D-Link DHP-342, User Manual

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Page 2: ...uirements 3 Introduction 4 Features 4 Hardware Overview 5 LEDs 5 Connection 6 Hardware Installation 7 Push Button Security 8 Using the Setup Wizard 9 Configuration 11 Setup 13 Security 15 Application QoS 16 Advanced QoS 17 Reset 18 Troubleshooting 19 Technical Specifications 20 Table of Contents ...

Page 3: ... 4 Port Switch CAT5 Ethernet Cable Power Cord CD ROM with Software and User Manual Quick Install Guide System Requirements Windows Vista XP with Service Pack 2 or 2000 with Service Pack 4 PC with 233MHz Processor 64MB Memory Ethernet Adapter 100MBit s Product Overview Package Contents ...

Page 4: ...s Plug Play Easy Installation Easy to use Management Utility Configurable QoS for video streaming VoIP and Gaming Firmware Upgrade Support Push button security Throughput LED Power Saving mode LLTD Support Windows Vista Maximum throughput based on theoretical transmission PHY rate Actual date throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of traffic and network ...

Page 5: ...werline network Ethernet LED 1 4 A solid light indicates a connection on the Ethernet port The LED blinks during data transmission Throughput LED A solid light indicates that the Powerline device has connected to another Powerline device on the network Green LED Power Line speed 20Mbps non master unit Amber LED Power Line speed 20Mbps or 6Mbps non master unit Red LED Power Line speed 6Mbps or link...

Page 6: ...ware Overview Connection Ethernet Ports 1 4 Connect Ethernet enabled devices to the DHP 342 Ethernet ports Push Button Security Press to secure your network Refer to page 8 for more information Power Receptor Connect the supplied power cord to the power receptor ...

Page 7: ...med when the green LED Power Indicator on the DHP 342 is illuminated Connect the Ethernet Cable Connect the included Ethernet cable to the network cable connector located on the DHP 342 and attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network or PC Network Connectivity is confirmed when the Throughput and Ethernet LED Indicators on the DHP 342 are illuminated ...

Page 8: ...the unit back to the factory default settings 3 First Adapter Wait until the AP LED stops flashing up to 30 seconds 4 First Adapter The AP LED remains on and is now ready to start registering new adapters 5 First Adapter Press the button until its AP LED starts flashing and continue to the new adapter 6 New Adapter Press and hold the button in the new adapter until the AP LED starts flashing 7 New...

Page 9: ...342 CD into your CD ROM drive If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer click Start Run In the Run command box type D DHP342 exe where D represents the drive letter of your CD ROM If it does start proceed to the next screen Click on Install Utility Using the Setup Wizard Click Next The InstallShield Wizard will begin the DHP 342 software installation ...

Page 10: ...10 D Link DHP 342 User Manual Section 2 Installation Click Next Click Finish ...

Page 11: ... Utility icon The utility provides you with the option of setting your own unique Network ID and the ability to prioritize traffic passing through the network The color of text on the Device Name Network ID MAC and Location columns represent the status of powerline network Green text Powerline network is encrypted with a non default Network ID Red text Powerline network is encrypted with the defau...

Page 12: ...etwork is encrypted with the default Network ID D Link Follow the steps below to encrypt the network with a non default Network ID Single click on the nodes that you want to change Once all the nodes you want to encrypt with a non default Network ID are highlighted click the Security page Change to different Network ID Press Save Settings ...

Page 13: ...Name Show name of devices that have been discovered Default is Device 1 Device 2 etc Max 16 characters 0 9 A Z case sensitive ie Living room Bedroom etc Network ID Powerline Network Name The default ID is D Link Max 10 characters 0 9 A Z case sensitive MAC MAC Address of detected node Location Local or Remote nodes Setup ...

Page 14: ...n Suitable for SD video stream connection One circle Good powerline connection Suitable for data and Internet activity connection Scan Scan the powerline network for PLC nodes Check the AutoScan box to scan the network periodically Note Network ID can be changed to prevent unauthorized access to your powerline network Make sure the Network ID of the devices within your powerline network are the sa...

Page 15: ...ting to save your configuration Security Device Name Show name of devices that have been discovered Default is Device 1 Device 2 etc Max 16 characters 0 9 A Z case sensitive ie Living room Bedroom etc Network ID Powerline Network Name The default ID is D Link Max 10 characters 0 9 A Z case sensitive Use Default button Select to reset the Network ID to the default value ...

Page 16: ...s of traffic are assigned the same priority Multimedia applications use UDP User Datagram Protocol for data transfer while database applications use TCP Transmission Control Protocol for data transfer Application QoS Select an application from the drop down menu of predefined QoS rules to apply QoS automatically Click the Save Settings button to apply your settings Application QoS ...

Page 17: ...le Select the traffic type UDP or TCP to have priority 802 1p use prioritization bits in Layer 2 frames Port Input the port number to have priority Priority Input port priority from 1 to 6 The highest priority is 6 and the lowest is 1 Note Rule 1 has priority over Rule 2 ...

Page 18: ...rnet link activity being down for 15 minutes the DHP 342 will automatically go into stand by mode When the master unit is in stand by mode the throughput LED will blink red intermittently To reset your configuration password please click Reset to restore the password to the factory default value System ...

Page 19: ...ork Adapter an error is shown when I try to configure it Please make sure you have not unplugged the PowerLine HD Network Adapter while configuring it I changed the connection cable to another Network adapter and now the utility does not work correctly Please restart the utility each time you disconnect the connection cable I m having a lot of problems configuring my network If you are having many...

Page 20: ...twork Ports Four 10 100 Ethernet ports EMC FCC Part 15 Class B CE Class B C Tick AC Input 100 240VAC 50 60Hz Safety UL 60950 Encryption 3DES Operation Temperature 0 C 40 C Storage Temperature 10 C 70 C Humidity Operation 10 90 RH Storage 5 90 RH Technical Specifications ...