4

LEDs and Troubleshooting

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

4.1 LEDs

The following figure is the front panel of the PLA-400/402. Use the LEDs to determine if the PLA-400/402 is behaving normally or if there are some problems on your power line network.

Figure 18 LEDs

The following table describes the LED behavior.

Table 6

LEDs

 

LED

 

STATUS

DESCRIPTION

PWR

 

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 power line adapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

The PLA-400/402 is communicating with another power line adapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The POWER port is not detecting another power line adapter.

 

 

 

 

ETHN

 

On

The LAN port is on and ready and the PLA-400/402 detects a device

 

 

 

connected to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

The PLA-400/402 is communicating with a router, modem, switch or

 

 

 

a computer connected to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

The PLA-400/402 does not detect any devices connected to its LAN

 

 

 

port.

 

 

 

 

 

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