Chapter 1: Introduction

Overview

The Planet 85M Powerline to Ethernet Bridge with 4-Port Switch, PL-420, operates on the HomePlug Powerline Specification 1.0.1 standard for providing up to 85Mbps bandwidth over home AC wiring. Since the home power lines are the most pervasive medium in households with multiple outlets in every room, the PL-420 allows multiple home desktops and notebooks to be networked to share Internet connections, printers, files, and play games without any additional wiring.

The installation of the 85M Powerline Ethernet Switch only requires that a 10/100Mbps Network Adapter is installed on the computer. This makes the PL- 420 compatible with any device including Mac, Windows, and Unix machines. For security reason, the HomePlug devices are equipped with 56-Bit DES encryption. The private home power grid plus encryption makes HomePlug significantly more secure than competing technologies. The PL-420 is the best solution for No-New-Wires home networking. With easy Plug and Play installation, no need for new wires.

Features

‧Up to 85Mbps bandwidth over standard home power lines

‧Estimates range of 300 meters in wall power line

‧No problem passing through circuit breakers

‧Easy to manage by connection manager software (Utility)

‧IEEE 802.3 / IEEE 802.3u Computer interface compliant

‧Network interface supports 10 Base-T / 100 Base-TX and HomePlug Powerline

‧Utility supports Connection Manager Software

‧Plug-and-Play Installation Support

‧HomePlug Powerline Specification 1.0.1 compliant

‧Internal Power Adapter for Power Supply

‧Utility supports Win98SE / ME / 2K / XP

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