User manual ACER HOMEPLUG ETHERNET ADAPTER

[. . . ] Acer HomePlug Ethernet Adapter User Manual -2- Copyright Copyright 2004 by Acer Inc. , All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Computer GmbH Disclaimer Acer Inc. [. . . ] HomePlug works simply by connecting a device to two computers in two locations, respectively, inside a house or building and plugging them into a wall outlet. In addition, you can replace the computers with switches so that you are connecting networks instead of computers. The process is completed within minutes with no additional cables running everywhere and without painful cable pulling in the walls or behind closets. Hopefully in the future, more people will have a better understanding of HomePlug. 0. 2 Understanding Encryption and Security Encryption is a method of security used to prevent intruders or unwanted access from within or outside of your network. Encryption works by using a string of letters and/or numbers as keys to encode your data. Any computer will need to know the encryption key in order to access the data. Although the data may be exposed to all environments, encryption will still protect your data from threats. HomePlug Encryption and Protection Schemes The HomePlug device uses encryption to block outside access. However, it is recommended that you change the default encryption key. [. . . ] This password must be the same on all HomePlug devices. Advanced­ Here users can do remote Password changes. Device Password is always taped on the bottom of the HomePlug unit. -10- http://www. acer-euro. com -11- [. . . ]