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XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Manual LED and Feature Descriptions The following table describes the buttons, status lights, and Ethernet port on the XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter. Table 1-1. XAV2001 Feature Descriptions Item Power LED Powerline LED Ethernet LED Description • Solid green. The electrical power is on. • Blinking green.The adapter is in the process of restarting or setting up security. • Amber. Power saving mode. The unit enters power saving mode if the Ethernet port is not linked for more than 10 minutes. • Off. There is no electrical power, or has been turned off through the Powerline utility. • Solid. The adapter is connected to a Powerline network. • Blinking. The adapter is sending or receiving data. • Off. The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices using the same encryption key, or has been turned off through the Powerline utility. The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the strongest link rate, indicated by the color displayed by the LED: Green: Link rate > 80 Mbps Amber: Link rate >50,

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XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Manual
Installation and Basic Configuration
1-3
v1.0, November 2009
LED and Feature Descriptions
The following table describes the buttons, status lights, and Ethernet port on the XAV2001
Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter.
Table 1-1.
XAV2001 Feature Descriptions
Item
Description
Power
LED
•
Solid green
. The electrical power is on.
•
Blinking green
.The adapter is in the process of restarting or setting up security.
•
Amber
. Power saving mode. The unit enters power saving mode if the Ethernet port is not
linked for more than 10 minutes.
•
Off
. There is no electrical power, or has been turned off through the Powerline utility.
Powerline
LED
•
Solid
. The adapter is connected to a Powerline network.
•
Blinking
. The adapter is sending or receiving data.
•
Off
. The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices using the same
encryption key, or has been turned off through the Powerline utility.
The
Pick A Plug
feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the strongest link rate, indicated
by the color displayed by the LED:
Green
: Link rate > 80 Mbps
(Best) - Good for HD video
Amber
: Link rate >50, <80 Mbps
(Better) - Good for SD Video
Red
: Link rate < 50 Mbps
(Good) - Good for data
Ethernet
LED
•
Solid
. The Ethernet port is linked, but there is no activity.
•
Blinking
. There is traffic on the Ethernet port.
•
Off
. There is no Ethernet connection, or it has been turned off through the Powerline utility.
Factory
Reset
Press the Factory Reset button for 1 second, then release to return the Powerline adapter to its
factory default settings.
Security
Button
If you set security on your other adapters, after you plug your new AV adapter into the wall
socket, press its security button for 2 seconds; then press the security button on any adapter in
your existing network for 2 seconds. Both buttons must be pressed within 2 minutes.
Note
: The Security button does not work in power saving mode. The unit enters power saving
mode if the Ethernet port is not linked for more than 10 minutes.
Ethernet Port
Plug one end of the Ethernet cable that comes with the XAV2001 Powerline AV Ethernet
Adapter into this port and the other end either into your router, or into the computer or other
peripheral devices.