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TL-PA551 AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through

Chapter 1 Introduction

This device is an AV500+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through which transforms your house’s

existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV500+ Powerline

Adapter with AC Pass Through 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 Powerline Adapter supports up to 500Mbps data rate over the existing household power circuit.

With data rates of 500Mbps, full multimedia application can easily be supported throughout the whole

house in addition to Internet access. This Mini Powerline Adapter uses the existing power lines installed

in a home as a path to transmit digital data, voice, audio and video between devices.

To ensure data communication’s security and multimedia applications, this Mini Powerline Adapter

support built-in 128-bit AES encryption.

The new Powerline Adapter TL-PA551 from TP-LINK provides extra convenience and better

performance for your home network with its integrated electrical socket and mains filer. The common

problem of wasting an electrical outlet is solved and additional terminal devices or multiple sockets can

be connected to the adapter just like to a normal wall socket. What’s more, the data transmission in the

network can be significantly improved by the integrated mains filter.With minimum setup, you can install

and use this Mini Powerline Adapter within minutes. The adapter adds two useful functions.

1． Existing connection with a new unassociated device added via the Pair Button.

2． Reset to default setting via the Management Utility.

1.1 System Requirement

a) At least two AC 100V ~ 240V (50~60Hz) power outlets with standard home power wiring

b) A computer with the following:

¾ Operating System with TCP/IP installed

¾ Pentium III compatible processor and above

¾ Ethernet LAN card installed with TCP/IP protocol

¾ 64 MB RAM or more

¾ 50 MB of free disk space (Minimum)

¾ CD-ROM Drive

1.2 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, for insufficient airflow may harm it.

7. Do not put anything on this product.

8. Plug this product directly into a wall socket (100V~240V, 50~60Hz). Do not use an extension cord