Powerpacket utility – Edimax Technology HP-2001AV User Manual

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7. PowerPacket Utility

Click “Start” and select “All Programs\HP-2001AV” in your computer, you will

find the HomePlug utility. Please refer to the following sections for the

descriptions of how to use the utility.

7.1 Main

The

Main screen provides lists of all HomePlug devices logically connected to

the computer when the utility is running. After connecting a HomePlug device

to your computer, the utility will auto scan other HomePlug devices in the

same network.

Upper Panel

The upper

panel shows all local HomePlug devices connected to the

computer’s NIC (Network Interface Card). In most cases, only one device will

be seen. In situations where there are more than one local device being

connected, such as a USB or an Ethernet adapter, the user can select the

local device by clicking on it and then click the “

Connect” to connect to the

selected device. Once connected to the local device, the utility will

automatically scan the power line periodically for any other HomePlug

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