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TL-PA511AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter

Chapter 1 Introduction

This device is an AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter into an ordinary AC power outlet which will easily extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house without the need of any new cabling.

This Mini Powerline Adapter supports up to 500Mbps data rate over the existing household power circuit. With data rates of 500Mbps, full multimedia application can easily be supported throughout the whole house in addition to Internet access. This Mini Powerline Adapter uses the existing power lines installed in a home as a path to transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices.

To ensure data communication’s security and multimedia applications, this Mini Powerline Adapter support built-in 128-bit AES encryption. With minimum setup, you can install and use this Mini Powerline Adapter within minutes. The adapter adds two useful functions.

1Existing connection with a new unassociated device added via the Pair Button.

2Reset to default setting via the Management Utility.

A. System Requirement

a)At least two AC 100V ~ 240V (50~60Hz) power outlets with standard home power wiring

b)A computer with the following:

¾Operating System with TCP/IP installed

¾Pentium III compatible processor and above

¾Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP/IP protocol

¾64 MB RAM or more

¾50 MB of free disk space (Minimum)

¾CD-ROM Drive

B. Package Contents

The AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter package contains the following items:

¾One AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 Mini Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit)

¾One CAT-5 Ethernet Cable (There are two CAT-5 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit)

¾One Quick Installation Guide

¾One Resource CD (Management Utility and User Guide)

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.

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Contents TL-PA511 Copyright & Trademarks FCC Statement Important Safety Instructions Contents Package Contents IntroductionSystem Requirement LED Indicator Status IndicationPower Plug Pair Button Ethernet Port Physical InterfaceInterface Description Connection Instruction Connecting MechanismIntroduction Hardware Connection ComputerHardware Connection Internet TL-PA511AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Installing Management Utility TL-PA511AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter TL-PA511AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter TL-PA511AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Using the Management Utility MainTL-PA511AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter To upgrade the devices firmware, follow these instructions RenameEnter Password Add Device Reset PrivacyTL-PA511AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Diagnostics QoSTL-PA511AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter About Create a secured Powerline network using the Pair button: Advanced Feature How to Use the Pair ButtonsSet Up a Secured Powerline AV Network with the Pair Button Pair Secure with 128 bits-AESJoin an existing secured Powerline AV Network Leave an existing secured Powerline AV NetworkPowerline LED Ans. Check the following Does not light up Appendix a Troubleshooting GuidePower LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following Ethernet LED does not light up. Ans. Check the followingAppendix B Specifications GeneralPhysical and Environment