ZyXEL Communications PLA-491 7.1.2 PLA-400/400v2/402

Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubleshooting

7.1.2 PLA-400/400 v2/402 v2

The following figure is the front panel of the PLA-400, PLA-400 v2 and PLA402 v2. Use the lights to determine if your PLA-4xx is behaving normally or if there are some problems on your powerline network.

Figure 47 PLA-400/400 v2/ 402 v2 Lights

The following table describes the behavior of the lights on the PLA-400.

Table 12 PLA-400 Lights

LIGHTS	ICON	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
POWER		On	The PLA-400 is on and receiving power.
		Off	The PLA-400 is not receiving power.
HomePlug		On	The PLA-400 detects another powerline adapter.
		Blinking	The PLA-400 is communicating with another powerline adapter.
		Off	The PLA-400 is not detecting another powerline adapter.
ETHERNET		On	The ETHERNET port is on and ready and the PLA-400/402 v2
			detects a device connected to it.
		Blinking	The PLA-400 is communicating with a router, modem, switch or
			a computer connected to it.
		Off	The PLA-400 does not detect any devices connected to its
			ETHERNET port.

The following table describes the behavior of the lights on the PLA-400 v2.

Table 13 PLA-400 v2/402 v2 Lights

LIGHTS	ICON	COLOR	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
POWER		Green	On	The PLA-400 v2/402 v2 is on and receiving power.
				It also indicates a successful connection using the
				ENCRYPT button.
			Blinking	The PLA-400 v2/402 v2 is starting up.
				It also indicates the PLA-400 v2 is trying to connect with
				another device using the ENCRYPT function.
				Blinking at the same time as the HomePlug light
				indicates an unsuccessful connection if you have used
				the ENCRYPT button.
			Off	The PLA-400 v2/402 v2 is not receiving power.

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