ZyXEL Communications PLA5000 Series User Manual page 4

Chapter 4
The Configuration Utility.....................................................................................................................26
4.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 26
4.1.1 Powerline Network Security ................................................................................................. 26
4.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK) .................................................................................................... 27
4.2 Starting the Configuration Utility ................................................................................................... 27
4.3 Network Info Screen ...................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.1 Icon View ............................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.2 List View .................................................................................................................................. 29
4.4 Configuration Screen .................................................................................................................... 30
4.5 Advanced Screen
4.6 About Screen .................................................................................................................................. 34
Chapter 5
Powerline Network Setup Tutorial .....................................................................................................36
5.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 36
5.2 Important Terms .............................................................................................................................. 36
5.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter .............................................................................................. 37
5.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter ........................................................................................................ 37
5.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter ........................................................................ 39
5.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks ......................................................................................... 41
5.7 Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................. 43
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................44
6.1 Power and Light Problems ............................................................................................................. 44
6.2 Configuration Utility Problems ....................................................................................................... 45
6.3 Powerline Problems ........................................................................................................................ 46
6.4 RESET/ENCRYPT Button Problems .................................................................................................. 46
Appendix A Customer Support ....................................................................................................... 48
Appendix B Legal Information ......................................................................................................... 54
Index ...................................................................................................................................................60
Table of Contents
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PLA Series User's Guide
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