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TP-Link TL-PA411 User Manual

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TL-PA411
AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010651

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  • Page 1 TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010651...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Fcc Statement

    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.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA411 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 other normative documents：...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents..................1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................. 2 1.1 Conventions ................... 2 1.2 System Requirement................2 1.3 Important Safety Instructions ..............2 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism .............. 4 2.1 Introduction .................... 4 2.2 LED Indicator ..................4 2.3 Physical Interface................... 5 2.4 Connection Instruction ................

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Package Contents The AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: One AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 Mini Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ-45 Ethernet Cables in Starter Kit)

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    1． Existing connection with a new unassociated device added via the Pair button. 2． Reset to default setting via the Management Utility. 1.1 Conventions The powerline adapter or AV500 mini powerline adapter mentioned in this guide stands for TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter without any explanation. 1.2 System Requirement...
  • Page 8 TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 8. Plug this product directly into a wall socket (100Vac~240Vac). 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.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism

    TL-PA411 AV500 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.

  • Page 10: Physical Interface

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter The adapter is connected to a powerline network. Blinking The adapter is transferring data. Powerline LED The adapter isn’t connected to any powerline network or is in power-saving mode. The Ethernet port is connected, but there is no data being transferred.

  • Page 11: Connection Instruction

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Note: If you press the Pair button for more than 10 seconds, the Powerline Adapter will leave the network which it is associated with and its network name assumes a random value. The Power LED turns off when it disconnects from the Powerline network.

  • Page 12: Hardware Connection - Internet

    TL-PA411 AV500 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．...
  • Page 13 TL-PA411 AV500 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.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility

    TL-PA411 AV500 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.
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  • Page 17 TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility

    TL-PA411 AV500 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.

  • Page 19: Set Local Device's Network Name

    TL-PA411 AV500 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.

  • Page 20: Network

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.2 Network The Network tab window shows information of all the powerline adapters found on the current logical network. Furthermore, here you can change the Name of the listed powerline adapters as well as add another device to the current network.

  • Page 21: Rename The Remote Device/Enter Password

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.2.1 Rename the Remote Device/Enter Password You can change the name of the remote adapter to an easy-to-remember one. Additionally, you can select the desired adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format) so as to set the network name of this device on System configuration homepage.

  • Page 22: Advanced

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled “Advanced” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the limit bandwidth can be took full advantage. QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and raw data. To provide higher QoS for streaming data, priority levels can be set using tags at the beginning of data frames.

  • Page 23: System

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Simple Application Mapping: The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you will use your local HomePlug device for by pitching one of the following radios. Please select the radio type according to your demand.

  • Page 24: Upgrade Firmware

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4.4.1 Upgrade Firmware Click the Upgrade Firmware button to upgrade the version of the firmware for the adapter and the following dialog will pop up. NVM: None-volatile memory. It is used for upgrading the firmware.

  • Page 25: Reset Device

    The parameter information of PIB will restore to the factory defaults after resetting the PLC. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK website www.tp-link.com). Enter the path name or click to select the downloaded files on the computer into the corresponding blanks.

  • Page 26: Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How To Use The Pair Buttons

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair ( Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. For the powerline adapters to communicate with each other they all need to use the same Network Membership Key (NMK).

  • Page 27: Join/Leave Existing Powerline Av Network

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Join an existing Powerline AV Network: Powerline adapter A and Powerline adapter B form a HomeplugAV Network, Powerline adapter C wants to join this network. Step 1. Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter C for 1 second.

  • Page 28: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Appendix A: Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting provides answers to common problems regarding the Powerline Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: a) Make sure that the Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power outlet.

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