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TL-PA6030
AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter
REV1.0.0
1910010975
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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 © 2014 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,
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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 guarante
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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 fol
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TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA6030 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 standards or
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CONTENTS Package Contents............................................................................................................. 1 Conventions...................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 2 1.1 System Requirement ...........................................................................
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter Package Contents The AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: One AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter (There are two powerline adapters in Starter Kit) One RJ45 Cable (There are two RJ45 Cables in Starter Kit) One Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD (Management Utility and User Guide) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact yo
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction This device is an AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV600 3-port 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 electrical outlet in any room of a house without the need of any new cabling. This p
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter 8. Plug this product directly into a wall socket (100–240V~, 50/60Hz). 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 properly so that people won’t stumble or walk on it. 11. This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter The adapter is connected to a powerline network. On Blinking The adapter is transferring data. Powerline LED Off The adapter isn’t connected to any powerline network. At least one Ethernet port is connected, but there is no On data being transferred. Ethernet LED Blinking At least one Ethernet port is transferring data. Off No Ethernet port is connected. 1.4 Physical Interface There are three types of physical interfaces on this po
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter Note: 1. If the pair button is pressed till all the LEDs turn off (about 10 seconds), the powerline adapter will leave the network which it has joined and its new network name assumes a random value. The Power LED turns off when it disconnects from the powerline network. 2. For detailed information about the pair button, please refer to Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Button. 5
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The powerline adapter supports up to 600Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this powerline adapter allows you to set up 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 room of your hou
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: Note: Do not connect the powerline adapter to any extension lead, power strip, extension cord or surge protector, as this may degrade the network performance. 2.4 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 t
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port Powerline Adapter The hardware connection mechanism is shown below: Note: Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnected device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable. The idle wall sockets or electrical outlets in your household electrical circuit can be used normally without interference from the network. 8
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port 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 WinPcap (version 4.1.2 or higher) has been installed in your computer. Otherwi
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port 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-PA6030 AV600 3-port 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 windows
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TL-PA6030 AV600 3-port 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 to ma
