Planet Networking & Communication PL-201 Manual de usuario

Powerline Ethernet Bridge - PL-201

Important Safety Instructions

This product is intended for connection to the AC power line.

The following pre-cautions should be taken when using this

product:

Please read all instructions before installing and operating

this product.

Please follow all warnings and instructions marked on the

product.

Do not operate this product near water.

This product should never be place near or over radiator,

or heat register.

This product relies on a building’s electrical installation for

short-circuit (over current) protection.

Ensure that a fuse or circuit breaker is used on the phase

conductors (all current-carrying conductors).

Do not allow anything to reset on the product interconnect

cords.

Do not locate this product where people may walk on the

cords.

The power cord should be plugged directly into a speci-

cation AC wall outlet.

Only a qualied technician should service this product.

Opening or removing covers may result in exposure to

dangerous voltage points or other risk.

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer the

product to qualied service personal for the following

conditions:

1. When the interconnect cords are damaged or frayed.

2. If liquid has been spilled onto the product.

3. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

4. If the product does not operate normally when the

operating instructions have been followed.

5. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.

Package Content

PL-201

Powerline Ethernet Bridge

RJ-45 Cat.5 Cable

Manual and Utility CD-ROM

This Quick Installation Guide

If any of the above items are missing or damaged, contact

your local dealer for support.

Planning your Powerline Network

PL-201

ADE-4400v3

PL-420

Internet

Ethernet85M Powerline

PL-420

PL-201

With a PL-201 and the other Powerline device installed, a

network can be created over residential powerline of your

house. PL-201 can be connected to Ethernet switch, hub, and

broadband router or directly connected to PC. If connect

directly to a PC, of course, the PC must be equipped with an

Ethernet card.

All the Powerline devices on the network must use the same

password to communicate each other. This password can

be congured through the Powerline Conguration utility

that can be found in the CD-ROM. The default password

of PLANET powerline devices is “HomePlug”. Thus, all the

PLANET powerline devices can communicate each other

without prior password conguration. Please refer to

User’s Manual on detail of installing and using Powerline

Conguration utility.

Connecting Powerline Ethernet Bridge

Hardware Installation

Setp1. Connect one

Powerline Ethernet bridge

to your ADSL or Cable

modem’s Ethernet port.

Setp 2. Plug it into the

nearest power socket.

Setp 3. Plug in the

second Powerline

Ethernet bridge next to

your PC and connect the

Ethernet ports.

Setp 4. Internet access

from any power socket in

your home.

PLANET Technology Corp.

Quick Installation Guide

2011-AE0130-002

www.planet.com.tw

Broadband Communication

PL-201

85Mbps

Powerline Ethernet Bridge

High-Speed Ethernet Connection via Home’s Power Supply

Utility Installation for Windows

The installation procedure for the Powerline Conguration

utility will vary depending on which operating system you

are using on your computer. The following procedure is for

installation under Windows XP. Installation on other operation

system is similar.

1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the

Autorun program. Once completed, a menu screen will

appear.

2. Click on the “Powerline Conguration Utility” hyperlink

in PL-201 eld to start the installation. If the menu screen

is not shown, you can start the installation as follows.

Click on Start Menu/ Run.

Enter “E:\Utility\setup.exe” in the appeared box,

where “E” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.

Click on “OK” button.

3. The utility will be installed into your

computer and a new icon called

“PowerPacket Utility” will appear

on your desktop.

Further Conguration

If you want to congure more detail settings of PL-201,

please refer to our user’s manual in the CD to use Utility.

If you have any difculty on resolving the problem while

installing or using the PL-201, please feel free to contact

PLANET for support.

PowerPacket Utility

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