Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button
4.4 ENCRYPT Button Behavior
The following table summarizes the actions that occur when the ENCRYPT button is pressed for specific lengths of time.
Table 3 Time ENCRYPT Button is Pressed and Action
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less than 3 | The device joins a network. It | The power ( |
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seconds | shares the same network name | the device is connected. This | on if your device is connected to | ||||
| as other devices on the network. | may take a minute. | another powerline device or a | ||||
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more than | The device leaves any network | The power ( |
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10 seconds | it is associated with and its | several times and then shines | red one time and then turns off | ||||
| network name assumes a | steadily. |
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See Troubleshooting in Chapter 7 on page 71 for suggestions on problems with the ENCRYPT button and the lights.
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