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TL-PA4030
AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter
REV1.0.0
1910010881
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2013 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., L
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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
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Safety Information • When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. • Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric shock and voiding the limited warranty. If you need service, please contact us. • Avoid water and wet locations. This product can be used in the
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA4030 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives: Directives 2004 / 108 / EC, Directives 2006 / 95 / EC, Directives 2011/65/EU The above product is in conformity with the following standa
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CONTENTS Package Contents.................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1 Introduction.........................................................................................................2 1.1 Conventions ................................................................................................................... 2 1.2 System Requirement ....................................................................
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Package Contents The AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: One AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) One RJ45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ45 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit) One Resource CD This Guide Management Utility Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the above items are damaged or missing,
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Powerline Adapter. This device is an AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter into an ordinary AC power outlet which will easily extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 6. Do not block the ventilation slots of this product, for insufficient airflow may harm it. 7. Do not put anything on this product. 8. Plug this product directly into a wall socket (100–240V~). Do not use an extension cord between this product and the AC power source. 9. When plugging this product into a wall socket, make sure that the electrical socket is not damaged, and that there is no gas leakage. 10. Place the connecting cables properl
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 500Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by using your home existing electrical wiring. Simply plug this Powerline Adapter into an ordinary power outlet to extend your Cable/xDSL broadband connection or existing LAN network to any other electrical outlet in any rooms of your
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter At least one Ethernet port is connected, but there is no On data being transferred. Blinking At least one Ethernet port is transferring data. Ethernet LED Off No Ethernet port is connected. 2.3 Physical Interface There are three types of physical interfaces on this Powerline Adapter. Power Plug Ethernet Port Pair Button Interface Description Three 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports for connecting the adapter to the PC or Ethernet Port the
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 2.4 Connection Instruction To ensure the optimum performance of the Powerline Adapter and significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network, we recommend that you comply with the following connection rule: Plug the Powerline Adapter directly into a wall socket but not the multiple sockets. 2.5 Hardware Connection – Computer For those computers you wish to be networked by Powerline Adapter, each of the computers must be prop
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 2.6 Hardware Connection – Internet This section describes how to connect the Powerline Adapter into your existing ADSL broadband connection via ADSL Ethernet port. Follow the procedures described below to connect the Powerline Adapter to your ADSL broadband connection: 1 ． Connect one end of the provided Ethernet (RJ45) cable to an Ethernet port of the Powerline Adapter. 2 ． Connect the other end of the Ethernet (RJ45) cable to an available
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Note: Do not connect the Powerline adapter to an extension lead, power strip, extension cord, or surge protector as these may degrade the network performance. 8
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Powerline Utilities are installed, uninstall them and restart your personal computer before installing this provided software. Note: To install PowerLine Utility, please make sure that WinPcap (version 4.1.2 or higher) has been installed in your computer
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop. 12
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set up or configure the devices according to your need. This Powerline Utility enables the users to identify powerline devices on the powerline network, measures data rate performance and ensures privacy by setting user defined secure powerline networks. Double click on the icon “ ” from your win
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TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the powerline adapter connected to the current computer where this management utility is running. Network Name: Displays the network name of the current network or you can give a name for the network in which the powerline adapter is. By default, the network name is HomePlugAV. Use Default (HomePlugAV): Check the box before this item to use the default network name. Apply: Click the Apply button
