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Chapter 2 The RESET/ENCRYPT Button 1 Press the RESET/ENCRYPT button at the side of your powerline device for 0.5 to 3 seconds. The power ( ) light will blink as the powerline device tries to set up a connection with a new random network name. Figure 3 ENCRYPT Connection Procedure PLA PLA press 0.5 ~ 3 seconds press 0.5 ~ 3 seconds within 2 minutes Note: The RESET/ENCRYPT button's location varies for each Powerline model. Note: Check the lights on the two powerline devices. The power ( ) and HomePlug ( ) lights should be on while the devices are connecting. Wait for about two minutes while your powerline devices connect. If the power ( ) light does not blink when you press RESET/ENCRYPT, you have probably pressed the RESET/ENCRYPT button for too long. Try again, pressing the RESET/ ENCRYPT button for 0.5 to 3 seconds. If the HomePlug ( ) lights on both powerline devices do not light up, the powerline devices are not connected. Repeat step 1 in this section. If that doesn't work, see the Troubleshooting in Section 6.4 on page 50 for suggestions. 2 To add more powerline devices to your network, use any powerline device (A or B) you have connected to set up a connection with the powerline devices you want to connect (C and D). 3 Press the RESET/ENCRYPT button on both powerline devices (A and C, or B and C) for 0.5 to 3 seconds to add powerline device C. This must be done within 2 minutes (120 seconds) of pressing the RESET/ENCRYPT button on the PLA. 14 PLA Series User's Guide

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Chapter 2 The RESET/ENCRYPT Button
PLA Series User’s Guide
14
1
Press the
RESET/ENCRYPT
button at the side of your powerline device for 0.5 to 3 seconds. The
power (
) light will blink as the powerline device tries to set up a connection with a new random
network name.
Figure 3
ENCRYPT Connection Procedure
Note: The
RESET/ENCRYPT
button’s location varies for each Powerline model.
Note: Check the lights on the two powerline devices. The power (
) and HomePlug (
)
lights should be on while the devices are connecting. Wait for about two minutes
while your powerline devices connect.
If the power (
) light does not blink when you press
RESET/ENCRYPT
, you have probably
pressed the
RESET/ENCRYPT
button for too long. Try again, pressing the
RESET/
ENCRYPT
button for 0.5 to 3 seconds.
If the HomePlug (
) lights on both powerline devices do not light up, the powerline
devices are not connected. Repeat step 1 in this section. If that doesn’t work, see the
Troubleshooting in Section 6.4 on page 50 for suggestions.
2
To add more powerline devices to your network, use any powerline device (
A
or
B
) you have
connected to set up a connection with the powerline devices you want to connect (
C
and
D
).
3
Press the
RESET/ENCRYPT
button on both powerline devices (
A
and
C
, or
B
and
C
) for 0.5 to 3
seconds to add powerline device
C
. This must be done within 2 minutes (120 seconds) of pressing
the
RESET/ENCRYPT
button on the PLA.
press 0.5 ~ 3 seconds
press 0.5 ~ 3 seconds
within 2
minutes
PLA
PLA