NETGEAR PLP1200 User manual

Quick Start

Powerline 1200 + Extra Outlet

Model PLP1200

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Getting Started

Powerline adapters provide an alternative way to extend your network

using your existing electrical wiring. Plug 2 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.

Meet Your Adapter

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

buttons, and port.

Ethernet port

Security button

Factory Reset button

Power LED

Ethernet LED

Pick A Plug LED

Power LED Green. The electrical power is on.

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 Lit. 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 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 Use an Ethernet cable to 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 new 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 Power 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 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 network,

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.

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