NETGEAR XAV5101 User manual

Powerline Nano500 Set XAVB5101

Installation Guide

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equipment is surrounded by at least 2 inches of air space.

Technical Support

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Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR

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reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without

notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application

of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.

Package Contents

Ethernet cables (2)

XAV5101

Powerline

Adapters

Products sold in some

locations include a

Resource CD.

WARNING!!

Do not plug

Powerline devices

into a power strip.

Hardware Features

Powerline

LED

Ethernet

LED

Security

button

Power LED

Ethernet port

Factory Reset

button

LED Descriptions

The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline adapters.

• When you plug in the adapter, the Power LED lights up and

turns green.

The adapter is not active when no Ethernet link has occurred for

more than 10 minutes. The adapter enters power saving mode,

and the Power LED turns amber .

• The Powerline LED turns on when the adapter detects at least

one other compatible Powerline device.

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

strongest link rate, indicated by the color displayed by the

Powerline LED:

- Green: Link rate > 80 Mbps (Best)

- Amber: Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (Better)

- Red: Link rate < 50 Mbps (Good)

• The Ethernet LED lights up when you connect a powered-on

Ethernet device to at least one Ethernet port.

Button Descriptions

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

• Factory Reset — Use the Factory Reset button to return your

Powerline device to its default factory settings. Press and hold

the Factory Reset button for an interval between 1 and 5

seconds, and then release it.

• Security button — Use the Security button to set the security

between Powerline devices. Press and hold the Security button

for an interval between 2 and 5 seconds, and then release it.

For more about security settings, see Install Your Powerline

Adapters on page 7.

Install Your Powerline Adapters

Set up a secure Powerline network with two Powerline adapters.

Step 1.

Plug in the

two Powerline

adapters.

Step 2.

On each

adapter, press

the Security

button for

> 2, but < 5

seconds, and

then release.

The Powerline

LED starts

blinking.

The Power LED

stops blinking.

The Powerline

LED turns on.

Security pairing

is done.

Add a new Powerline adapter to the secure Powerline network.

Step 1.

Plug in the

new adapter.

Step 2.

Press the

Security

button on the

new adapter

and on one

of the existing

adapters. The

Power LED

starts blinking.

The Power

LED stops

blinking. The

Powerline LED

turns on.

The new

adapter joins

the network.

Technical Support

Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products.

After installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of

your product and use it to register your product at

https://my.netgear.com.

Registration is required before you can use the telephone support

service. Registration through the NETGEAR website is strongly

recommended.

Go to http://support.netgear.com for product updates and web

support.

For additional information about setting up, configuring, and using

your Powerline adapter, see the User Manual.

Compatible NETGEAR Powerline Devices

Your Powerline adapter can share a Powerline network with these

compatible NETGEAR devices: XAV101, XAV1004, XAV2001,

XAV1101, XAV1301, XAV1601, XAV2501, XAV2602, XAV5001,

XAV5501, XAV5601, and XAV5004.

For a complete list of HomePlug AV certified devices, go to

www.homeplug.org/certified_products.

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