Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx

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3.6 About Screen

Use the About screen to view information regarding the configuration utility and firmware

version of the PLA-4xx you are connected to. Click the icon in the top right corner of the

utility to view the About screen.

Figure 17 About Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Transmit Rate This field displays how fast information is sent from the powerline adapter selected in
the Configuration screen to this powerline adapter. The rate is given in the following
format: “application data transmission rate / raw data transmission rate”. Application
data reflects more accurately how fast devices are transmitting application relevant
traffic (for example Internet Protocol (IP) traffic). Raw data refers to the whole payload
of the packets transmitted across the powerline network.
Receive Rate This field disp lays how fast information is received from the powerline adapter
selected in the Configuration screen to this powerline adapter. The rate is given in
the following format: “application data transmission rate / raw data transmission rate”.
Application data reflects more accurately how fast devices are transmitting application
relevant traffic (for example Internet Protocol (IP) traffic). Raw data refers to the whole
payload of the packets transmitted across the powerline network.

Table 4 Network Info Screen (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Table 5 About Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION
Utility version: This field displays the software version of the configuration utility.
Firmware
version
This field displays the firmware version of the device you selected in the Device
Selection field of the Configuration screen.
Released This field displays the date when the firmware was released.
Close Click the button in upper right cornet to close the About window.