Intellinet 503273 User Manual

PowerLine
HD
etHernet
ADAPter

User
MAnUAL

MODEL 503273

INT-503273-UM-0407-02

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tAbLe of contents

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

2. Planning Your PowerLine Network .................................3

3. Connecting the Adapter ....................................................4

Adapter Connections & LED Indicators .........................................4

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

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

Utility Installation........................................................................ ..............5

Utility Access ..........................................................................6

Network Information Screen ......................................................6

Privacy Screen ........................................................................8

QoS Screen .........................................................................10

About Screen ....................................................................... 11

5. Troubleshooting .............................................................. 12

6. Specifications ..................................................................15

How to Use tHis MAnUAL

This user manual has been designed to make understanding networking with
the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS™ PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter
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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. introDUction

Congratulations on your purchase of the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS
PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter, Model 503273. The adapter 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 PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter interfaces Ethernet devices to the HomePlug
network standard. Just plug the adapter into the wall, connect your Ethernet­equipped device to the adapter 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 adapters.

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 200 Mbps data rates, you can play head-to-head
network computer games, too. And if you use a PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter
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 PowerLine devices, a computer network
can be created using home power lines. The
adapter connects an Ethernet-enabled
computer to an AC power line network.

The adapter 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 adapter to the router after you have
configured the adapter 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 ADAPter

Adapter 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 PowerLine adapter

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

2. Plug the electrical cable into the electrical
port.

IMPORTANT: Because the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS
PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter 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 adapter has its own power filter for protection against surges.

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

Router Connections

If you want to connect the adapter 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 adapter to the router. The installation of the adapter is complete.

4. configUrAtion UtiLity

After installing the adapter, 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
PowerLine devices on your network, and set up security using a network password.

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CONNECTING THE ADAPTER / CONFIGURATION UTILITY

Computer Ethernet port

Adapter Ethernet port

LED indicators

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

NOTE: If you want the devices on your PowerLine network to share
high-speed Internet access, connect the bridge to a router after you run

the PowerLine Configuration Utility (refer to the previous section).

AV Utility
Installation

1. Insert the utility
CD, then run
the setup.exe
program to
begin the install.

2. On the welcome
screen, click
“Nex t.”

3. Select your destination
folder, then click
“Nex t.”

4. Select components,
then click “Next.”

APP: Select the APP
component to install
the utility.
DLL: The application
requires the “dll” file
to start.

DOTNET: Requires
Framework 1.1 or
higher. If Framework’s
been installed, you can
un-check the option.

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CONFIGURATION UTILITY

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