Netgear PL500P-199PES Datasheet download pdf (Page 6)

Getting Started

Powerline PL500 Series Adapter

LED Descriptions

The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline adapter.

Table 1. LEDs

LED Description

Ethernet

• Solid green. The Ethernet port is linked.

• Off. No powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.

Performance

• Solid green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (fast).

• Solid amber. Link rate > 50 Mbps and < 80 Mbps (medium).

• Solid red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (slow).

• Off.

The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices that

are using the same encryption key.

Power

• Solid green. The electrical power is on.

• Solid amber. The

adapter is in power saving mode.

• Blinking green. The

adapter is in the process of setting up security.

• Off. The

Powerline adapter is not receiving electrical power.

Button Descriptions

The buttons on your Powerline adapter let you do the following:

• Factory Reset button. Use the Factory Reset button to return your Powerline adapter to

its factory default settings. Press the Factory Reset button for two seconds and then

release it.

• Security button. Once the Powerline adapters are active, you can use the Security

button to secure your Powerline network with a private encryption key

. See Use the

Security Button to Set the Encryption Key on page 10.

Ethernet Port

You need to use the Ethernet port on one Powerline adapter to connect it to the router or

gateway for your network. For other Powerline adapters in your network, you can connect a

device with an Ethernet port, such as a computer, game console, Blu-ray player, smart TV,

HD set-top box, or network DVR.

PL500P Pass-Through Socket

The filtered pass-through socket can remove some electrical noise that might affect

Powerline performance. Plugging the power plugs of nearby devices into the filtered

pass-through socket improves performance.

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