LevelOne PLI-2030 User Manual

LevelOne

PLI-2030

200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge

User Manual

V1.0.0-0611

HomePlug Powerline

HomePlug powerline is an excellent solution that can be used to extend your network. In the home or small office
building, use HomePlug Ethernet Bridge Adapters to link multiple locations without the need to run Ethernet cable.
Combined with a broadband DSL/Cable connection, every room with electrical power outlets will have easy access
to high-speed Internet connection.

Introduction

200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge allows you to connect any device which has an Ethernet port to a Power­line network. In operation, the 200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge is completely transparent, and simply
passes data between the Ethernet port and the Powerline network. The Powerline data transfer rate can be
reached up to 200Mbps. Any device may be connected to the 200Mbps HomePlug Ethernet Bridge’s Ethernet port,
but a Windows PC must be used for configuration.

* Strongly recommend Windows 2000/XP for utility configuration

Physical Details

Figure 1: 200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge

Front Panel LEDs

Power On - Normal operation.

Off - No power

HomePlug On - The Powerline network is active. This means that at least one other HomePlug de-

vice was detected.

Off - Powerline network is not available - no other HomePlug devices were detected.
Flashing - Data is being transmitted or received via the Powerline network.

Ethernet On - Ethernet connection is active.

Off - No Ethernet connection.
Flashing - Data is being transmitted or received via the Ethernet Port.

Rear Panel
The rear panel contains only the AC plug and a sticker containing the 200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge’s

Password. (Each HomePlug device contains a unique Password.)

Setup

Configuration requires the use of Windows PC. Once configured, any device may be connected to the 200Mbps
HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge's Ethernet port. To perform configuration, follow the procedures list below.

1. Connect a standard LAN cable from the 200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge's Ethernet port to your PC.

2. Plug the 200Mbps HomePlug AV Ethernet Bridge into a power outlet.

3. Wait a few seconds for startup to be completed, and then check the LEDs

• The Power LED should be ON.

• The HomePlug LED will be ON if other HomePlug devices are detected, otherwise it will be OFF.

• The Ethernet LED should be ON.

4. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your Windows PC, and wait for it to start, select “Utility” from the autorun
screen. If it does not start automatically, locate and run SETUP.EXE.

5. Follow the prompts to install the PLI-2030 utility.

6. Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is needed for installing PLI-2030 utility. The wizard will check automatically
whether the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 was installed on your PC or not. If not, the wizard will pop up a
message box. Click OK to install Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 first.

Figure 2: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Screen