Powerline 500 Nano XAVB5101

Product Details

The following figure shows the adapter in detail:

Power LED

Powerline LED

Ethernet LED

Security button

Ethernet port

Figure 2. Adapter LEDs, buttons, and Ethernet port

Filtered AC Socket

Factory Reset button

The filtered AC socket can remove some electrical noise that can affect powerline performance. Plugging the power plugs of nearby devices into the filtered AC socket may improve performance.

LEDs

Item

Description

 

 

 

Power LED

Solid green. The electrical power is on.

 

Blinking green. The adapter is restarting or setting up security.

 

 

• Amber. Power saving mode.

 

 

Off. There is no electrical power.

 

 

 

 

Powerline

Solid. The adapter is connected to a Powerline network.

 

LED

Blinking. The adapter is sending or receiving data.

 

 

Off. The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices using the same

 

encryption key.

 

 

 

 

The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the strongest link rate,

 

indicated by the color displayed by the LED:

 

 

Green:

Amber:

 

Red:

 

Link rate > 80 Mbps (best)

Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps

 

Link rate < 50 Mbps (good)

 

 

(better)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet LED

Solid. The Ethernet port is linked, but there is no activity.

 

 

Blinking. There is traffic on the Ethernet port.

 

 

Off. There is no Ethernet connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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