Table of Contents

4.1

Overview ...........................................................................................................................................

25

 

4.1.1 Powerline Network Security .....................................................................................................

25

 

4.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK) .......................................................................................................

26

4.2

Starting the Configuration Utility ........................................................................................................

26

4.3

Configuration Screen .......................................................................................................................

27

4.4

Firmware Screen ..............................................................................................................................

28

4.5

Network Info Screen .........................................................................................................................

29

4.6

Advanced Screen ..........................................................................................................................

30

4.7

About Screen ....................................................................................................................................

33

Chapter

5

 

Powerline Network Setup Tutorial.....................................................................................................

35

5.1

Overview ...........................................................................................................................................

35

5.2

Important Terms ................................................................................................................................

35

5.3

Accessing Your Powerline Adapter ...................................................................................................

36

5.4

Adding a Powerline Adapter ..............................................................................................................

37

5.5

Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter ................................................................................

38

5.6

Splitting a Network into Two Networks ..............................................................................................

40

5.7

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................

42

Chapter

6

 

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................

45

6.1

Power and Light Problems ................................................................................................................

45

6.2

Configuration Utility Problems ...........................................................................................................

46

6.3

Powerline Problems ..........................................................................................................................

47

6.4

RESET/ENCRYPT Button Problems ................................................................................................

47

Appendix

A Legal Information............................................................................................................

49

Index ....................................................................................................................................................

53

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