TP-Link TL-PA250 User Manual
TL-PA250
AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010540
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FCC STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
CE Mark Warning
This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Important Safety Instructions
1. Do not open this product or attempt to service it; it may expose you to dangerous high voltage or
other risks.
2. Do not operate this product near water.
3. Do not place or operate this product near a radiator or a heat register.
4. Do not expose this product to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids.
5. Do not connect this product or disconnect it from a wall socket during a lightning or a thunderstorm
6. Do not block the ventilation slots of this product, for insufficient airflow may harm it.
7. Do not put anything on this product.
8. Plug this product directly into a wall socket (100Vac~240Vac). Do not use an extension cord between
this product and the AC power source.
9. When plugging this product into a wall socket, make sure that the electrical socket is not damaged,
and that there is no gas leakage.
10. Place the connecting cables properly so that people won’t stumble or walk on it.
11. This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label. If you are not
sure of the type of power available, consult the qualified technician.
12. Unplug this product from the mains and refer the product to qualified service personnel for the
following conditions:
¾ If liquid has been spilled on the product
¾ If the product has been exposed to rain or water
13. Unplug this product from the wall socket before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use
liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
14. The specification of the fuse is T2.5AL250V. To avoid damage, please do not change the fuse.
15. The Operating temperature is 0 ~4℃ 0 (32~10℃℉4)℉ .
16. The Storage temperature is -40 ~70℃℃ (-40 ~158 )℉℉.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 LED Indicator ................................................................................................................ 2
1.2 Physical Interface ......................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism .................................................................................. 4
2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Connection Instruction .................................................................................................. 4
2.3 Hardware Connection – Computer ............................................................................... 5
2.4 Hardware Connection – Internet ................................................................................... 5
Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility......................................................................... 7
Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility ...................................................................... 11
4.1 Main............................................................................................................................ 11
4.1.1 Rename ................................................................................................................... 13
4.1.2 Enter Password ....................................................................................................... 14
4.1.3 Add Device............................................................................................................... 15
4.1.4 Reset ....................................................................................................................... 16
4.2 Privacy ........................................................................................................................ 16
4.3 Diagnostics .................................................................................................................17
4.4 About........................................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons ....................................... 20
5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES).................................................................................. 20
5.2 Set Up a Secured Powerline AV Network with the Pair Button ................................... 20
Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide............................................................................. 22
Appendix B: Specifications ........................................................................................... 23
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
Chapter 1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Powerline Adapter. This device is an AV200+
Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a
ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug thisAV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
into an ordinary AC power outlet which will easily extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or
existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house without the need of
any new cable.
This Powerline Adapter supports up to 200Mbps data rate over the existing household electrical circuit.
With the data rate of 200Mbps, full multimedia application can easily be supported throughout the whole
house in addition to Internet access. This Powerline Adapter uses the existing power lines installed in a
home as a path to transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices.
To ensure data communication’s security and multimedia applications, this Powerline Adapter supports
built-in 128-bit AES encryption.
The new Powerline Adapter TL-PA250 from TP-LINK provides extra convenience and better
performance for your home network with its integrated electrical socket and mains filer. The common
problem of wasting an electrical outlet is solved and additional terminal devices or multiple sockets can
be connected to the adapter just like to a normal wall socket. What’s more, the data transmission in the
network can be significantly improved by the integrated mains filter.With minimum setup, you can install
and use this Powerline Adapter within minutes. Moreover, the adapter provides two useful functions.
1． Existing connection with a new unassociated device added via the Pair button.
2． Reset to default setting via the Management Utility.
A. System Requirement
a) At least two AC 100V ~ 240V power outlets with standard home power wiring
b) A computer with the following:
¾ Operating System with TCP/IP installed
¾ Pentium III compatible processor and above
¾ Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP/IP protocol
¾ 64 MB RAM or more
¾ 50 MB of free disk space (Minimum)
¾ CD-ROM Drive
B. Package Contents
The AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through package contains the following items:
¾ One AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through (There are two AV200+ Powerline Adapter
with AC Pass Throughs in Starter Kit)
¾ One CAT-5 Ethernet Cable (There are two CAT-5 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit)
¾ One Quick Installation Guide
¾ One CD-ROM (Management Utility and User Manual)
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.
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TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
1.1 LED Indicator
The LED indicator displays information about the device’s status.
Item Status Indication
Solid The adapter is on.
Power LED
Powerline LED
Ethernet LED
Note:
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Five minutes after the device connected to the adapter is turned off, the adapter will automatically switch
to the power-saving mode. In power-saving mode, the Homeplug cannot be accessed via the electrical
wiring, but its integrated electrical socket can supply the power normally. As soon as the device
connected to the Homeplug is switched on again, your Homeplug will leave the power-saving mode once
the three LEDs flash simultaneity.
Blinking The adapter is in power-saving mode.
Off The adapter is off.
Solid The adapter is connecting to a Powerline network.
Blinking The adapter is sending or receiving data.
Off
Solid
Blinking The Ethernet port is transferring data.
Off The Ethernet port isn’t connected.
The adapter has not connected to Powerline network or
is in power-saving mode.
The Ethernet port is connected, but there is no data
being transferred.
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TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
1.2 Physical Interface
There are four physical interfaces on this Mini Powerline Adapter.
Power Plug
Integrated Electrical
Socket
Ethernet Port
Pair Button
Interface Description
Ethernet Port
Power Plug*
Pair Button
Integrated Electrical
Socket
* The provided power plug may differ from the picture due to different regional power specifications. Here
we take the EU version as an example.
It is a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port on the AV adapter for connecting it
to the PC or the broadband device with the network cable.
A Power Plug connected to any 100V ~ 240V AC power socket
After you plug in your new AV adapter, press the Pair button for 1
second, then press the Pair button on another AV adapters in your
existing network for 1 second.
Both buttons must be pressed within 2 minutes. Wait for about 60
seconds while your two Powerline adapters are connecting.
The integrated electrical socket allows additional devices or
multiple sockets to be connected to the adapter just like to a normal
wall socket. No electrical socket is lost.
Note:
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1. If you press the pair button for more than 10 seconds, the powerline adapter will leave the network
2. For detailed information about the pair button, please refer to Charpter 5 Advanced Feature: How to
which it has joined and its new network name assumes a random value. The Power LED turns off
when it disconnects from the powerline network.
Use the Pair buttons.
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TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through
Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism
2.1 Introduction
The Powerline Adapter supports up to 200Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this
Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by using your home existing
electrical wiring. Simply plug this Powerline Adapter into an ordinary power outlet to extend your
Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing LAN network to any other electrical outlet in any room of
your house.
Note that this Powerline Adapter works in pairs. You need to plug one Powerline Adapter into a power
outlet for each computer and connect the Powerline Adapter to the computer’s LAN card with an
Ethernet cable; you will also need another Powerline Adapter connected to your Cable/xDSL broadband
so as to extend your broadband connection or Internet surfing. With clean power line, the distance
between two Powerline Adapters can reach 300 meters at lease, but the actual distance may vary due to
the environment.
Section below describes the connection instructions and hardware connection mechanism.
2.2 Connection Instruction
To ensure the optimum performance of the Powerline Adapter and significantly improve the transmission
capacity of the network, we recommend that you comply with the following connection rule:
y Plug the Powerline Adapter directly into a wall socket but not the multiple sockets.
y To take full advantage of the filter function of the Powerline Adapter and to improve data
transmission in the network, always plug the multiple sockets into the integrated electrical socket of
the Powerline Adapter.
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