ZyXEL Communications PLA-401 Network Card User Manual


 
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.
Wall-mounting Instructions
Complete the following steps to hang your PLA-400/400 v2/401/401 v2/402
on a wall.
Device Management Use the PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility version 3.0.5(AG) to easily
configure the PLA-4xx.
Note: The PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility version
3.0.5(AG) is only compatible with PLA-4xxs with
the latest firmware installed.
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 44 for
installing the latest firmware.
Note: Only install firmware for your specific model!
Table 16 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 17 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 15 Firmware Specifications
FEATURE DESCRIPTION