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HDX101 Powerline HD
Ethernet Adapter User
Guide
© 2006-2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. February 2007.
NETGEAR, Inc.
4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
202-10163-03
February 2007
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Trademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may
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Product and Publication Details Model Number: HDX101 Publication Date: February 2007 Product Family: Powerline HD Ethernet adapter Product Name: HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Home or Business Product: Home Language: English iii v1.2, February 2007
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Contents HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats ..................................................................vii How to Use This Manual .................................................................................................viii How to Print this Manual ..................................................................................................viii Revision History .............................................................
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To Add a New Device from a Locally Connected Computer ..................................2-22 To Add a New Device from a Remotely Connected Computer ..............................2-22 How to Prioritize Traffic on the Powerline Network .......................................................2-23 How to Prioritize Traffic by General Application Type ............................................2-23 Advanced QoS Options ..................................................................................
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About This Manual This guide describes how to install, configure and troubleshoot the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter.The information is this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills. Audience, Scope, Conventions, and Formats This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic to intermediate computer and Internet skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, firewall, and VPN technologies tutorial information is provided in the Appendices a
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Danger: This is a safety warning. Failure to take heed of this notice may result in personal injury or death. • Scope. This manual is written for the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter according to these specifications: Product Version HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Manual Publication Date February 2007 Note: Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Web site at http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/HDX101.asp. How to Use This Manual The
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide • Printing a Chapter. Use the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of any page. — Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top right of any page in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in a browser window. — Your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat reader installed in order to view and print PDF files. The Acrobat reader is available on the Adobe Web site at http://www.adobe.com. — Cli
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Chapter 1 Introduction ® Congratulations on your purchase of the NETGEAR HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter. The Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter lets you completely network your home by simply plugging into your existing electrical wiring, so your network connection is as close as the nearest power outlet. Now your high-speed cable/DSL connection can be available in every room. And you can also extend an existing Ethernet network to PCs in other rooms without any additional wiring. This chap
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Easy Installation and Management You can install, configure, and operate the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter within minutes after connecting it to the network. The following features simplify installation and management tasks: • Browser-based management The setup utility allows you to easily configure your Powerline HD Ethernet adapter from almost any personal computer running Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. The utility allows
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Connectors, Ports, and Label Information Each unit has various status indicators and a label with important information. Familiarize yourself with these features of your product. The Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter The front panel of the HDX101 contains the status lights described below. Figure 1-1 You can use the status lights to verify connections. Viewed from top to bottom, the table below describes the lights on the front panel. Table 1-1. St
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide The Label on the Rear Panel of the HDX101 The label on the rear panel of the HDX101 contains the items listed below. • MAC address • Model number • Serial number 1-4 Introduction v1.2, February 2007
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Chapter 2 Installing the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter This chapter describes how to set up the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter on your local area network (LAN) and connect to the Internet. How the Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Fits in Your Network HDX101 devices allow you to implement or extend an Ethernet local area network anywhere in your house using your existing electrical power line in place of a dedicated LAN wiring infrastructure. An example is illustrated in the following diag
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Prepare to Install Your Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Check that these minimum requirements are met. • Your Ethernet network is set up and an Ethernet port is available on your router. • Your Internet connection is working. • Each computer and peripheral device to be used on your network has an Ethernet port. Connect an HDX101 to the Router Internet Access Wireless Router HDX101 Ethernet Network Figure 2-2 2-2 Installing the Powerline HD Ethernet
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ON OFF HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide 1. First, connect a Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter to a LAN port on the router so that the Powerline network can gain access to the internet. WARNING! Figure 2-3 Do not connect the HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter to a power strip, extension cord, or surge protector as this may prevent them from working properly or degrade the network performance. a. Plug the blue Ethernet cable that came in the box into a LAN port on your router or sw
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide c. Make sure that the internet port of your router is connected to your modem, and your computer is connected to a LAN port on the router. Figure 2-4 Connect other Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters 1. Plug your other HDX101 devices into power outlets in your home near to the other computers and peripherals to be included in your Powerline local area network. 2. Use an Ethernet cable to connect from an Ethernet port on each of the computers/peripher
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide Install the HDX101 Configuration Utility (Highly Recommended) The utility provides you with the option of setting your own unique encryption Powerline network ID and prioritizing traffic passing through the Powerline network. Important encryption features: • The Network ID is case sensitive. • Each device must be set to exactly the same Network ID—if they are to communicate on the same network. Powerline devices on different networks will not be
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HDX101 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter User Guide If the CD does not start automatically: • Go to My Computer on the Windows Start menu, and double-click the drive that represents the location of the HDX101 Resource CD or • Select the CD-ROM drive and click on the Autorun.exe executable file. 2. Click the topmost button, labelled Install Software. A Welcome screen should appear. Figure 2-6 1. All devices on a Powerline network can be managed from one computer. If you add another HDX101 device to
