NETGEAR Powerline PL1200 User manual

Quick Start

Powerline 1200

Model PL1200

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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 extend

your network. For a complete list of Homeplug AV-certiﬁed devices, visit

http://www.homeplug.org/certiﬁed_products.

Power LED

Factory Reset button

Ethernet port

Pick A Plug LED

Ethernet LED

Security button

Meet Your Adapter

Before you install your adapter, familiarize yourself with its LEDs,

buttons, and port.

Power LED Solid green. The electrical power is on.

Blinking amber. The adapter is in power saving mode.

Blinking green. The adapter is in the process of setting up

security.

O. The adapter is not receiving electrical power.

Ethernet LED Solid. The Ethernet port is linked.

O. No Ethernet connection is detected.

Pick A Plug LED The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet

with the strongest link performance, indicated by the color

displayed by the LED:

Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).

Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).

Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).

O. The adapter did not ﬁnd any other compatible Powerline

devices using the same encryption key.

Factory Reset

button

Press the Factory Reset button for one second, then release

it to return the Powerline adapter to its factory default

settings.

Ethernet port Connect your wired devices, including computers, Wiﬁ

routers or game consoles, to your Powerline network.

Security button Use the Security button to create a secure Powerline

network.

Install Your Adapters

Room 1 Room 2

Secure Your Network

¾To create a secure network:

1. Plug in your adapters.

2. Wait until the Pick A Plug LEDs are blinking.

3. Press the Security button on one of the adapters for two seconds,

then press the Security button on one of the other adapters in your

existing network for two seconds.

Both buttons must be pressed within two minutes.

4. If you are installing additional adapters, repeat step 3 with one of the

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 with each

other (indicated by the blinking Pick A Plug LED). Pressing this button too

soon can temporarily disable Powerline communication. If this occurs, use

the Factory Reset button to return the Powerline adapter to its factory

default settings.

Add Adapters

To add adapters before you conﬁgure the security feature, just plug them

in and connect the adapters to your equipment.

¾To add an adapter to a Powerline network with security

set:

1. Plug in and connect the new adapters.

2. On any of the previously installed adapters, press and hold the

Security button for two seconds.

3. On the new adapter, press and hold the Security button for two

seconds.

Both buttons must be pressed within two minutes.

Troubleshooting Tips

Power LED is o. Make sure that power is supplied to the electrical

outlet, and that the Powerline devices are not plugged

into an extension cord, power strip, or surge protector.

Power LED is blinking

amber.

Power saving mode occurs when the Ethernet LED is

o. This can occur in the following circumstances:

• The Ethernet cable is unplugged.

• The device connected through the Ethernet cable

is turned o.

• The adapter is idle for 10 minutes.

It returns to normal mode within two seconds

aer the Ethernet link is up.

Pick A Plug LED is o. • If you already set 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 to

its factory default settings.

Pick A Plug LED is

amber or red.

Move the Powerline device closer to the other

Powerline devices.

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