ZyXEL Communications PLA4111 Network Card User Manual


 
Chapter 5 Powerline Network Setup Tutorial
PLA Series User’s Guide
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5 The settings for the adapter will now grey out and the adapter will disappear from the table after a
few minutes.
Figure 34 An Adapter on Your New Network
6 Go back to step 3 in this section to set the same, new Network Name for all remote adapters you
want to add to your new network.
7 Check you have added the adapters correctly by changing the network name for the local adapter.
All adapters with the new Network Name now appear in the list of adapters on your network.
These adapters are now part of your new network.
Figure 35 Adapters on a New Powerline Network
If you want to access any of your new powerline networks using the ZyXEL PLA Series
Configuration utility, change the Network Name on your local adapter to the network name
for the network you want to access. The adapters on that network will then display in the adapter
table, allowing you to select and configure each one.
5.7 Troubleshooting
The HomePlug ( ) LED (light) should light up on your adapter when it successfully connects to
other adapters on your network. If it does not, try the following measures.
Make sure the adapter is plugged in to a power socket and the power socket is turned on.