Linksys HPPO200 manual Getting to Know the HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL, Power

HomeLink™ Series

Getting to Know the HomeLink Phoneline 10M Cable/DSL

RouterThe HomeLink Phoneline Router’s Rear Panel Ports

Rear Panel Ports

Phone Use this port for connecting your telephone. It employs a microfilter for signal clarity. Do not plug your telephone into any of the other ports.

HPNA	Use the HPNA ports to connect your Home Phoneline Router
	to your HomeLink network. These ports are configured as
	pass-through ports, meaning that the network data travels into
	the Home Phoneline Router through one of the HomeLink
	ports, then continues out the other. Connect one HomeLink
	telephone cable into one of the ports, then continue (with
	another cable) to your next HomeLink device through the
	port's other side.
LAN	Connect an Ethernet PC (or an Ethernet device) to your
	HomeLink phoneline network through one of the HomeLink
	Phoneline Router’s 10BaseT ports.
WAN	Share your Internet access over your entire Home Phoneline or
	Ethernet network by connecting to your DSL or Cable modem
	through the Home Phoneline Router’s WAN port. The Uplink
	port can also connect to Ethernet devices such as hubs, routers,
	and switches. If the Uplink port is used, the port right next to
	it (LAN) will be inoperable. Any connections made through a
	LAN will be lost.

Phoneline 10M Ethernet Bridge

Crossover Switch	The Crossover Switch (X II) toggles the LAN port
	between crossover mode (X) and straight-through mode
	(II). If you are connecting the Router directly to a com-
	puter or to an Uplink port, choose crossover (X). For any-
	thing else, choose straight-through (II).
Power	Connect your power adapter to your HomeLink
	Phoneline Router through the Power port.

The Reset Button*

Briefly pressing the Reset Button will refresh the HomeLink Phoneline Router’s connections, potentially clearing any jammed links.

Pressing the Reset Button and holding it in for a few seconds will clear all of the HomeLink Phoneline Router’s data and settings. This should be done only if you are experiencing heavy routing problems, and only after you have exhausted all of the other troubleshooting options. By resetting the HomeLink Phoneline Router, you run the risk of creating conflicts between your PCs’ actual IP Addresses and what the HomeLink Phoneline Router thinks their IP Addresses should be. You may be forced to reboot the entire system(s).

If your HomeLink Phoneline Router locks up, simply power it down for 3 to 5 seconds by removing the power cable from the Router’s Power Port. Leaving the power off for too long could result in the loss of network connections.

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