Getting to Know the PowerLine USB Adapter

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Chapter 2: Getting to Know the PowerLine USB Adapter

The USB Adapter’s Ports

	Figure 2-1
USB	The USB Port, shown in Figure 2-1, is where you will connect
	your USB cable. To work with USB ports, your computer must
	be running Windows 98SE, 2000, Millennium, or XP.

The USB icon shown in Figure 2-2 marks a USB port on a PC or device.

Figure 2-2

Your USB Adapter comes with a USB cable that has two different types of con- nectors, as shown in Figure 2-3. Type A, the master connector, is shaped like a rectangle and plugs into your computer’s USB port. Type B, the slave connec- tor, resembles a square and connects to the USB port on the USB Adapter.




			USB Type A			USB Type B

Figure 2-3

Important: Windows 95 and NT do not support the USB Adapter.

PowerLine USB Adapter

The USB Adapter’s Front Panel LEDs

Figure 2-4

The Adapter’s LEDs (shown in Figure 2-4), where network activity is displayed, are located on the Adapter’s front.

Link	Green. The Link LED will light up when the PowerLine USB
	Adapter is powered on.
Activity	Green. The Activity LED will light up when there is power-
	line network traffic.
Collision	Orange. The Collision LED flashes when there is a collision.