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TL-PA101 85Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility

After you’d successfully installed the Powerline Ethernet Adapter hardware and Management Utility

software, you can setup or configure the devices according to your need.

This Powerline Ethernet Adapter Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on

the powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by

setting user defined secure powerline networks.

Here, we take the operation system Windows XP for example, as the configuration for the other two

systems is similar.

Double click on the “TL-PA101 Powerline Utility” from your windows desktop, the following screen

display. This Management Utility consists of a set of four property sheets, viz., “Main”,

“Privacy”,”QoS” , “Diagnostics” and “About”.

4.1 Main

The Main tab shows all the Powerline Ethernet Adapter that are logically connected to the current

computer where the Management Utility is running.

¾ 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 will be shown above the “Connect” button indicates that your

PC is connected to the same device. Once the chosen Powerline Ethernet Adapter is properly

connected, this Management Utility will automatically scan the power line periodically for any other

existing powerline devices.

¾ “x” Powerline Devices detected: This display all the Powerline Ethernet Adapter found on the

current logical network. “x” shows the number of remote Powerline Ethernet Adapter discovered by

this Management Utility.

¾ Network Type: Displayed the type of logical network: “Public” or “Private”.

¾ Autoscan: Shows the scanning status (Default is “ON”).