Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility

5.3 Configuration Screen

Use the Configuration screen to see which devices are recognized by your Powerline network, to configure your PLA-407 and to set up a secure Powerline network by changing the Powerline network name. This screen opens up when you launch the utility.

Note: Use the icon to view online help information in each screen of the utility.

Figure 16 Configuration Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 3 Configuration Screen

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Network

Use this to select which Powerline network information is displayed.

Topology

Different Powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface

 

(network card) connected directly to the PLA-407. Typically there is only

 

one connection, however, if your computer has two network cards and

 

both are connected to a Powerline device then you have two Powerline

 

networks.

 

 

The fields described below are used to identify the Powerline adapters recognized on the Powerline network. The configuration utility automatically updates this information every 10 seconds. Click Scan to refresh the information in these fields (immediately).

Note: Only devices which share the same network name are displayed in this table.

 

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