ZyXEL Communications PLA-4xx manual 8

Table of Contents

Chapter 4
The ENCRYPT Button.............................................................................................................		35
4.1	ENCRYPT Button Overview ................................................................................................	35
4.2	Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT ................................................................	35
4.3	Setting Up Multiple Networks ..............................................................................................	37
4.4	ENCRYPT Button Behavior .................................................................................................	38
Chapter 5
The Configuration Utility ........................................................................................................		41
5.1	Overview ..............................................................................................................................	41
	5.1.1 Powerline Network Security .......................................................................................	41
	5.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK) ..........................................................................................	42
5.2	Starting the Configuration Utility ..........................................................................................	42
5.3	Configuration Screen ..........................................................................................................	42
5.4	Firmware Screen ................................................................................................................	44
5.5	Network Info Screen ...........................................................................................................	45
5.6	Advanced Screen ............................................................................................................	46
5.7	About Screen .......................................................................................................................	49
Chapter 6
Powerline Network Setup Tutorial.........................................................................................		51
	6.0.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................	51
	6.0.2 Important Terms .........................................................................................................	52
	6.0.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter ............................................................................	52
	6.0.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter .......................................................................................	53
	6.0.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter .........................................................	55
	6.0.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks .......................................................................	56
6.1	Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................	58
Chapter 7
LEDs and Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................		61
7.1	LEDs ....................................................................................................................................	61
	7.1.1 PLA-401/PLA401 v2 ...................................................................................................	61
	7.1.2 PLA-400/400 v2 .........................................................................................................	62
	7.1.3 PLA-470/PLA470 v2 ...................................................................................................	64
7.2	Power and Light Problems ..................................................................................................	66
7.3	Configuration Utility Problems .............................................................................................	67
7.4	Powerline Problems .............................................................................................................	68
7.5	ENCRYPT Button Problems ................................................................................................	68
Part III: Appendices and Index..............................................................		71

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	PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide