Chapter 10 Product Specifications

Table 17 Firmware Specifications

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

Powerline Functionality

The HomePlug AV standard specifies how network devices

 

communicate using standard electrical wiring.

 

It is compliant with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u 10/100 Ethernet

 

standards.

 

It supports a data transfer rate of up to 200Mbps.

 

Data is encrypted using 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption

 

Standard).

 

HomePlug AV compatible devices co-exist with HomePlug 1.0

 

devices but do not detect each other.

 

The range of a HomePlug AV network is 500 meters/1640 feet

 

in optimal conditions.

 

HomePlug AV is compatible with all OSs.

 

The maximum number of devices connected (bridged) to single

 

Powerline adapter is 64.

 

The maximum number of Powerline devices on a single network

 

is 64.

 

It supports up to 4-level type QoS and up to 8-level VLAN

 

priority fields.

 

 

Encryption

128-bit AES Encryption

 

 

Frequency Band

2 MHz ~ 30 MHz

 

 

Certifications

CE, RoHS

 

 

Device Management

Use the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility version 3.3.4(AG)

 

to easily configure the PLA-407.

 

Note: The PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility version

 

3.3.4(AG) is only compatible with PLA-407s with the

 

latest firmware installed.

 

 

Network Name

Change the Powerline network name to only allow the

 

Powerline adapters you specify to join your network.

 

 

Firmware Upgrade

Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL

 

website and use the configuration utility to install it.

 

Note: You do not need the configuration utility to install the

 

latest firmware. Follow the instructions in Section 5.4

 

on page 41 for installing the latest firmware.

 

Note: Only install firmware for your specific model!

 

 

Low Power mode

The Powerline adapter goes into Low Power mode when no

 

Ethernet connection is detected.

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