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User Guide - Page 4
... Up a New Network with a New Adapter 43 5.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks 45 5.7 Troubleshooting ...47
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting...48
6.1 Power and Light Problems ...48 6.2 Configuration Utility Problems ...49 6.3 Powerline Problems ...50 6.4 RESET/ENCRYPT Button Problems 50
Appendix A Customer Support ...52
Appendix B Legal Information...58
Index ...62
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User Guide - Page 10
...instructions on your home. See Chapter 2 on page 13 for instructions on installing the utility.
1.5 Expand Your Network with the PLA
The PLA plugs into other outlets in your home and connecting other electrical outlet in your PLA.
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PLA Series User's Guide... RESET/ENCRYPT button to add powerline devices to your PLA to an Internet gateway such as a modem and plug it is important to set ...
User Guide - Page 14
... power ( ) light does not blink when you press RESET/ENCRYPT, you have connected to set up a connection with the powerline devices you have probably pressed the RESET/ENCRYPT button for too long. If that doesn't work, see the Troubleshooting in this section. Repeat step 1 in Section 6.4 on both powerline devices do not light up a connection with a new...
User Guide - Page 15
... devices (A and D, B and D or C and D) for 0.5 to 3 seconds to remove PLAs (C) and (D) from the following powerline network. Figure 5 Removing Devices From an Existing Powerline Network
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1 Press the RESET/ENCRYPT button on powerline device C for 5 to 8 seconds and then release it . PLA Series User's Guide
15 This must be done within 2 minutes (120 seconds) of pressing the...
User Guide - Page 21
PLA Series User's Guide
21 CHAPTER 3
Installing the Utility
This chapter guides you how to show you through the installation of the configuration utility for your Windows operating system version, right-click on your PLA.
3.1 Windows
This section uses the Windows XP screens as an example to install the Windows vesion of the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility...
User Guide - Page 22
Alternatively this can also be done manually by double clicking the setup.exe file on your computer's CD-ROM drive. The setup utility runs automatically. Click Cancel and go to proceed.
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If WinPcap 4.1.3 is already installed on the CD. Chapter 3 Installing the Utility 1 Insert the included CD into your computer, the following screen...
User Guide - Page 40
.... After setting up your powerline device. Navigate to the powerline products section of hardware and software compatible with the utility.
The DAK Password lets you haven't already installed the utility, see Chapter 3 on your powerline adapter. PLA Series User's Guide
40 The network name uses English letters or numbers, from your powerline network. See the product specifications in...
User Guide - Page 41
PLA Series User's Guide
41 Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
5.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter
1 Plug the powerline adapter you how to add a new powerline adapter to expand your existing network. Figure 21 Connect Your Powerline Adapter to
the same kind of port on .
Figure 20 Plug Your Powerline Adapter into a power socket and, if needed, switch the power socket on...
User Guide - Page 42
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PLA Series User's Guide Figure 22 Add a Printer to Your Powerline Network
Note: You do not need to know the network name of the new adapter to add it to your network.
1 Connect your computer to the powerline adapter you want to add to a printer. It should appear as Local (A). Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
The...
User Guide - Page 43
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PLA Series User's Guide
43 The first network (1) shows the home computer connected to a printer and access to the network, for example, your existing network in a house. Figure 24 Adding an Adapter to an Existing Network
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4 Click Write and click OK on . 8 Repeat this procedure for all additional powerline adapters that you...
User Guide - Page 44
... as the ZyXEL DMA-1100P you can use the same new Network Name for all new adapters you want to add to your new network to devices, for your new powerline adapter and... example, a computer or a games console.
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Internet access but with the New Adapter
3 After you have set up a new network, you are stored on a computer. ...
User Guide - Page 45
.... PLA Series User's Guide
45 To set up your computer and open the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility (see Section 5.3 on page 41).
2 The utility should open to add (A) and type the DAK Password in the DAK Password field (B).
• Then type the new network name in the Network Name field (C). To create a second (separate) powerline network...
User Guide - Page 46
... table of your existing network. Figure 32 Adapters on the pop-up appears. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
Figure 29 Adding an Adapter to Your New Network
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4 Click Save. • If you have correctly entered the DAK Password, click OK on Your Existing Network
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User Guide - Page 47
... in the adapter table, allowing you to select and configure each one.
5.7 Troubleshooting
The HomePlug ( ) LED (light) should light up on your adapter when ...part of your new powerline networks using the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility, change the Network Name on your network. PLA Series User's Guide
47 Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
6 Go back to step 3 in this section to set...
User Guide - Page 49
... Problems
The ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility displays an error during installation.
• Make sure your computer is connected in the utility's Configuration screen. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
3 Make sure that all your powerline adapters are running another powerline adapter into an outlet close to which the PLA is using the latest firmware. Ask an electrician for troubleshooting...
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