Document Outline

• 1 ABOUT THIS USER GUIDE 8
  • 1.1 Becoming Familiar with This User Guide 8
  • 1.2 Getting Additional Help 9
  • 1.3 Sending Feedback 10
• 2 OVERVIEW OF POWERLINE MU 11
  • 2.1 Powerline MU Features 12
    • 2.1.1 Security 12
    • 2.1.2 Bandwidth Management 13
    • 2.1.3 Network Operations 13
• 2.2 Powerline MU Products 14
• 2.3 Ordering Equipment Plug Types 14
• 3 Planning the Powerline MU Network 15
  • 3.1 Canopy Wireless 15
  • 3.2 Powerline MU 15
  • 3.3 Connecting the Canopy Network to the Gateway 16
    • 3.3.1 Ethernet from SM to Gateway 16
    • 3.3.2 Ethernet from SM to Powerline MU Hybrid Adapter to Powerline MU Hybrid Adapter to Gateway 17
• 3.4 Building Electrical Considerations 17
  • 3.4.1 Main Planning 17
  • 3.4.2 Owners of Electrical Equipment 17
  • 3.4.3 Gateway Location 17
• 4 Installing Powerline MU 18
  • 4.1 Two-Phase (Single-Phase) Installation 21
  • 4.2 Three-Phase Installation 22
    • 4.2.1 Mass Metered 23
    • 4.2.2 Using a Panel Extender (multiple electrical panels) 24
    • 4.2.3 Individually Metered 25
    • 4.2.4 Multiple Transformer 30
• 5 Hardware Installation 33
  • 5.1 Upgrading Firmware 33
  • 5.2 Equipment Staging 33
  • 5.3 Installation 34
    • 5.3.1 Mount the Gateway 34
    • 5.3.2 Install Modems 35
• 6 CONFIGURING THE POWERLINE MU GATEWAY 36
  • 6.1 Connect to the Gateway 36
    • 6.1.1 User Interface Navigation tips 37
• 6.2 Configuration and Maintenance 38
  • 6.2.1 System Information 38
  • 6.2.2 Date and Time 38
  • 6.2.3 System Password Configuration 39
  • 6.2.4 Logs 40
  • 6.2.5 Reboot 41
  • 6.2.6 Backup and Restore Settings 42
  • 6.2.7 Site Info 42
• 6.3 Advanced 43
  • 6.3.1 BAM Configuration 43
  • 6.3.2 SNMP Configuration 44
  • 6.3.3 SNMP Access Control 46
  • 6.3.4 VLAN Configuration 46
• 6.4 IP Address 51
  • 6.4.1 IP Configuration 51
• 6.5 Powerline 52
  • 6.5.1 Modem List 52
  • 6.5.2 NEK Configuration 53
  • 6.5.3 PSD Setting 54
  • 6.5.4 Remote NEK 56
• 7 Powerline Modem 58
  • 7.1 Connect to the Modem 58
    • 7.1.1 User Interface Navigation tips 58
• 7.2 Powerline Modem Screen Map 59
• 7.3 Configuring the Powerline Modem 59
  • 7.3.1 System Info 60
  • 7.3.2 System Password 61
  • 7.3.3 System Logs 62
  • 7.3.4 Reset 63
  • 7.3.5 Backup 64
  • 7.3.6 Site Info 65
  • 7.3.7 Advanced Packet Priority 66
  • 7.3.8 Advanced Bandwidth Control 67
  • 7.3.9 Advanced SNMP Configuration 68
  • 7.3.10 Advanced SNMP Access Control 70
  • 7.3.11 Operating Mode (Modem Repeater Function) 70
  • 7.3.12 VLAN Configuration 72
• 7.4 IP Configuration 73
  • 7.4.1 IP Configuration with NAT Enabled 74
  • 7.4.2 WAN 75
  • 7.4.3 DMZ 76
  • 7.4.4 Scan Devices 77
  • 7.4.5 Network Encryption Key 77
  • 7.4.6 PSD Setting 78
• 8 Legal and Regulatory Notices 79
  • 8.1 Important Note on Modifications 79
  • 8.2 National and Regional Regulatory Notices 79
    • 8.2.1 U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Notification 79
    • 8.2.2 Declarations of Conformity 79
• 8.3 Legal Notices 89
  • 8.3.1 Software License Terms and Conditions 89
  • 8.3.2 Hardware Warranty in U.S. 91
  • 8.3.3 Limit of Liability 91
• 9 Additional Resources 92
• 10 History of Changes in This Document 93
• 11 Technical Specifications 94
• Appendix A International Electric Grid Plug Types 101
• Appendix B Signal Distances 110