Setting Up A New Network With A New Adapter - ZyXEL Communications PLA5000 Series User Manual

Figure 23 Adding an Adapter to an Existing Network
Click Write and click OK on the pop-up.
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Figure 24 Network Name Pop-up
Your new adapter will now have the same Network Name as your existing network and so has now
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joined your existing network.
Connect the adapter to the device you want to add to the network, for example, your Internet
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refrigerator in the kitchen.
Plug the adapter's power cord into a power outlet and, if required, switch the power outlet on.
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Repeat this procedure for all additional Powerline adapters that you want to add to your existing or new
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Powerline network.

5.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter

This section shows you how to use your new Powerline adapters to set up a new Powerline network
separate to your existing network.
The figure below shows two Powerline networks in a house. The first network (1) shows the home
computer connected to a printer and access to the Internet. The second network (2) has no Internet
access but with a media adapter such as the Zyxel DMA-1100P you can use your TV to watch movies
and play games which are stored on a computer.
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