Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto WGT624SC del fabbricante NETGEAR
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202-10239-01 February 2007 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA XEPS103 S p ace- Saving Powerline Network Extender.
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v1.0, February 2007 iii © 2007 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. February 2007. T rademark s NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear , Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and W indows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are register ed trad emarks or trademarks of th eir respective holders.
v1.0, Februar y 2007 iv Product and Publication Det ails T echnical Support Please refer to the support information card that shipped with your product. By registering your product at http://www .netgear .com/r egister , we can provide you with faster expert technical support and timely no tices of product and software upgrades.
i v1.0, February 2007 Content s XEPS103 Sp ace-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide About This Manual . ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. ..... iii Conventions, Formats, and Scope .
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iii v1.0, February 2007 About This Manual The XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerlin e Network Extender User Guide describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the NETGEAR ® XEPS103 Powerline Extend er. The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate computer and Internet skills.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide iv v1.0, Februar y 2007 • Scope. This manual is written for the XEPS 103 Powerline Extender according to these specifications. Product updates are available on the NETGEAR website at http://kbserver .
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 1 v1.0, February 2007 Package Content s The product package should contain the following it ems: • One XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender • Power cord • XEPS103 Resour ce CD , including: — This guide.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 2 v1.0, Februar y 2007 Front Panel S tatus Light s The front panel of the XEPS103 contain s status lights. Y ou can use them to verify conn ections. The table below desc ribes the lights on the front panel.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 3 v1.0, February 2007 How the Powerline Extender Fit s in Y our Network Besides its function as a Powerline adapter , the XEPS103 acts as the powe r adapter for your router . Thus power can be provided to both the XEPS103 and your router thro ugh one AC power outlet.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 4 v1.0, Februar y 2007 – WPN824, WPNT834 – WNR834M, WNR834B If in doubt, check the label on your router ’ s power adapter . • Y our Ethernet network is set up and an Ethernet L AN port is available on your router .
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 5 v1.0, February 2007 3. Plug the XEPS103 Powerline Extend er into an electrical outlet. T a ke care that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch so as to avoid someone does no t unknowingly turn of f power to your adapter .
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 6 v1.0, Februar y 2007 Inst all the XEPS103 PowerLin e Encryption Utility (Highly Recommended) The utility gives you the option of setting a unique encryption PowerLine network password. Important features: • The encryption password is not case-sensitive.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 7 v1.0, February 2007 T o install the PowerLine Encryption Utility , follow these steps: 1. Insert the XEPS103 Resour ce CD into a CD drive on the comput er that is connected to your router . The CD starts automatically .
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 8 v1.0, Februar y 2007 3. A W elcome screen appe ars. 4. Click Next and follow the instructions on the scree n until the installation of the utility is complete. 5. When the installation is complete, click Finish .
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 9 v1.0, February 2007 b. Start the PowerLine encryption utility and click the Main tab. c. Check that the utility lists all the remote PowerLine devices d. Select a PowerLine device and, if more than one remote device is listed, identify it from the MAC address.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 10 v1.0, Februar y 2007 f. Enter the password recorded from the label on the back of the selected PowerLine device. g. Click OK . h. Repeat this step for all devices that you want attached to y our netw ork.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 11 v1.0, February 2007 Add a Device to an Exis ting PowerLine Network T o add a device to a PowerLine network with the de fa ult ne twork password, all you need to do is plug the new device into a power outlet.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 12 v1.0, Februar y 2007 T roubleshooting This chapter gives informatio n about troubleshooting your X EPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender. After each problem description , instructions are pr ovided to help you d iagnose and solve the problem.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 13 v1.0, February 2007 If the Power LED sti ll does not come on, and y o u have confirmed the power outlet is live, you have a hardware problem and should contact technical support.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 14 v1.0, Februar y 2007 T echnical Specifications This section provides default settings and technical specificat ion s for the XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender. Default Configuration Settings T echnical Sp ecifications T able 1- 1.
XEPS103 Space-Saving Powerline Network Extender User Guide 15 v1.0, February 2007 Data Encoding HomePlug 1.0: Othogon al Frequency Divi sion Multipl exing (OFDM), DQPSK, DBPSK, ROBO HomePlug Security DES (56 bit) Network Protocol Compatibility IEEE 802.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il NETGEAR WGT624SC è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del NETGEAR WGT624SC - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso NETGEAR WGT624SC imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul NETGEAR WGT624SC ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il NETGEAR WGT624SC, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del NETGEAR WGT624SC.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il NETGEAR WGT624SC. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo NETGEAR WGT624SC insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
