Rosewill RPLC-500 User Manual
500Mbps Powerline Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
RPLC-500
User Manual
500Mbps Powerline Gigabit Ethernet Adapter KIT - RPLC-500KIT- User’s Manual
Contents
PACKAGE CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO HARDWARE .............................................................. 4
1.1 EXPANDING YOUR NETWORK WITH RPLC-500 .................................................... 4
1.2 KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................. 4
1.3 APPLICATION .................................................................................................... 5
1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ..................................................................................... 6
1.5 HARDWARE DIAGRAM OF RPLC-500 ................................................................. 6
1.5.1 LED .................................................................................................. 7
1.5.2 Powerline Adapter’s Button and Connector ................................. 7
CHAPTER 2 INTRODUCTION TO UTILITY ............................................................. 8
2.1 UTILITY INSTALLATION............................................................................... 8
2.2 UTILITY INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 12
2.2.1 Main Tab ........................................................................................ 12
2.2.2 Privacy Tab.................................................................................... 15
2.2.3 Diagnostics Tab ............................................................................ 16
2.2.4 About Tab ...................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER 3 FORMING A POWERLINE (HOMEPLUG AV) NETWORK ................ 18
3.1 USING THE SECURITY PUSHBUTTON ......................................................... 19
3.2 USING THE UTILITY ................................................................................. 19
CHAPTER 4 JOINING A NETWORK ...................................................................... 21
4.1 USING THE SECURITY PUSHBUTTON ......................................................... 21
4.2 USING THE UTILITY ................................................................................. 22
APPENDIX A: IMPROVING THE TRANSMISSION QUALITY ............................... 23
APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................... 23
APPENDIX C: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................. 25
APPENDIX D: RPLC-500 QOS SUPPORT ............................................................ 25
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Package Contents
The following items should be found in your package:
2x Rosewill RPLC-500 500Mbps Powerline Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
2x RJ45 Ethernet Cable
1x Quick Installation Guide
1x Resource CD for RPLC-500, 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-500 Homeplug AV compliant
Powerline Adapter. The RPLC-500 adapter can transmit data up to 500mbps via
household‟s power outlet. RPLC-500 can help you to establish a high-speed
network that supports 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-500
The RPLC-500 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-500 at a
high speed transfer rate of 500Mbps and Gigabit LAN support.
Note:
Powerline Technology has certain limitations.
1. The best performance for Powerline Data transmission will be under one power circuit
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-500 supports connection for a total of 8 nodes.
Plug-and-play to your routers, computers and other network devices.
Power up your Network with Ultra fast speed
Physical data rate is up to 500Mbps.
Ethernet Speed is up to 1000Mbps
Enjoy Stable HD Videos and Gaming
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With a pair of plug-and-play RPLC-500 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
RPLC-500 supports 4-level type QoS and 8-level VLAN priority fields
which automatically improves the streaming quality
Green Feature for Power saving mode
RPLC-500 will detect signals when there is no signal transmit, it will
automatically enters Power Saving mode which saves near 80% of the
energy consumption.
1.3 Application
High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) video distribution
Higher data rate broadband sharing for Powerline LAN
Shared broadband internet access
TV over IP (IPTV) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
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1.4 System Requirement
If need to use Powerline Utility: Operating system: Windows 98SE, 2000, ME,
XP 32/64 bit and Vista 32/64bit, 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 Cord
1.5 Hardware Diagram of RPLC-500
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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
-
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: Pressing and holding the Button for between 10 seconds and 15 seconds
makes the adapter restore the factory default settings.
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) to this port, and the other end to the
router or modem. Then plug into the electrical outlet.
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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.
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 the
Utility Installation from the Wizard Page.
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2. The window for installing the utility software will display. Click Next to
continue.
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