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CHAPTER 5

LEDs and Troubleshooting

This chapter describes the LED behavior and offers some suggestions to solve problems you

might encounter.

5.1 LEDs

The following sections describes the LEDs (lights) of the PLA-400 and PLA-402, the PLA-

401, and the PLA-470.

5.1.1 PLA-400/402

The following figure is the front panel of the PLA-400 and PLA-402. Use the LEDs to

determine if the PLA-4xx is behaving normally or if there are some problems on your

powerline network.

Figure 33 PLA-400/402 LEDs

The following table describes the LED behavior.

Table 6 PLA-400/402 LEDs

LED ICON STATUS DESCRIPTION

POWER On The PLA-400/402 is on and receiving power.

Off The PLA-400/402 is not receiving power.

LINK On The POWER port detects another powerline adapter.

Blinking The PLA-400/402 is communicating with another powerline

adapter.

Off The POWER port is not detecting another powerline adapter.

Contents

Main Page About This User's Guide Document Conventions 1 " Safety Warnings 1 Page Table of Contents Part II: Appendices and Index............................................................... 49 List of Figures Page List of Tables Page Page Page CHAPTER 1 Introducing the PLA-4xx 1.1 Overview 1.2 Expand Your Network with the PLA-4xx 1.2.1 Coaxial Cable Networks with the PLA-402 1.3 Ways to Manage the PLA-4xx 1.4 Security 1.4.1 Passwords 1.4.2 Setting Up Security " 1.5 Multiple Networks CHAPTER 2 Installing the Configuration Utility 2.1 Overview of the Installation Process " 2.2 Installing the Utility Page Page Page Page Page CHAPTER 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx B A 3.1 Overview 3.2 Starting the Configuration Utility 3.3 Configuration Screen Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series Users Guide 27 " Figure 14 Configuration Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2 Configuration Screen Note: Only devices which share the same network password are displayed in this table. " 3.5 Network Info Screen Figure 16 Network Info Screen Table 4 Network Info Screen Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series Users Guide 31 3.6 About Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Figure 17 About Screen Table 4 Network Info Screen (continued) Table 5 About Screen Page CHAPTER 4 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 4.0.1 Overview " 4.0.2 Important Terms 4.0.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter 34 4.0.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter Internet " AB C Page 4.0.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks B A Page 4.1 Troubleshooting Page CHAPTER 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting 5.1 LEDs 5.1.1 PLA-400/402 Chapter 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting 5.1.2 PLA-401 Figure 34 PLA-401 LEDs The following table describes the LED behavior. Table 7 PLA-401 LEDs 5.1.3 PLA-470 5.2 Power and LED Problems V 5.3 Configuration Utility Problems V 5.4 Powerline Problems V Page Page Page PLA-4xx Series Users Guide 51 APPENDIX A Product Specifications The following tables summarize the PLA-4xxs hardware and firmware features. Table 9 Hardware Specifications Appendix A Product Specifications The following list, which is not exhaustive, illustrates the standards supported in the PLA-4xx. Table 10 Firmware Specifications Note: Only upload firmware for your specific model! Table 11 Performance Table 12 Standards Supported " 1 Cable Pin Assignments RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments APPENDIX B Legal Information Copyright Certifications Page ZyXEL Limited Warranty Page APPENDIX C Customer Support Page Page Page Page Page Index PLA-4xx Series Users Guide 65 Index Symbols A C D M N P R S