ZyXEL Communications PLA series Bedienungsanleitung

Quick Start Guide

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PLA Series

Powerline Ethernet Adapter

Utility Version 6.0.1

Edition 2, 04/2013

Default Network Name: HomePlugAV

User’s Guide

PLA Series User’s Guide2

IMPORTANT!

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.

KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

Note: This guide is a reference for a series of products. Therefore some features or

options in this guide may not be available in your product.

Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from your product due to differences in

your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure

that the information in this manual is accurate.

Related Documentation

•QuickStartGuide

The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It contains

information on making your hardware connections.

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................3

Part I: User’s Guide...........................................................................................5

Chapter 1

Introducing the PLA .............................................................................................................................7

1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................................7

1.2 LEDs ...................................................................................................................................................8

1.3 Expand Your Network with the PLA ....................................................................................................9

1.4 Ways to Manage the PLA .................................................................................................................10

1.5 Security .............................................................................................................................................10

1.5.1 Passwords ...............................................................................................................................11

1.5.2 Setting Up Security ..................................................................................................................11

1.6 Multiple Networks ..............................................................................................................................12

Chapter 2

Installing the Utility.............................................................................................................................13

2.1 System Requirements .......................................................................................................................13

2.2 Installing the Utility ............................................................................................................................13

2.3 Standby Mode (Power Saving Mode) ................................................................................................16

Part II: Technical Reference............................................................................17

Chapter 3

The RESET/ENCRYPT Button............................................................................................................19

3.1 RESET/ENCRYPT Button Overview .................................................................................................19

3.2 Adding Devices to a Powerline Network ...........................................................................................19

3.3 Removing a Device from a Powerline Network ................................................................................21

3.4 Multiple Separate Powerline Networks .............................................................................................22

3.5 PLAs With One Combination RESET/ENCRYPT Button ..................................................................22

3.6 PLAs with Separate RESET and ENCRYPT Buttons .......................................................................23

3.6.1 ENCRYPT Button Behavior .....................................................................................................23

3.6.2 RESET Button Behavior ..........................................................................................................24

Chapter 4

The Configuration Utility....................................................................................................................25

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4.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................25

4.1.1 Powerline Network Security .....................................................................................................25

4.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK) .......................................................................................................26

4.2 Starting the Configuration Utility ........................................................................................................26

4.3 Configuration Screen .......................................................................................................................27

4.4 Firmware Screen ..............................................................................................................................28

4.5 Network Info Screen .........................................................................................................................29

4.6 Advanced Screen ..........................................................................................................................30

4.7 About Screen ....................................................................................................................................33

Chapter 5

Powerline Network Setup Tutorial.....................................................................................................35

5.1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................35

5.2 Important Terms ................................................................................................................................35

5.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter ...................................................................................................36

5.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter ..............................................................................................................37

5.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter ................................................................................38

5.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks ..............................................................................................40

5.7 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................42

Chapter 6

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................45

6.1 Power and Light Problems ................................................................................................................45

6.2 Configuration Utility Problems ...........................................................................................................46

6.3 Powerline Problems ..........................................................................................................................47

6.4 RESET/ENCRYPT Button Problems ................................................................................................47

Appendix A Legal Information............................................................................................................49

Index ....................................................................................................................................................53

PART I

User’s Guide

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CHAPTER 1

Introducing the PLA

1.1 Overview

This chapter introduces the main applications and features of your ZyXEL HomePlug AV compliant

powerline adapter, which is called “PLA” in this guide. The following generic icon is used to

represent all PLA models.

In this User’s Guide the electrical wiring network is referred to as the “powerline network”. The

HomePlug AV standard specifies how network devices communicate using standard electrical

wiring.

This User’s Guide covers the following models:

Note: In this guide RESET/ENCRYPT refers to the ENCRYPT button in PLAs that have

separate RESET and ENCRYPT buttons.

You can directly plug an electrical device (such as a router or computer) into PLAs with an AC power

pass-through socket to supply power to the device.

There are two types of hardware for each of the PLA4101 and PLA4201 v2 models:

• One has an Ethernet port on the top and a power plug at the bottom of the rear panel.

• One has an Ethernet port on the bottom and a power plug at the top of the rear panel.

The power plug varies depending on your region.

Table 1 PLA Comparison Table

PORT/FEATURE PLA4101 PLA4111 PLA4201 PLA4201 V2 PLA5205 PLA5215

One 10/100 Base-T

Ethernet port

AC Pass-Through

Reset/Encrypt Button

Reset Button

Encrypt Button

Maximum PHY Rate

over Powerline 200 Mbps 200 Mbps 500 Mbps 500 Mbps 600 Mbps 600 Mbps

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1.2 LEDs

The following sections describes the lights on the PLA.

The following figure is the front panel of the PLA. Use the lights to determine if the PLA is behaving

normally or if there are some problems on your powerline network.

Figure 1 PLA Lights

The following table describes the behavior of the lights on the PLA.

Table 2 LEDs: 200 Mbps Models

LIGHTS ICON COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION

POWER Green On The PLA is on and receiving power.

It also indicates a successful connection using the RESET/

ENCRYPT button.

Blinking The PLA is starting up.

It also indicates the PLA is trying to connect with another

device using the ENCRYPT function.

The Power LED blinks when it is in standby mode. Refer to

Section 2.3 on page 16 for details on this feature.

Off The PLA is not receiving power.

HomePlug Green On The PLA detects another powerline adapter. The data transfer

rate is greater than 40 Mbps.

Amber The PLA detects another powerline adapter. The data transfer

rate is between 12~40 Mbps.

Red The PLA detects another powerline adapter. The data transfer

rate is between 0~12 Mbps.

Green/

Amber/

Red

Blinking The PLA is communicating with another powerline adapter.

Data is being transmitted and/or received.

Off The HomePlug port does not detect another powerline

adapter.

ETHERNET Green On The ETHERNET port is on and ready and the PLA detects a

device connected to it.

Blinking The PLA is communicating with a networking device

connected to it.

Off The PLA does not detect any devices connected to its

ETHERNET port.

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1.3 Expand Your Network with the PLA

The PLA plugs into an ordinary power outlet to easily extend a cable or DSL broadband connection

or existing Ethernet (LAN) network to any other electrical outlet in any room of a house, all without

the need for any new cabling. Devices can securely communicate with each other at high data

Table 3 LEDs: 500 and 600 Mbps Models

LIGHTS ICON COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION

POWER Green On The PLA is on and receiving power.

It also indicates a successful connection using the RESET/

ENCRYPT button.

Blinking The PLA is starting up.

It also indicates the PLA is trying to connect with another

device using the ENCRYPT function.

The Power LED blinks when it is in standby mode. Refer to

Section 2.3 on page 16 for details on this feature.

Off The PLA is not receiving power.

HomePlug Green On The PLA detects another powerline adapter. The data transfer

rate is greater than 80 Mbps.

Amber The PLA detects another powerline adapter. The data transfer

rate is between 20~80 Mbps.

Red The PLA detects another powerline adapter. The data transfer

rate is between 0~20 Mbps.

Green/

Amber/

Red

Blinking The PLA is communicating with another powerline adapter.

Data is being transmitted and/or received.

Off The HomePlug port does not detect another powerline

adapter.

ETHERNET Green On The ETHERNET port is on and ready and the PLA detects a

device connected to it.

Blinking The PLA is communicating with a networking device

connected to it.

Off The PLA does not detect any devices connected to its

ETHERNET port.

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transfer rates. The PLA uses 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to ensure safe transfer of

information.

Figure 2 Expand Your Network with the PLA

Connect your PLA to an Internet gateway such as a modem and plug it into an ordinary power

outlet in your home. Plug a second PLA into another power outlet and connect a computer to the

PLA for Internet access. Your network can be further expanded by plugging additional PLAs into

other outlets in your home and connecting other computers or network devices (for example, a

printer) to them.

Refer to your Quick Start Guide for hardware connection information.

1.4 Ways to Manage the PLA

Use the RESET/ENCRYPT button to add powerline devices to your powerline network if they have

this button. See Chapter 3 on page 19 for instructions on using the ENCRYPT feature.

Use the ZyXEL PLA Series Configuration utility (or utility, for short) to manage the PLA. See

Section 2.2 on page 13 for instructions on installing the utility.

1.5 Security

Since your powerline network may extend outside your premises, it is important to set up security

on your PLA.

PLA

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