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Chapter 7 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 2 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. 7.0.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks This section shows you how to split your existing network into two networks. This is useful if you want to set up a second Powerline network in your home, for example, in your study connecting a laptop and printer. See Figure 42 on page 66 for an example. To set up your existing Powerline network you had to set each Powerline adapter with the same network name. To move some of these adapters to a new network, you need to give them a new network name. 1 Connect a Powerline adapter to your computer and open the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility (see Section 7.0.3 on page 62). 2 The utility should open to the configuration tab as shown below. A list of Powerline adapters on your network displays. These adapters all have the same network name as the adapter you are connected to. The adapter you are connected to will appear as Local in this table. All others are listed as Remote. Figure 44 Local/Remote Adapters on a Powerline Network 3 To set up a new Powerline network, type the DAK Password and change the Network Name on all Powerline adapters you wish to add to your network. • Look for the DAK Password on a label on your Powerline adapter. The DAK Password lets you access the adapter. • Select the Remote adapter you want to add (A) and type the DAK Password in the DAK Password field (B). PLA-407 User's Guide 67

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Chapter 7 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
PLA-407 User’s Guide
67
2
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.
7.0.6
Splitting a Network into Two Networks
This section shows you how to split your existing network into two networks. This
is useful if you want to set up a second Powerline network in your home, for
example, in your study connecting a laptop and printer. See
Figure 42 on page 66
for an example.
To set up your existing Powerline network you had to set each Powerline adapter
with the same network name. To move some of these adapters to a new network,
you need to give them a new network name.
1
Connect a Powerline adapter to your computer and open the
PLA-4xx Series
Configuration Utility
(see
Section 7.0.3 on page 62
).
2
The utility should open to the configuration tab as shown below. A list of Powerline
adapters on your network displays. These adapters all have the same network
name as the adapter you are connected to. The adapter you are connected to will
appear as
Local
in this table. All others are listed as
Remote
.
Figure 44
Local/Remote Adapters on a Powerline Network
3
To set up a new Powerline network, type the
DAK Password
and change the
Network Name
on all Powerline adapters you wish to add to your network.
•
Look for the
DAK Password
on a label on your Powerline adapter. The
DAK Password
lets you access the adapter.
•
Select the
Remote
adapter you want to add (
A
) and type the
DAK
Password
in the
DAK Password
field (
B
).