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Chapter 4 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial

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3To set up a new powerline network, type the DAK Password and change the Network

Name on all powerline adapters you wish to add to your network.

• Look for the DAK Password on a label on your powerline adapter. The DAK

Password lets you access the adapter.

• Select the Remote adapter you want to add (A) and type the DAK Password in

the DAK Password field (B).

• Then type the new network name in the Network Name field.

Figure 28 Adding an Adapter to Your New Network

4Click Save.

• If you do not type the DAK password or type it incorrectly either of the following pop-

ups appears. Click OK and type the DAK Password correctly in the DAK Password

field.

Figure 29 Incorrect DAK or No DAK

• If you have correctly entered the DAK Password, click OK on the pop-up.

Figure 30 Correct DAK

5The settings for the adapter will now grey out and the adapter will disappear from the

table after a few minutes.

Contents

Main Page About This User's Guide Document Conventions 1 " Safety Warnings 1 Page Table of Contents Part II: Using the PLA-4xx..................................................................... 25 Part III: Appendices and Index.............................................................. 53 List of Figures Page List of Tables Page Page Page CHAPTER 1 Introducing the PLA-4xx 1.1 Overview 1.2 Expand Your Network with the PLA-4xx 1.3 Ways to Manage the PLA-4xx " 1.4 Security 1.4.1 Passwords 1.4.2 Setting Up Security " 1.5 Multiple Networks Page CHAPTER 2 Installing the Utility 2.1 Overview of the Installation Process " 2.2 Installing the Utility Page Page Page Page Page Page Page CHAPTER 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx B A 3.1 Overview 3.2 Starting the Configuration Utility 3.3 Configuration Screen Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series Users Guide 29 " Figure 12 Configuration Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2 Configuration Screen Note: Only devices which share the same network name are displayed in this table. " Page The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.6 Advanced Screen " website to download the latest utility and firmware for your ZyXEL HomePlug AV adapter. Table 3 Network Info Screen Page Page Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series Users Guide 35 3.7 About Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Figure 17 About Screen Table 5 Advanced Screen Table 6 About Screen Page CHAPTER 4 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 4.0.1 Overview " 4.0.2 Important Terms 4.0.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter 34 4.0.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter Internet " AB C Page 4.0.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks B A 4.1 Troubleshooting Page Page CHAPTER 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting 5.1 LEDs 5.1.1 PLA-401 Chapter 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting 5.1.2 PLA-400/400 v2/402 The following tables describes the lights behavior. Figure 34 PLA-400/402 Lights Table 8 PLA-400/402 Lights Chapter 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting 5.1.3 PLA-470 Table 9 PLA-400 v2 Lights 5.2 Power and Light Problems V 5.3 Configuration Utility Problems V 5.4 Powerline Problems V Page Page PLA-4xx Series Users Guide 55 APPENDIX A Product Specifications The following tables summarize the PLA-4xxs hardware and firmware features. Table 11 Hardware Specifications Appendix A Product Specifications Table 11 Hardware Specifications Table 12 Firmware Specifications Wall-mounting Instructions " 1 Cable Pin Assignments RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments APPENDIX B Customer Support Page Page Page Page Page APPENDIX C Legal Information Copyright Certifications Page ZyXEL Limited Warranty Page Index PLA-4xx Series Users Guide 69 Index Symbols A C D N P R S T