Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-400/402

Table 2 Configuration Screen (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

DAK Password

DAK (Device Access Key) password is used to verify that you are authorized to

 

perform changes on a remote device. You can find the DAK password printed on a

 

sticker on the bottom of your PLA-400/402.

 

Select the remote power line adapter you want to manage by clicking the MAC

 

address which corresponds to it in the MAC Address column. Enter the DAK

 

Password value and click Save.

 

Note: You must enter the DAK Password value exactly as it is

 

printed on the label (all caps and with dashes “-”).

Network

The default network password of PLA-400/402s is “HomePlug”. The PLA-400/402s

Password

use the same network password to recognize and communicate with each other over

 

the power line network. If you change the password of one device on the network, it

 

will no longer be recognized as part of that network.

 

If you change the network password, make sure you change the password for all of

 

the power line adapters that you want to be part of your power line network.

 

The network password can be from 1 to 64 alphanumeric characters in length; spaces

 

are not allowed.

 

 

Save

Click this to apply your changes. The new Network Password is applied to the

 

selected power line adapter.

 

Note: You must enter the correct DAK password for the selected

 

power line adapter before you can make changes to it.

3.4 Firmware Screen

Use the Firmware screen to update the firmware on the PLA-400/402 directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility.

Firmware is the software which is embedded in the PLA-400/402. This software contains processing instructions for how the PLA-400/402 sends and receives information in a secure way.

Parameter Information Block (PIB) is similar to firmware. It contains the most basic operating instructions for the PLA-400/402 such as how to power up and how to load the firmware.

You can check the ZyXEL website for firmware upgrades for your PLA-400/402.

Be sure to upload the correct model firmware as uploading the wrong model firmware may damage your device.

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