Logitech NA200 Owner's Manual

Powerline Network Utility NA200

Powerline Network Utility NA200 Help File

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................................................................................................................1

Powerline Network Utility Overview ..................................................................................................2

What situations can Powerline Network Utility help me solve? ...........................................................2

Case 1: Secure my powerline network ..................................................................................................... 2

Case 2: Add Logitech Alert to secured network ........................................................................................ 3

Case 3: Secure Logitech Alert and other powerline device ...................................................................... 3

Case 4: Add device to Logitech Alert network .......................................................................................... 3

Case 1: Secure my powerline network ................................................................................................3

Before Starting ...................................................................................................................................... 3

Set the local network security password .............................................................................................. 3

CASE 1 ADDENDUM: Add the device to your powerline network ........................................................ 5

Case 2: Add Logitech Alert to secured network ...................................................................................6

Before Starting ...................................................................................................................................... 6

STEP 1: Set the Powerline network back to HomePlugAV default ....................................................... 7

STEP 2: Add Logitech Alert network adapter (NA750) .......................................................................... 7

STEP 3: Follow CASE 3 and CASE 4 to get the Logitech Alert system secured with the Powerline

Network Password. ............................................................................................................................... 8

Case 3: Secure Logitech Alert and other powerline device ...................................................................8

Before Starting ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Set a new local network security key. ................................................................................................... 8

Case 4: Add device to Logitech Alert network .....................................................................................8

Before Starting ...................................................................................................................................... 9

STEP 1: Write down the security key from Logitech Alert Commander ............................................... 9

STEP 2: Add the device to your powerline network ............................................................................. 9

STEP 3: Register the PWD for a powerline network device ................................................................ 10

STEP 4: Exit the Powerline Utility software. ....................................................................................... 10

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PowerLine Network Utility overview and field descriptions ............................................................... 12

Main Screen overview............................................................................................................................. 12

Privacy Tab Overview .............................................................................................................................. 13

Diagnostics Tab Overview ....................................................................................................................... 14

About Tab Overview ............................................................................................................................... 15

SYSTEM REQUIREMENT NOTE
The Powerline Network Utility app is designed for Logitech products using the Atheros HPAV chip. If you want to
mix-n-match different brands of HPAV products that may use different chips, you will need to use the utilities
provided by those various manufacturers for their products.

Powerline Network Utility Overview

The Powerline Utility application can be useful setting, editing, and managing the password for the
powerline networking devices on your network. It is also useful when running diagnostics for the
powerline network.

The Powerline Network Utility:

1) Displays a list of the powerline networking devices or network adapters on your network.

2) Tells you:
a. the MAC address of the device;
b. its data transmission speed (in Mbps)
c. lets you store the 16-character device PWD located on the bottom of the network

adapter for reference (if you have previously entered it from the device)

3) Lets you set a privacy password for powerline devices on the network.

4) Generates a diagnostic report.

5) Lists the version number for the Powerline Utility Software.

You do not need to create or enter powerline network passwords, if you have not made your network
private. In this case, just plug your HD powerline network adapters into a convenient electrical outlet,
then connect an Ethernet cable from the adapter to whatever device (e.g. Logitech Revue, laptop, X-Box,
etc.) that you want to add to your home network. That’s it!

What situations can Powerline Network Utility help me solve?

The Powerline network utility is a tool to help customers in one of the following situations:

Case 1: Secure my powerline network

I just bought the HD 200a Powerline Starter Kit to connect to a Logitech Revue, X-Box, laptop, or other
HomePlug AV powerline device to my LAN over powerline. Now I want to secure my powerline network
using a password. (I do not own the Logitech Alert Video Security System.)

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Case 2: Add Logitech Alert to secured network

I have a HomePlug system set up like #1 (no Logitech Alert camera system), but it's secured with a
password. I've just bought a Logitech Alert Video Security System and want to get the cameras working
together with the network that is connected to my PC.

Case 3: Secure Logitech Alert and other powerline device

I have a Logitech Alert Video Security System and have not set a network password. I also have an HD
200a Powerline Starter Kit (and Logitech Revue, laptop, X-Box, or other HomePlug AV powerline device)
connected to my network. It's all working fine. Now I have decided to secure my HomePlug network by
setting a network password.

Case 4: Add device to Logitech Alert network

I have a Logitech Alert Video Security System and I have set a password. I want to add the HD 200a
Powerline Starter Kit to my network so it can connect to my Logitech Revue, laptop, X-Box or other
HomePlug AV powerline device.

Case 1: Secure my powerline network

I just bought the HD 200a Powerline Starter Kit to connect to a Logitech Revue, X-Box, laptop, or other
HomePlug AV powerline device to my LAN over powerline. Now I want to secure my powerline
network using a password. (I do not own the Logitech Alert Video Security System.)

Before Starting

1. Write down the 16-character PWD from the powerline device you wish to add to your existing

powerline network. On Logitech powerline products the PWD is found on the label on the

device between the PID and MAC addresses.

2. Plug in the network adapter to an electrical socket, and connect its Ethernet port to your router

or to the Ethernet port of the PC running the Powerline Utility. Once the network password is

set using this procedure, you can plug the network adapter into the outlet and device where you

need it. When connected to your router or directly to your PC, the HD 200a is referred to as a

“local device”. That is, it is “local” to your PC.

Set the local network security password

1. Click on the Privacy tab. The Privacy tab screen displays.

The Privacy tab allows you to set a network password for the local network device. Because you
are adding new HD 200a Powerline network adapters to the network, this screen also allows you
to add a powerline device to the network (it provides the network password to the new device),
which will enable it to join your private powerline network.

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IMPORTANT NOTES

• “HomePlugAV” is the default network password for most HomePlug powerline devices, unless

otherwise specified by the manufacturer.

• You can choose a different password for the “Powerline Network Password” that is 4 to 24

characters or numbers long.

• To keep your network private, DO NOT SHARE your powerline password with others.

2. In the Powerline Network Password field, enter the security password you prefer (from 4 to 24

characters long, alphanumerical).

3. Click “Set Local Device Only”. The password is now stored in your powerline network adapter.

Repeat this procedure using the same password for each HD200a device you plan to use on your
powerline network.

4. Click on the Main tab screen. Check to see that the HD 200a Powerline network adapters you

provided passwords to are recognized by the network. (You can compare MAC addresses
showing for the devices in the main device list against the MAC addresses from the label of the
network adapter.)

If the network adapters DO NOT display on the list of devices, complete CASE 1 ADDENDUM:

Add the device to your powerline network, before continuing.

5. If the network adapters display on the list of devices, click on a device in the Powerline Devices

Detected table so that its row in the list is highlighted.

6. Click “Enter PWD” button on the bottom right of the Main page.

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7. In the Device PWD field, enter the PWD # listed on the label on the bottom of the network

adapter. This password is case-sensitive and dashes between each set of four characters are
required.

8. Click OK.

The PWD # displays and is recorded for that device, and displays in the Device PWD column on
the Main screen.

9. Click on the second device so that its row in the list is highlighted and click on the Enter PWD

button.

10. Enter the second device’s PWD by following instructions 7 & 8.

CASE 1 ADDENDUM: Add the device to your powerline network

If the new device doesn’t appear on the Main screen, in the list of devices, complete these instructions:

1. Connect one powerline network adapter’s Ethernet port to your router or to the Ethernet port

of the PC running the Powerline Utility. Plug the other network adapter into the outlet and
device where you need it. (Make not of that adapter’s PWD).

2. In the Main tab, click “Add Device.” The Add Device to Network Devices dialog will appear asking

you to enter your powerline network password (“HomePlug AV” is the default) and the 16­character device PWD for the specific device you want to add. It looks like this: