Panasonic BL-PA100A - HD-PLC Ethernet Adaptor, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Troubleshooting 13 Specifications 15 FCC and other information 17 Copyright information 18 Limited warranty 27 Customer services 29 Operating Instructions HD PLC Ethernet Adaptor Power Line Communication Model No BL PA100A Add on Adaptor for BL PA100KTA Please read this document before use and save this document for future reference IMPORTANT NOTES For best results connect this product directly to...

Page 2: ...nal items can be ordered by calling 1 800 332 5368 Abbreviations This product is referred to as the adaptor in this document Trademarks Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U S and other countries All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners BL PA100A 1 AC Cord 1 Order No PSJA1069Z Operating Instructions this document 1 ...

Page 3: ...s located installed near the product and is easily accessible 6 Use only the included AC cord 7 The AC cord must remain connected at all times It is normal for this product to feel warm during use 8 To prevent the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this product to rain or any type of moisture 9 Do not touch the product or the AC cord during lightning storms 10 Unplug this product when ...

Page 4: ...n electrical devices emit electrical noise If this noise is passed on to the electrical wiring in your home it may interfere with the performance speed and reliability of your adaptors For best results we recommend connecting an electrical noise filter to noise emitting appliances The following appliances are more likely to produce noise Battery chargers including cell phone chargers Hair dryers V...

Page 5: ...d over the PLC network employs AES 128 bit encryption however we cannot guarantee that data will not be intercepted by a third party 3 For security we recommend resetting your adaptors see page 12 in the following situations If for some reason you are concerned that another adaptor may have been accidentally registered to your master for example the adaptor of someone who lives in the same apartme...

Page 6: ...ore information see page 11 4 SETUP Button Used to register the adaptor see page 7 or test the terminal s network speed see page 10 5 Mode Selector The position of this selector during registration see page 7 determines whether the adaptor is used as the master or as a terminal 6 AC IN Connects the adaptor to AC power as well as to the HD PLC network 7 FACTORY DEFAULT RESET Button Used to reset th...

Page 7: ...l by pressing the FACTORY DEFAULT RESET button on the terminal for about 3 seconds see page 12 Check the position of the adaptor s mode selector see page 6 and make sure that you reset the terminal adaptor not the master 6 Press the SETUP button on both adaptors for about 1 second The order in which they are pressed does not matter The PLC indicator of each adaptor will begin to flash in blue Make...

Page 8: ...acing them where you plan to use them 1 Connect the AC cord of each adaptor to a wall outlet near where you plan to use it 2 Confirm that the PLC indicator of each adaptor lights in blue when you plug the adaptors into the wall outlets If the PLC indicators do not light in blue see page 13 After you have placed the adaptors where you plan to use them and plugged them into the wall outlets test the...

Page 9: ...era etc This will integrate your HD PLC network with your home network 1 Confirm that each adaptor s AC cord is connected to the adaptor and plugged into a wall outlet 2 Connect a LAN cable sold separately to each adaptor s LAN jack The LAN indicator of each adaptor turns green If an adaptor s LAN indicator does not turn green see page 13 3 Connect the other end of each LAN cable to a network devi...

Page 10: ...t result connect the terminal to a different wall outlet and repeat the test Note At least one indicator Good network speed must be lit in order to use the terminal If you are not satisfied with the speed test result and have tried connecting the terminal to different wall outlets refer to the troubleshooting section see page 13 If the electrical conditions in your home changes after performing th...

Page 11: ... was an error during registration Try again Red lit The adaptor is not functioning properly and cannot communicate over the HD PLC network Contact an authorized Panasonic service center Off The adaptor is not plugged in The adaptor is not connected to the HD PLC network no other adaptors found not configured etc LAN Green lit A LAN cable is connected to the adaptor Green flashing Data is being sen...

Page 12: ...he master You are registering an adaptor Note Resetting a terminal erases its registration to the master It must be registered to the master again in order to be used If the master is reset all terminals must be registered to the master again in order to be used Follow the procedure below to reset an adaptor 1 Press the FACTORY DEFAULT RESET button on the adaptor for about 3 seconds The adaptor s ...

Page 13: ...ep until the performance issue is solved 1 Confirm that the AC cords of both the master and terminal adaptor are connected to the wall outlet If an adaptor s LAN indicator is not lit the adaptor is not receiving power 2 Confirm that all LAN cables are securely connected to each adaptor Use quality LAN cables Also confirm that other network devices routers hubs etc are turned on as well as properly...

Page 14: ... outlet does not resolve the performance issue connect the device to a noise filtering power strip with an AC cord that is at least 3 m about 10 ft long Troubleshooting note 3 Eliminating interference caused by an adaptor This product may interfere with the following appliances Short wave radios Lights or lamps which have a touch sensitive on off feature Other PLC adaptors which do not use the HD ...

Page 15: ...c products en plc UDP Max 70 Mbps TCP 2 Max 42 Mbps 2 Using Linux FTP Maximum recommended no of adaptors per network 3 3 Performance may be affected as more adaptors are added to the network 16 including the master Maximum recommended no of network devices connected to an adaptor 4 4 Connecting more network devices to an adaptor may increase network traffic and affect performance 8 Standard IEEE 8...

Page 16: ...umption 4 W Frequency band 4 28 MHz Modulation Wavelet OFDM 16 PAM 2 PAM Transmission PHY rate Max 190 Mbps 1 1 This is the theoretical maximum data transmission speed of the HD PLC standard Access method CSMA CA TDMA Error correction Reed Solomon encoder decoder Convolutional encoder Viterbi decoder Encryption AES 128 bit encryption Communication distance Approx 150 m 490 ft 2 2 Varies depending ...

Page 17: ...ircuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this device NOTICE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This...

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Page 32: ...r unit to the Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company listed below or to executive or regional sales offices These locations do not repair consumer products When you ship the product Panasonic Servicenters are listed in the servicenter directory Call 1 800 272 7033 for the location of an authorized servicenter This product is designed for use in the United States of America Sale or use of this prod...