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 - Safety Information; Avoid water and wet locations.; This product can be used in the following countries:; AT BG BY CA CZ DE DK EE
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD Safety Information • When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. • Don’t disa...
Page 5 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through; The product carries the CE Mark; Yang Hongliang
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through Model No.: TL-PA4020P Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations...
Page 6 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS Package Contents ......................................................................................... 1 Conventions .................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................
Page 7 - Package Contents; One RJ45 Cable (There are two RJ45 Cables in Starter Kit); Conventions
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 1 Package Contents The AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through package contains the following items: ¾ One AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through (There are two powerline adapters in Starter Kit) ¾ One RJ45 Cable...
Page 8 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Pair Button; System Requirement
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 2 Chapter 1 Introduction This device is an AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV500 2-port Powerline ...
Page 10 - In power-saving mode, the Homeplug cannot be accessed via the; Interface
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 4 Solid At least one Ethernet port is connected, but there is no data being transferred. Blinking At least one Ethernet port is transferring data. Ethernet LED Off No Ethernet port is connected. ) Note: 5 minutes after the device connect...
Page 11 - For detailed information about the pair button, please refer to
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 5 ) Note: 1. If the pair button is pressed till all the LEDs turn off (at least 7 seconds), the powerline adapter will leave the network which it has joined and its new network name assumes a random value. The Power LED turns off tempora...
Page 12 - Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism; Connection Instruction
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 6 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 set up a high speed home network by using your home exis...
Page 13 - Hardware Connection – Computer; ON
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 7 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 (RJ45) cable. Following are the steps t...
Page 14 - Hardware Connection – Internet; your household
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 8 2.4 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 ...
Page 15 - Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility; Note; automatically pop up on your computer’s screen.; Management Utility; , and then the program installation
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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 t...
Page 18 - Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the; “Powerline Utility”; application icon is provided on the
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 12 Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “Powerline Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.
Page 19 - Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility; Double click on the icon; “Status”; and; “System”; The; Status
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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 t...
Page 22 - Password is unnecessary to enter for renaming.
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 16 (2) Enter a new name for the selected adapter and enter its password (Take note of the password format). The password can be found on the back of adapter. (3) Click the Save button to make the settings effective. ) Note: Password is u...
Page 23 - The third tab window labeled “; Advanced; ” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the; Simple Application Mapping:; The group sets VLAN priority to CAP mapping and default priority.; System
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 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 v...
Page 24 - Click the; Upgrade Firmware; following dialog will pop up.; NVM; network identity, general capabilities and operational modes.
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 18 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 : Paramet...
Page 25 - Every Powerline Adapter on your home network; MUST; have the same; Network Password; for
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 19 ) Note: The parameter information of PIB will restore to the factory defaults after resetting the PLC. To upgrade the device's firmware, follow these instructions: 1. Download PIB file and firmware upgrade file from the TP-LINK websit...
Page 26 - Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Buttons; compliant powerline devices which also support the; Pair; Set Up a Secured Powerline AV Network with the Pair Button; Create a secured Powerline network using the Pair button
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 20 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...
Page 27 - (This step must be taken within 120 seconds after step 1 is finished.); The sequence of Step 1 and Step 2 can be exchanged.; Leave
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 21 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 o...
Page 28 - Appendix A: Troubleshooting
TL-PA4020P AV500 2-port Powerline Adapter with AC Pass Through 22 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 plu...