Setting Up A New Network With A New Adapter - ZyXEL Communications PLA series User Manual

Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
Select your adapter by selecting Local and type the network name for your existing network in the
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Network Name field (C).
Figure 26 Adding an Adapter to an Existing Network
Click Save and click OK on the pop-up.
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Figure 27 Network Name Pop-up
Your new adapter will now have the same Network Name as your existing network and so has
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now joined your existing network.
Connect the adapter to the device you want to add to the network, for example, your Internet
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refrigerator in the kitchen.
Plug the adapter's power cord into a power outlet and, if required, switch the power outlet on.
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Repeat this procedure for all additional powerline adapters that you want to add to your existing or
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new powerline network.

5.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter

This section shows you how to use your new powerline adapters to set up a new powerline network
separate to your existing network.
The figure below shows two powerline networks in a house. The first network (1) shows the home
computer connected to a printer and access to the Internet. The second network (2) has no
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