Page 2 - Table of Contents; Contents
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide Table of Contents i Contents Product Overview ........................................................................... 1 Package Contents ............................................................................................
Page 3 - Product Overview; TPL-306E
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 1 Product Overview TPL-306E TPL-306E2K Package Contents The TPL-306E package includes: 1 x TPL-306E 200Mbps Compact Powerline AV adapter Muti-Language Quick Installation Guide CD-ROM (Utility & User...
Page 6 - Application Diagram
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 4 Power Saving: The device will automatically reduce power usage when the connected devices via Ethernet are powered off, unplugged or inactive for more than 3 minutes. Erp (EuP) Operation: Standby Mode Dis...
Page 7 - Installing your Powerline Adapters; Before you Install; Connect a Powerline adapter to your router
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 5 Installing your Powerline Adapters Before you Install 1. Before you proceed with the installation, verify the following: You already have an existing Ethernet network along with a router already installed...
Page 8 - Add adapters to your network; To extend your network using an additional Powerline adapter:
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 6 Add adapters to your network Once you have installed and connected the first Powerline adapter to your router, you can easily extend your network to other rooms by adding additional Powerline adapters. To e...
Page 9 - Securing your Powerline Network; Using the Sync button
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 7 Securing your Powerline Network Powerline networks consist of two or more Powerline devices connected together using the same encryption key. At default settings, all TRENDnet Powerline adapters are assigne...
Page 11 - Using the Powerline Utility; Powerline Utility System Requirements
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 9 To reconfigure an additional Powerline adapter to connect and use the encryption key of your existing Powerline network: 1. Verify that all existing Powerline adapters are already installed and connected. 2...
Page 12 - Software Installation; Install Utility; Next
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 10 TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K Software Installation 1. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2. At the CD Autorun Prompt window, click Run Autorun.exe Note: If the Autorun prompt does not appear automatically, o...
Page 13 - I Agree; Automatically start the WinPcap; Install
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 11 TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 7. In the License Agreement window, click I Agree . 8. In the Install Options window, leave the option Automatically start the WinPcap driver at boot time checked and click Install . 9. Wait for the WinPca...
Page 15 - Close; > TRENDnet Powerline Utility
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 13 TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 15. Wait for the Powerline Utility installation to complete. 16. At the Installation Complete window, click Close . 17. Reboot your computer to complete the installation. Using the Utility Before using the...
Page 19 - Powerline Utility Overview; System Information
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 17 TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K Powerline Utility Overview About Window System Information Displays copyright information. You can vertically scroll the window to view all of the copyright information. Close Closes and exits the Powerlin...
Page 20 - MAC address
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 18 Add adapters in the utility and create a customized encryption key If you have not written down the Device Password (DPW) and MAC address for each of your Powerline adapters, please do so as it is required...
Page 21 - To create a customized encryption key; Private Network Name; Set All Devices
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 19 5. Enter the Device Password (DPW) and click OK. Note: Match the Device Password (DPW) to the corresponding MAC address. 6. If successful, you will receive a message indicating that the password is correct...
Page 22 - To rename the Powerline adapters; Enter
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 20 To rename the Powerline adapters Note: Renaming the Powerline adapters (Remote devices) to describe the location of the device will help you to easily identify which Powerline adapter you are monitoring in...
Page 24 - Technical Specifications; Hardware
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 22 Technical Specifications Hardware Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3u, HomePlug® AV, IEEE 1901 Interface 1 x 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX RJ-45 Port Power prong: A: North America Type B (NEMA 5–15) ...
Page 25 - Troubleshooting
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 23 Troubleshooting Please reference the items below if you continue to experience difficulty with installing and using your Powerline adapters. Try power cycling the unit by unplugging it from the wall powe...
Page 26 - Appendix
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 24 Appendix Overlapping Powerline networks It is possible to create multiple Powerline networks on the same electrical system separated and grouped by different network encryption keys. The Powerline networks...
Page 27 - Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement; FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K 25 Federal Communication Commission Interference 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 a...
Page 29 - Limited Warranty; WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE; Governing Law
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 27 TRENDnet User’s Guide Limited Warranty Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase. TPL-306E / TPL-306E2K – 3 ...
