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... Configuration Utility ...29 4.3 Network Info Screen ...29 4.3.1 Icon View ...30 4.3.2 List View ...31 4.4 Configuration Screen ...32 4.5 Advanced Screen ...34 4.6 About Screen ...36 Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial...38 5.1 Overview ...38 5.2 Important Terms ...38 5.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter 39 5.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter ...39 5.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter 41 5.6 Splitting...
... Configuration Utility ...29 4.3 Network Info Screen ...29 4.3.1 Icon View ...30 4.3.2 List View ...31 4.4 Configuration Screen ...32 4.5 Advanced Screen ...34 4.6 About Screen ...36 Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial...38 5.1 Overview ...38 5.2 Important Terms ...38 5.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter 39 5.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter ...39 5.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter 41 5.6 Splitting...
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...3 Installing the Utility This chapter guides you how to install the Windows vesion of the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility. 3.1.1 System Requirements At the time of the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility. The setup utility runs automatically. If WinPcap 4.1.3 is compatible with: • Windows XP (32-...utility for your computer's CD-ROM drive. Click Cancel and go to install WinPcap 4.1.3, .NET Framework version 4 and the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility on your computer. 1 Insert the included CD into your Windows operating system version, right-click on My Computer >...
...3 Installing the Utility This chapter guides you how to install the Windows vesion of the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility. 3.1.1 System Requirements At the time of the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility. The setup utility runs automatically. If WinPcap 4.1.3 is compatible with: • Windows XP (32-...utility for your computer's CD-ROM drive. Click Cancel and go to install WinPcap 4.1.3, .NET Framework version 4 and the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility on your computer. 1 Insert the included CD into your Windows operating system version, right-click on My Computer >...
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Chapter 3 Installing the Utility Otherwise, the WinPcap setup wizard runs automatically. Click Next to continue. 2 Review the license agreement, and click I Agree to proceed. 3 Select Automatically start WinPcap automatically when the computer boots. Click Install to start the WinPcap driver at boot time if you want to install WinPcap. PLA Series User's Guide 20
Chapter 3 Installing the Utility Otherwise, the WinPcap setup wizard runs automatically. Click Next to continue. 2 Review the license agreement, and click I Agree to proceed. 3 Select Automatically start WinPcap automatically when the computer boots. Click Install to start the WinPcap driver at boot time if you want to install WinPcap. PLA Series User's Guide 20
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... security. Encryption is designed as a plug-and-play network expanding solution. PLA Series User's Guide 28 Figure 10 Example Network Setup A PLA PLA All HomePlug AV compliant powerline adapters within range can join your home's electrical wiring (A). If you do not know...connections, the PLAs in the powerline network. The HomePlug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to use the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration with PLA5206 independently. 4.1.1 Powerline Network Security When the PLAs communicate with each other by sending and receiving information ...
... security. Encryption is designed as a plug-and-play network expanding solution. PLA Series User's Guide 28 Figure 10 Example Network Setup A PLA PLA All HomePlug AV compliant powerline adapters within range can join your home's electrical wiring (A). If you do not know...connections, the PLAs in the powerline network. The HomePlug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to use the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration with PLA5206 independently. 4.1.1 Powerline Network Security When the PLAs communicate with each other by sending and receiving information ...
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... new network separate from 8 to 64 characters long, with other powerline adapters that are in the User's Guide for a list of the ZyXEL website to install it on your powerline network. Note: The PLA in this software. Follow the instructions provided by adding additional powerline adapters. Your...powerline network. This tutorial shows you access the powerline adapter. You need to start up your computer. CHAPTER 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 5.1 Overview Use this before you can find this tutorial is also available for instructions. DAK = Device Access Key.
... new network separate from 8 to 64 characters long, with other powerline adapters that are in the User's Guide for a list of the ZyXEL website to install it on your powerline network. Note: The PLA in this software. Follow the instructions provided by adding additional powerline adapters. Your...powerline network. This tutorial shows you access the powerline adapter. You need to start up your computer. CHAPTER 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 5.1 Overview Use this before you can find this tutorial is also available for instructions. DAK = Device Access Key.
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Figure 20 Plug Your Powerline Adapter into a power socket and, if needed, switch the power socket on. PLA Series User's Guide 39 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 set up a second network with Internet access on a ... on your adapter to the same kind of port on your computer. Expand the network by adding a new powerline adapter connected to a Computer 3 2 4 Open the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility on your computer.
Figure 20 Plug Your Powerline Adapter into a power socket and, if needed, switch the power socket on. PLA Series User's Guide 39 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 set up a second network with Internet access on a ... on your adapter to the same kind of port on your computer. Expand the network by adding a new powerline adapter connected to a Computer 3 2 4 Open the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility on your computer.
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Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 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 your network and open the ZyXEL PLA Series...
Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 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 your network and open the ZyXEL PLA Series...
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... network. 5.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter This section shows you can use your TV to your Internet refrigerator in a house. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial Figure 24 Adding an Adapter to the Internet. Figure 25 Network Name Pop-up 5 Your new adapter will now have the same Network Name...
... network. 5.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter This section shows you can use your TV to your Internet refrigerator in a house. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial Figure 24 Adding an Adapter to the Internet. Figure 25 Network Name Pop-up 5 Your new adapter will now have the same Network Name...
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... your new network. The screen shown below appears. 2 Type a Network Name that is different from the Network Name for your existing network. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial Figure 26 Add New Adapters to Make a Second Network 1 Connect your new powerline adapter and open the configuration utility as shown in Section 5.5 on...
... your new network. The screen shown below appears. 2 Type a Network Name that is different from the Network Name for your existing network. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial Figure 26 Add New Adapters to Make a Second Network 1 Connect your new powerline adapter and open the configuration utility as shown in Section 5.5 on...
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...page 39). 2 The utility should open to the configuration tab as the adapter you are listed as Local in your computer and open the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility (see Section 5.3 on all have the same network name as shown below. The DAK Password lets you access the .... To create a second (separate) powerline network, configure the PLAs you wish to add to your existing network into two networks. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 5.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks This section shows you want to add (A) and type the DAK Password in the DAK Password field (B). ...
...page 39). 2 The utility should open to the configuration tab as the adapter you are listed as Local in your computer and open the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility (see Section 5.3 on all have the same network name as shown below. The DAK Password lets you access the .... To create a second (separate) powerline network, configure the PLAs you wish to add to your existing network into two networks. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 5.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks This section shows you want to add (A) and type the DAK Password in the DAK Password field (B). ...
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Click OK and type the DAK Password correctly in the DAK Password field. Figure 31 Correct DAK 5 The adapter will disappear from the 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 A B C 4 Click Save. • If you have correctly entered the DAK Password, click OK on Your Existing Network PLA Series User's Guide 44 Figure 30 Incorrect DAK or No DAK • If you do not type the DAK password or type it incorrectly the following pop-up .
Click OK and type the DAK Password correctly in the DAK Password field. Figure 31 Correct DAK 5 The adapter will disappear from the 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 A B C 4 Click Save. • If you have correctly entered the DAK Password, click OK on Your Existing Network PLA Series User's Guide 44 Figure 30 Incorrect DAK or No DAK • If you do not type the DAK password or type it incorrectly the following pop-up .
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...have added the adapters correctly by changing the network name for the network you want to access any of your new powerline networks using the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility, change the Network Name on your new network. Figure 33 Adapters on a New Powerline Network • If ...These adapters are now part of adapters on your network. If it successfully connects to other powerline adapters on your network. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 6 Go back to step 3 in to a power socket and the power socket is connected to the same electrical circuit as other adapters...
...have added the adapters correctly by changing the network name for the network you want to access any of your new powerline networks using the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility, change the Network Name on your new network. Figure 33 Adapters on a New Powerline Network • If ...These adapters are now part of adapters on your network. If it successfully connects to other powerline adapters on your network. Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 6 Go back to step 3 in to a power socket and the power socket is connected to the same electrical circuit as other adapters...