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; II
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 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter; The product carries the CE Mark; Yang Hongliang
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA411 Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the produc...
Page 5 - IV; CONTENTS
IV CONTENTS Package Contents......................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................. 2 1.1 Conventions ............................................................
Page 6 - Package Contents; One Resource CD
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 1 Package Contents The AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: ¾ One AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 Mini Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) ¾ One RJ-45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ-45 Ethernet Cables in Starter K...
Page 7 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Pair; System Requirement
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Powerline Adapter. This device is an AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this...
Page 9 - Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism; The LED indicator displays information about the device’s status.; Item; On
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 4 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The Powerline Adapter supports up to 500Mbps 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 electrical wiring. Si...
Page 10 - Physical Interface; Interface
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 5 On The adapter is connected to a powerline network. Blinking The adapter is transferring data. Powerline LED Off The adapter isn’t connected to any powerline network or is in power-saving mode. On The Ethernet port is connected, but there is no data being tran...
Page 11 - For detailed information about the Pair button, please refer to; Connection Instruction; ON
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 6 ) Note: 1. If you press the Pair button for more than 10 seconds, the Powerline Adapter will leave the network which it is associated with and its network name assumes a random value. The Power LED turns off when it disconnects from the Powerline network. 2. F...
Page 12 - Hardware Connection – Internet
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 7 2.6 Hardware Connection – Internet This section describes how to connect the Powerline Adapter into your existing ADSL broadband connection via ADSL Ethernet port. Follow the procedures described below to connect the Powerline Adapter to your ADSL broadband co...
Page 14 - Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility; Note; automatically pop up on your computer’s screen.; Management Utility; , and then the program installation
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 9 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 restart your pers...
Page 17 - Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the; “Powerline Utility”; application icon is provided on the
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 12 Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.
Page 18 - Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility; Double click on the icon; “Status”; and; “System”; The; Status
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 13 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 Utility enables the users to identify powe...
Page 21 - Password is unnecessary to enter for renaming.
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 16 4.2.1 Rename the Remote Device/Enter Password You can change the name of the remote adapter to an easy-to-remember one. Additionally, you can select the desired adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format) so as to set the network name of...
Page 22 - The third tab window labeled “; Advanced; ” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 17 4.3 Advanced The third tab window labeled “ Advanced ” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the limit bandwidth can be took full advantage. QoS requirements are different for various data types such as streaming video or music, voice and ...
Page 23 - The group sets VLAN priority to CAP mapping and default priority.; System
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 18 ¾ Simple Application Mapping: The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the highest user priority you will use your local HomePlug device for by pitching one of the following radios. Please select the radio type according to your demand. ¾ Adva...
Page 24 - Click the; Upgrade Firmware; following dialog will pop up.; NVM; network identity, general capabilities and operational modes.
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 19 4.4.1 Upgrade Firmware Click the Upgrade Firmware button to upgrade the version of the firmware for the adapter and the following dialog will pop up. z NVM : None-volatile memory. It is used for upgrading the firmware. z PIB : Parameter Information Block. It ...
Page 25 - Every Powerline Adapter on your home network; MUST; have the same; Network Password; for
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 20 If you want to upgrade the version of firmware for the device, please select appropriate Firmware and PIB files together. New firmware versions and PIB files are posted at www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free. ) Note: The parameter information of PI...
Page 26 - Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons; powerline devices which also support the; Set Up a Powerline AV Network with the Pair Button; button on only; Create a Powerline network using the Pair button
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 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 adapters to communicate...
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-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 22 Join an existing 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. Step 2 . Press and hold ...
Page 28 - Appendix A: Troubleshooting; Power LED does not light up.
TL-PA411 AV500 Mini Powerline Adapter 23 Appendix A: Troubleshooting The Troubleshooting 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 plugged into a power outlet....