ZyXEL Communications PLA-407 manual

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About This User's Guide PLA-407 User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people wh o want to configure the PLA- 407 using the web configurator. Tips for Reading User’s Guides On-Screen When reading a ZyXEL User’s Guide On -Screen, keep the fo llowing i n mind: • If you don’t already ha[...]

About This User's Guide PLA-407 User’s Guide 4 Documentation Feedback Send your comments, questions or su ggest ions to: techwriters@zyxel.com. tw Thank you! The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 30099, Taiwan. Need More Help? More help is availabl e at www.zyxel[...]

About This User's Guide PLA-407 User’s Guide 5 Customer Support Should problems arise that cannot be solved by the methods listed above, you should contact your ve ndor. If you canno t contact your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for the region i n which you bought the device. See http://www.zyxel.com/web/contact_us.p hp for contact info[...]

Document Conventions PLA-407 User’s Guide 6 Document Conventions Warnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes ar e shown in this User’s Guide. Warnings tell you a bout things that coul d harm you or your device. Note: Notes tell you o ther important informat ion (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tips) or rec[...]

Document Conventions PLA-407 User’s Guide 7 Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User’s Guide may use the following generic icons. The PLA-407 icons used may not be an exact representation of your device. PLA-407 Computer Internet Modem / Router Printer Notebook TV[...]

Safety Warnings PLA-407 User’s Guide 8 Safety Warnings • Do NOT use this product near water, for exam ple, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, du st or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store things on the device. • Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There is a remo[...]

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Table of Contents PLA-402 v3 User ’s Guide 10 Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button .......................................................... ................................................... 31 4.1 ENCRYPT Button Ov erview ......................... ............. ................ ................ ............. ............. 31 4.2 Set Up a HomePl ug AV[...]

Table of Contents PLA-402 v3 User’s Guide 11 7.0.5 Setting Up a New Networ k with a New Adapter ............ ................ ............. ................ 65 7.0.6 Splitting a N etwork into Two Netw orks ............. ................ ................ ................ .......... 67 7.1 Troubleshooting ............ ............. ................[...]

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13 P ART I Introduction Introducing the PLA-407 (15) Installing the Utility (23)[...]

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PLA-407 User’s Guide 15 C HAPTER 1 Introducing the PLA-407 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main applications and feat ures of the PLA-407 HomePlug AV compliant Powerline adapter. In this User’s Guide the electrical wiring network is referred to as th e “Powerline network”. The HomePlug AV standard specifies how network devices comm[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-407 PLA-407 User’s Guide 16 1.1.1 Data Transfer The PLA-407 securely communicates with each other at high data transfer rates of up to 200 Mbps. The theoretical maxi mum channel data rate is 200 Mb ps on the physical layer. The actual channel data ra te will vary depend ing on noise on the electrical wires and the qu[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-407 PLA-407 User’s Guide 17 interference from the electrical devices so that it does not affect the Powerline network. This is shown in the following fi gure. Figure 2 Noise Filter on PLA-407 This setup maximizes the PLA-407’s perfor mance and ensures that the Powerline network is stable. This be nefits users who a[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-407 PLA-407 User’s Guide 18 1.1.5 Low Power Mode Your PLA-407 is a certified green product . It goes into Low Power mode when there is no Ethernet connection. When you plug the PLA-407 into an electr ic socket, i t waits for an Ethernet connection. When no co nnection is detected aft e r sixty (60) seconds, the Power[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-407 PLA-407 User’s Guide 19 Your network can be further expanded by plugg ing additional PLA-407s i nto other power outlets in your home and connecti ng other computers or network devices (for example, a printer) to them. Refer to your Quick Start Guide fo r hardwar e connection information. 1.3 Ways to Manage the PL[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-407 PLA-407 User’s Guide 20 1.4.1 Passwords You use two types of passwords in th e HomePlug AV Powerl ine network. The following table describes t he differences between the password s. 1.4.2 Setting Up Security The ENCRYPT feature au tomatically sets up security on your Powerline network. Use this feature if your Po[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-407 PLA-407 User’s Guide 21 3 You may need to change the Network Name to create m ultiple Pow erline networks. S ee the next section for more i n formation on how to set up a multi ple network. 1.5 Multiple Networks Multiple powerline networks can coexist on a s ingle powerline circuit. You might want to implement mu[...]

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PLA-407 User’s Guide 23 C HAPTER 2 Installing the Utility 2.1 Overview This chapter guides you through the installation of the configuration utility for your PLA-407. The installation of the confi guration utility does the following: 1 Checks for and installs Microsoft’s .NET Framework version 2.0 software on your computer. This software is nec[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 24 1 Insert the included CD-ROM into your co m puter’s CD-ROM drive. The Setup utility runs automatically. Alternatively this can also be done manually by double clicking the setup.exe file on the CD. A prompt appears asking you to install the .NET Framework version 2.0. Review Microsoft’s[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 25 3 The Setup utility runs automatically. Cli c k Yes or Next to cont inue through the initial screen. Click Cancel only if you want to abort the inst allation. Figure 7 InstallShield Wizard Sta rt Screen 4 If you want the utility to be only availa ble to the current ly logged in user, select[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 26 5 When the installation is finished, a screen appears to confirm that the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility has been successfully inst alled on your computer. Click Close to exit the wizard. Figure 9 Installation Complete Note: You may be asked to restart your computer when the installat[...]

27 P ART II Managing the PLA- 407 Firmware Tool (29) The ENCRYPT Bu tton (31) The Configuration Utility (37) Powerline Network Setup Tutorial (61) PLA Compatibility (71)[...]

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PLA-407 User’s Guide 29 C HAPTER 3 Firmware Tool 3.1 Overview Use the Firmware Upgrade Tool t o e n s u r e y o u h a v e t h e l a t e s t f i r m w a r e ( v e r s i o n 4.0.1 or later) on your PLA-407(s). You need to upgrade all your PLA-407s to the latest firmware to ensure they can connect with each other and they are comp atible with the la[...]

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PLA-407 User’s Guide 31 C HAPTER 4 The ENCRYPT Button 4.1 ENCRYPT Button Overview The ENCRYPT button allows you to set up a secure Powerline connection wi th other HomePlug AV compliant Powerlin e devices which also support the ENCRYPT feature. No other setting changes are required t o connect. You can use the ENCRYP T button to: • set up a new[...]

Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-407 User’s Guide 32 4 Press the ENCRYPT button on yo ur second Pow erline dev ice for 1~2 seconds . The power ( ) light will blink as the PLA-407 tries to set up a connection. Figure 10 ENCRYPT Connection Procedure Note: The ENCRYPT button’s lo cation va ries for ea ch Powerli ne devic e. 5 Repeat step 4 in this[...]

Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-407 User’s Guide 33 4.2.1 Expanding the Network with ENCRYPT If you want to add more Powerline device s to your net work after th e initial set up (refer to Section 4.2 on page 31 ), do the following. 1 To add more Powerline devices to your network, pr ess the ENCRYPT button on device C (shown below) for more than[...]

Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-407 User’s Guide 34 For example, you have already set up a Powerline network in y our home ( A ) which accesses a printer ( B ). Now you want a separate Powerline network connection from your laptop ( C ) to your printer. Figure 12 One Existing Powerline Network 1 Click the ENCRYPT button on ( A ) for more than 10[...]

Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-407 User’s Guide 35 4 Check the LEDs on both ( A ) and ( C ). When the power ( ) and HomePlug ( ) lights stop blinking and the power ( ) light shines steadily, t he devices are connected. Figure 13 Two Separate Po werline Networks Congratula tions. You n ow have tw o separate Power line netwo rks as shown abo ve. [...]

Chapter 4 The ENCRYPT Button PLA-407 User’s Guide 36 4.4 ENCRYPT Button Behavior The following table su mma rizes the ac tions th at occur when the ENCRYPT button is pressed for specifi c lengths of time. See Troubleshooting in Chapter 9 on page 82 for suggestions on problems with the ENCRYPT button and the lights. Table 2 Time ENCRYPT Button is [...]

PLA-407 User’s Guide 37 C HAPTER 5 The Configuration Utility 5.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to use the Conf iguration Utility (or Ut ility) to secure, manage and set up Quality of Servic e (QoS) on your Powerline network. The PLA-407 is designed as a pl ug-and-play network expanding solution. Thi s means that once you complete your hard [...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 38 By default the PLA-407s are all co nfigured with the network name HomePlugAV , this allows you to simpl y plug the devices in and not worry about setting up security. If you want to enhance the secu ri ty on your Powerl ine network, you can change the network name on the Powerline adapte[...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 39 5.3 Configuration Screen Use the Configura tion screen to see which devices are recognized by your Powerline network, to configure your PL A-407 and to set up a secure Powerline network by changing the Powerline net wor k name. This screen opens up when you launch the ut ility. Note: Use[...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 40 Site This field displays • Local - This shows if PLA-407 is id entifying the Powerline adapter directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. • Remote - This shows if PLA-407 is a Powerline adapter in your Powerline network but not directly connected to the com[...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 41 5.4 Firmware Screen Firmware is the software which is em bedded in the PLA-407. This software contains processing instructions f or how the PLA-407 sends and receives informat ion in a s ecure wa y. You can check the ZyXEL website for firmware upgrades for your PLA-407. Note: To upgrade [...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 42 Click Network Info to display the following screen. Figure 18 Network Info Screen The following table describes t h e labels in this s creen. Table 4 Network Info Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter This field identifies which Powerl ine network information is displayed. Different Powerline[...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 43 5.6 Advanced Screen Note: This feature is only available with the latest version utility. Go to the ZyXEL website to download the latest utility and firmware for your ZyXEL HomePlug AV adapter. You can configure the Powerl ine adapters on your network to give priority to network traffic [...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 44 The figure below shows an example Powe rline home network connected to the Internet. Figure 19 Priority Settings •D e v i c e A is a printer and does not handle t r affic wit h high importance, so the Powerline adapter connected to i t can be set to low priori ty. •D e v i c e B is a[...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 45 Use this screen to conf igure priority settings for t raffic from the Powerline adapters on your network. Figure 20 Advanced Screen The following table describes t h e labels in this s creen. Table 6 Advanced Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter This field identifies which Power line network[...]

Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 46 5.7 About Screen Use the About screen to view information regarding the configuration utility and firmware version of the PLA-407 you are connected to. Click the icon in the top right corner of the utility to view the About screen. Figure 21 About Screen The following table describes t h[...]

PLA-407 User’s Guide 47 C HAPTER 6 The OS X Configuration Utility 6.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to use the configur ation utility on a Mac computer with the Leopard op erating sy stem. See the User’s Guide Chapter 5 on page 37 for background information on some Powerline features. All HomePlug AV c ompliant Powerl ine adapters with in[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 48 6.1.2 Start the Configuration Utility Drag the utility application from the CD (or download it from the ZyXEL download library) to the Applications folder on your comput er. Double-click it to open it. Figure 22 Utility Main Scr een 6.1.3 Add a Device To add a device, click Add a De[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 49 To enter the NMK for a Powerline adapter, se lect the device icon in the left panel of the main utility screen and then click Change Network Name (NMK) in the main utility screen. Figure 23 Change Network Name (NMK) The following table describes t h e labels in this s creen. 6.1.5 C[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 50 The following table shows some example pr iority settings based on application type. Figure 25 QoS Settings The following table describes t h e labels in this s creen. Table 9 Priority Settings PRIORITY LEVEL APPLICATION Highest Voice Application High Video and Audio App lications M[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 51 6.1.7 Set HomePlug Light Color Use this screen to define which color the HomePlug light shines at various speeds. For example, configure the lig ht to shine red when the speed is slow enough to warrant your attention, amber for ‘near slow’ speeds and gree n for acceptable Powerl[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 52 6.1.8 Link Information Use the Link Info screen to find out more information on the connection between two Powerline adapters on your Powerl ine network. The link information screen shows the MAC addresses of connected Powerline adapters and statistics on the links. Figure 27 Link I[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 53 Avg. Source PB CRC Error Rate This field displays the average CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) error rate of transmission from the source device (as shown in the screen) received by destination Powerline device. A Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) is u sed as a checksum to detect alteratio[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 54 6.1.9 Download Firmware Use this screen to go t o the ZyXEL down load lib rary from where you can download firmware to your computer. Figure 28 Download Firmware 6.2 Firmware Detection Tool Use the Firmware Detection Tool to detect the firmware version of the Powerline devices on yo[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 55 use the same firmware version. Use the Firmware Upgrade Tool to upl oad new firmware. You cannot run the Firmware Detection To ol , the Firmware Upgrade Tool or the Configuration Utility at the same time, as only on e of these applications can access the PLA-407 connected to your co[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 56 6.3 Firmware Upgrade Tool Use the firmware upgrade tool to upgr ade firmware to the Powerline device directly connected to your co mputer. To upgrade to the l atest firmware, use the firmware upgrade tool on the CD included with your PLA-407 . Make sure you also use the latest PLA-4[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 57 3 Open the Firmware Upgrade Tool application. Click Next to begin the firmware upgrade process. Figure 30 Firmware Up grade Tool: Start 4 If you already have the latest version firmw are, you’ll see a warning screen. Click No unless you want to re-upl oad the firmware. Figure 31 F[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 58 5 Select the region where your Powerline ne twork is located in the following screen. Make sure you upload the correct firmware for your region as different regions have differnt firmware characteristics. Figure 32 Firmware Up grade Tool: Start 6 The firmware upgrade may ta ke sever[...]

Chapter 6 The OS X Configuration Utility PLA-407 User’s Guide 59 7 If your firmware is successf ully upgraded, a successful screen appears. Click OK , then Finish to close the application. Your device automatically restarts. Figure 34 Firmware Up grade Tool: Finish 8 To check if your firmware is succes sfully upgraded, run the Firmwa re Detection[...]

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PLA-407 User’s Guide 61 C HAPTER 7 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 7.0.1 Overview Use this tutor ial to expand yo ur existing Powerline network. After setting up you r first home Powerline ne twork (instru ctions for that are in the Quick Start Guide for your ZyXEL PLA-407) you may want to extend the network or create a new one by adding add iti[...]

Chapter 7 P owerline Netw ork Setup T utorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 62 7.0.2 Important Terms 7.0.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter 1 Plug the Powerline adapter you wan t to add to your network into a Powerline socket. Figure 35 Plug Your Powerline Adapter into th e Powerline Socket 2 Connect the Powerline adapter to your computer. 3 Use a LAN or [...]

Chapter 7 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 63 5 You are now ready to extend your Powerlin e network or set up a second network. • See Section 7.0.4 on page 63 to add a new Powerline adapter to your network. • See Section 7.0.5 on page 65 to set up a second network with your new adapters. • See Section 7.0.6 on page 67 t[...]

Chapter 7 P owerline Netw ork Setup T utorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 64 2 The utility should open to the config urat ion tab. On this screen in the Site column your new Powe rline ada pter should appear as Local ( A ). Check the Local adapter’s MAC address ( B ). It should match the MAC address listed on the label on the back of your Powerline ad[...]

Chapter 7 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 65 3 Select your adapter by selecting Local and type the network name for your existing network in the Network Name field ( C ). Figure 40 Adding a n Adapter to an Existing Ne twork Select Set NMK to this device and click Write . Click OK on the pop-up. Figure 41 Network Name Pop-up [...]

Chapter 7 P owerline Netw ork Setup T utorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 66 the ZyXEL DMA-1100P you can use with your TV to watch movies and play games which are stored on a computer. Figure 42 Add Ne w Powerline Adapters to Make a Second Network 1 Connect your new Powerline adapt er and open the c onfiguration utili ty as shown in Section 7.0.5 on pag[...]

Chapter 7 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 67 2 After you have set up a new network, you are re ady to connect each Pow erline adapter on your new network to devices, for example, a computer or a games console. 7.0.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks This section shows you how to split your exi sting network into two netw[...]

Chapter 7 P owerline Netw ork Setup T utorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 68 • Then type the new network name in the Network Name fi eld ( B ). Figure 45 Adding an Adapte r to Your New Network 4 Click Save. • If you do not type the DAK password or type it incorrectly either of the following pop-ups appear. Click OK and type the DAK Password correctl[...]

Chapter 7 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 69 5 The settings for the adapter will now grey out and the adapter will disappear from the table afte r a few minutes. Figure 48 An Adapter on Your New Network 6 Go back to step 3 in this sect ion to set th e same, new Network Name for all remote adapters you want to add to your new[...]

Chapter 7 P owerline Netw ork Setup T utorial PLA-407 User’s Guide 70 7.1 Troubleshooting The HomePlug ( ) LED (light) should lig ht up on your adapter wh en it successfully connects to ot her adapters on your network. If it does not, try the following measures . • Make sure the adapter is pl ugged in to a power socket and the power socket is t[...]

PLA-407 User’s Guide 71 C HAPTER 8 PLA Compatibility 8.1 Overview Your PLA-407 can work with different PLA mo dels that have a firmware version of at least 3.0.5 as shown in the following figure. Figure 50 PLA Setup 8.2 Firmware and Utility Compatibility The following table shows a quick summar y of firmware and utility vers ions compatible with [...]

Chapter 8 PLA Compatibility PLA-407 User’s Guide 72 • For PLA v1 models (for example, PL A-400, PLA-401, PLA-470, PLA-491 and so on) upgrade the firmware version from 1.4.5 to at least version 3.0. 5 . Refer to the PLA-4XX series User’s Guide for instruct ions on how to do this. • For PLA v2 models (for example, PLA40 0 v2, PLA402 v2, PLA40[...]

Chapter 8 PLA Compatibility PLA-407 User’s Guide 73 The diagram below shows a Powerline network where each PLA has the correct firmware. Use Configuration Utilit y v 3.3.4 to manag e the PLAs in thi s Powerline network. Figure 52 Correct Powerline Network 8.4 Chipset Compatibility Your PLA-407 uses INT4600 chipset. Configuration Utility v 3.3.4 3[...]

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75 P ART III Appendices and Index LEDs and Troubleshooting (77 ) Product Specifications (85) Legal Information (89) Index (93)[...]

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PLA-407 User’s Guide 77 C HAPTER 9 LEDs and Troubleshooting This chapter describes the b ehavior of t he LEDs (lights) and offers some suggestions to solve proble ms you might encounter. 9.1 LEDs The following sections describes the lights on the PLA-407. The following figure is the front panel of the PLA-407. Use the lights to determine if the P[...]

Chapter 9 LEDs and Troubl eshooting PLA-407 User’s Guide 78 The following table describes t he beha vior of the lights on the PLA-407. Table 15 PLA-407 Lights LIGHTS ICON COLOR STATU S DESCRIPTION POWER Green On The PLA-407 is on and receiving power. Blinking The PLA-407 is starting up. It also indicates the PLA-407 is trying to connect with anot[...]

Chapter 9 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-407 User’s Guide 79 9.2 Power and Light Problems The PLA-407 does not turn on. None of the lights turn on. 1 Make sure you are using the power cord i ncluded with the PLA-407. 2 Make sure the power cord is connecte d to the PLA-407 and plugged in t o an appropriate power source. Make sure the power source is[...]

Chapter 9 LEDs and Troubl eshooting PLA-407 User’s Guide 80 2 Use the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility to detect all other HomePlug devices on your Powerline ne twork. Mak e sure that the netw ork name (sometim es called the network password) is the same on all of your Powerline adapters. See Section 5.3 on page 39 for instructions on checkin[...]

Chapter 9 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-407 User’s Guide 81 9.3 Configuration Utility Problems The PLA-4xx Series Config uration Utility displays an error during installation. • Make sure your computer is us ing Windows XP or Windows Vista (32-bit) operating system. At the ti me of writing, this is the only compat ible operat ing system for the [...]

Chapter 9 LEDs and Troubl eshooting PLA-407 User’s Guide 82 3 Your Powerline adapters may be pl aced close to electrical devices such as electrical insect-killers wh ich produce radio waves. These may int erfere with the Powerline signals. Move the adapters furt her away f rom such electrical devices. 4 Your wiring may be old and/or low qu ality [...]

Chapter 9 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-407 User’s Guide 83 • Wait for about a minute while th e devices set up a connection. • If that does not work, try again with both devices connected to a power strip next to each other. If they now connect, then the devices we re not on the same electrical circuit before. The POWER lights on both devices[...]

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PLA-407 User’s Guide 85 C HAPTER 10 Product Specifications The following tables summarize the PLA-407’s hardware and firmware features. Table 16 Hardware Specifications Dimensions (W x D x H) 141 mm (L) x 35 (H) mm x 66 (W) mm Weight 470g Power Input 100 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 0.12 A Power Input ( Extra power socket) EU Type : AC socket, 100 - 24[...]

Chapter 10 Product Specifications PLA-407 User’s Guide 86 Table 17 Firmware Specifications FEATUR E DESCRIPTION Powerline Functionality The HomePlug AV standard specifies how network devices communicat e using standar d electrical wirin g. It is compliant with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u 10/100 Etherne t standards. It supports a data transfer rate of up t[...]

Chapter 10 Product Specifications PLA-407 User’s Guide 87 The following list, which is not exhaust ive , illustrates the standards s upported in the PLA-407. Cable Pin Assignments RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments Figure 54 RJ-45 Connector Pins Table 19 RJ-45 Connector Pin Assig n ments Table 18 Standard s Supported STANDARD DESCRIPTION HomePlug AV[...]

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PLA-407 User’s Guide 89 A PPENDIX A Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2009 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval syst em, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any me ans, el ectronic, mechanical, mag[...]

Appendix A Legal In formation PLA-407 User’s Guide 90 Trademarks ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) is a registered trademark of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. Other trademarks ment ioned in this publication are used for identification purposes only and may b e properties of their respective owners. Certifications Federal Communications Commissi [...]

Appendix A Legal Information PLA-407 User’s Guide 91 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www.zyxel .com . 2 Select your product on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to vi ew from this page. ZyXEL Limited Wa[...]

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Index PLA-407 User’s Guide 93 Index Symbols .NET Framework 23 A about screen 46 Advanced Encryption Standard, see AES 15 AES 20 , 37 AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) 15 applications 15 C cabling type 85 CE 86 certifications 86 , 90 notices 90 viewing 91 configuration screen 39 connections overview 18 copyright 89 D DAK 37 , 39 DAK (Data Access [...]

Index PLA-407 User’s Guide 94 M MAC address 39 management multiple networks 21 overview 37 managing the device using the web configurator. See web configurator. multiple networks 21 N network example 37 network information 41 network ports 85 P passwords 37 , 39 , 40 types of 20 plug-and-play 37 power specification 85 priority settings 43 applica[...]