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TL-PA101 85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility After you'd successfully installed the Ethernet Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can setup or configure the devices according to your need. This Ethernet Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure powerline networks. Double click on the "TL-PA101 Powerline Utility" from your windows desktop, the following screen display. This Management Utility consists of a set of four property sheets, viz., "Main", "Privacy", and "Diagnostics" and "About". 4.1 Main The Main tab shows all the Ethernet Powerline Adapter that are logically connected to the current computer where the Management Utility is running. ¾ Local Device(s) on your computer: This shows all local Ethernet Powerline Adapter found connected to the computer's LAN card. In most cases, only one device will display in this panel. Click and select the local device shown on the screen then click "Connect" tab to manage the Ethernet Powerline Adapter. The status message will be shown above the "Connect" button indicates that your PC is connected to the same device. Once the chosen Ethernet Powerline Adapter is properly connected, this Management Utility will automatically scan the power line periodically for any other existing powerline devices. ¾ "x" Powerline Devices detected: This display all the Ethernet Powerline Adapter found on the current logical network. "x" shows the number of remote Ethernet Powerline 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. 9

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TL-PA101
85Mbps Ethernet Powerline Adapter
9
Chapter 4
Using The Management Utility
After you’d successfully installed the Ethernet Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility
software, you can setup or configure the devices according to your need.
This Ethernet Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility enables the users to identify HomePlug devices on
the powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by
setting user defined secure powerline networks.
Double click on the
“TL-PA101 Powerline Utility”
from your windows desktop, the following screen
display. This Management Utility consists of a set of four property sheets, viz.,
“Main”
,
“Privacy”
,
and
“Diagnostics”
and
“About”
.
4.1
Main
The
Main
tab shows all the Ethernet Powerline Adapter that are logically connected to the current
computer where the Management Utility is running.
¾
Local Device(s) on your computer:
This shows all local Ethernet Powerline Adapter found
connected to the computer’s LAN card. In most cases, only one device will display in this panel. Click
and select the local device shown on the screen then click “Connect” tab to manage the Ethernet
Powerline Adapter. The status message will be shown above the
“Connect”
button indicates that
your PC is connected to the same device. Once the chosen Ethernet Powerline Adapter is properly
connected, this Management Utility will automatically scan the power line periodically for any other
existing powerline devices.
¾
“x” Powerline Devices detected:
This display all the Ethernet Powerline Adapter found on the
current logical network. “
x
” shows the number of remote Ethernet Powerline 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.