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Western Digital WD Livewire lets you create a high-speed home network using your home's electrical wiring. It's easy to set up – just plug one adapter into your router and an electrical outlet, and plug the other adapter into an outlet in any room where you want a wired high-speed connection. WD Livewire is faster and more reliable than Wi-Fi, and it's secure with 128-bit encryption. With four Ethernet ports on each adapter, you can connect up to 8 devices to your network.
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WD Livewire Utility
Use the WD Livewire Utility to manage your powerline device network.
Note: The WD Livewire devices are plug and play and can be used without having to install any software. For advanced functions such as diagnostics, firmware upgrades, and creating a private network without using the Sync button, install the WD Livewire Utility.
Operating Systems Supported
The WD Livewire Utility is supported by the following operating systems:
Windows ® 7
Windows Vista ®
Windows XP
Installation Instructions
1. Turn on your computer and wait for the operating system to load.
2. Insert the product CD into the CD or DVD drive.
Note: If AutoPlay is disabled on your computer, you must install the utility manually. Click Start and then (My) Computer. Right-click the CD/DVD drive, click Open, and double-click WDsetup.exe.
3. Windows Vista/Windows 7: Click Run WDsetup.exe, and then click Allow.
4. The WD Livewire Setup Wizard screen displays. Click Next.
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5. Click I Agree in the License Agreement screen.
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6. Accept the default install location or click Browse to select a different destination folder. Click Install.
7. WD Livewire Utility installation is complete. Click Finish to close the Wizard.
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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.
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Upgrade Firmware
Go to “Firmware Upgrade” on page 17 for instructions.
Rename
To assign a new name to a remote powerline device, select it, then click Rename.
Enter the new name, and then press Enter on your keyboard.
Note: The new device name only appears on the computer running the WD Livewire Utility used to assign the new name. If the WD Livewire Utility is installed on a different computer, the default name for the device displays.
Device Password
Entering the device password allows you to change the name of the private network
to which the powerline adapter is attached (see “Privacy” on page 14).
Select the remote powerline adapter, then click Enter Password. Enter the password located on the label on the powerline adapter, then click OK.
Add
If you add a new powerline adapter to an existing WD Livewire network with a private network name other than the default name (HomePlug), it may not be detected. In this case, do the following:
1. Click Add Device to manually add the powerline adapter.
2. Enter a unique name for the powerline adapter.
3. Enter the password located on the label on the powerline adapter, then click OK.
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Scan
Click Scan to update the status information of the remote powerline adapters.
Privacy
Create a private network that provides you with extra security using the Privacy tab.
Private Network Name
The default Private Network Name, HomePlugAV, displays. To change the Private
Network Name, all devices in the network must have their device passwords entered
(see “Device Password” on page 13). Enter a new name in the Private Network
Name field. Click Use Default (Public Network) to reset the Network Password to the default name (HomePlugAV).
Place On This Network
Click Set Local Device Only to update the network name of the powerline adapter connected to your computer via Ethernet. Click Set All Devices to update the network name of all the powerline adapters in your powerline network. The network name of the powerline adapters whose passwords have been entered will be updated.
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Diagnostics
The Diagnostics tab provides detailed information about the powerline adapters in your WD Livewire network.
System Information
The following information about the powerline adapter connected to your computer via Ethernet displays: Ethernet adapter MAC address, powerline adapter MAC address, network password, vendor, and firmware version. The following information about your computer also displays: computer network name, user name, microprocessor, and Operating System (OS) platform. The version number of
WD Livewire Utility, library, and drivers information also displays.
Remote Device History (Log)
The remote powerline adapters display with the following information columns:
Device name, MAC Address, device Password, Rate (Mbps), Network name, Last
Seen (detected), Vendor, and Firmware version.
Devices are displayed in this log until you click Delete.
Delete
To remove a remote powerline adapter, select it then click Delete. This does not remove the device from a private network, and the device will reappear in the list if it stays connected.
Save Report
To print the Diagnostics report, click Save Report.
Print Report
To create a text-only file of the Diagnostics report, click Print Report.
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About
The About screen displays information about the WD Livewire Utility.
Version number, copyright info, release date, and a link to the WD website display under the WD logo.
Note: You must have an active Internet connection to use the WD link.
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