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Quick Start Guide - Page 5
...Ethernet cables you are having trouble setting up your computer.
2. Unplug the PLA-401 Series and
plug in another HomePlug ...PLA-401 Series into a power outlet. 3. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the ETHERNET port on the PLA401 Series to a Computer
1. Most
cables are labeled with their specifications. • All Ethernet cables are securely connected.
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Connect the PLA-401 Series...
User Guide - Page 3
...PLA-401 Series User's Guide
3 Send all User Guide-related comments, questions or suggestions for improvement to configure the PLA-401 Series using the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility version 3.3.4. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. You should have your hardware connections.
• Supporting...
User Guide - Page 4
About This User's Guide
Customer Support
In the event of the problem and the steps you took to solve it.
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PLA-401 Series User's Guide If you received your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for contact information.
Please have the following information ready when you contact an office.
• Product model and serial number. • Warranty Information. • Date that...
User Guide - Page 10
... Upgrading Firmware 56 6.3.2 Procedure to Upgrade Firmware 56
Chapter 7 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 61
7.0.1 Overview ...61 7.0.2 Important Terms ...62 7.0.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter 62 7.0.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter 63 7.0.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter 65 7.0.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks 67 7.1 Troubleshooting ...70
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User Guide - Page 15
... using standard electrical wiring.
1.2 Expand Your Network with each other electrical outlet in any room of the PLA-401 Series HomePlug AV compliant powerline adapter. See Appendix A on page 81 for speeds currently supported by the PLA-401
PLA-401 Series User's Guide
15 In this User's Guide the electrical wiring network is referred to any other at high data transfer rates...
User Guide - Page 16
... mounting instructions.
1.3 Ways to Manage the PLA-401 Series
Use the ENCRYPT button to add powerline devices to an Internet gateway such as the latest version Utility, these tools.
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Because the latest PLA-401 Seriess are only compatible with other outlets in your powerline network if they have this tool from the ZyXEL website (www.zyxel...
User Guide - Page 17
... only requires you must enter the adapters' DAK password in the HomePlug AV powerline network.
This password is important to your computer).
1.4.2 Setting Up Security
The ENCRYPT feature automatically sets up security on your powerline network. Although the PLA-401 Series is only compatible with the same powerline network name "HomePlugAV".
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User Guide - Page 19
...firmware to firmware version 3.3.4. PLA-401 Series User's Guide
19 Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-401 Series
1.6 PLA Compatibility
Your PLA-401 Series can work with firmware versions 3.0.5. The following table shows a quick summary of firmware and utility versions compatible with different PLA models that have a firmware version of writing, PLA-401 Series can be available for instructions...
User Guide - Page 22
...
Figure 4 .NET Framework Installation Prompt
2 The next screen allows you to see the progress of the installation. Chapter 2 Installing the Utility 1 Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive. Figure 5 .NET Framework Installation Process
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PLA-401 Series User's Guide Review Microsoft's License Agreement, select Accept to proceed. The Setup utility runs automatically.
User Guide - Page 29
... 10 seconds until the power ( ) light flashes. PLA-401 Series User's Guide
29 This resets the network name to a random value and removes your device from your computer or modem (or other HomePlug AV compliant powerline devices which also support the ENCRYPT feature. No other powerline setting changes are required to move them from any network it...
User Guide - Page 47
...following tasks:
• Change Network Name (NMK) • Change Nickname • QoS Settings • Set HomePlug Light Color • Link Information • Download Firmware
6.1.1 System Requirements
These are the OS X utility system requirements at the time of writing.
• Supported Models: PLA-401 Series
• Supported Mac operating systems: Mac OS X 10.3, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10...
User Guide - Page 54
...power standard of your electrical circuit. Power levels should
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PLA-401 Series User's Guide Avg. Click this button to detect the firmware version of the same type should be affected by the...field to check the reduction in this screen to go to the ZyXEL download library from where you can download firmware to zero.
Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility
Table 12 Link...
User Guide - Page 56
...you must upgrade both the utility and the firmware!
• Be sure to upload the correct model firmware as uploading the wrong model firmware may only need to download the firmware separately.
• After you upgrade firmware, all settings that you also use the firmware upgrade tool on Upgrading Firmware
• If the firmware version of them are open.
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User Guide - Page 71
CHAPTER
8
LEDs and Troubleshooting
This chapter describes the behavior of the LEDs (lights) and offers some problems on the PLA-401 Series.
Figure 49 PLA-401 Series Lights
PLA-401 Series User's Guide
71 The following sections describes the lights on your powerline network. Use the lights to solve problems you might encounter.
8.1 LEDs
The following figure is behaving normally or ...
User Guide - Page 76
... already on both devices for about a minute while the devices set up a connection. • If that does not work, try to release the connection. Connect the PLA-401 Series to another powerline device. The POWER light blinks two times quickly then pauses, before .
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PLA-401 Series User's Guide Press the ENCRYPT button on , but the HomePlug light...
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