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XAV101 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter
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These instructions explain how to add XAV101 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters to your
existing network.
After you install the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters, your network will combine an
Ethernet portion, where the devices are connected with cables, with a Powerline portion,
where the devices are connected over your electrical wires.
Internet
Router
XAV101
XAV101
Ethernet network
Notebook PC
Desktop PC
Ethernet network
Powerline network
(always encrypted)
Preparing for Installation
To prepare for installation:
1. Before you begin, verify the following:
• Your Ethernet network is set up, and an Ethernet port is available on your router.
• Your Internet connection is working.
• Each computer that will use the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter has an Ethernet
port available and is configured to work on your network. Usually, the default
configuration settings (TCP/IP and DHCP) are fine.
2. Familiarize yourself with the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter. The front panel has
three lights: Power, Powerline, and Ethernet. The side panel has a Security button, a
Reset button, and an Ethernet port.
3. Plan the location of your Powerline devices.
• Do not connect the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter to a power strip, extension
cord, or surge protector as this might prevent it from working correctly or
degrade the network performance.
• Use an electrical outlet that is not controlled by a wall switch to avoid someone
unknowingly turning off the power to the outlet.
Powerline
Ethernet
Power
Security
Reset
Ethernet
button
button
port
light
light
light
Installing the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters
Follow these steps:
1. Plug a Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter into a power outlet near your router. Use the
blue Ethernet cable from the XAV101 package to connect it to a LAN port on the
router so that the Powerline network can gain access to the Internet.
Note: It is not necessary to disconnect your router from your computer.
The Power and Ethernet lights on the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter should turn on.
2. Plug your other Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters into power outlets near the
computers and peripherals to be included in your Powerline network.
3. Use the blue Ethernet cable from the XAV101 package to connect each Powerline AV
Ethernet Adapter to an Ethernet port on a computer or peripheral (similar to the
Powerline network illustrated).
4. Wait 20 seconds for each Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter to be recognized by the
Powerline network.
The Power, Ethernet, and Powerline lights should turn on. For details about how the
lights work, see the XAV101 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Manual, located on
your Resource CD, and also available at http://www.NETGEAR.com/support.
For details about how the security and reset buttons work, see “Using the Security
Button” and “Using the Reset Button” on the other side of this document.
5. Make sure that each computer connected to a Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter can use
the Powerline network. For example, access the Internet from a remote computer. If
there is a problem, see “Troubleshooting Tips” on the other side of this document.
Powerline AV
Ethernet Adapter
Supplied Ethernet cable
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