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; Package Contents
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 1 Product Overview TPL-405E Package Contents TPL-405E package includes: • 1 x TPL-405E: 4-Port 500Mbps Powerline AV adapter • Muti-Language Quick Installation Guide • CD-ROM (Utility & User’s Guide) • Network cable (1...
Page 4 - Product Hardware Features
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 2 Product Hardware Features Device Label Firmware Version Hardware Version Device Password (DPW) Device MAC Address Device Serial Number Product Model Power (PWR) LED Powerline (PL) LED Gigabit Ethernet Connection (1-4) L...
Page 6 - Application Diagram
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 10~20 minutes. Application Diagram Diagram Explanation: The fi...
Page 7 - Installing your Powerline Adapters; Before you Install
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 5 Installing your Powerline Adapters Before you Install 1. Before you proceed with the installation, verify the following: • You already have a router already installed. • You already have Internet access through your exi...
Page 8 - Add adapters to your network
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 extend your ne...
Page 9 - Securing your Powerline Network; Sync; Using the Sync button; Change your default encryption key using the Sync button
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 7 Securing your Powerline Network Powerline networks consist of two or more Powerline devices connected together using the same encryption key. TRENDnet Powerline adapters automatically connect to each other over a secure...
Page 11 - Using the Powerline Utility; Powerline Utility System Requirements
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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. Push and ho...
Page 12 - Software Installation; Install Utility; Next
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 10 TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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, open the CD ...
Page 13 - I Agree; Automatically start the WinPcap; Install
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 11 TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 WinPcap installatio...
Page 15 - Close; Using the Utility; > TRENDnet Powerline Utility
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 13 TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 utility, ple...
Page 19 - Powerline Utility Overview
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 17 TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 Powerline Utility app...
Page 20 - MAC address
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 to applying ...
Page 22 - To rename the Powerline adapters
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 the utility....
Page 24 - Technical Specifications; Hardware
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 22 Technical Specifications Hardware Standards IEEE 1901, HomePlug® AV, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab Interface • 4 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-MDIX RJ-45 ports • Power prong o A: North America Type B (NEM...
Page 25 - Troubleshooting
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 23 Troubleshooting Please reference the items below if you continue to experience difficulty with installing and using your Powerline adapters. • Power-cycle the Powerline adapters by disconnecting them from their power o...
Page 26 - Appendix
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 will work an...
Page 27 - Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
© Copyright 2012 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. TRENDnet User’s Guide TPL-405E 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 are designed t...
Page 29 - Limited Warranty
© 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-405E – 3 Years Warrant...
