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    PLA4225 500 Mbps Powerline 4-Port Gigabit Switch Edition 1, 8/2011 www.zyxel.com www.zyxel.com Copyright © 2011 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
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    User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the PLA4225 using the PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility version 5.2.0. You should have your basic Internet access or home network already set up. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide
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    you may need to configure or helpful tips) or recommendations. Syntax Conventions • The PLA4225 may be referred to as the "PLA4225", the "ZyXEL device", the "device" or the "powerline adapter" in this User's Guide. • The PLA42xx Series Configuration Utility version 5.2.0 (AG) may be referred to as
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    Document Conventions Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User's Guide may use the following generic icons. The icons used may not be an exact representation of your device. PLA4225 Computer Internet Modem / Router Printer Notebook TV Media Adapter PLA4225 User's Guide 5
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    Always disconnect all cables from this device before servicing or disassembling. • Use ONLY an appropriate power adapter or cord for your device. • Connect the power adapter or cord to the right supply voltage ( and electronic equipment should be treated separately. 6 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    Power Mode ...16 Part II: Technical Reference 19 Chapter 3 The ENCRYPT Button...21 3.1 ENCRYPT Button Overview 21 3.2 Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT 21 3.3 Setting Up Multiple Networks 23 3.4 ENCRYPT Button Behavior 25 Chapter 4 The Configuration Utility...26 PLA4225 User's Guide 7
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    Networks 42 5.1 Troubleshooting ...44 Chapter 6 LEDs and Troubleshooting ...47 6.1 LEDs ...47 6.2 Power and Light Problems 48 6.3 Configuration Utility Problems 50 6.4 Powerline Problems ...50 6.5 ENCRYPT Button Problems 51 Appendix A Legal Information 53 Index ...57 8 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    PART I User's Guide 9
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    10
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    the main applications and features of the PLA4225 HomePlug AV compliant powerline adapter. 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. 1.2 Expand
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    Note: This User's Guide describes the latest version utility. This utility is only compatible with a PLA4225 which has the latest firmware installed. If you don't already have them, download the latest firmware and utility from the ZyXEL website. 1.4 Security Since your powerline network may extend
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    adapter. Again, add additional powerline adapters and assign them "Password2". You now have two private networks on your powerline circuit. Information is not shared between the two networks as only powerline adapters with the same Network Name can communicate with each other. PLA4225 User's Guide
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    recognized on your powerline network. Note: This User's Guide describes the latest version utility. This utility is only compatible with a PLA4225 which has the latest firmware installed. If you don't already have them, download the latest firmware and utility from the ZyXEL website. 2.2 Installing
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    progress of the installation. Figure 3 .NET Framework Installation Process 3 The Setup utility runs automatically. Click Yes or Next to continue through the initial screen. Click Cancel only if you want to abort the installation. Figure 4 InstallShield Wizard Start Screen PLA4225 User's Guide 15
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    be only available to the currently logged in user, select Only for me(...). Otherwise, click Everyone to allow all users to use the configuration utility. Click Next your computer. 2.3 Low Power Mode Your PLA4225 is a certified green product. It goes into Low Power mode when there is no
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    the ENCRYPT button. To enable the ENCRYPT button again, you have to connect the PLA4225's Ethernet cable to a computer/notebook or modem/router first. The PLA4225 wakes up from Low Power mode and you can start using the ENCRYPT button. Low Power mode is enabled by default. PLA4225 User's Guide 17
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    Chapter 2 Installing the Utility 18 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    PART II Technical Reference 19
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    below to set up your HomePlug AV Network: 1 Press the ENCRYPT button at the rear of your powerline device for more than 10 seconds until the power ( ) light flashes. This resets the network name to a random value and removes your device from any network it may belong to. PLA4225 User's Guide 21
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    2 and 3 in this section. If that doesn't work, see the Troubleshooting in Section 6.5 on page 51 for suggestions. 4 To add more powerline devices to your network, press the ENCRYPT button on device C (shown below) for more than 10 seconds until the power ( ) light flashes. 22 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    device) in step of this section, you can now reconnect them. This sets up your powerline network between your powerline devices. 3.3 Setting Up Multiple Networks You can use the ENCRYPT button to set up multiple powerline networks using your existing powerline network. PLA4225 User's Guide 23
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    on both (A) and (C). When the power ( ) and HomePlug ( ) lights stop blinking and the power ( ) light shines steadily, the devices are connected. Figure 10 Two Separate Powerline Networks B A C Congratulations. You now have two separate powerline networks as shown above. 24 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    to another powerline device or a powerline network. The HomePlug ( ) light blinks red one time and then turns off when it disconnects from the powerline network. See Troubleshooting in Chapter 6 on page 51 for suggestions on problems with the ENCRYPT button and the lights. PLA4225 User's Guide 25
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    ) to safely transmit data between powerline adapters. 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. PLA4225 User's Guide 26
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    4.3 Configuration Screen Use the Configuration screen to see which devices are recognized by your powerline network, to configure your PLA4225 and to set up a secure powerline network by changing the powerline network name. This screen opens up when you launch the utility. PLA4225 User's Guide 27
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    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
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    the selected powerline adapter before you can make changes to it. 4.4 Firmware Screen Use the Firmware screen to update the firmware on the PLA4225 directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. Firmware is the software which is embedded in the PLA4225. This software contains
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    wrong model firmware may damage your device. Figure 14 Firmware Screen 4.5 Network Info Screen Use the Network Info screen to see the rates at which a specific PLA4225 is communicating with other powerline adapters on your powerline network. Figure 15 Network Info Screen 30 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    to download the latest utility and firmware for your ZyXEL HomePlug AV adapter. You can configure the powerline adapters on your network to give priority to network traffic depending on its importance. When you set the priority of a powerline adapter, you set how quickly PLA4225 User's Guide 31
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    , your computer sends requests to open web pages. • Device D is a modem attached to the Internet. It should receive a high priority setting if you want faster downloading through your network. 32 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    , it does not send a lot of traffic, so the powerline adaptor attached to it can be set to a low priority. Figure 16 Priority Settings C D B A E Use this screen to configure priority settings for traffic from the powerline adapters on your network. Figure 17 Advanced Screen PLA4225 User's Guide 33
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    this to apply your changes. The new Priority setting is applied to the selected powerline adapter. 4.7 About Screen Use the About screen to view information regarding the configuration utility and firmware version of the PLA4225 you are connected to. Click the icon in the top right corner of the
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    example firmware version given in the screen, 5-2-5203, the firmware version is shown by the numbers 520, meaning this is firmware version 5.2.0. This field displays the date when the firmware was released. Click the button in upper right corner to close the About window. PLA4225 User's Guide 35
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    Chapter 4 The Configuration Utility 36 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    CHAPTER 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 5.0.1 Overview Use this tutorial to expand your existing powerline network. After setting up your first home powerline network (instructions for that are in the Quick Start Guide for your ZyXEL powerline adapter) you may want to extend the network or
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    set up a second network. • See Section 5.0.4 on page 39 to add a new powerline adapter to your network. • See Section 5.0.5 on page 40 to set up a second network with your new adapters. • See Section 5.0.6 on page 42 to set up a second network with your existing adapters. 38 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    tab. On this screen in the Site column your new powerline adapter should appear as Local (A). Check the Local adapter's MAC address (B). It should match the MAC address listed on the label on the back of your powerline adapter. Figure 23 Adding a New Adapter A B PLA4225 User's Guide 39
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    powerline adapters to set up a new powerline network separate to your existing network. The figure below shows two powerline networks in a house. The first network (1) shows the home computer connected to a printer and access to the Internet. The second network (2) has no 40 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    for all new adapters you want to add to your new network. Figure 27 Making a New Network with the New Adapter 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. PLA4225 User's Guide 41
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    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). 42 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial • Then type the new network name in the Network Name field. Figure 29 Adding an Adapter to Your New Network A B 4 Click Save. • If you do not type the DAK password or type DAK Password, click OK on the pop-up. Figure 31 Correct DAK PLA4225 User's Guide 43
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    5.1 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. 44 PLA4225 User
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    Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial • Check you have entered the correct network name for your network. • Check your powerline adapter is connected to the same electrical circuit as other powerline adapters on your network. PLA4225 User's Guide 45
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    Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial 46 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    . 6.1 LEDs The following sections describes the lights on the PLA4225. The following figure is the front panel of the PLA4225. Use the lights to determine if the PLA4225 is behaving normally or if there are some problems on your powerline network. Figure 34 PLA4225 Lights PLA4225 User's Guide 47
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    if you have used the ENCRYPT button. The HomePlug port does not detect another powerline adapter. The ETHERNET port is on and ready and the PLA4225 detects a device connected to it. The PLA4225 is communicating with a networking device connected to it. The PLA4225 does not detect any devices
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    hardware connections. See the Quick Start Guide. 2 Inspect your cables for damage. Contact the vendor to replace any damaged cables. 3 Check the Ethernet adapter on your computer and make sure it's enabled and working properly. 4 If the PLA4225 is connected to an Ethernet switch or router, make sure
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    on page 47 for troubleshooting LED related problems. • Check all ZyxEL HomePlug AV devices on your network have the latest firmware installed. The latest utility cannot communicate with PLA4225s using earlier versions of the firmware. Go to Section 4.4 on page 29 for instructions on installing the
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    waves. These may interfere with the powerline signals. Move the adapters further away from such electrical devices. 4 Your wiring may be old and/or low quality or with a long wiring path. 6.5 ENCRYPT Button Problems This section applies only to PLA4225s with the ENCRYPT button. The HomePlug light is
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    6 LEDs and Troubleshooting The POWER lights on button for more than 10 seconds, but the HomePlug light is still on. The HomePlug light is on, indicating it is still connected to another powerline device. Try again, pressing the ENCRYPT button for more than 10 seconds. 52 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    download service feature. Make sure all data and programs on the PLA4225 are also stored elsewhere. ZyXEL is not responsible for any loss of or damage to any data, programs, or storage media resulting from the use, misuse, or disuse of this or any other ZyXEL product. Trademarks ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network
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    radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 54 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    vendor. You may also refer to the warranty policy for the region in which you bought the device at http://www.zyxel.com/web/ support_warranty_info.php. Registration Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com. PLA4225 User's Guide 55
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    Appendix A Legal Information 56 PLA4225 User's Guide
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    User's Guide F FCC interference statement 53 firmware 29 H HomePlug AV standard 11 I installation overview 14 procedure 14 requirements 14 InstallShield wizard 15 introduction 11 L LED 47 ETHN 47 LINK 47 PWR 47 LINK LED 47 local vs. remote adapter 28 M MAC address 28 management multiple networks
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    type 32 priority levels 34 private network 12 problems and solutions 47 product registration starting the utility 27 syntax conventions 4 T trademarks 53 transfer rates 11 transmit rate 30 troubleshooting 47 U utility launching 27 W warranty 55 note 55 web configurator 12 58 PLA4225 User's Guide
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PLA4225
500 Mbps Powerline 4-Port Gigabit Switch
Copyright © 2011
ZyXEL Communications Corporation
Edition 1, 8/2011