Icidu 200 MBPS, User Manual

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Page 2: ...LEDs 3 4 UTILITY INSTALLATION 4 5 UTILITY SOFTWARE USAGE 7 5 1 Main Tab 7 5 2 Privacy Tab 11 5 3 Diagnostics Tab 12 5 4 About Tab 14 6 NMK PUSHBUTTON USAGE 15 6 1 Forming a HomePlug AV Logical Network 15 6 2 Joining a Network 16 6 3 Leaving a Network 17 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS 18 APPENDIX B ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 20 APPENDIX C ABOUT QOS 21 ...

Page 3: ...lug network and performs diagnostics 1 1 System Requirements Operating System Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista 32 64 bit Windows 7 CPU Intel Pentium III or higher and clock rate faster than 2 0 GHz are recommended RAM At least 128 MB Screen Resolution Any resolution Free Disk Space At least 20 MB Network Interface At least one fast Ethernet 100 Mbps network interface card NIC and one Ethernet...

Page 4: ...adiator or heat register Do not use an extension cord between the device and the AC power source Only professional technicians should service the device Opening or removing covers may result in exposure to dangerous voltage points or other risks Unplug the device from the wall outlet and refer to professional service personnel for the following conditions If liquid has been spilled into the produc...

Page 5: ... seconds randomizes the NMK value Pressing and holding the NMK button for more than 3 0 seconds makes the adapter a member of the existing AVLN 3 3 LEDs There are 3 LEDs on the front panel to indicate the status of the adapter Power Green It is on when the adapter is powered on Ethernet Green It blinks to indicate activity over the Ethernet connection Data Green It blinks to indicate activity over...

Page 6: ... when the device is in reset state Figure 3 2 Top view 4 U T I L I T Y I N S T A L L A T I O N Before installing the utility make sure that no other Homeplug utility is installed in the computer If any other utility is installed uninstall it and reboot the computer Insert the CD ROM of the utility into the CD ROM driver of the computer Select Install Utility follow the steps to install the utility...

Page 7: ...N I 7 07 5 2 5 HO M E P L U G A D A P T E R S TA RTE R K IT 2 0 0 MB P S 5 The page of utility installation is similar to the one shown in Figure 4 1 Click Next to continue Figure 4 1 Setup wizard ...

Page 8: ...N I 7 07 5 2 5 HO M E P L U G A D A P T E R S TA RTE R K IT 2 0 0 MB P S 6 Figure 4 2 Select installation folder ...

Page 9: ... list of all Homeplug devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running The top panel shows local HomePlug devices connected to the network interface card NIC of the computer Click Connect The utility automatically scans the Homeplug periodically for other HomePlug devices when it is connected to the local device If no local HomePlug device is discovered the status bar displa...

Page 10: ...is displayed above the remote device panel Network type Public or Private depends on the network status of the local device Autoscan shows whether the autoscan function is on The following information is displayed for all devices that appear in the lower panel Device Name This column shows the default device name which may be modified To change the name click Rename or click the name and editing i...

Page 11: ...e name to select the device in the lower panel Click Enter Password A dialog box appears showing the device name and password See Figure 5 2 Figure 5 2 Set device password Click OK to verify the password The password field accepts the device password in any case formats with or without dash A confirmation box appears if the password is entered correctly If a device is not found a message appears p...

Page 12: ...ou can enter a device name and the password If the device is found and the password is entered correctly a confirmation box appears If a device is not found a message appears providing suggestions to solve the common problems Figure 5 3 Add remote device Note The device must be in the Homeplug plugged in so that you can confirm the password and add the device to the network If the device is not lo...

Page 13: ...tion 5 2 Privacy Tab In the Privacy screen you can maintain security for the logical network and select the device included in the network See Figure 5 4 All HomePlug devices are loaded using a default logical network network name which is normally HomePlug In the Privacy screen you can modify a private network by changing network names and passwords of devices Click Use Default or enter HomePlug ...

Page 14: ...t All Devices This button is used to change the logical network of all devices that appear in the main panel If these devices whose passwords have been entered for the same logical network a dialog box appears indicating successful operation For devices whose passwords are not entered a dialog box appears indicating operation failure 5 3 Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics screen shows the system info...

Page 15: ... The Lower panel displays the history of all remote devices appeared on the computer over a certain period of time All the devices and the parameters of the devices on the Homeplug network are listed Devices that are active on the current logical network show a transfer rate in the rate column Devices on other networks or devices that no longer exist are shown with a in the rate column The followi...

Page 16: ...a text file for later use or be printed for reference for a technical support call Click delete to delete the devices which are no longer part of the network A dialog window pops up with a confirmation message if the user wants to delete a device whose password has been entered 5 4 About Tab The About screen shows the software version and provides a html link to a website such as www PowerPacket c...

Page 17: ...ces with different NMK values are connected to the same Homeplug and the user wants them to form a logical network 1 Press the NMK button on device A for less than 3 seconds 2 Press the NMK button on device B for less than 3 seconds The button on B must be pressed within 1 minute 3 Wait for the connection to complete The Power LED on both devices blinks evenly at 1 second intervals until the opera...

Page 18: ... adder A accepts NMK from B Figure 6 1 Forming a HomePlug AV logical network 6 2 Joining a Network In this scenario a network exists a new device the joiner wants to join the network Any device on the existing network can become the adder 1 Press the pushbutton on the joiner for at least 3 seconds 2 Press the pushbutton on any network device for less than 3 seconds making it the adder Please press...

Page 19: ... C accepts NMK from B Figure 6 2 Joining a network 6 3 Leaving a Network A network exists The user wants to remove one device the leaver from that network The user wants to remove the device from service altogether or have it join another logical network 1 Press the pushbutton on the leaver for at least 10 seconds The device resets and restarts with a random NMK 2 Wait for the reset to complete Th...

Page 20: ...o leave the AVLN Press NMK button on A more than 10 sec A computes random NMK C resets and restarts Figure 6 3 leaving a network Appendix A Specifications Chipset Intellon INT6400 Protocol Compliant with HomePlug AV 1 0 Co existing with existing HomePlug 1 0 System Support Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP 32 64 bit and Windows Vista 32 64bit PLC Rate 200 Mbps Modulation Band 2MHz 30...

Page 21: ...e default factory settings NMK Set up network password automatically Consumption 5 W Operating Temperature 0ºC 45ºC Storage Temperature 20ºC 70ºC Operating Humidity 10 90 non condensing Storage Humidity 5 90 non condensing Power Supply 100 V 240 V AC 50Hz 60Hz Certifications CE UL FCC Part 15 Class B Green Standard RoHS Physical Characteristics L W H 100 mm 65 mm 42 mm Weight 127 g ...

Page 22: ...identifiers and global link identifiers CSMA CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Avoidance DAK Device Access Key DM Device Manager IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol NEK Network Encryption Key NID Network ID Identification NMK Network Membership Key PLC Homeplug Communication PIB Parameter Information Block STA Station a STA in the network with a connection to the Homeplug and being ab...

Page 23: ...ed to a host IGMP default CAP 3 set the channel access priority for IGMP frames these are the group management frames not the stream data Unicast default CAP 1 set the default channel access priority for unicast frames not matching any other classification or mapping IGMP managed Multicast Stream Fixed to CAP 2 set the default channel access priority for stream data belonging to a snooped IGMP mul...