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TL-PA511
AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010503
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2011 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarante
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Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not open this product or attempt to service it; it may expose you to dangerous high voltage or other risks. 2. Do not operate this product near water. 3. Do not place or operate this product near a radiator or a heat register. 4. Do not expose this product to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. 5. Do not connect this product or disconnect it from a wall socket during a lightning or a thunderstorm 6. Do not block the ventilation slots of this product,
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CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................1 1.1 LED Indicator..............................................................................................................................2 .......................................................................................................................3 1.2 Physical Interface Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism...................
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction This device is an AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter into an ordinary AC power outlet which will easily extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house without the need of any new cabling. This Mini Po
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 1.1 LED Indicator The LED indicator displays information about the device’s status. Item Status Indication On The adapter is on. Blinking The adapter is in power-saving mode. Power LED Off The adapter is off. Green Data rate is more than or equal to 80Mbps. Orange Data rate is between 48Mbps and 80Mbps. Red Data rate is less than or equal to 48Mbps. Powerline LED The adapter isn’t connected to any powerline network or Off is in pow
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 1.2 Physical Interface There are four physical interfaces on this Mini Powerline Adapter. Power Plug Pair Button Ethernet Port Interface Description A 10/100Mbps Ethernet port for connecting the adapter to the PC or Ethernet Port the broadband device with a network cable. A Power Plug for connecting the adapter to a 100V ~ 240V Power Plug* (50~60Hz) AC power socket. Pair buttons are used to secure a powerline network. To secure your
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 500Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Adapter allows you to set up a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring. Simply plug this Powerline Adapter into an ordinary power outlet to extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing LAN network to any other electrical outlet in any room of your house
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: Note: Do not connect the Powerline adapter to any extension lead, power strip, extension cord or surge protector, as this may degrade the network performance. 2.4 Hardware Connection – Internet This section describes how to connect the Powerline Adapter into your existing ADSL broadband connection via ADSL Ethernet port. Follow the procedures described below to connect the Powerline Adapter to
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: 6
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Powerline Utilities are installed, uninstall them and restart your personal computer before installing this provided software. Note: Please make sure that you have installed the WinPcap (the version of which should be beyond 4.1.1 inclusive) on your computer
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “TL-PA511 Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop. 10
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set up or configure the devices according to your need. This Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility enables the users to identify powerline devices on the powerline network, measure data rate performance, ensure privacy and perform diagnostics by setting user-defined secure powerline networks. Double
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Local Device(s) on your computer: This shows all local Powerline Ethernet Adapter found connected to the computer’s LAN card. In most cases, only one device will display in this panel. Click and select the local device shown on the screen then click “Connect” tab to manage the Powerline Ethernet Adapter. The status message shown above the “Connect” button indicates that your PC is connected to the same device. Once the chosen Powerline Ethernet Ad
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Note: The parameter information of PIB will restore to the factory defaults after resetting the Powerline Adapter. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter the path name or click Browse… to select the downloaded files on the computer into the corresponding blanks. 3. Click the OK button. Note: Do not turn off the device
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.1.2 Enter Password To set or change your Powerline Adapter’s password, click and select the Powerline Adapter you wish to change from the list, then click on the “Enter Password” tab, and the following screen will display. Enter your Password (Take note of the password format) and click “OK” after setup. Note: The Powerline Adapter device must be present on the power line (plugged in) in order for the password to be confirmed and added t
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TL-PA511 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.1.3 Add Device The following dialog box will pop up when clicking the “Add” button under the Main configuration homepage. The dialog box allows you to enter both the selected device’s name and password. Note that the Powerline Adapter must be present on the power grid in order to activate the set password and added to the local network. Enter your Device Name and Password (Take note of the password format) and click “OK” after setup. The fol
