Powerline Manual?

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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Hi,

is ther a manual for using the powerline commands in the console?
I want to configure the TL-WPA8631P mit Powerline but don't know the exact use of the
powerline tools.

Thanks.

Raimund

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I only have Google, but not the device: there seem to be a few words about Powerline mentioned on the device wiki page - do any of that info bits solve any of your issues?

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Hi Pico,

thank you. I have seen this page. But here are only the commands but not how to use it correct.
Powerline seems to be rare in the openwrt community.

Maybe i must try the tools.

Raimund

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Hello Raimund,

Did you manage to get the Powerlinefunction work on the TL-WPA8631 V3?
I was a bit to enthousiastic. Open WRT is now on my powerline adapter but the pairing button is not working and i have no experience in opernwrt.

Regards,

Robin

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Hi Robin,

no, sorry, it doesn't work here.

Greetings, Raimund

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If its any help, the source and man pages appear to be here: https://github.com/qca/open-plc-utils

For example a man page for plctool here: https://github.com/qca/open-plc-utils/blob/master/docbook/plctool.1.html

I don't have this TP-Link device, but I have OpenWrt on a Netgear router and it can talk to my Devolo Powerline devices on the LAN, I only know about getting basic stats for example:

# plcrate -i br-lan
br-lan 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:AC 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:2A TX 374 mbps Primary
br-lan 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:AC 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:2A RX 381 mbps Primary
br-lan 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:AC 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:70 TX 175 mbps Primary
br-lan 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:AC 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:70 RX 153 mbps Primary

# plctool -I -i br-lan
        PIB 0-0 8628 bytes
        MAC 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:AC
        DAK 86:......:8E
        NMK 93:......:0A
        NID 67:......:07
        Security level 0
        NET
        MFG devolo dLAN 500 duo [MT2740]
        USR OfficeRoom
        CCo Auto
        MDU N/A

# plctool -m -i br-lan
br-lan 00:B0:52:00:00:01 Fetch Network Information
br-lan 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:AC Found 1 Network(s)

source address = 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:AC

        network->NID = 67:......:07
        network->SNID = 14
        network->TEI = 1
        network->ROLE = 0x02 (CCO)
        network->CCO_DA = 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:AC
        network->CCO_TEI = 1
        network->STATIONS = 2

                station->MAC = 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:2A
                station->TEI = 2
                station->BDA = C8:......:D7
                station->AvgPHYDR_TX = 374 mbps Primary
                station->AvgPHYDR_RX = 381 mbps Primary

                station->MAC = 30:D3:2D:xx:xx:70
                station->TEI = 3
                station->BDA = 30:......:6F
                station->AvgPHYDR_TX = 175 mbps Primary
                station->AvgPHYDR_RX = 153 mbps Primary