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Chapter 8 Dashboard

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 13

The Dashboard Screen

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Refresh Interval

Select a number of seconds or

None

from the drop-down list box to refresh all screen

statistics automatically at the end of every time interval or to not refresh the screen

statistics.

Refresh Now

Click this button to refresh the status screen statistics.

Device Information

Host Name

This is the PLA4231’s model name.

Firmware Version

This is the firmware version and the date created.

Sys OP Mode

This is the device mode to which the PLA4231 is set -

AP Mode

.

LAN Information

MAC Address

This shows the LAN Ethernet adapter MAC Address of your device.

IP Address

This shows the LAN port’s IP address.

IP Subnet Mask

This shows the LAN port’s subnet mask.

Default Gateway

This shows the gateway IP address.

DHCP

This shows the LAN port’s DHCP role -

Client

or

None

.

WLAN Information

WLAN OP Mode

This is the device mode to which the PLA4231’s wireless LAN is set -

Access Point Mode

.

MAC Address

This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device.

SSID

This shows a descriptive name used to identify the PLA4231 in the wireless LAN.

Channel

This shows the channel number which the PLA4231 is currently using over the wireless LAN.

Security

This shows the level of wireless security the PLA4231 is using.

802.11 Mode

This shows the wireless standard.

WPS Status

This displays

Configured

when the WPS has been set up.

This displays

Unconfigured

if the WPS has not been set up.

Summary

Packet Statistics

Click

Details...

to go to the

Monitor > Packet Statistics

screen (

Section 9.4 on page 80

).

Use this screen to view port status and packet specific statistics.

WLAN Station Status

Click

Details...

to go to the

Monitor > WLAN Station Status

screen (

Section 9.5 on page

81

). Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the

PLA4231.

System Status

Item

This column shows the type of data the PLA4231 is recording.

Data

This column shows the actual data recorded by the PLA4231.

System Up Time

This is the total time the PLA4231 has been on.

Current Date/Time

This field displays your PLA4231’s present date and time.

System Resource

CPU Usage

This displays what percentage of the PLA4231’s processing ability is currently used. When

this percentage is close to 100%, the PLA4231 is running at full load, and the throughput is

not going to improve anymore. If you want some applications to have more throughput, you

should turn off other applications (for example, using bandwidth management.

Memory Usage

This shows what percentage of the heap memory the PLA4231 is using.

Interface Status

Interface

This displays the PLA4231 port types. The port types are:

LAN

and

WLAN

.

Section	Page
PLA4231	1
Table of Contents	3
Introduction	7
Introducing the PLA4231	9
1.1 Overview	9
1.2 Expand Your Network with the PLA4231	9
1.3 Ways to Manage the PLA4231	10
1.4 Good Habits for Managing the PLA4231	10
1.5 Powerline Security	10
1.5.1 Powerline Passwords	11
1.5.2 Setting Up Powerline Security	11
1.6 Multiple Networks	12
1.7 Resetting the PLA4231	12
1.7.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button	12
The WPS Button	13
2.1 WPS Overview	13
2.2 How to Use the WPS Button	13
The RESET/ENCRYPT Button	15
3.1 RESET/ENCRYPT Button Overview	15
3.2 Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT	15
3.3 Setting Up Multiple Networks	17
3.4 RESET/ENCRYPT Button Behavior	19
Configuration Utility	21
Installing the Powerline Configuration Utility	23
4.1 Overview of the Installation Process	23
4.2 Installing the Utility	23
Using the Powerline Configuration Utility	27
5.1 Overview	27
5.1.1 Powerline Network Security	27
5.1.2 Device Access Key (DAK)	28
5.2 Starting the Configuration Utility	28
5.3 Configuration Screen	29
5.4 Firmware Screen	30
5.5 Network Info Screen	31
5.6 Advanced Screen	32
5.7 About Screen	35
Powerline Network Setup Tutorial	37
6.1 Overview	37
6.2 Important Terms	37
6.3 Accessing Your Powerline Adapter	38
6.4 Adding a Powerline Adapter	39
6.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter	40
6.6 Splitting a Network into Two Networks	42
6.7 Troubleshooting	44
Web Configurator	47
Introducing the Web Configurator	49
7.1 Overview	49
7.2 Accessing the Web Configurator	49
7.2.1 Login Screen	49
7.2.2 Password Screen	51
7.3 Navigating the Web Configurator	52
7.3.1 Title Bar	53
7.3.2 Navigation Panel	53
7.3.3 Main Window	54
Dashboard	55
8.1 The Dashboard Screen	55
Monitor	59
9.1 Overview	59
9.2 What You Can Do	59
9.3 Log	59
9.4 Packet Statistics	60
9.5 WLAN Station Status	61
Wireless LAN	63
10.1 Overview	63
10.2 What You Can Do	63
10.3 What You Should Know	64
10.3.1 Wireless Security Overview	64
10.4 General Wireless LAN Screen	66
10.5 Wireless Security	67
10.5.1 No Security	67
10.5.2 WEP Encryption	68
10.5.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK	70
10.6 MAC Filter	71
10.7 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen	73
10.8 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen	73
10.9 WPS Screen	74
10.10 WPS Station Screen	76
10.11 Scheduling Screen	76
LAN	79
11.1 Overview	79
11.2 What You Can Do	79
11.3 What You Need To Know	79
11.3.1 LAN TCP/IP	80
11.3.2 IP Alias	80
11.4 LAN IP Screen	80
11.5 IP Alias Screen	81
HomePlug	83
12.1 Overview	83
12.2 What You Can Do	83
12.3 HomePlug Screen	83
Maintenance	87
13.1 Overview	87
13.2 What You Can Do	87
13.3 General Screen	87
13.4 Password Screen	88
13.5 Time Setting Screen	88
13.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen	90
13.7 Configuration Backup/Restore Screen	92
13.8 Restart Screen	93
13.9 Language Screen	93
LEDs and Troubleshooting	95
14.1 LEDs	95
14.2 Power and Light Problems	96
14.3 Configuration Utility Problems	98
14.4 Powerline Problems	98
14.5 RESET/ENCRYPT Button Problems	99
14.6 Wireless Connection Problems	100
14.7 PLA4231 Access and Login Problems	101
Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions	105
Legal Information	115

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