Secure Your Powerline Network By Pairing - TP-Link TL-PA717 User Manual

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Secure Your Powerline Network by Pairing

All powerline adapters share some common factory settings, and can communicate
with one another. If you want your powerline adapters to communicate only with your
own powerline adapters, you should pair them. Thus a secured powerline network is
formed and other powerline adapters can no longer join your powerline network without
being paired.
Note: You can only pair two devices at a time.
I want to:
Secure my powerline network and prevent other powerline devices from being added
to my network.
For example, I've extended my network using the Plug & Play method. Now I want to
secure my network.
How can I do that?
1 Verify all powerline devices' Power LEDs
Tips: We recommend that you plug in your powerline devices near each other, or as close to each
other as possible when pairing. Your settings will not be affected. The devices can be relocated to
where they are needed once pairing is complete.
2 Press the Pair button on one of the powerline devices for 1 second. Its Power LED
starts blinking.
3 Within two minutes, press the Pair button on another powerline adapter for 1 second.
Its Power LED
process is complete.
Done!
Enjoy your secure powerline network!
starts blinking. When the Powerline LED
Blinking
Within 2 minutes
Use Your Powerline Adapter
are solid on.
turns on, the pairing
Blinking
On
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