HomePlug 8500E, Operating Instructions Manual

Operating Instructions

Page 12 of 20

Edition 06, August 2007

Homeplug 8500E Turbo Ethernet Adapter

Configuration Utility for Windows

The configuration utility described below relates to installation on a computer using
the Windows Vista operating system. The procedure is the same for all other
approved operating systems.

Starting the Program

1. Double−click on the 

PowerPacket Utility

 icon on the desktop. Refer to Fig. 7.

Fig. 7  PowerPacket icon

Main Screen

The 

Main screen

 basically displays a list of the devices in the power network which

are logically connected to the computer on which the utility is running. If the status of
the utility is not updated, close the utility and then restart it.

The top panel

Local Device(s) on your computer:

 displays all the device types

concerning devices connected to your computer. In most cases, only one device is
displayed. If different devices are available in the network, such as a USB device or
another Ethernet device, for example, you can select a device and then click the
[Connect] button on its right. The display area above the button indicates that your
PC is connected to this device.

Fig. 8  Main screen

The lower panel

displays all the HomePlugs detected in the local network. Directly

above it, the line displays the number of devices found, the network type set (

Public

or 

Private

) and information on the connection or search status.