Page 2 - Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount; Corinex Communications Corp.
Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 Vancouver / April 14. 2008 Corinex Communications Corp. # 601 - 905 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1L6, Canada
Page 6 - Contents
Contents Copyright .......................................................................................... 1 End User License Agreement .............................................................. 2 1. Introduction ...................................................................................
Page 7 - Introduction; About this Manual
5 Introduction Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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...
Page 8 - Installation; Package Contents; When you receive your; Requirements; Buttons from top to bottom)
6 Installation Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 2 Installation 2.1 Package Contents When you receive your Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount , check to be sure that your package contains: • Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount (2x for Dual Pack) • Standard Ethernet cable (...
Page 9 - Description
LED Definitions (Buttons from top to bottom) 1. PWR (Upper LED) Shows the status of the adapter: the LED is on, if the adapter is connected to power. 2. VPI (Middle LED) Displays the quality of the powerline link, when the adapter is synchronized with another adapter on the same network. 3. AP (Lowe...
Page 10 - Configuring a private powerline network; The first step is to configure the Fixed AP adapter. Press the “; RST
2.4.2 SYNC/ RST Buttton 2.4.2.1 OBUS By default, Corinex AV200 Ethernet Wall Mount powerline adapters come without a network identifier and encryption key. As a result, when they are plugged into the mains a new PLC network will be created (called public network). It will operate smoothly, but witho...
Page 13 - Connecting the Wall Mount Adapter; Specifications
11 Installation Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 2.6 Connecting the Wall Mount Adapter To connect the Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount to your computer, follow the steps listed below. 1. Once the security configuration and synchronization have been completed the adapters may be...
Page 14 - Adapter Configuration; Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount Adapter; Authentication
12 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 wall mount adapter (as described in section 2.6). Corinex a...
Page 15 - page, rather than the Authentication page.; “Additional Information,”; and; “Advanced Settings”
13 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 li...
Page 16 - Additional Information Page; System Information; EP; Network Status; “Fixed”
Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 ve...
Page 17 - PHY Status
Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 15 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 st...
Page 18 - Priority Status; Custom; Security Status; Log out
Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 16 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...
Page 19 - Change Configuration Page; The configuration is divided into two sections:; “Basic settings”; “Advanced
17 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 3.4 Change Configuration Page 3.4.1 Overview The configuration pages allow you to change the settings on the wall mount adapter. Any parameters changed here will be stored in the wall mount adapter‘s permanent memory, and at the ne...
Page 20 - WARNING; : CHANGING AN ADAPTER‘S IP TAKES EFFECT ONLY
18 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 3.4.2 Basic Settings Most of the time, the only thing that needs to be changed is the Network Identifier and the Encryption, in order to avoid interfering with other networks and protect your information. Most people will not need ...
Page 21 - Corinex AV200 Wall Mount Adapter; AES
Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 19 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 charact...
Page 23 - to confirm your choice.; ASCII; is selected, the Encryption Key string can have up to 24; HEX; mode is selected, the Encryption Key string can
Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 21 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...
Page 24 - Corinex AV200 Powerline Wall Mount; “OK”
22 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 3.4.3.2 Network Configuration Your Corinex AV200 Powerline Wall Mount 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 f...
Page 25 - It is strongly advised to turn on the notching function.; Power Control; networks from overpowering each other.; Configuration; by checking their; “Remove”; checkboxes and clicking; . Add a new binding to
23 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 netw...
Page 26 - The behavior of the LED is described in the table below.
24 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 3.4.6 VLAN Configuration When AV200 Powerline Wall Mount 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 ...
Page 28 - field; TOS; field of the IP packet.
26 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 ...
Page 32 - Firmware Update Page
30 Adapter Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 detec...
Page 33 - Video Network Setups; pick a number; Network Scenarios
31 Video Network Setups Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 ...
Page 34 - Public Network; - This is the default configuration of an In-Home network. If; Private Network
32 Video Network Setups Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount Corinex AV200 Powerline Wall Mount Corinex AV200 Powerline Wall Mount Home Electrical Wiring HDTV Set-Top Box Computer/ Media Center PC AV200 Powerline Wall Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDBY AV200 PowerlineWall Mount AP VPI Power ...
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33 Video Network Setups Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount Corinex AV200 Powerline Wall Mount Corinex AV200 Powerline Wall Mount Corinex AV200 Powerline Wall Mount Home Electrical Wiring HDTV Internet Router or Cable / DSL Broadband Modem Set-Top Box Computer/ Media Center PC AV200 Powerlin...
Page 36 - Different networks are defined by different network IDs.
34 Video Network Setups Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount AV20 0 Powerline Wa ll Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDB Y AV20 0 Powerline Wa ll Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDB Y AV20 0 Powerline Wall Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STANDB Y AV20 0 Powerline Wall Mount AP VPI Power SYNC/RST STA...
Page 37 - Network Configuration; Setting an IP Address on your Computer; Setting Up a Static IP in Windows Vista
35 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 3. The Local Area Connection Status screen will appear. Click the Properties button. 5 Network Configuration 5.1 Setting an IP Address on your Computer This section explains how to set a static IP on your computer, in order to conn...
Page 40 - Properties; Select; Use the following IP address; manually in the; Default gateway; box can be left blank.
38 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 setti...
Page 43 - root
41 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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. 5.1.4 Setting Up a Static IP in Windows 98 1. Go to the network screen by clicking the Star...
Page 44 - Open; Network; Control Panel in; System Preferences
42 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 5.1.6 Setting up a static IP in Mac OS 1. Open the Network Control Panel in System Preferences .
Page 45 - IP address
43 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 2. Select Built-in Ethernet from the pop-up menu. 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.
Page 46 - Improving Network Performance; scripts
44 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 4. Click on Apply Now and close the Network panel, saving your settings. tcpwin.reg for use with Windows operating systems 5.2 Improving Network Performance The latency (delay) of a Powerline network is higher than that of an Ether...
Page 47 - logged in as; Using Powerline Filters; tcpwin.sh for use with Linux operating systems; Checking Network Performance; On the; Main; page, under the heading; Available PLC Connections
45 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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 Powerline Filters A PLC (Powerline) filter is a low-pass filter that will only allow the 50/60 Hz ...
Page 48 - When to use this filter:; Powerline Domain; the adapters. This setup is illustrated in the picture below.
46 Network Configuration Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount When to use this filter: • When you want to isolate a Powerline test network from the rest of the electrical grid, either because you don’t want the Powerline signal from the test network to go out and disrupt other adapters, or be...
Page 49 - Troubleshooting Guide; The POWER LED is off.; Weak network connection; Powerline Noise Filter; To avoid personal injury and damage to the system:
47 Troubleshooting Guide Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 6 Troubleshooting Guide The Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount 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...
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48 Troubleshooting Guide Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount which the wall mount adapter is connected, e.g. ping 192.168.4.1 -t (this process can be interrupted by pressing CTRL+C ). 1. Ping the IP address of the computer to which the wall mount adapter is connected. If this fails, there is...