Table of Contents

3.4

Navigating the Web Configurator ......................................................................................

37

 

3.4.1 The Status Screen .....................................................................................................

37

 

3.4.2 Navigation Panel ........................................................................................................

40

 

3.4.3 Summary: Packet Statistics .....................................................................................

41

 

3.4.4 Summary: Wireless Station Status .........................................................................

42

 

3.4.5 Summary: My HomePlug Network Status ..................................................................

42

Part II: Network.......................................................................................

45

Chapter 4

 

Wireless LAN...........................................................................................................................

47

4.1

Wireless Network Overview .................................................................................................

47

4.2

Wireless Security Overview .................................................................................................

49

 

4.2.1 SSID ...........................................................................................................................

49

 

4.2.2 MAC Address Filter ....................................................................................................

49

 

4.2.3 User Authentication ....................................................................................................

49

 

4.2.4 Encryption ..................................................................................................................

50

4.3

Roaming ..............................................................................................................................

51

 

4.3.1 Requirements for Roaming ........................................................................................

52

4.4

Quality of Service ................................................................................................................

52

 

4.4.1 WMM QoS ..................................................................................................................

53

4.5

General Wireless LAN Screen ............................................................................................

53

 

4.5.1 No Security .................................................................................................................

54

 

4.5.2 WEP Encryption .........................................................................................................

55

 

4.5.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ................................................................................................

57

 

4.5.4 WPA/WPA2 ................................................................................................................

58

4.6

MAC Filter ............................................................................................................................

60

4.7

Wireless LAN Advanced Screen .........................................................................................

61

4.8

Quality of Service (QoS) Screen .........................................................................................

62

 

4.8.1 Application Priority Configuration ...............................................................................

64

Chapter 5

 

LAN...........................................................................................................................................

67

5.1

LAN Overview ......................................................................................................................

67

 

5.1.1 Factory LAN Defaults .................................................................................................

67

 

5.1.2 IP Address ..................................................................................................................

67

 

5.1.3 IP Address and Subnet Mask .....................................................................................

68

5.2

LAN IP Screen .....................................................................................................................

68

Chapter 6

 

HomePlug AV ..........................................................................................................................

71

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