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Page 2 - Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter

Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter EN 61000-3-2EN 61000-3-3 Vancouver / Feb.08.2006 Corinex Communications Corp.# 670-789 West Pender StreetVancouver, BCCanada V6C 1H2

Page 6 - Contents

Contents Copyright .......................................................................................... 1 End User License Agreement .............................................................. 2 1. Introduction ...................................................................................

Page 7 - Introduction; About this Manual

5 Introduction Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter is a network adapter, connecting your computers and devices to each other, and to your Internet connection, over the electrical circuits already in your home or office. Just plug the CableLAN...

Page 8 - Installation; Package Contents; Corinex AV200 CableLAN Ethernet Adapter; Requirements; LED Definitions

6 Installation Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 2 Installation 2.1 Package Contents When you receive your Corinex AV200 CableLAN Ethernet Adapter , check to be sure that your package contains: • Corinex AV200 CableLAN Ethernet Adapter • Standard Ethernet cable • Standard coaxial cable • Standard coaxi...

Page 9 - Specifications

1. POWER Green On: Power on Off: Power off 2. ACT Green The behavior of this LED is explained in chapter 3.4.7 3. ETHERNET Green On: Link on LAN Off: No link on LAN Blinking: receiving/transmitting data Connector Definitions (Connectors from left to right) 7 Installation Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapt...

Page 10 - Connecting the AV200 CableLAN Adapter

8 Installation Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 2.5 Connecting the AV200 CableLAN Adapter To connect the Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter to your computer, follow the steps listed below. 1. Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to the Ethernet (LAN) port on the adapter and to an Ethernet port on your comp...

Page 11 - Adapter Configuration; Authentication

9 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 3 Adapter Configuration In order to access the web-based configuration pages, it is necessary to know the adapter’s IP address and for your computer to be connected to the CableLAN adapter (as described in section 2.5). Corinex adapters come wit...

Page 12 - page, rather than the Authentication page.; “Additional Information,”; and; “Advanced Settings”

10 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter Note: If password protection is disabled, you will be taken straight to the Main page, rather than the Authentication page. 3.2 Main Page This is the first page after login. It shows basic status information about the adapter, a list of availab...

Page 13 - Additional Information Page; System Information; EP; Network Status; “Fixed”

Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 3.3 Additional Information Page This page shows more detailed information about the adapter. System Information Uptime Shows how long the adapter has been running since the last startup. Firmware Version Shows the detailed firmware version. MAC St...

Page 14 - PHY Status

Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 12 PHY Status Notches Indicates whether or not frequency notches are enabled. notches should always be enabled, in order to eliminate interference with Radio Amateur bands specified by the local authorities. Power Control Indicates status of the p...

Page 15 - Priority Status; Custom; Security Status

Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 13 Priority Status Default Priority Shows the default priority for traffic transmission. Criterion 1 & 2 Shows which criteria are used to classify traffic. This can be TOS, 802.1p or Custom . If Custom, the complete parameters are displayed be...

Page 16 - Change Configuration Page; The configuration is divided into two sections:; “Basic settings”; “Advanced; ignore if you’re not familiar with it.

14 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 3.4 Change Configuration Page 3.4.1 Overview The configuration pages allow you to change the settings on the CableLAN adapter. Any parameters changed here will be stored in the CableLAN adapter‘s permanent memory, and at the next startup, will ...

Page 18 - ASCII; Automatic; or a; Fixed AP

Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 16 If you want to enable 3DES encryption in your network, please select one of the input methods and enter the password. Input methods: ASCII If ASCII is selected, the Encryption Key string can have up to 24 non-extended ASCII characters. Quote an...

Page 20 - to confirm your choice.; is selected, the Encryption Key string can have up to 24; HEX; mode is selected, the Encryption Key string can

Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 18 The following picture shows an example of two AV200 networks with different Network Identifiers: Communication between adapters (called modems in this picture) is encrypted with a Triple-DES algorithm. The Encryption Key can be set to any strin...

Page 21 - Your; “OK”; to save your changes.; Configuration

19 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 3.4.3.2 Network Configuration Your Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter can be configured to use either DHCP (automatic IP address assignment), or a fixed IP.The following parameters are used by the fixed IP configuration. In order for the CableLAN a...

Page 22 - It is strongly advised to turn on the notching function.; Power Control; networks from overpowering each other.; checking their; “Remove”; checkboxes and clicking; . Add a new binding to the

20 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter Note: It is strongly advised to turn on the notching function. Power Control is an automatic transmission power control which prevents different networks from overpowering each other. Power Control is turned on only when other networks are dete...

Page 23 - This advanced LED functionality is available only when; LED Status; LED is OFF

21 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 3.4.6 VLAN Configuration When AV200 CableLAN Adapters are used for ADSL extension, it is important for the operator to be able to distinguish the type of traffic that each adapter is generating. This is usually done by means of VLAN tagging. Th...

Page 25 - you configure two Class of Service criteria (; Criterion 1; Criterion 2; If you select; TOS; on the other hand, custom parameters are shown as below

23 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter There is one offset, and one bitmask and pattern for the trigger condition. The trig-ger condition is used to make sure that the Ethernet frame contains, for example, an IP frame. To check this condition, the offset must be set to 16 and the bi...

Page 29 - Firmware Update Page

27 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter First of all, the Criterion field must be set to Custom , in order to create custom rules for traffic classification. To prioritize UDP traffic, first the Ethernet packets containing IP packets must be detected. This requires detecting the patt...

Page 30 - Video Network Setups; pick a number; Network Scenarios

28 Video Network Setups Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 4 Video Network Setups 4.1 Introduction An In-Home AV network is made up of an access point (AP) adapter and several end points (EPs). In-Home AV networks can have only one AP. However, several In-Home AV networks can be created in the same spac...

Page 31 - - This is the default configuration of an In-Home network. If; Private Network; configure the network.

29 Video Network Setups Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter • Public Network - This is the default configuration of an In-Home network. If you do not want to change the settings on your network, the network configuration protocol will configure all the adapters automatically. By default, all adapters are...

Page 32 - This picture shows a more advanced CableLAN network with three

30 Video Network Setups Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter Note: Either of these two basic scenarios can be enlarged, adding more adapters, computers and set-top-boxes. 4.2.1.2 Extending the Internet Connection to an AV200 CableLAN Network This picture shows a more advanced CableLAN network with three C...

Page 33 - Different networks are defined by different network IDs.

31 Video Network Setups Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter In multi-network scenarios, such as the one depicted in the picture above, there is a new entity, called the QoS controller. The QoS controller’s role is to assign channel access to the different networks. The QoS controller acts at the same tim...

Page 34 - Network Configuration; Setting an IP Address on your Computer; Setting Up a Static IP in Windows XP

32 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 2. Select the Local Area Connection icon for the applicable adapter (Ethernet adapter or CableLAN - usually the first adapter listed). Double-click the Local Area Connection . 3. The Local Area Connection Status screen will appear. Click Proper...

Page 35 - Properties; Select; Use the following IP address; manually in the; Default gateway; box can be left blank.

33 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button. 5. Select Use the following IP address . Set the IP address manually in the format 10.10.1.X (for example 10.10.1.200) and mask 255.255.0.0 of local TCP/IP settings. The Defa...

Page 38 - root

36 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 6. Click the OK button in the TCP/IP Properties window to complete the PC configuration, and click Close or OK to close the Network window. 5.1.3 Setting Up a Static IP in Windows 98 1. Go to the network screen by clicking the Start button. Cli...

Page 39 - Open; Network; Control Panel in; System Preferences

37 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 5.1.5 Setting up a static IP in Mac OS 1. Open the Network Control Panel in System Preferences . 2. Select Built-in Ethernet from the pop-up menu.

Page 40 - Improving Network Performance; scripts

38 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 3. Set the IP address manually in the format 10.10.1.X (e.g. 10.10.1.200) and Subnet Mask 255.255.0.0. 4. Click on Apply Now and close the Network panel, saving your settings. tcpwin.reg for use with Windows operating systems 5.2 Improving Netw...

Page 41 - logged in as; Using Coaxial Filters; tcpwin.sh for use with Linux operating systems; Checking Network Performance; On the; Main; page, under the heading; Available CableLAN Connections

39 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter With a Linux PC running kernel 2.4 or higher, open the console and execute the command ./tcpwin.sh 512 logged in as root . 5.4 Using Coaxial Filters A coax filter is a high-pass filter which allows only the TV signal through. This filterblocks ...

Page 42 - • When you want to isolate your AV200 CableLAN network from the rest

40 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter When to use this filter: • When you want to isolate your AV200 CableLAN network from the rest of the coaxial infrastructure, either because you don’t want the CableLAN signal from your network to go out and disrupt other adapters, or because yo...

Page 43 - Troubleshooting Guide; The POWER LED is off.

41 Troubleshooting Guide Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter 6 Troubleshooting Guide The Corinex AV200 CableLAN Adapter has been designed to be a reliable and easy-to- use network connection device. Please refer to the list below to aid in troubleshooting or visit www.corinex.com/retail and go to the app...