D-Link DHP-302 Power Line Adapter User Manual

: June 17, 2024
: D-Link

D-Link DHP-302 Power Line Adapter

Product Information

Specifications

Model: D-Link DHP-302
Powerline Speed: 200Mbps
Network Compatibility: 10/100Base-T

Product Overview
The D-Link DHP-302 is a fast Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter that allows you to network your home computers, networking devices, and gaming devices through the electric powerlines in your house. With this adapter, you can share internet connections, and printers, transfer files, and play games.

Features

High-speed powerline networking at 200Mbps
Allows networking of two computers
Supports internet connection sharing, file transfer, and gaming
LED indicators for power, network status, and data transmission
Push-button security for network protection

Hardware Overview
The D-Link DHP-302 has the following hardware components:

Power LED: Indicates that the device is receiving power
AP LED: Indicates that the device is the master unit in the powerline network
Ethernet LED: Indicates a connection on the Ethernet port. Blinks during data transmission
Throughput LED: Indicates the power line speed (green LED for >20Mbps, amber LED for <20Mbps or >6Mbps, red LED for <6Mbps or link is down)
Depressable Push Button: Used for securing the network
Ethernet Port: Connects to the network or PC using a CAT5 Ethernet cable

Product Usage Instructions

Section 2 – Installation

Hardware Installation
To install the D-Link DHP-302, follow these steps:

Plug the DHP-302 into an AC wall outlet or power strip.
Confirm the power source by checking if the green LED Power indicator on the DHP-302 is illuminated.
Connect one end of the included Ethernet cable to the network cable connector on the DHP-302.
Attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network or PC.
Confirm network connectivity by checking if the green LED The indicator on the DHP-302, located left of the Power LED, is illuminated.

Package Content

D-Link DHP-302 Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter
CAT5 Ethernet Cable
CD-ROM with Software and Manual
Quick Installation Guide

System Requirements

Windows Vista®, XP (with Service Pack 2) or 2000 (with Service Pack 4)
PC with 233MHz Processor, 64MB Memory
Ethernet Adapter (100MBit/s)

Introduction

D-Link announces a fast, 200Mbps Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter that allows you to network your home computers, networking devices and gaming devices through the most pervasive medium in your house – the electric powerlines – and share Internet connections, printers, transfer ﬁles, play games, and more. This kit can be used to network two computers with a 10/100Base-T adapter through powerlines.

Features

Provides Ethernet to Powerline Connection
Fast Data Transfer Rate of Up to 200Mbps
One 10/100 Ethernet port
Plug & Play, Easy Installation
Easy to use Management Software
Conﬁgurable QoS for video streaming, VoIP and Gaming
Conﬁgurable encryption key for security
Firmware Upgrade Support
Push button security
Throughput LED
Power Saving
LLTD Support

Hardware Overview

LEDs

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Connection

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Hardware Installation

Power

Plug the DHP-302 into an AC wall outlet or power strip.
Note: The power source is conﬁrmed when the green LED Power Indicator on the DHP-302 is illuminated.

Connect the Ethernet Cable
Connect the included Ethernet cable to the network cable connector located on the DHP-302 and attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to the network or PC. Network Connectivity is conﬁrmed when the green LED Indicator on the DHP-302 located left of the Power LED is illuminated.

Push Button Security

Plug in all the adapters to be conﬁgured.

Note:
It is strongly recommended to designate the local adapter as the one that is directly connected to your router. This local adapter will act as the security key master in the network. Each additional adapter you proceed to add afterwards will be referred to as a ‘remote’ adapter.

Local adapter
Press and hold the push button down until the local adapter AP LED begins to ﬂash. Wait until the AP LED stops ﬂashing (up to 30 seconds). At this point, the local adapter is now assigned as the master adapter in your network.

To proceed with securing the remote adapters follow the 3-step process below

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Local adapter
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Remote (additional) adapters
Push the button on the remote adapter until the AP LED begins ﬂashing. (It is important to ensure the local adapter AP LED is still ﬂashing while you do this). $D-Link-DHP-302-Power-Line-Adapter-fig- $7$$
Synchronization complete
After a few seconds, successful synchronization should occur. This is visible when the remote adapter’s AP LED switches off indicating that it is securely conﬁgured. The local adapter AP LED, however, will continue to remain solidly lit and the throughput LED should turn Green.

Note:
When adding more adapters, repeat steps 1 to 3. At the end of this process, only the local adapter should have the AP LED lit.

Also, the adapters will keep their security settings even after the power is removed from the units. To reset/switch off any adapter security back to default: Depress and hold (up to 15 seconds) the push button until the AP LED turns off. This will reset the unit back to the factory default settings

Using the Setup Wizard

Follow the simple steps below to run the Setup Wizard to guide you quickly through the installation process.
Insert the D-Link DHP-302 CD into your CD-ROM drive. If the CD Autorun function does not automatically start on your computer, click Start > Run.
In the Run command box type “D:\DHP302.exe”, where D: represents the drive letter of your CD-ROM. If it does start, proceed to the next screen. $D-Link-DHP-302-Power-Line-Adapter-fig- $9$$
The InstallShield Wizard will begin the DHP-302 software installation. $D-Link-DHP-302-Power-Line-Adapter-fig- $10$$ $D-Link-DHP-302-Power-Line-Adapter-fig- $11$$

Configuration

After you have completed the D-Link DHP-302 Utility installation wizard, double-click the D-Link DHP-302 Powerline HD Utility icon on your desktop to start the conﬁguration of the DHP-302.

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The utility provides you with the option of setting your own unique Network ID and the ability to prioritize trafﬁc passing through the network. The colour of text on the Device Name, Network ID, MAC, and Location columns represent the status of the powerline network.

Green text – The Powerline network is encrypted with a non-default Network ID.
Red text – The Powerline network is encrypted with the default Network ID (DHP-302).
Grey text – The Powerline network is not connected due to a different Network ID.

Red text on the Device Name, Network ID, MAC & Location columns means that the powerline network is encrypted with the default Network ID (DHP-302). Follow the steps below to encrypt the network with a non-default Network ID:

Single-click on the nodes that you want to change.
Once all the nodes you want to encrypt with a non-default Network ID, click the Security page.
Change to a different Network ID.
Press Save Settings.

Setup

This screen shows the current conﬁguration of the DHP-302.

Device Name: Show the names of devices that have been discovered. Default is Device 1, Device 2 etc (Max 16 characters, 0-9, A-Z, case sensitive) ie. Living room, Bedroom, etc.
Network ID: Powerline Network Name. The default ID is DHP-302 (Max 10 characters, 0-9, A-Z, case sensitive).
MAC: MAC Address of detected node.
Location: Local or Remote nodes.
Quality: Network connection quality of the connected node.
- Three circles – Best powerline connection. Suitable for HD video stream connection.
- Two circles – Better powerline connection. Suitable for SD video stream connection.
- One circle – Good powerline connection. Suitable for data and internet activity connection.
Scan: Scan the powerline network for PLC nodes. Check the AutoScan box to scan the network periodically.

Note:
Network ID can be changed to prevent unauthorized access to your powerline network. Make sure the Network IDs of the devices within your powerline network are the same to enable data transmission.

Security

This section shows the security conﬁguration of the DHP-302. You can modify any of the parameters and click Save Setting to save your conﬁguration.

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Device Name: Show the name of devices that have been discovered. Default is Device 1, Device 2 etc (Max 16 characters, 0-9, A-Z, case sensitive) ie. Living room, Bedroom, etc.
Network ID: Powerline Network Name. The default is DHP-302 (Max 10 characters, 0-9, A-Z, case sensitive).
Use Default button: Select to reset the Network ID to the default value (DHP-302)

Application QoS

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The Quality of Service (QoS) screen will allow you to set priorities for trafﬁc passing through your network. By default all types of trafﬁc are assigned the same priority. Multimedia applications use UDP (User Datagram Protocol) for data transfer, while database applications use TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) for data transfer.

Application QoS: Select an application from the drop-down menu of predeﬁned QoS rules to apply QoS automatically. Click the Save Settings button to apply your settings.

Advanced QoS

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Rule: Select the trafﬁc type (UDP or TCP) to have priority. 802.1p uses prioritization bits in Layer-2 frames.
Port: Input the port number to have priority.
Priority: Input port priority from 1 to 6. The highest priority is 6, and the lowest is 1.
Note: Rule 1 has priority over Rule 2

Reset

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To reset your conﬁguration password, please click Reset to restore the password to the factory default value.
When the master unit is in standby mode, the throughput LED will blink red intermittently. With the power saving mode enabled and the ethernet link activity being down for 15 minutes, the DHP-302 will automatically go into stand-by mode.

Troubleshooting

DHP-302 Powerline HD utility does not start correctly:
Reinstall the utility.
DHP-302 Powerline HD utility does not detect the PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter:
Please make sure your Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter is correctly plugged and connected to the computer or network device.
I can’t conﬁgure the PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter, The DHP-302 Powerline HD utility is always asking me for the password:
Please make sure you have entered the correct password. Password ﬁeld is case- sensitive.
I forgot my network password:
- If you forgot your password, click the System tab and press the Reset button.
- Warning: When resetting the DHP-302, you will lose all of your settings.
I can’t conﬁgure any parameter of the PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter, an error is shown when I try to conﬁgure it:
Please make sure you have not unplugged the PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter while conﬁguring it.
I changed the connection cable to another Ethernet adapter and now the utility does not work correctly: Please restart the utility each time you disconnect the connection cable.
I’m having a lot of problems conﬁguring my network:
If you are having many problems conﬁguring the network with two or more PowerLine HD Ethernet adapters, please make a reset to all of the Ethernet adapters, reset the utility and start conﬁguring the adapter again.