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Planet PL-103E - page 1
P o w erline Communication P o w erline Ethe r net Br i dge – PL-103E USB P o w erline A d a pter - P L-1 0 3U USER ’ S M A NU A L ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 2
2 Cop y right Copyright (C) 2004 P LANE T T echnology Corp. All righ t s reserved. The produc t s and p r ograms described in this User ’ s M anual are licensed produc t s of PLANE T T echnolog y , This User ’ s M anual con t ains proprie t ary in f ormation protected by copyright, and this User ’ s M anual and all accompanying hard w are, so ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 3
3 I mport a nt S a fety Inst r uct i ons 1. Read these instruct i ons carefull y . 2. Follow all warn i ngs and i nstructions m arked on the product. 3. Unplug this product fro m the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aero s ol cleaners. Use a da m p cloth for cleaning. 4. Do not use this product near wate r . 5. This p r od ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 4
4 T able of Content 1. Introdu c tio n ................................................................................................. . 1 1.1 Po w erline Ethernet Bridge – PL-103 E ............................................... . 1 1.1. 1 Feat u res .................................................................................... . 2 1.1. ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 5
1 1. Introduction Po w erline communicati o n is re v olution in home and small o f fice net w orkin g , greatl y simpli f y in g the ta s k o f i nstallin g a hi g h -spee d local area n e t w ork. W i t h PLANET ’ s po w erline communication produ c t s , y ou can uti l i z e e x istin g AC po w er outlet s an d wires to connect y our c omput e ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 6
2 cable or DS L modem to all o w Internet acce s s a n d d a t a tran s f e r r a te s up to 14 M b p s o v er po w erline. 1.1. 1 Features w HomePlug Po w erline Alliance S pec i f ic a tion 1. 0 c o mpliant w Built-in po w er plu g for b o th po w erline net w ork an d po w er suppl y w Connect s 10/10 0 Eth e r n et n e t w ork t o po w erline N ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 7
3 LEDs s t atus LED Description COL Blin k in g indicates ther e ex istin g collision in po w erline net w ork. ACT Blin k in g indicates ther e ex istin g po w erline net w ork tr af f ic P W R S tead y on indicate s PL- 1 03E has c o rre c tl y recei v e po w er f r o m po w er outlet LNK S tead y on indicate s th e RJ-45 port has c o rr e ctl y ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 8
4 1.2 USB to P o w erli n e Ne t w o r k A dapter – PL-103U The ne w est an d f a s te s t w a y to net w ork y our PCs is t h ro u g h po w erline net w or k i n g , w h ich all o w s y ou to turn the po w erline in y our home int o y our net w ork cable. Th e easiest w a y to i n t e g r a t e an y PC o r la p to p int o suc h a po w erline net ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 9
5 immediatel y , i f possible, r e tain the c a rto n includin g the o ri g inal p a c k i n g mat e rial, and use th e m a g ainst to re p a c k the product in c as e there is a n eed to ret u rn it to u s for re p a i r . 1.2. 3 Har d w a re Des c ri p tion PL-103U fr o nt p anel LEDs s t atus LED Description LNK S tead y on indicate s PL- 1 03U ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 10
6 1.2. 4 S y stem Requiremen t s § Pentium-class 9 0 M H z or h i g her § M inimum 32 M B RAM § USB-read y PC § W i ndo w s 98SE, M E, 2 000 and XP § CD-RO M Dri v e ( f or in st allin g dri v er and En c r y ption Utilit y ) 1.3 S pecification Product Po w erline Ethernet Bri d ge Po w erline USB Adapter M od e l PL-103E PL-103U Standards Hom ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 11
7 OS supp o rt An y s y stem th a t p ro v ides an Ethern e t interface W i ndo w s 98SE, 20 0 0, Me and XP Utilit y compatibilit y W i ndo w s 98SE, 20 0 0, Me and XP ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 12
8 2. P lanning y our P o w e rline Ne t w o r k W i th PLANE T Po w erlin e produ c ts, a net w or k ca n be creat e d using home po w erline. Computers can b e n e twor k ed o v er po w erline usin g a USB Ada p ter or a n Eth e rne t con v erte r . Us e PL-10 3 U f or a USB-enabled comput e r o r use P L - 1 03E f o r a n Ethernet-enable d comp u ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 13
9 3. P o w e rlin e Ethernet Bridg e Inst a ll a tion 3.1 Har d w are Ins t allation 1. Pl u g on e end o f a n U T P cat e g or y 5 cable int o the comp u te r , s w itch or h ub ’ s LAN port. 2. Pl u g the o ther end o f the net w or k cable i n to th e 10/10 0 RJ-4 5 Eth e rnet port s o n PL-103E. 3. Pl u g the P L -103E to the po w er outlet. ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 14
10 4. P o w e rlin e USB A d a pter Inst a llati o n 4.1 Connecting USB t o P o w erli n e Ne t w ork A d apter 1. Pl u g the o ther end o f the USB cable int o th e c o mputer ’ s USB p o rt. 2. Pl u g the USB cabl e into th e USB port o n PL-1 0 3U. 3. Pl u g the P L -103U dir e ctl y into a po w er o u tlet. NO T E: Because PL-1 03 E sends d a ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 15
11 2. W i ndo w s w ill start to search the C D t o f ind th e suitable dri v e r . 3. W i ndo w s ma y a s k y ou t o select the su i table dri v er to in s tall. Please sele c t “ usbet h .i nf ” f o r W i ndo w s 2000 and X P , “ usbeth9 8 .i nf ” for W i ndo w s 98SE and M e. Clic k “ Ne xt ” t o co n tinue. NOT E : W i ndo w s 2000 ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 16
12 4. W i ndo w s w ill tell y ou w hen it has f inished installin g the ne w dri v e r . Clic k th e F inish button. 5. If W i ndo w s a s k y ou t o r e start th e s y stem, pleas e clic k the Y es butto n t o r e start y our comp u te r , o r cli c k t h e No butto n t o re s t a rt late r . ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 17
13 5. P o w e rlin e Configuration Utili t y 5.1 I n s t all the P o w erline Configuration Utilit y The in s tallation proced u re f or the Po w erline Confi g ur a tion utilit y will v a r y dependin g on w hich operating s y st e m y ou ar e usi n g o n y our comp u te r . Th e f ollo w in g proced u r e is f or in s tallation under W i ndo w s ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 18
14 • Enter “ E:Utilit y PL-103Ep o w erlin e adapte r .exe ” in the appe a re d bo x , w her e “ E ” i s th e lett e r o f y our C D-RO M dri v e. • Clic k on “ OK ” button. 3. Th e utilit y w ill be install e d int o y our c o mput e r a n d a ne w ico n called “ P ow erli ne Con f i g uration ” w ill appear o n y our de s k ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 19
15 2. T he Net w ork tab shows all Po w erline de v ices present on y our net w ork. Click Scan P o w erline Ne t w ork to update Po w erline net w ork. ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 20
16 3. T he Secu r ity tab s ho w s the default net w ork p ass w ord is HomePlug . Ente r y our o w n pri v ate net w ork pass w ord i f needed and click Set L o cal . ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 21
17 4. T he A d vanced tab al l o w s y ou to add other remote de v ice p ass w ord. Y ou don ’ t need this p ass w ord unless other de v ices set d if ferent net w ork pass w ord w ith y ours. Each de v ice p ass w ord is di f ferent and listed on the bottom c ase l abel s tu c k on each Po w erline Adapte r . Enter the de v i c e pass w ord (The ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 22
18 5. Click OK to close the Utilit y program. 5.3 Unins t alling the P o w erline Configuration Utilit y 1. Deta c h the Po w erline Adapter f rom y our compute r . 2. From y our PC desktop, click S t art -> Programs -> P o w erli n e A dapter -> Unins t all . ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 23
19 6. T roubleshooting w W h y oth e r Po w erline Adapter s aren ’ t listed on the net w or k o f m y Co n f i guration Utilit y ? A: M a k e sur e oth e r de v ices ar e w or k ing prop e rl y and c orr e ctl y installed. Please also che c k i f e v er y de v ice uses th e s a me n e t w or k pa ss w ord. T r y to s e t e a c h de v ic e with t ...
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Planet PL-103E - page 24
20 A: N o . P L -103E/ U ca n c o-e x ist w ith phoneline a n d w ireless net w or k ing t e chnolo g ies. PL-103E/U o p er a te s in a d if f e rent fr e q uenc y b a nd th a n po w erline co n trol an d co-e x ists w ith technol o g i es suc h as X-10, CEBus and LON w or k s. w Ho w do the P L -103E/U de v ices handle si g na l interferenc e bet ...
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