is used on the phase conductors (all

current-carrying conductors).

z Do not allow anything to reset on the product interconnect cords.
z Do not locate this product where people may walk on the cords.
z The power cord should be plugged directly into a specification AC wall outlet.
z Only a qualified technician should service this product. Opening or removing

covers may result in exposure to dangerous voltage points or other risk.

z Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer the product to qualified service

personal for the following conditions:

 When the interconnect cords are damaged or frayed.
 If liquid has been spilled onto the product.
 If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
 If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions

have followed.

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If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.

Warranty

We warrant to the original end user (purchaser) that the router will be free from
any defects in workmanship or materials for a period of two (2) years from the
date of purchase from the dealer. Please keep your purchase receipt in a safe
place as it serves as proof of date of purchase. During the warranty period, and
upon proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to
faulty workmanship and/or materials, we will, at our discretion, repair or replace
the defective products or components, without charge for either parts or labor, to
whatever extent we deem necessary tore-store the product to proper o perating
condition. Any replacement will consist of a new or re-manufactured
functionally equivalent product of equal value, and will be offered solely at our
discretion. This warranty will not apply if the product is modified, misused,
tampered with, damaged by an act of God, or subjected to abnormal working
conditions. The warranty does not cover the bundled or licensed software of
other vendors. Defects which do not significantly affect the usability of the
product will not be covered by the warranty. We reserve the right to revise the
manual and online documentation and to make changes from time to time in th e
contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or
changes.

Be a Registered
Owner

Web registration is preferred. You can register your Vigor router via
http://www.draytek.com.

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1. Powerline Networking Introduction .................................................................... 1

1.1 Benefits ......................................................................................................................................1

1.2 Features.....................................................................................................................................1

1.3 System Requirements................................................................................................................ 1

1.4 Package Contents...................................................................................................................... 1

1.5 Panel Description....................................................................................................................... 2

2. Installation & Application..................................................................................... 3

2.1 Hardware Installation..................................................................................................................3

2.2 Software Installation................................................................................................................... 4

2.3 Applications for VigorPlug ..........................................................................................................6

3. Configuring the Adapter ...................................................................................... 9

3.1 Network Information Tab.......................................................................................................... 10

3.2 Encryption Tab...........................................................................................................................11

3.3 Link Information Tab................................................................................................................. 12

3.4 Connection Information Tab..................................................................................................... 14

3.5 QoS Tab.................................................................................................................................... 16

4. Trouble Shooting................................................................................................ 19

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¾ Ranges up to 200 meters
¾ No need new wires for Home networking
¾ High-speed Internet and DVD-quality video streaming
¾ Easy to install

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¾ Coexist with Powerline 85M or 14M
¾ Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing for high data reliability in noisy media

conditions

¾ Integrated Enhanced Quality of Service(QoS) features: Eight levels of prioritized

random access, contention free access, and segment bursting

¾ Up to 200Mbps data rate on Powerline
¾ Provide 128-bit AES Link Encryption with key management for secure Powerline

communications

¾ LEDs indicate status

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¾ Ethernet device
¾ AC power outlet
¾ Windows system for encryption setup

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¾ 200M Powerline Ethernet Adapter unit
¾ VigorPlug 200AV Utility CD
¾ Quick Start Guide
¾ Category 5 cable

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LED Description

ACT
(Green
light and
Red light)

ON: Means the plug is idle. Green

light means high rate
(throughput > 20Mbps); red and
green lights mean medium rate
(20Mbps > throughput > 10Mbps)
red light means low rate

(throughput < 10Mbps).
OFF: No activity.
Blinks: Means powerline networking

activity

LAN
(Red light)

ON: Means Ethernet is connected.
Blinks: Means the data is transmitting

through the plug.

PWR
(Green
light)

ON: Means the plug is idle.

Connector Description

Ethernet

Where you will connect 10/100M
Ethernet network devices, such as PCs,
printer servers, and anything else you
want to put on your networks.

Secure

Please make sure press this button > 10
sec till all LEDs re-flash for each device
to generate a random network password
first. When each device gets the new
random network password, please press
one device's secure button < 3 sec first
and then press another device secure
button < 3 sec. Both devices will auto
group. It will be easy to secure your
home powerline network. All the
operations must be completed within 2
minutes, otherwise time out will be
occurred.

Reset

Reset the device to factory default.
Please remove the Ethernet cable from
RJ-45 connector before you press the
button. Please press the button < 3 sec,
the device will reset automatically.

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Follow the steps below to install your device.

1. Simply plug into a power outlet and do not use a power strip or UPS with the wall

mount device.

2. Use a twisted-pair cable with RJ-45 plugs at both ends, and plug into Ethernet device

and Ethernet of VigorPlug 200

AV

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3. Before install VigorPlug 200

AV

Utility, please make sure your windows system

already installed the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 or later version.

Note: Be sure unplug the Ethernet cable before press the Reset button to avoid damage to
your device.

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The Powerline Device can automatically detect other Powerline Adapters which plug in
the same power circuit. You don’t need to use this Powerline utility except you want to
encrypt all the Powerline devices as the same group or you cannot access into the other
computers.

The VigorPlug 200AV Manager for Windows OS enables the user to find Powerline
Ethernet devices on the Powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures
privacy, performs diagnostics and secures Powerline networks.

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Please verify that no other Powerline Management utility is installed before installing this
software. If other utilities are installed, please uninstall them and restart before installing
this software. This utility only supports Windows 2000, 2003, XP and Vista.

1. Insert the VigorPlug 200AV CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive.

The Setup utility shall run automatically. Alternatively this can also be done
manually by double clicking the setup.exe file on the CD. The CD will launch an
installation utility similar to the one shown below:

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2. Click the Utility to enter the Utility installation page.

Please make sure if your windows OS doesn’t install the .NET Framework, please
install it first. Otherwise, the Powerline utility will not work properly.

3. Next, install the Powerline Utility directly. A setup wizard will be popped up as

below, please click the Next button to continue. Then, follow the onscreen
instructions to finish the installation.

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4. When the installation has completed, please click Finish to exit.

5. Now, the installation has been completed. Please go the next chapter for using the

utility.

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Here provides some applications with VigorPlug 200AV.
Below shows network application through VigorPlug 200AV:

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IPTV Application through VigorPlug 200AV:

Internet ADSL and Home Networking through VigorPlug 200AV:

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Please open the Powerline adapter utility by clicking 200M Powerline Ethernet
Adapter Utility>>VigorPlug 200AV Manager.

The 200M Powerline Ethernet Adapter utility will appear.

The status bar, along the bottom of each window, contains five fields that provide
important network information.

The first field Contains the status of the Device Manager in respect to connection to

a Powerline device. ‘Connected’ indicates a local device has been
identified. ‘Not connected’ indicates no device has been found.

The second field The read only drop down box of the second field lists the available

network adapters found on the system. Use the drop down box to
select the appropriate adapter for connection to the local Powerline
device.

The third field Lists the MAC Address of the connected node.
The fourth field Lists the firmware version of the locally connected node.
The fifth field Serves as a status indicator for the various download functions of the

Device Manager, displaying a progress bar and messages pertaining to
the various stages of operation.

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This window is an operation analysis window that reveals network information.
The ‘Topology’ field shows the TEI, MAC Address, Bridged MAC Address, transmit (Tx)

coded/raw, and receive (Rx) Coded and Raw rates for all nodes on the network (other
than the local STA).

TEI Display Terminal Equipment Identifier.
MAC Address Display the MAC address of the device.
Bridged MAC Address Display the MAC address of the other side.
TX Coded/Raw (Mbps) Display the Transmit throughput.
Rx Coded/Raw (Mbps) Display the Receive throughput.
Factory Defaults Reset the settings to the factory default.

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This Encryption window is used to set or change the network password on a remote
device identified by its DAK password.

Network Key to Set Network Password - It is used for the remote user trying to

connect with VigorPlug 200AV. Default is “HomePlugAV”
but not shown here. The user can change the Password
through this page. Same password can group together in the
same Powerline circuit.

Remote Device Access
Key

Set Encryption for Remote Device - Check this box for

setting the Network Password for the remote device.

DAK Password - It means Device Access Key. Each device

has its own password number located in the rear of the device.
If you want to control VigorPlug 200AV in remote side
through this page, you can enter the DAK password to this
column.

Set Save the settings. If the DAK password field is left blank,

clicking the Set button will only set local device with the
entered password in Network Password column.

Push Button You can find the Secure button on the device to reach the

purpose of encrypting for your data. However, you can do the
same thing in this page. There are three actions provided here
for you to choose.
Action - Provides a choice of three actions. Simple Connect
allows you to use the default password to link. NMK
(Network Management Key) Randomize can auto generate

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a key for VigorPlug at random. And AVLN (HomePlug AV
Logical Network) Status will show how many members in
AVLN.

Simulate Button Push – Execute the action that you selected

above. It’s will depend the Action you choose, only NMK
will auto generate a random key. The AVLN will show the
members in the AVLN.

PIB Controls - Additionally, two configuration parameters

are exposed in the PIB Controls sub-group box. Member of

AVLN allows you to join such VigorPlug to the network.
Simple Connect Timeout allows you to set the timeout for

the second VigorPlug device to join the same network. The
remote user must press Secure on the device within the
specific time for linking.

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This page provides you connection results for the device.

Link Characteristics Source Address – It will be displayed automatically

according to the device selected in the Device Selection box
on the lower left of the tab
Destination Address – It will be selected from the drop
down list. The list is the remote devices which connect to the
local device.

Ethernet Control Such control will be activated once the Retrieve button is

pressed and indicates the physical settings of both ends of the

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link.
Source Speed – Display the speed (10M or 100M) of
VigorPlug connected to local PC.
Destination Speed - Display the speed (10M or 100M) of
VigorPlug selected (by IP address) in Link Characteristics
field.
Source Duplex – Display the duplex (Half / Full) of
VigorPlug connected to local PC.
Destination Duplex – Display the duplex (Half / Full) of
VigorPlug selected (by IP address) in Link Characteristics
field.
Retrieve – Press this button to get the information from both
sides.

Controls The members of the Statistics group are activated or cleared

based on clicking the radio button in the Controls group and
pressing of the Execute button. The lower status window
provides feedback regarding the processing of the activity.

Clear Error Statistics – Clear all the error rates.
Retrieve Statistics – Recalculate the rates.
Execute – Click this button to activate the above selection.

Statistics Such information is useful for troubleshooting. It is not

necessary for the user to change it.

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The Connection Information window is used to acquire statistics for both transmit and
receive operations in the local or remote network.

Connection CSMA – It means CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple

Access / Collision Avoidance). It is not necessary for the user
to change it.
DA – It means Destination Address. The drop-down menu
may be used to select ALL devices or specific device which
link to the same HomePlug AV Logical Network in the
network.
CA Priority – Channel Access (CA) priority can be defined
using the second drop-down menu. Such utility allows only
certain valid combinations can be selected by the user.

The following table describes the combinations.

Transmission Statistics The ‘Transmission and Reception Statistics’ groups return

operational data regarding MPDU’s (MAC Protocol Data
Unit) and packet data unit handling. Results shown in these

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fields provide valuable connection quality information.
MPDUs Ack’d - Display the number of the packets sent out
successfully.
MPDUs Collided - Display the number of the packets which
have been blocked by other devices but finally sent out
successfully
MPDUs Failed –Display the number of the packets sent out
failed.

Reception Statistics MPDUs Rcvd - Display the number of the packets received

successfully.
MPDUs Failed – Display the number of the packets received
failed.

Enable Statistics It is used to acquire the operational data. The value shown by

the utility is a cumulative total of the packet data that was
collected starting from pressing either the Enable Statistics
button or the Clear Statistics button
Click this button to enable the statistics

Clear Statistics It is used to clear the fields of data. Click this button to clear

all the statistics information on this window.

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QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music,
voice and raw data. To provide higher QoS for streaming data, priority levels can be set
using tags at the beginning of data frames. Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) 802.11p
priority tags on Ethernet frames are used to specify 8 (0 – 7) levels of ‘user priority’.
VigorPlug allows 4 levels of Channel Access Priority (CAP (0 – 3)). Therefore, 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. Mapping VLAN tags or TOS bits to CAP
levels is easily done using the VLAN Priority Mapping function on the QoS tab window.

Dest MAC Address The QoS tab includes two list views to provide simple

channel access priority (CAP) classification for individual
MAC addresses and IP Ports. There is a collective limit of
eight across both lists.
Please type MAC address of destination device manually. No
delimiters, colons, or dashes are allowed in the MAC address
format.

CAP After typing the MAC address, choose CAP (CAP0 to CAP3)

for that one by using the drop-down list.

Dest IP Port Please type the port for the destination device manually.
Priority Mapping It contains both VLAN and TOS Bit mapping capability.

When selected, packets matching the VLAN or TOS Bit
priority will be assigned the Powerline contention priority
(Channel Access Priority, CAP) as set in the corresponding

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dropdown box. If a packet has both VLAN and TOS in it,
VLAN will override TOS.
Assign Priority Using – Check VLAN Tag or TOS Bits based
on the network card you use.
0-7 – There are seven groups can be set. The highest priority
is 7 and the lowest priority is 0. Each group can be set with
different CAP.
Priority TTL – It determines the life span (Time to live) of
each packet in the buffer of the AV device that will be sent
over the powerline subsequently. This value can be varied
from 10 msec to 65000 msec which can be mapped to
different levels of Channel access priority traffic. The default
values are shown below:

CA0 traffic: 2000 msec (used for TCP data traffic)
CA1 traffic: 2000 msec (used for TCP data traffic)
CA2 traffic: 300 msec (used for UDP video/music traffic)
CA3 traffic: 300 msec (used for VoIP traffic)

Default CAP It allows for default priority mapping of packets that do not

have a VLAN or TOS bit (or if these are disabled). Settings
are available for Unicast (directed to a host).
IGMP - Sets the channel access priority for IGMP frames ­these are the group management frames, not the stream data.
The default setting is CAP3.

Unicast - Sets the default channel access priority for unicast
frames not matching any other classification or mapping. The
default setting is CAP1.

IGMP managed Multicast Stream - Sets the default
channel access priority for stream data belonging to a
snooped IGMP multicast group.
Multicast/Broadcast – Sets the default CAP for multicast
frames not in a snooped group and for broadcast frames.

IGMP It includes controls to disable the query timeouts. Checking

the ‘Override Defaults’ box will enable the other boxes as
choices.

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Override defaults – Check this box to override the default
settings.
Disable Query Timeouts From–Check this box to disable
the query timeout for all groups or specific group.

Save Click this button to save all the changes in this window.

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1. Why my utility can not work properly after finish install steps?

Ans: Please follow the steps to check the problem.

¾ Check the Control panel for Microsoft .NET Framework install status, if you

don’t install this, please install it.

¾ Reinstall the utility again, you can remove it and reinstall the utility again.

2. What kind of windows OS can install the Powerline utility?

Ans: Now the Powerline utility only supports Windows 2000, 2003, XP and Vista.

3. Why the throughput of Powerline 200M bridge is bad?

Ans: Please follow the steps to check the problem.

¾ Due to the master/slave structure, you need to avoid plugging two Powerline

bridge in the same time, so you had better plug the Powerline to the power
outlet sequence.

¾ Please unplug the Powerline bridge and plug again, please remember plug

them in sequence.

¾ Check the Powerline utility and check the throughput again.

4. Why the Powerine 200M device can not work stable?

Ans: In some cases, it would be better for the user to set 100MBaseTx half duplex for
NB/PC NIC's connection type while connecting to such device. It can ensure the best
performance and keep the stability.

If the device still cannot work correctly after trying many efforts, please contact your
dealer for further help right away. For any questions, please feel free to send e-mail to
[e-mail].