Using The Security Button To Change The Encryption Key In Your Network - NETGEAR XAV101 User Manual

• Use the XAV101 Configuration Utility, on your Resource CD, to configure your Powerline
network with a network encryption key that you specify. If you are already using HomePlug
devices then you might need to use this utility. See
Configuration Utility.
Using the Security Button to Change the Encryption Key in Your
Network
Follow these steps:
1. Verify that all the Powerline AV Ethernet Adapters to be configured are plugged in.
2. Generate the new key:
a. For each Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter, press its Security button for more than 10
seconds.
This generates a new, randomly generated network encryption key for each Powerline AV
Ethernet Adapter. At this point, the adapters cannot communicate with each other.
b. Push the button on one adapter for 2 seconds, then push the button on the second adapter
for 2 seconds.
Both buttons must be pushed within 2 minutes.
This securely configures your Powerline network with the same network encryption key.
The adapters retain security settings even if they are unplugged.
3. To add more adapters into your network:
a. Push the button on the new adapter for 2 seconds, then push the button on any adapter in
your existing network for 2 seconds.
Both buttons must be pushed within 2 minutes.
b. Repeat the previous step (3.a.) for any additional adapters you are adding.
Installation and Basic Configuration
XAV101 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter User Guide
Chapter 2, "Using the XAV101
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