Rosewill RPLC-201P User Manual
200Mbps Powerline Pass-through Fast Ethernet Adapter
RPLC-201P
User Manual
200Mbps Powerline Pass-Through Fast Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-201PKIT- User’s Manual
Contents
PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO HARDWARE ...................................................... 4
1.1 EXPANDING YOUR NETWORK WITH RPLC-201P .................................................. 4
1.2 KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................. 4
1.3 APPLICATION ..................................................................................................... 5
1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ..................................................................................... 6
1.5 HARDWARE DIAGRAM OF RPLC-201P ................................................................ 6
1.5.1 LED .................................................................................................................. 7
1.5.2 Powerline Adapter‟s Button and Connector .................................................... 7
CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO UTILITY ............................................................. 9
2.1 UTILITY INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 9
2.2 HOW TO USE POWERLINE UTILITY .................................................................... 17
2.2.1 Main Tab ........................................................................................................ 17
2.2.2 Information Tab ............................................................................................. 22
2.2.3 About Tab ...................................................................................................... 23
2.2.4 Preferences ................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 3 HOW TO USE THE SECURITY/RESET PUSHBUTTON ................... 25
3.1 FORMING A HOMEPLUG AV LOGICAL NETWORK.................................................. 25
3.2 JOINING A NETWORK........................................................................................ 26
3.2 LEAVING A NETWORK ....................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX A: IMPROVING THE TRANSMISSION QUALITY ............................... 28
APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................... 29
APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................. 31
APPENDIX D: RPLC-201P QOS SUPPORT .......................................................... 32
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Package Contents
The following items should be found in your package:
2x Rosewill RPLC-201P 200Mbps Powerline Pass-Through Fast Ethernet
Adapter
2x RJ45 Ethernet Cable
1x Quick Installation Guide
1x Resource CD for RPLC-201P, including:
Rosewill Powerline Utility
Quick Installation Guide
User Guide
Note:
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or
missing, please contact with your distributor.
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Hardware
Thank you for purchasing Rosewill‟s RPLC-201P 200mbps Powerline Pass-Through
Fast Ethernet Adapter. The RPLC-201P adapter can transmit data up to 200mbps
via household‟s power outlet. RPLC-201P helps you to easy establish a high-speed
network that supports HD video, voice, and data without wiring and drilling. It is
suitable for using in a wide range of both residential (at home) and commercial
(offices, apartments, hotels, warehouses) network applications.
1.1 Expanding your Network with RPLC-201P
The RPLC-201P plugs into an power outlet to extend cable or DSL modem
connection or your current Ethernet Network to almost any power outlet in your
home with any new cabling.* Devices can securely communicate with each other via
the 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) through RPLC-201P at a high
speed transfer rate of 200Mbps and at 10/100mbps LAN support.
Note:
Powerline Technology has certain limitations.
1. To ensure the best performance for Powerline Data transmission, we recommended to use
under one power circuit and without uses via power strip or extension block.
2. Performance may be decreased under different circuits but within one Electricity Meter due
to the drop-off via hardware.
1.2 Key Features
Plug and Play with Quick and Easy Installation
Installation requires no new wiring
Every power socket becomes a connection node in the household.
RPLC-201P supports connection for a total of 16 nodes.
Plug-and-play to your routers, computers and other network devices.
Enjoy Stable HD Videos and Gaming
With a pair of plug-and-play RPLC-201P installed, you can easily extend
your home network through any electrical outlet for Internet access by
HDTVs, Blu-ray™ players, DVRs, PCs and game consoles.
QoS Management Enhances Streaming Quality
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RPLC-201P supports a fixed 4-level type QoS and 8-level VLAN priority
fields which automatically improves the streaming quality
Green Feature for Power saving mode
RPLC-201P will detect signals when there is no signal transmit, it will
automatically enters Power Saving mode which saves near 80% of the
energy consumption.
Extra Power Outlet for more Convenience
RPLC-201P enables users to access both network connection and power
supply to multiple electrical devices with AC pass-through design. You can
easily access to internet via powerline without sacrifice your current power
outlets.
1.3 Application
Shared broadband internet access
Higher data rate broadband sharing for power line LAN
Backbone for Wireless and Wireless Extender
TV over IP (IPTV) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) video distribution
Video surveillance
Online Gaming
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1.4 System Requirement
If need to use Powerline Utility: Operating system: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME,
XP 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64bit, and Win7 32/64 bit otherwise, no OS require
CPU: Intel Pentium III or better, clock rate faster than 2.0GHz recommended
RAM: At least 128MB
Screen resolution: Any resolution
Free disk space: At least 20MB
Network interface: At least one Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) network card, and a
Ethernet Cable.
1.5 Hardware Diagram of RPLC-201P
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LED
Color
Behavior
Description
(Power)
Green
On
System runs normally.
Green
Blink
System is resetting.
System is in the process of
password synchronization.
System is in Power Saving mode
-
Off
The PLC adapter is powered off.
(Ethernet)
Green
On
Ethernet connection has established.
Blink
Data is being transmitted.
-
Off
No Ethernet connection.
(Data)
Green/Orange/Red
On
The PLC adapter has connected to the
powerline network. The Data LED color
may vary according to the Data
Transmit Quality.
Green: Data Transmit Quality Excellent
Orange: Data Transmit Quality Average
Red: Data Transmit Quality Poor
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Off
The PLC adapter does not connect to
the powerline network.
1.5.1 LED
1.5.2 Powerline Adapter’s Button and Connector
Reset/Security:
Reset: Pressing and holding the Button for between 10 seconds and 15
seconds makes the adapter restore the factory default settings.
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Security: Pressing and holding the button for less than 3 seconds makes the
adapter a member of the existing Powerline Network.
Ethernet Port (RJ45 Port): The Ethernet port connects to an Ethernet network
cable. The other end of the cable connects to your computer or other
Ethernet-enabled network device.
Connecting to the router/modem: Insert One end of the RJ45 Cable (Recommend
using Cat 5E cable or above for Gigabit Network environment) to this port, and the
other end to the router or modem. Then plug into the electrical outlet.
Connecting to PC / Smart TV / NB / Blu-ray Player / Media Player / IP Phone:
Insert One end of the RJ45 Cable (Recommend using Cat 5E cable or above) to this
port, and the other end to the other devices. Then plug into the electrical outlet.
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Chapter 2 Introduction to Utility
Note:
Before installing the PLC utility software, make sure that there is no any other powerline utility
installed on your computer. If there is another utility installed, please uninstall it and restart your
computer.
2.1 Utility Installation
Please follow the steps below to install the utility.
1. Please insert the utility CD into the computer‟s CD-ROM drive. Select and click
“Utility Installation” in the Wizard Page.
2. There will be 2 applications install into your system, WinPcap.exe and Powerline
Utiltiy.exe. If your computer has not been installed with WinPcap, WinPcap will
automatically be installed first. Click OK to start install WinPcap.
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If your computer has been installed with the latest WinPcap, Powerline Utility will
be installed directly. Proceed to step 11.
3. Click Next to continue installation.
4. Click Next to continue installation.
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5. Click I Agree to accept the license agreement of WinPcap.
6. Click Install to install WinPcap 4.1.2.
Note:
If WinPcap of an earlier version has been installed in your computer,
the system notifies you to uninstall the earlier version when you try
installing WinPcap included in the CD.
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