Adding A Powerline Adapter - ZyXEL Communications PLA4201 User Manual

5.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter

This section shows you how to add a new powerline adapter to expand your existing network.
The figure below shows the family computer with Internet access on a powerline network. Expand
the network by adding a new powerline adapter connected to a printer.
Figure 22 Add a Printer to Your Powerline Network
Note: You do not need to know the network name of the new adapter to add it to your
network.
Connect your computer to the powerline adapter you want to add to your network and open the
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PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility (see
The utility should open to the configuration tab. On this screen in the Site column your new
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powerline adapter should appear as Local (A). Check the Local adapter's MAC address (B). It
should match the MAC address listed on the label on the back of your powerline adapter.
Figure 23 Adding a New Adapter
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PLA4201 User's Guide
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Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
Section 5.3 on page 32).
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