PowerLine Ethernet Bridge
Accessing the PowerLine Configuration Utility
1.To access the PowerLine Configuration Utility,
2.The Welcome screen will appear. Click the Next button.
3.The Device screen will appear. You have a choice of four screens:
•Device - Select which local powerline device to use when connecting your PC to the powerline network.
•Network - Discover what powerline devices are on the powerline network.
•Security - Set the password for your current local device.
•About - If you have an active Internet connection, connect to Linksys’s website, www.linksys.com, from this screen.
The Device screen lists the powerline devices connected to your PC.
Status - This indicates which powerline device is currently used by the PC.
Device - The name of each powerline device is displayed here.
MAC address - The MAC address of each powerline device is shown here.
Link Quality - The signal quality of the powerline network connection is indicated here.
Connect - Select the Device you want to use to access the powerline network, and then click the Connect button.
Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Configuration Utility
Figure 5-6: PowerLine Configuration Utility Icon
Figure 5-7: Welcome
MAC Address: The unique Media Access Control address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device.
Figure 5-8: Device Tab
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Setup Wizard