TRENDnet TPL-303E, User Manual

Chapter

1

Installing

the

200Mbps

Powerline

AV

Adapter

5

Connect

a

TPL

‐

303E

to

the

Router

First,

connect

a

TPL

‐

303E

200Mbps

Powerline

AV

Adapterto

a

LAN

port

on

the

router

so

that

the

Powerline

network

can

access

the

Internet.

Do

not

connect

the

Powerline

adapter

to

a

power

strip,

extension

cord,

or

surge

protector

as

this

may

prevent

it

from

working

properly

or

degrade

the

network

performance.

a.

Plug

the

Ethernet

cable

that

came

in

the

box

into

a

LAN

port

on

your

router

or

switch

in

your

network.

b.

Plug

the

Powerline

adapter

into

an

electrical

outlet

near

the

router.

c.

Plug

the

other

end

of

Ethernet

cable

that

came

in

the

box

into

the

Powerline

adapter.

Check

the

status

lights:

— 

Power:

The

power

LED

turns

solid

green.

If

it

does

not,

see

Chapter

2,

“Troubleshooting”.

— 

Power

Link:

The

Power

Link

LED

blinks

to

indicate

that

the

device

is

connected

to

the

power

line,

and

that

no

other

Powerline

devices

have

been

detected

at

this

stage.

— 

Ethernet

Link:

The

Ethernet

LED

blinks

to

indicate

activity.

If

not,

make

sure

that

the

Ethernet

cable

on

the

Powerline

adapter

that

you

connected

in

the

previous

step

is

securely

attached

to

the

Powerline

adapter

and

the

router,

that

the

router

is

connected

to

the

modem,

and

the

router

and

modem

are

powered

on.

d.

Make

sure

that

the

Internet

port

of

your

router

is

connected

to

your

modem,

and

that

your

computer

is

either

connected

to

a

LAN

port

on

the

router

or

to

a

port

on

the

Powerline

adapter.

Connect

other

Powerline

Adapters

1.

Before

plugging

in

your

other

Powerline

devices,

take

a

note

of

the

device

password

printed

on

the

label

on

the

back

of

each

device.

You

will

need

this

password

later

if

you

want

to

change

the

Powerline

network

password.

If

you

are

adding

more

than

one

other

Powerline

adapter,

also

note

the

MAC

address

given

on

the

label,

so

that

you

will

know

which

device

the

password

is

for.

2.

Plug

your

other

Powerline

devices

into

power

outlets

in

your

home

near

to

the

other

computers

and

peripherals

to

be

included

in

your

Powerline

local

area

network.

3.

Use

an

Ethernet

cable

to

connect

an

Ethernet

port

on

each

of

the

computers

and

peripherals

to

the

nearest

Powerline

device.

4.

When

you

plug

in

a

second

Powerline

adapter

into

a

power

outlet,

check

the

blue

HomePlug

LEDs.

They

should

turn

on

and

then

briefly

blink

at

the

same

time

as

the

Ethernet

activity

LED.

This

completes

the

Powerline

installation.