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TL-PA201 200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website (www.tp-link.com). 2. Enter the path name or click Browse... to select the downloaded files on the computer into the corresponding blanks. 3. Click the OK button. ) Note: Do not turn off the device or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. The device will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished. 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"). y Device Name: Shows the default device name. One may redefine or change the name by clicking on the name and editing in place or by clicking the "Rename" button. y Password: Shows the current password of the Powerline Ethernet Adapter. y Quality: Shows the quality of the Powerline Ethernet Adapter connection. y Rate (Mbps): Shows the current transmission rate of the selected Powerline Ethernet Adapter. y MAC Address: Shows the Powerline Ethernet Adapter's MAC address. ¾ Rename: Click to change the name of the selected Powerline Ethernet Adapter. ¾ Enter Password: Shows the supplied Powerline Ethernet Adapter's password (Initially left blank). To set the Powerline Ethernet Adapter password (Which is required when creating a private network), click and select the device shown in the lower panel and click on the "Enter Password" button. Follow the pop-up dialog box to complete your password setting. ¾ Add: Click this button to add a remote Powerline Ethernet Adapter to your network that is not on the lower panel displayed list. You will advice to locate the passwords for all Powerline Ethernet Adapter you wish to manage and add them to the local logical network by clicking the "Add" button. Follow the pop-up dialog box to complete your setting. ¾ Scan: Click the "Scan" button to perform an immediate search of the Powerline Ethernet Adapter connected to the computer. The Management Utility will automatically perform the scanning process and update the display every few seconds by default. 4.1.1 Rename This Management Utility allows you to change the name of the listed Powerline Ethernet Adapter. Click and select the Powerline Ethernet Adapter you wish to change from the list, then click on the "Rename" tab and editing-in-place to change the name. 17

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TL-PA201
200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter
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To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions:
1.
Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website
(
www.tp-link.com
).
2.
Enter the path name or click
Browse…
to select the downloaded files on the computer into the
corresponding blanks.
3.
Click the
OK
button.
)
Note:
Do not turn off the device or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. The
device will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished.
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”
).
y
Device Name:
Shows the default device name. One may redefine or change the name by
clicking on the name and editing in place or by clicking the
“Rename”
button.
y
Password:
Shows the current password of the Powerline Ethernet Adapter.
y
Quality:
Shows the quality of the Powerline Ethernet Adapter connection.
y
Rate (Mbps):
Shows the current transmission rate of the selected Powerline Ethernet Adapter.
y
MAC Address:
Shows the Powerline Ethernet Adapter’s MAC address.
¾
Rename:
Click to change the name of the selected Powerline Ethernet Adapter.
¾
Enter Password
: Shows the supplied Powerline Ethernet Adapter’s password (Initially left blank).
To set the Powerline Ethernet Adapter password (Which is required when creating a private
network), click and select the device shown in the lower panel and click on the
“Enter Password”
button. Follow the pop-up dialog box to complete your password setting.
¾
Add
: Click this button to add a remote Powerline Ethernet Adapter to your network that is not on the
lower panel displayed list. You will advice to locate the passwords for all Powerline Ethernet Adapter
you wish to manage and add them to the local logical network by clicking the “
Add
” button. Follow
the pop-up dialog box to complete your setting.
¾
Scan:
Click the
“Scan”
button to perform an immediate search of the Powerline Ethernet Adapter
connected to the computer. The Management Utility will automatically perform the scanning process
and update the display every few seconds by default.
4.1.1 Rename
This Management Utility allows you to change the name of the listed Powerline Ethernet Adapter. Click
and select the Powerline Ethernet Adapter you wish to change from the list, then click on the
“Rename”
tab and editing-in-place to change the name.