Planet Technology PL-501-EU-US-UK User Manual

200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Bridge

PL-501-EU/US/UK

Quick Installation Guide

Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions ................................................3

Package Content ...................................................................4

Package Details ................................................................4

LED Denition ..............................................................5

Button Denition ..........................................................5

Planning your Powerline Network ...................................6

Connecting Powerline Ethernet Bridge .....................................7

Hardware Installation ........................................................7

Utility Installation for Windows ........................................... 7

Further Conguration ........................................................ 8

Important Safety Instructions

This product is intended for connection to the AC power line.
The following pre-cautions should be taken when using this
product:

Please read all instructions before installing and operating this

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product.

Please follow all warnings and instructions marked on the

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product.

Do not operate this product near water.

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This product should never be place near or over radiator, or

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heat register.

This product relies on a building’s electrical installation for

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short-circuit (over current) protection.

Ensure that a fuse or circuit breaker is used on the phase

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conductors (all current-carrying conductors).

Do not allow anything to reset on the product interconnect

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cords.

Do not locate this product where people may walk on the

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cords.

The power cord should be plugged directly into a specication

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AC wall outlet.

Only a qualied technician should service this product. Opening

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

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer the product

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to qualied service personal for the following conditions:

1. When the interconnect cords are damaged or frayed.

2. If liquid has been spilled onto the product.

3. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

4. If the product does not operate normally when the operating
instructions have been followed.

5. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.

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Package Content

PL-501-EU/US/UK

n 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Bridge
n RJ-45 Cat.5 Cable
n User Manual, Quick Installation Guide, and Utility CD-ROM
n Quick Installation Guide

If any of the above items are missing or damaged, contact your
local dealer for support.

Package Details

Outlook

LED Denition

LED Status Description

Power On

Blinking Blinking indicates the data are transferring

Ethernet

Data

On

Blinking Data transferring in bridge mode

On Connected the other HomePlug devices

Steady on indicate the Powerline device
connect to the power outlet

Steady on indicates the RJ-45 port has
correctly connected to the network card of
your PC or the Ethernet network

Button Denition

Button Description

Reset Reset to factory default

Security

Press security button
during 1~3 seconds.

Press security button
more than 10 seconds

Join a another
HomePlugAV network

Set its security to
random value

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Planning your Powerline Network

With a PL-501 and the other Powerline device installed, a
network can be created over residential powerline of your
house. PL-501 can be connected to Ethernet switch, hub,
and broadband router or directly connected to PC. If connect
directly to a PC, of course, the PC must be equipped with an
Ethernet card.

All the Powerline devices on the network must use the same
password to communicate each other. This password can be

congured through the Powerline Conguration utility that can

be found in the CD-ROM. The default password of PLANET
powerline devices is “HomePlugAV”. Thus, all the PLANET
powerline devices can communicate each other without prior

password conguration. Please refer to User’s Manual on detail
of installing and using Powerline Conguration utility.

Connecting Powerline Ethernet Bridge

Hardware Installation

Connect one Powerline

Setp 1.

Ethernet bridge to your
ADSL or Cable modem’s
Ethernet port.

Setp 2.

Setp 3.

Setp 4.

Plug it into the nearest
power socket.

Plug in the second
Powerline Ethernet
bridge next to your PC
and connect the Ethernet
ports.

Internet access from any
power socket in your
home.

Utility Installation for Windows

The installation procedure for the Powerline Conguration utility

will vary depending on which operating system you are using on
your computer. The following procedure is for installation under
Windows XP. Installation on other operation system is similar.

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1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the Autorun

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program. Once completed, a menu screen will appear.

2. Click on the

PL-501 eld to start the installation. If the menu screen is

not shown, you can start the installation as follows.

• Click on

• Enter
“E” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.

• Click on

3. The utility will be installed into your computer
and a new icon called “PowerPacket Utility”
will appear on your desktop.

“Powerline Conguration Utility” hyperlink in

Start Menu/ Run.

“E:\Utility\setup.exe” in the appeared box, where

“OK” button.

This utility is only for Windows 2000, 2003, XP,
and Vista.

Further Conguration

If you want to congure more detail settings of PL-501, please
refer to user’s manual on the bundled CD.

If you have any difculty on resolving the problem while

installing or using the PL-501, please contact the dealer where
you purchased this product or you can contact PLANET directly
at the following email address: [e-mail]

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