Installation Guide
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August 2011
LED and Button Descriptions
Item Description
Power LED • Solid green. The electrical power is on.
• Blinking green. The adapter is restarting or
setting up security.
• Amber. Power saving mode.
• Off. There is no electrical power.
Ethernet
LED
• Solid. The Ethernet port is linked.
• Off. There is no Ethernet connection.
Powerline
LED
• Solid. The adapter is connected to a Powerline
network.
• Off. The adapter has not found any other
compatible Powerline devices using the same
encryption key.
Powerline AV+ 500 Adapter
XAV5501
Troubleshooting Tips
For troubleshooting information, see the XAV5501 User Manual.
You can access the User Manual from http://
www.NETGEAR.com/support. Search for the XAV5501 product
model and click the Documentation tab.
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Package Contents
Warning: Do not press the Security button on the Powerline
adapter until installation is complete and the adapters are
communicating with each other (indicated by the blinking
Powerline LED). Pressing this button too soon can temporarily
disable Powerline communication. If this should occur, use the
Factory Reset button to return the Powerline adapter to its
factory default settings.
Warning: To reduce the torque on the AC outlet caused by the
weight of the XAV5501, only a right-angled power cord can be
plugged in to the filtered AC socket of the XAV5501 GR
(German) and FR (French), and the power cord cannot be bent.
The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical
outlet with the strongest link rate, indicated by the
color displayed by the LED:
Green: Link
rate > 80 Mbps
(Best)
Amber: Link rate >
50 and < 80 Mbps
(Better)
Red: Link
rate < 50
Mbps (Good)
Factory
Reset
Press the Factory Reset button for 1 second, then
release it to return the Powerline adapter to its factory
default settings.
Security
Button
After you plug in your new AV adapter, press the
Security button for 2 seconds, then press the security
button on one of the other AV adapters in your exist-
ing network for 2 seconds. Both buttons must be
pressed within 2 minutes.
Note: The Security button does not work in power
saving mode. Power saving mode occurs when the
Ethernet LED is off. To return to normal mode from
power saving mode, check your Ethernet connection.
Once the Ethernet link is up, the Powerline adapter will
return to normal mode within 2 seconds.
Item Description
Powerline
AV+ 500
Adapter
Ethernet
cable
