Page 2 - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS; Specifications are subject to change without notice.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form ...
Page 3 - FCC STATEMENT; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.; CE Mark Warning
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses a...
Page 4 - Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions 1. Do not open this product or attempt to service it; it may expose you to dangerous high voltage or other risks. 2. Do not operate this product near water. 3. Do not place or operate this product near a radiator or a heat register. 4. Do not expose this product to damp...
Page 5 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 LED Indicator ................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Physical Interface ...........
Page 6 - AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through; Chapter 1 Introduction; Pair; A. System Requirement
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Powerline Adapter. This device is an AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networkin...
Page 8 - Physical Interface; Interface; Ethernet Port
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 3 1.2 Physical Interface There are four physical interfaces on this Mini Powerline Adapter. Integrated Electrical Socket Power Plug Ethernet Port Pair Button Interface Description Ethernet Port It is a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port on the AV adapter ...
Page 9 - Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism; Connection Instruction
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 4 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 200Mbps data rate. With this high speed connection rate, this Powerline Adapter allows you to setup a high speed home network by using your home existing elec...
Page 10 - Hardware Connection – Computer; Hardware Connection – Internet; ON
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 5 2.3 Hardware Connection – Computer For those computers you wish to be networked by Powerline Adapter, each of the computers must be properly connected with a Powerline Adapter through an Ethernet (RJ-45) cable. Following are the steps to prope...
Page 11 - your household
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 6 ) Note: Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnected device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable. The idle wall sockets or electrical outlets in your household electrical circuit can be used normally...
Page 12 - Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility; Note; Please make sure that you have installed the; WinPcap; can be found on the; Management Utility
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 7 Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility Please verify that no other Powerline Adapter or any Encryption Management Utilities are installed before installing the provided software. If other Powerline Utilities are installed, uninstall them and ...
Page 15 - Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the; “TL-PA250 Powerline Utility”; application icon is
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 10 Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “TL-PA250 Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.
Page 16 - Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility; Double click on the icon; “Main”; and; “About”; The; Main; where the Management Utility is running.
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 11 Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility After you’d successfully installed the Powerline Adapter hardware and Management Utility software, you can set up or configure the devices according to your need. This Powerline Adapter Configuration Uti...
Page 19 - Select the Powerline Adapter from the list, click the; Enter Password; button and then the following; Password; (Take note of the password format) and click; “OK”
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 14 4.1.2 Enter Password Enter the password of the remote Powerline Adapters, and then you can set the network name of these devices on Privacy configuration homepage. The password can be found on the back of the device. Select the Powerline Adap...
Page 21 - button on the
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 16 4.1.4 Reset This Management Utility allows you to reset the Powerline Adapter to its default settings by clicking the Reset button on the Main page.
Page 22 - Changing the network name to anything other than “; HomePlugAV; ” will show the network type on the; Private
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 17 4.2 Privacy The Privacy configuration page provides a means for managing the local network and providing additional security for the logical network and also to select the devices that has to be included in the network. All Powerline devices ...
Page 26 - Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons; compliant powerline devices which also support the; Set Up a Secured Powerline AV Network with the Pair Button; Create a secured Powerline network using the Pair button
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 21 Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons 5.1 Pair (Secure with 128 bits-AES) The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. For the powerline adapter...
Page 27 - . Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter C for 1 second.; The sequence of Step 1 and Step 2 can be exchanged.; Leave
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 22 Join an existing secured Powerline AV Network: Powerline adapter A and Powerline adapter B form a HomeplugAV Network, Powerline adapter C wants to join this network. Step 1 . Press and hold the Pair button on Powerline adapter C for 1 second....
Page 28 - Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 23 Appendix A: Troubleshooting Guide The Troubleshooting Guide provides answers to common problems regarding the Powerline Adapter. 1. The Power LED does not light up. Ans. Check the following: a) Make sure that the Powerline Adapter is properly...
Page 29 - Appendix B: Specifications; General
TL-PA250 AV200+ Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 24 Appendix B: Specifications General Standards HomePlug AV, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u Modulation Technology OFDM Protocol Support TCP/IP Data Rate 200Mbps Range 300meters in house LEDs Power, Powerline, Ethernet Interface 1 Pair Button 1 Ethernet L...