Intellinet 502641 User Manual

homeplug
turbo
ethernet
bridge

user manual

MODEL 502641

INT-502641-UM-0706-04

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table of contents

1. Introduction .......................................................................3

2. Planning Your HomePlug Network .................................3

3. Connecting the Bridge .......................................................4

Bridge Connections & LED Indicators ...........................................4

Connecting to a Router .............................................................4

4. Configuration Utility .........................................................4

Utility Installation & Access........................................................................ 5

Main Tab .............................................................................6

Privacy Tab ............................................................................8

Diagnostics Tab ......................................................................9

About Tab ............................................................................10

5. Troubleshooting .............................................................. 11

6. Specifications .................................................................. 11

how to use this manual

This user manual has been designed to make understanding networking with
the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS™ HomePlug Turbo Ethernet Bridge
easier than ever. Look for the following items when reading this manual:

This check mark means there is a note of interest about something you
should pay special attention to while using the device.

This exclamation point means there is a caution or warning about
something that could damage your property or the bridge.

section page

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS
HomePlug Turbo Ethernet Bridge, Model 502641. The bridge will allow you to
network better than ever by letting you turn the existing AC power lines in your
home or office into a high-speed network. Now you don’t have to drill through
the walls or climb through the attic or cellar to install network cables. Just use the
wires that already run through the building.

What Does All This Mean?

Networks are useful tools for sharing computer resources. You can access one
printer from different computers and access data located on another computer’s
hard drive. Networks are even used for playing multiplayer video games. So
networks are not only useful in homes and offices, they can also be fun!

The HomePlug Turbo Ethernet Bridge interfaces Ethernet devices to the
HomePlug network standard. Just plug the bridge into the wall, connect your
Ethernet-equipped device to the bridge using the included network cable,
and you’ve turned your whole house into a network infrastructure. Attach more
computers to the network simply by plugging them into the wall anywhere in
the house and using more bridges.

Once your computers are connected to the network, they can share resources such
as printers and storage space, plus all kinds of files: music, digital pictures and
documents. With up to 85 Mbps data rates, you can play head-to-head
network computer games, too. And if you use a HomePlug Turbo Ethernet Bridge
to interface broadband routers from your cable or DSL Internet connection to your
network, you’ll be able to get to the Internet from any computer in the house.

2. planning your network

With HomePlug devices, a computer network
can be created using home power lines. The
bridge connects an Ethernet-enabled computer
to an AC power line network.

The bridge is also ideal for any user who
already has a router and wants to share high­speed Internet access across the AC power line
network. Connect the bridge to the router after you have
configured the bridge using the configuration utility. Connect a straight-through
Category 5 Ethernet network cable to the uplink port of the router, or connect
a crossover Category 5 Ethernet network cable to a LAN port on the router.

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INTRODUCTION / PLANNING YOUR NETWORK

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3. connecting the bridge

Bridge Connections & LED Indicators

NOTE: To connect the powerline network to the Ethernet network, this device can
be attached to a LAN switch port; however, each PC or server on the powerline
network needs to be directly attached to its
own HomePlug bridge.

1. Plug the Cat5e cable into the Ethernet
ports of the computer and the bridge.

2. Plug the electrical cable into the electrical
port.

IMPORTANT: Because the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS

HomePlug Turbo Ethernet Bridge sends data over a home’s power lines,
plug it directly into an electrical outlet. It’s recommended not to plug the device
into a power strip with surge protection. And do not plug the device into a UPS:
The bridge has its own power filter for protection against surges.

The installation of the bridge is complete. To configure the bridge, proceed to
Section 4: Configuration Utility.

Router Connections

If you want to connect the bridge to a router, disconnect the network cable from
the PC and connect it to the uplink port of the router. If you only have a LAN port
available on the router, then use a crossover Category 5 Ethernet network cable
to connect the bridge to the router. The installation of the bridge is complete.

4. configuration utility

After installing the bridge, run the Setup Wizard to install the Configuration Utility. Use
this utility to check the PC’s direct connection to the AC power line network, search for
HomePlug devices on your network, and set up security using a network password.

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CONNECTING THE BRIDGE / CONFIGURATION UTILITY

LED STATUS DESCRIPTION
Power On Power on
Off Power off
Link/Act On AC power line port detects another
HomePlug device
Blinking Looking for more HomePlug devices
Off AC power line port is not detecting
another HomePlug device
Ethernet On Ethernet port link
Blinking Ethernet activity
Off No Ethernet port link

Computer Ethernet port

Bridge Ethernet port

LED indicators