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Chapter 1 Introducing the PLA-400/402
PLA-400/402 Series User’s Guide
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Connect one power line adapter to a router or switch on the first Ethernet network and
assign a password (for example “Password1”) to this power line adapter. Add additional
power line adapters to your network by plugging them into your power line outlets and
assigning them “Password1”. This completes the configuration of your first power line
network.
Connect another power line adapter to a router or switch on the second Ethernet network
and assign a different password (for example “Password2”) to this power line adapter.
Again, add additional power line adapters and assign them “Password2”.
You now have two private networks on your power line circuit. Information is not
shared between the two networks as only power line adapters with the same password
can communicate with each other.
1.2.1 Passwords in the Power Line Network
You use two types of passwords in the power line network. The following table describes the
differences between the passwords.
Table 1 Password Summary
PASSWORD DESCRIPTION
Private Network
Password
All power line adapters that follow the HomePlug AV standard are
shipped with the same power line network password “HomePlug”.
Change this password via the PLA-4xx Series Configuration
Utility to create a private network. See Section 3.3 on page 24.
DAK (Data Access
Key) Password
In order to manage the power line adapters on your power line
network you must enter the adapters’ DAK password in the PLA-4xx
Series Configuration Utility. This password is printed on the power
line adapter itself.
You don’t need to add the password for the power line adapter
directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility
(local power line adapter), you only have to add the remote power
line adapters’ passwords (those on your circuit, but not directly
connected to your computer).