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Changing the Network Encryption Key for One Unit at a Time, Advanced Settings, Security

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XAV2501 Powerline AV+200 Adapter User Manual Changing the Network Encryption Key for One Unit at a Time If the NETGEAR Powerline Utility does not detect all the devices in your network, you must connect your computer to each Powerline device and set up the network encryption key one adapter at a time, as follows: 1. From the Advanced Settings tab, click the Security arrow. 2. Select the first Powerline adapter in your network. 3. In the Select an Encryption Key area, type the network encryption key that you want to assign to the adapter in the Create a new Encryption field. 4. Click the Apply Security to Selected Devices button. 5. Repeat for each device in the network. 6. Select the Device Settings tab to automatically scan for Powerline Devices. Check that the utility detects all the devices that have been individually set to the same network encryption key. B-4 Troubleshooting v1.0, December 2009

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XAV2501 Powerline AV+200 Adapter User Manual
B-4
Troubleshooting
v1.0, December 2009
Changing the Network Encryption Key for One Unit at a Time
If the NETGEAR Powerline Utility does not detect all the devices in your network, you must
connect your computer to each Powerline device and set up the network encryption key one
adapter at a time, as follows:
1.
From the
Advanced Settings
tab, click the
Security
arrow.
2.
Select the first Powerline adapter in your network.
3.
In the
Select an Encryption Key area,
type the network encryption key that you want to
assign to the adapter in the
Create a new Encryption
field.
4.
Click the
Apply Security to Selected Devices
button.
5.
Repeat for each device in the network.
6.
Select the
Device Settings
tab to automatically scan for Powerline Devices.
Check that the utility detects all the devices that have been individually set to the same
network encryption key.