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TL-PA201 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Powerline Ethernet Adapter. This device is an

200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into an

ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet 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 Powerline Ethernet Adapter supports up to 200Mbps data rate over the existing household power

circuit. With data rates of 200Mbps, full multimedia application can easily be supported throughout the

whole house in addition to Internet access. This Powerline Ethernet 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 Powerline Ethernet Adapter

support built-in 128-bit AES encryption and Quality of Service (QoS)features.With minimum setup, you

can install and use this Powerline Ethernet Adapter within minutes. The adapter add two new function to

be useful.

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

2． Reset to default setting via the Reset button.

A. System Requirement

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

b) A computer with the following:

¾ Operating System of Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7

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

B. Package Contents

The 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter package contains the following items:

¾ One 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter (There are two 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapters in

Starter Kit)

¾ One CAT-5 Ethernet Cable (There are two CAT-5 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit)

¾ One Quick Installation Guide

¾ One CD-ROM (Utility / Manual / Quick Installation Guide/Acrobat Reader)

If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.