NETGEAR XE104 manual Contents

Contents

XE104 User Guide

Chapter 1

About This Manual

Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats	1-1
How to Use This Manual	1-2
How to Print this Manual	1-2
Chapter 2
Introduction
Key Features	2-1
Easy Installation and Management	2-2
Maintenance and Support	2-2
Package Contents	2-2
Connectors, Ports, and Label Information	2-2
The XE104 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Switch	2-3
Ethernet Ports	2-4
The Label on the Rear Panel of the XE104	2-4
Chapter 3
Installing the XE104 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Switch
How the PowerLine Switch Fits in Your Network	3-1
Prepare to Install Your PowerLine Switch	3-2
Connect an XE104 to the Router	3-2
Connect other Ethernet PowerLine Switches	3-4
Install the XE104 PowerLine Encryption Utility (Highly Recommended)	3-5
Set Your Network Password	3-9
Add a Device to an Existing PowerLine Network	3-11
Adding a New Device from a Locally Connected Computer	3-12
Adding a New Device from a Remotely Connected Computer	3-12

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v1.0, September 2005