ZyXEL Communications 3.6 PLAs with Separate RESET and ENCRYPT Buttons, 3.6.1 ENCRYPT Button Behavior

Chapter 3 The RESET/ENCRYPT Button

The following table summarizes the actions that occur when the RESET/ENCRYPT button is pressed for specific lengths of time.

Table 5 RESET/ENCRYPT

TIME	ACTION	POWER LIGHT BEHAVIOR		HOMEPLUG LIGHT
				BEHAVIOR
0.5 to 3	Create a powerline network	The power (	) light blinks	The HomePlug (		) light turns
seconds	with a new random network	until the device is connected.		on if your device		connected
					is
	name.	This may take a minute.		to another powerline device or
	Join an existing powerline			a powerline network.
	network by sharing the same
	network name as other
	devices on the network.
5 to 8	Remove the device from any	The power (	) light blinks	The HomePlug (		) light turns
seconds	network it is associated with	and then shines steadily.				from the
				off when it disconnects
	and its network name			powerline network.
	assumes a random value.
10 to 15	Clear all user-entered	The power (	) light blinks	The HomePlug (		) light turns
seconds	configuration information and	and then shines steadily.				from the
				off when it disconnects
	return the device to its			powerline network.
	factory defaults.

Note: The network name is unknown when you use the RESET/ENCRYPT button.

3.6 PLAs with Separate RESET and ENCRYPT Buttons

Refer to Table 1 on page 7 to see which models have separate RESET and ENCRYPT buttons.

3.6.1 ENCRYPT Button Behavior

The following table summarizes the actions that occur when the ENCRYPT button is pressed for specific lengths of time.

Table 6 ENCRYPT

TIME	ACTION	POWER LIGHT BEHAVIOR		HOMEPLUG LIGHT
				BEHAVIOR
less than 3	Create a powerline network	The power (	) light blinks	The HomePlug (		) light turns
seconds	with a new random network	until the device is connected.		on if your device		connected
					is
	name.	This may take a minute.		to another powerline device or
	Join an existing powerline			a powerline network.
	network by sharing the same
	network name as other
	devices on the network.
more than	Remove the device from any	The power (	) light blinks	The HomePlug (			) light
10 seconds	network it is associated with	and then shines steadily.					and then
				blinks red one time
	and its network name			turns off when it disconnects
	assumes a random value.			from the powerline network.

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