Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto PLEBR10 del fabbricante DeWalt
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A Division of Cisco Systems, Inc . ® Model No . WIRED P ow erline Ethernet Bridge PLEBR10 User Guide.
P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Copyright and T rademarks Specifications are subject to change without notice . L inksys is a registered tradema rk or trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc . and/or its affiliates in the U.S . and certain other countries. Copyright © 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc.
P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Planning your PowerLine Network 3 Network Topology 3 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the PowerLine Bridge 4 The Top Panel 4 The Bridge’s Port, where the Et hernet Port is connected, is located on the front panel.
P owerLine Ethernet Bridge List of Figures Figure 2-1: PowerLine Network 3 Figure 3-1: Top Panel 4 Figure 3-2: Front Panel 4 Figure 4-1: Ethernet Port on PC 5 Figure 4-2: Ethernet Port on Bridge 5 Fig.
1 Chapter 1: Introductio n Welcome P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 1: Introduction We l c o m e Thank you for choosing the PowerLine Ethernet Bridge.
2 Chapter 1: Introductio n What’s in this Guide? P owerLine Ethernet Bridge What’ s in this Gu ide? This user guide covers the steps for sett ing up and using the PowerLine Ethernet Bridge . • Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter describes the Bridge’ s applications and this User Guide.
3 Chapter 2: Planning your PowerLine N etwork Network Topology P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 2: Planning your PowerLine Network Network T opology With the PowerLine products, a network can be created using home powerlines. Computers can be networked over powerlines using PowerLine devices.
4 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the PowerLin e Bridge The Top Panel P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 3: Getting to Know the PowerLine Bridge The T op P anel The Bridge’ s Port, where the Ethernet Port is connected, is located on the front panel. Ethernet The Ethernet Port is whe re you will connect the included Categor y 5 Ethernet network cable.
5 Chapter 4: Connecting the PowerLin e Ethernet Bridge Connecti ng the Br idge P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 4: Connecting the PowerLine Ethernet Bridge Connecting the Bridge 1. Plug the included Categor y 5 Ethernet network cable into the computer ’ s Ethernet port.
6 Chapter 4: Connecting the PowerLin e Ethernet Bridge Connecting to a Router P owerLine Ethernet Bridge 3. Plug the Bridge into an electrical outlet. The installation of the Brid ge is complete. If you want to configure the Bridge, proceed to “Chapter 6: Using the PowerLine Configuration Utility .
7 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Overview P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Configuration Utilit y Overview After installing the Bridge , you will run the Setup Wizard to install the PowerLine Conf iguration Utility .
8 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Setup Wizard P owerLine Ethernet Bridge 3. The Installing Configuration Utility screen will appear while the files are being installed. 4. The Congratulations screen will appear when the insta llation is complete .
9 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Setup Wizard P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Accessing the P owerLine Configuration Utility 1. T o access the PowerLine Configuration Utility , double-click the PowerLine Configuration Utility icon on your deskt op .
10 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Network P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Network The Network screen allows you to searc h the powerline network for all powerline devices configured with the same Network Password as the device you are currently using for your PC .
11 Chapter 5: Using the PowerLine Co nfiguration Utility Security P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Security The Security screen allows you to set the Network Password of the powerline device being used by your PC. All of the powerline devices on your powerline network must use the same Network Password.
12 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Common Problems and So lutions P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix consists of two parts: “Common Problems and Solutions” and “F requently Asked Questions. ” This appendix provides solutions to problems that may occur d uring the installation and operation of this product.
13 Appendix A: Troublesh ooting Frequently Asked Questions P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Do the Instant P owerLine products cause interfer ence with other home networking or powerline products? No. The Instant PowerLine products can co-exist wi th phoneline and wireless networking technologies.
14 Appendi x B: Wind ows Hel p P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix B: Windows Help All wireless products require Microsoft Windows. Windows is the most used operating system in the world and comes with many features that help make networking easier . These features can be accessed through Windows Help and are described in this appendix.
15 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix C: Glossar y 802.11a - A wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps and an operating frequency of 5GHz. 802.11b - A wireless networking standar d that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.
16 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Buffer - A shared or assigned memor y area that is us ed to support and coordinate different computing and networking activities so one isn't held up by the other .
17 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge DTIM ( D elivery T raffic I ndication M essage) - A message included in data packets that can increase wireless efficiency .
18 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge HTTP ( H yper T ext T ransport P rotocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to ser vers on the World Wide Web . Infrastructure - A wireless network that is bridged to a wired network via an access point.
19 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Node - A network junction or connection point, typically a computer or work sta tion. OFDM ( O rthogonal F requency D ivision M ultiplexing) - Freque.
20 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge RTS ( R equest T o S end) - A networking method of coordinating large packets through the RTS Threshold setting. Server - Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing, communications, and other services.
21 Appendix C: Glossary P owerLine Ethernet Bridge TFTP ( T rivial F ile T ransfer P rotocol) - A version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that has no director y or password capability . Throughput - The amount of da ta moved successfully from one node to another in a given time period.
22 Appendix D: Specifications P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix D: Specifications Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, HomePlug 1.0 Ports One 10/100 Auto-Sensing RJ-45 Port Cabling T ype UTP CA T 5 or.
23 Appendix E: Warranty In formation P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix E: Warrant y Information LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys warrants to Y ou that, for a period of one year (the “Warranty Period”), your Linksys Product will be substantially free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use .
24 Appendix F: Regulatory Inform ation P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix F: Regulator y Information FCC ST A TEMENT This product has been tested and complies with the specifications for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
25 Appendix G: Contact I nformation P owerLine Ethernet Bridge Appendix G: Contact Information Need to contact Linksys? Visit us online for information on the latest products and updates to your existing products at: http://www .linksys.com or ftp.linksys.
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