User manual ZYXEL PLA-470 V2 V3.0.5

[. . . ] PLA-4xx Series Powerline Ethernet Adapter Series (PLA-400/400 v2/401/401 v2/ 470/470 v2) User's Guide Version 3. 0. 5 11/2007 Edition 1 www. zyxel. com About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the PLA-400, PLA-400 v2, PLA401, PLA401 v2, PLA-470 and PLA470 v2 using the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility version 3. 0. 5(AG). You should have your basic Internet access or home network already set up. Related Documentation · Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. · Supporting Disk Refer to the included CD for support documents. [. . . ] The range varies depending on the quality of your home's wiring. See Section 5. 1. 1 on page 41 for more information on enhancing your powerline network security. 5. 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. If you do not know the secret code, you cannot understand the message. The HomePlug AV standard uses 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. PLA-4xx Series User's Guide 41 Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility For the powerline adapters to communicate with each other they all need to use the same network name. This network name allows the powerline adapters to understand the encrypted information sent in the powerline network. By default the PLA-4xxs are all configured with the network name HomePlugAV, this allows you to simply plug the devices in and not worry about setting up security. If you want to enhance the security on your powerline network, you can change the network name on the powerline adapters you want to allow to communicate in your powerline network. 5. 1. 2 Device Access Key (DAK) In order to manage the powerline adapters on your powerline network you must enter the adapters' password in the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility. You don't need to enter the DAK password for the powerline adapter directly connected to the computer running the utility (local powerline adapter), you only have to add the remote powerline adapters' passwords (those in your powerline network, but not directly connected to your computer). 5. 2 Starting the Configuration Utility To launch the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility simply double click on the configuration icon on your desktop. Figure 22 PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility Icon Alternatively, start the utility by browsing to it from the start menu. Click Start > Programs > ZyXEL PLA-4xx Series Configuration > PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility. Close the Firmware Upgrade Tool and Firmware Detection Tool if either of them are open for the Utility to work properly. 5. 3 Configuration Screen Use the Configuration screen to see which devices are recognized by your powerline network, to configure your PLA-4xx and to set up a secure powerline network by changing the powerline network name. This screen opens up when you launch the utility. Use the icon to view online help information in each screen of the utility. 42 PLA-4xx Series User's Guide Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility Figure 23 Configuration Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 Configuration Screen LABEL Network Topology DESCRIPTION Use this to select which powerline network information is displayed. Different powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) connected directly to the PLA-4xx. Typically there is only one connection, however, if your computer has two network cards and both are connected to a powerline device then you have two powerline networks. The fields described below are used to identify the powerline adapters recognized on the powerline network. The configuration utility automatically updates this information every 10 seconds. Click Scan to refresh the information in these fields (immediately). Note: Only devices which share the same network name are displayed in this table. Site This field displays · Local, if it is identifying the powerline adapter directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. · Remote, if it is a powerline adapter in your powerline network but not directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the powerline adapter you are configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA-4xx displayed on a sticker on the bottom of your device. MAC Address DAK Password DAK (Device Access Key) password is used to verify that you are authorized to perform changes on a remote device. You can find the DAK password printed on a sticker on the bottom of your PLA-4xx. Select the remote powerline adapter you want to manage by clicking the MAC address which corresponds to it in the MAC Address column. Enter the DAK Password value and click Save. Note: You must enter the DAK Password value exactly as it is printed on the label (all caps and with dashes "-"). PLA-4xx Series User's Guide 43 Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility Table 4 Configuration Screen (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Name The default network name (sometimes called a network password or network membership key (NMK)) of the PLA-4xx is "HomePlugAV". HomePlug compatible devices use the same network name to recognize and communicate with each other over the powerline network. If you change the network name of one device on the network, it will no longer be recognized as part of that network. If you change the network name, make sure you change the network name for all of the powerline adapters that you want to be part of your powerline network. [. . . ] CE-Konformität Das Produkt entspricht den grundlegenden Anforderungen der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG (R&TTE) sowie den übrigen einschlägigen Bestimmungen des FTEG und ist zum Betrieb in der EU und Schweiz vorgesehen. Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkstörungen verursachen; in diesem Fall kann vom Betreiber verlangt werden, angemessene Massnahmen durchzuführen. Conformité CE Le produit satisfait aux exigences techniques de la directive 1999/5/CE (R&TTE) et est conçu pour être utilisé au sein de la Communauté européenne et en Suisse. Le produit fait partie de la classe A, ce qui signifie que son exploitation peut entraîner des bruits parasites dans les zones d'habitation; le cas échéant, l'exploitant peut être tenu de prendre des mesures appropriées pour remédier au dérangement. [. . . ]