Chapter 4 The Configuration Utility

Use this screen to configure priority settings for traffic from the powerline adapters on your network.

Figure 19 Advanced Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 11 Advanced Screen

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Adapter

This field identifies which powerline network information is displayed. Different powerline

 

networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) on your computer which is

 

connected directly to a powerline adapter. Typically there is only one connection. However, if

 

your computer has two network cards and both are connected to a powerline adapter, then

 

you have two powerline networks.

 

 

Site

This field displays:

 

• Local, if it is the PLA 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 displayed on a sticker on the bottom

 

of your device.

 

 

Priority

Select a priority setting from the drop-down box for traffic FROM your selected device. The

 

options, in order of importance, are High, Medium, Normal and Low.

 

 

Save

Click this to apply your changes. The new Priority setting is applied to the selected

 

powerline adapter.

 

 

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