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ZyXEL Communications PLA5215 Manual

Extend the home network coverage by using powerline adapter and home router
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Extend the Home
Network Coverage by
using Powerline Adapter
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  • Page 1 Extend the Home Network Coverage by using Powerline Adapter and Home Router...
  • Page 2 Background These days, the Internet is an integral part of our lives. We use laptops, cell phones or iPads to surf the Internet and communicate with our friends via Facebook, Twitter etc. We can communicate from anywhere in our house. For good signal coverage in our houses, we would need to extend the wireless signal or wired network.
  • Page 3 Topology Third Floor PLA5215 Second Floor Storage PLA4231 First Floor Ethernet Power circuit Wall Internet PLA5215 NBG6503...

  • Page 4: Configuration Procedure

    Device and Firmware Information 1. NBG6503, v1.00(AAJN.0)C0 2. PLA5215 3. PLA4231, v1.00(AAGV.0)C0 Configuration Procedure 1. Connect the PC to the LAN port of the NBG6503. 2. Access the NBG6503 via web Internet interface with default address http://192.168.1.1 from LAN.
  • Page 5 3. Chose the third icon on the left-hand side of the navigator section for “Network” configuration. Then, select the “WAN” function to Setup the PPPoE account and password. The exact pathway of the selection would be “Configuration > Network > WAN” and select “ISP Parameters for Internal Access” as PPPoE.
  • Page 6 4. Setup your Wi-Fi sharing to service the first floor. Go to “Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN 2.4/5G”, and setup your SSID and password as would like it to be.
  • Page 7 5. Check the NBG6503’s status to make sure the network is successfully configured. 6. After the setup procedure of the NBG6503 is complete, plug-in the PLA5215 into the socket, and use a cable to connect to connect to the NBG6503.
  • Page 8 7. Make the PLA4231 and PLA5215 sync. You can use hardware button “Encrypt Key” to sync both. PLA4231 PLA5215 Press both buttons for around 0.5-2 seconds. You will notice that both of the HomePlug LEDs start to blink until they become...
  • Page 9 8. Login to PLA4231’s web interface via http://192.168.1.2. 9. Configure the PLA4231’s SSID via “Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN”.
  • Page 10 10. Check the status to see that the setup was successful.
  • Page 11 11. After all configuration steps are complete, and then the Wi-Fi coverage will be available in the entire house. Check the SSID list to see the SSID that you had configured...
  • Page 12 Conclusion Powerline products incorporate data transfers over electrical wires. Traditional data transfers always require the use of Ethernet cables. Using Powerline equipment, the existing in-home power environment can be used instead of deploying cables. Simply, plug into a power outlet, and though the central electronic circuit, the Access Points can be setup to provide Internet access on each floor.

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