Table of Contents
3.2
Firmware Upgrade Tool .......................................................................................................
34
Chapter 4
The ENCRYPT Button.............................................................................................................
37
4.1
ENCRYPT Button Overview ................................................................................................
4.2
Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT ................................................................
4.3
Setting Up Multiple Networks ..............................................................................................
39
4.4
ENCRYPT Button Behavior .................................................................................................
41
Chapter 5
The Configuration Utility ........................................................................................................
43
5.1
Overview ..............................................................................................................................
5.1.1 Powerline Network Security .......................................................................................
44
5.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK) ..........................................................................................
5.2
Starting the Configuration Utility ..........................................................................................
5.3
Configuration Screen ..........................................................................................................
45
5.4
Firmware Screen ................................................................................................................
46
5.5
Network Info Screen ...........................................................................................................
47
5.6
Advanced Screen ............................................................................................................
48
5.7
About Screen .......................................................................................................................
51
Chapter 6
Powerline Network Setup Tutorial.........................................................................................
53
6.1
6.1.1 Important Terms .........................................................................................................
54
6.1.2 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter ............................................................................
6.1.3 Adding a Powerline Adapter .......................................................................................
55
6.1.4 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter .........................................................
57
6.1.5 Splitting a Network into Two Networks .......................................................................
58
6.2
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................
61
Chapter 7
LEDs and Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................
63
7.1
LEDs ....................................................................................................................................
7.1.1 PLA-401/PLA401 v2 ...................................................................................................
7.1.2 PLA-400/400 v2/402 v2 ..............................................................................................
65
7.1.3 PLA-470/PLA470 v2 ...................................................................................................
66
7.2
Power and Light Problems ..................................................................................................
68
7.3
Configuration Utility Problems .............................................................................................
70
7.4
Powerline Problems .............................................................................................................
7.5
ENCRYPT Button Problems ................................................................................................
71
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