PDF User Manual

Ver. 1.0.0 

PLI-3210 

HomePlug Pro 4-Port Bridge 

User Manual 

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Safety 

FCC 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 Class B of the FCC Rules.  Operation is subject 
to the following two conditions: 

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference 

(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 

CE 

This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations: CE Mark, 89/336/EEC 

RoHS 

This product is RoHS compliant. 

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Table of Contents

1

HOMEPLUG POWERLINE ...................................................................................................................................3

1.1

I

NTRODUCTION

.................................................................................................................................................3

1.2

U

SAGE 

D

IAGRAM

..............................................................................................................................................3

1.3

P

HYSICAL 

D

ETAILS

...........................................................................................................................................3

1.4

S

ETUP

.............................................................................................................................................................5

2

SECURITY BUTTON ............................................................................................................................................6

C

REATING A NEW SECURITY NETWORK

..........................................................................................................................6

A

DDING 

A

DAPTER 

C

 TO EXISTING 

N

ETWORK 

AB

(A

DAPTER 

A

 AND 

A

DAPTER 

B)..............................................................6

R

EMOVING 

A

DAPTER 

B

 FROM 

A

DAPTER 

A

&

C

N

ETWORK AND JOIN WITH 

A

DAPTER 

D

&

E

 TO BECOME 

N

ETWORK 

BDE ....7

3

OPERATION .........................................................................................................................................................8

4

SPECIFICATION...................................................................................................................................................9

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1 HomePlug 

Powerline 

HomePlug powerline is an excellent solution that can be used to extend your network. In the home or small office 

building, use HomePlug Ethernet Bridge Adapters to link multiple locations without the need to run Ethernet cable. 

Combined with a broadband DSL/Cable connection, every room with electrical power outlets will have easy access 

to high-speed Internet connection. 

1.1 Introduction 

HomePlug Pro 4-Port Bridge

 allows you to connect up to 4 devices that have Ethernet ports to a Powerline net-

work. In operation, the 

HomePlug Pro 4-Port Bridge

 is completely transparent, and simply passes data between 

the Ethernet port and the Powerline network. The Powerline data transfer rate can be reached up to 200Mbps. Any 

device may be connected to the 

HomePlug Pro 4-Port Bridge’s

 Ethernet ports, but a Windows PC must be used 

for configuration. 

* Strongly recommend Windows Vista/2000/XP for utility configuration 

1.2 Usage Diagram 

1.3 Physical Details 

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Front Panel LEDs 

Power On

 - Normal operation. 

Off 

 - No power 

HomePlug On

 - The Powerline network is active. This means that at least one other HomePlug de-

vice was detected. 

Off

 - Powerline network is not available - no other HomePlug devices were detected. 

Flashing

 - Data is being transmitted or received via the Powerline network. 

Ethernet On

 - Ethernet connection is active. 

Off

 - No Ethernet connection. 

Flashing

 - Data is being transmitted or received via the Ethernet Port. 

Security  

This button is designed to generate an individual network group under multiple nods envi-

ronment. 

Please refer to 

Security Button

 section for more details.

Reset 

This button is used to clear ALL data and restore ALL settings to the factory default val-

ues. Press for 2 seconds and release the reset button to begin restore factory default. 

Rear Panel 

The rear panel contains an AC Power Cord Plug (100-240V), a Security Button, a recessed Reset Button, and 4 

Ethernet Ports. 

Power LED

HomePlug LED 

Ethernet Port LEDs

Security Button 

Reset Button

4 Ethernet Ports

Power Port

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1.4 Setup 

Plug and Play Installation for Homes: 

HomePlug is plug and play device; user is able to plug and play without any complex configuration and settings. 

Please execute the following hardware installation steps 1 to 4. 

Installation in homes with Existing HomePlug Network:  

1. Connect the 

HomePlug Pro 4-Port Bridge

 Ethernet Port to your devices. 

2. Plug the

 HomePlug Pro 4-Port Bridge

 into a power outlet.  

3.  Wait a few seconds for startup to be completed, and then check the LEDs. 

•

 The 

Power

 LED should be ON 

•

 The 

HomePlug

 LED will be ON 

•

 The 

Ethernet

 LED should be ON 

4.  Hardware Installation is now completed, enjoy HomePlug Powerline connectivity. 

Installation in homes with NO EXISTING HomePlug Network: 

1.  Make sure that another HomePlug 200M device is connected to your network at the router or directly to a com-

puter. 

2. Connect the 

HomePlug Pro 4-Port Bridge

 Ethernet Port to your devices. 

3.  Wait a few seconds for startup to be completed, and then check the LEDs. 

•

 The 

Power

 LED should be ON 

•

 The 

HomePlug

 LED will be ON 

•

 The 

Ethernet 

LED should be ON 

4.  Hardware Installation is now completed, enjoy HomePlug Powerline connectivity. 

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2 Security 

Button 

This section describes how to use Security button for configuration in the following situations: 

Creating a new security network 

Two unassociated Adapters (

Adapter A

 and 

Adapter B

) are forming a new network—Network AB  

The procedure is as follows:

5.  Press and hold the security button on 

Adapter A

 for 10 seconds and release it when device LED auto reboots. 

The password to 

Adapter A

 becomes “Random_A” 

6.  Press and hold the security button on 

Adapter B

 for 10 seconds and release it when device LED auto reboots. 

The password to 

Adapter B

 becomes “Random_B” 

7. Currently, 

Adapter A

 and 

Adapter B

 are not networked 

8.  Press and hold the security button on 

Adapter A

 for 2 seconds then release. 

9. The 

Power

 LED on 

Adapter A

 starts to flash. 

10. Within 120 seconds after the Power LED on 

Adapter A

 starts to flash, press and hold the security button on 

Adapter B

 for 2 seconds then release. 

11. Both 

Adapter A

 and 

Adapter B

 are now networked together. 

Adding Adapter C to existing Network AB (Adapter A and Adapter B) 

One unassociated 

Adapter C

 is added to an existing Network AB. 

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The procedure is as follows:

12. Press and hold the security button on 

Adapter C

 for 10 seconds and release it when device LED auto reboots. 

The password to 

Adapter C

 becomes “Random_C” 

13. Press and hold the security button on 

Adapter A

 for 2 seconds. The 

Power

 LED on 

Adapter A

 starts to flash. 

14. Within 120 seconds after the Power LED on 

Adapter A

 starts to flash, press and hold the security button on 

Adapter C

 for 2 seconds then release. 

15. 

Adapter A

, 

Adapter B

 and 

Adapter C

 are now networked to each other.  

Removing Adapter B from Adapter A & C Network and join with Adapter D & 
E to become Network BDE 

The procedure is as follows:

16. Press and hold the security button on 

Adapter B

 for 10 seconds and release it. The password to 

Adapter B

becomes “Random B” and removes itself from 

Adapter A & C

. 

17. Press and hold the security button on 

Adapter D

 for 2 seconds.  

18. Within 120 seconds after the Power LED on 

Adapter D

 starts to flash, press and hold the security button on 

Adapter B

 for 2 seconds then release. 

19. 

Adapter B

 and 

Adapter D

 are now connected to each other, which in turn becomes part of Network BDE.   

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3 

Operation 

Operation is completely automatic, and no user intervention is required. 

If your HomePlug devices have difficulty communicating with each other, check the following: 

•

  Try plugging the unit into an adjacent plug. 

•

  Use a pin and hold the Reset Button down for two seconds on each unit you are trying to connect.  The unit 

lights should flash.  Then units will then connect based off factory settings. 

•

HomePlug Pro 4-Port Bridge

 works better when plugged directly into the wall socket. Connecting the 

Home-

Plug Pro 4-Port Bridge

 into the power strip or surge protectors may degrade the network performance. 

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4 Specification 

Powerline Standards 

HomePlug AV 

PHY Rate 

Up to 200 Mbps 

Modulation 

1024/256/64/16/8 QAM, QPSK, BPSK, ROBO Carrier Modulation 

Forward Error Correction  

Turbo Codes 

Protocol 

TDMA, CSMA/CA 

Security 

128-bit AES Encryption 

LEDs 

1 * Power 

1 * HomePlug 

1 Thru 4* Ethernet 

Ethernet Interface 

4 * RJ45 LAN Port 

Auto-negotiation, Auto MDI/MDIX  

Ethernet Standards 

Ethernet specification IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3x 

Power 

100 - 240VAC, 50/60 Hz 

Power Consumption 

100mA (max.) 

Operating Temperature 

0

°

 C to 40

°

 C 

Storage Temperature 

-20

°

 C to 70

°

 C 

Operating Humidity 

10-90%RH (max) 

Hardware Operating Sys-

tems  

Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux, Mac OS  X or any other 

operating system with network support