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This chapter introduces the main applications and management of the powerline feature.

6.1 Overview

The ZyXEL Device is a HomePlug AV compliant powerline Ethernet adapter. The ZyXEL
Device and other HomePlug AV powerline adapters in your network communicate with each
other by sending and receiving information over your home's electrical wiring.
The ZyXEL Device plugs into an ordinary outlet to create a new network which can extend to
any other electrical outlet in any room of a house.
The following section shows you a typical application. Computers A and B use HomePlug AV
powerline adapters and the building's electrical wiring to connect to the ZyXEL Device C and
access the Internet through broadband modem D.

Figure 36 Expand Your Network

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To set up your powerline network do the following.
1 Connect your ZyXEL Device to the Internet.
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