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PlugLAN 8350 Wireless SmarTAP Installation and User’s Guide
Table of Contents
How the PlugLAN 8350 Wireless SmarTAP Fits into Your Network . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Connecting the PlugLAN 8350 Wireless SmarTAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Advanced Configuration (Expert Users Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Launching the Web Management Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Understanding the Pages in the Web Management Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Viewing System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Changing the Login Password and Auto-Logout Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Changing the Login Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Changing the Auto-Logout Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Rebooting Your PlugLAN 8350 Wireless SmarTAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Returning to Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Backing Up Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Restoring Backup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Updating Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Configuring Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Configuring Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Configuring Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Scanning Powerline Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Changing the Powerline Network Password (Network Encryption Key – NEK). 2-
Configuring Virtual LAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Configuring Packet Priority Settings (QoS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20