ZyXEL Communications PLA-402 v3, User Manual

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Chapter 5 The Configuration Utility
PLA-402 v3 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 coaxial adapters on your network to give priority to network
traffic depending on its importance. When you set the priority of a coaxial adapter,
you set how quickly messages FROM your coaxial adapter are sent in your
powerline coaxial network. Transmissions TO your coaxial adapter do not receive
any priority.
The information provided in the following table reflects transmission rate information
about the coaxial adapters which communicate in your powerline coaxial network.
The coaxial adapters listed in this table are all the coaxial adapters in your powerline
coaxial network except the coaxial adapter selected in the
Configuration page of the
configuration utility. In other words, if the Local coaxial adapter is selected in the
Configuration screen, then this table will display the rates of transmission from the
coaxial adapter connected to the computer running the configuration utility to all the
Remote coaxial adapters.
Site This field displays:
• Local , if it is the PLA-402 v3 directly connected to the computer
running the configuration utility.
• Remote , if it is a PLA-402 v3 in your powerline coaxial network but not
directly connected to the computer running the configuration utility.
MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of your coaxial adapter. The MAC
address of your coaxial 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-402
v3, this label is on the bottom of the device.
Transmit
Rate (Mbps) This field displays how fast information is sent from the coaxial adapter
selected in the
Configuration screen to this coaxial 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 coaxial network.
Receive Rate
(Mbps) This field displays how fast information is received from the coaxial
adapter selected in the
Configuration screen to this coaxial 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 coaxial network.
Table 4 Network Info Screen (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION