Turn Leds Off Or On; Set The Powerline Encryption Key - NETGEAR XAV6501 User Manual

Turn LEDs Off or On

You can turn off or turn on the LEDs of any device on your Powerline network.
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To turn the LEDs off or on:
1. On the Powerline map, right-click the icon of the device.
2. On the pop-up menu that displays, select either Turn LED off or Turn LED on.
A pop-up screen displays advising you that connectivity will be temporarily lost while the
LEDs are being reset.
3. Click the OK button.
A message displays indicating that the operation was successful.
4. Click the OK button.

Set the Powerline Encryption Key

Powerline devices on the same Powerline network use the same encryption key. The factory
default encryption key is HomePlugAV.
In locations such as apartment buildings or office buildings, other people might use the same
electrical power lines that you use for your Powerline network. To protect your Powerline
network from unwanted access, you can use NETGEAR genie to set a private encryption key
for your Powerline devices. Make sure that all of your Powerline devices use the same
encryption key so that they can communicate with each other.
If you forget your private encryption key, you can reset the encryption key to the factory
default key, HomePlugAV. See
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To set the encryption key:
1. On the Powerline map, right-click the icon of a Powerline device in your network.
2. On the pop-up menu that displays, select Security.
Powerline PassThru Adapter
Reset a Device to Factory Default Settings
Using NETGEAR genie
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