Chapter 1 Introducing The Pla; Overview - ZyXEL Communications PLA5205 User Manual

1.1 Overview

This chapter introduces the main applications and features of your ZyXEL HomePlug AV compliant
powerline adapter, which is called "PLA" in this guide. The following generic icon is used to
represent all PLA models.
In this User's Guide the electrical wiring network is referred to as the "powerline network". The
HomePlug AV standard specifies how network devices communicate using standard electrical
wiring.
This User's Guide covers the following models:
Table 1 PLA Comparison Table 1
PORT/FEATURE
10/100 Base-T
Ethernet port(s)
Gigabit Ethernet
port(s)
AC Pass-Through
Reset/Encrypt Button
Reset Button
Encrypt Button
Maximum PHY Rate
over Powerline
Table 2 PLA Comparison Table 2
PORT/FEATURE
10/100 Base-T
Ethernet port(s)
Gigabit Ethernet
port(s)
AC Pass-Through
Reset/Encrypt Button
Reset Button
Encrypt Button
Maximum PHY Rate
over Powerline
PLA4101 PLA4111
200 Mbps 200 Mbps
PLA5206 PLA5405
1 1
1000 Mbps 1200 Mbps
PLA Series User's Guide
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Introducing the PLA
PLA4201 PLA4201 v2 PLA5205
500 Mbps 600 Mbps
PLA5256 PLA5456
2 2
1000 Mbps 1800 Mbps
1
PLA5215
1 1
600 Mbps 600 Mbps
PLA5206 v2
2
1000 Mbps