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XAV5501 Powerline AV+
500 Adapter
User Manual
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
February 2011
202-10711-01
v1.0
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual ©2011 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To register your product, get the latest product updates, or get support online, visit us at http://support.netgear.com. Phone (US & Canada only):
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Contents Chapter 1 Installation and Basic Configuration How the Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter Fits in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Powerline XAV5501 Adapter Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 XAV5501 Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 LED and Feature Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Installing Your Powerline XAV5501 Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1. Installation and Basic Configuration 1 This chapter describes how to install and configure the XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter. It also explains the security features and how to customize the encryption key for added security. How the Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter Fits in Your Network You can use one or more Powerline XAV5501 Adapters to extend your Ethernet network anywhere in your house using your existing electrical power lines. following illustration shows an existing Powerline netwo
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual Powerline XAV5501 Adapter Features The following illustration shows the front and side panels of the XAV5501: LEDs Security button Factory Reset button Figure 2. XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter XAV5501 Product Label The product label on the rear panel of the XAV5001 contains the items listed below: • Model number • MAC address • Device password • Serial number LED and Feature Descriptions The following table describes the butto
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual Table 1. Model Number Feature Descriptions Table 2. Item Description Power • Solid green. The electrical power is on. LED • Blinking green.The adapter is in the process of restarting or setting up security. • Amber. Power saving mode. The unit enters power saving mode if the Ethernet port is not linked for more than 10 minutes. • Off. There is no electrical power, or has been turned off through the Powerline utility. Powerline • Solid. The ada
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual Installing Your Powerline XAV5501 Adapter Prepare for Installation: 1. Before you begin, verify the following: • Your Ethernet network is set up. • An Ethernet port is available on your router. • Your Internet connection is working. • An Ethernet port is available on each computer that will use a Powerline XAV5501 Adapter and is configured to work on your network. Usually, the default configuration settings (TCP/IP and DHCP) are fi
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual Connecting a Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter to the Router 1. Plug an XAV5501 into a power outlet near your router. Use the supplied gray Ethernet cable to connect from the XAV5501 to a LAN port on your router so that the Powerline network can gain access to the Internet. The Power and Ethernet LEDs on the Powerline XAV5501 Adapter should turn on. Note: It is not necessary to disconnect your router from your computer. XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapte
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual Adding Adapters to Your Network Once the first adapter is installed and connected to your router, you can easily add adapters into your network. To add Powerline adapters: 1. Be sure the first Powerline adapter is connected to your router. 2. Plug additional Powerline adapters into power outlets near the other computers and additional peripheral devices to be included in your Powerline network. 3. Use the gray Ethernet cable from the XAV5501 p
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual Understanding Powerline Network Security A Powerline network consists of two or more Powerline adapters using the same network encryption key. Securing your network is crucial. By encrypting the information you send over the Powerline XAV5501 Adapter, you help to keep it secure from hackers. If you do not set up security on your network, anyone nearby with a Powerline network can potentially use their connection to gain access to your network an
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual To set a private encryption key: 1. Verify that all the Powerline XAV5501 Adapters to be configured are plugged in. 2. On the first Powerline XAV5501 Adapter, press its Security button for 2 seconds. The power LED starts blinking after you release the button. The adapter automatically produces a new, randomly generated network encryption key that each Powerline XAV5501 Adapter will use. At this point, the other adapters in your network cannot co
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2. Using the XAV5501 Powerline Utility 2 This chapter explains how to install and use the XAV5501 Powerline Utility. The Powerline Utility works with all Powerline AV products. The models XAV101, XAV101v2, XAV1004, XAV1501, XAV2001, XAV2501, XAVN2001, XAV5001, and XAV5004 are compatible and can share the same powerline network. Use the NETGEAR Powerline Utility to: • Configure encryption for your Powerline network • Perform diagnostics and monitor performance • Set quality of
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual The Welcome screen displays: 6. Click Next, follow the wizard prompts, and click Finish when the wizard is done. The Powerline Utility shortcut icon appears on your desktop: 7. There are two ways to launch the Powerline Utility: • Click the Powerline Utility shortcut icon located on your desktop. • Navigate to Start > Programs > NETGEAR > NETGEAR Powerline Utility Powerline Utility Screen When launched, the Powerline Utility opens to a scre
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual Figure 5. Powerline Utility main screen Note: The Information box at the bottom of the screen provides tips and information for using this utility page. From the Powerline Utility screen, you can do the following: • Change the Name of a Powerline Device • Turn LEDs On or Off • Set Encryption Keys • Set Up Quality of Service (QoS) • Reset a Device to Factory Settings Change the Name of a Powerline Device Powerline devices a
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual To name any Powerline device in your Powerline network: 1. From the Powerline Utility main screen, click the device you want to name, and the following pop-up menu appears:. 2. Click Device Name. The utility responds that connectivity will be temporarily lost if you continue. 3. Click OK. The following screen displays: 4. Enter a new name for the Powerline device, and click OK. Turn LEDs On or Off For each device in your Powerline network, you can
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual To set the Encryption Key for the Powerline network: 1. Click the Powerline device icon or the Security icon on the Powerline Utility main screen. 2. On the pop-up menu, click Security. The following screen appears: Figure 6. Security screen 3. Select the check box for each Device Name for which you want to set encryption keys. 4. In Step 2 on your screen, you have two options: a. Use the Default Encryption Key option. When you click this option,
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual By default, all types of traffic on the Powerline network are assigned the same priority. For most applications, this works fine. However, there are situations where performance improves if you assign a higher priority to certain types of traffic, such as multimedia files. To prioritize by general application type: If your network traffic is a mix of multimedia and document/database traffic you might want to give priority to a particular traffic
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual 3. To set the traffic prioritization rule into the selected Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter device, specify the priority in the QoS Setup section of the screen. 4. Click Apply. Note: QoS settings are applied only to the selected device. These options only apply to QoS-configured business networks. IEEE 802.1p uses prioritization bits in Layer-2 frames. Type of Service routing (ToS) uses prioritization bits in Layer-3 IP packets. The deprecated ToS
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual • You can use the XAV5501 Powerline Utility to add the new device to the network, as described in the following sections. The procedure for setting the network encryption key depends on whether the computer running the XAV5501 Powerline Utility is connected directly to the new Powerline adapter (local) or is connected to a different device in the Powerline network (remote). To add a device from a locally connected computer: 1. Plug the new P
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XAV5501 Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter User Manual Return to the Default Network Encryption Key 1. Make sure your Powerline XAV5501 adapter is connected to an AC power outlet. 2. Start the XAV5501 Powerline Utility, click the Refresh button, and wait for the utility to detect the devices in your Powerline network. Note: Before you can reset a remote device, you must enter its password. The password is printed on the product label located on the back of the adapter. 3. Click the Security icon a
