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Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility Use this screen to configure priority settings for traffic from the Powerline adapters on your network. Figure 20 Advanced Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Advanced Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter This field identifies which Powerline network information is displayed. Different Powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface (network card) on your computer which is connected directly to a Powerline adapter. Typically there is only one connection. However, if your computer has two network cards and both are connected to a Powerline adapter, then you have two Powerline networks. Site This field displays: MAC Address Priority Save • Local, if it is the PLA-407 directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. • Remote, if it is a Powerline adapter in your Powerline network but not directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility. This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the Powerline adapter you are configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA407 displayed on a sticker on the bottom of your device. Select a priority setting from the drop-down box for traffic FROM your selected device. The options, in order of importance, are High, Medium, Normal and Low. Click this to apply your changes. The new Priority setting is applied to the selected Powerline adapter. PLA-407 User's Guide 45

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Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility
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Use this screen to configure priority settings for traffic from the Powerline
adapters on your network.
Figure 20
Advanced Screen
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 6
Advanced Screen
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Adapter
This field identifies which Powerline network information is displayed.
Different Powerline networks are identified by the Ethernet interface
(network card) on your computer which is connected directly to a
Powerline adapter. Typically there is only one connection. However, if your
computer has two network cards and both are connected to a Powerline
adapter, then you have two Powerline networks.
Site
This field displays:
Local
, if it is the PLA-407 directly connected to the computer running
the configuration utility.
Remote
, if it is a Powerline adapter in your Powerline network but not
directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility.
MAC
Address
This is a read-only field which shows the MAC address of the Powerline
adapter you are configuring. You can find the MAC address of your PLA-
407 displayed on a sticker on the bottom of your device.
Priority
Select a priority setting from the drop-down box for traffic FROM your
selected device. The options, in order of importance, are
High
,
Medium
,
Normal
and
Low
.
Save
Click this to apply your changes. The new
Priority
setting is applied to the
selected Powerline adapter.