Page 3 - Contents; Using the Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility . . 47
i www.gateway.com Contents 1 Setting Up Your Powerline Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Step 1: Installing the hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Powerline adapter driver . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Step 2: Adding the computer to the network . . . . . . . . . . 8 About ne...
Page 6 - Installing the Powerline adapter driver
2 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Powerline Adapter www.gateway.com Step 1: Installing the hardware and software Installing the Powerline adapter driver Use the following instructions to: ■ Install the Powerline software on the computer that you want to use to manage the Powerline network ■ Connect the P...
Page 7 - To install the Powerline adapter software and
3 Step 1: Installing the hardware and software www.gateway.com To install the Powerline adapter software and hardware 1 Insert the Gateway Powerline Adapter CD in the computer’s CD or DVD drive. The installation program starts.
Page 12 - About network configurations
8 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Powerline Adapter www.gateway.com Step 2: Adding the computer to the network About network configurations After the Powerline software and hardware is installed, the next step is to determine how the computer with the powerline adapter will be added to network. There are...
Page 15 - To run the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard:
11 Step 2: Adding the computer to the network www.gateway.com To run the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard: 1 Click Start , All Programs , Accessories , Communications , then click Network Setup Wizard . The Network Setup Wizard opens. - OR - Click the Network Setup Wizard icon on the Windows XP taskb...
Page 21 - To identify a Windows 2000 computer on the network:
17 Step 2: Adding the computer to the network www.gateway.com Naming the computers and the workgroup in Windows 2000 To identify a Windows 2000 computer on the network: 1 Click Start , Settings , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window opens. 2 Double-click the System icon. The System Id...
Page 22 - To identify a Windows 98SE or Windows Me
18 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Powerline Adapter www.gateway.com 6 Type a name for your workgroup in the Workgroup box. Use a workgroup name of up to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The workgroup name must be the same for all computers in your network workgroup, and the name must be different tha...
Page 26 - Setting up a DHCP IP address for Windows 2000
22 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Powerline Adapter www.gateway.com Setting up a DHCP IP address for Windows 2000 To set up a DHCP IP address for Windows 2000: 1 Click Start , Settings , then click Network and Dial-up Connections . The Network and Dial-up Connections window opens. This window has an ico...
Page 28 - To set up a DHCP IP address for Windows 98SE or
24 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Powerline Adapter www.gateway.com Setting up a DHCP IP address for Windows 98SE or Windows Me To set up a DHCP IP address for Windows 98SE or Windows Me: 1 Click Start , Settings , then click Control Panel . The Control Panel window opens. 2 If you are using Windows Me,...
Page 30 - Turning the powerline adapter off; To turn the PLU-300 powerline adapter off:
26 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Powerline Adapter www.gateway.com Turning the powerline adapter off You can turn off the powerline adapter to make a computer unavailable on the network. To turn the PLU-300 powerline adapter off: ■ Click the remove hardware icon in the taskbar, the USB adapter name, th...
Page 31 - Where to go from here; Using your network
27 Where to go from here www.gateway.com Where to go from here Using your network Now that you have created and configured your powerline network and you know how to turn your powerline adapter on and off, you are ready to use the network. Go to “Sharing Your Network Resources” on page 29. Using the...
Page 34 - Sharing an Internet connection; Setting up Internet Explorer in Windows XP
30 Chapter 2: Sharing Your Network Resources www.gateway.com Sharing an Internet connection Internet sharing lets all computers on the network access the Internet at the same time using one Internet service provider (ISP) connection. If you are using Windows XP, go to “Setting up Internet Explorer i...
Page 38 - To set up Internet Explorer on each computer on your
34 Chapter 2: Sharing Your Network Resources www.gateway.com Setting up Internet Explorer in Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows Me To set up Internet Explorer on each computer on your Ethernet network in Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows Me: 1 Make sure that the router is turned on and config...
Page 41 - Accessing the Internet from your computer
37 Sharing an Internet connection www.gateway.com 8 If you want to set up an Internet e-mail account other than the e-mail account supplied by your Internet service provider, select Yes then click Next . Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Internet mail setup. When you are finished set...
Page 42 - Sharing drives and printers; To turn on file and printer sharing in Windows XP and
38 Chapter 2: Sharing Your Network Resources www.gateway.com Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives, diskette drives, and CD or DVD drives) and printers among the computers connected to the network. After the drives and printers on each network comp...
Page 43 - To turn on file and printer sharing in Windows 98SE
39 Sharing drives and printers www.gateway.com 3 Right-click the Local Area Network icon that you want to set up file and printer sharing on, then click Properties . 4 Make sure that the check box for File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is checked. 5 Click OK . 6 If prompted, restart you...
Page 44 - Sharing drives or folders; To share drives or folders:
40 Chapter 2: Sharing Your Network Resources www.gateway.com Sharing drives or folders If you want to share a drive or folder, use the following instructions. To share drives or folders: 1 Make sure that each computer on your network has Windows file and printer sharing turned on by following the st...
Page 46 - Sharing printers; To share printers in Windows XP:
42 Chapter 2: Sharing Your Network Resources www.gateway.com Un-sharing drives, folders, and files If you want to un-share a drive, folder, or file, use the following instructions. To un-share drives or folders: 1 Right-click the drive or folder that you want to un-share, then click Sharing and Secu...
Page 47 - To share printers in Windows 2000, Windows 98, and; Using the network; Viewing shared drives and folders; To view shared drives and folders:
43 Using the network www.gateway.com To share printers in Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows Me: 1 Click Start , Settings , then click Printers . 2 Right-click the name of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing . 3 Click Shared as . 4 Click OK . Using the network After the drives and p...
Page 48 - Mapping a Network Drive; To map a network drive:
44 Chapter 2: Sharing Your Network Resources www.gateway.com 2 Click/Double-click Entire Network . The Entire Network window opens. If you do not see the contents of the network after you double-click Entire Network , click entire contents . 3 Double-click Microsoft Windows Network . 4 Double-click ...
Page 49 - Opening files across the network; To open files across the network:; Copying files across the network; To copy files across the network:
45 Using the network www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the file you want to open. 2 Click File , then click Open . 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the ...
Page 50 - Printing files across the network; To print files across the network:
46 Chapter 2: Sharing Your Network Resources www.gateway.com Printing files across the network To print files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print. 2 Click File , then click Print . 3 In the printer name list, click the network printer. 4 Click OK .
Page 52 - About the Powerline configuration utility
48 Chapter 3: Using the Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility www.gateway.com About the Powerline configuration utility The Gateway Powerline encryption management utility has four tabs to configure the Powerline settings: ■ Device ■ Network ■ Security ■ Advanced Select a tab to customize the sett...
Page 53 - Using the Device tab settings
49 About the Powerline configuration utility www.gateway.com Using the Device tab settings The Device tab provides a list of your Gateway Powerline devices that are connected to the computer that is running the configuration utility. The utility also shows the average data rate performance of your P...
Page 54 - Running a performance analysis
50 Chapter 3: Using the Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility www.gateway.com Running a performance analysis To run a performance analysis on the networked Power Line devices: 1 Click Start , Programs , Gateway Powerline Adapter , then click PLU-300 or PLE-310 . The Gateway Powerline Adapter Confi...
Page 55 - Using the Network tab settings
51 About the Powerline configuration utility www.gateway.com Using the Network tab settings The Network tab provides detailed information about each device on the Powerline network. The list shows each Powerline device’s Media Access Control (MAC) address and the device data rate in mega bits per se...
Page 56 - Using the Security tab settings
52 Chapter 3: Using the Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility www.gateway.com Using the Security tab settings Use the Security tab to change the default network password to a password of your choice. When you change the password, the new password applies to the Gateway Powerline device that is cur...
Page 57 - To change the Gateway Powerline private network; To restore the Gateway Powerline network password
53 About the Powerline configuration utility www.gateway.com Changing the Gateway Powerline private network password To change the Gateway Powerline private network password: 1 Click Start , Programs , Gateway Powerline Adapter , then click PLU-300 or PLE-310 . The Gateway Powerline Adapter Configur...
Page 58 - Using the Advanced tab settings
54 Chapter 3: Using the Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility www.gateway.com 4 Click the Security tab. 5 Click Restore Default . The password changes to “HomePlug” (the default Powerline network password). 6 Click OK . The utility closes. Using the Advanced tab settings Use the Advanced tab to se...
Page 59 - To remotely set the network password on other
55 About the Powerline configuration utility www.gateway.com To remotely set the network password on other computers: 1 Click Start , Programs , Gateway Powerline Adapter , then click PLU-300 or PLE-310 . The Gateway Powerline Adapter Configuration Utility starts and the utility scans the Powerline ...
Page 61 - Getting Help; Technical Support
57 4 Getting Help Technical Support Gateway offers a wide range of customer service, technical support, and information services. Use the following information to contact Gateway for help.
Page 62 - Automated troubleshooting system; Service description
58 Chapter 4: Getting Help www.gateway.com Automated troubleshooting system Telephone numbers You can access the following services through your telephone to get answers to your questions: Service description How to reach Use an automated menu system and your telephone keypad to find answers to comm...
Page 63 - Legal Information
Page 64 - Regulatory compliance statements; United States of America
60 Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Regulatory compliance statements United States of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Pa...
Page 65 - FCC declaration of conformity; California Proposition 65 Warning
61 FCC declaration of conformity Responsible party: Gateway Companies, Inc.610 Gateway Drive, North Sioux City, SD 57049(605) 232-2000 Fax: (605) 232-2023 Product: ■ Gateway PLU-300 ■ Gateway PLE-310 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this product is subject to the foll...
Page 66 - Notices; All Rights Reserved
62 Appendix A: Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information Notices Copyright © 2003 Gateway, Inc.All Rights Reserved14303 Gateway PlacePoway, CA 92064 USA All Rights Reserved This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted by any m...
