Netgear 1200 Installation Guide

Netgear 1200 Manual

Netgear 1200 manual content summary:

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    Quick Start Powerline 1200 Model PL1200
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    Package Contents In some regions, a resource CD is included with your product. 2
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    Getting Started Powerline adapters give you an alternative way to extend your network using your existing electrical wiring. Plug two or more Powerline adapters into electrical outlets to create a wired network connection. You can add up to 16 Homeplug AV-certified and AV2-certified adapters to
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    Meet Your Adapter Before you install your adapter, familiarize yourself with its LEDs, buttons, and port. Power LED Ethernet LED Pick A Plug LED Ethernet port Security button Factory Reset button 4
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    Power LED Ethernet LED 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 adapter is not receiving electrical power. Solid green. The Ethernet port is linked. Off. No Ethernet
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    Ethernet port Security button Use an Ethernet cable to connect your wired devices, including computers, WiFi routers, or game consoles, to your Powerline network. Use the Security button to create a secure Powerline network. 6
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    Install Your Adapters Room 1 Room 2 7
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    secure adapters and one of the adapters that is not yet secured. Note: The Security button does not work in power saving mode (see Troubleshooting Tips on page 10). Warning: Do not press the Security button on the Powerline adapter until installation is complete and the adapters are communicating
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    Add Adapters To add adapters before you configure the security feature, just plug them in and connect the adapters to your equipment. ¾¾ To add adapters to a Powerline network with security set: 1. Plug in and connect the new adapters. 2. On any of the adapters that are already a part of the secure
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    Troubleshooting Tips Power LED is off. Power LED is blinking amber. Pick A network security, make sure that all Powerline devices are using the same encryption key. See the online user manual for details. • Press the Factory Reset button on each device for one second to return the Powerline adapter
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    Pick A Plug LED is amber or red. Ethernet LED is off. Something is interfering with communication between adapters. To resolve this, do the following: • Move the adapter to another outlet. • Unplug devices that might be causing interference such as surge suppressors and items with motors. • Make
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Quick Start
Powerline 1200
Model PL1200