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6.1.7 Set HomePlug Light Color
Use this screen to define which color the HomePlug light shines at various speeds. For example, configure the light to shine red when the speed is slow enough to warrant your attention, amber for ‘near slow’ speeds and green for acceptable Powerline speeds for your network. The Maximum Possible Speed is the best speed that can be attained on your electrical circuit. It varies depending on the electrical wiring, insulation, distance between devices, and electromagnetic interference from adjacent wiring or other electrical devices on your network.
In the default screen shown in Figure 26 on page 51, the maximum possible speed is 150 Mbps. If the speed falls below 10 Mbps, the light will shine red. It will shine amber for speeds between 10 and 40 Mbps and green for speeds above 40 Mbps.
Figure 26 Set HomePlug Light Color
Use the slider to define the light behaviour or type a range in the text boxes for when the light should shine amber. For example, if the maximum possible speed in your network is 100 Mbps and you feel that speeds below 15 Mbps are abnormally slow, and speeds above 50 Mbps are good, then enter ‘15’ in the first text box and ‘50’ in the second. The maximum possible speed, 100 Mbps in our example, is detected automatically by the device; you do not enter it.
If the HomePlug light displays red, indicating that the Powerline speed is abnormally slow, try unplugging electrical devices such as lamps, phone chargers, hair dryers, drills and vacuum cleaners from the electrical circuit where your Powerline adapters are connected.
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