Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility

Figure 23 Configuration Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 4 Configuration Screen

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Network

Use this to select which powerline network information is displayed. Different

Topology

powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) connected

 

directly to the PLA-4xx. 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.

Site

This field displays

 

• Local, if it is identifying the powerline adapter directly connected to the computer

 

running the configuration utility.

 

• Remote, if it is a powerline adapter in your powerline network but not directly

 

connected to the computer running the configuration utility.

 

 

MAC Address

This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the powerline adapter you

 

are configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA-4xx displayed on a sticker

 

on the bottom of your device.

 

 

DAK Password

DAK (Device Access Key) password is used to verify that you are authorized to

 

perform changes on a remote device. You can find the DAK password printed on a

 

sticker on the bottom of your PLA-4xx.

 

Select the remote powerline adapter you want to manage by clicking the MAC

 

address which corresponds to it in the MAC Address column. Enter the DAK

 

Password value and click Save.

 

Note: You must enter the DAK Password value exactly as it is

 

printed on the label (all caps and with dashes “-”).

 

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