The Upper panel shows technical data concerning software and hardware present on the host computer which were used to communicate over HomePlug on the Power line network. It shall include the following:
Operating System Platform/Version
Host Network Name
User Name
MAC Address of all NICs (Network interface card) connected to the host
Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used (NDIS) and optionally
HomePlug chipset manufacturer name (Turbo Only devices)
MAC Firmware Version (Turbo Only devices)
MAC addresses of all devices connected locally to the host
Version of the Configuration Utility
The Lower panel contains a history of all remote devices seen on the computer over a certain period of time. All devices that were on the power line network are listed here along with a few other parameters. Devices that are active on the current logical network will show a transfer rate in the Rate column; devices on other networks, or devices that may no longer exist are shown with a “?” in the Rate column. The following remote device information is available from the diagnostics screen:
Operating System Platform/Version
Host Network Name
User Name
MAC Address of all NICs (Network interface card) connected to the host
Identify versions of all Driver DLLs and Libraries used (NDIS) and optionally
HomePlug chipset manufacturer name (Turbo Only devices)
MAC Firmware Version (Turbo Only devices)
MAC addresses of all devices connected locally to the host
Version of the Configuration Utility
Vendor name
About
The About screen shows the software version and Preferences setting.
Preferences
AutoScan function enable or disable.
Figure 8. About dialog screen
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