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Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 5 The settings for the adapter will now grey out and the adapter will disappear from the table after a few minutes. Figure 32 An Adapter on Your New Network 6 Go back to step 3 in this section to set the same, new Network Name for all remote adapters you want to add to your new network. 7 Check you have added the adapters correctly by changing the network name for the local adapter. All adapters with the new Network Name now appear in the list of adapters on your network. These adapters are now part of your new network. Figure 33 Adapters on a New Powerline Network • If you want to access any of your new powerline networks using the PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility, change the Network Name on your local adapter to the network name for the network you want to access. The adapters on that network will then display in the adapter table, allowing you to select and configure each one. 5.7 Troubleshooting The HomePlug ( ) LED (light) should light up on your adapter when it successfully connects to other adapters on your network. If it does not, try the following measures. • Make sure the adapter is plugged in to a power socket and the power socket is turned on. 38 PLA4201 v2 User's Guide

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Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
PLA4201 v2 User’s Guide
38
5
The settings for the adapter will now grey out and the adapter will disappear from the table after a
few minutes.
Figure 32
An Adapter on Your New Network
6
Go back to step
3
in this section to set the same, new
Network Name
for all remote adapters you
want to add to your new network.
7
Check you have added the adapters correctly by changing the network name for the local adapter.
All adapters with the new
Network Name
now appear in the list of adapters on your network.
These adapters are now part of your new network.
Figure 33
Adapters on a New Powerline Network
If you want to access any of your new powerline networks using the
PLA42xx Series
Configuration Utility
, change the
Network Name
on your local adapter to the network name
for the network you want to access. The adapters on that network will then display in the adapter
table, allowing you to select and configure each one.
5.7
Troubleshooting
The HomePlug (
) LED (light) should light up on your adapter when it successfully connects to
other adapters on your network. If it does not, try the following measures.
Make sure the adapter is plugged in to a power socket and the power socket is turned on.