DeWalt PLEBR10 manual Appendix a Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions

PowerLine Ethernet Bridge

Do the Instant PowerLine products cause interference with other home networking or powerline products?

No. The Instant PowerLine products can co-exist with phoneline and wireless networking technologies. Instant PowerLine operates in a different frequency band than powerline control and can co-exist with technologies such as X-10, CEBus, and LONworks.

How do the Instant PowerLine products handle signal interference between two adjacent homes? How is eavesdropping prevented?

To ensure network separation between homes, the Instant PowerLine products use 56-bit DES security encryption, which is enabled by default. To encrypt data, this encryption method uses the Network Password you set using the PowerLine Configuration Utility.

How do the Instant PowerLine products handle node addressing on the network?

The Instant PowerLine products adhere to standard Ethernet addressing protocols using destination and source

MAC addressing.

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Frequently Asked Questions