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Chapter 7 Powerline Coaxial Network Setup Tutorial
PLA-402 v3 User’s Guide
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Your new adapter will now have the same Network Name as your existing
network and so has now joined your existing network.
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Connect the adapter to the device you want to add to the network, for example,
your Internet refrigerator in the kitchen.
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Plug the adapter’s power cord into a power outlet and, if required, switch the
power outlet on.
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Repeat this procedure for all additional coaxial adapters that you want to add to
your existing or new powerline coaxial network.
7.0.5 Setting Up a New Network with a New Adapter
This section shows you how to use your new coaxial adapters to set up a new
powerline coaxial network separate to your existing network.
The figure below shows two powerline coaxial networks in a house. The first
network (
1 ) shows the home computer connected to a printer and access to the
Internet. The second network ( 2 ) has no Internet access but with a media adapter
such as the ZyXEL DMA-1100P you can use your TV to watch movies and play
games which are stored on a computer.
Figure 41 Add New Coaxial Adapters to Make a Second Network
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