Netgear PL500 PL500P-199PES User Manual

LED Descriptions

The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline adapter.

Ethernet

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Solid green. The Ethernet port is linked.

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Off. No powered-on device is connected to the Ethernet port.

Performance

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Solid green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (fast).

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Solid amber. Link rate > 50 Mbps and < 80 Mbps (medium).

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Solid red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (slow).

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Off. The adapter has not found any other compatible Powerline devices that 
are using the same encryption key.

Power

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Solid green. The electrical power is on.

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Solid amber. The adapter is in power saving mode.

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Blinking green. The adapter is in the process of setting up security.

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Off. The Powerline adapter is not receiving electrical power.

Button Descriptions

The buttons on your Powerline adapter let you do the following:

Factory Reset button. Use the Factory Reset button to return your Powerline adapter to 
its factory default settings. Press the Factory Reset button for two seconds and then 
release it.

Security button. Once the Powerline adapters are active, you can use the Security 
button to secure your Powerline network with a private encryption key. See 

10.

Ethernet Port

You need to use the Ethernet port on one Powerline adapter to connect it to the router or 
gateway for your network. For other Powerline adapters in your network, you can connect a 
device with an Ethernet port, such as a computer, game console, Blu-ray player, smart TV, 
HD set-top box, or network DVR.

PL500P Pass-Through Socket

The filtered pass-through socket can remove some electrical noise that might affect 
Powerline performance. Plugging the power plugs of nearby devices into the filtered 
pass-through socket improves performance.