Netgear XAVB1301 - Manual

Installation Guide

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June 2011

LED and Button Descriptions

Item

Description

Power LED

•

Solid green

. The electrical power is on.

•

Solid amber.

The adapter is in power saving

mode.

•

Blinking green

. The adapter is in the process of

setting up security.

•

Off

. There is no electrical power.

Ethernet
LED

•

Solid

. The Ethernet port is linked.

•

Off

. There is no Ethernet connection.

Powerline LED

Power LED

Ethernet LED

Reset

Security

Powerline AV 200 Mini Set

XAVB1301

Troubleshooting Tips

Power LED is off

Make sure that power is supplied to the electrical outlet,
and that the Powerline devices are not plugged into an
extension cord, power strip, or surge protector.

Power LED is
amber

Power saving mode occurs when the Ethernet LED is off.
This can occur when:

• The Ethernet cable is unplugged.
• The device connected through the Ethernet cable is

turned off.

• The adapter is idle for 10 minutes.

It returns to normal mode within 2 seconds once the
Ethernet link is up.

Powerline LED is
off

• If you have set network security, make sure that all Power

line devices are using the same encryption key; see the
online

User Manual

for details.

• Press the

Reset

button on each device for 1 second to

return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings.

Powerline LED is
amber or red

Move the Powerline device to a closer location.

Ethernet LED is
off

• Make sure that the Ethernet cables are working and

securely plugged into the devices.

• Press the

Reset

button on each device for 1 second to

return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings.

Package Contents

Warning:

Do not press the

Security

button on the Powerline

adapter until installation is complete and the adapters are
communicating with each other (indicated by the blinking
Powerline LED). Pressing this button too soon can temporarily
disable Powerline communication. If this should occur, use the

Factory Reset

button to return the Powerline adapter to its

factory default settings.

Powerline
LED

•

Solid

. The adapter is connected to a Powerline

network.

•

Off

. The adapter has not found any other

compatible Powerline devices using the same

encryption key.

The

Pick A Plug

feature lets you pick the electrical

outlet with the strongest link rate, indicated by the
color displayed by the LED:

Green

: Link

rate > 80 Mbps
(Best)

Amber

: Link rate >

50 and < 80 Mbps
(Better)

Red

: Link

rate < 50
Mbps (Good)

Factory
Reset

Press the

Reset

button for 1 second, then release it to

return the Powerline adapter to its factory default set-
tings.

Security
Button

After you plug in your new AV adapter, press the

Security

button for 2 seconds, then press the security

button on one of the other AV adapters in your exist-
ing network for 2 seconds. Both buttons must be
pressed within 2 minutes.

Note

: The

Security

button does not work in power

saving mode (see “Power LED is blinking once every 3
seconds” in the “Troubleshooting Tips” table below).

Item

Description

Powerline

AV 200 Mini

Adapters

Ethernet cables