How To Use The Utility Software; Main Tab - npg 200M LAN Manual Del Usuario

5 How to Use The Utility Software

5.1 Main Tab

The Main screen provides a list of all powerline devices logically connected to the computer
when the utility is running.
The top panel shows local Home-
Plug devices connected to the com-
puter's NIC (Network Interface Card).
the user can click the Connect button
to its right. Once connected to the
local device, the utility will automati-
cally scan the power line periodically
for any other HomePlug devices. If
no local HomePlug devices are dis-
covered, the status area above the
connect button will indicate with a
message 'NO HOMEPLUG ADAP-
TERS DETECTED'.
The lower panel displays all the HomePlug remote devices, discovered on the current lo-
gical network. The total number of remote devices connected on the same network can be
found on top of the Remote device panel. The Network type (Public or Private) is also dis-
played based on the network status of the local device. The scan status option is displayed
on the top right corner above the Remote devices panel showing whether the Autoscan
functionality is turned ON or OFF. The following information is displayed for all devices that
appear in the lower panel.
Device Name
This column shows the default device name, which may be user re-defined. A user can
change the name by either using the rename button or by clicking on the name and editing
in-place.
MAC Address
This column shows the Remote device's MAC address.
Password
This column by default is blank and "Enter Password" button can be used to enter it.
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