ZyXEL Communications PLA-402 v3, User Manual

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PLA-402 v3 User’s Guide
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Installing the Utility
2.1 Overview
This chapter guides you through the installation of the configuration utility for
your PLA-402 v3.
The installation of the configuration utility does the following:
1
Checks for and installs Microsoft’s .NET Framework version 2.0 software on your
computer. This software is necessary for the installation of the
PLA-4xx Series
Configuration Utility . If you already have .NET Framework version 2.0 installed
on your computer this step will be skipped.
Note: At the time of writing the utility is only compatible with Microsoft Windows XP
and Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit version) operating systems. Users with
Windows XP (64-Bit version) operating systems can go to Microsoft’s website
to upgrade their systems to .NET Framework version 2.0 so it can work with the
utility . To check for your Windows operating system version, right-click on My
Computer > Properties . You should see this information in the General tab.
2
Installs ZyXEL’s PLA-4xx Series Configuration Utility . This utility allows you to
manage the network name (See Section 5.3 on page 37 for more information) or
view the devices recognized on your powerline coaxial network.
Note: This User’s Guide describes the latest version utility. This utility is only
compatible with a PLA-402 v3 which has the latest firmware installed. If you
don’t already have them, download the latest firmware and utility from the
ZyXEL website.
2.2 Installing the Utility
Follow the steps below to install .NET Framework version 2.0 and the PLA-4xx
Series Configuration Utility on your computer.