Rosewill RPLC-200, User Manual

Page 1: ...200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter RPLC 200 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...7 Chapter 2 Introduction to Utility 8 2 1 Utility Installation 9 2 2 Utility Introduction 11 2 2 1 Main Tab 11 2 2 2 Privacy Tab 14 2 2 3 Diagnostics Tab 16 2 2 4 About Tab 18 Chapter 3 Forming a Powerline HomePlug AV Network 18 3 1 Using the Security Pushbutton 19 3 2 Using the Utility 19 Chapter 4 Joining a Network 21 4 1 Using the Security Pushbutton 21 4 2 Using the Utility 22 Appendix A Impro...

Page 3: ...will RPLC 200 200Mbps Powerline Fast Ethernet Adapter 2x RJ45 Ethernet Cable 1x Quick Installation Guide 1x Resource CD for RPLC 200 including Rosewill Powerline Utility Quick Installation Guide User Guide Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact with your distributor ...

Page 4: ... communicate with each other via the 128 bit Advanced Encryption Standard AES through RPLC 200 at a high speed transfer rate of 200Mbps and at 10 100mbps LAN support Note Powerline Technology has certain limitations 1 The best performance for Powerline Data transmission will be under one power circuit 2 Performance may be decreased under different circuits but within one Electricity Meter due to t...

Page 5: ...l detect signals when there is no signal transmit it will automatically enters Power Saving mode which saves near 80 of the energy consumption 1 3 Application Shared broadband internet access Higher data rate broadband sharing for power line LAN Backbone for Wireless and Wireless Extender TV over IP IPTV and Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP High Definition HD and Standard Definition SD video dist...

Page 6: ...dows 98SE 2000 ME XP 32 64 bit and Vista 32 64bit otherwise no OS require CPU Intel Pentium III or better clock rate faster than 2 0GHz recommended RAM At least 128MB Screen resolution Any resolution Free disk space At least 20MB Network interface At least one Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps network card and a Ethernet Cord 1 5 Hardware Diagram of RPLC 200 ...

Page 7: ...ine network Off The PLC adapter does not connect to the powerline network 1 5 2 Powerline Adapter s Button and Connector Reset Security Reset Pressing and holding the Button for between 10 seconds and 15 seconds makes the adapter restore the factory default settings Security Pressing and holding the button for less than 3 seconds makes the adapter a member of the existing Powerline Network Etherne...

Page 8: ...yer Media Player IP Phone Insert One end of the RJ45 Cable Recommend using Cat 5E cable or above to this port and the other end to the other devices Then plug into the electrical outlet Chapter 2 Introduction to Utility Note Before installing the PLC utility software make sure that there is no any other powerline utility installed on your computer If there is another utility installed please unins...

Page 9: ... Utility Installation Please follow the steps below to install the utility 1 Please insert the utility CD into the computer s CD ROM drive Select the Utility Installation from the Wizard Page 2 The window for installing the utility software will display Click Next to continue ...

Page 10: ...ernet Adapter KIT RPLC 200KIT User s Manual 10 3 Select I Agree and then Next to continue 4 You can choose your own destination folder to install or click Browse to select the installation folder and then click Next to continue ...

Page 11: ...configuration page 2 2 1 Main Tab The Main screen provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer when the utility is running The top panel shows the local HomePlugAV devices connected to the network interface card NIC of the computer Click Connect The utility automatically scans the powerline periodically for other HomePlugAV devices connected to it If no local HomePl...

Page 12: ...local device Autoscan shows whether the autoscan function is on The following information is displayed for all the 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 edit it in the list MAC Address This column shows the MAC addresses of the remote devices Password By default this c...

Page 13: ...orrectly If a device is not found a message appears providing suggestions to solve the common problems This process might take a few seconds to get completed Add This button is used to add a remote device to the existing network by entering the device password of the device A dialog box will appears You can enter a device name and the password Also refers as DEK on the back Label this DEK is gener...

Page 14: ...he device is not located a warning message appears Scan This button is used to perform an immediate search for HomePlugAV devices connected to the powerline network By default the utility automatically scans every a few seconds and updates the displayed information 2 2 2 Privacy Tab In the Privacy screen you can maintain security for the logical network and select the device included in the networ...

Page 15: ...s to anything other than HomePlugAV the network type in the main screen is displayed as Private Set Local Device Only This button is used to change the network name and password of the local device If a new network password is entered all the devices appeared in the main panel prior to this are no longer present in the new network effectively making the local devices not to communicate to the devi...

Page 16: ...te devices appeared over a period of time The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware on the host computer that are used to communicate through HomePlug on the powerline network It includes the following Operating system platform version Host network name User name MAC address of all NICs Network interface card connected to the host Identify versions of all driver DLLs an...

Page 17: ...ks or devices that no longer exist are shown with a in the rate column The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics screen Device alias name MAC address Password Device last known rate Device last known network name HomePlug chipset manufacturer name Date device last seen on the network MAC firmware version The diagnostics information displayed can be saved to a text f...

Page 18: ...ware version and provides a html link to a website such as http www qua qualcomm com Clicking the web address you can visit the web site Chapter 3 Forming a Powerline HomePlug AV Network This chapter describes how to form a HomePlug AV logical network AVLN using the Security pushbutton and using the Utility Operation progress and outcome can be monitored by observing the behavior of the power LED ...

Page 19: ...evice B for less than 3 seconds The button on B must be pressed within 2 minutes 3 Wait for connection to complete The Power indicator on both devices will flash evenly at 1 second interval until the operation succeeds or fails The Power indicator will illuminate steadily on successful completion If an error occurs the Power indicator on both devices will flash unevenly for 2 minutes 3 2 Using the...

Page 20: ...k the Privacy tab page Enter a name in the Private Network Name field Setting the network name for your PLC 4 Click Set Local Device Only When the following page is displayed the setting succeeds Now Device A has been removed from its logical network Network name setting success 5 Repeat the procedures above to configure Device B Configure Device B with the same Private Network Name as Device A Af...

Page 21: ...ny networks attempts to join Network N Any devices on Network N can become the adder Joining a network Please follow below to add Device C to Network N using the Security button 1 Press the Security button on Device A or Device B for less than 3 seconds making it the adder 2 Within 2 minutes press the Security button Device C the joiner for less than 3 seconds 3 Wait for connection to complete The...

Page 22: ...nter a name in the Private Network Name field 4 Click Set Local Device Only When the page shown as below displayed the setting success Now Device C has been removed from its logical network 5 Press the pushbutton on Device A or B for less than 3 seconds making it the adder 6 Within 2 minutes press the pushbutton on Device C the joiner for less than 3 seconds 7 Wait for connection to complete The P...

Page 23: ...mproving the Transmission Quality It is important to use the PLC product complying with the following correct rules because it can significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network PLC device is recommended to plug the device directly into a wall socket not to power stripe ...

Page 24: ...line Range Up to 300 meters over Electricity line Maximum PLC support Capable of extending up to total of 16 Powerline adapters in one environment Connection Type RJ45 Connection Speeds 10 100M Kit Type Double Frequency Band 2 MHz 67 5 MHz Power Consumption 2 7 W Operation Mode 1 6 W Idle Mode 0 34 W Standby Mode QoS Support ToS Support up to 4 level type QoS Support up to 8 level VLAN priority fi...

Page 25: ...C 200KIT User s Manual 25 Utility software OS support Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Dimensions 2 72 x 2 28 x 1 22 in 69 x 58 x 31 mm 1 Powerline adapter Weight 0 18 lbs 80 g 1 Powerline adapter Temperature 0 C 40 C Humidity 10 90 Non condensing ...

Page 26: ... 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 Powerline Communication PIB Parameter Information Block STA Station a STA in the network with a connection to the powerline and being able to source or sink traffic TDMA Time Division Multi...

Page 27: ...nicast directed to a host Unicast default CAP 1 sets the default channel access priority for unicast frames not matching any other classification or mapping IGMP managed Multicast Stream Fixed to CAP 2 sets the default channel access priority for stream data belonging to a snooped IGMP multicast group IGMP default CAP 3 sets the channel access priority for IGMP frames these are the group managemen...

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Page 29: ...ear water This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register Do not use an extension cord between the device and the AC power source Only a qualified technician should service this product Opening or removing covers may result in exposure to dangerous voltage points or other risks Do not plug the device into a power strip or surge protector because these devices may consi...