Netgear PL1000 Installation Guide - Page 5

Solid green, Solid amber, Blinking green, Amber, Green, Factory Reset, Security - powerline

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Power LED Ethernet LED Solid green. The electrical power is on. Solid amber. The adapter is in power saving mode. Blinking green. The adapter is in the process of setting up security. Off. The adapter is not receiving electrical power. Solid green. The Ethernet port is linked. Off. No Ethernet connection is detected. Pick A Plug LED Factory Reset button Ethernet port Security button The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet with the strongest link performance, indicated by the color displayed by the LED: Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good). Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better). Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best). Off. The adapter did not find any other compatible Powerline devices using the same encryption key. Press the Factory Reset button for one second, and then release it to return the Powerline adapter to its factory default settings. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your wired devices, including computers, WiFi routers, or game consoles, to your Powerline network. Use the Security button to create a secure Powerline network. 5

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Power LED
Solid green
. The electrical power is on.
Solid amber
. The adapter is in power saving mode.
Blinking green
. The adapter is in the process of setting up
security.
Off
. The adapter is not receiving electrical power.
Ethernet LED
Solid green
. The Ethernet port is linked.
Off
. No Ethernet connection is detected.
Pick A Plug LED
The Pick A Plug feature lets you pick the electrical outlet
with the strongest link performance, indicated by the color
displayed by the LED:
Red
. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).
Amber
. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).
Green
. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).
Off
. The adapter did not find any other compatible Powerline
devices using the same encryption key.
Factory Reset
button
Press the
Factory Reset
button for one second, and then
release it to return the Powerline adapter to its factory
default settings.
Ethernet port
Use an Ethernet cable to connect your wired devices,
including computers, WiFi routers, or game consoles, to your
Powerline network.
Security button
Use the
Security
button to create a secure Powerline
network.