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... ...40 5.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter 41 5.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter ...41 5.5 Setting 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...
... ...40 5.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter 41 5.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter ...41 5.5 Setting 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...
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... devices you have probably pressed the RESET/ENCRYPT button for 0.5 to set up a connection with a new random network name. If that doesn't work, see the Troubleshooting in this section. Note: Check the lights on while the devices are not connected. Try again, pressing the RESET/ ENCRYPT button for too long. Wait...
... devices you have probably pressed the RESET/ENCRYPT button for 0.5 to set up a connection with a new random network name. If that doesn't work, see the Troubleshooting in this section. Note: Check the lights on while the devices are not connected. Try again, pressing the RESET/ ENCRYPT button for too long. Wait...
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HOMEPLUG LIGHT BEHAVIOR The HomePlug ( ) light turns off when it disconnects from the powerline network. See Troubleshooting in Chapter 6 on page 50 for suggestions on problems with the RESET/ ENCRYPT button and the lights. 18 PLA Series User's Guide Table 7 RESET Button ...
HOMEPLUG LIGHT BEHAVIOR The HomePlug ( ) light turns off when it disconnects from the powerline network. See Troubleshooting in Chapter 6 on page 50 for suggestions on problems with the RESET/ ENCRYPT button and the lights. 18 PLA Series User's Guide Table 7 RESET Button ...
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Figure 33 Adapters on a New Powerline Network • If you want to access any of your new powerline networks using the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility, change the Network Name on your local adapter to the network name for your network. • Check your powerline adapter is... name for the local adapter. The adapters on that network will then display 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 it does not, try the following measures. • Make sure the adapter is ...
Figure 33 Adapters on a New Powerline Network • If you want to access any of your new powerline networks using the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility, change the Network Name on your local adapter to the network name for your network. • Check your powerline adapter is... name for the local adapter. The adapters on that network will then display 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 it does not, try the following measures. • Make sure the adapter is ...
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... instructions on . 1 Disconnect and re-connect the PLA. 2 Remove the powerline adapter from the outlet. PLA Series User's Guide 48 CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you know works into the same power outlet. This checks the status of the lights turn on.... 1 Use the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility to replace any damaged cables. 3 Check the Ethernet adapter on checking the DAK and MAC address. The HomePlug ...
... instructions on . 1 Disconnect and re-connect the PLA. 2 Remove the powerline adapter from the outlet. PLA Series User's Guide 48 CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you know works into the same power outlet. This checks the status of the lights turn on.... 1 Use the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility to replace any damaged cables. 3 Check the Ethernet adapter on checking the DAK and MAC address. The HomePlug ...
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...more than three seconds. The POWER and HomePlug light blink at the same time. • You have pressed the RESET/ENCRYPT button for troubleshooting LED related problems. • Check you are running another powerline adapter into an outlet close to which the PLA is using the latest firmware...in or ask your computer has more information. Try setting up your PLA's power outlet. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 3 Make sure that you do not have the latest utility, download it from the ZyXEL website. • If you are using the latest version utility. This PLA can coexist on the ...
...more than three seconds. The POWER and HomePlug light blink at the same time. • You have pressed the RESET/ENCRYPT button for troubleshooting LED related problems. • Check you are running another powerline adapter into an outlet close to which the PLA is using the latest firmware...in or ask your computer has more information. Try setting up your PLA's power outlet. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 3 Make sure that you do not have the latest utility, download it from the ZyXEL website. • If you are using the latest version utility. This PLA can coexist on the ...
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... to another powerline device. Refer to release the connection. The HomePlug light is a PLA. • For PLA, you have separate RESET and ENCRYPT buttons. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6.3 Powerline Problems The signal on some powerline devices do not blink as part of the ENCRYPT process. Connect them to standard power outlets. 2 Your powerline...
... to another powerline device. Refer to release the connection. The HomePlug light is a PLA. • For PLA, you have separate RESET and ENCRYPT buttons. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6.3 Powerline Problems The signal on some powerline devices do not blink as part of the ENCRYPT process. Connect them to standard power outlets. 2 Your powerline...
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...; Ensure you have connected to 8 seconds, but the HomePlug light is on . Try again, pressing the RESET/ENCRYPT button for 5 to a third powerline device. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting The POWER light blinks two times quickly then pauses, before . If they now connect, then the devices were not on . The HomePlug light is still...
...; Ensure you have connected to 8 seconds, but the HomePlug light is on . Try again, pressing the RESET/ENCRYPT button for 5 to a third powerline device. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting The POWER light blinks two times quickly then pauses, before . If they now connect, then the devices were not on . The HomePlug light is still...