Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto LN-521 del fabbricante Sitecom
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1 | P a g e LN-521.
2 | P a g e Table of Cont ents 1. Safety instructions .......... ............ ................. ........... ............ ........... ..................... ........... ........... ....... 4 2 Introduction .......... ............ ........... ...........
3 | P a g e PLC Settings ........... ........... ........... ................... ............ ........... ........... ..................... ........... ........... .. 30 Save / Reload Settings .......... ........... ................. ............ ....
4 | P a g e 1. Safety instr uctions All safety and operating ins tructions should be read and understood bef ore using the device, and should be kept for futur e reference. • Never open the Ho meplug adapter. Ther e are no user-serviceab le parts inside the Homeplug adapter.
5 | P a g e 2 Introduction In this chapter, we will pr ovide an overview of the Homeplug techn ology and int roduce it briefly. 2.1 What exactly is Ho meplug? Homeplug is home and offi ce networking using the electric wiring alread y installed in the building.
6 | P a g e 3. Introduction of the har dw are Table 1 - LED definition position LED name Behavior Symbol A POWER LED Green color LED OFF – Device Power off LED fast blinking (0.
7 | P a g e B HOMEPLUG Link/Activity LED Green + Red LED OFF – Sole member (either o ther devices in same network is too far o r it is alone in its logical network). LED solid ON – HOMEPLUG Link detected but no traffic a. Green : HOMEPLUG Physical data rate > 100Mbps b.
8 | P a g e Table 2 – push button defi nition Position Push button name Behavior Symbol E WiFi Setting button Press 1 to 5 seconds – switch WiFi OFF/ON. Factory default is WiF i ON Press > 5 seconds – switch Router mode ON /OFF. Factory default is OFF.
9 | P a g e 4. Install the har dwa re Application 1 – Li nk to remote DSL via Powerline Via Powerline technol ogy, the Wi-Fi homep lug can access DSL m odem at other flo ors for internet accesses.
10 | P a g e Application 2 – as wireless AP + Eth ernet switch The Wi-Fi homeplug can be a central 802.11n Access point and Ethernet switch hub to link all WLAN devices and Ethernet d evices.
11 | P a g e Application 3– mu ltiple floor home n etworking When WL AN signal is not good to penetrate concrete floors, use Powerline technology afforded by the Wi-Fi homeplug to extend home networking range to upper (other) floors.
12 | P a g e Application 4–as Po werline Ethernet sw itch By pushing the Wir eless S etting button fo r m ore than 1 sec, the WiFi function of this dev ice can be turned ON or turned OFF.
13 | P a g e Application 5 – Wi reless AP w/ Router By pushing the WiFi Sett ing button > 5 sec , the Route r function is enabled. Wh en keep pushing the Button, observe the LE D to be OFF and ON for 5 times then release the bu tton after the flashing LED become steady ON, By default DHCP serv er is enabled in the Router mode.
14 | P a g e 5. Hardw are Configurati on This se ction describes ways of quick wireless encryption set up (using WPS button ) and quick private HOMEPLUG network gr oup set up (for networ k partitions). 5.1 Setting Wireless encrypt ion by WPS butto n This button can be pressed for WPS PBC authenticat ion.
15 | P a g e 5.2 Create a privat e encrypted netw ork Step 1: Creat e a secure network. First clear the public n etwork and create a pri vate network on H omePlug A by pressing the GROUP butt on more than 10 se conds until all LED lights simultaneously turn off and on once.
16 | P a g e 5.4 Remove a device f rom a network Group If for example, device A an d device B are in th e same logical network gr oup and you want to remove device A fro m this logical network gr oup, just follow the p rocedure in Step 1 by pressing GROUP button of de vice A for 10 seconds.
17 | P a g e 7. Configurin g the LN-521 via the GUI LOGIN proced ure 1. OPEN your browse r (e.g. Internet Expl orer). 2. Type http://19 2.168.0.234 i n the address bar and p ress [Enter].
18 | P a g e 3. Type user name and password (d efaul t username i s ‘admin’, the pa ssword can b e found on the b acklabel of the LN-521). 4. Click OK .
19 | P a g e Basic Setup Wizard The setup Wizard can help you to setup the device with m inimum sett ing. Open the page in the left panel and click “ Next ” bu tton in the welcome page. In the next page, choose the device to be “ Access Point” mode or “Router” mode.
20 | P a g e System settin gs This device supports tw o operation modes f or the IP network. Clic k to select one between the following two wireless operation modes, then p ush the “ Apply ” button.
21 | P a g e Lan Settings Setup the LAN settings f or LAN interface. Item Description IP Address Setup the IP Address for the LAN interface. Subnet Ma sk Setup the subnet mask for the LAN interface. Default Gateway This option only appears in “ Access Point ” mode.
22 | P a g e WiFi Settings Setup the Wi-Fi settings f or WLAN interface. Click “ Apply ” button t o apply the settings. Item Description Network Name (SSID ) Setup this name and then WLAN clients can scan and connect to this device by this name in the air.
23 | P a g e WPA Encryption Choose “AES” or “TKI P+AES” as the encrypti on method. Select “AES” and the W LAN client must select “AES” to connect t o this device. Select “TKIP+AES ” and the WLAN client can use AES or TKIP to connect to the device.
24 | P a g e Advanced WiFi Advanced Item Description Network Name Type Select “ Visible ” to broadcast N etwork Name (SSID, Service Se t Identification) or “Hidden” t o not to broadcast it.
25 | P a g e RTS Threshold The RTS threshold det ermines the packet size at which the radio issues a request to send (RTS) bef ore sending the packe t.
26 | P a g e WPS Settings This function helps to es tablish the Wi-F i security. For this AP devi ce, it can be setup one WPS method including PIN (P ersonal Identifica tion Number) and PBC ( Push Button Certification). To begin the WPS progress , the WLAN security must be setup first.
27 | P a g e WPS Config State Select “Configured ” and the WLAN client which is setup “ Enrollee ” type of WPS w ill be transferred and apply the same Wi-Fi se tting o n this AP device.
28 | P a g e Management System Statu s System Info Item Description Local Time It shows the time o n this device. If th e device connects to the Internet, the time will sync with the NTP server. System Up Time It shows the duration of the system up. Boot Loader Version It shows the version of Boot Loader.
29 | P a g e WAN Settings The WAN Settings only appear in Router mode. Item Description Connection Type It display the type of th e WAN interface Connection Status It shows the connecti on status of WAN inte rface. For WAN-PPPoE- Manual setting, there are two buttons “Connect” and “Disconnect” here for PPPoE connec tion.
30 | P a g e WiFi Settings Item Description Network Name (SSID ) It shows the SSID of thi s device. Current Channel It shows the current chan nel of the radi o. Encryption It indicates the encrypti on type for the radi o. Active DHCP Leases The WLAN/LAN hosts assig ned IP by this devic e will be listed in the table.
31 | P a g e Save / Reload Set tings Item Description Save Settings Click the “Save” button to sav e the device configuration to your PC. Reload Settings Click the “Browse… ” button to browse an d fin d th e old device configuration file on your PC.
32 | P a g e Firmw are Upgrade Item Description New Firmware Click “Browse…” button to browse and find the firmw are on your PC, and then click “Upg rade” button to upgr ade. The upgrade process t akes about 1 minute and DO NOT POWER OFF the device during this period.
33 | P a g e Using the Utili ty Installation Install the software onl y on the PC which is connec ted to the Homeplug . Insert the CD in the computer. Windows 7/Vista will pr ompt you to run CDMenu 4.exe. The CD menu will start. Choose ‘ Install utility ’.
34 | P a g e Windows Vista/7 will as k permission to start the installation which looks similar to this image. The WinPcap Installer will start, click Next .
35 | P a g e Click Next Click I Agree ..
36 | P a g e Click Install . Click Finish Once WinCap has installa tion has been fin ished the Homeplug utility will be installed..
37 | P a g e Click Next Enter a User name and clic k Next.
38 | P a g e Select Complete to let the software automatically Ins tall. Choose Custom if you wi sh to select a different location for the Installati on.
39 | P a g e The software will confirm that the installati on has completed, click Fin ish ..
40 | P a g e Configuring using the Ut ility Click the shortcut on th e desktop to start the Utility When the utility has be en started the follo wing screen will be sh own. The panel on the left side s hows the Homeplug that i s directly connected to the pc.
41 | P a g e To change the networ k name of the local connected homeplug. Right click on the device in the left panel . This will show new options a s indicated in the screensh ot below. To change the networ k name select ‘ Cha nge Network Name ’ The following pop-up will b e shown.
42 | P a g e Declaration of Conformit y.
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44 | P a g e Revision 1.0 © Sitecom Europe BV 2 012 Note: All the informa tion contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engi neers are always updating and improving the produc t, your device may ha ve a slightly different appearan ce or modified fun ctionality than presented in this manu al.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sitecom LN-521 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sitecom LN-521 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sitecom LN-521 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sitecom LN-521 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sitecom LN-521, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sitecom LN-521.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sitecom LN-521. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sitecom LN-521 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
