Motorola Canopy Powerline MU User Manual

Powerline mu user guide

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Powerline MU User Guide

Powerline MU

User Guide

PowerlineMU-UG-en
Issue 4.0
August, 2007

Table of contents

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
2.2 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
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