ZyXEL Communications PLA-401 Series, User Manual

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Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility
PLA-401 Series User’s Guide
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5.6 Advanced Screen
Note: This feature is only available with the latest version utility. Go to the ZyXEL
website to download the latest utility and firmware for your ZyXEL HomePlug
AV adapter.
You can configure the powerline adapters on your network to give priority to
network traffic depending on its importance. When you set the priority of a
powerline adapter, you set how quickly messages FROM your powerline adapter
are sent in your powerline network. Transmissions TO your powerline adapter do
not receive any priority.
The information provided in the following table reflects transmission rate information
about the powerline adapters which communicate in your powerline network.
The powerline adapters listed in this table are all the powerline adapters in your powerline
network except the powerline adapter selected in the Configuration page of the
configuration utility. In other words, if the Local powerline adapter is selected in the
Configuration screen, then this table will display the rates of transmission from the
powerline adapter connected to the computer running the configuration utility to all the
Remote powerline adapters.
Site
This field displays:
• Local, if it is the PLA-401 Series directly connected to the computer
running the configuration utility.
• Remote, if it is a PLA-401 Series in your powerline network but not
directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility.
MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of your powerline adapter. The MAC
address of your powerline adapter can be found by looking at the label on
your device. It consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters
(hexadecimal characters are “0-9” and “a-f”). In the case of the PLA-401
Series, this label is on the bottom of the device.
Transmit
Rate (Mbps) This field displays how fast information is sent from the powerline adapter
selected in the Configuration screen to this powerline adapter. The rate is
given in the following format: “application data transmission rate / raw
data transmission rate”. Application data reflects more accurately how fast
devices are transmitting application relevant traffic (for example Internet
Protocol (IP) traffic). Raw data refers to the whole payload of the packets
transmitted across the powerline network.
Receive Rate
(Mbps) This field displays how fast information is received from the powerline
adapter selected in the Configuration screen to this powerline adapter.
The rate is given in the following format: “application data transmission
rate / raw data transmission rate”. Application data reflects more
accurately how fast devices are transmitting application relevant traffic (for
example Internet Protocol (IP) traffic). Raw data refers to the whole
payload of the packets transmitted across the powerline network.
Table 5 Network Info Screen (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION