ZyXEL PLA5405 v2 User Guide - Page 6

Introducing the PLA, 1.1 Overview

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CHAPTER 1 Introducing the PLA 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main applications and features of your Zyxel HomePlug AV compliant powerline adapter, which is called "PLA" in this guide. The following generic icon is used to represent all PLA models. In this User's Guide the electrical wiring network is referred to as the "powerline network". The HomePlug AV standard specifies how network devices communicate using standard electrical wiring. This User's Guide covers the following models: Table 1 PLA Comparison Table 1 PORT/FEATURE PLA4101 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port(s) Gigabit Ethernet port(s) AC Pass-Through Reset/Encrypt Button Reset Button Encrypt Button Maximum PHY Rate over Powerline 200 Mbps PLA4111 200 Mbps PLA4201 500 Mbps PLA4201 v2 PLA5205 1 600 Mbps 600 Mbps PLA5215 1 600 Mbps Table 2 PLA Comparison Table 2 PORT/FEATURE PLA5206 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port(s) Gigabit Ethernet port(s) 1 AC Pass-Through Reset/Encrypt Button Reset Button Encrypt Button Maximum PHY Rate over Powerline 1000 Mbps PLA5405 1 1200 Mbps PLA5256 2 1000 Mbps PLA5456 PLA5206 v2 PLA5405V2 2 2 1 1800 Mbps 1000 Mbps 1300 Mbps PLA Series User's Guide 6

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PLA Series User’s Guide
6
C
HAPTER
1
Introducing the PLA
1.1
Overview
This chapter introduces the main applications and features of your Zyxel HomePlug AV compliant
powerline adapter, which is called “PLA” in this guide. The following generic icon is used to represent all
PLA models.
In this User’s Guide the electrical wiring network is referred to as the “powerline network”. The HomePlug
AV standard specifies how network devices communicate using standard electrical wiring.
This User’s Guide covers the following models:
Table 1
PLA Comparison Table 1
PORT/FEATURE
PLA4101
PLA4111
PLA4201
PLA4201 v2
PLA5205
PLA5215
10/100 Base-T Ethernet
port(s)
Gigabit Ethernet
port(s)
1
1
AC Pass-Through
Reset/Encrypt Button
Reset Button
Encrypt Button
Maximum PHY Rate
over Powerline
200 Mbps
200 Mbps
500 Mbps
600 Mbps
600 Mbps
600 Mbps
Table 2
PLA Comparison Table 2
PORT/FEATURE
PLA5206
PLA5405
PLA5256
PLA5456
PLA5206 v2
PLA5405V2
10/100 Base-T Ethernet
port(s)
Gigabit Ethernet
port(s)
1
1
2
2
2
1
AC Pass-Through
Reset/Encrypt Button
Reset Button
Encrypt Button
Maximum PHY Rate
over Powerline
1000 Mbps
1200 Mbps
1000 Mbps
1800 Mbps
1000 Mbps
1300 Mbps