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
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 make r...
Page 5 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; For the following equipment:; AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter; The product carries the CE Mark; Yang Hongliang
TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Model No.: TL-PA8010P Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applic...
Page 6 - CONTENTS
CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 1 1.1 System Requirement .....................................................................................1 1.2 Important Safety Instructions ...................................
Page 7 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Pair Button; System Requirement
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This device is an AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter which transforms your house’s existing electrical wiring into a ubiquitous networking infrastructure. Simply plug this AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ...
Page 8 - Item
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 2 9. When plugging this product into a wall socket, make sure that the electrical socket is not damaged, and that there is no gas leakage. 10. Place the connecting cables properly so that people won’t stumble or walk on it. 11. This product sho...
Page 9 - Physical Interface; Interface
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 3 Item Status Indication Yellow-green Powerline network is in good condition. Red Powerline network is in poor condition. We recommend trying another wall socket. Powerline LED Off The powerline adapter is not connected to any powerline network...
Page 11 - Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism; Connection Instruction
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 5 Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism 2.1 Introduction The powerline adapter supports up to 1200Mbps 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 existing e...
Page 12 - Hardware Connection – Computer; ON
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 6 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 to prope...
Page 13 - Hardware Connection – Internet
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 7 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 to your...
Page 14 - Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility; Setup Wizard will automatically pop up on your computer’s screen.; Note; and click; Management Utility; , and then the program installation process
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 8 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...
Page 17 - “PowerLine Utility”; application icon is provided on the
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 11 Step 3: After the installation, a shortcut to the “PowerLine Utility” application icon is provided on the windows desktop.
Page 18 - Chapter 4 Using the Management Utility; Double click on the icon; “Status”; and; “System”; The; Status
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 12 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 user...
Page 20 - Network
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 14 4.2 Network The Network tab window shows information of all the powerline devices found on the current logical network. Furthermore, here you can change the device name of the listed powerline devices as well as add another device to the cur...
Page 22 - Advanced; ” is for Quality of Service. With the proper configuration, the
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 16 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...
Page 23 - Simple Application Mapping:; The group sets VLAN priority to CAP mapping and default priority.; System; Click the; Upgrade Firmware; following dialog will pop up.
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 17 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 y...
Page 24 - NVM
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 18 NVM : None-volatile memory. It is used for upgrading the firmware. PIB : Parameter Information Block. It contains configuration values that establish device network identity, general capabilities and operational modes. If you want to upg...
Page 25 - Set All Devices’ Network Name; function allows you to change the logical network of all devices; button to apply the setting.; MUST; have the same; Network Password; for
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 19 4.4.3 Set All Devices’ Network Name The Set All Devices’ Network Name function allows you to change the logical network of all devices that appear on the Network configuration homepage whose Device Password had been entered for the same logi...
Page 26 - Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Button; Set Up a Secure Powerline Network; The sequence of Step 1 and Step 2 can be exchanged.
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 20 Chapter 5 Advanced Feature: How to Use the Pair Button 5.1 Set Up a Secure Powerline Network The Homeplug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. For the powerline adapt...
Page 27 - Appendix A: Troubleshooting
TL-PA8010P AV1200 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter 21 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 plugged in...
