Table of Contents

3.2

Firmware Upgrade Tool .......................................................................................................

34

Chapter 4

 

The ENCRYPT Button.............................................................................................................

37

4.1

ENCRYPT Button Overview ................................................................................................

37

4.2

Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT ................................................................

37

4.3

Setting Up Multiple Networks ..............................................................................................

39

4.4

ENCRYPT Button Behavior .................................................................................................

41

Chapter 5

 

The Configuration Utility ........................................................................................................

43

5.1

Overview ..............................................................................................................................

43

 

5.1.1 Powerline Network Security .......................................................................................

44

 

5.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK) ..........................................................................................

44

5.2

Starting the Configuration Utility ..........................................................................................

44

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

Overview ..............................................................................................................................

53

 

6.1.1 Important Terms .........................................................................................................

54

 

6.1.2 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter ............................................................................

54

 

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 ....................................................................................................................................

63

 

7.1.1 PLA-401/PLA401 v2 ...................................................................................................

63

 

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 .............................................................................................................

70

7.5

ENCRYPT Button Problems ................................................................................................

71

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