ZyXEL PLA450 v2 User Guide - Page 29

CHAPTER 3 The ENCRYPT Button Use the ENCRYPT button to automatically set up a secure powerline connection between your powerline devices. 3.1 ENCRYPT Button Overview " The ENCRYPT button allows you to set up a secure powerline connection with other HomePlug AV compliant powerline devices which also support the ENCRYPT feature. No other powerline setting changes are required to connect. You can use the ENCRYPT button to: • set up a new powerline network • separate an existing powerline network into multiple networks You need to have version 3.0.5 firmware or later installed to enable the ENCRYPT feature. 3.2 Set Up a HomePlug AV Network with ENCRYPT You can connect a number of devices on a powerline network, but you can use the ENCRYPT button on only two devices at a time. The PLA450 and PLA-400 v2 are shown below as examples. 1 Place a powerline device close to another powerline device so you have time to set up each one. After you set up the first powerline device, you have 120 seconds to set up the second powerline device. 2 You can disconnect them from your computer or modem (or other networking equipment) if you need to move them close to each other, but the powerline devices need to be plugged into power outlets. 3 Press the ENCRYPT button at the rear of your powerline device for more than 10 seconds until the HomePlug ( ) light is off. This resets the network name to a random value and removes your device from any network it may belong to. 4 Press the ENCRYPT button at the rear of your powerline device for 1~2 seconds. PLA450 User's Guide 29