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Chapter 6 HomePlug AV

Figure 39 Network > HomePlug > Network Settings

The following table describes the labels in the screen.

Table 21 Network > HomePlug > Network Settings

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Network Name	This section lets you set the name of your network and to make it either public or
	private.
	The Network Name performs the same function as a network password. All
	devices on your HomePlug network have the same Network Name. A device
	with a different Network Name cannot be on your network.
	You can add other HomePlugAV devices to your network by giving them the
	same Network Name.
Network Type	The network may be either public or private.
Public, Network	Select this option if you want to make your powerline network public with the
Name is HomePlug	default Network Name of “HomePlug AV”. Since this is well known, it is less
AV	secure than a private network name.
Private, Network	Select this option if you wish to make your powerline network more secure with a
Name is	private Network Name. Type the name of your private powerline network in the
	field. You may enter up to 64 alphanumeric characters for the Network Name.
Set	Click Set to change the Network Name of all the devices currently in your
	network.
Add New Member	This section lets you add new Home Plug AV enabled devices to your powerline
	network. When you add the device it is given the current Network Name.
Device Information	In this section type information to identify the new powerline device you are
	adding on your network.
Nickname	Type a name you wish to use to identify a specific powerline adapter, for
	example, “Mary’s room”.
MAC Address	Type the MAC address of the adapter you wish to add. The MAC address of your
	powerline adapter can be found by looking at the label on your device. It consists
	of six pairs of hexadecimal characters (hexadecimal characters are “0-9” and “a-
	f”). In the case of the ZyXEL Device, this label is on the bottom of the device.

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