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1.Introduction 

1.1 Overview 

The CrossPower C4L5200-USB is a plug-and-play USB device to network your 
computers through the existing 110/220 V electric power lines and share Broadband 
Internet connections, printers, transfer files, play games, and more. After successful 
installation of C4L5200-USB Setup Utility Software, the powerline network behaves 
like a LAN for computers. 
This unit offers up to 14Mbps network speed, and is requires only 10/100Base-T 
network Interface adapter which is installed on the computer. By offering 56-bit DES 
encryption, it is also much more secure than other home networking technologies 
such as wireless Ethernet. 
This manual is intended to provide basic information to help you understand how to 
successfully install C4L5200-USB to meet your networking needs.   
With this guide, you should be known to 

        • Plan the configuration of C4L5200 devices   
        • Install and configure C4L5200-USB according to plan 
        • Test C4L5200-USB performance 

Using standard Windows applications, the user can conduct high-speed audio and 
video streaming demonstrations over the powerline between 2 or more systems 
equipped with C4L5200-USB and C4L5200-ETH devices.     
Figure details the different use configurations of the C4L5200-USB and C4L5200-ETH 
system. 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for CrossPower C4L5200-USB

Page 1: ...C4Line CrossPower C4L5200 USB USB to Powerline Manual...

Page 2: ...tation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose C4Line reserves the right to revise or updata its products...

Page 3: ...ents 1 4 Applications 1 5 Usage 2 Installation Guide Step 1 Plan the Installation of Your Powerline Network Step 2 Installing C4L5200 USB Setup Utility Software Step 3 Using C4L5200 Configuration Util...

Page 4: ...56 bit DES encryption it is also much more secure than other home networking technologies such as wireless Ethernet This manual is intended to provide basic information to help you understand how to...

Page 5: ...vailable USB interface At least one other powerline enabled device HomePlug 1 0 Compliant Windows 98SE ME 2000 or XP Additional router may be required to connect multiple users 1 4 Applications Shared...

Page 6: ...LLISION ON Collision OFF No Collision DS2 POWERLINE ACTIVITY ON PowerLine activity transmit or receive BLINKING looking for more PowerLine devices OFF Device is in reset or device is not attached to A...

Page 7: ...the following CrossPower C4L5200 USB adapter Node mode for each PC with an USB port or CrossPower C4L5200 ETH adapter Node mode for each PC with Ethernet port To set up files to be sharing two things...

Page 8: ...lder open My Computer and navigate to the folder to share right click on the folder and select Sharing and Security Click the checkbox saying Share this folder on the network and click OK To access ot...

Page 9: ...nection Using the CrossPower C4L5200 ETH Bridge Node mode and C4L5200 USB Node to play game remotely to share Broadband Internet access through the whole house and to extend the WiFi network as follow...

Page 10: ...t before installing this software Insert the Setup utility CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive The setup utility should run automatically If it doesn t click the Start button and choose Run In the...

Page 11: ...Select I accept the terms in the license agreement 10 Enter a Username and Organization then click the Next button to continue...

Page 12: ...ompted by the Install Utility Plug in the C4L5200 USB To plug in the C4L5200 USB you need to Plug the C4L5200 USB into an AC outlet 11 Plug the supplied USB cable into the C4L5200 USB and an available...

Page 13: ...ng location C Program Files CrossPower USB Drivers where the drivers are located If seen say NO to Hardware Wizard reboot prompt Important Because the C4L5200 USB sends data over the powerline it is r...

Page 14: ...sh button to exit the Setup Utility Software You may be asked to restart your computer Click the Yes button to restart now or click the No button to restart later 13 The installation of the C4L5200 US...

Page 15: ...mmended that the same PC chosen for initial execution of this utility remain the PC of choice for subsequent network encryption updates Network setup information is stored on the PC and is used to fac...

Page 16: ...rts the Device dialog screen Figure Initial screen when wizard is started State shows the MAC address of the device that your computer is connected to Referesh scan for the Powerline Adapter that is c...

Page 17: ...that your PC is connected to the same device Now you are ready to manage the powerline network connected to this device ensure its privacy and measure its data rate performance Press Refresh button to...

Page 18: ...twork button to refresh the listed information Figure Network dialog screen Important In case a C4L5200 device in your home is not listed in the screen above make sure that its network password has no...

Page 19: ...unning Hit Restore Default button to restore the original network password C4L5200 and apply it locally Hit Set Local button to change the network password locally Figure Security Dialog screen 18 Imp...

Page 20: ...ox and hit Add This will add the passwords to Remote Passwords text list box and set them to the currently defined Network Password Note The device must be present on the powerline in order for the pa...

Page 21: ...creen After completing the installation successfully through Setup Configuration Utility Software you may need to perform additional steps to ensure that your Powerline network is fully functional The...

Page 22: ...ress of the Powerline node using the same computer that the node is connected to If this fails there is a problem with the network interface Repeat the same process with the other Powerline nodes on t...

Page 23: ...Frequency Up to 14Mbps CSMA CA 100MHz Frequency Band Modulation 4 3 to 20 9 MHz OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing with automatic Channel adaptation and FEC Forward Error Correction Encry...

Page 24: ...to your computer For use with a router connect a straight through UTP Category 5 cable to the uplink port of the router or connect a crossover UTP Category 5 cable to a LAN port on the router I can t...

Page 25: ...evice bridge As per the maximum limits of the HomePlug 1 0 1 Specification each C4L5200 can communicate with 15 simultaneous bridge or node devices at full speed Each entry in the simultaneous device...

Page 26: ...owerline with the full rate adaptive speed enabled by a valid tone map 3 ROBO mode device connections are those that communicate at 1Mbps using the ROBO mode tonemap C4Line USA 19758 Arbor Ridge Dr Wa...

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