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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 7 Advanced Screen

LABEL
Adapter
Site
MAC Address This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the powerline adapter you
Priority
Save

5.7 About Screen

Use the About screen to view information regarding the configuration utility and firmware
version of the PLA-4xx you are connected to. Click the
utility to view the About screen.

Figure 29 About Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 8 About Screen

LABEL
Utility version:
Firmware
version
PLA-4xx Series User's Guide
DESCRIPTION
This field identifies which powerline network information is displayed. Different
powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) on your
computer which is connected directly to a powerline adapter. Typically there is only
one connection. However, if your computer has two network cards and both are
connected to a powerline adapter, then you have two powerline networks.
This field displays:
Local, if it is the PLA-4xx directly connected to the computer running the
configuration utility.
Remote, if it is a powerline adapter in your powerline network but not directly
connected to the computer running the configuration utility.
are configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA-4xx displayed on a sticker
on the bottom of your device.
Select a priority setting from the drop-down box for traffic FROM your selected device.
The options, in order of importance, are High, Medium, Normal and Low.
Click this to apply your changes. The new Priority setting is applied to the selected
powerline adapter.
Upgrade to
latest
version
firmware
and utility.
DESCRIPTION
This field displays the software version of the configuration utility.
This field displays the firmware version of the device you selected in the Device
Selection field of the Configuration screen.
In the example firmware version given in the screen, 3-0-3052, the firmware version
is shown by the numbers 305, meaning this is firmware version 3.0.5.
If your device's firmware is earlier than 3.0.5, please use the Firmware Upgrade
Tool to upgrade your firmware.
Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility
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