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HomePlug AV Ethernet Adapter User’s Manual 

 

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6.  Appendix A. Specifications 

 

Protocols  

Performance 
 

Frequency band 

2

28MHz. 

PHY rate 

200Mbps maximum. 

Throughput 

TCP stream: up to 65~70Mbps. UDP stream: up to 85~90Mbps 

Modulation 

OFDM support 1024/256/64/16/8 QAM, QPSK, BPSK, ROBO modulation schemes. 

Encryption method 

AES 128bit encryption with key management. 

HomePlug® AV MAC: 

TDMA and priority-based CSMA/CA channel access schemes maximize efficiency and 
throughput. 

Power  
Requirement 

Power rating 

100 -240VAC , 50Hz/60Hz ;    Tolerance: 50Hz +/- 3%    60Hz +/- 3.5%. 

Power consumption 

Full operation:    2.9W @ 100VAC , 3.8W @ 240VAC. 
Idle mode:           2.2W @ 100VAC , 3.2W @ 240VAC (No Ethernet Activity). 
Standby mode:    0.9W@ 100VAC, 1.8W @ 240VAC (Ethernet cable removed). 

AC Power plug 

Maximum current 16A @ 100-240VAC

 

Physical 
interface 

LAN Interface 

One 10Base-T/100Base-TX port, Auto MDI/MDI-X detection 

LAN Data transfer rate 

10Mbps /100Mbps 

Buttons 

NMK— Encryption / Synchronization. 
 RST — Reset to factory default setting.  

3 LED indicators 

PWR— Power status. 
LINK— Powerline Link status & throughput range indication. 
ETH — Ethernet Activity status. 

Flash   
 
SDRAM 

1MB Flash  

 8MB SDRAM 

 

 

Connectivity: Maximum 8 PLC AV devices per HomePlug AV logical Network. 
Max MAC addresses: 1024 NIC’s source-aware bridging capability. 

 

TX  Buffering:  160  ms  of  the  Max  Powerline  devices  disturbance  that  can  be 
withstood without packet loss. 

Qos (Quality of Service) 

 

Contention-free access, four-level priority based contention access and multi 
segment bursting. 

 

Tos, CoS and IP Port Number Packet Classifiers. 

 

Supports IGMP managed multicast sessions. 

IGMP 

 

Enhanced  IPv4/IGMPv1-3  snooping  for  multicast  address  and  source  specific 
query.  

 

Enhanced  IPv6  and  MLDv1-2  snooping  for  multicast  address  and  source  specific 
query. 

Firmware 

 

HomePlug AV Firmware version: v4.1 ; upgradable

 

System Requirements 

Microsoft Windows 98,SE,XP, 2000, Vista, Windows 7 for Powerline user utility 

Software Utility 

Power Packet  Powerline user utility: 

 

HomePlug device & MAC address indication. 

 

DAK & NMK configuration for create a private powerline network. 

 

Link information indication. 

 

Firmware upgrade function. 

Standards & Regulations 

 

802.3 , 802.3u , HomePlug 1.1 co-existence. 

 

Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EEC. 

 

EMC Directive 2004/108/EEC. 

 

CE Class B. 

 

RoHs Compliant. 

Environment conditions 

 

Operating temperature: 0

℃ 

to 40

 

Storage temperature: -25

℃ 

to 70

Dimensions 

 

80mm (H) x66mm (W) x 37.5mm (D).

 

Packaging

 

1x White Box include 2x PLC adapters, 1x Manual CD, 2x 1.8m RJ-45 Cat.5 cable,  
1x Printed Quick User Guide.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for HP200SA64

Page 1: ...HomePlug AV Ethernet Adapter User s Manual Rev 1 0 Nov 2009 HomePlug AV Powerline Ethernet Adapter User s Manual HP200SA64 ...

Page 2: ... 5 JOINING LEAVING THE POWERLINE NETWORK 5 3 INSTALLING POWER PACKET UTILITY 6 4 USING POWER PACKET UTILITY 7 4 1 USER INTERFACE 7 4 1 1 Main Tab 7 4 1 2 Privacy Tab 9 4 1 3 Diagnostics Tab 10 4 1 4 About Tab 11 4 1 5 Preferences 11 5 TROUBLE SHOOTING 12 5 1 1 The Power LED does not turn on after plug into power outlet 12 5 1 2 The LNK LED does not turn on or not flashing 12 5 1 3 The Ethernet LED...

Page 3: ...Do not use liquid aerosol cleaner to clean this device and must unplug this product before cleaning Do not open the cover of device when plug into power socket These expose you to the risk of high voltage damage Do not put any other things into on this device especially sharp conductive object Do not open or remove this Powerline Ethernet Adapter case personally it may result in exposure to danger...

Page 4: ... environment use the existing power outlet no extra wire required Simple plug and play and zero configuration between the routers computers and your gaming console Integrated Quality of Service QoS and low power consumption 128 bit AES data encryption algorithm Co existence with HomePlug 1 0 nodes Mini size with stylish outlook design 80mmx66mmx37 5mm 1 2 Package Contents 2 x HP200SA64 HomePlug AV...

Page 5: ...s being added to an existing AVLN Uneven flashing There was error during configuration process Green The adapter is connected to power Off There is no link on Powerline interface Red If Powerline link present Estimated application Throughput Low Threshold Orange If Powerline link present Low Threshold Estimated application Throughput High Threshold Green If Powerline link present Estimated applica...

Page 6: ...ackage to the first PLC adapter s Ethernet port 2 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to PC s Ethernet port 3 Plug the adapter s power plug into your power socket 4 Repeat the step1 for the second PLC adapter and connect the other end of Ethernet cable to the LAN port of your ADSL router Cable modem and repeat the step 3 You can see the Figure 10 in Chapter 7 for this connection reference ...

Page 7: ...n 1 minute During the configuration process the Power LED on each device flashes evenly at one second intervals until the operation succeeds or fails If an error occurs the Power LED on the adder flashes unevenly until the pushbutton on the adder is pressed again or the joiner is reset by pressing and holding the pushbutton for more than 10 seconds The adder is the device that gives an NMK to anot...

Page 8: ... the device for longer than 10 seconds Wait a few seconds for the device to reset and leave the network 1 Press the pushbutton on the leaver for at least 10 seconds The device will reset and restart with a random NMK 2 Wait for reset to complete Join Multiple Devices to a Network To add several new devices to an existing network the process in joining a Powerline network process must be repeated f...

Page 9: ...D drive 2 The installation program will be launched automatically if does not please run the autorun exe which can be found in the CD ROM s root directory 3 Click the Power Packet utility to launch this program 4 you can see the Setup Wizard program to prepare the installation click Next to continue 5 You can browse and select the different installation folder to install this utility Also you can ...

Page 10: ...local device being connected such as a USB or an Ethernet adapter the user can select the local device by clicking on it and then click the Connect button to its right The status area above the button indicates that your PC is connected to that same device Once connected to the local device the utility will automatically scan the power line periodically for any other HomePlug devices If no local H...

Page 11: ...ected device name is shown above the password field and the password can be verified by hitting the OK button The Password field accepts the Device password in any case formats with or without dashed between them A confirmation box will appear if the password was entered correctly If a device was not found the user will be notified along with the suggestions to resolve common problems This process...

Page 12: ... for their logical network and also to select the devices that has to be included in the network The appearance is shown in Figure 7 All HP200SA64 are shipped using a default logical network network name which is normally HomePlugAV The Privacy dialog screen allows user to change to a private network by changing the network name network password of devices The user can always reset to the HomePlug...

Page 13: ...vice password s were not entered this operation will fail and will report a failure message 4 1 3 Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics screen shows System information and a history of all remote devices seen over a period of time The appearance is shown in Figure 8 The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the host computer which were used to communicate over Home...

Page 14: ...ame Date device last seen on the network MAC Firmware Version Turbo version only The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later use or can be printed for reference for a technical support call Devices which are not part of the network anymore can be deleted using the delete button A dialog window pops up with a confirmation message if we try to delete a device whose pa...

Page 15: ... on when you plug them into power socket it means HP200SA64 is connecting your second HP200SA64 or other Powerline devices then starting powerline signal communication between these Powerline devices and become flashing Please make sure your another Powerline devices are HomePlug AV compliant HP200SA64 can not detect early version such as HomePlug 1 0 devices although they can coexist on same elec...

Page 16: ...8 PLC AV devices per HomePlug AV logical Network Max MAC addresses 1024 NIC s source aware bridging capability TX Buffering 160 ms of the Max Powerline devices disturbance that can be withstood without packet loss Qos Quality of Service Contention free access four level priority based contention access and multi segment bursting Tos CoS and IP Port Number Packet Classifiers Supports IGMP managed m...

Page 17: ...Multimedia Home Networking application 2F Reading room 1F living room ADSL Cable Internet Power line Ethernet Ethernet PC PL64N200 Wall outlet Living room Reading room ADSL Cable Internet Powerline Ethernet IPTV Wall outlet Set Top Box Ethernet Basement PC Ethernet TV Gaming Console Ethernet Living room Electrical Power line Ethernet HP200SA64 Wall outlet ADSL Cable ADSL or Cable modem ...

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