Edimax HP-5101 User Manual Page 1

0 HP-5101 User Manual 08-2012 / v1.1 

73.3CreatinganEncryptedPowerlineNetworkwithTwoAdaptersOncebothadaptershavebeensuccessfullyconnected,pressthe“Group/Reset”button

8Chapter4:UtilitySoftwareInstallationYoucanmanagealltheconnectedpowerlineadapterswiththeutilitysoftware.Onlyinstalltheutilitys

9Step3 Thenclick“SetupUtility”. Step4 IfyouhavenotinstalledWinPcapversion4.1.2(orhigher)onyourcomputerbefore,pleaseclick“

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11Step5 Whenthe“EdimaxPowerLineUtility”setupwizardappears,click“Next”tocontinue.

12Step6 Inthe“LicenseAgreement”screen,pleaseselect“IAgree”andthenclick“Next”tocontinue.Step7 Selectwhereyouwanttoinst a

13Step8 Ifyouconfirmtoinstalltheutility,click“Next”.Step9 Aftertheinstallationiscomplete,click“Close”.Step10Aniconwill

14Chapter5:UsingtheUtilitySoftware5.1MainTabThe“Main”tabprovidesalistoflocalorremotepowerlineadaptersinthenetwork.Youcoul

15Ifyouwanttoupgradefirmwareoftheadapterdirectlyconnectedtoyourcomputer,pleaseclick“Upgradefirmware”button.Thedialogboxwillbe

16Quality Thestatusoftheconnectionqualitywillbeshownhere.Rate(Mbps) Showsthecurrentdatarateofthepowerlineadapter.MACAddress

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175.2PrivacyTabInthe“Privacy”tab,youcancreateaprivatenetworkbychangingthedefaultnetworkname.Thefollowingaredescriptionso

18adaptersthatappearinthe“Main”tab.Ifthenetworknameismodifiedtoanythingotherthanthedefault,thenetworktypeinthe“Main”tabwil

195.3DiagnosticsTabThe“Diagnostics”tabdisplaysthesysteminformationandhistoryofallremotedevices.Theupperpaneldisplays technic

205.4AboutTab The“About”tabcontainssomebasicinformationaboutthesoftware.In“Preferences”panel,youcanenableordisablethe“AutoS

21Chapter6:PowerlineNetworkManagementwithGroupButtonThissectiondemonstrateshowtoaddorremovedevicesfromapowerlinenetworkwithth

226.2JoiningaNetworkIfyouwanttoaddanewpowerlineadaptertoanexistingnetwork,followthefollowingprocedures:Step1 Pressthe“Gro

236.3LeavingaNetwork&JoininganotherNetworkIfyouwanttoremoveapowerlineadapterfromanexistingnetworkandaddittoanothernetw

24Chapter7:TroubleshootingIfyourpowerlineadaptershavedifficultycommunicatingwitheachother,trythefollowingprocedures:• Trypower

25FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatementThisdevicecomplieswithPart15of theFCC Rules.Operation issubject tothe foll

26EUDeclarationofConformityEnglish: Thisequipmentisincompliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevantprov isions ofDirecti

ContentsChapter1:Introduction...

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1Chapter1:Introduction1.1ProductFeaturesz Easyplug‐n‐playsetupand128‐bitAESsecurityz Max.powerlinespeedupto500Mbpsz Backward

21.3Compatibility200Mbps(EdimaxHP‐200xseries)and500Mbps(EdimaxHP‐500xseries)powerlineadaptersareabletocommunicate directlywithon

3Chapter2:AbouttheProduct2.1LEDDefinitions LED Status DescriptionLANGreen LANportconnectedBlinking LANactivity(transferringda

42.2Interface Interface DescriptionEthernetPort ThisisaFastEthernetportforconnectingtoacomputerorotherdeviceswithanetworkp

5Chapter3:GettingStarted3.1HardwareInstallationAlwaysplugthepowerlineadapterdirectlyintoapowersocket.Neverplugitintoamultipl

63.2CreatingaPowerlineNetwork1. ConnectapowerlineadaptertoyourrouterviaEthernetcable,andthenplugitintoapowersocket.2. C