ZyXEL Communications PLA-470 Bedienungsanleitung

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    www .zyxel.com PLA-4xx Series Powerline Ethernet Adapter Seri es (PLA-400/400 v2/401/401 v2/ 402 v2/470/470 v2) User ’ s Guide V ersion 3.0.5 11 / 2 0 0 7 Edition 1[...]

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    About This User's Guide PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the PLA -400, PLA-400 v2, PLA- 401, PLA401 v2, PLA402 v2, PLA-470 and PLA470 v2 using the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility version 3.0. 5(AG). Y ou should have your basic Internet a[...]

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    Document Conventions PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 4 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User ’ s Guide. 1 W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. " Notes tell you other import ant information (for example, other things yo u may need to configure or help ful [...]

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    Safety Warnings PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 5 Safety Warnings 1 For your safety , be sure to read a nd follow all warning notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store thin gs on the d[...]

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    Safety Warnings PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 6 This product is recyclable . Dispose of it properly .[...]

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    Table of Contents PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 7 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ........................................... ............................................................. .. 3 Document Conventions.................................................................. ......................................... .4 Safety War[...]

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    Table of Contents PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 8 Chapter 4 The ENCR YPT Button ................................................ ............................................................. 35 4.1 ENCRYPT Button Overview ......... ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ 35 4.2 Set Up a HomePlug [...]

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    Table of Contents PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 9 Appendix A Product S pecifications ................................................................................... 73 Appendix B Customer Support ................................................................................. ........ 79 Appendix C Legal Information............................[...]

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    Table of Contents PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 10[...]

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    List of Tables PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 11 List of Tables T able 1 Password Summary .............. ............. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ .......... ... 18 T able 2 Firmware Detection T ool: Res ult Screen ..... ................. ................ ................ ................ ......... [...]

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    List of Tables PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 12[...]

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    List of Figures PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 13 List of Figures Figure 1 Expand Y our Network with the PLA-4xx ..... .......... ............. ............. ............. ............. .............. .. 17 Figure 2 .NET Framework Installa tion Prompt ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ............ .... 22 Fi[...]

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    List of Figure s PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 14 Figure 39 Adding an Adapter to Y our New Network ........ ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ 57 Figure 40 Incorrect DAK or No D AK ................... ............. ................ ............. ............. ............. ...... .......... 57 Figure 41 Corr[...]

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    15 P ART I Introduction Introducing the P LA-4xx (17) Installing the Utility (21)[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 17 C HAPTER 1 Introducing the PLA-4xx 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the ma in applications and features of the PLA-4xx HomePlug A V compliant powerline adapter . See Appendix A on page 73 for detailed product specifications. In this User ’ s Guide the electrical wiring netw ork and coaxial cable network are bo[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 18 1.3 Ways to Manage the PLA-4xx Use the ENCRYP T button to add powerline devices to your powerline networ k if they have this button. See Chapter 4 on page 3 5 for instructions on using the ENCR YP T feature. Use the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility (or utility , for short) to ma[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 19 If your devices do not have th e ENCR YPT button, use the P L A-4xx Series Configuration Utility to set up security on the PLA-4xx. Al though the PLA-4xx is a “plug-and-play” network expanding solution there are several r easons for enabling security on the powerline network in [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 20[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 21 C HAPTER 2 Installing the Utility This chapter guides you through the installation of the configur ation utility for your PLA-4xx. 2.1 Overview of the Installation Process The installation of the configur ation utility does the following: 1 Checks for and installs Microsoft’ s .NET Fra mework version 1.1 software [...]

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    Chapter 2 Installing the Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 22 Figure 2 .NET Framework Installation Prompt 2 Review Microsoft’ s License Agreement , select I agree and click Install to proceed. Figure 3 Microsoft’ s Agreement 3 The next screen allows you to s ee the progress of the installation.[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installing the Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 23 Figure 4 .NET Framework Installation Process 4 Click OK to complete the installation process. Figure 5 Microsoft’ s Agreement 5 The Setup utility runs automatically . Click Ye s or Next to continue through the initial screen. Click Cancel only if you want to abort the installation.[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installing the Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 24 6 Fill in the User Name and Company Name fields (optional). If you want the utility to be only available to the curren tly logged in user , select Only for me(...) . Otherwise, click Next to continue and allow all user s to use the configuration utility . Figure 7 Customer Info rmati[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installing the Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 25 Figure 9 Restart Screen 9 The following pop-u p appears. Click Ye s to restart your computer , or click No to restart your computer later . " If you select “No, I will rest art my computer later”, you will not be able to launch the utility until af ter a rest art of your com[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installing the Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 26[...]

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    27 P ART II Managing the PLA- 4xx Firmware T ools (29) The ENCR YP T Button (35) The Configuration Utility (41) Powerline Network Setup T utorial (51) LEDs and T roubleshooting (61)[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 29 C HAPTER 3 Firmware Tools Use the Firmware Detection T ool and Firmwar e Upgrade T ool to ensure you have the latest firmware (version 3.0.5 or later) on your PLA-4xx(s). Y ou need to upgrade all yo ur PLA-4xxs to the la test firmware to ensure they can connect with each other and they are compatible with the latest[...]

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    Chapter 3 Firmwar e Tools PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 30 Figure 10 Firmware Detection With an Early Firmware Local Device This diagram shows the Firmware Detection T ool detecting the firmware on latest firmware devices only , as the local device has the latest firmware. Figure 1 1 Firmware Detection With a Late st Firmware Loc al Device 3.1.2 Fi[...]

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    Chapter 3 Firmwar e Tools PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 31 Figure 12 Firmware Detec tion T ool: S tart The T ool shows the firmware version(s) of devi c es it has detected on yo ur powerline network. Figure 13 Firmware Detection T ool: Result The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 2 Firmware Detection Tool: Result Screen LA[...]

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    Chapter 3 Firmwar e Tools PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 32 3.2 Firmware Upgrade Tool Use the firmware upgrade tool to upgrade firm ware earlier than versio n 3.0.5 to the latest version firmware on the powerlin e device directly conn ected to your computer . This is necessary as devices with ZyX EL ’ s early version firmware are not compatible wi[...]

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    Chapter 3 Firmwar e Tools PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 33 Figure 15 Firmware Up grade T ool: Up grading 6 If your firmware is successfully upgraded , the following screen appea rs. Click Finish to close the T ool. Figure 16 Firmware Up grade T ool: F inish 7 T o check your firmware is successfully upgraded, run the Firmware Detection Utility again[...]

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    Chapter 3 Firmwar e Tools PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 34[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 35 C HAPTER 4 The ENCRYPT Button Use the ENCRYP T button to automatically set up a secure powerline c onnection between your powerline devices. 4.1 ENCR YPT Button Overview The ENCR YP T button allows you to set up a sec ure powerline co nnection with other HomePlug A V compliant powerline devices whic h also support t[...]

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    Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 36 Figure 17 ENCRYP T Connection Procedure 5 Repeat step 4 in this section for the other powerlin e device you wish to connect. This must be done within 120 seconds of pressing the ENCR YPT button on the PLA-4xx. 6 Check the lights on the two powerline de vices. The power ( ) and HomePlug ([...]

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    Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 37 Figure 18 Adding More Powerline Adapters to Y our Network 9 If you disconnected y our computer or modem (or any other net w orking product connected to your powerline device) in step 1 of this section, you can now reconnect them. This sets up your powerline network between your powerline[...]

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    Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 38 2 Click the ENCR YP T button on ( A ) and ( C ) for 1~2 sec onds and within two min utes of each other . 3 W ait for about one minute while ( A ) and ( C ) connec t. 4 Check the LEDs on both ( A ) and ( C ). When the power ( ) and HomePlug ( ) lights stop blinking and the p ower ( ) ligh[...]

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    Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 39 See T roubleshooting in Chapter 7 o n page 68 for suggestions on problems with the ENCR YPT button and the lights.[...]

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    Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 40[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 41 C HAPTER 5 The Configuration Utility This chapter shows you how to use the Configuration Utility (or Utility) to secure, manage and set up Quality of Service (QoS) on your powerline network. 5.1 Overview The PLA-4xx is designed as a plu g-and-play network expan ding solution. This means tha t once you complete your [...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 42 5.1.1 Powerline Network Security When the PLA-4xxs communicate with each ot her , they use encryption to protect the information that is sent in the powerline network. Encryption is like a secret code. If you do not know the secret code, you cannot understa nd the message. The Ho [...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 43 5.3 Configuration Screen Use the Configuration screen to see which devices are recognized by your powerline network, to configure your P LA-4xx and to set up a secure powerline network by changing the powerline network name. This screen opens up when you launch the utility . "[...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 44 5.4 Firmware Screen " T o upgrade to the latest firmware, use the firmware upgrade tool available from the ZyXEL website (www .zyxel.com), or from the CD included with your PLA- 4xx. Make sure you also upgrade the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility if you do so, as older ve[...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 45 Figure 24 Firmware Scre en 5.5 Network Info Screen Use the Network Info screen to see the rate s at which a specific PLA-4xx is communicating with other powerline adapters on yo ur powerline network. Figure 25 Network Info Screen[...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 46 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.6 Advanced Screen " This feature is only available with the latest version utility . Go to the ZyXEL website to download the latest utility and firmwa re for your ZyXEL HomePlug A V adapter . T able 5 Network Info Scr[...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 47 Y ou can configure the powerline adapters on your network to give priority to network traf fic depending on its importanc e. When you set th e priority of a powerline adapter, you set how quickly messages FROM your powerline adapte r are sent in your powerline network. T ransmissi[...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 48 Figure 26 Priority Settings Use this screen to configure priority settings for traf fic from the power line adapters on your network. Figure 27 Advanced Screen Internet C A B D E[...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 49 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.7 About Screen Use the About screen to view informa tion regarding the configuration utility and firmware version of the PLA-4xx you are connected to. Clic k the icon in the top right corner of the utility to view the Abou[...]

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    Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 50[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 51 C HAPTER 6 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial Use this tutorial to expand your existing powerline network. 6.0.1 Overview After setting up your first home powerline networ k (instructions for that are in the Quick Start Guide for your ZyXEL powerline adapter) you may want to extend the network or create a new one by a[...]

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    Chapter 6 P owerline Netw ork Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 52 6.0.2 Import ant T erms 6.0.3 Accessing Y our Po werline Adapter 1 Attach the power cord that came in th e package to your powerline adapter . 2 Plug the power cord o f the powerline adapter you want to ad d to your network into a power socket and, if needed, switch the p[...]

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    Chapter 6 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 53 Figure 31 Click on the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility Icon 6 Y ou are now ready to exten d your power line network or set up a second network. • See Section 6.0.4 on page 53 to add a new powerline adapter to your network. • See Section 6.0.5 on page 55 to set up a[...]

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    Chapter 6 P owerline Netw ork Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 54 Figure 33 Adding a New Adapter 3 Select your adapter by selecting Local and type the network name for your existing network in the Network Na me field ( C ). Figure 34 Adding an Adapter to an Existing Network 4 Click Save and click OK on the pop-up. Figure 35 Network Name[...]

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    Chapter 6 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 55 6.0.5 Setting Up a New Ne twork with a New Adapter This section shows you h ow to use your new powerline adapters to set up a new powerline network separate to your ex isting network. The figure below shows two p owerline networks in a house. The first network ( 1 ) shows t[...]

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    Chapter 6 P owerline Netw ork Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 56 Figure 37 Making a New Network with the New Adapter 3 After you have set up a new network, you ar e ready to connec t each powerline adapter on your new network to devices, for ex ample, a computer or a games console. 6.0.6 S p litting a Netw ork into T wo Networks This s[...]

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    Chapter 6 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 57 3 T o set up a new powerline network, type the DAK Password and change the Network Name on all powerline adapters you wish to add to your network. • Look for the DAK Password on a label on your powerline adapter . The DAK Password lets you access the adapter . • Select [...]

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    Chapter 6 P owerline Netw ork Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 58 Figure 42 An Adapter on Y our New Network 6 Go back to step 3 in this section to set the same, new Network Name for all remote adapters you want to a dd to your new network. 7 Check you have added the adapt e rs correctly by changing the network name for the local adapter[...]

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    Chapter 6 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 59 • Check your powerline adapter is connected to the same electrical circuit as other powerline adapters on your n etwork.[...]

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    Chapter 6 P owerline Netw ork Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 60[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 61 C HAPTER 7 LEDs and Troubleshooting This chapter describes the behavior of the LEDs ( lights) and offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . 7.1 LEDs The following sections describes the lights on the PLA-400, PLA-400 v2 and PLA-402, the PLA-401, PLA401 v2 and the PLA-470. 7.1.1 PLA-401/PLA401 v[...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubl eshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 62 The following table describes the behavi or of the lights on the PLA-401 v2. 7.1.2 PLA-400/400 v2/402 The following figure is the front panel of the PLA-400, PLA-400 v2 and PLA-402. Use the lights to determine if your PLA-4xx is behaving normally or if there are some problems on y[...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 63 Figure 45 PLA-400/400 v2/ 402 Lights The following table describes the behavior of the lights on the PLA-400 and PLA-402. The following table describes the behavi or of the lights on the PLA-400 v2. Ta b l e 1 1 PLA-400/402 Li ghts LIGHTS ICON ST ATU S DESCRIPTION POWER On The PLA-[...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubl eshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 64 7.1.3 PLA-470/PLA470 v2 The following figure is the fro nt panel of the PLA-470 and PLA-470 v2. Use the lights to determine if the PLA-470 or PLA470 v2 is beha ving normally or if there are some problems on your powerline network. Figure 46 PLA-470 and PLA-470 v2 Light s HomePlug [...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 65 The following table describes the beha vior of the lights on the PLA-470. The following table describes the behavi or of the lights on the PLA470 v2. T able 13 PLA-470 Lights LIGHT S ICON COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION POWER Green On The PLA-470 is on and receiving power . It also indica[...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubl eshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 66 7.2 Power and Light Problems V The PLA-4xx does not turn on. None of the lights turn on. 1 Make sure you are using the power cord included with the PLA-4xx. 2 Make sure the power cord is connected to the PLA-4xx and pl ugged in to an appropriat e power source. Make sure the power [...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 67 V The HomePlug light does not turn on. 1 Check all PLA-4xxs on y our network have the latest firmw are installed. PLA- 4xxs with the latest firmware cannot communicate with PLA-4xxs using earlier versions of the firmware. Go to Section 5.4 on page 44 for instructions on inst alling[...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubl eshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 68 V The PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility does not display all or any of my devices. • Inspect the LEDs on your PLA-4xx and ma ke sure that the ETHERNET and HomePlug LEDs are on or blinking. See Section 7.2 on page 65 for troubl eshooting LED related problems. • Check all Zyx[...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 69 V The POWER light does not blink when I pre ss the ENCRYPT button. • Check the device is on. • Press the ENCR YPT button again, making certain you have pressed the button for more than one second and less than three seconds. • The POWER light on some powerline de vices do not[...]

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    Chapter 7 LEDs and Troubl eshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 70 V I pressed the ENCR YPT button for more than 10 seconds, but the HomePlug light is still on. The HomePlug light is on, indicating it is sti ll connected to another powerline device. T ry again, pressing the ENCR YPT button for more than 10 seconds.[...]

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    71 P ART III Appendices and Index Product Specification s (73) Customer Support (79) Legal Information (85) Index (89)[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 73 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications The following tables summarize the PLA-4 xx’ s hardware and firmware features. T able 14 Hardware Specifications Dimensions (W x D x H) PLA-400/400 v2/402 1 12 (L) mm x 106 (D) mm x 28.5 (H) mm PLA-470 162 (L) mm x 1 18 (D) mm x 40 (H) mm PLA-401/PLA401 v2 97 mm (L) x 45 (H) mm [...]

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    Appendix A Product Specifications PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 74 Cabling T ype PLA-400/400 v2/401/401 v2/402/4 70 1 x Power Cord PLA-400/400 v2/401/40 1 v2/402 1 x LAN UTP Category 5 or Better PLA-402 1 x Coaxial Cable PLA-470 4 x LAN UTP Category 5 or Better Network Interface PLA-400/40 0 v2/401/401 v2/40 2/470 1 x 200 Mbps Powerline port compli[...]

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    Appendix A Product Specifications PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 75 The following list , which is not exhaustive, illustrates the standa rds supported in the PLA-4xx. W all-mounting Instructions Complete the following steps to hang yo ur PLA-400/400 v2/401/401 v 2/402 on a wall. Device Management Use the PLA-4xx Series Confi guration Utility version[...]

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    Appendix A Product Specifications PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 76 " See T able 14 on p age 73 for the size of screws to use and how far apart to place them. 1 Select a high position on a sturdy wa ll that is free of obstructions. 2 Drill two holes for the screws. The distance be tween the centers of the holes is listed in the product specifi [...]

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    Appendix A Product Specifications PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 77 Cable Pin Assignment s RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignment s Figure 48 RJ-45 Connector Pins T able 18 RJ-45 Conn ector Pi n Assignment s PIN NO RJ-45 SIGNAL ASSIGNMENT 1 RxD + 2 RxD - 3 TxD + 4 Not connected 5 Not connected 6 TxD - 7 Not connected 8 Not connected[...]

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    Appendix A Product Specifications PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 78[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 79 A PPENDIX B Customer Support Please have the following information r eady when you contact customer support. Required Information • Product model and serial number . • W arranty Information. • Date that you received your de vice. • Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solv e it. “+”[...]

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    Appendix B Customer Support PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 80 • Re g u l a r Ma i l: ZyXEL C ommunications, Czech s.r .o., Modranská 621, 143 01 Praha 4 - Modrany , Ceská Republika Denmark • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.dk • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.dk • T elephone: +45-39-55-07-00 • Fax: +45-39-55-07-07 • W eb: www .zyxel.dk • Re [...]

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    Appendix B Customer Support PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 81 India • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.in • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.in • T elephone: +91-1 1-30888144 t o +91-11 -30888153 • Fax: +91-1 1-30888149, +91-1 1-26810715 • W eb: http://www .zyxel.in • Re g u l a r Ma i l : India - ZyXEL T echnology Indi a Pvt Ltd. , II - F l o o r[...]

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    Appendix B Customer Support PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 82 • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Communications Inc., 1 130 N. Miller St., Anaheim, CA 92806- 2001, U.S.A. Norway • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.no • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.no • T elephone: +47-22-80-61-80 • Fax: +47-22-80-61-81 • W eb: www .zyxel.no • Re g u l a r M a i l : ZyXEL [...]

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    Appendix B Customer Support PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 83 Sweden • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.se • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.se • T elephone: +46-31-744-7700 • Fax: +46-31-744-7701 • W eb: www .zyxel.se • Re g u l ar M ai l : ZyXEL Communications A/S, Sjö porten 4, 41764 Götebor g, Sweden Thailand • Support E-mail: support@zyx[...]

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    Appendix B Customer Support PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 84[...]

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    PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 85 A PPENDIX C Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2007 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reprod uced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, tran slated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechanic[...]

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    Appendix C Legal Info rmation PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 86 If this device does cause harmful inte rference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning th e device off and on, the user is enc ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2 [...]

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    Appendix C Legal Infor mation PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 87 ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original en d user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmansh ip for a period of up to tw o years from the date of purchase . During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product ha[...]

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    Appendix C Legal Info rmation PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 88[...]

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    Index PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 89 Index Symbols .NET Framework 21 A about screen 49 Advanced Encryption S tandard, see AES 17 AES 18 , 41 AES (Advanced Encryption S tandard) 17 applications 17 C cabling type 74 CE 74 certifications 74 , 85 notices 86 viewing 86 configuration screen 43 connections overview 17 contact information 79 copyright 85[...]

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    Index PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 90 multiple networks 19 overview 41 managing the device using the web configurator . See web configurator . multiple networks 19 N network example 41 network information 45 network ports 74 P passw ords 31 , 42 , 43 , 44 types of 18 plug-and-play 41 power specification 73 priority settings 46 application type 47 [...]