ZyXEL Communications PLA-407 PLA Compatibility, 8.1 Overview, 8.2 Firmware and Utility Compatibility

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PLA Compatibility

8.1 Overview

Your PLA-407 can work with different PLA models that have a firmware version of at least 3.0.5 as shown in the following figure.

Figure 50 PLA Setup

Powerline connection

PLA-407 PLA-401 v3

PLA-407can connect to PLA-401 v3 through the electrical outlets.

8.2 Firmware and Utility Compatibility

The following table shows a quick summary of firmware and utility versions compatible with the different PLA models.

Table 13 Firmware and Utility Compatibility

PLA MODEL	FIRMWARE	UTILITY	FIRMWARE	UTILITY	FIRMWARE	UTILITY
	V3.0.5	V3.0.5	V3.3.4	V3.3.4	V4.0.1	V4.0.1
v1 models	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible
v2 models	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible
v3 models	Compatible	Incompatible	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible	Compatible

At the time of writing, firmware versions 3.0.5, 3.3.4 and 4.0.1 can work with each other. If you have older PLA models, take note of the following.

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