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Appendix A Product Specifications

PLA-4xx Series User’s Guide

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The following list, which is not exhaustive, illustrates the standards supported in the PLA-4xx.

Electromagnetic Interference Example

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) can be introduced to the power circuit by certain

appliances such as hair dryers and lamps.

The figure below demonstrates the use of a hair dryer connected to a power circuit with and

without an EMI filter. The traffic rates given are example values only.

Network Name

Change the powerline network name to only allow the powerline

adapters you specify to join your network.

Firmware Upgrade

Download new firmware (when available) from the ZyXEL website and

use the configuration utility to install it.

Note: You do not need the configuration utility to install the

latest firmware. Follow the instructions in

Section 5.4

on page 48

for installing the latest firmware.

Note: Only install firmware for your specific model!

Table 19

Performance

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

Throughput over PHYsical Transport

Medium (PHY)

Supports up to 200 Mbps in half duplex mode

Throughput over UDP

Supports up to 150 Mbps over in-house power/coaxial

lines (LAN port limits to 100 Mbps)

Number of devices in one powerline

network

Supports up to 64 devices in 4 network groups

Table 20

Standards Supported

STANDARD

DESCRIPTION

HomePlug AV

Designed for transmitting audio/video on a home powerline network.

RFC 868

Time Protocol.

RFC 1112

IGMP v1

RFC 1157

SNMPv1: Simple Network Management Protocol version 1

RFC 1901

SNMP v2c Simple Network Management Protocol version 2c

RFC 2236

Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 2.

Table 18

Firmware Specifications

FEATURE

DESCRIPTION

Section	Page
User’s Guide	1
About This User's Guide	3
Document Conventions	4
Safety Warnings	6
Table of Contents	9
List of Tables	13
List of Figures	15
Introduction	17
Introducing the PLA-4xx	19
1.1 Overview	19
1.2 Expand Your Network with the PLA-4xx	19
1.3 Coaxial Cable Networks with the PLA402 v2	20
1.4 PLA491 Power Strip with EMI Filter	20
1.5 Ways to Manage the PLA-4xx	21
1.6 Security	22
1.6.1 Passwords	22
1.6.2 Setting Up Security	22
1.7 Multiple Networks	23
Installing the Utility	25
2.1 Overview of the Installation Process	25
2.2 Installing the Utility	25
Managing the PLA- 4xx	31
Firmware Tools	33
3.1 Firmware Detection Tool	33
3.1.1 Firmware Detection Issues	33
3.1.2 Firmware Detection Procedure	34
3.2 Firmware Upgrade Tool	36
The ENCRYPT Button	39
4.1 ENCRYPT Button Overview	39
4.2 Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT	39
4.3 Setting Up Multiple Networks	41
4.4 ENCRYPT Button Behavior	43
The Configuration Utility	45
5.1 Overview	45
5.1.1 Powerline Network Security	46
5.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK)	46
5.2 Starting the Configuration Utility	46
5.3 Configuration Screen	47
5.4 Firmware Screen	48
5.5 Network Info Screen	49
5.6 Advanced Screen	50
5.7 About Screen	53
Powerline Network Setup Tutorial	55
6.1 Overview	55
6.1.1 Important Terms	56
6.1.2 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter	56
6.1.3 Adding a Powerline Adapter	57
6.1.4 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter	59
6.1.5 Splitting a Network into Two Networks	60
6.2 Troubleshooting	63
LEDs and Troubleshooting	65
7.1 LEDs	65
7.1.1 PLA-401/PLA401 v2	65
7.1.2 PLA-400/400 v2/402 v2	67
7.1.3 PLA-470/PLA470 v2	68
7.1.4 PLA491	70
7.2 Power and Light Problems	71
7.3 Configuration Utility Problems	73
7.4 Powerline Problems	73
7.5 ENCRYPT Button Problems	74
Appendices and Index	77
Product Specifications	79
Legal Information	87

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