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Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 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. 5.6 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 26 on page 35 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 PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility (see Section 5.3 on page 32). 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 28 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). 36 PLA4201 v2 User's Guide

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Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
PLA4201 v2 User’s Guide
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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.
5.6
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 26 on page 35
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
PLA42xx Series Configuration
Utility
(see
Section 5.3 on page 32
).
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 28
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
).