Introducing The Pla4225; Overview; Expand Your Network With The Pla4225 - ZyXEL Communications PLA4225 User Manual

1.1 Overview

The PLA4225 is a Powerline Gigabit Ethernet Hub with 4 Ethernet ports and powerline of 500Mbps
PHY rate. It is fully compliant with HomePlug AV standard and IEEE1901 designed for transmitting
home HDTV and VoIP.
This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the PLA4225 HomePlug AV compliant
powerline adapter.
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.

1.2 Expand Your Network with the PLA4225

The PLA4225 plugs into an ordinary power outlet to easily extend a cable or DSL broadband
connection or existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house,
all without the need for any new cabling. Devices can securely communicate with each other at high
data transfer rates. The PLA4225 uses 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to ensure safe
transfer of information.
Figure 1 Expand Your Network with the PLA4225
Connect your PLA4225 to an Internet gateway such as a modem and plug it into an ordinary power
outlet in your home. Plug a second PLA4225 into another power outlet and connect a computer to
the PLA4225 for Internet access. Your network can be further expanded by plugging additional
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