TP-Link TL-WPA8630 KIT tpPLC Utility for Windows V1 User Guide - Page 5

Chapter 1 Get to Know About the tpPLC Utility What This Software Does The tpPLC Utility is a computer software used to view and manage TP-LINK powerline devices, including powerline adapters and powerline extenders. Compared with the web management interface focusing on single-device management, the tpPLC Utility shows you a vivid and intuitive powerline network, and it also enables you to conveniently manage all powerline devices in the network. View a Vivid and Intuitive Powerline Network This utility can show you a network map, with the local powerline device at the bottom, remote powerline devices above it, and colored lines between them. The colored lines illustrate the current powerline data rates, green lines for rates higher than 50Mbps while red lines for rates lower than 50Mbps. It also shows the LEDs on each device in real time for you to know the working status of your devices. Manage an Individual Powerline Device With this utility, you can change the settings for each powerline device in the current network, redirect to the web management interface of a device for more settings, or remove a remote device from the current network. Note that earlier TP-LINK powerline devices (200Mbps series) and non-TP-LINK powerline devices only support the renaming and removing functions. Manage the Whole Powerline Network This utility also enables you to manage the whole powerline network, such as adding a new device, setting a new powerline network name, and turning on or off the LEDs on all powerline devices. What's more, it also provides usage tips for you to better use your powerline devices. 3