Page 2 - COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS; Specifications are subject to change without notice.
I 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 for...
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, use...
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
III 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 disassemble the product, or ma...
Page 5 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter; The product carries the CE Mark; Yang Hongliang
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter ...
Page 6 - CONTENTS
V CONTENTS Package Contents ................................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Conventions ............
Page 7 - Package Contents
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 1 Package Contents The AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter package contains the following items: ¾ One AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter (There are two AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapters in Starter Kit) ¾ One RJ45 Ethernet Cable (There are two RJ45 E...
Page 8 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Pair; System Requirement
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Powerline Adapter. This device is an AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. S...
Page 10 - Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism; Item
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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 wi...
Page 11 - Physical Interface; Interface; For detailed information about the Pair button, please refer to
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 5 On 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. 2.3 Physical Interface There are three types of physical inter...
Page 12 - Connection Instruction; ON
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 6 2.4 Connection Instruction To ensure the optimum performance of the Powerline Adapter and significantly improve the transmission capacity of the network, we recommend that you comply with the following connection rule: y Plug the Powerline Adapter dire...
Page 13 - Hardware Connection – Internet
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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 broa...
Page 15 - Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility; Note; will automatically pop up on your computer’s screen.; Management Utility; , and then the program
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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 y...
Page 18 - Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the; “Powerline Utility”; application icon is provided on
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 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-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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 ident...
Page 22 - Password is unnecessary to enter for renaming.
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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...
Page 23 - The third tab window labeled “; Advanced; ” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration,
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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, vo...
Page 24 - The group allows you to choose what type of traffic with the; Advanced Priority Mapping:; The group sets VLAN priority to CAP mapping and default; System
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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...
Page 25 - Click the; Upgrade Firmware; following dialog will pop up.; NVM; network identity, general capabilities and operational modes.
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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 Bl...
Page 26 - and can; Enter the path name or click; Every Powerline Adapter on your home network; MUST; have the same; Network Password; for
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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
Page 27 - Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Button; compliant powerline devices which also support the; Set Up a Powerline AV Network with the Pair Button; button on; Create a Powerline network using the Pair button; Power LED will start flashing.
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port Mini Powerline Adapter 21 Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Button 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 comm...
Page 28 - . 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-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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 . Within ...
Page 29 - Appendix A: Troubleshooting; The Ethernet LED
TL-PA4030 AV500 3-port 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: 1. Make sure that the Powerline Adapter is properly plugged into a power...