Western Digital WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit User Manual - Manual (Page 15)

WD LIVEWIRE POWERLINE AV NETWORK KIT
USER MANUAL
WD LIVEWIRE UTILITY – 12
Using the WD Livewire Utility
Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load.
For Windows Vista and Windows XP, click Start>Programs>Western Digital>WD
Livewire Utility or double-click the WD Livewire Utility icon on your desktop.
For Windows 7, click the Windows icon and then All Programs>Western
Digital>WD Livewire Utility or double-click the WD Livewire Utility icon on your
desktop.
The WD Livewire Utility contains four tabs:
Main - WD Livewire Utility opens to this tab by default. Here, you can view, detect,
rename, set passwords for, or add WD Livewire devices.
Privacy - Allows you to set up a private WD Livewire network.
Diagnostics - Provides information about your powerline adapters.
About - Provides information about the WD Livewire Utility.
Main
Use this tab to view, detect, upgrade firmware, rename, set passwords for, or add
WD Livewire devices to a private network.
The Local Device(s) on your computer list shows the Device Type name and
MAC Address of the powerline device connected directly to your computer. Click on
a local device from the list, then click Connect to connect to that device.
The Powerline device detected list shows the Device Name, (Device) Password,
Quality (of connection), Rate (Mbps), and MAC Address of all powerline devices
connected to the network.
The AutoScan option is selected by default. To scan the powerline adapter network
manually by clicking Scan, deselect AutoScan.