Zyxel PLA-4xx Series - Manuals

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

List of Figures PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 9 List of Figures Figure 1 Expand Your Network with the PLA-4xx ................................................................................... 15Figure 2 .NET Framework Installation Prompt .................................................................

List of Tables PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 11 List of Tables Table 1 Password Summary ................................................................................................................... 16Table 2 Configuration Screen ......................................................................

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 15 C H A P T E R 1 Introducing the PLA-4xx 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the PLA-4xx HomePlug AV compliant powerline adapter. See Appendix A on page 55 for detailed product specifications. In this User’s Guide the electrical wi...

Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 17 To prevent compromising your network security, you can create a private network. A private network uses a secret password to make sure that only permitted powerline adapters can communicate in your network. See Section 3.3 on page 28 f...

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 19 C H A P T E R 2 Installing the Utility This chapter guides you through the installation of the configuration utility for your PLA-4xx. 2.1 Overview of the Installation Process The installation of the configuration utility does the following: 1 Checks for and installs M...

25 P A R T II Using the PLA-4xx Managing Your PLA-4xx (27)Powerline Network Setup Tutorial (37)LEDs and Troubleshooting (47)

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 27 C H A P T E R 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx This chapter shows you how to use the utility to manage security and update software on the PLA-4xxs in your powerline network. 3.1 Overview The PLA-4xx is designed as a plug-and-play network expanding solution. This means that onc...

Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 28 3.1.1 Powerline Network Security When the PLA-4xxs communicate with each other, 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, y...

Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 30 3.4 Firmware Screen " To upgrade to the latest firmware, use the firmware upgrade tool available from the ZyXEL website (www.zyxel.com). Make sure you also upgrade the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility if you do so, as older versi...

Chapter 3 Managing Your PLA-4xx PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 34 Figure 15 Priority Settings Use this screen to configure priority settings for traffic from the powerline adapters on your network. Figure 16 Advanced Screen Internet C A B D E

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 37 C H A P T E R 4 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial Use this tutorial to expand your existing powerline network. 4.0.1 Overview After setting up your first home powerline network (instructions for that are in the Quick Start Guide for your ZyXEL powerline adapter) you may...

Chapter 4 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 41 4.0.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter This section shows you how to use your new powerline adapters to set up a new powerline network separate to your existing network.The figure below shows two powerline networks ...

Chapter 4 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 42 Figure 26 Making a New Network with the New Adapter 3 After you have set up a new network, you are ready to connect each powerline adapter on your new network to devices, for example, a computer or a games console. 4.0.6 Split...

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 47 C H A P T E R 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting This chapter describes the behavior of the LEDs (lights) and offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter. 5.1 LEDs The following sections describes the lights on the PLA-400, PLA-400 v2 and PLA-402, the PLA-401...

Chapter 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 50 The following table describes the lights’ behavior. 5.2 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 cor...

Chapter 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 51 V The LINK light does not turn on. 1 Check all PLA-4xxs on your network have the latest firmware installed. PLA-4xxs with the latest firmware cannot communicate with PLA-4xxs using earlier versions of the firmware. Go to Section 3.4 o...

Chapter 5 LEDs and Troubleshooting PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 52 V The PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility does not display all or any of my devices. • Inspect the LEDs on your PLA-4xx and make sure that the ETHERNET and LINK LEDs are on or blinking. See Section 5.2 on page 50 for troubleshooting ...

53 P A R T III Appendices and Index Product Specifications (55)Customer Support (59)Legal Information (65)Index (69)

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 55 A P P E N D I X A Product Specifications The following tables summarize the PLA-4xx’s hardware and firmware features. Table 11 Hardware Specifications Dimensions (W x D x H) PLA-400/400 v2/402 112 (L) mm x 106 (D) mm x 28.5 (H) mm PLA-470 162 (L) mm x 118 (D) mm x 40 (...

Appendix A Product Specifications PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 57 The following list, which is not exhaustive, illustrates the standards supported in the PLA-4xx. Wall-mounting Instructions Complete the following steps to hang your PLA-4xx on a wall. " See Table 11 on page 55 for the size of scre...

Appendix A Product Specifications PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 58 Figure 36 Wall-mounting Example Cable Pin Assignments RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments Figure 37 RJ-45 Connector Pins Table 15 RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments PIN NO RJ-45 SIGNAL ASSIGNMENT 1 RxD + 2 RxD - 3 TxD + 4 Not connected 5 Not ...

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 59 A P P E N D I X B Customer Support Please have the following information ready when you contact customer support. Required Information • Product model and serial number.• Warranty Information.• Date that you received your device.• Brief description of the problem and t...

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 65 A P P E N D I X C Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2007 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 system, translated into any language, or transmitted ...

Appendix C Legal Information PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 67 ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upo...

Index PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide 69 Index Symbols .NET Framework 19 A about screen 35 Advanced Encryption Standard, see AES 15 AES 16 , 27 AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) 15 applications 15 C cabling type 55 CE 56 certifications 56 , 65 notices 66 viewing 66 configuration screen 28 connections o...